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[David]

Good afternoon all,
My name is David and I too am a fan of sci-fi/fantasy. I love Butcher, Pratchett, Rothfuss, and more recently Randolph Lalonde. Happy reading to us all.

[Ashley]

HeiHei,
I'm Ashley. I'm a Canadian living in Norway (which has made me entirely reliant on a Kindle for reading). I've loved fantasy since my much older brother who hated reading read the Neverending Story to me as a child because he knew I'd force him to finish reading it for school. Favourite fantasy authors include Tolkien, Pat Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Robin Hobb, and lots more.

[Midnightmagician]

I don't think my name matters much, so you can just call me Magician. The name I picked is because I first heard of this place through geekandsundry when Veronica and Tom did the video containing the Lev Grossman book, "The Magicians," but it doesn't stop there. I really am a magician. That is my introduction.

[Jon]

Sword and Laser brought up this fine site so I figured I'd give it a try. Definitley a sword but enough laser on the shelf to make a good showing. Just started The Magicians and I have to agree with their review so far.

[Sam]

Hello, I'm Sam!

I've been a TWiT/TechTV/Revision3/Technology/Fantasy fan for at least 10 years!

I went to the panel you guys had at DragonCon last year and had a blast!

I'm also in AIE. Some of you guys may recognize me as Chewnoburoa.

By the way, grats on your first video episode!

[Callum]

hay my name is callum and i am a light saber coz i like most of you i love sci-fi and fantasy be it from Book,TV, Movie ,Comic or Game from d&d to mass effect 3 i cant get enough i am a lover of audio books because i have reading problems i started with the harry potter read by Stephen fry and my collection has just grew i have a wide range from

the song of ice and fire books
the sword of truth by Terry Goodkind
to vatta's war by Elizabeth Moon
world war z by max brooks

at my present time i am going back of the books of Rick Riordan

[Amanda]

Hi, I'm Amanda and probably a 'Sword'
I'm a huge fan of Patrick Rothfuss, Brent Weeks, Terry Brooks, and Anne Rice. I'm currently reading A Game of Thrones and can barely manage to put it down! I had begun to read R.A. Salvatore in the past but stopped for reasons completely unknown to me now, but i intend to pick it back up and read out as much of the "Drizzt series" that i can.
When i'm not glued to my Nook then i'm glued to the comp and gaming. I'm also continuously cooking, cleaning, taking care of my offspring and seeing to the various wants/needs of my Man-Hunk Hubby.
I found Goodreads and eventually S&L thanks to my love for The Guild and subscribing to Geek and Sundry. Loved the first episode of S&L and can't wait for the next!

[Becky]

Hi, I'm new here! Just found this group and I am so excited about the video show...alas, I had no idea Sword & Laser existed until a friend passed the link to Geek & Sundry on to me. I am hooked now, though! I am an avid sci-fi/fantasy reader. I super-duper love steampunk, and anything with a supernatural bent. I am currently reading "Heroes of the Valley" by J. Stroud. My favorite authors include Cherie Priest, Scott Westerfeld, Gail Carriger, Jonathan Stroud, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Freda Warrington, Douglas Adams...and the list could go on and on. My favorite bookstore just closed (weep!), and during the slow, sad process of them fading out of existence, I bought tons of books....call it grief-gluttony. I couldn't help myself. So now I am consoling myself by steadily reading my way through a 4-ft tall stack of sci-fi/fantasy books, and I can't wait to read The Magicians with everyone too! Really glad to have found this group. :)

[Lauren]

Hi. I'm a newbie.
I'm from Newcastle, Australia, and I landed here via Geek and Sundry.
I'm a third (and final) year nursing student (mid life crisis career change), so unfortunately I don't have loads of time to read right now. I am hoping that when I have some time to read something other than a textbook, that I will be able to join in here.

[Max]

Hi, I'm Max.
I've been a SF/F nerd for a long, long time. Followed a trail from G+, to Geek and Sundry, to here. I can't say that I'm looking to get anything out of the group, but it's always nice to share ideas and opinions with like-minded people.

Hard to choose just a few favorites, but mine will seem pretty mainstream in this crowd; JRR Tolkein, Isaac Asimov, Steven Brust, Glen Cook, Fred Saberhagen, Michael Moorcock, Arthur Clarke. I guess that'll do. I tend towards swords more than lasers, but it's really more about the people in the story than the setting where they live. Of course, it's always nice to read some old SF and see that we're well past some of their imagined technology. Guess it depends on the day.

[HcSic]

Hello-Ello,
I'm Holly, I love books. I can't get into e-readers, cause I love me paper pages. I love Sci/Fi Fantasy. I too like Veronica am a Sword. Although I am in my twenties I love reading YA and Juvi fiction and specifically YA fiction/fantasy.

[William]

Hi, I'm Will. I'm from Maryland and am new to S&L as of...well today! I've been reading the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series but took a break from it to read the Hunger Games trilogy and am now starting The Magicians.

[Beth]

Hi, I'm Beth.

When I was a teenager a thousand years ago, I read a lot of sci-fi, fantasy, etc. I've changed over the years but I still find books that interest me in the genre, so I do sort of keep up. I mostly read mysteries and chick-lit now (hey, I'm old and I don't want to be serious so much, any more). I also used to play D&D and other games...my favorite author is Connie Willis. I loved most of Heinlein, and I'm a big fan of Pern, although after awhile it got to be overdone.

[Ginger]

Hey, I'm Ginger. Like many others who have posted in this thread during recent days, I first learned of The Sword and Laser through Geek and Sundry. I'm a light reader who is always open to checking out interesting books. After watching the first episode, I've decided to join the group hoping to catch up on what is new in the SF/F world. As far as authors go, I enjoy reading Weis & Hickman...they're really the only ones I've been exposed to so far. There are others, but I don't know if they are considered part of this specific genre. So, with that in mind, I look forward to some good reads!

[Danielle]

Hi there everyone! I am Danielle. i, like many of you, always has a book in her hands or now an e-reader. I like to read. Sometimes I try to read 2 or 3 books at a time. I am a fan of the horror genre (vampires, zombies, paranormal) as well as retelling of fairy tales. I am from New Jersey born and raised and still live here. i spend most of my free time in New York City. I am also a public school teacher in an urban setting where getting children to read can be a daunting task but I try my best. I heard about Sword and Laser through the YouTube channel Geek and Sundry and can not wait to delve into more books!

You can follow me on Twitter at JoiseyDani. I also have a blog called It Is a Joisey Way of Thinking. That can be found at itisajoiseywayofthinking.blogspot.com

Hope to hear from you soon!

XOXO,
Danielle

[Juliana]

Hello fellow Book lovers. I'm Juls.

This is my first official book club/group here. Geek and Sundry made me do it. Crap. I was fortunate to request a copy from our awes-tastic library and pick it up this afternoon. Since It has to go back in 3 weeks, I guess my reading goal is set lol.

Most recent books have been "The night circus" (Fall), The Hunger games trilogy( Dec/Jan). Looking forward to this very much :)

[Gordon]

Hi,

I'm Gordon from London, yet another one of the newbies sent this way via Geek & Sundry!

Always been a voracious reader of books so thought it'd be cool to sign up, I like both sword and laser stuff, slightly more towards laser though.

Liked all the usual stuff like Gemmell, Neal Asher, Asimov, Tolkein, Abercrombie, etc. That and everything produced by The Black Library, always have been a Games Workshop geek.

Just finished off Neil Asher's Spatterjay series, so off to start the Magicians I guess! :)

[Beth]

Hi. I'm Beth, currently living in Montana. I got here because of Geek and Sundry.

I like just about any genre. Right now I'm reading a murder/mystery, an apocalyptic, and a classic.

[Josh]

Hello,
My name is Josh and I learned about you guys at Wondercon this year. Just finished watching your first video, awesome!

As to books and authors, I really like Glen Cook's Black Company series for the sword side and Laser side Peter F. Hamilton's the Nights Dawn Trilogy.

Currently reading Sword fighting in the Star Wars universe: Historical Origins, Style and Philosophy by Nick Jamilla.

Thank you and keep up the good work.

Josh

[Wynn]

Hello Everyone! I'm Wynn and most of my life has been immersed in sci-fi, fantasy, comics, gaming, and conventions, especially Dragon*Con. I've been writing for a long time and my current published projects are in the "City of the Gods Universe," a fantasy/mythology setting for my novels, comics, and gaming products. See a post in Author Promo section for more about that!

I enjoy all sorts of sf/fantasy books, especially if they have a historical or paranormal twist. Favorite authors - wow, too many to list -- I'm always discovering new favorites. And this great book club will introduce me to even more!

[Peter]

Hello. Peter here. More of a Laser than a Sword, but I've enjoyed some of the fantasy stuff I've read lately, in particular the Kingkiller Chronicals.

But I grew up on the classic Sci-Fi authors like Asimov, Bradbury and others. What does Edgar Rice Burroughs fall under? I guess John Carter is more Sword than Laser.

The first video episode was great. Definitely going to check out Scott Sigler's latest. Keep up the author interviews as much as possible!

Thanks!

[Arjailer]

Hi, I'm Alan.

Been listening to the podcast for a few years now, but The Magicians is the first book I've actually read along with - well, kind of, finished it a few days before the kick-off, but close enough :-)

I love sci-fi (mostly, but not exclusively hard sci-fi) and fantasy and have discovered a lot of great authors via the podcast (George R.R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Joe Abercrombie, Gene Wolfe, Brandon Sanderson, Richard Morgan etc)

[Neko]

Hi all!

I decided to join this group after watching the first video on YT because of Geek & Sundry and gotta say I really enjoyed the vibe of the show. I'm moreso a reader of comics when it comes to sci-fi or fantasy but that's slowly changing into novels as well..so this seems like the perfect place to get an intro into both sides.

[Lori]

Hi There,

I'm Lori and my favorite genre is Sci-Fi/Fantasy (basically the only genre I have read for my whole life-with some deviation due to school and what not). My favorite author's include, but are not limited too J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Peter S. Beagle, Charlaine Harris, Douglas Adams, George R. R. Martin, J. K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, and the list goes ever on and on. I am always on the lookout for new and exciting things to read and I thought it was really cool to find an online book club. I'm looking forward to reading along with all of you!!

[Nick]

Hello Everyone, I'm Nick.

I'm a big reader of Fantasy; mostly GRRM, Sanderson, Rothfuss, Abercrombie, Brent Weeks but I also love reading science and historical fiction such as Jurassic Park and The Swarm for the former, And most books by Bernard Cornwell for the latter.

[Zach]

Hey I'm Zach!
I found this group from Geek and Sundry and from seeing Veronica on Vaginal Fantasy. While I'm definitely more a sword than a laser I love all genres and hope that this group will make me read more.

[Rick]

Hi guys!

How's it going? Name's Rick. I first became aware of Sword & Laser through watching the 'Vaginal Fantasy' hangout and then more recently via the youtube incarnation of the podcast!

Gotta say, I'm firmly in the "Fantasy Camp" though I do appreciate a good bit of Sci-Fi. Like many folks here I don't get to read nearly as much as I'd like to but I'm hoping being a part of this group will encourage me to do so on a more regular basis.

Some authors I like/admire are J.R.R Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman and Susan Cooper.

I'm also something of a budding Fantasy author myself and am looking to pen out my own piece of original Fantasy work at some point (once I can actually make the time to sit my butt down and get to it!).

Anyway, that about covers it for the moment. I look forward to getting to know you guys and read along with y'all!

- Rick xo

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Hey my name is Dale just watched the episode on Geek and Sundry LOVE IT! Cant wait to delve into the next book!

Im more of a sword when it comes to reading but im also interested to read some of the picks on the laser side of things as well.

[Rod]

Hello, I'm Terez!

I am a relationship blogger and lifelong bookworm who LOVES the epic fantasy genre. Some of my favorite authors are C.S. Lewis, Jim Butcher, and Robert Jordan. I found about about Sword and Laser when I read about the announcement of the new Geek and Sundry YouTube channel. My hope is to be introduced to great new authors and books, as well as to connect with fellow fantasy/scifi fans!

[Uriah]

Hi, how are you?

I enjoy reading Fantasy and on occasion, when the mood strikes, some good Science Fiction. I have never joined a book club or reading group but am fascincated by this one for some reason; maybe it is the "star" treatment that the moderators bring to the Fantasy & Sci-Fi community. I will admit had it not been for Geek & Sundry I would not have found this website considering that I am a very closetted reader who does not socialize much about what he reads. So maybe this will be a good thing for me? I look forward to meeting other readers and reading/listening to the different perspectives. I am still getting comfortable with this forum's format and how everything works and may end up lurking for a while until I feel most comfortable in providing my input. As I have said previously this is my first go at this.

I have plenty of favorite authors but if I had to take a few straight from the top, at the moment, then they would have to be:

J.R.R. Tolkien (obligatory)
G.R.R.M. (ASoIaF books 1-3 his current stuff has been pretty shoddy and if it continues to be so then he may be cut from my list :( )
Steven Erikson
Neil Gaiman
Patrick Rothfuss
Guy Gavriel Kay
J.K. Rowling

I am currently reading "The Darkness That Comes Before" by R. Scott Bakker. Once I have finished this book I will be reading the current book for the club. I am never really good with conclusion so I will just leave off with a quote that I believe is fitting :).

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." -A Dance with Dragons, GRRM.

[Jonathan]

Hey, I'm Jon. I'm a long time comic book fan and just recently started reading sci-fi/fantasy novels. I'm hoping to learn more and read some good stuff along the way.

[Sarah]

Hi, I'm Thunderingly. I used to read a ton of sci-fi in school, and have read a lot of fantasy since. I'm glad to be back into reading

[Kaitlynn]

Hello! I'm Kat, and I just watched your show on Geek and Sundry and thought I would come check out your goodreads page. I am always excited to find new scifi/fantasy books and this looks like an excellent place to discover new things! I work in a library, but sometimes it's hard to know what is worth reading when there are so many choices. It's literally minutes since I watched your first episode and I already went online to put "The Magicians" on hold. Thanks!

[Christopher]

Hello hello! I'm Christopher, I found out about this via geek and sundry, and thought it looked like a lot of fun! I read a lot more fantasy than scifi, so perhaps this group will expand my reading tastes a little bit. I'm always happy to pick up anything written by Robin Hobb, Kate Elliott, or Katherine Kurtz, and I usually love all things Epic fantasy.

This sounds like it'll be a fun time, and I'm excited to get started with "the Magicians", especially because I don't usually read much Urban fantasy. Thanks!

[Jenny]

Hi - I am Jenny and love both science fiction and fantasy - both adult and young adult. I happen to be starting the Magicians which I am excited to see is the book this group is reading as well! Last fantasy book I read was The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens and the last science fiction book I read was The Chrysalids by John Wyndham.

Hope to find out some new books here - and from the posts above it sounds like there is a video to watch as well!

[Maria]

I'm an elementary music teacher, gamer, and book geek. David Eddings was my gateway drug, back in the day, and I mostly read fantasy and YA, but I also enjoy other things.

I am the founder and main organizer of my city's local Harry Potter Club.

I am currently reading Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, and then Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus is next on my list.

Favourite authors include George R.R. Martin, S.M. Peters, Scott Lynch, Patrick Rothfuss, and Guy Gavriel Kay.

[Daniel]

Hey I'm new, got here because of the awesome geek and sundry, looking forward to the reading. :)

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Hi everybody. My name is Sharat. I am a college student who aspires to write fantasy novels one day. My favorite authors in genre are: Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Christopher Paolini, and J.R.R. Tolkien. My favorite writers of all time are all old and dead: Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, and Mark Twain. Taking Creative Writing in college I am discovering poets such as: Billy Collins, Seamus Heaney, and Thomas Hardy.

I am currently trying to read ASoIaF. On Clash of Kings, just the beginning. Looking forward to reading and discussing with everybody!

[Nathan]

Hey everyone!
I'm Nathan, a computer geek who likes to read! I love sci-fi (yeah big surprise?) and fantasy. I don't really have any particular favorite authors, just favorite books or series. I love The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (the WoT series went downhill from there), Ender's Game and the Shadow series by Orson Scott Card, and I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. There's a lot more I really like, but those are the books that immediately come to mind.
The books I most want to read are the The Name of the Wind and A Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss.
See you around!

[Zombie0721]

Hey my name is John,
I love all types of books including Sci-Fi,Horror,Fantasy and Non-Fiction books about a variety of subjects.
Im also a hardcore gamer and film lover.I discovered Sword&Laser on Twiiter and was already a member of GoodReads so it seemed like joining this group was a given.

[Jennifer]

Hello! I'm shatteredhaven and I stumbled across Sword and Laser thanks to Geek & Sundry on YouTube (huge Guild fan). I've gone back and listened to several podcasts and when I saw that the next book they were reading was a Sword, I had to check this group out.

So far I'm enjoying the book, podcast, and the video premiere. Who knew book clubs could be this awesome?

[Gordon]

Hi all my name is Gordon and I am a huge fan of this group so far even though I just ran across it. I just watched the first video episode of the Sword and Laser and I immediately wanted to become involved in this book club and what it has to offer. I am not a great reader, but I am a huge gamer and nerd and I hope this will help me read more and become more involved in nerd culture and all things awesome....I just bought The Magicians on my I pad and I can't wait to read it and talk about it to all my new friends here. Thanks so much to Tom and Veronica for without you I wouldnt be here getting so excited to read again!!!!!

[Jan]

Hi--I'm Jan. I read fantasy, mystery, thrillers and more. My favorite fantasy authors are Patrick Rothfuss, Jim Butcher, P. N. Elrod and Adrian Phoenix. I'm enjoying geek and sundry and sword and laser.

[Pavlina]

Hello dear people,
My name is Pavlina, I come from Bulgaria and live in Germany, where I study media engineering to be a game developer some day.. :)
I enjoy reading all kinds of books, but it seems like stuck to fantasy and a bit sci-fi. I get scared easily so I would have to pass on the really scary books :)
I am looking forward to talking about books with you all! :) Take care,

Pavlina

[Liudvikas]

Hello, my name is Liudvikas and I hail from Lithuania.
I found out about this group via Geek & Sundry and have listened to several podcasts since then.
My tastes are mostly laser-y, but from time to time I get an urge to read some sword-ish novels.

I hope I can follow through with groups reads, but it's sometimes hard when there's another several hundred books on my to-read list, each trying to seduce me and now since you brought in Scott Sigler on the show, I've got an urge to read Nocturnal instead of our this months novel.

[Peter]

Hello, my name is Peter Kazmaier. I thoroughly enjoy reading the fantasy literature of J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan, C. S. Lewis, and Stephen R. Lawhead. On the Science Fiction side I prefer the books by R. A. Heinlein, E. E. (Doc) Smith, Isaac Asimov, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. I look forward to being a part of a book club like this.

[Jackie]

Hi I'm Jackie.

I am a major dork, like the kind of dork that invents new words just for fun. And I am a major gamer. Love RPGs (Bioware owns my soul). I have always loved reading. I get it from my mother, who introduced me to fantasy books at a very young age by reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to me. And Frog and Toad. But latently I have not been reading as much as I should. I watched Sword and Laser on Geek and Sundry and I immediately joined Good Reads soon after. I am really excited to join and I hope this helps me get back into reading!

And sword all the way!

[Nicole]

Hi I'm Nicole. I really love sci-fi but I always have trouble sorting out what to read next and then even when I do it sucks to not have anyone to talk to about the books that I love. I am looking to this a place to talk and discuss as well to find new things to read. So far so good :)

[Bryek]

Hello,
My name is Keith and I usually read fantasy but I am starting to consider to branch out into science fiction. I am an oilfield medic so I have tonnes of time to read between june and March.
Authors i like: Brent Weeks, Peter V Brett, Patrick Rothfuss, Rolenda Cory Daniells, Tamora Pierce, Maria Snyder.

[Beth]

Hi all!

I'm from Canada, love sci-fi and fantasy and manage the Ebook Apothecary. I enjoy helping indie authors get the word out about their books and of course discovering new and fabulous novels to escape into.

My favorite sci-fi novel is definitely "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card and my favorite fantasy is "The Warlock in Spite of Himself" by Christopher Stasheff (which I suppose is actually more of a science-fantasy).

See you around!