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[Penny]

Welcome all! :)

David wrote: "Funny you should mention tribbles."

That was a most unexpected response! Love it :) Good question Mike!

[Thaddeus]

Hey, everyone. Just joined today. I mostly read fantasy (and history), so this seems like my sort of group.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi and welcome.
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David, for now we only have cats. I think were tribbles to arrive the cats might eat them however so we haven't tried.

[David]

hello and welcome, Thaddeus


Mike, about the cats eating the tribbles...As you may recall, the "trouble with tribbles" on the USS Enterprise was that they multiplied and pretty much took over the ship. Now, it's not clear to me from the episode whether they actually need another tribble to procreate, but I'm taking no chances. I'm putting my foot down about taking another tribble into the house, because we might all be in danger, humans and pets:) So, if it's a question of whether the cats/dogs or the tribbles come out on top, I'm putting my money on the furry little space creatures. Hey, maybe we should start a discussion group about which would win:)

[Penny]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Hi and welcome.
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David, for now we only have cats. I think were tribbles to arrive the cats might eat them however so we haven't tried."

My cats are total scaredy cats so they'd probably freak out if a little bundle of fur chattered at them when they went near it. It would probably be hilarious to watch actually. Now I'm going to have to look into the cost of shipping tribbles to SA :P

[David]

LOL. Be careful of importing them. They might take over the country.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Actually they do deal with that David. Bones tells Kirk that the Tribbles are, "pretty much born pregnant". You don't need a pair.

But the cats will be happy. Like a young vampire who finds him or herself in New York....millions of "walking happy meals" as Spike said.

[Ruth]

Hi I'm Ruth and I live in Rhode Island. I look forward to reading and joining in the discussions in this group.

[Mariana]

Hi everyone!

I'm new. So happy to meet other like minded souls! I've always loved sci fi and fantasy in any and every media. But reading has always been sacred to me :) While I was in uni I barely had anytime to read (non-school related stuff, of course), and that was probably harder than writing my thesis! So this summer I've decided to dedicate myself, body and soul, to all the books I've missed!

Can't wait to be part of a some really interesting discussions!

Anyway, here are some of the books I've read (the highlights at least):

Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
The Hobbit by Tolkien
Dune Series (incomplete) by Frank Herbert
A Song of Ice and Fire (incomplete), by George R. R. Martin
Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
Some by Robert Heinlein
Some by Ursula K Leguin
Some by Neil Gaiman
And lots of other stuff...

Right now I'm reading The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. It's the story about two mythological creatures that find themselves by accident in New York during the late 1800s. They must blend in with human society and adapt to life as mortals. I highly recommend it!

[Joseph]

Greetings and salutations,
My favorite genre is fantasy, but I haven't been able to find too many exciting new works. Classics like Tolkien were great, the first couple Robert Jordan books were great, Wizard's First Rule was
fun.
Non-techie sci fi.. I like The Adventures of The Stainless Steel Rat, Deathworld, Ender's Game, and Callahan's Crosstime Saloon. I like good adventure stories of any genre, including Winterdance, Seabiscuit, and recently I have been getting hooked on YA because that seems to be where the most exciting and innovative writing is happening (Hunger Games, Divergent, MazeRunner, etc.). I am working on a fantasy book as time allows, and will start a
book blog soon.

Feel free to stop by and check out my booklist or drop me a friend request, I am fairly new to the Goodread's

neighborhood.

http://www.goodreads.com/mccannx

Best!
Joe

[David]

Hello, Joseph.

I see that you are reading Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula. I've been a big Holmes fan for a long time, having read the Conan Doyle collection and a number of the so-called pastiches from other authors. I've also enjoyed the Jeremy Brett series immensely (although watching his mental and physical health deteriorate from Bipolar Disorder and lithium side-effects toward the end of the series was hard). Other favorite actors in the role include Basil Rathbone, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Jonny Miller in the "Elementary" TV show. How are you liking Sherlock's encounter with Dracula in the book? If it's any good, I'll put it on my to-read list.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi all, welcome.

[Art]

Hi, everyone. I started Michelle Sagara's Elantra series yesterday with Cast in Courtligjt (first one not available), now on third, "Cast in Secret". Interesting, different sort of genre for me.

[David]

Hi, Art.
Elantra is a good series. I think I've read all of them except the latest one. Good main character. She's smart, strong, loyal and imaginative when it comes to dealing with her challenges. Only beef I have with the stories is that (**possible spoiler**), in any other universe, she'd get a promotion and a pay hike for everything she does:)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Still meaning to get to those.

[Steve]

Hello all follow Fantasy book lovers, I'm Steve, Poet, novelist, sometime husband, part-time member of human race, looking forward to interacting with you all, will be posting my new book and links in the 'appropriate folder' so please check it out when you can

enjoy your reading and chat to me anytime

S.

[Art]

I mentioned your comment to my sister, who introduced me to the Elantra series. She snorted and said,to the effect that, "not if you're a female middle management, working for..." (Basically add any American or Canadian large company or public organization)

[Luca]

Research, science, science fiction and high technology: this is my world and the main themes that run through my literary work.
I believe the internet provides a tool to bring people together and make the world a more open, fair and democratic place.
In 2013 I wrote a collection of short stories set in a universe where not just the laws of physics, but also the laws of eros, passion, desire and the spirit are a little different than our own.
I was born in Turin on April 15th, 1977. I like to ride my bike, take walks through nature and spend most of my free time with my family.

[Steph]

Hello all. Just joined today. I'm a science-fiction fan, particularly hard SF / space opera. I try to support indie SF writers where I can - I enjoy self-published ebooks alongside mainstream SF reads and I'm a moderator on the Smashwords Writers group here on Goodreads. I look forward to getting to know new people through this group!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[David]

Hello and welcome, Steph

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Will]

Thank you Mike!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Sure you'll get lots of book suggestions as well as opinions...it's what we do. :)

[Will]

Sounds right up my alley! I'm looking forward to joining in the dialog, especially once the class I'm in is over.

[Arielle Rae]

Hello! My name is Arielle and I love to read books, especially fantasy and scifi. Sorry but Im not very good at introductions so this is pretty short..
Nice to meet you all!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[David]

Hello and welcome, Arielle and William. I'm still new here myself, but I'm enjoying it big time.

[Adam]

Hey everybody! I'm Adam! I'm a big nerd. That's basically the gist of it. I'm excited to start reading I Am Legend.

[Duncan]

Hi everyone! I'm from Cali originally. I'm a family man and retired from the Navy. I've got two fantasy novels--part paranormal, part sci-fi out. I'm happy to be part of this group!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Dan]

Hi, I was born in the USA but lived in Canada all my life. I was something of a naughty boy, but had a secret book worm side I kept hidden. I stopped reading there for a few years as I was too busy living in sin and hanging out at local clubs playing pool and such. ;)

This all started getting old round when I hit 31 and I started playing mmos and met a wonderful lady from the UK, she flew over, we hit it off and she tamed me. I am now pushing 40 married and have a beautiful four year old boy and my only regret is that we didn't meet sooner.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome Dan.

[Mark]

Hi all, My name is Mark and live in St. Petersburg, FL. I'm a sci-fi fan and especially gravitate toward authors/works that are in a tradition that it's a bit hard to define but that I sometimes call "sci-lit." I'm thinking of authors like Richard Powers (Galatea 2.2), Haruki Murakami (Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World), Don DeLillo (Ratner’s Star), Margaret Atwood (Oryx and Crake) and Cormac McCarthy (The Road).... well, you get the idea.

I'm also a fan of classic sci-fi authors such as Robert Heinlein, William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, Ursula K. Le Guin, etc. I'm always looking for suggestions about up-and-coming sci-fi writers who are great prose artists, storytellers and visionaries.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Ron]

Hi! I'm Ron. (Hello, Ron) I'm a book-a-holic. I make no bones about this. I'd rather read a book than go to a movie. Although, going to a play also beats going to a movie. My reading habits are recently revolving around SF and crime novels. I'm currently reading The Caves of Steel, a "crime/SF" novel by Isaac Asimov, and, The Getaway by Jim Thompson. OK, so the Asimov novel encompasses both genres. I'm guilty of that. I enjoy both and have looked for Asimov's robot detective series for years. Only when I found Goodreads was I able to find what books were in that series. Greg Bear has another entry into that joint genre, Queen of Angels. Although, I don't know if that series does. Haven't read anymore of them.

Favorite authors include, Michael Connelly, Nelson DeMille, John Sandford, Dexter Colling, Roger Crais, James Lee Burke, Robert B. Parker, Ross MacDonald, David Baldacci, Ian Fleming, James Grisham, Carl Hiaasen, Stieg Larrson, J.A. Jance, Dennis Lehane, John D. McDonald, Henning Mankell, Philip Margolin, J.D. Robb, Andrew Vachss and others. At this point, they become too numerous to mention.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Welcome.

[Pactoid]

Hi guys, I'm Mark. I'm a software developer currently living in Singapore. I just started reading... well, sort of. It's difficult for me to keep books on my place. I also don't have any gadgets for ebook use. So... I only listen to audiobooks. Please don't discriminate me :). I'm currently listening to Speaker for The Dead by Orson Scott Card. So yeah. Hi!!! :)

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I listen to audio books because I like them Pactoid. I can't always stop and read print or Ebook.

Welcome.

[Kythe42]

Hello all,

I'm fairly new to GoodReads and book sites in general. I joined Shelfari back in February and then I joined GoodReads and LibraryThing in June. I'm probably the most active on Shelfari, but I'm trying to participate on here and LibraryThing a bit more as well.

On Shelfari I belong to a few sci-fi and fantasy groups and I even help run one of the most active ones. The group layout here is more complex so I guess that will take me awhile to get used to.

Anyway a little about me... I've been a bookworm for pretty much my entire life and I've been a fan of sci-fi and fantasy for as long as I can remember. I used to like horror as well when I was a lot younger, but not so much anymore. I also really like humorous books a lot and all the better when they mix with sci-fi and fantasy. As such Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett are some of my favorite authors.

Earlier in the year I re-read most of Douglas Adams' books and I'm currently restarting Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

I never really consistently kept track of the books I read before joining these book sites, so I've decided not to mark any books as read that I read before 2012 just because it would be too hard for me to remember all the books I've read, when I read them, and how well I liked them. So my to read list contains a lot of books that I'm planning to reread as well as many I've never read.

I admit I'm not all that interested in monthly group books. That's a big reason why I've never gotten involved in live book clubs. I just want to read what I want to read when I want to read it. I'm more interested in the "what are you reading now?" type of discussions as well as other general discussions, but I assume it's not mandatory for me to read the monthly group books in order to be a member here.

Anyway I guess I'll go explore the group a bit now. It looks like there's a lot to see

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Kythe42....welcome. I think you'll enjoy GR. As for the group reads I only participate when it's a book I really want to read. i think that's how most do it. If you're not up for them don't bother.

[Kythe42]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Hi Kythe42....welcome. I think you'll enjoy GR. As for the group reads I only participate when it's a book I really want to read. i think that's how most do it. If you're not up for them don't bother."

Thanks for the welcome.

I can see being interested in the group reads enough to add them to my to read list. Being interested enough to drop whatever I'm currently reading(I have a hard time handling more than one book at once) to read it when the rest of the group is reading it is another matter altogether. I won't say that it's never going to happen, but I'll keep an eye out and wait and see.

[Alex]

Hey guys, my name is Alex and I've only recently become an active member of goodreads and I am absolutely loving everything about it so far. I am 23 about to turn 24 this month and I am currently studying computer science at IUPUI in Indianapolis. I was born in Galveston, TX but grew up in rural Indiana as a second generation Syrian American.

I have been a big reader for as long as I can remember - really ever since my mother bought a bunch of those illustrated classics for children which I methodically devoured before moving onto bigger and better things. I am a lover of a lot of the classics, some of my favorite authors being Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Twain, Dumas, some Dickens, etc etc. But overall my favorite things to read are definitely sci-fi and fantasy. I started off with Lord of the Rings and a lot of different books in the expanded Start Wars universe when I was in middle school and have since graduated to authors like Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Huxley, Asimov.

Currently I am reading the latest installment of A Song of Ice and Fire (Dance With Dragons)... this after having experienced the worst trauma at the hands of a paperback (halfway through A Storm of Swords) that I have experienced since the death of Albus Dumbledore.

I am looking forward to starting on some new fantasy series that I have seen recommended on this site like The Kingkiller Chronicles, and would love some recommendations if you guys have any suggestions?

Anyway, I look forward to reading some good books with you guys and I thank you all in advance for the great times we are sure to have in discussing the best our favorite genres have to offer!

[Igor]

Hi, my name is Igor, 23, brazilian and currently studying psychology. Recently i bought a kindle and now, suddenly, i have a whole new world of sci-fi and fantasy books to read.

Currently i'm reading Consider Phlebas and looking forward to read all the Culture's books.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi Alex, Igor welcome.

[Stephen]

Hi everyone,

Born in South Africa but living in London, I've been reading SF since I was a kid at school. I picked up one of the Asimov books with the cool Chris Foss paintings on the cover, and that was it! I've read a fair cross-section of the genre, but always looking for new and interesting authors. My favourites are Gene Wolfe, Ursula Le Guin, Ian M Banks, and Neal Stephenson. I'm currently reading Banks' Surface Detail and Neal Asher's Prador Moon.

I work as a corporate tax specialist for a large multinational, which keeps me busy with tax and accounting and corporate law, which I enjoy, and I've been doing a bit of writing myself as well. I used to fly in South Africa but haven't done that for a long while. If I win the lottery I'll start doing it again!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Hi, welcome.

[Dan]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Welcome Dan."

Thanks Mike

I should have joined much sooner this place is quite handy!

[Nigel]

Hello everyone my name is Nigel Mouto most people call me Qattrua Iv actually been on here for nearly a week but I never thought to introduce myself so pleased to me you all

[Chlorine]

Hi all,

I'm a 36-years old French reader, who reads a lot of books in English.
I've been very much into SF and fantasy since I'm quite young (I read the Amber series by Zelazny when I was 11). Since I'm 25 or so I'm not so sure I'm still into fantasy though. I have a hard time finding books I like, even though they are highly praised by other readers (for instance I thought that Suldrun's Garden was OK but did not want to read the sequel, and I was far from thrilled by A Game of Thrones).
There is still hope for me I think as I liked a lot Blood Ties which I read completely by accident, and I re-read recently the Earthsea series and really enjoyed it as well.

So I'm hoping to find here good recommandation! :)