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    Top Ten reads this year (2010)

    1. The Source by James Michener 2. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay 3. Roma by Steven Saylor 4. The Passage by Justin Cronin 5. Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson 6. Genghis Khan trilogy by Conn Iggulden 7. The Void trilogy by Peter Hamilton 8. Replay by Ken Grimwood 9. Way of Kings by...
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    What We're Reading in September!

    August Heresy by SJ Parris 8/10 Imperium by Robert Harris 8.5/10 Conspirata by Robert Harris 8.5/10 Hawaii by James Michener 9/10 September Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 8.5/10 The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 9.5/10 Replay by Ken Grimwood 9/10
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    Books that oddly don't catch you

    I really want to love Peter F. Hamilton's Night Daw trilogy, but i've failed to finish reality dysfunction... 4 times. I dont understand why because Dan Simmon's Hyperion/Endymion cantos is my favorite piece of fiction ever, and Wolfe's Book of the New Sun, Morgan's Black Man and Robinson's Red...
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    What are we listening to?

    Mr Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennet
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    James Clavell

    Depends on what your definition of action packed and pacing is. RA Salvatore writes action scenes the way michael bay directs action movies. Im not saying its bad, im saying that we want different things at different times and we dont always want the same thing at the same time. These kind of...
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    James Clavell

    Last Samurai is nothing compared to shogun. They shouldnt even be mentioned in the same sentence. clavell has written 5 masterpieces. I did a marathon of his works a couple of months ago, and the man is a genius. Tai Pan i believe is his best work. I highly recommend reading them in...
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    Maybe time for May reading thread ...

    just finished The Ruling Sea by R. Redick. 7/10 what should i read next Gunslinger by S. King The Shack by W. Young Agincourt by B. Cornwell Feast of Souls by CS. Friedman The Coveneant by J. Michener
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    April’s Audacious Attempts at Assailing Avenues of Literary Adventure.

    Hyperion is incredible. Bar none my favorite piece of fiction. And it only gets better... Rise of Endymion not only ties everything together and supersedes the greatness of Hyperion, but it will break your heart many times over.
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    April’s Audacious Attempts at Assailing Avenues of Literary Adventure.

    January Summer of Night by Dan Simmons 8.5/10 Noble House by James Clavell 8/10 Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick 7/10 Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie 7.5/10 February Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons 8.5/10 Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds 6/10 Bright of the sky by Kay Kenyon 7.5/10 A...
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    Making the switch from F to SF

    Hyperion/endymion Cantos by Dan Simmons (my favorite novel of all time) Book of the new sun by Gene Wolfe Dune by Frank Herbert (read only the first one, it has closure) Red mars by Kim Stanley Robinson Black Man aka Thirteen by Rickard K Morgan ( A modern Masterpiece)
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    Top 5 Novels of the Decade

    1. From the corner of his eye, 2000 (Dean Koontz) 2. Sarantine Mosaic, 2000 (Guy Gavriel kay) 3. Black Man, 2006 ( Richard K. Morgan) 4. Speaks the Nightbird, 2002 ( Robert R. McCammon) 5. The Terror, 2007 (Dan Simmons) i cant believe i forgot from the corner of his eye came out in 2000, If...
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    Elizabeth Haydon....

    i loved the first 3, arguably the greatest love story i have read in all of fiction. theres alot of closure at the end of the 3rd novel, so i didnt read the rest because i dont want my perception of the series to be ruined
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    Top 5 Novels of the Decade

    its November 2009, the first decade of the new millennium has come to an end. What are you top 5 novels of this decade? p.s. the novels MUST have been released between 2000-2009. we've all read alot of great novels in the last 9 years that did not come out in the past decade, so please don't...
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    Richard K. Morgan

    Am i the only one that thought market forces was badass on so many different levels. tried to get into kovacs.... didnt impress or work to well for me. Black Man on the other hand pushed the limits of greatness. I rank it right up there will red mars and Dune. In an Ideal world Idris Elba...
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    The Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay

    upon finishing this novel, i am simply awe-struck. I dont know where to begin. you see, when you read a masterpiece... there is never any debate in your mind subjectively and objectively about its worth. This novel reminded me about who i am, who i want to be and what i want from life. What...
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    Crown of Stars - is it worth finishing?

    i can assure you it is worth finishin. This series knocked me on my ass. You havent even began to see how much the characters and story will evolve. This is my favorite completed fantasy series. When i was done i felt like an umbrella opened inside of my chest. My top 10 Hyperion/Endymion...
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    I need a new series to read

    i never would have thought to find WIRE fans here... jesus that show is probably the greatest american tv production. it is a love story to america. If anything, id say the wire is a dense crime novel of 5 books that just happens to be on tv. however, i have to disagree in comparing martin to...
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    I need a new series to read

    the hyperion/endymion by dan simmons omnibus is my favorite piece of fiction ever. as far as im concerned it puts everything else by anyone alive to shame. why havent more fantasy folks read kate elliots crown of stars???!!! not only is it truly incredible and intimately epic, IT IS...
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    I need a new series to read

    actually farseer and tawny man by robin hobb are available on audio... i myself am an audiobook fiend as well. u wont find them in stores anymore tho... all 6 books are on torrent sites for download.
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    I need a new series to read

    as much as i love martin, personally im of the opinion that farseer/tawny man by robin hobb and A crown of stars by kate elliott are far far far superior to asoiaf
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