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    Leviathan Wakes, James SA Corey

    Yeah Ian to be honest I was following your review without problem until you got to the holocaust bit. Not only do I find that an exceptionally naive view of history, I also think that if an author wants to introduce an amoral corporation or individual into their narrative then why the hell not...
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    Gender

    This one was my favourite. Once you introduced "the medium" I got bored. If you're going to be mysterious and ambiguous then commit! Having a named character (no matter that they don't actually have a name) for me made it more pedestrian. The whole "the medium" thing was boring. By the way...
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    publish and be damned?

    Totally don't want to diss the ebook option - it's lovely to be living in the future. However, as stated, for every Amanda Hocking there are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, who make absolutely nothing. Some of these books probably deserve a much wider audience, but they get clumped...
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    Megan Lindholm

    Anyone read any of Hobb's Megan Lindholm books? Any good? Love Hobb, but not sure if I'm into the tone of the Lindholm books.
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    Unbound

    Yeah, I guess atm it does seem to favour celebs. But, the virtue of that with a new venture is that it gets people aware. No slight intended, but if they'd started with purely unknown authors this would be a total non-starter. We bought Evil Machines (Terry Jones) and News From Gardenia (Robert...
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    The Importance of a Good Cover

    As a buyer for a bookchain I really can't stress enough how important the covers are. And not just for self-published guys (although really, it won't even get through the door without a decent cover) - if one of the big fellas presents a book and we don't like the cover, we ask them to change...
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    Fantasy Recommendations for the Unenlightened 2

    How about A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin, or Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch? Neither is what I'd typically call "urban fantasy" - but only because that's the term I associate with fang-bang stuff! Anyway, these are both stories set in modern day London, and are fantastic. Rivers of...
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    I love reading horor

    Hmm, looking at that one I'd suggest John Dies At the End. Honestly, it's just crazy and amazing. I laughed, I retched - it was excellent.
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    Help Finding Some Good Ones.

    Hey me again. How about these: Y: The Last Man Preacher - Ennis Criminal - Brubaker Hellblazer Punisher (and PunisherMax) As said, go for Vertigo titles first, as they are much more adult, and less superhero-inclined.
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    Best Batman comics?

    You guys rock! Yeah, I really enjoyed it. Not without flaws, but one of my faves so far.
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    Help Finding Some Good Ones.

    How about The Boys by Garth Ennis? First volume: 9781845764944 Gritty stuff, and currently one of the most successful series' out there.
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    Best Batman comics?

    Great suggestions folks. I'm liking the sound of Black and White and Gotham Central.
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    Best Batman comics?

    Ooh interesting. I recently read Justice, and though the story was blah, Ross' art was amazing.
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    Best Batman comics?

    Evening all. Does anyone have any suggestions for awesome Batman graphic novels? I've read Year One, Dark Knight Returns, Long Halloween and Arkham Asylum, all of which I loved. I'm hating the newer ones (where Dick Grayson is Batman), so would like to pick up a few more old-school ones if...
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    Worst Idea I've heard in along time

    Well South Park did a surprisingly good version of Great Expectations, so let's see where the girls go with it before writing it off completely....
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    Daryl Gregory

    Just read the review of Unpossible (the short stories) at Publishers Weekly - looks really interesting. I'll definitely be trying to find a copy.
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    November Book Releases

    Yeah I spoke to the publisher and we're definitely looking at March due to his ill health. Darn.
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    Horror magazines/blogs

    I've recently been getting more into horror and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good magazines or blogs that dealt with new releases - recommending good new titles and the like? I can find loads of info on classic and established works but I'd like to mix it up with a smattering of the...
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    John Dies At The End

    Anyone read this? I really enjoyed it right up until about 20 pages from the end when it got a bit irritating. Also, just watched the trailer for the film on cracked.com. I'm pretty sure David is supposed to be fat. Thoughts?
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    What comic books/graphic novels are you reading at the moment?

    I'm reading Justice by Alex Ross. Awesome artwork, but I'm not getting into it as yet.
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