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  1. Jack

    Sara Douglass

    Thank you Rosemary :), should have a lot of free time coming up to read them all in.
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    Sara Douglass

    I being nosy :rolleyes:. Has anyone read anything by Sara Douglass? What did you make of the books/writing style, is it worth my while buying?
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    Rate alternate history novels/series you have read out of 10 (from best to worst)

    Colonization – 8.5 (Just stay away from the ginger) Arthur – 7.5 Guns of the South – 7 Jack of Ravens - 6 Darkness – 5.5 (some very poor writing) :(
  4. Jack

    My library

    ‘You'd better be kind to dragons, for thou art crunchy when roasted, and taste good with ketchup!’ Now you tell me! Always thought I’ll go better with Tartar source. Ha ha! :D The fire dragon. Jane and the dragon (I have god children), George and the dragon, dragon tears, fallen dragon...
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    My library

    ‘Ummm, Jack... considering how I dote on that smell (not to mention the texture of the pages, the binding, the look of especially old books, etc.,)... I wonder just where that puts me?’ I could say, but it would be rude – and anyway everyone knows your weird already, it would be no surprise –...
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    My library

    ‘Once you've discovered how great it is to get into a good book, it becomes addictive.’ Snap, the worst is really long series that you cannot put down and end up hating but cannot resist to the end – The problem gets worse when you read and own a lot of books as they start to become a blur...
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    My library

    ‘Oh, but I beg you do please explain.’ Don't really wont to but you did ask. You see it makes me angry and a little embarrassed, he ‘is’ my little brother. My parents dumped him on me a few years back as I have the spare room and well, they thought I would straighten him out as I have quite a...
  8. Jack

    My library

    ‘I've got that one too ....... a VERY serious case of it, I'm sorry to say’ Ah? Maybe you are my twin ha ha! So if Le Guin didn’t infect you who did if I maybe so nosy? ’My TBR pile is turning into a mountain. ’ I can speed read, if I need to. Even if it’s horrible I just have to finish it...
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    Rate fantasy novels/series that you've read out of a score of 10 (best to worst)

    Cannot manage all of them, but that should be a good spread. Malazan Book of the Fallen – 10 (Love this series) H.P. Lovecraft - 10 The Worn Ouroboros- 10 The Elric saga/Moorcock in general – 9 (Classic) The First Chronicles of Amber – 9 The Book of the New Sun - 9 Dragonriders of Pern – 9...
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    My library

    ‘You must be my long lost twin or something!’ Nearly had me there a moment, but, no. You don’t have her mannerisms, so sorry Riselka, position is already taken – You won’t want to be my twin anyway, I’m hardly prince charming ha ha! So let me guess - Ursula Le Guin did it to you as well? ‘I...
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    My library

    ‘Or, does this just make too much sense?’ Already do in a way, not that fun though – Wonted to try this program out, did not know that they had a cap. Everyone is fallible ha ha! Read small print and conditions of use next time Jack – Truth be told, I did not think I had quite that many...
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    My library

    ‘Yes, I get it. Size doesn't matter, only the pleasure that can be obtained’ What the hell! What is wrong with the world? Feels like I’m down the pub, what would your parents say you two, I mean really next your be saying things like Slartibartfast or something. On a side note, that was quite...
  13. Jack

    Just an old-fashioned passage....

    ‘Fontana Books of Great Ghost Stories’ Cheers JD, have a look to see if I can hunt them down in the bookstore. The iron tower descriptive is simply, there just great, no words really come to mind. :D :o ‘Maybe that's why I like Cecilia Dart-Thornton’s books!’ Hopeless romantics are us it...
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    My library

    Used series names instead of each book individually, quite handy – Now, to fill up some space again! Ha ha! :D :rolleyes:
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    Overrated Books

    ‘You remind me of Jahdo and his ferrets in Katherine Kerr's Deverry series.’ Rat catcher! You calling me a rat catcher! Yeah well? Um, you remind me, er of – someone really nasty - Jahdo indeed! Hah! :D
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    My library

    ‘yes, they're free.’ LibraryThing | Catalog your books online Right up to the point that you use the spaces all up – Seems I’ll have to pay or just rely on old pen and paper – mumble mumble, read far too much, didn't even get halfway.
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    Overrated Books

    ‘Don't ferrets have stink glands?’ Are you trying to say I – Sniff sniff, no, I always shower afterwards. :D They have musk glands, related to skunks and all that, very pepe le pew – You can have the glands removed the same time as spaying by the vet, no more smell than a cat then. The one’s...
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    Overrated Books

    ‘Different strokes for different folks. I actually have read the Harry Potter series and quite enjoyed it.’ Huntin ferret – Incredibly bad idea to stroke ha ha! :D The woman has something against ferrets :mad:, and I’ll probably be public enemy number one here but – They ‘are’ children’s...
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    Overrated Books

    Agree totally with Brigitte which I very rarely do, agree with people that is. :D :rolleyes: I’ll just add R. Jordan, S. Donaldson and T.Goodkind to the mix.
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    The Chronicles Network Hall of Fame - Voting Thread **PLEASE READ FIRST POST**

    Ok – E. R. Eddison, The worm Ouroboros H. P. Lovecraft. The Call of Cthulhu Michael Moorcock. Hawkmoon Roger Zelazny. Chronicles of Amber Jack Vance. Tales of dying Earth Mervun Peake. Gormenghast Robert Heinlein. Stranger in a strange land Frank Herbert. Dune. M. J. Harrison. Viriconium...
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