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    Top 3 John Carpenter films

    1. Escape from New York 2. They live 3. The Thing And it must be said my favourite quote at the moment " I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick arse and I'am all out of bubble gum !!!!!!!
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    Female science fiction authors

    Thanks Timba, that is extremely helpful and kind. I agree that pricing is erratic. Its unusual that you should mention E-Books when I been wondering whether I should invest in a Computer book !!! My girlfriend commented on the amount of books I had brought over the years. I have two whole...
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    Female science fiction authors

    How about Sharon Green, i read the The Terrillian Series and am reading The Jalav Series currently, I like her books although I find the violence and psychological bullying the main character goes through upsetting, yet she shows them to be strong willed and never giving up. Worth a read...
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    Hammer Books

    I am excited, I going to buy the shaun Hutson book for certain. My mother has always been a Hammer movie fan ! I personally hope the book Hutson is releasing is good as his last three novels have not been his greatest. I going to read the book and if enjoy it watch the movie as well. I am...
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    August's August Analysis Of Artful Alliterations

    Hey have not been on forum a long time but i am back. I am still reading though and this month and finished reading Tom Clancys Against all enemies and started reading A study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (the first sherlock holmes novel)
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    June's here! What are you reading?

    Hey Rothgar I enjoy reading robert Heinleins books, but thats one of the books i felt nervous about picking up, how you finding it ?
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    June's here! What are you reading?

    I am on the last book of the Percheron series by Fiona Mcintosh, Goddess. While I am enjoying the series I just not finding it as exciting as the Quickening.
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    Banning books

    Books were never banned in my household unless my parents found them and deemed them unsuitable, but i was never read much until i was a teen and then if i found a adult book which i liked i just never told them. mind you my parents were stricter on fillms. I remember reading a Steaphen king...
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    Safety of websites which sell old retro games

    Thanks for that Overread. I never tried Ebay i will try this website mind you. I have recieved a Amiga emulator from my friend recently just its not quite the same as the original but it will do. Better safe then sorry i believe.
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    Safety of websites which sell old retro games

    I was recently searching on the internet to see if I could buy Lemmings 2 The tribes and found one website which sold it for eight pounds, I put a order through by giving some details, and know got a reply to whom i must send a cheque. I have know got doubt in my mind if this website is a...
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    Historical inaccuracies...

    For me if the film is good I can usually ignore the inaccuracies, although I must admit to find them annoying. I rarely watch a history film and believe it outright, I always research the issue after wards. Sometimes the directors are usually trying to make a point and can be forgiven if the...
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    Favorite Sci-fi/fantasy movies

    Aliens : because the movie is a piece of art, and is also fun. The effects are still amazing and its quite shocking.
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    Back To The Future - Does it ever go out of style?

    yeah I feel exactly the same, its one of my favourite trilogys. It always makes me laugh and it has apart from the flying cars the most likely version of the future I seen in any sci fi movie. It is at its heart a cheerful movie which does not take its self to seriously which maybe why it has...
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    Can You Remember Your First Science Fiction Novel?

    my first science fiction book was World war in the balance by Harry Turtledove in 2000 one first classic was Dune by Frank Herbert
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    SF and the prophets of doom

    Very interesting and I must say peoples ideals need to envolve to suit change in the future. Many of the ideas such as Socialism, liberalism and capitalism all are so entrenched with educated peoples opinions, maybe there is a need to move away from this idealistic beliefs as our society has...
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    RAH Reading Group - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

    I agree with you 100% I just cannot write my thoughts as well as you, so please stop making me look like I do not have a clue about what I am saying. My memory of the book is quite vague I was just trying to write a brief point of how I saw the book, I not always capable of going indepth unless...
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    RAH Reading Group - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

    I read the book last year,but if i remember rightly heinlein was refering to the American revolution and the right of people to decide its own future. The book was a scifiction story so much of the actions in the book were make beleive and Heinlein ideas. it was not a historical book just a made...
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    What we're reading in July...

    I am reading Robert A Heinleins I will fear no evil
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    RAH Reading Group - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

    I read it and must say it was a very thought provoking book, Heinlein used the american revolution as his concept for the book, and the charcters are quite amusing and interesting.
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    Looking for Good Dark/Urban Fantasy Novels

    Not technically fantasy but borders urban horror Shaun Hutson is a good author, Compulsion was an interesting book about young hooligans
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