I have started reading King Rat by China MiƩville.
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Quoth Eireann View PostI just finished The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and what a trip that was!"Crazy may always be open for business, but on the full moon, it has buy one get one free specials." - WishfulSpirit
"Sometimes customers remind me of zombies, but I'm pretty sure that zombies are smarter." - MelindaJoy77
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Quoth Seanette View PostI just finished a re-read of that one myself. Even knowing the outcome, it's still quite a ride getting there! Well worth reading more than once.
And, of course, what happened after the book ended?
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"Voices Of The Fall" -- stories set in John Ringo's Black Tide Rising series... a zombie apocalypse as a side effect of "H7D3" flu. While I was reading it, David Wilcox's "Reaper Sweepstakes" came up in my playlist!I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.
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I tried "Consider Phlebas" on recommendation from an online list. Gave up just short of halfway in.
Enjoyed a collection of short works by Naomi Narvik set in her "Temeraire" setting. I'm going to be reading more of that!
Recently finished "Fool's Assassin" by Robin Hobb. It may not have been the best place to start there, but it was what seemed the best of what my local library had on hand. I liked it as well, and will be checking out more of them once the library re-opens.
Currently reading LeGuin's "Rocannon's World". Good stuff; pretty much all of her work is.āThere are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year oldās life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
The other, of course, involves orcs." -- John Rogers
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King Rat didn't grab me so I gave up on it.
I am now half way through The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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I'm currently reading Drew Hayes' NPC series. I've just started the (current) last in the series, Siege Tactics. It's rather fun.
The basic premise is, imagine that the NPCs in this series' version of D&D had self awareness, and that their world existed. Then imagine that whenever someone in our world plays D&D, what happens in the game, happens on the NPCs world. Now imagine what happens when a party of adventurers die in the village inn after being summoned by the king, and the NPCs decide to take on the task the adventurers were summoned to do so that their king doesn't raze their village to the ground."It is traditional when asking for help or advice to listen to the answers you receive" - RealUnimportant
Rev that Engine Louder, I Can't Hear How Small Your Dick Is - Jay 2K Winger
The Darwin Awards The best site to visit to restore your faith in instant karma.
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Quoth greek_jester View PostI'm currently reading Drew Hayes' NPC series. I've just started the (current) last in the series, Siege Tactics. It's rather fun.
The basic premise is, imagine that the NPCs in this series' version of D&D had self awareness, and that their world existed. Then imagine that whenever someone in our world plays D&D, what happens in the game, happens on the NPCs world. Now imagine what happens when a party of adventurers die in the village inn after being summoned by the king, and the NPCs decide to take on the task the adventurers were summoned to do so that their king doesn't raze their village to the ground."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."
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Those sound a bit similar to the concept behind John Scalzi's "Redshirts", except that one is set in a near-Star Trek universe. (Good book, BTW, and highly recommended!)āThere are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year oldās life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged.
One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world.
The other, of course, involves orcs." -- John Rogers
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Reading CJ Cherryh's Fading Sun trilogy. I'm having trouble getting into it but I don't think that's the book's fault. I've had a hard time focusing lately on anything. Stay safe, readers!
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It would probably be in poor taste to be holding a copy of "The Stand" in the breakroom, wouldn't it?"Crazy may always be open for business, but on the full moon, it has buy one get one free specials." - WishfulSpirit
"Sometimes customers remind me of zombies, but I'm pretty sure that zombies are smarter." - MelindaJoy77
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Quoth Seanette View PostIt would probably be in poor taste to be holding a copy of "The Stand" in the breakroom, wouldn't it?"It is traditional when asking for help or advice to listen to the answers you receive" - RealUnimportant
Rev that Engine Louder, I Can't Hear How Small Your Dick Is - Jay 2K Winger
The Darwin Awards The best site to visit to restore your faith in instant karma.
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I'd get mixed response from co-irkers who recognized the book. Some would laugh, some would get all huffy and offended. Others just wouldn't get it.
I don't hang out in the breakroom much anyway. Too noisy and rowdy at times, and when I don't have that headset on, I NEED some quiet and as few human voices in my ear as possible."Crazy may always be open for business, but on the full moon, it has buy one get one free specials." - WishfulSpirit
"Sometimes customers remind me of zombies, but I'm pretty sure that zombies are smarter." - MelindaJoy77
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Right now I'm reading The Arithmancer, a Harry Potter fanfic inspired by HPMoR. Not quite up to EY's level but still pretty good.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10070079/1/The-Arithmancer
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