What I've been reading this summer...

Exception to many rules - What I've been reading this summer...

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What I've been reading this summer...	[Aug. 29th, 2005\|03:12 pm]
Everything except the three Lynn Abbey books I read I would strongly recommend Starting in March (ok, that's a little early, but heck) Anne Bishop's Pillar's of the World: Pillars of the World Shadows and Light The House of Gaian Dark Jewels Universe Dreams Made Flesh Lynn Abbey's Orion's children Out of Time Behind Time Taking Time (Note: This is the only series I've read that I wouldn't recommend) David Weber's Ring of Fire universe: 1634: The Galileo Affair Kim Harrison: Dead Which Walking The Good, the Bad, and the Undead Every Which way but Dead Jim Butcher's Dresden series: Storm Front Fool Moon Grave Peril Summer Knight Death Masks Blood Rites Kelly Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld Bitten Stolen Dime Store Magic Industrial Magic Haunted Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince John Ringo, David Weber' Prince Roger Series We Few David Weber: The Shadow of Saganimi (Don't recommend this one either. I stopped reading it half way through) Piers Anthony Incarnations of Immortality Upon a Pale Horse Elizabeth Haydon's The Symphony of Ages Rhapsody: Child of Blood Prophecy: Child of Earth Destiny: Child of the Sky (Current)Requiem for the Sun (Pending) Elegy for a Lost Star The Assasin King, which will come out in October.
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make_your_move
2005-08-29 07:54 pm (UTC)

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I've also read half of your list this year ... also try Dhampir by Hendee, there's 3 so far and a fourth coming out in Jan.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0451459067/qid=1125345132/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-5299358-3592013?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

I've read the Dresden books, Kim Harrison books and the Kelly Armstrongs books :)

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shadeofnight
2005-08-29 10:42 pm (UTC)

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I have read over half your list as well. I 2nd the vote for Dhampir, cause it is a nice series that is building up an interesting plot, and you tend to like the charectors.

I so think someone needs to create a book review list for people that like fantasy and sci-fi *nods*.

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blue_estro
2005-08-29 07:55 pm (UTC)

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Have you read the rest of Weber's Honor Harrington series? And I didn't find Shadows to be horrific. What bothered you about it?

And I read the most recent Glen Cook book. Not as good as the early ones, actually I think the appearance of the alien nympho women is my marker for where I started being really dissapointed in the series.

Bah.

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elkor
2005-08-29 08:00 pm (UTC)

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Yes, I've read the other Honor Harrington Books, and enjoyed them greatly. That's why I was so disapointed in Shadow.

Mostly because it wasn't about Honor. But also because it was much more politically based than the other Honor books. I got half way through it and there hadn't been any decent plot suspense/build/action to hook me into it. I found myself skipping large quantities of it.

I finally realized I wasn't enjoying it when I put the book down out of boredom without marking my spot, and then realizing I didn't care that I hadn't marked the spot.

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make_your_move
2005-08-30 12:25 pm (UTC)

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We must be on the same wavelength reading wise ... I reread the "incarnations" series earlier this year too ... one of my favorite series right up until the end, when he tried to do God and the Devil *bleh* Then I just got pissed 'cause they didn't really ring true...

I'll have to try some of the others on your list. Matter or fact, if there is one you'd be willing to lend me, send it with M to the BR meeting tonight since I'm planning on going.

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