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« Reply #275 on: September 18, 2011, 12:24:38 pm » |
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There's a sequel to Ghosts of Manhattan!? How did I miss this? I've had his previous two books on pre-order for over a year.
Easily done- I had to get Manhattan via Amazon and am still waiting for the War UK release (which was supposed to be in the summer). It is only very recently I've seen Manhattan on sale even in Waterstones- but then his Newbury & Hobbes series is always in stock there. Long story short in my opinion the publishers are trying to be very low-key with the Ghosts series- to the point they're seemingly reluctant to put it out in real physical shops. Strange - I have been buying all my George Mann books (both the Manhattan series and the Newbury & Hobbs) via the book depository in England, and they have them all in stock. You can even pre-order the next Mark Hodder too. |
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« Reply #276 on: September 19, 2011, 12:12:15 am » |
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"Let the Right One In"
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« Reply #277 on: September 19, 2011, 03:08:35 am » |
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« Reply #278 on: September 19, 2011, 11:40:03 am » |
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I am about to begin to commence to proceed to start reading (no I am not procrastinating)...
"Heaven's shadow" by David S. Goyer and Michael Cassutt.
Looks like a good rocket ship to the impending asteroid story.
(meaning - it is about a rocket ship to an impending asteroid, not what I would read whilst on a rocket ship to an impending asteroid).
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« Reply #279 on: September 24, 2011, 02:34:28 am » |
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I've just finished " At War with Wellington" by Peter Snow; essentially its a history of Wellingtons campaigns through the eyes of the men who fought them so Mr Snow makes liberal use of the many many memoirs of the period, concentrating on those who were lucky enough to fight and survive all the way through; some interesting insights straight fro mthe horses mouth so to speak. The only 'bad' things I would say about it are a few of the authors comments grate a bit and he occasionally commits the annoying habit (in my mind) of judging a historical figure through the prism of modern thinking rather than how society thought at the time. A decent read for anyone interested in the period and Wellington in particular with some interesting anecdotes i hadn't encounter in other books on the subject (such as Richard Holmes excellent biography).
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C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre
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« Reply #280 on: September 24, 2011, 09:51:23 am » |
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I am almost finished reading The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn. It was a bit slow at times, bit other parts where fascinating. It is essentially the untold side of the Soviet Russian prisons and the inmates there in from 1918 to 1950. It uses over 200 testimonies. It tells you about all the laws, the secret police, the torture of millions of peasants and the persecution of all religions. It shows a side of Russia that is not widely known.
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« Reply #281 on: September 26, 2011, 06:41:34 pm » |
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Just finished the Leviathan trilogy.
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Adventures Darling
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« Reply #282 on: October 01, 2011, 08:06:16 pm » |
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Having temporarily relocated myself, my first order of business has been to acquire a library card. Having received that magical little key, I just now had the time to go and take out an armful of books which I then trudged back home.
First, The Drakenburg Adventure by Lloyd Alexander is among them. I absolutely adore the Vesper Holly books; I don't care if they're written for sixth graders and I'm in college. Vesper Holly, girl adventurer, is my idol.
Second, I stumbled on a charming little volume called How to Boil a Flamingo, and 49 Other Lessons in the Lost Art of Being a Lady, by Alison Vale and Alison Rattle. It's pretty much exactly what it says, except that the "lessons" are all from 1600-1900, and range from the obsolete ("How to Be Presented at Court," "How to Choose a Wet Nurse"), to the humorous ("How to Identify a Changeling Child," "How to Boil a Flamingo"), to the WTF-inducing ("How to Abstain from Rendering Oneself Aloft Like a Witch,") to the potentially useful ("How to Wear a Bustle," "How to Write Encrypted Letters"). From the look of it, it should be a quick read, as the "lessons" are all short, but historically accurate. Should be fun once I actually sit down and read it linearly.
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« Reply #283 on: October 01, 2011, 11:08:20 pm » |
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I am still reading Infernal Devices by K.W.Jeter and I have started Dreadnought by Cherie Priest.
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« Reply #284 on: October 02, 2011, 09:19:48 am » |
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Myths and legends of the New York State iroquois.  |
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« Reply #285 on: October 02, 2011, 10:27:21 am » |
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On Thursday I finished Robert Rankin's latest gem, 'The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age'. Absolutely loved it!! I even shed a tear towards the end..while reading it on a bus!!! Can't believe I'm going to have to wait til next Asylum before I can read the third part of this excellent trilogy.
Tomorrow I take delivery of Kim Newman's 'Moriaty: The Hound of the D'Urbavilles'
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I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
Shaking? You silly goose! I'm just doing the Watusi
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« Reply #286 on: October 02, 2011, 10:32:10 am » |
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Working through the Mortal Engines prequels. Up to A Web Of Air right now...
Less entertaining than the original 4 but interesting from a backstory standpoint.
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I think I should also mention I had a dream about this game, only Bailey was a woman...
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« Reply #287 on: October 02, 2011, 11:53:13 am » |
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On Thursday I finished Robert Rankin's latest gem, 'The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age'. Absolutely loved it!! I even shed a tear towards the end..while reading it on a bus!!! Can't believe I'm going to have to wait til next Asylum before I can read the third part of this excellent trilogy.
Tomorrow I take delivery of Kim Newman's 'Moriaty: The Hound of the D'Urbavilles'
Three-quarters of the way through Rankin's latest, with Newman's new one next on the list! (Though I did read the introduction already!) |
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« Reply #288 on: October 03, 2011, 01:11:51 am » |
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Just finished the Leviathan trilogy.
Trilogy? What's the third one called? |
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« Reply #289 on: October 08, 2011, 10:39:26 am » |
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I started George Mann's Ghosts of War last night- I was previously finishing Tristam Hunt's Building Jerusalem (incidentally, a really, really good history of the rise and fall of the Victorian city).
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Persons intending to travel by open carriage should select a seat with their backs to the engine, by which means they will avoid the ashes emitted therefrom, that in travelling generally, but particularly through the tunnels, prove a great annoyance; the carriage farthest from the engine will in consequence be found the most desirable.
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« Reply #290 on: October 08, 2011, 10:02:54 pm » |
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Picked up a copy of Katie MacAlister's "Steamed" today. Not a big fan of 'romance' novels but this one is subtitled 'A Steampunk Romance'.
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« Reply #291 on: October 09, 2011, 12:55:18 am » |
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« Reply #292 on: October 09, 2011, 10:41:24 am » |
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Having finished Ghosts of War in something under a day (seriously, I couldn't put it down.... it was great), I'm now about to start a collection of Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories.
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« Reply #293 on: October 09, 2011, 05:44:58 pm » |
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I have just begun reading The Affinity Bridge by George Mann
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« Reply #294 on: October 10, 2011, 05:59:42 am » |
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I tend to read multiple books at a time. Right now, I'm reading the Fire anthology by Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson and Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey.
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« Reply #295 on: October 24, 2011, 08:28:29 pm » |
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Am currently reading A Game of Thrones.
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« Reply #296 on: October 24, 2011, 09:45:16 pm » |
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Just finished 'The immorality engine' by George Mann and Rankins 'Japanese devil fish girl'
The Immorality Engine left me feeling all hollow and unfulfilled, its climax comes across as a forced and absurd farce.
Rankins book I liked for the most part, it's certainly enjoyable, but his writing style has always set my teeth on edge.
That said, I'll buy the next books in both series.
I've also just finished 'leviathan wakes' by James S A Corey (aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck)
Absolutely fantastic, though not steampunk in the slightest.
It's a fairly hard scifi (space opera) novel set in our solar system. While it doesn't really bring anything new to the table, it does nicely merge adventure, detective noir and a little bit of horror together with solid storytelling and great characterization.
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« Reply #297 on: October 24, 2011, 10:52:29 pm » |
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Just finished "The Mysterious Island", and about to start "From the Earth To the Moon" - I picked up the "Collected Works of Jules Verne" for my Kindle a while back, and I'm working my way through them.
Have also downloaded several works by H.G. Wells (from Project Gutenberg), Mary Shelley, and Mark Twain. Due to Halloween and some other upcoming expenses, it may be a while before I can afford to add to my collection of more recent works. I borrowed "The Affinity Bridge" from a friend and enjoyed it enough to put the other volumes on a wish list...
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« Reply #298 on: October 25, 2011, 12:24:51 am » |
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Currently reading 'God Emperor of Didcot (Chronicles of Isambard Smith)' by Toby Frost
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« Reply #299 on: October 25, 2011, 07:49:17 pm » |
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Just finished 'The Divine Invasion' and now starting 'Radio Free Albemuth' by Philip K Dick.
After that will be 'The Transmigration of Timothy Archer', before the release of Part 1 of 'The Exegesis'.
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We shall bewilder the masses with seams in our trousers that could cut paper, trilbies angled so rakishly that traffic comes to a standstill; and by refusing the bland, watery substances that are foisted upon us by faceless corporations, we shall bring the establishment to its knees.
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