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xg4bx · 04-03-2012, 07:42 PM

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson.

"One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives.

The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk--a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, a space probe reveals a bizarre truth: The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts. Time is passing faster outside the barrier than inside--more than a hundred million years per year on Earth. At this rate, the death throes of the sun are only about forty years in our future. "

it's fantastic and the characters are extremely well written. to quote one of it's reviews on amazon "its science fiction for people who don't like science fiction". i like science fiction and i like this book.

tecweston · 04-03-2012, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tecweston

Currently Reading:

- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (81%)

I'm close enough to the end of ADwD that I went ahead and read the preview chapter of the next book, The Winds of Winter. I'm all caught up on the character that chapter is about, I just wanted to find out what happens. The chapter is on GRRM's website, I converted the HTML page to an ePub a while ago and it's been sitting on my Nook.

cursedxxgoddess · 04-04-2012, 11:12 AM

I'm currently reading:
Grimm Reapings by R. Patrick Gates.

I would like to highly recommend: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendra Blake. It is a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title, and NpR's top 5 novels for young adults. Please read it.

DiapDealer · 04-04-2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

it's fantastic and the characters are extremely well written. to quote one of it's reviews on amazon "its science fiction for people who don't like science fiction". i like science fiction and i like this book.

I liked it a lot, too.

haino · 04-04-2012, 01:50 PM

Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd.
An unusual book but has "gripped" me from the start. Always a good sign
Anyone else read this?

DianNC · 04-04-2012, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tecweston

I'm close enough to the end of ADwD that I went ahead and read the preview chapter of the next book, The Winds of Winter. I'm all caught up on the character that chapter is about, I just wanted to find out what happens. The chapter is on GRRM's website, I converted the HTML page to an ePub a while ago and it's been sitting on my Nook.

And a second chapter will be included in the paperback release of ADwD this summer, from what I read.

tecweston · 04-04-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DianNC

And a second chapter will be included in the paperback release of ADwD this summer, from what I read.

Yeah, I understand that too. I wonder if I archive my ebook of ADwD and then redownload it once it's in paperback, will the extra chapter be included? If not looks like I'll be setting foot inside a brick-and-mortar bookstore for the first time in a while.

DrNefario · 04-04-2012, 04:14 PM

I have the UK paperbacks of ADwD. I guess we've got them already. It's been split into two again, here, so I get to count it as two books for my reading challenge.

(Assuming I actually read them both this year.)

I didn't particularly want the paperbacks, but I have the rest of the series on paper, and I saw an offer I couldn't refuse.

tecweston · 04-04-2012, 07:17 PM

Y'know, I have a shelf on my Nook called "Unread books," which doesn't include samples, and I just went through it to make sure it was up-to-date.

There are 40 books on that shelf. I really need to stay out of the "freebies and deals" forum because I add books to this device faster than I can read them.

alansplace · 04-04-2012, 08:35 PM

Well I just finshed A Letter from Mary (book 3 of the Mary Russell series) and began reading The Moor (book 4). IMHO, A Letter from Mary was 1/2 notch lower on the rating scale than the Novella and the previous 2 books. But I still really enjoyed it. Onward!

CRussel · 04-04-2012, 09:56 PM

I've lost track of which one is which now, but at least one of them Mary Russell goes on and on about Judaica mysticism and it drags. But once you get past that one, they pick back up again.

tecweston · 04-04-2012, 10:34 PM

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I've lost track of which one is which now, but at least one of them Mary Russell goes on and on about Judaica mysticism and it drags. But once you get past that one, they pick back up again.

Oh boy. The Jerusalem segment of The Beekeeper's Apprentice was the only part of the book that dragged a bit for me.

I'm looking forward to the next book in the series but I have so many Sherlock Holmes books that I bought during Kobo's Oscar discount code promo (because Sherlock Holmes books were the only non-agency books I could find), that I want to finish some of those before continuing in the Mary Russell series.

I have a couple of the Titan Books' "Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" series (The Titanic Tragedy and The Star of India), plus Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes and Time for Sherlock Holmes and one or two other novellas.

Cleosmom · 04-05-2012, 12:29 AM

I'm reading an older Regency novel called The Heiress Companion by Madeline Robins. I think I'm about to give up on it. I got it as my first freebie on LibraryThing, so I feel I should read the whole thing to review it. The problem is that the writer wants the book to have a Jane Austen feel, but it just doesn't, if you know what I mean. Jane Austen's books and characters aren't silly, and this book's characters and situations are silly and tedious. So should I keep reading, if I am half-way through it? Give it up because there are many more fun and interesting books to read?

I just finished reading a Robert Barr Eugene Valmont story (now that was funny). And I am trying to finish Tim Powers' Drawing of the Dark (which is okay, but I liked Anubis Gates and The Stress of Her Regard a lot more).

Cleosmom

alansplace · 04-05-2012, 12:34 AM

Anyone interested in The Dresden Files? If you are then come visit 'The Dresden Files ' thread located right here in Reading Recommendations!

alansplace · 04-05-2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

I've lost track of which one is which now, but at least one of them Mary Russell goes on and on about Judaica mysticism and it drags. But once you get past that one, they pick back up again.

Hmmm...guess I've not yet reached that one! I hope when I do it won't make me lose my enthusiasm.

04-03-2012, 07:42 PM	#12811
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. "One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives. The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk--a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, a space probe reveals a bizarre truth: The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts. Time is passing faster outside the barrier than inside--more than a hundred million years per year on Earth. At this rate, the death throes of the sun are only about forty years in our future. " it's fantastic and the characters are extremely well written. to quote one of it's reviews on amazon "its science fiction for people who don't like science fiction". i like science fiction and i like this book. Last edited by xg4bx; 04-03-2012 at 07:45 PM.

04-04-2012, 08:35 PM	#12820
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,886 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	Mary Russell Well I just finshed A Letter from Mary (book 3 of the Mary Russell series) and began reading The Moor (book 4). IMHO, A Letter from Mary was 1/2 notch lower on the rating scale than the Novella and the previous 2 books. But I still really enjoyed it. Onward! Last edited by alansplace; 04-06-2012 at 10:45 AM. Reason: Oops! Fixed a mistake!.

04-05-2012, 12:34 AM	#12824
alansplace Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,886 Karma: 464403178 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 33.9388° N, 117.2716° W Device: Kindles K-2, K-KB, PW 1 & 2, Voyage, Fire 2, 5 & HD 8, Surface 3, iPad	The Dresden Files Anyone interested in The Dresden Files? If you are then come visit 'The Dresden Files ' thread located right here in Reading Recommendations! Last edited by alansplace; 04-05-2012 at 12:52 AM. Reason: Sorry! I double posted, so I replaced one of them with this blatent ad for another thread, delete it if you like, I couldn't!

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04-04-2012, 11:12 AM	#12813
cursedxxgoddess Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Philippines Device: Phone	I'm currently reading: Grimm Reapings by R. Patrick Gates. I would like to highly recommend: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendra Blake. It is a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title, and NpR's top 5 novels for young adults. Please read it.

04-04-2012, 01:50 PM	#12815
haino Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: none	Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd. An unusual book but has "gripped" me from the start. Always a good sign Anyone else read this?

04-04-2012, 04:14 PM	#12818
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I have the UK paperbacks of ADwD. I guess we've got them already. It's been split into two again, here, so I get to count it as two books for my reading challenge. (Assuming I actually read them both this year.) I didn't particularly want the paperbacks, but I have the rest of the series on paper, and I saw an offer I couldn't refuse.

04-04-2012, 07:17 PM	#12819
tecweston Comic book artist Posts: 553 Karma: 1760679 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Detroit Device: Nook Glowlight, iPad, iPhone	Y'know, I have a shelf on my Nook called "Unread books," which doesn't include samples, and I just went through it to make sure it was up-to-date. There are 40 books on that shelf. I really need to stay out of the "freebies and deals" forum because I add books to this device faster than I can read them.

04-04-2012, 09:56 PM	#12821
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,161 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	I've lost track of which one is which now, but at least one of them Mary Russell goes on and on about Judaica mysticism and it drags. But once you get past that one, they pick back up again.

04-05-2012, 12:29 AM	#12823
Cleosmom Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Nook	I'm reading an older Regency novel called The Heiress Companion by Madeline Robins. I think I'm about to give up on it. I got it as my first freebie on LibraryThing, so I feel I should read the whole thing to review it. The problem is that the writer wants the book to have a Jane Austen feel, but it just doesn't, if you know what I mean. Jane Austen's books and characters aren't silly, and this book's characters and situations are silly and tedious. So should I keep reading, if I am half-way through it? Give it up because there are many more fun and interesting books to read? I just finished reading a Robert Barr Eugene Valmont story (now that was funny). And I am trying to finish Tim Powers' Drawing of the Dark (which is okay, but I liked Anubis Gates and The Stress of Her Regard a lot more). Cleosmom

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