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Old 04-09-2012, 05:41 PM   #766
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Ahhh......Small Favor, the beginning of the middle! Lotsa' different stuff going on in this one! Enjoy!
The beginning of the middle.....ookay. All I have to say is... "Bleeeeeat!"

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I'm at the midpoint of the Mary Russell series (O Jerusalem) and, similar to The Dresden Files, after finishing one I "just gotta'" go right on to the next one. No stopping me! No sir!
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Must not add to TBR...must not add to TBR...must not add to TBR....
A couple of months back I read HarryT's Sherlock Holms Omnibus - Epub or Sherlock Holms Omnibus - Mobi straight through, beginning to end, and when I finished I didn't want to be finished. This series of one novella and 11 novels is a very satisfying revisit to Sherlock with a new Watson (he appears from time to time though) who is young, female and much much smarter than the 'old' Watson!

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A couple of months back I read HarryT's Sherlock Holms Omnibus - Epub or Sherlock Holms Omnibus - Mobi straight through, beginning to end, and when I finished I didn't want to be finished. This series of one novella and 11 novels is a very satisfying revisit to Sherlock with a new Watson (he appears from time to time though) who is young, female and much much smarter that the 'old' Watson!

You now need to immediately commence Harry's "Thorndyke" series - terrific.
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You now need to immediately commence Harry's "Thorndyke" series - terrific.
Yikes! 7 volumes totaling 7 megs!?? And I've never before heard of either the character nor the author. I don't think so, at least right now! Thanks for the recommendation though!
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A couple of months back I read HarryT's Sherlock Holms Omnibus - Epub or Sherlock Holms Omnibus - Mobi straight through, beginning to end, and when I finished I didn't want to be finished. This series of one novella and 11 novels is a very satisfying revisit to Sherlock with a new Watson (he appears from time to time though) who is young, female and much much smarter that the 'old' Watson!
I might have called you evil () if it were not for the fact that I have that omnibus already.

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I have these as well, although I have no idea when I'll get to read any of them.
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I might have called you evil () if it were not for the fact that I have that omnibus already.



I have these as well, although I have no idea when I'll get to read any of them.
Nah, it's Christa that's a , not me.

Well, I gotta' admit that I just downloaded them (Thorndyke), but I have no idea when I might get to them.

Speaking of Christa, has anybody run into her in any of the forums lately? Her last post here was way back on March 25th!!
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Priscilla Spencer [priscellie] is the artist [art is just one of her many talents] who created the map included in the last book of the Codex Alera series. Here are some places on the web where you can see just what she's about:

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....and here is that map.



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Quote inside the spoiler is from jimbutcher.org, don't open it till you've finished reading Changes.
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2011
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Hey hey,

Ok, by now you probably realize that Changes ended with Harry Dresden…ending. Now comes Jim Butchers latest real offering, Ghost Story. Will Harry Dresden come back to life or wander the world as the first crime solving wizard/ghost?

Unlike the Codex Alera novels that I just didn’t like all that much because of the lack of a warm and sharp sense of humor…and because of the disjointed multi-character nature…

…Harry Dresden has earned my respect and benefit of the doubt.

So…today I dutifully scampered over to Barnes and Noble and snatched up my fresh copy of Ghost Story:

Ghost Story (Part 2) Walking Dead…
2011
07.31

Ok ok…

…I’ve started digging in to Jim Butcher’s new Dresden Files novel, Ghost Story…

…And Harry Dresden is definitely back.

While he can’t spend $50 bills in the after life, this book is Jim Butcher at his finest. (At least so far!)

I was pretty disappointed in Jim’s last offering – a Harry Dresden short stories compilation because…

…Well when you finish with a cliff hanger, like Butcher did with Changes, then who wants to read a bunch of meaningless skits?

(Meaningless in the sense that they don’t address the fate of our hero, Harry.)

But this book it’s back to work pushing the plot and sense of urgency forward.

Now I’m only a few chapters in so I’ll have to reserve judgement but I gotta say that thus far I’m impressed and having fun.

I’ll keep you posted!

Best,

Mike

P.S. If you’re ready to dig in too, Amazon will ship Ghost Story to your doorstep with a huge discount:

Ghost Story (Part 3…Harry you devil)
2011
08.11

Hey hey…

“Harry Dresden – I take responsibility for more impossible situations in the first twenty-four hours of being dead than most people do all day.”

-Ghost Story, Page 144.

Ahhh Jim Butcher at his finest. I’m savoring every page of Ghost Story. So far so great.

I got to that quote and I haaad to blog it.

I hope you’re enjoying too!

Best,

Mike

Ghost Story: Cage Match (Part 4)
2011
08.18

I’m about 1/2 way through Ghost story…

…And I gotta say that I would put Ghost Story in an enjoyment Cage Match with about any book out there…including Jim Butcher’s previous offerings.

How do you make a dead character edge of your seat exciting? Read Ghost Story to find out!

I sort of got the feeling going through “Changes” … “Ummm ok, how is Jim going to top this? Or is Changes going to Jump the Shark?”

Well in this case Jim Butcher has done it…and he’s broken well past the board.

Listen, I can’t promise that you’re going to love Ghost Story.

But I can say that you’ve got nothing to lose by ordering a copy and digging in:

Best,

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Just finished Blood Rites (#6). It could be my favorite of all, on a reread.

I know some people love it, but I had trouble getting through Summer Knight for the second time --
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With Blood Rites finished
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I'm ready to enjoy Dead Beat!

Interesting notes under your Spoiler above, Alan.
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My husband refused to read Ghost Story for the longest time, even though I had read it when it first came out and assured him he would like it. Some people just don't want one of their favorite characters to be dead!

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Had a good ending, though! He finally read it and enjoyed it very much. Now we're both waiting for the next installment!

I'm preparing by rereading the whole series, as you know. At the rate I'm going -- sloooow -- I'll just about finish that project in time for Cold Days to come!
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I'm preparing by rereading the whole series, as you know. At the rate I'm going -- sloooow -- I'll just about finish that project in time for Cold Days to come!
Well, that's good timing.
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Harry.... Aquarium...Bad Guy setting a spell...and then...

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Harry's trapped in this magic cell like thing and then gets a "silvery mega hand"??
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Harry.... Aquarium...Bad Guy setting a spell...and then...

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Harry's trapped in this magic cell like thing and then gets a "silvery mega hand"??
Fire, destruction, hand useless...


...I'm so confused!
No longer confused!!

I've just finished Small Favor. It was pretty good. I am very interested to see what happens with the Knights of the Cross. I am also very concerned about Thomas, I think the temptations presented by Harry's trust may get to him.

I'm so excited about getting to Changes (after Turn Coat, of course) that I almost forgot that there are 4 short stories to read next.
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