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igorsk · 06-26-2008, 12:20 PM

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Just finished reading the first 19 volumes of the manga series Gantz (fan translation). It was recommended to me because 3d tools are used during its creation (I've been working on developing a manga using 3d tools).

Ghost in the Shell 2: Man/Machine Interface also uses quite a lot of 3D.

WDecraene · 06-26-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal;204455
Trashed: [I

Rainbow's End[/I]. The pace never picked up. Life's too short to waste reading this. It is about these precocious kids who want a real life, from what I could tell about the book from the short bit I read.

That's a pity really, his "Deepness in the sky" is one of my all-time favorites.

DixieGal · 06-26-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WDecraene

That's a pity really, his "Deepness in the sky" is one of my all-time favorites.

Mine also. Rich characters, amazing descriptions of astrography and landscapes, terrific plot.

Elsi · 06-26-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

What do you think of Titan? I stopped reading the Grand Tour after Venus, which was a surprising disappointment since I have always loved Ben Bova's work so much.

It's a slow start. I keep feeling like I missed a book that should have been read first -- but I've looked & looked at the list of Grand Tour books to verify that I haven't skipped an prequel. Bova himself says, "Remember, however, that any of these novels can be read completely independently of the others. ... There is no absolute need to read the novels in any particular order." So, I'm expecting things to pick up and then I'll suddenly discover than I've read a hundred pages or more without realizing it. I have a similar pattern when I read one of Tom Clancey's novels.

basschick · 06-27-2008, 09:23 PM

i'm currently finishing up Cast in Secret by michelle sagara, and am periodically hit-and-running stories in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction from march 2008.

Lobolover · 06-28-2008, 04:18 PM

"An exchange of souls" by Bary Pain

and "The seven who were hanged" by Leonid Andreyev

MickeyC · 06-28-2008, 04:19 PM

Just finished 'The Dreaming Void' by Peter Hamilton. It was okay with a good ending but seemed a bit long. It as as though the author jammed 600 pages into a 900 page book.

Next Nelson Demille and 'Wild Fire'

astra · 06-29-2008, 09:15 AM

I finished [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]The Electric Church by Jeff Somers

I think 7 out of 10.

Nothing extraordinary but fun to read. Easy going, short, action-packed futuristic thriller. It lucks some depth which is compensated by fast pacing story, a couple of interesting characters, good ideas and the most interesting(and somewhat disturbing) part of the book - Appendix [EXTRACTS FROM THE MULQER CODEX]. The future doesn't seem too bright

There is a follow up book to this story [/FONT]The Digital Plague that is also available in ebook format. Most likely I will read it too.

I liked this book a lot more than Black Man/Thirteen by Richard Morgan.

Now, back to epic fantasy. Child of Flame [Crown of Stars 4] by Kate Elliott.

WDecraene · 06-29-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

Just finished 'The Dreaming Void' by Peter Hamilton. It was okay with a good ending but seemed a bit long. It as as though the author jammed 600 pages into a 900 page book.

Yes ! Indeed !! He does this all the time. Has a good story going and then ruins it by to much blahblahblah yackityyackityyack ....

WDecraene · 06-29-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

I finished

I liked this book a lot more than Black Man/Thirteen by Richard Morgan.

Black Man is not too good I agree .... BUT if you haven't already check out the Kovacs novels, they really are terrific (imho)

astra · 06-29-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WDecraene

Black Man is not too good I agree .... BUT if you haven't already check out the Kovacs novels, they really are terrific (imho)

Not yet but they are on my to-read list. Although the list is getting very long...
4 more books in Crown of Stars. 2 last trilogies by Robin Hobb. Terry Brooks - Shanara - at least I am going to try it. Then Fantasy by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, then Russian fantasy by Nik Perumov. I believe that by the time I finish all of it, Steven Erikson will finish Malazan series...
While reading series I will try to squeeze in stand alone books from time to time. But if I am going to read Sci-Fi series, then Kovacs novels are going to be the first choice.

DixieGal · 06-30-2008, 11:01 AM

Finished:

SPIN by Robert Charles Wilson

This is one of the Tor freebies from last spring. I was grabbed by this book and couldn't put it down. I don't know if it is part of a series, but I assume so based on other Tor books, however, it stands alone just fine and has a satisfying ending.

It was so good that I wish I'd never read it so that I could read it again for the first time.

Started:

THIRD WORLD PRODUCTS, BOOK 1 by Ed Howdershelt

So far, seems good. I've read some of his books in the past, so it seems like time to start the series at the beginning and work my way through. Very humorous, as expected, with our hero being extremely lucky - and funny.

seajewel · 07-02-2008, 01:16 PM

Mostly Julian May's The Many-Coloured Land (Book 1 of the Saga of the Pliocene Exile). I'd checked this out before but didn't get to finish the series before turning it back in so I got it again and am rereading.
Also going through Laurell K. Hamilton's a Lick of Frost and George R. R. Martin's Wildcards Book 1. And Korean book Dragon Raja.

MickeyC · 07-02-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WDecraene

Yes ! Indeed !! He does this all the time. Has a good story going and then ruins it by to much blahblahblah yackityyackityyack ....

Yeah, and then, at the ending, he only resolved one or two of the plot lines, announcing that the rest will continue into the next book and the one after that.

rixte · 07-02-2008, 05:53 PM

I'm reading Robert Goddard's In Pale Battalions and loving it - somehow, the description doesn't do it justice at all. It's rich and mysterious and has great gothic overtones.

Just before that I finished Elizabeth Moon's Vatta series. It had it's good points, but I think it ended fairly weak and I get a little exhausted by how often secondary characters *talk* about how amazing the primaries are, when we don't actually get to see any evidence. I loved books 1 and 4, 2 was good, 3 was meh and the 5th and final book in the series was a huge let-down.

06-30-2008, 11:01 AM	#612
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Highly Recommend Finished: *SPIN* by Robert Charles Wilson This is one of the Tor freebies from last spring. I was grabbed by this book and couldn't put it down. I don't know if it is part of a series, but I assume so based on other Tor books, however, it stands alone just fine and has a satisfying ending. It was so good that I wish I'd never read it so that I could read it again for the first time. Started: *THIRD WORLD PRODUCTS, BOOK 1* by Ed Howdershelt So far, seems good. I've read some of his books in the past, so it seems like time to start the series at the beginning and work my way through. Very humorous, as expected, with our hero being extremely lucky - and funny.

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basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	i'm currently finishing up Cast in Secret by michelle sagara, and am periodically hit-and-running stories in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction from march 2008.

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Just finished 'The Dreaming Void' by Peter Hamilton. It was okay with a good ending but seemed a bit long. It as as though the author jammed 600 pages into a 900 page book. Next Nelson Demille and 'Wild Fire'

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astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	I finished [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]The Electric Church by Jeff Somers I think 7 out of 10. Nothing extraordinary but fun to read. Easy going, short, action-packed futuristic thriller. It lucks some depth which is compensated by fast pacing story, a couple of interesting characters, good ideas and the most interesting(and somewhat disturbing) part of the book - Appendix [EXTRACTS FROM THE MULQER CODEX]. The future doesn't seem too bright There is a follow up book to this story [/FONT]The Digital Plague that is also available in ebook format. Most likely I will read it too. I liked this book a lot more than Black Man/Thirteen by Richard Morgan. Now, back to epic fantasy. Child of Flame [Crown of Stars 4] by Kate Elliott.

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seajewel Fanatic Posts: 589 Karma: 1451235 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-950	Mostly Julian May's The Many-Coloured Land (Book 1 of the Saga of the Pliocene Exile). I'd checked this out before but didn't get to finish the series before turning it back in so I got it again and am rereading. Also going through Laurell K. Hamilton's a Lick of Frost and George R. R. Martin's Wildcards Book 1. And Korean book Dragon Raja.

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rixte Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 396757 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: new oasis, paperwhite, ipad, kobo	I'm reading Robert Goddard's In Pale Battalions and loving it - somehow, the description doesn't do it justice at all. It's rich and mysterious and has great gothic overtones. Just before that I finished Elizabeth Moon's Vatta series. It had it's good points, but I think it ended fairly weak and I get a little exhausted by how often secondary characters talk about how amazing the primaries are, when we don't actually get to see any evidence. I loved books 1 and 4, 2 was good, 3 was meh and the 5th and final book in the series was a huge let-down.