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kennyc · 07-19-2011, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ditchleyportrait

got a different version that is better (google)

more importantly i now have calibre which is AMAZING.

awesome program. wow.

Send money. Kovid will appreciate it!

Ditchleyportrait · 07-19-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Send money. Kovid will appreciate it!

i'm going to have to at some point.

kennyc · 07-19-2011, 09:44 PM

kennyc · 07-20-2011, 05:33 AM

Just ran across this:

Hunters Run by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

http://www.amazon.com/Hunters-Run-eb...154098&sr=1-49

looks interesting. Anyone read it?

carld · 07-20-2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Just ran across this:

Hunters Run by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

http://www.amazon.com/Hunters-Run-eb...154098&sr=1-49

looks interesting. Anyone read it?

That does look interesting. I'm downloading the sample now.

I'm currently giving American Gods another try, with the 10th anniversary edition.

Crusader · 07-20-2011, 01:53 PM

I finished Deadlands by Lily Herne (review available here). It's a very good zombie novel set in South Africa and written by a mother and daughter duo. I don't normally care for YA novels, but this was a pleasant surprise. I liked the new take on zombies and of course the truly South African slang and setting!

Rainmaker · 07-20-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Just ran across this:

Hunters Run by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

http://www.amazon.com/Hunters-Run-eb...154098&sr=1-49

looks interesting. Anyone read it?

I've read the back of the book... hmm, sounds interesting, maybe i ll give it a try after I'm done with the 4 novels from Sherlock Holmes!

Ditchleyportrait · 07-20-2011, 02:11 PM

montcalm and wolfe. better than that other french and indian war book i was fooling with.

orlok · 07-20-2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Crusader

I finished Deadlands by Lily Herne (review available here). It's a very good zombie novel set in South Africa and written by a mother and daughter duo. I don't normally care for YA novels, but this was a pleasant surprise. I liked the new take on zombies and of course the truly South African slang and setting!

Thanks for the tip. As a South African born boy myself, and a zombie fan, I'm interested in giving it a try. Do you know if it is available as an ebook? The link from the author page is to the pb version.

Crusader · 07-20-2011, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Thanks for the tip. As a South African born boy myself, and a zombie fan, I'm interested in giving it a try. Do you know if it is available as an ebook? The link from the author page is to the pb version.

I've contacted the publisher to find out, so hopefully they'll get back to me. I've tried searching, but couldn't come up with any results myself. I think chances are good that it's not available as an ebook at this stage.

orlok · 07-20-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Crusader

I've contacted the publisher to find out, so hopefully they'll get back to me. I've tried searching, but couldn't come up with any results myself. I think chances are good that it's not available as an ebook at this stage.

No, I couldn't find one either. Thanks for looking, and let us know if you get a response

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Crusader · 07-20-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

No, I couldn't find one either. Thanks for looking, and let us know if you get a response

.

Will do. You can read a small excerpt though. Guess Penguin SA doesn't have much of an ebook strategy yet.

phenomshel · 07-20-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

Dresden files 01: Storm Front, by Jim Butcher.

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

Is it any good?

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

I'm halfway through, and since I'm not a big fan of hardboiled crime fiction and that I read somewhere that someone said Storm Front wasn't very good, I'm afraid the prejudice is too big to be fully erased.

Anyway, Storm Front is a tiny bit better than what I expected. A dry sense of humor now and then helps a lot. But that's it. Nothing more.

Like I said, I'm not into this 'genre' (detective wizard + vampiress + modern Chicago) so I might not continue with Dresden files.

LOL Anh, I can see why you wouldn't appreciate Dresden since you're not into detective wizardry, but I do have to admit being puzzled at whoever called them "hard-boiled". And I love the humor, but that's just me. Besides, I live an hour out of Chicago, so there's a lot of "Hey, I know that place!" moments for me. I was reading the Naked City anthology last night, and the first story is a Dresden short, about the Billy Goat Curse (yes, there really IS such a thing) on the Chicago Cubs baseball team and Wrigley Field. I was laughing so hard Chris came in to see what was going on, and the dialogue was so good I was reading it out loud to the Siamese, who was perched on my shoulder anyway. I don't think he appreciated it, or maybe he just didn't like the fact that his perch was shaking because I was laughing so hard.

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Send money. Kovid will appreciate it!

Where's that "ditto" sign when I need it? Anyway, what Kenny said. And yes, calibre is wonderful.

kennyc · 07-20-2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

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Where's that "ditto" sign when I need it? Anyway, what Kenny said. And yes, calibre is wonderful.

You mean this?

BearMountainBooks · 07-20-2011, 03:31 PM

Speaking of zombies, I was writing an article on covers (that will hopefully be carried by a blog other than mine) and has anyone seen this???

http://www.amazon.com/My-Life-White-...1189958&sr=8-1

OHMYGod. The article I'm working on is a bit of a "bad covers" thing--but this cover was so bad I know the blog would NOT want it on the front page. (And the idea is to make the article marketable, not distasteful to the point you can't look too long.)

I'm sure some of you have seen it. I understand TOR did a big 'What do you think?' and it was really ... well liked...

Yikes.

I know. Don't judge a book by the cover. Any takers????

Not me...

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Just ran across this: Hunters Run by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois http://www.amazon.com/Hunters-Run-eb...154098&sr=1-49 looks interesting. Anyone read it?

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Crusader Space Cadet Posts: 1,180 Karma: 4030536 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Device: Sony PRS-T1, Cybook Opus, Kobo Glo	I finished Deadlands by Lily Herne (review available here). It's a very good zombie novel set in South Africa and written by a mother and daughter duo. I don't normally care for YA novels, but this was a pleasant surprise. I liked the new take on zombies and of course the truly South African slang and setting!

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Ditchleyportrait Fanatic Posts: 504 Karma: 780086 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: ny Device: Kindle DX Graphite	montcalm and wolfe. better than that other french and indian war book i was fooling with.

07-20-2011, 03:31 PM	#10185
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Speaking of zombies, I was writing an article on covers (that will hopefully be carried by a blog other than mine) and has anyone seen this??? http://www.amazon.com/My-Life-White-...1189958&sr=8-1 OHMYGod. The article I'm working on is a bit of a "bad covers" thing--but this cover was so bad I know the blog would NOT want it on the front page. (And the idea is to make the article marketable, not distasteful to the point you can't look too long.) I'm sure some of you have seen it. I understand TOR did a big 'What do you think?' and it was really ... well liked... Yikes. I know. Don't judge a book by the cover. Any takers???? Not me...