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coderserdar · 12-29-2011, 12:49 PM

jack higgins - bad company

an excellent sean dillon adventure again
they are chasing a secret from second world war about adolf hitler and
action and exciting rise again
all of you should read this book and whole sean dillon series

DiapDealer · 12-29-2011, 12:52 PM

I finished Tim Powers' Three Days to Never... and of course it didn't let me down. It won't knock any of my Powers favorites from their perches, but still very, very enjoyable. Very few writers could have me thinking that a crack squad of paranormal operatives monitoring psychic channels in the US was perfectly normal and acceptable behavior... in two chapters or less.

I used part of a Christmas gift-certificate to purchase my first ever K.J. Parker novel—The Hammer—so I currently have that going. A few things to note about The Hammer so far for me:

1) it's a stand-alone, it has a tight focus (setting-wise and the number of main characters), and it's very character-driven. All of those can be tallied in my personal plus column for fantasy.

2) there's no doubt in my mind whatsoever that K.J. Parker is a woman.

3) I couldn't care any less about that ^^^ (except in a "huh... wonder why the big deal/mystery surrounding that fact?" kind of way).

Nyssa · 12-29-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I used part of a Christmas gift-certificate to purchase my first ever K.J. Parker novel—The Hammer—so I currently have that going. A few things to note about The Hammer so far for me:

1) it's a stand-alone, it has a tight focus (setting-wise and the number of main characters), and it's very character-driven. All of those can be tallied in my personal plus column for fantasy.

And another book goes on my wish list. Thanks for the heads up.

CRussel · 12-29-2011, 01:24 PM

So, DiapDealer -- if I were to want to try a Tim Power's book, never having read any of his stuff, where would you suggest I start? Just curious, since I know our tastes sometimes overlap.

DiapDealer · 12-29-2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

So, DiapDealer -- if I were to want to try a Tim Power's book, never having read any of his stuff, where would you suggest I start? Just curious, since I know our tastes sometimes overlap.

Probably On Stranger Tides or The Anubis Gates, but I don't think you can go wrong just throwing a dart either.

His new book coming out in March of 2012 is a very loose sequel to his earlier The Stress of Her Regard (my personal Powers favorite, but often a little too gothic for many people's tastes), but other than that—and the Fault Lines series (three complete novels comprising a very loose trilogy)—they're all stand-alone novels. The Drawing of the Dark might also be a fun starting point.

I've not read them all myself. Since I've noticed his output slowing down (six years since his last book), I'm in no hurry to catch up with him. So I try to ration.

mlewis78 · 12-29-2011, 03:27 PM

I just read independent author Deborah Emin's Scags at 18 (there is a Scags at 7 which I've read but it's not necessary to read that to enjoy Scags at 18). It's a nice quick read about Scags, as she starts college in Vermont in 1969. Written in first person diary format. Not my usual genre but I loved it.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/Scagsa...web8983105.htm

It's available in drm-free epub or PDF. I bought the epub and converted to mobi for my kindle -- formatting is good. $9.95. Must confess that I know the author (but wouldn't say I like it if I didn't).

WT Sharpe · 12-29-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Probably On Stranger Tides or The Anubis Gates...

Well this is strange—although far from the first time I've encountered similar occurrences at Amazon:

taosaur · 12-29-2011, 11:15 PM

I wrapped up both Norwegian Wood and the Ringworld audiobook last night, and started in on Altered Carbon audio last night and 11/22/63 today. Both books I just finished were great, though I think I still prefer Dance, Dance, Dance from Murakami. The latter of the new reads already has me hooked a dozen pages into it, but I'm not sure about Altered Carbon. The opening just seemed like such a cheeseball action movie setup, worthy of that awful G.I. Joe movie last year. I'll give it a couple chapters to redeem itself, but it may land on the discard pile.

xg4bx · 12-30-2011, 05:07 AM

Containment Room 7 by Bryan Hall

"In a far corner of space, orbiting a massive black hole, the research ship DARC12 discovers a strange asteroid—one that seems to be … alive. After loading the rock onboard for study, the ship quickly descends into madness.

It begins with voices, whispers filling the shadows and the minds of the crew. A once sane man declares that their discovery is not just a rock, but a god. Then the killing begins, and a cult rises swearing allegiance to their newfound deity.

As the murders mount and the dead themselves begin to rise, a small group of survivors cling to the hope that they can somehow escape the hell they’ve been plunged into. But their problems mount as they face an army of undead crewmembers, the reanimated corpses of hundreds of failed genetic experiments, the murderous cult, and—worst of all—the rapidly evolving creature in containment room 7."

taosaur · 12-30-2011, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by xg4bx

Containment Room 7 by Bryan Hall

"In a far corner of space, orbiting a massive black hole, the research ship DARC12 discovers a strange asteroid—one that seems to be … alive. After loading the rock onboard for study, the ship quickly descends into madness.

It begins with voices, whispers filling the shadows and the minds of the crew. A once sane man declares that their discovery is not just a rock, but a god. Then the killing begins, and a cult rises swearing allegiance to their newfound deity.

As the murders mount and the dead themselves begin to rise, a small group of survivors cling to the hope that they can somehow escape the hell they’ve been plunged into. But their problems mount as they face an army of undead crewmembers, the reanimated corpses of hundreds of failed genetic experiments, the murderous cult, and—worst of all—the rapidly evolving creature in containment room 7."

Soooo... Event Horizon, but more zombie, less cenobite?

pdurrant · 12-30-2011, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Well this is strange—although far from the first time I've encountered similar occurrences at Amazon:

It's just that for some odd reason the two editions aren't tied together in Amazon's database.

DiapDealer · 12-30-2011, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Well this is strange—although far from the first time I've encountered similar occurrences at Amazon:

Ha! I hadn't noticed that. I have almost all of Powers' works in physical form (except for one Topaz ebook), so I've never really looked them up. That $9.99 price seems a little steep though... and I'm a huge fan! Sounds like the publisher is trying to cash in on the fact the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie very loosely borrows from Powers' 1987 book of the same name.

CRussel · 12-30-2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Well this is strange—although far from the first time I've encountered similar occurrences at Amazon:

Strange. A search for it in the Kindle Store only, popped it right up. At $9.99, which seems a bit steep.

Meanwhile, finished Dragonseye, the second book in the On Dragonwings omnibus. I think I'll just go ahead and finish Moretta and get these off my TBR before the new year and new challenge start.

alansplace · 12-30-2011, 01:42 PM

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...I'm now going to begin reading 'The Fallen Man', the 12th book in Tony Hillerman's Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee Mystery Novels.

I finished The Fallen Man last night and got that feeling at the end that I really didn't want to leave the Hillermanverse. So I picked up The First Eagle (the Hillerman books are $8.99 at amazon.com), the 13th installment in the Joe Leaphorn & Jim Chee Mystery Novels. I really enjoy this series. It places me in an environment where I've spent a lot of vacation time and also some college field work time as well.

Nyssa · 12-30-2011, 03:10 PM

I just watched the Jim Butcher interview (Thank You Alan!

) and wishlisted one book from each of his favorite authors, except for David Weber, as I have all of the Honorverse books already. I know I won't get to any of those authors in 2012, but they'll at least be there for reference should I want to give one a try.

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12-29-2011, 12:49 PM	#11851
coderserdar Groupie Posts: 186 Karma: 37852 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Türkiye Device: Amazon Kindle 3 Wifi, İpod Touch 4th Generation	jack higgins - bad company an excellent sean dillon adventure again they are chasing a secret from second world war about adolf hitler and action and exciting rise again all of you should read this book and whole sean dillon series

12-29-2011, 12:52 PM	#11852
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,605 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I finished Tim Powers' Three Days to Never... and of course it didn't let me down. It won't knock any of my Powers favorites from their perches, but still very, very enjoyable. Very few writers could have me thinking that a crack squad of paranormal operatives monitoring psychic channels in the US was perfectly normal and acceptable behavior... in two chapters or less. I used part of a Christmas gift-certificate to purchase my first ever K.J. Parker novel—The Hammer—so I currently have that going. A few things to note about The Hammer so far for me: 1) it's a stand-alone, it has a tight focus (setting-wise and the number of main characters), and it's very character-driven. All of those can be tallied in my personal plus column for fantasy. 2) there's no doubt in my mind whatsoever that K.J. Parker is a woman. 3) I couldn't care any less about that ^^^ (except in a "huh... wonder why the big deal/mystery surrounding that fact?" kind of way).

12-29-2011, 01:24 PM	#11854
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	So, DiapDealer -- if I were to want to try a Tim Power's book, never having read any of his stuff, where would you suggest I start? Just curious, since I know our tastes sometimes overlap.

12-29-2011, 03:27 PM	#11856
mlewis78 Guru Posts: 909 Karma: 6449772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Device: Kindle Oasis 2 (7"); HDX 8.9"; Ipad2	I just read independent author Deborah Emin's Scags at 18 (there is a Scags at 7 which I've read but it's not necessary to read that to enjoy Scags at 18). It's a nice quick read about Scags, as she starts college in Vermont in 1969. Written in first person diary format. Not my usual genre but I loved it. http://www.prweb.com/releases/Scagsa...web8983105.htm It's available in drm-free epub or PDF. I bought the epub and converted to mobi for my kindle -- formatting is good. $9.95. Must confess that I know the author (but wouldn't say I like it if I didn't).

12-29-2011, 11:15 PM	#11858
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	I wrapped up both Norwegian Wood and the Ringworld audiobook last night, and started in on Altered Carbon audio last night and 11/22/63 today. Both books I just finished were great, though I think I still prefer Dance, Dance, Dance from Murakami. The latter of the new reads already has me hooked a dozen pages into it, but I'm not sure about Altered Carbon. The opening just seemed like such a cheeseball action movie setup, worthy of that awful G.I. Joe movie last year. I'll give it a couple chapters to redeem itself, but it may land on the discard pile.

12-30-2011, 05:07 AM	#11859
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Containment Room 7 by Bryan Hall "In a far corner of space, orbiting a massive black hole, the research ship DARC12 discovers a strange asteroid—one that seems to be … alive. After loading the rock onboard for study, the ship quickly descends into madness. It begins with voices, whispers filling the shadows and the minds of the crew. A once sane man declares that their discovery is not just a rock, but a god. Then the killing begins, and a cult rises swearing allegiance to their newfound deity. As the murders mount and the dead themselves begin to rise, a small group of survivors cling to the hope that they can somehow escape the hell they’ve been plunged into. But their problems mount as they face an army of undead crewmembers, the reanimated corpses of hundreds of failed genetic experiments, the murderous cult, and—worst of all—the rapidly evolving creature in containment room 7."

12-30-2011, 03:10 PM	#11865
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I just watched the Jim Butcher interview (Thank You Alan! ) and wishlisted one book from each of his favorite authors, except for David Weber, as I have all of the Honorverse books already. I know I won't get to any of those authors in 2012, but they'll at least be there for reference should I want to give one a try.