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HarryT · 02-07-2012, 03:30 AM

I had a £10 Amazon gift certificate from my amazon.co.uk Mastercard, so I thought that this would be a good buy. An omnibus edition of all four "Rama" books (Rendezvous With Rama, Rama II, Garden Of Rama, Rama Revealed) for £9.99. Of course it's the first one that's the classic, but I remember enjoying the others (co-written with Gentry Lee) when I read them in paperback many years ago. I shan't read this immediately, but it's nice to have it. For £2.50 per book, it's a bargain.

Latinandgreek · 02-07-2012, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

So you're saying The Shadow of the Wind is a breeze.

Actually, it sounds like it might have made a good choice for the Book Club, but it's too late for the Romance month. Think it would fit into mystery?

It would fit into mystery no problem.

Latinandgreek · 02-07-2012, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

It's an amazing book. Brilliance.

It did use one plot device that I'm unhappy with, though.

Spaniards tell me the original is poetry-like.

I would love to read it in Spanish, I'll see if I can find a copy.

JsKindle3 · 02-07-2012, 05:00 AM

not on my Kindle, (well yet

) but i have

The Lazarus Trap

The Boys Of The Dark

More Than It Hurts You.

HomeInMyShoes · 02-07-2012, 05:14 AM

I finished The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I enjoyed this set a lot. Interesting plots. A bit of geekiness. Really enjoyable.

Now I'm on to Stanley Elkin's Van Gogh's Room at Arles which is a set of three novellas.

pdurrant · 02-07-2012, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next: The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin

Wow — I bought this one way back in August 2008 in a massive splurge in a 100% rebate sale at Fictionwise. It's about time I read it.

And I'm very glad I did. An excellent novel depicting an "ambiguous utopia". Highly recommended. Apart from the interesting depiction of life on the world she describes, the plot is interesting, and I really care about Le Guin's characters, in a way that I don't about the ones in Marsbound and Starbound.

Next up: Asimov's SF, March 2012 by Dell Magazine Authors

ProjeKtWEREWOLF · 02-07-2012, 09:52 AM

Deliverance Lost by Gav Thorpe. It's one of the last books in the Warhammer 40k Horus Heresy series.

I'll be re-reading some Weis & Hickman Dragonlance novels when I'm done.

tecweston · 02-07-2012, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ProjeKtWEREWOLF

Try 'Horns' by the same author. I really enjoyed it.

I added it to my wish list at my library. Once I clear out a few of the other books I've got holds on right now, I'll check that one out.

tch65721 · 02-07-2012, 01:47 PM

Reading The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. Omnibus from Baen includes Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold. I thought $6 was a good deal for all three, although Sheepfarmer's Daughter is in the Baen free library.

pilotbob · 02-07-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by richvalle

You liking "Evoguia"? Even at Free it would still take time to read it which might be better spent on another book.

rv

Just to clarify, I didn't get the book because it was free.. but because I have enjoyed other titles from Steve. Both his Kestral Voyages and Verdant Skys. And, I notice there is a new Verdant Pioneers that I am sure I will grab very soon.

BOb

CRussel · 02-07-2012, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tch65721

Reading The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. Omnibus from Baen includes Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold. I thought $6 was a good deal for all three, although Sheepfarmer's Daughter is in the Baen free library.

Yes, it's a very good deal. And a great series. I re-read it last spring and enjoyed it quite a bit.

richvalle · 02-07-2012, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Just to clarify, I didn't get the book because it was free.. but because I have enjoyed other titles from Steve. Both his Kestral Voyages and Verdant Skys. And, I notice there is a new Verdant Pioneers that I am sure I will grab very soon.

BOb

Ahh, thank you for the clarification. I went ahead and grabbed the book and I'll get around to reading it.

rv

WT Sharpe · 02-07-2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

It would fit into mystery no problem.

Well, let's see; in The MobileRead Book Club, March is Thriller/Suspense, July is Mystery/Crime, and August is a Free-For-All.

I think I'll make a note to myself to nominate The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon in August. It seems to defy easy categorization, and looks like it would be interesting, especially as how you say it's "hard to put down."

A lot of good things have been said about it.

JsKindle3 · 02-07-2012, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Well, let's see; in The MobileRead Book Club, March is Thriller/Suspense, July is Mystery/Crime, and August is a Free-For-All.

I think I'll make a note to myself to nominate The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon in August. It seems to defy easy categorization, and looks like it would be interesting, especially as how you say it's "hard to put down."

A lot of good things have been said about it.

i didnt know there was a bookclub here! off to look!

WT Sharpe · 02-07-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JsKindle3

i didnt know there was a bookclub here! off to look!

There are two book clubs! No waiting! Follow this link:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=245

02-07-2012, 03:30 AM	#12286
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,549 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Rama Omnibus, by Arthur C. Clarke I had a £10 Amazon gift certificate from my amazon.co.uk Mastercard, so I thought that this would be a good buy. An omnibus edition of all four "Rama" books (Rendezvous With Rama, Rama II, Garden Of Rama, Rama Revealed) for £9.99. Of course it's the first one that's the classic, but I remember enjoying the others (co-written with Gentry Lee) when I read them in paperback many years ago. I shan't read this immediately, but it's nice to have it. For £2.50 per book, it's a bargain.

02-07-2012, 05:14 AM	#12290
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I finished The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster. I enjoyed this set a lot. Interesting plots. A bit of geekiness. Really enjoyable. Now I'm on to Stanley Elkin's Van Gogh's Room at Arles which is a set of three novellas. Last edited by HomeInMyShoes; 02-07-2012 at 05:18 AM.

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tch65721 Evangelist Posts: 498 Karma: 3858956 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 10", Android phone	Reading The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. Omnibus from Baen includes Sheepfarmer's Daughter, Divided Allegiance, and Oath of Gold. I thought $6 was a good deal for all three, although Sheepfarmer's Daughter is in the Baen free library.