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mewmartigan · 04-21-2015, 12:32 PM

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Sorry to hear that. I bought them many years ago (late 90s/early 2000's) from Baen.

I'll check Baen but I figured it would show up on Amazon if Baen has it since they started working together a while back.

HarryT · 04-21-2015, 12:33 PM

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I'll check Baen but I figured it would show up on Amazon if Baen has it since they started working together a while back.

Unfortunately many books that Baen have sold in the past are no longer available today; presumably due to rights issues.

HarryT · 04-21-2015, 12:35 PM

Just finished "The Deeds of the Disturber", by Elizabeth Peters; the 5th book in the "Amelia Peabody" series. Amelia and Emerson are back in London following their most recent season's excavations in Egypt, and get caught up in the usual series of criminal exploits that pursue them wherever they go in seems. Enormously enjoyable, as always - a wonderful series.

pdurrant · 04-21-2015, 03:11 PM

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Well, it was fun, but not very memorable.

Next up: Asimov's SF for June 2015

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But I've also just read Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reeves. An enjoyable YA with an interestiong multiverse setup.

And now I've finished the Asimov's. An excellent set of stories this month.

Now for the latest Analog SFF, for June 2015.

CRussel · 04-21-2015, 03:36 PM

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Just finished "The Deeds of the Disturber", by Elizabeth Peters; the 5th book in the "Amelia Peabody" series. Amelia and Emerson are back in London following their most recent season's excavations in Egypt, and get caught up in the usual series of criminal exploits that pursue them wherever they go in seems. Enormously enjoyable, as always - a wonderful series.

Hmmm. That's the next one up on my list. Time to circle back to her.

AstoundingBruce · 04-21-2015, 03:57 PM

Bruce Fottler's Dover Park is a ride! If you like twists, this one is a roller-coaster.

For me, the exposition was a little hard to follow. I found it a bit rushed and it was tricky to keep the characters straight in my mind. But by the second chapter, I was hooked, and could hardly stop reading.

Can there be too many plot twists? I suppose each reader must answer that for him or her self. But you'll never know if you don't grab a copy and read it.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

bfisher · 04-21-2015, 04:57 PM

Currently reading "When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II" by Molly Manning. It describes the evolution of the Armed Services Edition book distribution to American forces during WW2.

Nyssa · 04-21-2015, 06:31 PM

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I am currently reading The Rook. Its fantastic, so far! I wish I had started it yesterday morning. Now I'll have to sneak in 5 minutes of reading enjoyment, whenever I can, during the workweek.

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Just started it, and I'm hooked right from the very beginning. Thanks for the recommendation

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Yay! Did you end up enjoying the book as a whole?

I'm looking forward to book #2.

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Yes I did! In fact, as soon as I finished I went on to look for the sequel, only to be disappointed that it's not out yet. Amazon says Stiletto is not available until Sept 1 2016, which is a looong time to wait. Still, it's not as though there's nothing else on my TBR list...

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So true, about the TBR, and thanks for mentioning the expected publication date.

I'm glad you enjoyed The Rook!

Dazrin · 04-22-2015, 01:07 AM

Another library book came in for me, so I am putting War of Honor on hold to read DragonFlight. It has probably been 25 years since I read this, so I am really looking forward to it.

War of Honor has been interesting, but I have been skimming large passages of info dumps. At about 1/3 finished with it I am certainly agreeing with CRussel's comment about it being a 400 page book trying to get out of the 800 page book it's trapped in.

Edit: So far while I have enjoyed DragonFlight, I am really irritated by the lack of proofing they did when converting to digital. I have highlighted around 50 locations where in their conversion they have removed periods from between sentences It is really hard to read when they do that That little dot is important! Missing periods is the most common offender, but they also have some obvious OCR errors in other places, such as "I'm" getting mutated to "Tm" or "same" being changed to "saine". Very poorly done.

For anyone who is looking this was published by Random House on Feb 26, 2002 as a Kindle version (maybe as a mobi at the time?) according to Overdrive and Amazon. There is also an collection of three books that might have been done better, but was published only a month later so ???

pdurrant · 04-22-2015, 03:48 PM

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Now for the latest Analog SFF, for June 2015.

While reading the Analog, I've also read the only new content in Grantville Gazette VII - a new short story by Eric Flint. (All the other stories were published in the Grantville Gazette Magazine, issues 10-20.) And an interesting little story it was, too.

alansplace · 04-22-2015, 06:47 PM

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I certainly enjoyed reading Meanwhile Back at the Morgue! Next book is the newly published Hidden (Alex Verus #5) by Benedict Jacka!

I finished reading Hidden, liked it a lot! Now on to Penumbra (Spook Squad #3) by Keri Arthur, a recent Amazon freebie.

Rev. Bob · 04-22-2015, 09:41 PM

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Edit: So far while I have enjoyed DragonFlight, I am really irritated by the lack of proofing they did when converting to digital. I have highlighted around 50 locations where in their conversion they have removed periods from between sentences It is really hard to read when they do that That little dot is important! Missing periods is the most common offender, but they also have some obvious OCR errors in other places, such as "I'm" getting mutated to "Tm" or "same" being changed to "saine". Very poorly done.

Oh, I hate when that happens. I just started Gail Carriger's Prudence, and I've spotted five homophone errors in the first two chapters. (Calling that big river the "Themes" was bad enough, but referring to the Romeo and Juliet "balcony seen" is just awful. I blame dictation software, but someone should've caught that.)

pdurrant · 04-23-2015, 04:10 AM

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Analog SFF[/I], for June 2015.

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While reading the Analog, I've also read the only new content in Grantville Gazette VII.

And now I've finished the Analog. A good issue - and the 1,000th edition of the magazine, in the sense that a full run of the printed magazine would give you 1,000 physical magazines.

Next up: Harry Turtledove's Bridge of the Separator, my oldest bought but unread ebook. At least, I think it's unread.

DrNefario · 04-23-2015, 08:30 AM

I'm still reading Wolf Hall. It's a long book. I'm 76% of the way through it now, so should finish it this weekend.

Disappointingly, though, the battery on my old Kindle is definitely on the way out. I'm fairly sure I charged it up before I started, and it was flat enough to be showing an exclamation mark last night. That's just 76% of one book for a full charge. I normally leave the wifi on, but I turned it off a few days ago when I noticed it was getting low.

I guess it's time I thought about a replacement.

Oh, and I am enjoying the book.

pdurrant · 04-23-2015, 09:31 AM

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I guess it's time I thought about a replacement.

A replacement battery, I hope! They are readily available for kindles.

04-22-2015, 01:07 AM	#22134
Dazrin Wizard Posts: 2,730 Karma: 75825105 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: PDXish Device: Kindle Voyage, various Android devices	Another library book came in for me, so I am putting War of Honor on hold to read DragonFlight. It has probably been 25 years since I read this, so I am really looking forward to it. War of Honor has been interesting, but I have been skimming large passages of info dumps. At about 1/3 finished with it I am certainly agreeing with CRussel's comment about it being a 400 page book trying to get out of the 800 page book it's trapped in. Edit: So far while I have enjoyed DragonFlight, I am really irritated by the lack of proofing they did when converting to digital. I have highlighted around 50 locations where in their conversion they have removed periods from between sentences It is really hard to read when they do that That little dot is important! Missing periods is the most common offender, but they also have some obvious OCR errors in other places, such as "I'm" getting mutated to "Tm" or "same" being changed to "saine". Very poorly done. For anyone who is looking this was published by Random House on Feb 26, 2002 as a Kindle version (maybe as a mobi at the time?) according to Overdrive and Amazon. There is also an collection of three books that might have been done better, but was published only a month later so ??? Last edited by Dazrin; 04-22-2015 at 11:42 AM. Reason: Added comments about OCR conversion.

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Just finished "The Deeds of the Disturber", by Elizabeth Peters; the 5th book in the "Amelia Peabody" series. Amelia and Emerson are back in London following their most recent season's excavations in Egypt, and get caught up in the usual series of criminal exploits that pursue them wherever they go in seems. Enormously enjoyable, as always - a wonderful series.

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DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,207 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I'm still reading Wolf Hall. It's a long book. I'm 76% of the way through it now, so should finish it this weekend. Disappointingly, though, the battery on my old Kindle is definitely on the way out. I'm fairly sure I charged it up before I started, and it was flat enough to be showing an exclamation mark last night. That's just 76% of one book for a full charge. I normally leave the wifi on, but I turned it off a few days ago when I noticed it was getting low. I guess it's time I thought about a replacement. Oh, and I am enjoying the book.