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din155 · 09-26-2015, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by samhy

I've started it and liked very much the first part. I'm kind of stalling now at the beginning of Shift 2. So far I don't like it as much as WOOL, but it's still better than books that I've read lately.
I hope you enjoy it more than me

So far it has been very slow going and I am only listening it during my runs which I am afraid not often during a week. The book has picked some pace now and hope it gets better. I agree that WOOL was more enjoyable than this.

Hampshire Nanny · 09-27-2015, 01:53 PM

I am about 1/2 way into Celebrity in Death, the 34th book in the Eve Dallas mysteries by Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb.

peterwardgd · 09-28-2015, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by orlok

I do so enjoy the Parker books. I have only the last one in the series, Dirty Money, left to read, and I keep tantalising myself with it (it's sitting on my Kindle, just waiting to be opened), but I'm savouring it for a while longer, as once I've read it, I'll know there are no more...

Now reading the latest Jack Reacher, Make Me. Excellent, as always.

ha, i'm doing the exact same thing. I don't want it to end but i know it has to. I wish the Alan Grofield books would be released as ebooks i'd like to read them as well.

Dngrsone · 09-28-2015, 08:29 AM

Finished War of Honor. At All Costs is next, but this is where Weber goes of into a direction I wasn't thrilled with last time I read these books.

So, I started reading Robin Hobb's Dragon Keeper instead. The writing isn't as compelling as some authors I've read, but the story itself is good, and interesting. I'll finish this one soon enough and go to the next in the series.

bfisher · 09-28-2015, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by peterwardgd

ha, i'm doing the exact same thing. I don't want it to end but i know it has to. I wish the Alan Grofield books would be released as ebooks i'd like to read them as well.

Some of them are available at Amazon Canada. I'd assumed they were also available in the US, since they are published by University of Chicago Press.

pdurrant · 09-28-2015, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: Twice in Time by Manley Wade Wellman. From the September Baen Bundle.

Which I enjoyed. Remarkably good for its time, and I liked the requirements for time travel (although there is one oversight in the conditions).

Next: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. I liked the sample. I hope I like the book, as I've also bought the next four in the series!

CRussel · 09-28-2015, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Which I enjoyed. Remarkably good for its time, and I liked the requirements for time travel (although there is one oversight in the conditions).

Next: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. I liked the sample. I hope I like the book, as I've also bought the next four in the series!

I'll be astounded if you don't. This series was my surprise of the year last year. (And, btw, the Audible versions are also excellent.)

bfisher · 09-28-2015, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

I'll be astounded if you don't. This series was my surprise of the year last year. (And, btw, the Audible versions are also excellent.)

Same here - eagerly awaiting #6.

Just finished A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol 3 by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller - nicely filled a few holes, and, as usual, left me wanting more. I'm finding that I prefer the short story format for the Liaden Universe. I love to see the minor characters being fleshed out.

CRussel · 09-28-2015, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bfisher

Same here - eagerly awaiting #6.

Just finished A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol 3 by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller - nicely filled a few holes, and, as usual, left me wanting more. I'm finding that I prefer the short story format for the Liaden Universe. I love to see the minor characters being fleshed out.

Sadly, it looks like #6 has been delayed. I had pre-ordered it and just got a notification last week that it wouldn't be available until June.

Liaden Universe: I prefer the longer works, but enjoy the short stories as well. Like you, I love to see characters fleshed out. Especially in this character driven Universe.

peterwardgd · 09-28-2015, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bfisher

Some of them are available at Amazon Canada. I'd assumed they were also available in the US, since they are published by University of Chicago Press.

! how strange, no there not available on US amazon it seems. Im in the uk and a kobo user but at least there are out in the wild digitally so there is every hope i'l get them someday. Well spotted, thanks.

Hampshire Nanny · 09-28-2015, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Liaden Universe: I prefer the longer works, but enjoy the short stories as well. Like you, I love to see characters fleshed out. Especially in this character driven Universe.

As with most other series, I prefer novels. However, once I know the setting and the primary characters, I can enjoy the occasional short story or novella. I just tend to think of it as being a couple of chapters of a longer work.

issybird · 09-28-2015, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by peterwardgd

! how strange, no there not available on US amazon it seems. Im in the uk and a kobo user but at least there are out in the wild digitally so there is every hope i'l get them someday. Well spotted, thanks.

Four of them are available as ebooks from both US Amazon and US Kobo.

orlok · 09-28-2015, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by peterwardgd

ha, i'm doing the exact same thing. I don't want it to end but i know it has to. I wish the Alan Grofield books would be released as ebooks i'd like to read them as well.

Yes, I've been waiting for them to be released too. Very frustrating.

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Originally Posted by bfisher

Some of them are available at Amazon Canada. I'd assumed they were also available in the US, since they are published by University of Chicago Press.

That's worth knowing. Might have to do a bit of location fudging to be able to purchase them...

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. I liked the sample. I hope I like the book, as I've also bought the next four in the series!

Very good, and well worth the read.

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Originally Posted by issybird

Four of them are available as ebooks from both US Amazon and US Kobo.

Thanks for the heads up. I will do a bit of foraging

bfisher · 09-28-2015, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by peterwardgd

! how strange, no there not available on US amazon it seems. Im in the uk and a kobo user but at least there are out in the wild digitally so there is every hope i'l get them someday. Well spotted, thanks.

Perhaps there is a geographical rights issue for the UK for print vs digital distribution.

WT Sharpe · 09-28-2015, 10:39 PM

I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and loved this book far more than I anticipated I would. As of now it ranks in my estimation as being one of the greatest novels I've ever read. The storytelling was simple but powerful, and the relations between the races came off as thoroughly authentic for the times. Highly recommended. While I intend to download a preview of the sequel (or prequel or whatever it is), Go Set a Watchman, I doubt after some of the reviews I've read that I'll actually read it. It would hurt too much to read that she transformed Atticus into a bigot. (Did she really do that?)

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09-27-2015, 01:53 PM	#22817
Hampshire Nanny Guru Posts: 615 Karma: 8064562 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3 KB, iPad2	I am about 1/2 way into *Celebrity in Death, the 34th book in the Eve Dallas* mysteries by Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb.

09-28-2015, 08:29 AM	#22819
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	Finished War of Honor. At All Costs is next, but this is where Weber goes of into a direction I wasn't thrilled with last time I read these books. So, I started reading Robin Hobb's Dragon Keeper instead. The writing isn't as compelling as some authors I've read, but the story itself is good, and interesting. I'll finish this one soon enough and go to the next in the series.

09-28-2015, 10:39 PM	#22830
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I just finished *To Kill a Mockingbird* by Harper Lee and loved this book far more than I anticipated I would. As of now it ranks in my estimation as being one of the greatest novels I've ever read. The storytelling was simple but powerful, and the relations between the races came off as thoroughly authentic for the times. Highly recommended. While I intend to download a preview of the sequel (or prequel or whatever it is), Go Set a Watchman, I doubt after some of the reviews I've read that I'll actually read it. It would hurt too much to read that she transformed Atticus into a bigot. (Did she really do that?)