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Dngrsone · 10-15-2015, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Okay, what am I missing here? I'm on amazon.com and I can see this Finding Davey as a Kindle edition. Is amazon doing some weird geographic thing and showing me the Canadian availability? I stand to be corrected, but I am seeing this and the page is even telling me "Kindle titles are available for CA customers on Amazon.ca. " with a link to "Continue shopping on the Kindle Store at Amazon.ca."

I'm Internet-dumb on this one.

When I hit that link, I get "This book is not available"

I haven't read a Jack Chalker book that was terrible, though some were better than others... I have very worn copies of the Well of Souls books, as well as the Soul Rider books, and I've read the G.O.D. Inc books, as I recall, and Wonderland Gambit. I haven't read all his stuff, though.

I often compare him to Stephen Donaldson, though their styles are somewhat different... I guess because they are from the same era of scifi?

Anywho, reading the second Peregrine's book, Hollow City.

bfisher · 10-15-2015, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

When I hit that link, I get "This book is not available"

I haven't read a Jack Chalker book that was terrible, though some were better than others... I have very worn copies of the Well of Souls books, as well as the Soul Rider books, and I've read the G.O.D. Inc books, as I recall, and Wonderland Gambit. I haven't read all his stuff, though.

I often compare him to Stephen Donaldson, though their styles are somewhat different... I guess because they are from the same era of scifi?

Anywho, reading the second Peregrine's book, Hollow City.

I liked his Lords of the Diamond tetrology.
I've been meaning to read his Three Kings series for years.

CRussel · 10-15-2015, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Okay, what am I missing here? I'm on amazon.com and I can see this Finding Davey as a Kindle edition. Is amazon doing some weird geographic thing and showing me the Canadian availability? I stand to be corrected, but I am seeing this and the page is even telling me "Kindle titles are available for CA customers on Amazon.ca. " with a link to "Continue shopping on the Kindle Store at Amazon.ca."

I'm Internet-dumb on this one.

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Originally Posted by issybird

Yeah, not available at Amazon.com from a US perspective/account. Sometimes a tipoff is a weird price where the price has been converted to the putative currency where the book can't be bought.

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

When I hit that link, I get "This book is not available"

I haven't read a Jack Chalker book that was terrible, though some were better than others... I have very worn copies of the Well of Souls books, as well as the Soul Rider books, and I've read the G.O.D. Inc books, as I recall, and Wonderland Gambit. I haven't read all his stuff, though.

I often compare him to Stephen Donaldson, though their styles are somewhat different... I guess because they are from the same era of scifi?

Anywho, reading the second Peregrine's book, Hollow City.

The book is available in Kindle format if you have a Canadian account. I don't, I have a US account, and it's not available for a US account. (I _do_ have a Canadian Amazon account, but it's tied to my US Amazon account, so I can't buy eBooks on it, I have to go to Amazon.com, not Amazon.ca to buy eBooks.)

pdurrant · 10-16-2015, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: Onward Drake! - a collection of stories to honour David Drake, and including two new stories by David himself. Most enjoyable so far.

And the two by Drake himself were excellent. A couple of the others weren't to my taste, but most were very good.

Next up: The Methuselah Virus by someone whose name I can't remember. An ancient purchase from 2007.

HarryT · 10-16-2015, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dngrsone

I haven't read a Jack Chalker book that was terrible, though some were better than others... I have very worn copies of the Well of Souls books, as well as the Soul Rider books, and I've read the G.O.D. Inc books, as I recall, and Wonderland Gambit. I haven't read all his stuff, though.

I recently read his "Three Kings" trilogy, which I was a little disappointed by, particularly the ending to the trilogy, which was a let-down. "Midnight at the Well of Souls" was enormously better, to my mind.

Mort1997 · 10-16-2015, 11:31 AM

Well I finished 'Iced by M Terry Green' which was really good and engrossing from the start.

I then read a couple of mysteries, The Fyre mirror by Karen Harper and Redemption by Jill McGown which were enjoyable, I think I had read the Jill McGown book brefore a couple of years ago.

CRussel · 10-16-2015, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Next up, a quickie -- Welcome Home/Go Away, a Kris Longknife short by Mike Shephard. A fun and light bit of fluff.

Finished. Exactly what I expected, and fills in a gap in the timeline. A 4 out of 5, within the genre.

Next up was the prequel to a new series from Janet Evanovitch and Lee Goldberg -- Pros and Cons, a Fox and O'Hare short story. This was OK, good enough to make me go ahead and try the first full novel in this series. I admit, I really liked the early books in her Stephane Plum series, but got bored with them fairly quickly. If this series has characters who don't grow and change, it will fail fairly quickly for me. But I've got a library copy, so at least I'm not out of pocket.

pdurrant · 10-17-2015, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: The Methuselah Virus by someone whose name I can't remember. An ancient purchase from 2007.

Sub-Michael Crichton. An interesting idea, but I didn't care about the characters, and I found the events ridiculous and the ending unsatisfactory.

Next up: The Cyborg and the Cemetery by Nancy Fulda. A free short story.

Dngrsone · 10-18-2015, 07:45 AM

Finished Hollow City, the second of the Miss peregrine series.

I think I will tackle Stephen Euin Cobb's Plague at Redhook next.

DrNefario · 10-18-2015, 10:38 AM

Just finished Timescape by Gregory Benford, a multiple award winning SF novel about communicating back in time to try to avoid an eco-catastrophe. I kind of liked it, but found it a bit weird. The premise is laid out right from the start, and then we just follow the daily lives of a few characters while the SF unfolds in the background without any real surprises. I was constantly expecting something new to crop up.

After that I started The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell, which I picked up recently as a daily deal. There's a BBC TV adaptation starting in a few days, and I always prefer to read the book first (although I don't know how much or which parts of the book series are being covered). Enjoying it so far, as the Danes conquer their way across England.

HarryT · 10-18-2015, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DrNefario

Just finished Timescape by Gregory Benford, a multiple award winning SF novel about communicating back in time to try to avoid an eco-catastrophe. I kind of liked it, but found it a bit weird. The premise is laid out right from the start, and then we just follow the daily lives of a few characters while the SF unfolds in the background without any real surprises. I was constantly expecting something new to crop up.

It is one of his earliest books, and it shows, although I still enjoyed it. His writing matures a lot in his later work. One that I really enjoyed was "Cosm".

pdurrant · 10-18-2015, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: The Cyborg and the Cemetery by Nancy Fulda. A free short story.

Which was very good indeed. Some writers would have made a novel out of it, but it works well as a short story.

Next up: Analog SF for November 2015.

CRussel · 10-19-2015, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Finished. Exactly what I expected, and fills in a gap in the timeline. A 4 out of 5, within the genre.

Next up was the prequel to a new series from Janet Evanovitch and Lee Goldberg -- Pros and Cons, a Fox and O'Hare short story. This was OK, good enough to make me go ahead and try the first full novel in this series. I admit, I really liked the early books in her Stephane Plum series, but got bored with them fairly quickly. If this series has characters who don't grow and change, it will fail fairly quickly for me. But I've got a library copy, so at least I'm not out of pocket.

So, I read The Heist, the first novel in the Fox and O'Hare series. I very nearly abandoned it about 50 pages in, but I got past that and it was "OK". Not great, not particularly original, but not actively annoying, either. I might read the second one, IF I can get it from the Library. I wouldn't actually pay for it.

Next up, another Library book -- Mr. Churchill's Secretary, by Susan Elia McNeal. This is the first in the Maggie Hope series, and I've got some hopes that it might be interesting.

pdurrant · 10-19-2015, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: Analog SF for November 2015.

Which was an average to good issue.

Now on to Analog SF for December 2015!

Mort1997 · 10-19-2015, 06:06 AM

Just read ' Enter the Janitor by Josh Vogt' from the Monster Story bundle. Enjoyable and I would consider reading the sequel when it is released.

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Mort1997 Wizard Posts: 1,050 Karma: 15288073 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony various , Voyage, Oasis, K3, K4T,Nook Glow+Kobo Aura/H2O/One	Well I finished 'Iced by M Terry Green' which was really good and engrossing from the start. I then read a couple of mysteries, The Fyre mirror by Karen Harper and Redemption by Jill McGown which were enjoyable, I think I had read the Jill McGown book brefore a couple of years ago.

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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 Hollow City, the second of the Miss peregrine series. I think I will tackle Stephen Euin Cobb's Plague at Redhook next.

10-18-2015, 10:38 AM	#22945
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,206 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Just finished Timescape by Gregory Benford, a multiple award winning SF novel about communicating back in time to try to avoid an eco-catastrophe. I kind of liked it, but found it a bit weird. The premise is laid out right from the start, and then we just follow the daily lives of a few characters while the SF unfolds in the background without any real surprises. I was constantly expecting something new to crop up. After that I started The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell, which I picked up recently as a daily deal. There's a BBC TV adaptation starting in a few days, and I always prefer to read the book first (although I don't know how much or which parts of the book series are being covered). Enjoying it so far, as the Danes conquer their way across England.

10-19-2015, 06:06 AM	#22950
Mort1997 Wizard Posts: 1,050 Karma: 15288073 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony various , Voyage, Oasis, K3, K4T,Nook Glow+Kobo Aura/H2O/One	Just read ' Enter the Janitor by Josh Vogt' from the Monster Story bundle. Enjoyable and I would consider reading the sequel when it is released.