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Old 03-17-2017, 04:04 AM   #46
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Hmm, I don't usually care for series, but I do have a soft spot for giant robots blowing crap up. Can I read the trilogy independent of the over-arching series?
Yes, although you have to work out what Phants are and such.
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I often buy more free ebooks than other priced books, though occasionally I will see a book that grabs my attention that is .99 or a few bucks more. I do choose carefully though when that is the case as you can spend a lot very quickly if you aren't careful.
Same here. Sometimes I want to read a book badly enough to pay up to $4.99, but that's my absolute limit.
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I'm actually a fan of the science fiction genre however lately (thanks to this thread) I just found out that the genre I prefer reading is called transrealism. Thankfully, the appropriate attire to read the transrealism genre is whatever you are normally wearing.
Oooh, you've taught me something! I may have a leaning to this too.
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I am starting to get the idea there are a lot of us 'serial Bingers'
You bet yer bippy! I absolutely HAD to read the entire Ben Bova's Tour of the UNiverse. And then, I had to read it again for what I missed the first time around. In between, I also managed to read series by Robert Doherty/Bob Mayer (you might like those if you havent already discovered them... the Atlantis series and the Area 51 series).
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Same here. Sometimes I want to read a book badly enough to pay up to $4.99, but that's my absolute limit.
I rarely pay more than that myself. The main exception being book bundles that catch my eye here at Mobileread on occasion. I mean where there are say 8-9 books in a given genre or topic (if non fiction) for $15.00 or something. Or sometimes the Phoenix Pick monthly deals.
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If I decide I really want to read a book I'll pay whatever I have to. But since most of my books cost a dollar or two I can afford to splurge now and then. And reading is the most important thing to splurge on.

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Alas, those Hoplites weren't Mecha (except in the great mash-up series yet to be written!).
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Old 03-17-2017, 08:45 PM   #53
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I also managed to read series by Robert Doherty/Bob Mayer (you might like those if you havent already discovered them... the Atlantis series and the Area 51 series).
I read those Area 51 books as they were originally being released and they were a hoot! The series got progressively sillier as it went on. I grinned as I read them and some new nutty element was introduced.

I have his Atlantis books, but haven't read them yet.
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You bet yer bippy! I absolutely HAD to read the entire Ben Bova's Tour of the UNiverse. And then, I had to read it again for what I missed the first time around. In between, I also managed to read series by Robert Doherty/Bob Mayer (you might like those if you havent already discovered them... the Atlantis series and the Area 51 series).
Ben Bova i have read some stuff from, alas before i used goodreads, so it is hard to say what i did and did not read.
I have bought the first part of the Area 51 series, although a part one for $3.72 is a bit steep.
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I read those Area 51 books as they were originally being released and they were a hoot! The series got progressively sillier as it went on. I grinned as I read them and some new nutty element was introduced.

I have his Atlantis books, but haven't read them yet.
LOL. Pretty mad, but I think a good yarn. As long as you dont take them seriously.
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LOL. Pretty mad, but I think a good yarn. As long as you dont take them seriously.
I'd fear anyone that managed to take those books seriously But they were a lot of fun. Maybe I'll reread them. I really don't remember how it ended.

By the way, there's a follow-up series called Area 51: The Nightstalkers. I haven't read any of them though.

There's also at least one additional book labeled Area 51: Time Patrol.
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I've been stuck in a genre for ages now- maybe 3 years or so. I've read so many books in it, and now it's practically all I read But maybe it's because I love it too much.
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I've been stuck in a genre for ages now- maybe 3 years or so. I've read so many books in it, and now it's practically all I read But maybe it's because I love it too much.
You have me curious. What genre is it?
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You have me curious. What genre is it?
Judging by the cryptic post most likely the suspense/mystery genre.
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I've been stuck in a genre for ages now- maybe 3 years or so. I've read so many books in it, and now it's practically all I read But maybe it's because I love it too much.
That's just what happened to me, must be an Ebook thing
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