This Week's Books - Page 2

NatCh · 11-10-2006, 03:41 PM

That's not far off, except it doesn't seem to be trying to scare ... it just treats the vampires, werewolves, etc. as regular characters. Rather more odd than scary.

yokos · 11-13-2006, 11:49 AM

Yesterday I converted Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale" [1953, first James Bond novel, in near future as motion picture in the cinemas world wide] via LaTeX to iLiad compatible pdf.
Novel isn't bad, I will see when I finish today.

rlauzon · 11-13-2006, 01:22 PM

Today is Circles of Displacement by Darrel Bain.
Alien created "bubbles" of time accidently send chunks of modern-day Earth back in time (along with the poor souls who were on those chunks of earth).

slayda · 11-13-2006, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rlauzon

Today is Circles of Displacement by Darrel Bain.
Alien created "bubbles" of time accidently send chunks of modern-day Earth back in time (along with the poor souls who were on those chunks of earth).

rlauzon, Where did you find your Circles of Displacement?

rlauzon · 11-13-2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by slayda

rlauzon, Where did you find your Circles of Displacement?

Fictionwise . They have many eBooks by Darrel Bain.

yvanleterrible · 11-14-2006, 03:31 PM

Just finished the first of the Cyteen series. Much better than it promised in the first 100pages. I guess I'll continue with the two others...

Xenophon · 11-15-2006, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Just finished the first of the Cyteen series. Much better than it promised in the first 100pages. I guess I'll continue with the two others...

Two others? The only copy of Cyteen that I have is a (very fat) 1-volume hardcover. Purchased in a bookstore on first publication, at ruinous expence.

Xenophon

yvanleterrible · 11-15-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Xenophon

Two others? The only copy of Cyteen that I have is a (very fat) 1-volume hardcover. Purchased in a bookstore on first publication, at ruinous expence.

Xenophon

I'm reading the paperbacks, around 350 pages each. The titles are: The betrayal, The rebirth, The vindication. That could be chapter titles in your book.
Maybe I should have called it Cyteen saga instead of series...

evil_bunny · 11-16-2006, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Laurens

Now reading The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy. Very interesting, despite the silly errors in the text.

Yes, I have now read a "book!" I've noticed that there are some odd ... spacing errors. I think I found an extra 'the' and what not.

I knew most of this because I spend too much time online. I do like reading about apple tho.

Michele · 11-18-2006, 02:29 AM

Tonight I finished my first complete ebook, Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson. It's early 90's cyberpunk and lots of fun. I got it at Connect.

I, too, recently read from the Hyperion series - the first two books, in paper, which I really enjoyed. I've put off reading the last two, since I have so many other books on my shelves waiting to be read (literally more than a thousand - if I can just live that long).

Next, I'll be reading a new author, Cherie Priest's Four and Twenty Blackbirds, an atmospheric southern gothic ghost story. There have been many good reviews of this as well as the sequel. Paper.

I've been buying up some of the supernatural/mystery/detective/fantasy/romance/comic hybrids too, although I come from the urban fantasy side, not so much the romance side. There are so many of these series out now, I've only dipped into a few so far: Anita Blake (2), Merry Gentry (1), Women of the Otherworld (Kelly Armstrong) (3), Southern Vampires (1), Dresden Files (2), Tanya Huff's Summoners (2). I still look forward to trying Kim Harrison, L.A. Banks, Rachel Caine, and several others.

Btw, the Kim Harrison series is for sale in ebook on Connect as a bundle.

One series of this type that really stands out as a success is Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, which will incidentally be adapted as a tv series on the SCIFI channel in a couple of months. It features a male lead and is not focused on romance as much as supernatural/wizard/detective. It's been a book series for years, and is one of the forerunners of the recent bligh...glut of new offerings by other authors.

I'm also reading bits of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at bedtime (on my Reader).

tcv · 11-19-2006, 09:56 PM

I am reading two books:

1. Part 2 of the Rifters books: Maelstrom
2. "The Two Swords" by R.A. Salvatore

Laurens · 11-20-2006, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by evil_bunny

Yes, I have now read a "book!" I've noticed that there are some odd ... spacing errors. I think I found an extra 'the' and what not.

I knew most of this because I spend too much time online. I do like reading about apple tho.

Yeah, the e-book editions (not just BBeB) are riddled with such silly errors, as others here have pointed out as well. Maybe we should e-mail Steven Levy to have them fixed. This is a bit of an embarrassment for him as well. Still very good, though. Per the author's recommendation I shuffled through the chapters.

Laurens · 11-20-2006, 04:09 AM

Now reading Bob Woodward - State of Denial Bit dry and long-winded.

rlauzon · 11-20-2006, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Laurens

Yeah, the e-book editions (not just BBeB) are riddled with such silly errors, as others here have pointed out as well. Maybe we should e-mail Steven Levy to have them fixed. This is a bit of an embarrassment for him as well. Still very good, though. Per the author's recommendation I shuffled through the chapters.

This is one of the issues I have with Fictionwise.

Even pBooks have some errors, but the number of errors that I find in Fictionwise eBooks is pretty high. Usually far higher than free sites like Blackmask.

This wouldn't be so bad, but Fictionwise has no way to accept corrections. So the errors stay there for everyone.

tcv · 11-20-2006, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rlauzon

This wouldn't be so bad, but Fictionwise has no way to accept corrections. So the errors stay there for everyone.

Does Fictionwise _create_ the e-version? If so, it seems to me they could indeed make corrections. That would be one of the nice things about ebooks for publishers (re-publishers).

11-13-2006, 11:49 AM	#17
yokos Pac-Man caught my iLiad. Posts: 807 Karma: 3595 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany; next to Baltic Sea Device: Boox Max Lumi, iRex iLiad (RIP)	Yesterday I converted Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale" [1953, first James Bond novel, in near future as motion picture in the cinemas world wide] via LaTeX to iLiad compatible pdf. Novel isn't bad, I will see when I finish today. Last edited by yokos; 11-13-2006 at 11:52 AM.

11-18-2006, 02:29 AM	#25
Michele Addict Posts: 209 Karma: 999496 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Device: Kindle 3	Tonight I finished my first complete ebook, Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson. It's early 90's cyberpunk and lots of fun. I got it at Connect. I, too, recently read from the Hyperion series - the first two books, in paper, which I really enjoyed. I've put off reading the last two, since I have so many other books on my shelves waiting to be read (literally more than a thousand - if I can just live that long). Next, I'll be reading a new author, Cherie Priest's Four and Twenty Blackbirds, an atmospheric southern gothic ghost story. There have been many good reviews of this as well as the sequel. Paper. I've been buying up some of the supernatural/mystery/detective/fantasy/romance/comic hybrids too, although I come from the urban fantasy side, not so much the romance side. There are so many of these series out now, I've only dipped into a few so far: Anita Blake (2), Merry Gentry (1), Women of the Otherworld (Kelly Armstrong) (3), Southern Vampires (1), Dresden Files (2), Tanya Huff's Summoners (2). I still look forward to trying Kim Harrison, L.A. Banks, Rachel Caine, and several others. Btw, the Kim Harrison series is for sale in ebook on Connect as a bundle. One series of this type that really stands out as a success is Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, which will incidentally be adapted as a tv series on the SCIFI channel in a couple of months. It features a male lead and is not focused on romance as much as supernatural/wizard/detective. It's been a book series for years, and is one of the forerunners of the recent bligh...glut of new offerings by other authors. I'm also reading bits of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at bedtime (on my Reader). Last edited by Michele; 11-18-2006 at 02:34 AM.

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11-10-2006, 03:41 PM	#16
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	That's not far off, except it doesn't seem to be trying to scare ... it just treats the vampires, werewolves, etc. as regular characters. Rather more odd than scary.

11-13-2006, 01:22 PM	#18
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	Today is Circles of Displacement by Darrel Bain. Alien created "bubbles" of time accidently send chunks of modern-day Earth back in time (along with the poor souls who were on those chunks of earth).

11-14-2006, 03:31 PM	#21
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Just finished the first of the Cyteen series. Much better than it promised in the first 100pages. I guess I'll continue with the two others...

11-19-2006, 09:56 PM	#26
tcv Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 596 Join Date: Oct 2006	I am reading two books: 1. Part 2 of the Rifters books: Maelstrom 2. "The Two Swords" by R.A. Salvatore

11-20-2006, 04:09 AM	#28
Laurens Jah Blessed Posts: 1,295 Karma: 1373 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Netherlands Device: iPod Touch	Now reading Bob Woodward - State of Denial Bit dry and long-winded.