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[Statulos]

It´s quite surprising that nobody has mentioned Terry Pratchet so far...

[Seagloom]

Statulos wrote...

It´s quite surprising that nobody has mentioned Terry Pratchet so far...

AceTrilby101 mentioned him on page 1, actually.

[Godak]

Seagloom wrote...

Statulos wrote...

It´s quite surprising that nobody has mentioned Terry Pratchet so far...

AceTrilby101 mentioned him on page 1, actually.

Hahaha...Is it pathetic that I found that hilarious?

[Seagloom]

Ok, I'll bite. Why?

[Godak]

Uh...why?



Because...it was already mentioned. On the first page. I'm just in a goofy mood?



...LEAVEMEALONE!

[Seagloom]

Nooo. But seriously, point taken.

[Godak]

Seagloom wrote...

Nooo. But seriously, point taken.

...What point?

[Godak]

Oooh, Mr. Chan...*blush*

[Mr.Skar]

Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius books are in a collection now. I've have only ever heard good things about these, so we'll see how this goes. Finally got around to getting Let The Right One In after watching the movie for the umpteenth time. Gotta finish The Steel Remains fast .

[M8DMAN]

A Killing Sound wrote...

Ah the Dark Tower. Stephen King is good for two things, creating an awesome setup, then putting a lame ending to his novels. I liked most of the Dark Tower, but book four and seven didn't cut it for me.

Point in case to Stephen King's lame ending theory:  Cell.  Such a great start, then it gets worse, and worse....

On a side note:  Has anyone else read Harry Harrison, or Joe Haldeman's "The Forever War"?

 The Forever War was a surprisingly good read, i heard Ridley Scott is going to do direct a film adaption.  Ever read any of Richard Mathesons works?  I believe his novel I am Legend is one of the best vampire books of all time, too bad the movie butcherd it.

Modifié par M8DMAN, 04 mars 2010 - 01:49 .

[A Killing Sound]

Wow, I hope a Forever War movie gets made. It would be great with a good director at the helm.

[Archdemon Cthulhu]

Statulos wrote...

Personaly the one I like most is Diary.

Smart man.  Bothers me when a bunch of half-baked nihilists who claim they really love Palahniuk and what he "stands for" go on about how Survivor and Invisible Monsters (which are both essentially not-as-good riffs on the same exact themes as Fight Club) are so damn good and how Chuck hit a "slump" with Diary and Lullaby, which are by far the superior pieces of fiction,

Anyways, /rant.

 I'll list authors to save time: Amy Hempel, Junot Diaz, Cormac McCarthy, Chuck Palahniuk, Neil Gaiman, Isaac Asimov, Mark Twain, Mary Shelley, Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, Garth Ennis, Alan Moore,Roberta Gregory and Scott McCloud

[Mr.Skar]

Archdemon Cthulhu wrote...

Statulos wrote...

Personaly the one I like most is Diary.

Smart man.  Bothers me when a bunch of half-baked nihilists who claim they really love Palahniuk and what he "stands for" go on about how Survivor and Invisible Monsters (which are both essentially not-as-good riffs on the same exact themes as Fight Club) are so damn good and how Chuck hit a "slump" with Diary and Lullaby, which are by far the superior pieces of fiction,

Anyways, /rant.

 I'll list authors to save time: Amy Hempel, Junot Diaz, Cormac McCarthy, Chuck Palahniuk, Neil Gaiman, Isaac Asimov, Mark Twain, Mary Shelley, Bruce Timm and Paul Dini, Garth Ennis, Alan Moore,Roberta Gregory and Scott McCloud

I think what I liked most about Lullaby when I read it in High School was how it used fantasy elements inthis creepy, rough story. I dug the hell out of it.

[Noilly Prat]

Mr.Skar wrote...

Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius books are in a collection now. I've have only ever heard good things about these, so we'll see how this goes. Finally got around to getting Let The Right One In after watching the movie for the umpteenth time. Gotta finish The Steel Remains fast .

How is The Steel Remains?  I've dug Richard Morgan's Kovacs books, but I haven't read any of his other stuff yet.  In fact, I haven't even been able to find a copy of The Steel Remains at any local bookstores.

I've got a copy of Moorcock's Cornelius Chronicles, but I haven't read all of it yet.  I like what I've read, though.

[Mr.Skar]

Noilly Prat wrote...

Mr.Skar wrote...

Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius books are in a collection now. I've have only ever heard good things about these, so we'll see how this goes. Finally got around to getting Let The Right One In after watching the movie for the umpteenth time. Gotta finish The Steel Remains fast .

How is The Steel Remains?  I've dug Richard Morgan's Kovacs books, but I haven't read any of his other stuff yet.  In fact, I haven't even been able to find a copy of The Steel Remains at any local bookstores.

I've got a copy of Moorcock's Cornelius Chronicles, but I haven't read all of it yet.  I like what I've read, though.

Just finished The Steel Remains actually and it was really good. classic sword and sorcery characters given different twists, a bit of multiverse thrown in, sharp writing and I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel. A heads up about The Steel Remains (because I know this will bother someone). The main character is gay and there are a couple explicit gay sex scenes. This shouldn't be something that keeps you form enjoying the book, but in case it does, don't waste your money.

Noilly, if you've read Moorcock's Elric stories or his Hawkmoon stuff you know about what you're in for. So far it has managed to keep away from the "cruel for the sake of cruel" kind of thing I always worry about when someone says a fantasy tale does things differently. There are a couple moments that are really creepy, and hints of some big nasty power struggle going on. Like I said before, I'm really excited about the sequel. 

[Noilly Prat]

Mr.Skar wrote...


Just finished The Steel Remains actually and it was really good. classic sword and sorcery characters given different twists, a bit of multiverse thrown in, sharp writing and I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel. A heads up about The Steel Remains (because I know this will bother someone). The main character is gay and there are a couple explicit gay sex scenes. This shouldn't be something that keeps you form enjoying the book, but in case it does, don't waste your money.

Noilly, if you've read Moorcock's Elric stories or his Hawkmoon stuff you know about what you're in for. So far it has managed to keep away from the "cruel for the sake of cruel" kind of thing I always worry about when someone says a fantasy tale does things differently. There are a couple moments that are really creepy, and hints of some big nasty power struggle going on. Like I said before, I'm really excited about the sequel. 

Sounds good... maybe I'll have to just order a copy online.  I actually haven't read any of the Elric stuff yet-- that's on my "eventually to read" list.  In fact, the Jerry Cornelius stuff is the only Moorcock I've read.

As for the gay sex, that's what sold me!  ... okay, not really, but I brought myself up on William Burroughs and such, and I've never been put off by any sort of sexual content in any book.  But yeah, I know there are quite a few people who can't take it.

[Mr.Skar]

Yeah I suggest doing that. The trade paperback version is out, so you shouldn't have to pay too much.

[garlandan78]

Some of my favorite authors are, Stephan King, Brian Keene, H.P. Lovecraft, James Rollins, Richard Laymon, JRR Tolkien, Dean Koontz, Peter Benchley. Theres a ton more, i read way too much. I most often tend to stick to horror. I love zombie books. One of the best zombie books i've read latley was World War Z by Max Brooks

[Mr.Skar]

Bah, read too much. You can never read too much garlandan78 .

[Archdemon Cthulhu]

Mr.Skar wrote...

Bah, read too much. You can never read too much garlandan78 .

You can if you're reading Dean Koontz... *shudders*

Modifié par Archdemon Cthulhu, 04 mars 2010 - 06:33 .

[Mr.Skar]

Archdemon Cthulhu wrote...

Mr.Skar wrote...

Bah, read too much. You can never read too much garlandan78 .

You can if you're reading Dean Koontz... *shudders*

Having only gotten half way through one of his books, I can't totally agree, though I hear his stuff gets pretty repetitive.

[garlandan78]

Haha, I'm picky when it comes to Koontz. I can"t read all his books. There are a few tha i really enjoyed though. The Odd Thomas books were pretty good. Also, i only say I read too much because i never get rid of any books. I have quite a few. They take up alot of space, and i live in a small apaerment.

[Druss99]

Blood of Elves - Andreij Sapkowski



Night Angel trilogy - Brent Weeks



Star Wars Shatterpoint - Matthew Stover



Salems Lot - Stephen King



Anything by David Gemmell