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Buck 03-23-2012 08:49 PM

Just got back from Barnes and Noble. What the **** is the deal with every fantasy book only coming in the Mass Paperback that tries to get the smallest pages as possible, with the fewest pages as possible, with the smallest print as possible? That pisses me off. I guess all my Fantasy will be on the Kindle. Here's my haul. Some of which were suggestions in this thread. (Post-Apoc on left / Sci-Fi on right)

http://i.imgur.com/DPajv.jpg

The book I'm most upset that I didn't end up buying was Neuromancer, but it was $16 in the store and only $8 online, so I'll be going that route.

Buck 03-23-2012 08:52 PM

Also they didn't have Hyperion. WTF is up with that?

They had like every other iteration of that saga, except for the first one. There wasn't even an empty spot for it on the shelf.

listopencil 03-23-2012 09:15 PM

Hey Buck, Triplanetary is free on Kindle. It is the first book in the "Lensman"series. I just grabbed it.




<=== on my Fire right now.

Frosty 03-23-2012 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Buck (Post 8488305)
Also they didn't have Hyperion. WTF is up with that?

They had like every other iteration of that saga, except for the first one. There wasn't even an empty spot for it on the shelf.

Used book stores are the best place to get classic sci-fi/fantasy.

Hammock Parties 03-23-2012 09:39 PM

You haven't read Dune, Buck?

Holy ****, I envy you. Such a good read. Dune Messiah and Children of Dune are really good, too.

Skip the rest of that shit. ROFL

Buck 03-23-2012 09:54 PM

I didn't start reading for fun until about 2 years ago. I didn't start seriously reading for pleasure until about 2 months ago. I have a lot to catch up on.

Miles 03-23-2012 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc (Post 8479267)
Richard K. Morgan: Takeshi Kovacs series and A Land Fit for Heroes. This stuff is adult. With a capital 'A'. The Kovacs series is science fiction, basically hard boiled detective stuff set in the future, filled with sex and violence. A Land Fit for Heroes, which he's currently writing, is the fantasy equivalent, but some people may have trouble getting through it because it features some graphic depiction of homosexual acts. Fantastic writer and fantastic stories if you can get past that.

I read the Tovacs trilogy based of your suggestion a few years ago and it was easily some of the most purely entertaining stuff I have read.

Hammock Parties 03-23-2012 10:57 PM

You should read JAWS and BEAST by Peter Benchley, Buck.

keg in kc 03-24-2012 07:36 AM

I have both Leviathan Wakes and The Dragon's Path (that's Daniel Abraham's solo fantasy work) waiting on the shelf, but it'll probably be months before I get to them. I have 7 Shadows of the Apt books to finish first.

whoman69 03-24-2012 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Satanic Goat (Post 8488463)
You haven't read Dune, Buck?

Holy ****, I envy you. Such a good read. Dune Messiah and Children of Dune are really good, too.

Skip the rest of that shit. ROFL

If you like the stupid inner monologues.

whoman69 03-24-2012 04:02 PM

Raymond Feist

The Riftwar Saga
Magician (1982)
Republished in two parts in the United States:
1.Magician: Apprentice (1986)
2.Magician: Master (1986)
Silverthorn (1985)
A Darkness at Sethanon (1986)

The Empire Trilogy
Daughter of the Empire (1987) with Janny Wurts
Servant of the Empire (1990) with Janny Wurts
Mistress of the Empire (1992) with Janny Wurts

Krondor's Sons
Prince of the Blood (1989)
The King's Buccaneer (1992)

The Serpentwar Saga
Shadow of a Dark Queen (1994)
Rise of a Merchant Prince (1995)
Rage of a Demon King (1997)
Shards of a Broken Crown (1998)

The Riftwar Legacy
Krondor: The Betrayal (1998)
Krondor: The Assassins (1999)
Krondor: Tear of the Gods (2000)

Not a big fan of his latest works though.

KS Smitty 03-24-2012 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jawshco (Post 8487926)
Another Tad Williams fan? Awesome! I don't know a lot of people who know him.

I've read Memory Sorrow and Thorn and To Green Angel Tower. Long books but full of detail and excellent story lines IMO.

Buck 03-24-2012 05:57 PM

All I know now is that I have a shit load of reading to do.

Buck 03-24-2012 05:57 PM

Also WWZ, I wouldn't recommend it unless you specifically want to read about Zombies.

Hammock Parties 03-24-2012 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by whoman69 (Post 8489472)
If you like the stupid inner monologues.

I just like the story of Paul. Those three books bring it full circle.


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