The Book thread

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Re: The Book thread

Postby jackcake » Sat Apr 25, 2009 8:38 am

At the moment I'm reading Stephen Fry In America. After that I've got The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne and The Damned United by David Peace.
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Re: The Book thread

Postby i_am_a_viking » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:34 am

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Re: The Book thread

Postby eyesore » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:43 am

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Re: The Book thread

Postby RedTeamWins » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:14 am

i_am_a_viking wrote:Lords of The Bow by Conn Iggulden

I've got that but never read it. Any good?

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Re: The Book thread

Postby i_am_a_viking » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:16 pm

Yeah its the follow on of Wolf of The Plains. REALLY good books :yes:
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Re: The Book thread

Postby gumpy87 » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:11 pm

i have just started rereading A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin as i have given up on book 5 ever being out
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Re: The Book thread

Postby RedTeamWins » Fri May 01, 2009 12:09 am

i_am_a_viking wrote:Yeah its the follow on of Wolf of The Plains. REALLY good books :yes:

Does that mean I should get the first book? Or could I get what's going on without it?

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Re: The Book thread

Postby Big D » Fri May 01, 2009 7:21 am

Currently reading : Paul Malmone - The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril

30s Pulp writers - including a young L Ron Hubbard and HP Lovecraft - get mixed up in a real life tale.

Not the book I thought it was going to be but still worth reading.

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Re: The Book thread

Postby i_am_a_viking » Fri May 01, 2009 1:23 pm

RedTeamWins wrote:
i_am_a_viking wrote:Yeah its the follow on of Wolf of The Plains. REALLY good books :yes:

Does that mean I should get the first book? Or could I get what's going on without it?


Yeah you probably should get the first one because it's about his life before becoming Genghis Khan
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Finnvitka » Fri May 01, 2009 1:32 pm

I want copies of the Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales but alas it's been out of print since around 1900 :(
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Re: The Book thread

Postby NightEyes » Sun May 03, 2009 11:55 am

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Re: The Book thread

Postby Littlemissmetal » Sun May 03, 2009 12:58 pm

gumpy87 wrote:i have just started rereading A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin as i have given up on book 5 ever being out


May 2009 apparently according to Waterstones, though I doubt it considering I've heard or seen nothing :(

Maybe it was a misprint and they meant May 2019? :lol:
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Deli Kate » Sun May 03, 2009 6:33 pm

NightEyes wrote:Raymond E. Feist - Magician


You must read the Daughter of the Empire Series- runs concurrently and is from the other world. I think it's actually a better story, or at least better written. :)
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Re: The Book thread

Postby Big D » Sun May 03, 2009 7:19 pm

I have two on the go at the moment. Both charity shop specials.:

Clive Cussler - Treasure Of Khan - more boat related derring-do.

Valerie Frankel - Hex and the Single Girl
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Re: The Book thread

Postby lars_ulrichs_blister » Tue May 05, 2009 2:06 pm

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