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Deornoth
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I've just finished reading Mike Resnick's 'Starship: Rebel' in which Captain Wilson Cole (a square jawed space hero if ever you saw one) starts to take the fight into Republic space... It's pulpy space opera roots mean that you know how it's going to end but 'Starship: Rebel' is still a very entertaining read that's full of all the stuff that I like best about sci-fi (laser guns, big space battles and wierd aliens). My full review is over Here.
I'm now finishing off the 'Busted Flush' Wild Cards collection...
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Alia
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Finally finished "Red Seas under Red Skies". It was really fun to read and in a way, I think I enjoyed it more than "Lies of Locke Lamora". And parts about cats were brilliant - I think Lynch must have cats, because his descriptions are so real.
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Kerela
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Terry Pratchett - Thud!
Haven't read a Pratchett for ages  but I really like it so far.
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TheJovialGnome
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Just finished TWOC by Graham Joyce, an enlightening if at times, slightly dark tale of three teenagers - a joyrider (or twoccer!), an arsonist and a grafitti artist. Entertainingly and very well written and held my interest from first to last! 
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Deornoth
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I've just finished reading 'Busted Flush', the latest 'Wild Cards' collection. It's definitely an entertaining read (and I'm eager for the next book) but I thought elements of the plot didn't gel particularly well and the book suffered from 'too many superheroes' syndrome... My full review is over Here.
I'm now finishing off Justin Gustainis' 'Evil Ways' and have started on Daniel Fox's 'Dragon in Chains'...
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Alia
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I'm currently reading Morgan's "Black Man" and I find the story really gripping. I read a large part of it today and even though the circumstances were rather adverse, I could still enjoy it. Which probably means this is a good piece of work.
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Deornoth
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Finished Justin Gustainis' 'Evil Ways', a decent urban fantasy tale (who's murdering children for their bodyparts and how is this connected to white witches being murdered?) that was let down, for me, by the authors choosing to just tell the tale instead of letting the readers really get to know the characters as well. My full review is over Here.
I'm reading David Devereux' 'Eagle Rising' as well as getting well into 'Dragon in Chains'...
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I took a break from 'Dragon in Chains' to read David Gemmell's 'The Last Guardian', the continuing tales of the gunman Jon Shannow's quest through a post apocalyptic future earth. 'The Last Guardian' wears it's influences a little too obviously for me to be completely comfortable with it but was still a tale that had me completely gripped. Plenty going on and plenty to think about. My full review is over Here.
I'm now back into 'Dragon in Chains'...
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I've just finished reading Daniel Fox's 'Dragon in Chains', a book that veered between completely getting me into the world/story and completely turning me off by going on about it so much. It makes up for this though with plenty of action and a bloody huge dragon! My full review is over Here. I'm now getting into Peter S. Beagle's short story collection 'We never talk about my brother'...
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Read 'El Sombra' by Al Ewing a while back, and I have to tell you it's a book and a half! If you're into epic, this probably iusn't for you. But if you like fast paced, non-stop action with witty dialogue then this is a must.
It's basically set in an alternative future/present where the early twentieth century European empires are still strong. It's based in a Mexican town...which the Nazis have designs upon! Enter the hero, El Sombra...
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El Sombra: Well, I could wear a shirt.
Father Jesus: Oh no, I can see that your clearly proud of your nipples and I wouldn't want to impose upon you. |
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| Just reading death on ice by robert ryan, a fictional account of Scotts expidition to antarctica...fantastic read so far |
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Mantyluoto
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| working my way through Karen Miller's GodSpeaker Trilogy. I started out really interested in the first book but have found it a struggle. |
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Deornoth
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Milkman - 'El Sombra' is great! I don't think there are plans for Al Ewing to write a sequel but you might want to check out 'I Zombie' by the same author
I've just finished Peter Beagle's short story collection 'We never talk about my brother'. As with any collection of short stories it didn't all hit the spot but there was plenty there to leave me feeling glad that I picked it up. My full review is over Here.
I'm now switching back and forwards between Jonathan Green's 'Human Nature' and Kate Griffin's 'A Madness of Angels'...
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I've just finished reading Jonathan Green's 'Human Nature', the continuing adventures of gentleman adventurer Ulysses Quicksilver in a modern day steampunk British Empire. While it's a predictable read it's also a lot of fun and I'm up for more. My full review is over Here.
I'm reading Kate Griffin's 'A Madness of Angels' but I thought I'd also pick up Gav Thorpe's 'Malekith' as a quick read to take me up to the weekend...
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Just finished Gav Thorpe's 'Malekith' (elvish civil war in the world of Warhammer) in time for the weekend. It's a bit longwinded in places but very enjoyable once it gets going, my full review is over Here.
I'm now well into Kate Griffin's 'A Madness of Angels'...
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