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I've just started Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb. Another series I've been meaning to read for years 
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I've just started Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb. Another series I've been meaning to read for years
Quite a good trilogy in my opinion but then I quite like the two main characters.
Just finished Cell by Stephen King;
Not one of his better works but it fulfils the role of straight up survival horror adequately with a good ending. Actually had a nightmare about the Rageddy Man last night!
Literally just opening Consider Phlebas by Iain M.Banks so can't comment on it yet.
I finished Lucifer's Hammer by Niven and Pournelle last night, which was pretty good
Now on Storm from the Shadows, the latest Honour Harrington book by David Weber which is looking good (about a fifth of the way in so far).
Now on Storm from the Shadows, the latest Honour Harrington book by David Weber which is looking good (about a fifth of the way in so far).
I've just started Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb. Another series I've been meaning to read for years
One of my favourites. Make sure you follow up with the rest of the trilogy
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One of my favourites. Make sure you follow up with the rest of the trilogy
I've just discovered that the person I'm borrowing them from has also lent them to my housemate. She's a book ahead of me but is a really slow reader
i might stop now before I get really into them and wait until she's finished.
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Or, and I realise this is a completely off the wall mad suggestion, you could buy them?
They are worth it
It also means you get that new book smell when reading
They are worth it
It also means you get that new book smell when reading
Read for the second time and within two days "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy which is an utterly amazing book and I'd recomend everyone to not only read it once but twice as you pick up so much more on the second reading.
Nearly finished "Reaper Man" by Pratchett, I'm going through the Disc World novels in a random order, but they are great reads and this one is fantastic, Death's "Bill Door" is a great character.
Finally I've just started "The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham, another Postapoc book but so far so good.
Nearly finished "Reaper Man" by Pratchett, I'm going through the Disc World novels in a random order, but they are great reads and this one is fantastic, Death's "Bill Door" is a great character.
Finally I've just started "The Chrysalids" by John Wyndham, another Postapoc book but so far so good.
I've just started Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb. Another series I've been meaning to read for years
I love all the robin hobb books the assasin's trilogy is amazing, the liveship trilogy is not as good imho but the tawny man trilogy is just some of the best books ever..
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Far too many books I want more. If I enjoy them I'll probably end up buying them as well, I usually do!
I'm currently reading The intimate adventures of a London call girl and Love letters of great men. They are both good so far but I'm not that far into them. Previous book I read was The collector by John Fowles which is amazing, I think it must be the 3rd or 4th time I've read it now.
The book is amazing, as is the Lost World. Movies are crapola in comparison.
Follows the same pattern as the majority of Michael Chricton novels to be honest. Always fantastically researched and on the cutting edge of technology they always had me thinking "yeah, this is totally believable". Jurassic Park was the first of his novels I read. I recommend working your way through his books if you haven't already, some of them are excellent, Andromeda Strain in particular.
I am currently reading Shadow puppets by orson scott card.
This is part of the Shadow series, which is about the character Bean, who first appeared in Enders game.
I am enjoying it. It is probably better than the previous one, Shadow of the hegemon but not as good as Enders Shadow, which was as good as Enders game itself.
This is part of the Shadow series, which is about the character Bean, who first appeared in Enders game.
I am enjoying it. It is probably better than the previous one, Shadow of the hegemon but not as good as Enders Shadow, which was as good as Enders game itself.
Currently about half way through Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds. It was a bit of a slow starter although I'm really enjoying it now. Can't wait to get to the end and start the next in the series. So far very impressed by the world being woven and his general writing style.
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