OT: Time for another thread on books? (Retorical) - Page 2

narf poit chez BOOM · #1 March 3rd, 2005, 07:47 PM

You can get the entire trilogy as an e-book on Baen; 'Empire From the Ashes'.

Atrocities · #2 March 3rd, 2005, 07:49 PM

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narf poit chez BOOM said:
You can get the entire trilogy as an e-book on Baen; 'Empire From the Ashes'.

I did not not know this. Thanks Narf.

luke_slovakian · #3 March 3rd, 2005, 08:33 PM

THe BEST SERIES is Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. The first book is Games of thrones, and it has the persucitive in a great way and everything is great. Very well planed out and its GREAT. MUST mUST MUST READ

Renegade 13 · #4 March 3rd, 2005, 10:04 PM

Thanks for the info Narf

Aris_Sung · #5 March 4th, 2005, 02:36 AM

I think that the novels that Harry Turtledove writes are interesting. He likes to write books on alternate history. I'm currently reading "In The Presence of Mine Enemies". And so far, it's pretty good.

Randallw · #6 March 4th, 2005, 03:22 AM

Read "Guns of the South". By far my favourite. I do like Harry Turtledove, although I haven't forced myself to read his latest works. I enjoy alternate history however he does go on...and on...and on.
eg. in one of his universes he has a book set 20 years after the Confederate States wins the civil war. Then a trilogy 30 years after that which covers world war 1, then he does the depression, now he is doing ww2 all in the same universe. Its as bad as his neverending series on aliens attacking earth during ww2.

narf poit chez BOOM · #7 April 6th, 2005, 05:40 AM

The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love and high adventure : the "good parts" version, abridged / by William Goldman

Would there be an unabridged version, or is that only humor?

RudyHuxtable · #8 April 7th, 2005, 04:18 AM

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narf poit chez BOOM said:
The princess bride : S. Morgenstern's classic tale of true love and high adventure : the "good parts" version, abridged / by William Goldman

Would there be an unabridged version, or is that only humor?

Humor, my cheese eating friend. It's only the one novel, which is also the script. Goldman is one of the only writers able to get away with serving up a script in novel form and actually have it considered.

Right now I'm reading "The Dream and the Tomb," a big thick monster of a narrative about the Crusades. History book. For fun. I'm getting old.

spoon · #9 April 7th, 2005, 01:21 PM

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narf poit chez BOOM said:

Would there be an unabridged version, or is that only humor?

Humor. The book is great, one of my favorites. Ditto, the movie.

gregebowman · #10 April 6th, 2005, 11:17 PM

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Aris_Sung said:
I think that the novels that Harry Turtledove writes are interesting. He likes to write books on alternate history. I'm currently reading "In The Presence of Mine Enemies". And so far, it's pretty good.

Just finished reading that book about a month ago. Pretty good. I wish he'd had gone into more detail of how the Nazi's won the war, instead of just little bits of info along the way. I would recommend this book. I've read his Guns of the South, and the one about the second civil war (can't remember the title right now). I got most of the books in that series, and will probably start reading them soon.