OT: Books to read..

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#1

Hi,
Clint wrote ...

George RR Martins series of books, or Juliet Mckenna's books
(5th one now out - haven't read it yet but I hope it doesn't "do a
Jordan"). Robin Hobbs' Assassin series, if you like her style, is
excellent as well.

I'd agree with regard to George Martin. Excellent writer who is not afraid to do the unpredictable. His 'Song of Ice 7 fire' series can't come out quick enough for me.

One of my favourite writers of this genre is Guy Gavriel Kay. Incidentally Mr Kay was the researcher who helped Christopher Tolkien piece together the silmarillion for publication.

Clint (sometime enjoyer of fantasy... :slight_smile: )

I'll leave that judgement up your ife Clint. :slight_smile: For those who haven't seen the inside of Harlequin towers, there is a sizeable room whose walls are groaning with the weight of books - substantially Fantasy and Sci-Fi.

Colin

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#2

I would insert the Stephen Brust "Vlad Taltos" assassin series as a must
read for sci/fi fantasy readers.

Steve Mason

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Hi,
Clint wrote ...

> George RR Martins series of books, or Juliet Mckenna's books
> (5th one now out - haven't read it yet but I hope it doesn't "do a
> Jordan"). Robin Hobbs' Assassin series, if you like her style, is
> excellent as well.

I'd agree with regard to George Martin. Excellent writer who is not

afraid to do the unpredictable. His 'Song of Ice 7 fire' series can't come
out quick enough for me.

One of my favourite writers of this genre is Guy Gavriel Kay. Incidentally

Mr Kay was the researcher who helped Christopher Tolkien piece together the
silmarillion for publication.

> Clint (sometime enjoyer of fantasy... :slight_smile: )

I'll leave that judgement up your ife Clint. :slight_smile: For those who haven't

seen the inside of Harlequin towers, there is a sizeable room whose walls
are groaning with the weight of books - substantially Fantasy and Sci-Fi.

Colin

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#3

--- In mepbmlist@y..., "Steve Mason" <smason@c...> wrote:

I would insert the Stephen Brust "Vlad Taltos" assassin series as
a must read for sci/fi fantasy readers.

Steve Mason

Yeah, but I'm missing one of his books, and it's out of print and so
I've been held up with reading the series because of it.

Øystein

#4

I have found items like this available on EBay.

Steve

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--- In mepbmlist@y..., "Steve Mason" <smason@c...> wrote:

I would insert the Stephen Brust "Vlad Taltos" assassin series as
a must read for sci/fi fantasy readers.

Steve Mason

Yeah, but I'm missing one of his books, and it's out of print and so
I've been held up with reading the series because of it.

�ystein

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--- In mepbmlist@y..., "Steve Mason" <smason@c...> wrote:

I have found items like this available on EBay.

Steve

I don't pay overprice for paperback books. First edition of
hardcovers, maybe.

But anyways the Omnibus with Athyra and Orca is coming out in
february, so I can finish the series then :slight_smile:

Øystein

#6

I've had good results through www.abebooks.co.uk (formerly JustBooks) - it's
essentially an on-line contacts service for second-hand book shops and
buyers, so you get to pay regular used-book prices instead of silly ebay
prices. Completed a fair few out-of-print series via their site.

I don't know what shipping would be like from UK book shops to Norway
(assuming you're physically there and not just network-there), there's an
abebooks.de if a) that's any better for shipping and b) you speak any German
:wink:

Regards,
Tim.

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On Wednesday 06 November 2002 12:47 am, you wrote:

I don't pay overprice for paperback books. First edition of
hardcovers, maybe.