Do bear in mind that this is the first in a trilogy - it doesn't make all too much sense to just read the first book! The other two are The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road - together, they're classic.Originally Posted by grechzoo
the summer tree - guy gavriel kay (often recommended author so i thought i go on ebay and find a bargain, got it used for Ł2.00 inc delivery)
Give The Summer Tree to your mum - she might well like it! Mine did
The packet just came. Erikson's Malazan series (1-6) in the new edition paperpacks. What a pretty sight. Malazan seems to be The fantasy book series of the moment, I'm very eager to get me hands on these.
One by Conrad Williams
The Living Dead ed. by John Joseph Adams
Randy M.
The Island by Tim Lebbon
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
The Gentling Box by Lisa Mannetti
The Immortal Prince by Jennifer Fallon
Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
dont worry i knew that, just didn;t want to buy the whole trilogy at once, never read anything from the author so wanted to start from the true beginning.Do bear in mind that this is the first in a trilogy - it doesn't make all too much sense to just read the first book! The other two are The Wandering Fire and The Darkest Road - together, they're classic.
Give The Summer Tree to your mum - she might well like it! Mine did
and as soon as she is finished with robin's newest (which she is LOVING by the way) ill let he read summer tree
I placed a large order last week:
Dragon Keeper-Hobb
Best served cold-Abercrombie
Nights of Villjamur-Newton
Avilion-Holdstock
Twisted Metal-Ballantyne
Bears of England-Jackson
Julian Comstock-R.C. Wilson
Bar None-Lebbon
Fall of Thanes-Ruckley
Dragon in chains-Fox
Desolation road- Ian McDonald ( new trade paperback reprint from Pyr)
The Dreaming Jewels-Sturgeon
Oxford Inklings ( lovely books with loads of photography about where Tolkien & lewis spent their time)
Push of the Sky-Camille Alexa ( praised short story collection)
The love we share without knowing-Barzak
The Burning Man-Chadbourn
House of Suns-Reynolds
The Philosopher and the Wolf-Rowlands
Found Goodkind's Stone of tears and David Farland's The sum of all men. I've heard the Runelords is a quite gripping read. Hope I have the time to find out.
I bought The Handmaiden's Tale by Margaret Atwood and Indigo by Graham Joyce at a library sale for a grand total of a dollar. I love library sales. I also ordered The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway and Yellow Blue Tibia by Adam Roberts from The Book Depository.
Grabbed these at B&N tonight. An enjoyable evening.
Firethorne - Micklem
Mistborn - Sanderson
And then placed an order when I got home for
Waking Beauty - Witcover
The Year of Our War - Swainston
World's End - Chadbourn
Any input on which I should start first?
I was attempting to abstain from purchasing books for a couple of months. Along comes Pat with a stellar testimonial for Abercrombie's Best Served Cold by GRR Martin. Yeah, fingers started typing and wallet started itching.
Best Served Cold - Abercrombie
Seeker's Bane - Hodgell (hey, I've got the first omnibus and it puts me over $25 - i.e. free shipping).
Picked up Robin Hobb's Assasins Apprentice on the weekend at the local used book store. I am looking forward to giving her a try as there is often a lot of good feedback about her on this site.
I had some fun at the used books store recently...
Mistborn: The final empire - Sanderson
The Black Company - Cook
The Wasted Lands - King
Transformation - Berg (on recommendation from PeterWilliam, thanks...hopefully
Seyonne has become a favorite character. The storyline of his life through Transformation is gripping and relentless.Transformation - Berg (on recommendation from PeterWilliam, thanks...hopefully
Man, I went and hit a few bookstores...came home empty handed. Just not sure what I wanna read next, and what I wanted is nowhere to be found.
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