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larry
May 5, 2013, 8:08:14 AM5/5/13
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On Sat, 04 May 2013 23:29:44 +0000, Lewis wrote:
> The Name of the Wind
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind>
Two questions come to mind :
Is Book 2, <The Wise Man's Fear> as good
and
does that it won the 2007 Quill Award say anything about whether to
expect the 2006 and 2005 Quill winners in sf/fantasy to be readable also,
(<A Breath of Snow and Ashes> and <The Stupidest Angel> )?
> The Name of the Wind
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind>
Two questions come to mind :
Is Book 2, <The Wise Man's Fear> as good
and
does that it won the 2007 Quill Award say anything about whether to
expect the 2006 and 2005 Quill winners in sf/fantasy to be readable also,
(<A Breath of Snow and Ashes> and <The Stupidest Angel> )?
GaryN
May 5, 2013, 10:25:18 AM5/5/13
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Lewis <g.k...@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote in
news:slrnkob6lp....@mbp55.local:
Reading the linked entry would have put me off without this
recommendation. Any description/review that starts with a paragraph
detailing all the possible covers would tend to suggest that the content
isn't that great!
Maybe that's just me, I shall see if the library have sufficient funds
left after DVD purchasing to obtain me a copy.
Cheers,
gary
--
"I'm not twisted.
I'm a tortured soul in a flexible body"
The Contortionist in 'MicMacs'
news:slrnkob6lp....@mbp55.local:
Reading the linked entry would have put me off without this
recommendation. Any description/review that starts with a paragraph
detailing all the possible covers would tend to suggest that the content
isn't that great!
Maybe that's just me, I shall see if the library have sufficient funds
left after DVD purchasing to obtain me a copy.
Cheers,
gary
--
"I'm not twisted.
I'm a tortured soul in a flexible body"
The Contortionist in 'MicMacs'
larry
May 5, 2013, 10:26:59 AM5/5/13
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On Sun, 05 May 2013 09:25:18 -0500, GaryN wrote:
> Lewis <g.k...@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote in
> news:slrnkob6lp....@mbp55.local:
>
>> The Name of the Wind
>>
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind>
>>
>>
> Reading the linked entry would have put me off without this
> recommendation. Any description/review that starts with a paragraph
> detailing all the possible covers would tend to suggest that the content
> isn't that great!
>
> Maybe that's just me, I shall see if the library have sufficient funds
> left after DVD purchasing to obtain me a copy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> gary
With a little searching, you should find an epub copy.
> Lewis <g.k...@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote in
> news:slrnkob6lp....@mbp55.local:
>
>> The Name of the Wind
>>
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind>
>>
>>
> Reading the linked entry would have put me off without this
> recommendation. Any description/review that starts with a paragraph
> detailing all the possible covers would tend to suggest that the content
> isn't that great!
>
> Maybe that's just me, I shall see if the library have sufficient funds
> left after DVD purchasing to obtain me a copy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> gary
Lesley Weston
May 5, 2013, 10:44:37 AM5/5/13
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Christopher Moore. Not really SF and not altogether Fantasy either, but
who cares when something is this funny, insightful, touching,
well-written and even Pratchett-like. But if you decide to read TSA, you
should probably start with the first one in that set, /Practical Demon
Keeping/ and then the middle one, /The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove/.
Lesley.
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GaryN
May 5, 2013, 7:22:56 PM5/5/13
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Lesley Weston <brightly_co...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
news:km5r8m$1ebe$1...@mud.stack.nl:
On the subject of SF/fantasy mix has anyone else read Peter F.
Hamilton's Void series? I know he's hard work and it takes a fortnight
to wade through each book but those are quite good. The added advantage
is that when you finish the books you can use them as bricks for any
purpose you may require bricks for..:-)
news:km5r8m$1ebe$1...@mud.stack.nl:
Hamilton's Void series? I know he's hard work and it takes a fortnight
to wade through each book but those are quite good. The added advantage
is that when you finish the books you can use them as bricks for any
purpose you may require bricks for..:-)
larry
May 5, 2013, 7:57:49 PM5/5/13
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Larry Moore
May 11, 2013, 9:28:19 AM5/11/13
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down the pile that far but they shall be read then. Thanks.
--
Josephin Peladan, the 19th-century French occultist liked to say that
society is an anonymous enterprise for living a life of secondhand
emotions.
John Michael Greer
Lesley Weston
May 11, 2013, 11:04:06 AM5/11/13
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On 05-11-13 6:28 AM, Larry Moore wrote:
> On 2013-05-05, Lesley Weston <brightly_co...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 05-05-13 5:08 AM, larry wrote:
>>> On Sat, 04 May 2013 23:29:44 +0000, Lewis wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Name of the Wind
>>>>
>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind>
>>>
>>> Two questions come to mind :
>>> Is Book 2, <The Wise Man's Fear> as good
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> does that it won the 2007 Quill Award say anything about whether to
>>> expect the 2006 and 2005 Quill winners in sf/fantasy to be readable also,
>>> (<A Breath of Snow and Ashes> and <The Stupidest Angel> )?
>>>
>> /The Stupidest Angel/ is for sure, along with anything else by
>> Christopher Moore. Not really SF and not altogether Fantasy either, but
>> who cares when something is this funny, insightful, touching,
>> well-written and even Pratchett-like. But if you decide to read TSA, you
>> should probably start with the first one in that set, /Practical Demon
>> Keeping/ and then the middle one, /The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove/.
>>
>> Lesley.
>>
>
> Ok, I have them now on the bedside bookcase - who knows when I'll get
> down the pile that far but they shall be read then. Thanks.
>
They're worth elevating up the pile a bit, certainly to a Pratchett fan.
> On 2013-05-05, Lesley Weston <brightly_co...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> On 05-05-13 5:08 AM, larry wrote:
>>> On Sat, 04 May 2013 23:29:44 +0000, Lewis wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Name of the Wind
>>>>
>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Wind>
>>>
>>> Two questions come to mind :
>>> Is Book 2, <The Wise Man's Fear> as good
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> does that it won the 2007 Quill Award say anything about whether to
>>> expect the 2006 and 2005 Quill winners in sf/fantasy to be readable also,
>>> (<A Breath of Snow and Ashes> and <The Stupidest Angel> )?
>>>
>> /The Stupidest Angel/ is for sure, along with anything else by
>> Christopher Moore. Not really SF and not altogether Fantasy either, but
>> who cares when something is this funny, insightful, touching,
>> well-written and even Pratchett-like. But if you decide to read TSA, you
>> should probably start with the first one in that set, /Practical Demon
>> Keeping/ and then the middle one, /The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove/.
>>
>> Lesley.
>>
>
> Ok, I have them now on the bedside bookcase - who knows when I'll get
> down the pile that far but they shall be read then. Thanks.
>
The approach is very similar, though the content is completely different.
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