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Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Finished Neuromancer by William Gibson

Starting on Speaker for the Dead by  OS Card.

Still  working my way through Red Mars for bed time readingquote>

Excellent trilogy that Mars series is.  I just finished reading the seies for the second time a few months ago.  Let me know what you think of Red Mars when you're done. quote>

Will do.

Still  got a couple hundred pages to go. I only read 30-40 pages a night. ( I have only one problem with it so far, I truly dont think anyone could have stowed away on that 1st ship).quote>

Well, it's not impossible if that's what your thinking, especially....but I better shut up now so I don't spoil something by accident  I will say though that each book gets better than the one before itquote>

Im expecting the next two  to be even better, after all Red Mars didnt win a Hugo,  but Blue and Green did, which is very unusual,  For a  sequel to win that award  is unheard of ,when the opening book in a series did not.( Although  it was nominated)

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Hello, I am currently reading The Freeway, by Dori DeCamillis.  Her book is a "diary" of events from 1991 and 1993.  It is about two artists trying to make a living off their art.  I have not finished the book yet, but what is significant about this book is that she is my art teacher and she published this book herself.  She is currently working on another book that might come out this 2009 Holiday Season.  For more information, go to this website:  http://www.amazon.com/Freeway-Dori-Decamillis/dp/073882769X/qid=1077413590/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/073882769X

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Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert.  This is the 4th or 5th time I've read this book over the past 30 years and it's one of those books that I can't put down once I start reading it.

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Currently working on two, The Eighth Day by John Case and Assassins by Tim LaHaye/Jerry Jenkins.

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Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Finished Neuromancer by William Gibson

Starting on Speaker for the Dead by  OS Card.

Still  working my way through Red Mars for bed time readingquote>

Excellent trilogy that Mars series is.  I just finished reading the seies for the second time a few months ago.  Let me know what you think of Red Mars when you're done. quote>

Will do.

Still  got a couple hundred pages to go. I only read 30-40 pages a night. ( I have only one problem with it so far, I truly dont think anyone could have stowed away on that 1st ship).quote>

Well, it's not impossible if that's what your thinking, especially....but I better shut up now so I don't spoil something by accident  I will say though that each book gets better than the one before itquote>

Im expecting the next two  to be even better, after all Red Mars didnt win a Hugo,  but Blue and Green did, which is very unusual,  For a  sequel to win that award  is unheard of ,when the opening book in a series did not.( Although  it was nominated)quote>

Finished Red Mars last night the last 120 or so pages i could not put down so i was up late thursday and friday.

Ended with a real flurry of action. Starting in on Green Mars tonight mabey.

And getting to the good parts of Speaker for the Dead too.

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Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Finished Red Mars last night the last 120 or so pages i could not put down so i was up late thursday and friday.

Ended with a real flurry of action. Starting in on Green Mars tonight mabey.

And getting to the good parts of Speaker for the Dead too.quote>

It must have been good if you read the last 120 pages straight through.  Green Mars is a good read, you'll enjoy it.

I recently finished Dune Messiah a few days ago, started to re-read Dune and have roughly 70 pages read.  Paul Of Dune is next.

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Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Finished Red Mars last night the last 120 or so pages i could not put down so i was up late thursday and friday.

Ended with a real flurry of action. Starting in on Green Mars tonight mabey.

And getting to the good parts of Speaker for the Dead too.quote>

It must have been good if you read the last 120 pages straight through.  Green Mars is a good read, you'll enjoy it.

I recently finished Dune Messiah a few days ago, started to re-read Dune and have roughly 70 pages read.  Paul Of Dune is next. quote>

I couldnt do that, id have to start with dune and re-read the 1st 3 books in order.

Have not started Green Mars yet, been going to bed early lately.

I did finish Speaker for the Dead, liked it better then Enders Game, going to have the get the rest of that series too.

Started  on

A Case of Consious by James Blish for lunch reading.

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Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

I couldnt do that, id have to start with dune and re-read the 1st 3 books in order.

Have not started Green Mars yet, been going to bed early lately.

I did finish Speaker for the Dead, liked it better then Enders Game, going to have the get the rest of that series too.

Started  on

A Case of Consious by James Blish for lunch reading.quote>

I started reading Messiah first because that was the only one I had at the time...the decision to buy the others didn't come about until I was on the last 20 pages and wanted more  I've read this series so many times that reading either of the first 3 books out of order is no issue for me since they are the only 3 I've read so far.  I have, as I mentioned in an earlier post, God Emperor Of Dune is on order, hoping it arrives this week...and then order Heretics Of Dune

Anyways, I just finished the first book/part in Dune and got about 40 pages into book/part 2 where Paul Atreides transforms into Maud'dib and becomes the Bene Gesserit's kwisatz hadderach.  I'd forgotten what a good read Dune is.

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Finished Dune a day after my last post and now I'm nearly finished with Paul Of Dune [less than 60 pages to go, should be finished with it today actually]. God Emperor Of Dune arrived a couple of days ago and I look forward to reading it for the first time. I also ordered Heretics Of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune when I went to pick up God Emperor and they should arrive sometime between Tues-Thurs of this coming week. Since a few of the Dune novels are not available in paperback, I'll be heading on over to Amazon to get the hardcovers for half of what you'd pay for them in a book store. I should have the entire series purchased and read by the end of September.

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Originally posted by: Barbarossa

All Dune books are available in paperback.  What books do you think aren't?

IMO, God Emperor of Dune was the second best Frank Herbert Dune novel (nothing beats the first one).

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Well, when I go to order them at my local book store, some of the newer ones can't be ordered in PB, only HC [which ones escape me at this time, but I'll try and get a list when I go in to pick up GEoD and Chapterhouse].  That's ok though, because I also have a rather empty HC shelf that needs a few more books sitting on it.

Of course the first book is the best, but so far I haven't read a Dune book I haven't thoroughly enjoyed and could pick them up again in a few years and re-read them.

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Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Barbarossa

All Dune books are available in paperback.  What books do you think aren't?

IMO, God Emperor of Dune was the second best Frank Herbert Dune novel (nothing beats the first one).

Barbarossaquote>

Well, when I go to order them at my local book store, some of the newer ones can't be ordered in PB, only HC [which ones escape me at this time, but I'll try and get a list when I go in to pick up GEoD and Chapterhouse].  That's ok though, because I also have a rather empty HC shelf that needs a few more books sitting on it.

Of course the first book is the best, but so far I haven't read a Dune book I haven't thoroughly enjoyed and could pick them up again in a few years and re-read them.quote>

So you cant go to  used books stores?

You might have been looking at Paul of Dune or Winds of Dune which is the newest one's and not out in paper back yet ( i think )

Finished Case Of Consious,

Started Lord of Light By Roger Zelazny

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Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

So you cant go to  used books stores?

You might have been looking at Paul of Dune or Winds of Dune which is the newest one's and not out in paper back yet ( i think )

Finished Case Of Consious,

Started Lord of Light By Roger Zelaznyquote>

Yeah I could, if I felt the need to go on a 130 mile round trip just for a book, there are no used book stores in this dinky town.  No, I have Paul Of Dune in PB and I almost bought Winds at the bookstore until I saw the $34.95 price tag.  No, these were some of the other prequel books, may have even been one or two of the Butlerian Jihad trilogy.  I have the Battle Of Corrin in PB, but not the other two.  Now I'm not saying they're not in PB, just that my local bookstore can't order them in PB, so I'm guessing that on the distributors  end, they may not carry those in PB or are just out.  Like I said, I'll get a list when I go to pick up GEoD and Chapterhouse in a few days.

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Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

So you cant go to  used books stores?

You might have been looking at Paul of Dune or Winds of Dune which is the newest one's and not out in paper back yet ( i think )

Finished Case Of Consious,

Started Lord of Light By Roger Zelaznyquote>

Yeah I could, if I felt the need to go on a 130 mile round trip just for a book, there are no used book stores in this dinky town.  No, I have Paul Of Dune in PB and I almost bought Winds at the bookstore until I saw the $34.95 price tag.  No, these were some of the other prequel books, may have even been one or two of the Butlerian Jihad trilogy.  I have the Battle Of Corrin in PB, but not the other two.  Now I'm not saying they're not in PB, just that my local bookstore can't order them in PB, so I'm guessing that on the distributors  end, they may not carry those in PB or are just out.  Like I said, I'll get a list when I go to pick up GEoD and Chapterhouse in a few days.quote>

You will need to get and read The Butlerian Jihad and The Machine Crusade before The Battle Of Corin which is the conclusion of that series.

Dune Chronology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_universe#Chronology

Some its to late to read in order since  parts of the New one" Paul of Dune" take place both before and after Dune? but before Dune Messiah.

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Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

You will need to get and read The Butlerian Jihad and The Machine Crusade before The Battle Of Corin which is the conclusion of that series.

Dune Chronology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_universe#Chronology

Some its to late to read in order since  parts of the New one" Paul of Dune" take place both before and after Dune? but before Dune Messiah.quote>

I knew that already  And yes, Paul Of Dune flashes back and forth between 3-4 years after Dune and when Paul was 12.

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Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

You will need to get and read The Butlerian Jihad and The Machine Crusade before The Battle Of Corin which is the conclusion of that series.

Dune Chronology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_universe#Chronology

Some its to late to read in order since  parts of the New one" Paul of Dune" take place both before and after Dune? but before Dune Messiah.quote>

I knew that already  And yes, Paul Of Dune flashes back and forth between 3-4 years after Dune and when Paul was 12.quote>

Ill have to get  those too, but im still only about 1/2 way thru the   20 or so books i bought 4 months ago, still have the Vernor Vinge books to go thru, and David Brin's Uplift war series, 2 more of the  Ender Books  to name a few.

mabey by then the dune stuff  will be at 1/2 price books.

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Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Ill have to get  those too, but im still only about 1/2 way thru the   20 or so books i bought 4 months ago, still have the Vernor Vinge books to go thru, and David Brin's Uplift war series, 2 more of the  Ender Books  to name a few.

mabey by then the dune stuff  will be at 1/2 price books.quote>

I just finished Paul Of Dune last night and will start reading God Emperor soon.  I've never read any Orson Scott Card except his How To Write Sci-Fi that I purchased for my son when he was toying with the idea of being a writer and sci-fi/fantasy was his love.  He wrote some stuff for about a year before his interest moved onto something else and I ended up keeping the book after he left homesome 10 years ago...

Here's the book I was referring to.

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Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo^[2][3] and Nebula^[2][4] Awards, making Card the only author to win both of American science fiction's top prizes in consecutive years.quote>

The awards were well deserved.

Enders Game and Speaker for Dead were both very very good I liked speaker better but the just may be my personal preference.

BTW: Comedy Central Showing the newst Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder , tonight at 9PM Central time

 

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Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986) both won Hugo^[2][3] and Nebula^[2][4] Awards, making Card the only author to win both of American science fiction's top prizes in consecutive years.quote>

The awards were well deserved.

Enders Game and Speaker for Dead were both very very good I liked speaker better but the just may be my personal preference.

BTW: Comedy Central Showing the newst Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder , tonight at 9PM Central time quote>

I've toyed with reading his stuff, but the synapses never caught my interest which is why I've passed them over.  If the synapses don't catch my interest, I don't read those particular books. 

Anyways, I'm nearly halfway through God Emperor Of Dune and hope my other two books on order, Heretics Of Dune & Chapterhouse Dune arrive before I'm finished with it.  So far, God Emperor is ok, a bit confusing in some parts, but good none-the-less.

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Originally posted by: Barbarossa

Currently reading Dune: House Corrino. Looking forward to the end of the trilogy.

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I have that book, but not the two before it.  I'm ordering those next  How is that trilogy by the way?  I know it's about Man vs Machine and spans more than a century or something along those lines.

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Originally posted by: Barbarossa

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Originally posted by: Barbarossa

Currently reading Dune: House Corrino. Looking forward to the end of the trilogy.

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I have that book, but not the two before it.  I'm ordering those next  How is that trilogy by the way?  I know it's about Man vs Machine and spans more than a century or something along those lines.

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Wrong trilogy.  You are thinking of the set that includes The Butlerian Jihad.  That was all about the war between man and machine.  This trilogy occurs during the early-mid life of Leto Atreides (Paul's father) and builds up to the first Frankie book, Dune.

As for my opinion on the set, I think it is quite good... a lot better than I expected, anyway.

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  Yup, another brain fart.  Oiy.  Anyways, it's good to know that House Atreides, House Harkonnen and House Corrino are good reads.  Some people say the novels by Brian and Kevin are not as good as Frank's, but after reading Paul Of Dune, I'd beg to differ.  Yes, they're a bit different, but basically to me captured the spirit of what Frank started.

Which of the Dune novels haven't you read yet and which were your favorites?

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Originally posted by: Barbarossa

I've read them all, except Paul of Dune (I actually did not know about that book until this thread).  I can't really pick a favorite.  They are all good in their own way, although I felt a lot of Senior's books were either too incomplete, or too vague.  From the originals, Dune and God Emporer of Dune were my favorites, but from the new ones... the Machine novels were fair, but I think that the House books constitute a better series.

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Paul Of Dune is a pretty good book, it flucuates between roughly 3-4 years after Dune ends during the height of Maud'Dibs Jihad, as well as switching back to when Paul was a 12 year old 3 years before the events of Dune.  It gives you a little more insight on Pauls persoanality.  There's another new Dune novel available in hardcover called the Winds Of Dune which is a direct sequel to Dune Messiah.

I'm about 200 pages into God Emperor and I find Leto II's sarcasm amusing, especially when dealing with the Bene Gesserit.  I can imagine the looks of indignation on their faces when they had an audiance with Leto II on Audiance Day.  So far it's been a good read.

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Just starting Peace Like A River by Leif Enger its actually for class so I'll have to let you know how it is and if you happen to have read it already tell me your thoughts on it!

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Originally posted by: Barbarossa

Originally posted by: blade2k5

Finished Dune a day after my last post and now I'm nearly finished with Paul Of Dune [less than 60 pages to go, should be finished with it today actually]. God Emperor Of Dune arrived a couple of days ago and I look forward to reading it for the first time. I also ordered Heretics Of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune when I went to pick up God Emperor and they should arrive sometime between Tues-Thurs of this coming week. Since a few of the Dune novels are not available in paperback, I'll be heading on over to Amazon to get the hardcovers for half of what you'd pay for them in a book store. I should have the entire series purchased and read by the end of September.quote>

All Dune books are available in paperback.  What books do you think aren't?

IMO, God Emperor of Dune was the second best Frank Herbert Dune novel (nothing beats the first one).

Barbarossaquote>

I just picked up my ordered Dune books today and the store check on the availabilty of those remaining novels in PB.  Turns out that the reason some were listed as only being available in HC was because the distrubtor was out of stock on a couple of them.  They are now in stock again 

Anyways, I now have Heretics and Chaperhouse to complete the six Frank Herbert novels, and have ordered the Butlerian Jihad and the Machine Crusade to complete that trilogy.  After that, all I have left to order is House Atreides, House Harkonnen, House Corrina and another copy of Children Of Dune [the one I have now is so old the pages are beginning to fall out]. 

After I'm done with the Dune Chronicles, I'll finish up on Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time series, just need the final two books in the series and then move on to complete my Shannara series by Terry Brooks.

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Originally posted by: Barbarossa

Originally posted by: blade2k5  After I'm done with the Dune Chronicles, I'll finish up on Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time series...quote>

You have a while to wait.  My understanding is that Brian Anderson (who took over after RJ's death) has obtained acceptance to publish the final "chapter" of the WoT in three books.  I expected this and it is not very surprising.  I believe the first book of the final three will be published in HC sometime in Oct/Nov 2009.  I don't know the schedule for the other two books.

I have been an avid reader of the WoT series, even though it began to degrade a lot after the 3rd and 4th books of the series.  I think it started to go downhill after his wife became his official editor.  I am cautiously optimistic that the last three books will tie up the tale without so much focus on what people are wearing!

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They did go downhill somewhat about mid-way point, but I don't like leaving a series unfinished I'm glad that someone is picking up the series and finishing it.  The last book I have is #10, Crossroads Of Twilight I think it was called.  What bugged me the most about some of the novels is that a couple of them barely even mentioned Rand and focused more on Matt and Rands other friend [can't remember his name off-hand..something Wolf I think it was].  To me, those were fillers and didn't really progress the storyline of Rand any further.  I more interested to know if Rand was able to get rid of the taint on the male side of the power he possessed.

I way behind in the Shannara series, the last book I purchased was Jarkus Ruus a few years ago and noticed the last time I was at a larger book store, there were like 18 or 19 Shannara books now.  Terry Brooks Shannara series are some of my favorites of all time.