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Jyrdan Fairblade
Unkbartig
Joined: Thu May 11, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 947
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 Re: What are you reading?
I enjoyed the first book, wavered on the second, and now, well, I am disappoint. The Black Company series, of course, is awesome. I’ve read the first Garrett, P.I. novel, and really need to follow up on the rest of the series. So fun.
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Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:26 pm |
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Jyrdan Fairblade
Unkbartig
Joined: Thu May 11, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 947
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Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:27 pm |
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Buttmonkey
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:00 am Posts: 2026
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 Re: What are you reading?
You really, really do. The Garrett novels are his best work IMO. They don't quite reach the highs of the first 3 Black Company novels, but they are consistently great. Kind of like the TV show Scrubs. That show was always a solid A- or A. It never had a mediocre episode even if it didn't hit A+ levels.
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Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:04 pm |
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Rhuvein
Cleric of Zagyg
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 10781 Location: Somewhere in Time
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 Re: What are you reading?
Re-reading the Cadfael series - 21 books. I've re-read many series in the past, but never did this ~ where I read the series and then immediately started it again. But it's so worth it, being that there is so much excellent material, plot devices, dialogue, history, atmosphere, character development . . etc. I've said it before and I'll say it again, this is a tremendous series of books by Ellis Peters. Just brilliant! 
_________________ Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte
"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth
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Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:20 am |
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slimykuotoan
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:00 am Posts: 3620 Location: Nine Hells
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 Re: What are you reading?
Amber and Ashes, by Margaret Weis.
_________________ For crying out loud, do what you can with the attributes the dice have given you. This is what separates the men from the boys... -Kayolan
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Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:41 am |
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maximus
Ulthal
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:23 am Posts: 671 Location: North Carolina
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 Re: What are you reading?
The original Conan series by Howard.
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Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:00 am |
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Jyrdan Fairblade
Unkbartig
Joined: Thu May 11, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 947
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 Re: What are you reading?
Yes! So good! Currently reading The State of Play: Creators and Critics on Video Game Culture. Definitely thought-provoking and interesting.
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Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:52 pm |
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maximus
Ulthal
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:23 am Posts: 671 Location: North Carolina
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 Re: What are you reading?
I haven't read Conan in about 35 years. I read all the books that L Sprague de Camp edited/finished, etc, but thought I would go back and read just the Howard stuff. Great so far!
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Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:29 pm |
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slimykuotoan
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:00 am Posts: 3620 Location: Nine Hells
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 Re: What are you reading?
_________________ For crying out loud, do what you can with the attributes the dice have given you. This is what separates the men from the boys... -Kayolan
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Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:00 am |
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Ancalagon
Ulthal
Joined: Tue May 03, 2011 1:13 am Posts: 445 Location: Bellevue, NE
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 Re: What are you reading?
Supply Chain Management - A Logistics Perspective 
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Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:10 am |
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Jyrdan Fairblade
Unkbartig
Joined: Thu May 11, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 947
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 Re: What are you reading?
Started Lawrence's Prince of Thorns. So far, so good. Nice and grim. Gave me the idea that the next time I get a bunch of murderhobos in my campaign, I'm just going to fill the game with NPCs, monsters, and plots so much more vile than them. Basically, to out-murderhobo the murderhobos.
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Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:13 pm |
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serleran
Mogrl
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:00 am Posts: 13825
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 Re: What are you reading?
Black's Law Dictionary.
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Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:08 pm |
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Buttmonkey
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:00 am Posts: 2026
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 Re: What are you reading?
Oh, that is such not a good read. Tedious, plus a large chunk (vast majority?) of its entries are archaic with minimal utility unless you want to read judicial opinions from the pre-1800s.
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Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:49 pm |
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serleran
Mogrl
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:00 am Posts: 13825
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 Re: What are you reading?
That is precisely why I want to read it. It helps to provide a sense of living verisimilitude.
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Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:55 pm |
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slimykuotoan
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:00 am Posts: 3620 Location: Nine Hells
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 Re: What are you reading?
I'm LOVIN' the Xenozoic comic compilation. aka: Cadillacs and Dinosaurs I'm a fan o' all things post-apoc, and this' plain awesome. http://fleskpublications.com/blog/wp-co ... chultz.jpg
_________________ For crying out loud, do what you can with the attributes the dice have given you. This is what separates the men from the boys... -Kayolan
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Wed Jan 27, 2016 1:59 am |
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Jyrdan Fairblade
Unkbartig
Joined: Thu May 11, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 947
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 Re: What are you reading?
Started reading Empire of Imagination, the Gygax biography. So far it's a really interesting read. The novel-like tone is a bit off-putting at first, but the author sounds like he really did his research.
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Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:04 pm |
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slimykuotoan
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:00 am Posts: 3620 Location: Nine Hells
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 Re: What are you reading?
Ashes and Iron.
_________________ For crying out loud, do what you can with the attributes the dice have given you. This is what separates the men from the boys... -Kayolan
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Thu Feb 11, 2016 1:39 am |
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Rhuvein
Cleric of Zagyg
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 10781 Location: Somewhere in Time
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 Re: What are you reading?
Cool. Just purchased this. I had a chance to page through it last month and decided to get it after seeing your comments. 
_________________ Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte
"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth
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Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:36 am |
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Rhuvein
Cleric of Zagyg
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 10781 Location: Somewhere in Time
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 Re: What are you reading?
I've been reading and enjoying, Life Below Stairs by Alison Maloney. A book about service during the Edwardian era. Very interesting and well written if you like history and if your're a Downton Abbey fan then it's a must read. 
_________________ Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte
"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth
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Thu Feb 18, 2016 12:47 am |
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slimykuotoan
Greater Lore Drake
Joined: Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:00 am Posts: 3620 Location: Nine Hells
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 Re: What are you reading?
Dragons of Autumn Twilight.
_________________ For crying out loud, do what you can with the attributes the dice have given you. This is what separates the men from the boys... -Kayolan
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Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:48 am |
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Rhuvein
Cleric of Zagyg
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 10781 Location: Somewhere in Time
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 Re: What are you reading?
Excellent series. Loved 'em. [Many thanks to Jaybird who sent me the books when we were playing in Rigon's DL game] 
_________________ Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte
"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth
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Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:34 am |
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Rhuvein
Cleric of Zagyg
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 10781 Location: Somewhere in Time
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 Re: What are you reading?
I'm reading it now and so far, so good! 
_________________ Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte
"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth
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Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:35 am |
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maximus
Ulthal
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:23 am Posts: 671 Location: North Carolina
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 Re: What are you reading?
The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Fri Feb 26, 2016 11:41 am |
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Jyrdan Fairblade
Unkbartig
Joined: Thu May 11, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 947
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 Re: What are you reading?
How is it? I've only read Doyle's Holmes tales.
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Fri Feb 26, 2016 3:46 pm |
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maximus
Ulthal
Joined: Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:23 am Posts: 671 Location: North Carolina
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 Re: What are you reading?
Only a few chapters in so far, but I like it. I've always been a big history buff, and after a suggestion from someone over at DF, this looked like a good one. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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Fri Feb 26, 2016 8:40 pm |
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scp
Ungern
Joined: Thu Dec 30, 2010 4:41 am Posts: 53 Location: Knoxville, TN
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 Re: What are you reading?
Yeah, I really liked this, I burned through it in just a couple of sittings. I recommend it to anyone who wants to know the background of the game and the man behind it. Oddly, it got me eager to re-read some R.E.H. because of the "What would Conan do?" bits.
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Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:48 pm |
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serleran
Mogrl
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:00 am Posts: 13825
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 Re: What are you reading?
Bring the Jubilee.
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Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:10 pm |
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clavis123
Ulthal
Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:00 am Posts: 559
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 Re: What are you reading?
M.R. James' "More Ghost Stories" (having just finished "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary").
_________________ Daniel James Hanley Creator of Ghastly Affair, "The Gothic Game of Romantic Horror". Player's Manual Now Available on DriveThruRPG and Amazon Reader discretion is advised.
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Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:21 pm |
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Jyrdan Fairblade
Unkbartig
Joined: Thu May 11, 2006 7:00 am Posts: 947
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 Re: What are you reading?
M.R. James' stuff is quite excellent! I'm currently reading Finn Fancy Necromancy, which is sort-of like Ready Player One in Urban Fantasy form, in that it's very much an homage to 80s pop culture.
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Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:17 pm |
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clavis123
Ulthal
Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:00 am Posts: 559
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I agree! I'm surprised at myself that it's taken me this long to actually read James. I was such a huge Lovecraft fan when I was younger, and James' influence on Lovercraft is obvious (especially in stories like "The Shunned House").
_________________ Daniel James Hanley Creator of Ghastly Affair, "The Gothic Game of Romantic Horror". Player's Manual Now Available on DriveThruRPG and Amazon Reader discretion is advised.
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Sat Mar 05, 2016 11:27 pm |
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