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MOP DO NOT READ THIS That whole series was full of cliches - the ending was totally appropriate IMO I thought it was great reading. Not a literary masterpiece but very fun regardless. I didn't think Flagg was belittled I think he just served to demonstrate just what a scary bastard spider boy was. With Flagg up against him… -
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I just started Bill Brysons 'A short history of Nearly Everything' which was a xmas gift. I thought it would be tedious ( hence it's taken me so long to pick it up ) but it's actually very informative and pretty funny. The first few chapters cover the big bang and It's been a really fun sort of 'nuclear physics for… -
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I'll also cast a vote for George R.R. Martin. Fantastic fantasy series. Just recently I've gotten into David Farland's Runelords series. Great fantasy as well. All of the Dark Elf books by R.A. Salvatore are very fun to read. Lots of action, and if you're into martial arts, it's a blast hearing him give blow-by-blows of… -
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Carl Sagan/Ann Druyan. Amazing insights into human sociology. Great vistas of time. Witty too. I tend to read nonfiction these days, since I have so little free reading time. I'm finding I want to learn about things more these days, instead of my past escapes into fiction (as fun as they… -
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Vermilion yes GRRM is really testing many Fan's patience, I don't care cos I have so much to catch up on in the SF/Fantasy area. GRRM get's a few hate mails too for his unreleased AFOC, last I heard he was touring most of may, and part of the summer so is Set - 2005 the big day/month?
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