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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-15-2012, 11:15 AM
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Posted By Alfirin
I saw someone reading a copy on the train 3-4...

I saw someone reading a copy on the train 3-4 weeks ago, so it is presumably avaiable somewhere. And it looked like a normal run book, not an advance galley copy.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-15-2012, 04:17 PM
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Posted By Alfirin
Actually, it's the poem that's going to be the...

Actually, it's the poem that's going to be the tough one to locate, that hasn't been reprinted much. I think your best chance (once you read all the books) is to ask your library if they have a copy...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-14-2012, 06:36 PM
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Posted By Alfirin
I asume the Orson Scott Card story you are...

I asume the Orson Scott Card story you are referring to is The Grinning Man and that therfore you are asking if it is worth persuing his Alvin Maker series (his Ender's game stuff is quite...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-11-2011, 05:40 PM
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Posted By Alfirin
I understand, it's sort of like the cringe I get...

I understand, it's sort of like the cringe I get everytime I see any anime (and there are a lot of them) that has a natural born creature that happens to be made of rock and decides to call it a...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-11-2011, 12:26 PM
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Posted By Alfirin
Yeah, you're right. In my defense It's really...

Yeah, you're right. In my defense It's really been a long long time since I read the book, and my memory is far from perfect. I sort of remembered that things were as you said, but that ending seemed...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-10-2011, 05:24 PM
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Posted By Alfirin
Correct choice of words can make or break a book....

Correct choice of words can make or break a book. One of the main reasons I absoulely hated Eric Rücker Eddison's Worm Ouroborous books (which some people regard so hightly they put them and Tolkein...
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