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Galadriel55 · 03-15-2012, 07:05 PM

A Dance with Dragons is in the local bookstore here. However, with the recent popularity, it costs ridiculous money. And, all the library copies are out (with a line up of about 15 people - which is more than I've seen for HP when it came out). I'm waiting for all the excitement to go down to get a copy.

Galadriel · 03-28-2012, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

A Dance with Dragons is in the local bookstore here. However, with the recent popularity, it costs ridiculous money. And, all the library copies are out (with a line up of about 15 people - which is more than I've seen for HP when it came out). I'm waiting for all the excitement to go down to get a copy.

Have you tried Amazon? :P

Galadriel55 · 03-28-2012, 04:00 PM

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Have you tried Amazon? :P

I got a copy from the library... FINALLY!

Eruanna · 03-29-2012, 03:02 PM

Finished 'Perdido Street Station' at the weekend. After a bit of a slow start I actually enjoyed it very much.
Presently reading Gareth Roberts' novelisation of the Doctor Who lost tale 'Shada' from the original script by the great Douglas Adams. It's a bit of a silly romp but as a long time Who fan I'm finding it a lot of fun. Besides, it's the fourth Doctor and Romana so what's not to like!

Galadriel · 03-31-2012, 01:21 PM

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I got a copy from the library... FINALLY!

*cries* I want a local library!

mark12_30 · 04-11-2012, 06:59 AM

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*cries* I want a local library!

Tirion has several magnificent libraries. And you can always ask Pengolodh for a review you can really trust. And if he doesn't know the tale, depending on the age of the tale, either it isn't worth knowing, or he'll want to hear it himself.

Consider this a backhand way of saying great "location" and an even better sig, derry dol.

Bom Tombadillo · 04-11-2012, 07:57 AM

Matthew Swift sounds fascinating. Alas, my local library system probably doesn't have it, and I'm reluctant to actually spend any significant amount of money on books unless I just have to have them.

Which reminds me - has anybody read a series called The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher? I've heard fantastic things about it (at least, from book 3 onwards), but the aforementioned reluctance to spend money keeps nagging at me.

And lastly, I got the second book in A Song of Ice and Fire. Maybe it's just that I'm more familiar with the characters and thus less horribly confused about who's who, but this one seems better somehow - though I can't quite put my finger on why. In any case, I'm loving it (especially with a thousand-and-some pages to read . . . *drool*).

McCaber · 04-11-2012, 10:41 AM

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Which reminds me - has anybody read a series called The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher? I've heard fantastic things about it (at least, from book 3 onwards), but the aforementioned reluctance to spend money keeps nagging at me.

They're definitely not high literature, but as far as fun action fantasy goes you could do a lot worse. I really enjoyed them.

03-15-2012, 07:05 PM	#1
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	A Dance with Dragons is in the local bookstore here. However, with the recent popularity, it costs ridiculous money. And, all the library copies are out (with a line up of about 15 people - which is more than I've seen for HP when it came out). I'm waiting for all the excitement to go down to get a copy. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-29-2012, 03:02 PM	#4
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,117	Finished 'Perdido Street Station' at the weekend. After a bit of a slow start I actually enjoyed it very much. Presently reading Gareth Roberts' novelisation of the Doctor Who lost tale 'Shada' from the original script by the great Douglas Adams. It's a bit of a silly romp but as a long time Who fan I'm finding it a lot of fun. Besides, it's the fourth Doctor and Romana so what's not to like! __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies." Last edited by Eruanna; 04-10-2012 at 01:00 PM.

04-11-2012, 07:57 AM	#7
Bom Tombadillo Wight Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Behind you . . . . BOO! Posts: 222	Matthew Swift sounds fascinating. Alas, my local library system probably doesn't have it, and I'm reluctant to actually spend any significant amount of money on books unless I just have to have them. Which reminds me - has anybody read a series called The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher? I've heard fantastic things about it (at least, from book 3 onwards), but the aforementioned reluctance to spend money keeps nagging at me. And lastly, I got the second book in A Song of Ice and Fire. Maybe it's just that I'm more familiar with the characters and thus less horribly confused about who's who, but this one seems better somehow - though I can't quite put my finger on why. In any case, I'm loving it (especially with a thousand-and-some pages to read . . . drool). __________________ Every human should have a cat or two in their care, to teach them the meaning of the word, and to correct them. Phenris Dorph