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duke ravage Unregistered user |
I need a new book. I've read most of the ones I've got. Anybody have any suggestions? Preferably someone slightly obscure, e.g. *not* Piers Anthony, Robert Heinlin, Tolkien, Robert Jordan, etc. As for my own suggestions... George R.R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series is very good; my favorite is still the first one, "A Game of Thrones". I'm waiting for him to get the next one out. Also, I can't remember the authors name, but the "Black Magician" trilogy is good too. I've only read the first book, but it's really good. I'd go into more detail but... i'm not a good book critic. |
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 @ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6677 days, 10 hours, 10 minutes and 46 seconds ago. |
http://lib.ru/INOFANT/DOOM/doom1_knee_deep_in_the_dead-engl.txt DooM Book. yes i mean the game. yes i dont mean the 3rd, the first <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK |
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illumi Registered user The 1st child Last page view: 7104 days, 2 hours, 58 minutes and 42 seconds ago. |
1. The Death Gate Cycle Series by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman 2. Oscar Wilde - Complete Short Fiction Song of Ice and Fire is good ... yup ... just too many character names to memorize ... *dies* #o# ... who is who |
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@ Registered user Q('_'Q)(>'_')> Last page view: 6677 days, 10 hours, 10 minutes and 46 seconds ago. |
If your afraid of too many chars try doom, it has only a few becouse the others get killed by zombies :] <xxxxo~~~~oxxxx> SWORDCHUK [Edited 1 time, last edit on 11/20/2004 at 04:22 (GMT -5) by @] |
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Maastonakki Registered user A cute puppy Last page view: 5830 days, 18 hours, 45 minutes and 21 seconds ago. |
Eddings |
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Sargoth Registered user Bard Last page view: 4963 days, 1 hour, 6 minutes and 3 seconds ago. |
The man who was Thursday, by Chesterton, G. K. http://www.bartleby.com/158/ http://tankefel.blogspot.com/ So far you have only killed one wild cat. |
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Ashandarei Registered user Spearmaster Last page view: 4945 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes and 51 seconds ago. |
Salvatore R.A The rust monster touches your blessed Trident of the Red Rooster. Nothing happens. You laugh at the monster's pitiful attempt. |
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Duke Ravage Registered user Gravebane Zombie Last page view: 5670 days, 2 hours, 46 minutes and 47 seconds ago. |
RA Salvatore roxors Dark Elf Trilogy = BADASS ivan.sourceforge.net |
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Ashandarei Registered user Spearmaster Last page view: 4945 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes and 51 seconds ago. |
Salvatore is great. Try Raymond Feist. The rust monster touches your blessed Trident of the Red Rooster. Nothing happens. You laugh at the monster's pitiful attempt. |
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Bezrend Registered user Last page view: 3282 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes and 50 seconds ago. |
Feist definitely. The Black Magician is good, that's Trudi Canavan. Eddings is fantastic, as is Salvatore. Uhh... something original now... Terry Goodkind. Bam. |
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 Armada Registered user Last page view: 1233 days, 2 hours, 50 minutes and 1 second ago. |
Try the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons, best books i've ever read. Certainly the best Science Ficton anyways Gardens of the moon by Steven Erikson is great, the first of its series but im not sure if any others are out yet. |
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Garand Registered user Last page view: 7004 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 20 seconds ago. |
if we're talking about fantasy literature, I'd suggest works by Karl E. Wagner - great heroic fantasy stuff. "Darkness Weaves With Many Shades" "Night Winds" "Bloodstone" "Death Angel's Shadow" |
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Declawed Lobster Unregistered user |
Spider Robinson - Callahan's Crosstime Saloon Time Traveller's Strictly Cash Callahan's Secret Telempath All good reading, not exactly in the 'Fantasy' genre, more 'Sci-Fi' - but not really. |
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Caladriel Registered user ReGiStErEd UsEr Last page view: 4704 days, 9 hours, 4 minutes and 33 seconds ago. |
Duke, Have you already gone through all the ones listed in: A new book series |
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*Chaos Muffin* Unregistered user |
Legend,Waylander or Hero in the shadows by David Gemmell |
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Alex Registered user Master Necromancer Last page view: 6515 days, 9 hours, 22 minutes and 22 seconds ago. |
Anything by Terry Pratchett. What do you wish for? wands of cat repellent_ |
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 RunnerLord Registered user Last page view: 7046 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes and 22 seconds ago. |
Read Runelords trilogy written by David Farland really cool system with endowments and elements for magic (extremely short summary of system) |
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RunnerLord Registered user Last page view: 7046 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes and 22 seconds ago. |
Also a good, but very short book that is funny and sci fi would be David Douglas's --Starship titanic. |
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Bezrend Registered user Last page view: 3282 days, 14 hours, 37 minutes and 50 seconds ago. |
Argh! Runelords! Really good, but yeah, there's only 3 right now, and I want the rest of the story! I absolutely HATE waiting for books to be written so I can read them. |
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Alex Registered user Master Necromancer Last page view: 6515 days, 9 hours, 22 minutes and 22 seconds ago. |
Runnerlord - I think that' Douglas Adams you mean. What do you wish for? wands of cat repellent_ |
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RunnerLord Registered user Last page view: 7046 days, 4 hours, 57 minutes and 22 seconds ago. |
My bad the thing with the David Farland threw me off yeah starship titanic is written by Douglas Adams, and I also cannot wait for the Runelords movie, and Raj Ahten is too pimp in those books. |
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 Arancaytar Registered user Pyromancer Last page view: 575 days, 18 hours, 8 minutes and 58 seconds ago. |
G.R.R. Martin certainly lives up to the Tolkien-esque double R in his initials =] Fantastic author. Garth Nix's "Sabriel" is also great. I enjoyed reading Eddings, but in retrospect he seems somewhat deliberately cliche. My absolute favorite is Guy Gavriel Kay ("The Fionavar Tapestry" and "The Sarantine Mosaic"). I only recently found out that he also helped Christopher edit the Silmarillion. ;) Move the cursor to the desired position and press [SPACE] when done. Impossible. Suddenly you stand elsewhere. You see an ancient altar of black obsidian. The goblin rockthrower suddenly shouts a prayer to his gods! You are consumed by a roaring column of flame! |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3606 days, 17 hours, 5 minutes and 20 seconds ago. |
Feist, Eddings and Salvatore rule. For Eddings, go to this site to download alot of his books: http://webbooks.webpark.sk/eddings.htm For Feist go to: http://webbooks.webpark.sk/feist.htm For Pratchett: http://webbooks.webpark.sk/pratchett.htm For Tolkien: http://webbooks.webpark.sk/tolkien.htm For Rowling's books go to http://dobby.web1000.com/. the real stories are on the left column, those on the right are alternative stories made by HP fans. On the left side of the webpage there are more authors. I hope you'll enjoy reading them, i sure did. And from all those authors Feist is the best! I havent read Raymond yet, though. For the Horde! [Edited 1 time, last edit on 2/6/2005 at 03:09 (GMT -5) by Mewto] |
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DaN Registered user Cursed and Doomed Last page view: 6998 days, 7 hours, 12 minutes and 48 seconds ago. |
ooo, The House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, the house of the story is not unlike the ID, very odd book, both the story and the way it's presented. Can't say i read much fantasy though i've been reading a book of Lovecraft shorts. Interesting stuff if a little over written in places |
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Morio Registered user Holy Champion of ADoM Last page view: 3905 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes and 53 seconds ago. |
The last book I read was "The Amulet of Samarkand" by Jonathan Stroud, a great book. And also "Hirnuva maailmanloppu" by Arto Paasilinna, but I don't know if there is an english version of the book "I don't know what World War 3 will be fought with, but I know World War 4 with be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein |
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Phibby&Dol Registered user Incarnation of Illu Last page view: 6999 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes and 8 seconds ago. |
"Lifescripts" by Stephen M. Pollan, a self-help book about basic office situations. Contents -- PART I: LIFESCRIPTS FOR DEALING WITH SUPERIORS 1. Asking for a Salary Increase 2. Asking for a Promotion 3. Asking for Emergency Leave 4. Asking Your Superior for Maternity Leave 5. Asking Your Superior for Paternity Leave 6. Asking Your Superior for an Increased Budget 7. Breaking Bad News to a Superior 8. Maximizing a Performance Review 9. Asking for a Salary Advance 10. Justifying an Expense Report 11. Refusing an Assignment 12. Asking for a Deadline Extension 13. Asking for Relief from an Assignment 14. Asking Your Superior for Help with Your Workload 15. Asking Your Superior for a Bigger or More Private Workspace 16. Asking Your Superior for Additional Responsibilities 17. Asking Someone to Become Your Mentor 18. Asking for a Lateral Reassignment 19. Warning Your Superior of Potential Client Problems 20. Warning Your Superior of Potential Vendor Problems 21. Asking Your Superior for More Staff 22. Advocating a Subordinate's Raise Request to Human Resources 23. Setting Recruiting Goals with Human Resources 24. Protecting a Subordinate from a Possible Layoff 25. Defending a Subordinate against Criticism from Human Resources 26. Telling Your Superior Someone Else Took Credit for Your Idea 27. Asking Your Superior to Stop Micromanaging 28. Going over Your Superior's Head 29. Complaining about an Immediate Superior's Behaviour 30. Apologizing to Your Superior for Your Own Backstabbing 31. Giving Two Week's Notice to Your Superior 32. Recommending an Incentive Plan for Yourself PART II: LIFESCRIPTS FOR DEALING WITH SUBORDINATES 33. Criticizing a Subordinate's Work 34. Turning Down a Raise Request 35. Asking a Subordinate to Do Something Not in Her Job Description 36. Announcing a Salary Reduction 37. Warning a Subordinate to Stop Drinking 38. Turning Down a Promotion Request 39. Giving a Negative Performance Review 40. Turning Down a Subordinate's Request for Time Off 41. Reducing the Size of a Subordinate's Staff 42. Changing a Subordinate's Workspace to a Less Private One 43. Questioning a Subordinate's Expense Report 44. Offering Constructive Feedback to a Subordinate 45. Asking a Subordinate to Be More Aware of Ethical Issues 46. Tactfully Suggesting Better Hygiene to a Subordinate 47. Demanding Better Work Habits from a Subordinate 48. Asking a Subordinate to Improve Her Appearance 49. Handling a Subordinate's Personal Telephone Calls and Internet Use 50. Stopping Backstabbing among Subordinates 51. Putting an End to a Subordinate's Gossiping 52. Turning Down a Subordinate's Request to Hire Her Offspring 53. Suggesting a Subordinate Improve His Communication Skills 54. Handling a Flirtatious Subordinate 55. Dealing with a Brownnosing Subordinate 56. Asking If a Subordinate Is a Victim of Domestic Abuse 57. Apologizing to a Subordinate for Your Own Behaviour 58. Telling a Subordinate to Be Respectful of Diversity Efforts 59. Terminating a Subordinate 60. Sending a Voluntary Termination Hint to a Subordinate 61. Telling a Subordinate to Have a More Positive Attitude PART III: LIFESCRIPTS FOR DEALING WITH OFFICE POLITICS 62. Confronting a Sexual Harasser 63. Confronting a Backstabbing Peer 64. Ratting on a Colleague 65. Suggesting No Further Drinking to a Peer 66. Tactfully Suggesting Better Hygiene to a Peer 67. Asking a Peer to Pull Her Own Weight 68. Asking a Peer to Improve the Quality of His Work 69. Asking a Peer to Stop Gossiping 70. Correcting a Peer's Mistakes 71. Refusing to Lie for a Peer 72. Asking a Peer to Clean Up Her Work Area 73. Asking a Peer to Turn Down Annoying Music 74. Confronting a Chronic Interrupter 75. Confronting a Peer's Dishonest Behaviour 76. Confronting a Pilfering Peer 77. Asking a Peer to Cover for You 78. Asking a Peer to Switch Vacations with You 79. Telling a Peer Her Job May Be in Danger 80. Helping a Peer Set More Realistic Goals 81. Asking the Information Technology Department to Be More Patient with Your Staff 82. Asking a Peer to Remove You from Her Mailing List 83. Asking a Peer to Treat Your Staff with More Respect 84. Cold Calling for an Informational Interview 85. Responding to a Salary Offer 86. Interviewing for a Career-Shift Job 87. Responding to Tough Interview Questions PART IV: LIFESCRIPTS FOR DEALING WITH CLIENTS, CUSTOMERS, AND VENDORS 88. Cold Calling a Potential Client 89. Breaking Bad News to a Client 90. Refusing Dealing with a Client Who Is Angry with Your Staff 91. Apologizing to a Client for Your Own Mistake 92. Pressing a Client to Pay the Bill 93. Telling a Client You've Increased Your Fees 94. Pressing a Client to Pay the Bill 95. Telling a Client You've Increased Your Fees 96. Justifying Increased Fees to a Critical Client 97. Closing a Deal with a Client 98. Overcoming a Gatekeeper 99. Asking a Vendor to Reduce a Price 100. Complaining to a Vendor about Service 101. Getting a Vendor to Come in with a Very Low Bid 102. Asking a Vendor to Accelerate Work 103. Returning a Meal in a Restaurant 104. Suggesting an Overcharge Took Place 105. Requesting Better Service from a Professional 106. Terminating a Relationship with a Professional 107. Asking a Creditor for More Time 108. Renegotiating a Price with a Client 109. Explaining a Delay to a Client [Edited 1 time, last edit on 3/4/2005 at 09:05 (GMT -5) by Phibby&Dol] |