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Old 20-02-2009, 09:31 AM
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Part way through both:

Stephen Fry - The Liar
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Old 20-02-2009, 10:23 AM
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I've just finished reading David Gemmell's 'Knights of Dark Renown'. While I did enjoy it I couldn't help feeling that his trying to get inside the heads of too many characters diluted proceedings a little too much (especially as the book wasn't long enough to cope). My full review is over Here. I'm now well into Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Dragonfly Falling' and will probably start on 'Thicker Than Water' (Mike Carey) over the weekend...
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Old 21-02-2009, 07:47 AM
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'Knights of Dark Renown' is the only Gemmell book I know. His appearance in the Books Special SFX, interested me. I don't generally go in for Fantasy to much. I rather enjoyed it for a change

**whispers - I actually listened to it on audio book form the Library**

What would people recomend as his best?
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Old 21-02-2009, 08:56 AM
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I finished Tim Lebbon's novella, "The Reach of Children". Basically is a horror story, but I believe that this novella is much more than this. It is a wonderful read and one of a best I had this year. The only thing I regret is that "The Reach of Children" is a limited edition and sadly its publisher is no more. I really hope that this novella will be re-published soon, because it deserves to be read and deserves to have a wider audience. (my full review).
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Old 21-02-2009, 10:32 AM
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Started reading The Terror, but I'd barely cracked the cover when an ARC for Chris Wooding's Retribution Falls arrived, so I'm reading that instead.

So far, pure awesome. Think of an episode of Firefly as written by Scott Lynch whilst playing Crimson Skies.
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Midnights Daughter, by Karen Chance.
A daft but fun story about a dhampir (half vampire, half human) being hired to kill her uncle, who just turns out to be Dracula.
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Old 22-02-2009, 03:54 PM
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Wilbur Smith: The Quest 500+pages

His books are always good, full of adventure and excitement.
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