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Just finished reading this:
This would be my third reading the First and Second Chronicles.
In my opinion: Genius.
The guy writes such great characters and the story is immense, intense and epic; a brilliant, supreme author.
When he wrote those books back in the day he must have had access to a whole library of dictionaries and thesauri.......... just an incredible vocabulary and word usage.
And the reason I have just reread these is so I could start reading these for the first time:
Book one of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant........... I've been waiting to finish the previous books to get into these.
This would be my third reading the First and Second Chronicles.
In my opinion: Genius.
The guy writes such great characters and the story is immense, intense and epic; a brilliant, supreme author.
When he wrote those books back in the day he must have had access to a whole library of dictionaries and thesauri.......... just an incredible vocabulary and word usage.
And the reason I have just reread these is so I could start reading these for the first time:
Book one of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant........... I've been waiting to finish the previous books to get into these.
He has a massive education in English Language. His pride is fantastic. Epic characterisation. Build a utopian fantasy and then burn it down. Again and again.
I learned a lot of new vocabulary from his work, but knowing the words beforehand wasn't essential because you could work out the words meanings from the context. For instance, because of those Chronicles I now know that chiaroscuro is to colour as what cacophony is to sound.
Definitely amongst the best writers and stories of all time. Wonderful.
Yours Aye
Mark H
Went through The Last Wish (first bunch of Witcher novels) and The Blue Salt Road, now started The Books of Earthsea.
God Emperor of Didcot ( oh and Asimov's Foundation ).
After reading Ready Player One last year I started looking for similar books and stumbled upon the litRPG genre.
Since then I've read nearly 40 litRPG books, and will share some of my favorites in case anyone else is interested in the genre:
Eden's Gate: https://amzn.to/2TWKYMm
- When Gunnar Long is transported into the first fully-immersive virtual MMORPG, he finds himself in a new world filled with magic, mystery, and adventure.
Ascend Online: https://amzn.to/2EjsVdM
- Diving into a revolutionary new video game, Marcus and his friends escape a stagnant society, entering into a world that defies their wildest imaginations.
Death March: https://amzn.to/2EkK9Yt
- Pro-gamer and eighth grade teacher Chris is preoccupied by thoughts of how to save his brother when he gets an invitation he can't resist: Want to play Euphoria for free?
Ritualist: Completionist Chronicles: https://amzn.to/2BIDhSF
- The decision to start a new life is never an easy one, but for Joe the transition was far from figurative. Becoming a permanent addition to a game world, it doesn't take long to learn that people with his abilities are actively hunted.
Life Reset: https://amzn.to/2DTY46k
After being betrayed and cursed by an extremely rare spell, Oren, a powerful and influential player, finds himself as a first-level goblin!
Happy Reading!
o7
Grey
Since then I've read nearly 40 litRPG books, and will share some of my favorites in case anyone else is interested in the genre:
Eden's Gate: https://amzn.to/2TWKYMm
- When Gunnar Long is transported into the first fully-immersive virtual MMORPG, he finds himself in a new world filled with magic, mystery, and adventure.
Ascend Online: https://amzn.to/2EjsVdM
- Diving into a revolutionary new video game, Marcus and his friends escape a stagnant society, entering into a world that defies their wildest imaginations.
Death March: https://amzn.to/2EkK9Yt
- Pro-gamer and eighth grade teacher Chris is preoccupied by thoughts of how to save his brother when he gets an invitation he can't resist: Want to play Euphoria for free?
Ritualist: Completionist Chronicles: https://amzn.to/2BIDhSF
- The decision to start a new life is never an easy one, but for Joe the transition was far from figurative. Becoming a permanent addition to a game world, it doesn't take long to learn that people with his abilities are actively hunted.
Life Reset: https://amzn.to/2DTY46k
After being betrayed and cursed by an extremely rare spell, Oren, a powerful and influential player, finds himself as a first-level goblin!
Happy Reading!
o7
Grey
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On a related war sort I'm reading this very interesting about how the bomb was made in both the US and USSR
https://g.co/kgs/5uwPPE
Hi Commanders
This novel is by an Elite Dangerous commander and really gives an insight into life in the Elite Dangerous galaxy. A really good read and it's free which is good for such a full length novel.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13124452/1/Galactic-Eclectic
Commander Layne
This novel is by an Elite Dangerous commander and really gives an insight into life in the Elite Dangerous galaxy. A really good read and it's free which is good for such a full length novel.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13124452/1/Galactic-Eclectic
Commander Layne
People no longer read books. Or maybe some people can't read. The most popular genre right know in 'Romance'. This is written by mainly women and read by women. Men exist only to work the mines and pay for stuff, apparently.
The Brief history of Time by Stephen Hawking is a book that many people bought, a few read, even fewer understood it.
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Have you read Snowcrash?
What about
Actual choose your own adventure rpg book series.
Is this op a clever book marketing?
That's my theory of marketing. The minute any product is mentioned by name. Its being marketed.
I actually did a degree in Astronomy and science fiction, got a first. It was quite hard actually. By trade I am a computer programmer, also interested in making short film. In many ways Snowcrash is about me. I really wanted to get a job delivering pizza on a moped. I started out my career in the corporate world. Outsourcing of development to low cost centre, killed that market. Im now too independent thinking for that kind of environment. Fortunately the web has opened up an alternative distribution channel to the corporate world. In many ways its about going back to the craftsmanship preindustrial age. Or 'bedroom' entrepreneurs. Of course you still need a customer base so individuals should support there indie maker financially by buying their stuff.
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Read "Brief History..." twice so far. Understand most of it. But times have moved on and we now also have more complex theories being proposed taking shape.
I'll read it again.
I also liked "Hyperspace" by Michio Kaku, "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene, "Nature of Space and Time" by Hawking and Penrose, and particularly " Chaos" by James Gleick.
What am I reading now, though?
Just finished "The Burning Page" by Genevieve Cogman (Invisible Library book 3)
Just started the Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
Yours Aye
Mark H
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Just finished reading this:
It's the first time reading The Last Chronicles having just reread the First and Second Chronicles.
It was not so much a page-turner, more I absorbed it through my skin. I got through it in record time it seems. A great story.... now it's on to book two of The Last Chronicles:
It's the first time reading The Last Chronicles having just reread the First and Second Chronicles.
It was not so much a page-turner, more I absorbed it through my skin. I got through it in record time it seems. A great story.... now it's on to book two of The Last Chronicles:
I've heard a lot about Snowcrash, but mostly read Kindle Unlimited books to get the most out of my subscription. Will have to give it a go this year
Evaluating Language Assessments.
It's not really a rip-roaring yarn, but it is surprisingly well-written, gentle and sympathetic.
It's not really a rip-roaring yarn, but it is surprisingly well-written, gentle and sympathetic.