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    Quote Originally Posted by Zetanio View Post
    Reading Dune for the first time. I can't believe I haven't read it yet. Anyone have a recommended reading list for the whole series? I started with the original but I have the rest of the saga on my iPad.
    Read everything by Frank. As for Brian and Kevin...

    http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/10/15

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    Pretty much this^

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    I found it the opposite. I just couldn't get into Dune with Frank's style, but the Brian and Kevin novels were pretty good.

    It depends on your preferences, I think. If you liked the originals, I could see how the prequels etc would seem shitty by comparison. But I just could not get into them with that writing style. It's like reading the Bible.

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    so was looking up some stuff about dresden and came across this
    “At the moment the series is ‘The Cinder Spires,'” Butcher said. “It's set in a kind of quasi-Victorian, steampunky world where civilization all exists in these enormous spires that are spread out considerably over their world, with lots of airship traffic between them. It's kind of a steampunky, Hornblower kind of thing. So we've got ship captains and duels and ship-to-ship battles and the opening of hostilities between two empires, and there's steam-powered technology and we've got this crazy crystal technology and goggles and airships and other tropes that are my favorites from the steampunk genre.

    “I love to play with that stuff and try to use them in ways people aren't used to, and it's been a really rewarding book for me to write. I've had a lot of fun writing it.”
    and a quote from last year saying he hoped to finish it by the end of the year, so we might see it this year?

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    He should stop writing other books and finish Dresden Files! The books are too short to be anything but an annual release!

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    https://twitter.com/longshotauthor/s...38554619465728
    Q: Hey Jim, what are the odds of us getting both your Steampunk novel and Skin Game this year?
    A: Difficult to say, it depends on how productive the next couple of months are for me. Call it 50/50.


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    Just finished The Chathrand Voyages quartet. Really pretty great; one of the better series I've read in a few months. Would put it above the Riyria Revelations. Ending was pretty frustrating, but still pretty good.

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    well then he should stop writing other books and come out with 2 dresden files a year!

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    lol

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    you doubting? you just need to open your eyes to the real world, son.

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    About 75% through a Wiseman's fear.


    Gotta say this series is nothing like I thought it would be so far. Real original


    It's essentially a soap opera with demons and magic and some harry Potter elements. I'm really digging it.

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    Since this is somewhat relevant to books, and I assume many people, myself included may never check the ff11 sections, I'll just drop this link here...
    http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/114...ucks-Maybe-not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rhinox View Post
    About 75% through a Wiseman's fear.


    Gotta say this series is nothing like I thought it would be so far. Real original


    It's essentially a soap opera with demons and magic and some harry Potter elements. I'm really digging it.
    The series is easily my favorite fantasy series of all time. So great.

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    Any word on when third book comes out?

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    New Doctorow out, sequel to Little Brother.
    http://craphound.com/homeland/download/

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    Quote Originally Posted by tyven View Post
    Any word on when third book comes out?
    I think very soon. Pat's been teasing fans on his Facebook page recently.

    Here is an example:
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    "When Auri woke, she knew that she had seven days."

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    oh shit. no way.

    i remember being furious when i started reading the first and didnt realize it was part of a series that wasnt complete yet. i was actually out of town when i finished it and had to google map a random not-out-of business Borders to take a cab to so i could buy wise man's fear.

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    bit spoilery about Wise Man's Fear
    Spoiler: show

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    thats pretty hilarious. are they friends/rivals? or what? i heard sanderson is kind of shitty so i never read his shit.


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