Other Authors http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/forums/8 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:59:01 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/forums/8 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Pratchett's Unseen Academicals Bookclub ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4341/t/Pratchett-s-Unseen-Academicals-Bookclub.html The next Discworld novel is due out in October (various dates) and since he is 1) already very popular with Hobblings and 2) prone to throwing into his books a few discussion points, I propose we read together.

It's hardback but in the UK at least, it is marked down considerably by most sellers (Amazon lists it at £10.44) and it is usually sold by discount bookshops. Best of all though, the book is bound to be found in libraries.

In case people... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Keppet) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4341 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:54:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Stephen R Donaldson group read? ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4339/t/Stephen-R-Donaldson-group-read-.html
Anyone interested? I'm thinking of a start date well into next month, and slow paced reading period.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (shrewdlydone) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4339 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:05:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Nick Harkaway ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4330/t/Nick-Harkaway.html The Gone-Away World?
And if not, why not?
Wow. What a book.

Bookblurb wrote:
The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out -- but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, our narrator,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4330 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:36:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Michael Swanwick ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4272/t/Michael-Swanwick.html Earlier Swanwick posts gathered together ...

[quote]
MikeTransreal
17 January, 2008
Re: Reading ..

. . . I've just been sidetracked by The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick (which came out 15 years ago) because I want to read his new book, The Dragons of Babel, which is a sequel and I need to refresh my memory.
I'm a fan, but I didn't really connect with it the first time around - enjoying... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4272 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:58:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Storm Front ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4249/t/Jim-Butcher-s-Dresden-Files-Storm-Front.html Hi my friends, how are you? Here is some news on Dresden Files: Storm Front, enjoy

]]> feeds@yuku.com (edabel) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4249 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:34:26 GMT <![CDATA[ The Warriors: Can you dig it? ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4248/t/The-Warriors-Can-you-dig-it-.html Hi my friends, how are you? Here are some news on The Warriors, can you dig it?
Warriors: Jailbreak (sequel to the movie):
Warriors: Movie adaptation... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (edabel) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4248 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:33:09 GMT <![CDATA[ A recomendations thread ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4206/t/A-recomendations-thread.html feeds@yuku.com (Dilir) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4206 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:49:01 GMT <![CDATA[ Kate Griffin/Catherine Webb ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4198/t/Kate-Griffin-Catherine-Webb.html A Madness of Angels , is coming out this month.





(edited to fix typo in author's name in title - myo) ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Yme2) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4198 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:09:08 GMT <![CDATA[ Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4152/t/Robert-Jordan-s-The-Wheel-of-Time.html Hi my friends, how are you? Here's more news on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time, enjoy

http://www.dabelbrothers....id=16&p2_articleid=40

]]> feeds@yuku.com (edabel) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4152 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:12:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Anne Bishop ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4147/t/Anne-Bishop.html

]]> feeds@yuku.com (surreal) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4147 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:15:36 GMT <![CDATA[ Fantasy and scifi is a waste of time ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4145/t/Fantasy-and-scifi-is-a-waste-of-time.html The first fantasy book thread has brought up the question of whether fantasy and scifi are somehow less important than "normal" fiction.

Aren't they?

What can you learn from stories about orcs and dragons and spaceships and bikini clad space Amazons? Fantasy in particular (and a large proportion of scifi) is full of repetition of cliches. The settings are familiar and the stories all play out the same. So much time is given over to unpronounceable names and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bob) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4145 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:41:13 GMT <![CDATA[ Terry Brooks ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4142/t/Terry-Brooks.html Craig wrote:

The fact that the Shannara books are set in the future is possibly the coolest (the only?) thing about them.

I loved Terry Brooks as a young epic fantasy reader. I found Sword of Shannara slow going and I think either Wishsong or Elfstones had me struggling too (possibly Elfstones? I really ought to remember because which ever I didn't struggle... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bob) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4142 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:47:42 GMT <![CDATA[ What was the first fantasy book you read? ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4141/t/What-was-the-first-fantasy-book-you-read-.html
For me, the first fantasy book I remember reading is the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. I was about 6 years old. I spent many moments staring at my wardrobe desperately hoping it would contain a gateway to another world. Despite the often awful writing, I still have a soft spot for the Narnia books.

By 9-10 years old I'd read lots of fantasy like Tanith Lee (I... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (wonkyworld2) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4141 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:10:25 GMT <![CDATA[ Ian Mcdonald ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4132/t/Ian-Mcdonald.html In other threads, it was wrote:

Myopia 00
5 December, 2008

I've started reading Ian Mcdonald's Ares Express. The first chapter was an absolutely wonderful description of the trains on Mars. I hope the rest of the book is as good as the first chapter.


MikeTransreal
5 December, 2008

Have you read Desolation Road? Ares Express is a sequel to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4132 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:49:52 GMT <![CDATA[ Jane Lindskold ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4107/t/Jane-Lindskold.html Gathering together posts in other threads ...


MikeTransreal
17 May, 2005

... but first I've to finish the excellent Child of a Rainless Year by Jane Lindskold.
I really liked her Victorian egyptology mystery/adventure and this, while completely different, is possibly even better.
It may not be on display in the fantasy/sf section - it's out as both hardback & large format p/b... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4107 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:54:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Tobias S. Buckell ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4090/t/Tobias-S-Buckell.html Earlier posts copied from the "What are you reading now" thread ...


MikeTransreal
4 March, 2006

Somebody mentioned Crystal Rain by Tobias S. Buckell a few pages back; I've just finished it myself and was pretty impressed.
It's set on a lost colony planet, cut off due to an interspecies war, with some old tech, etc. still around and stories of how humans (and others) arrived there. Aspects of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4090 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:47:11 GMT <![CDATA[ Tanith Lee ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4036/t/Tanith-Lee.html

Myopia 00
15 July, 2008

I've also been reading Tanith Lee's Flat Earth series. I'm missing one of the books in the series, but that hasn't proved to be a major problem. On one of the book blurbs it says "Having elements of the myths of Persia, greece, Assyria, and the Arabian Nights - the Flat Earth remains utterly unique." There are individual self-contained storylines in the books (and it is generally these i like... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4036 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:17:12 GMT <![CDATA[ What makes a good book good (or bad)? ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4030/t/What-makes-a-good-book-good-or-bad-.html I like to think about things, and I was thinking about this and was wanting everybody's feedback: What are specific things that you think makes a good book good or a bad book bad? Here's what got me thinking about it: After reading RH's FS & TM trilogies, there were so many things I wish Fitz had done differently or said differently (don't we know how stupid he can be at times???) that would have alleviated some of his own pain or pain inflicted on other people by... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (missingthefool) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/4030 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:39:03 GMT <![CDATA[ Keith Donohue ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/3984/t/Keith-Donohue.html The Stolen Child


This is Donohue's first novel and was released in 2006. I read some favourable reviews that at first convinced me that i should get the book. Then i read some stuff that somewhat quenched my interest. Now, i no longer know what it was that turned me off. Fortunately, a year or so later, when i saw a copy of the book languishing in a sales bin, i fished it out and took it home.

And now i've read it. And very much enjoyed it.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/3984 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:34:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Graham Joyce ]]> http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/3976/t/Graham-Joyce.html Graham Joyce

The Book Blurb said:

Graham Joyce is the author of nine adult novels and has won numerous awards for his writing, including four British Fantasy Awards and the 2003 World Fantasy Award for The Facts of Life.

... and yet for all that, he seems to be unknown by most people here.

Thinking back over the books i've read, they all seem to be character studies, with a dash of fantasy.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Myopia 00) http://robinhobbmeganlindholm.yuku.com/topic/3976 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:42:17 GMT