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heliosten

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  1. Just finished for about the 10th round thru, the David and Leigh Eddings

    10 book Belgariad / Mallorean series. Three more add on novels to follow

    by the same husand and wife team. David passed away earlier this year.

     

    I was not aware that David Eddings passed away! What a wonderful storyteller he was and what a loss at his passing. I've read the Belgriad/Mallorean series so many times that Belgarath & Polgara seem like old friends. Just a fantastic series of books.

     

    You were very lucky to meet the man before his passing!

  2. The Infection.... guess the best way i saw this descibed... is if Stephen King had written The Mist from outside of the grocery store~

     

    Thanks for pointing this book out, it sounds right up my alley and I just ordered it from Amazon.

     

    I just finished up the latest George R.R. Martin book from the Game of Thrones series, Dance With Dragons. I know many have disparaged the book, but I loved it and just hope that I don't have to wait another 5 years for the next.

     

    Question about that series...I've watched the HBO show, but never read the books. Since I;ve seen the show, is it still worth the read? I'm going to the beach in a few weeks and am going to need something to read.

     

    Most certainly. The series is very faithful to the books, but Martin gets you inside of the character's head, something you just cannot do on television. Go into the book series thinking of the show as a companion to the books and I think you'll be very satisfied. Martin's books are not exactly easy reading, but in the end you are very satisfied. Think of the books as a thick, juicy steak and the HBO series as the double-chocolate lava cake for dessert! Let me know how you like it when you are done.

  3. The Infection.... guess the best way i saw this descibed... is if Stephen King had written The Mist from outside of the grocery store~

     

    Thanks for pointing this book out, it sounds right up my alley and I just ordered it from Amazon.

     

    I just finished up the latest George R.R. Martin book from the Game of Thrones series, Dance With Dragons. I know many have disparaged the book, but I loved it and just hope that I don't have to wait another 5 years for the next.

  4. I just finished " A Game of Thrones" by George Martin. Now on to book two.

    Best of luck! Those are some great books, but they were so big and moved so slowly that I wound up having to give them up. Actually, I took a break after finishing the second or third one, then when I went back I couldn't remember everything being referenced and got turned off. If you just plow through it all I'm sure you'll be in love.

    So far, I'm loving these books. The series starts Sunday on HBO. My wife is pissed since I added HBO to our cable package just for this series. :banana:

     

    Some of the finest fantasty I've ever read and well worth the journey to the end! Tyrion is one of the great characters in fantasy as well as his brother the Kingslayer.

     

    Savor these books Diggler since Martin can't seem to write one without several years going by. By the way, the next one comes out in July.