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I just started "Almuric" by Robert E Howard of "Conan" fame. As far as I know, this is Howard's only book in which almost the entire story takes place on another planet.
 
I'm currently reading [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Distant-Star-Reminiscent-Exile-ebook/dp/B0085SYSDE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1338348162&sr=8-4"]Amazon.com: Distant Star (The Reminiscent Exile) eBook: Joe Ducie: Kindle Store@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518%2BkOPFVKL.@@AMEPARAM@@518%2BkOPFVKL[/ame] by Joe Ducie. Its a really good fantasy novel, extremely well written.

For Declan Hale, the Shadowless Arbiter, life has been simple since he ended the Tome Wars and forced a cruel peace in the mythical realms of Forget. Exiled to Earth for his crimes, Declan spends his days managing a small bookshop.

So when a familiar looking corpse appears in the dead of night, spilling his scotch, Declan is less than amused. Especially because the body is his own. Someone"”or something"”has sent a calling card from the future.

Daring him to confront his monstrous past.

The last time Declan went to war, Ascension City burned and eight million people lost their lives. The Knights and Renegades should have left him alone"¦



I also just got done reading [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-D-List-Supervillain-Jim-Bernheimer/dp/1461084741/ref=la_B0028OE2UA_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338348278&sr=1-1"]Amazon.com: Confessions of a D-List Supervillain (9781461084747): Jim Bernheimer: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gfDSF3LBL.@@AMEPARAM@@51gfDSF3LBL[/ame]

Confessions of A D-List Supervillian - Exploding from the pages of Horror, Humor, and Heroes Volume One - it's the full length adventures of the one and only Mechani-Cal! So grab your battlesuit and prepare to get a little nasty. "Being a supervillain means never having to say you're sorry ... Unless it's to the judge or the parole board. Even then, you don't really have to. It's not like it's going to change the outcome or anything." Those are the words of Calvin Matthew Stringel, better known as Mechani-Cal. He's a down on his luck armored villain. Follow his exploits as he gets swept up in a world domination scheme gone wrong and ends up working for these weak willed, mercy loving heroes. Immerse yourself in epic battles and see what it's like to be an outsider looking in at a world that few have ever experienced. Climb into Cal's battlesuit and join him on his journey. Will he avoid selling out his principles for a paycheck and a pardon? Can he resist the camaraderie of being on a super team? Does he fall prey to the ample charms of the beautiful Olympian Aphrodite? How will he survive the jealous schemes of Ultraweapon, who wears armor so powerful it makes Cal's look like a museum piece? See the world of "righteous do-gooders" through the eyes of someone who doesn't particularly care for them ... Revel in his sarcasm and hang on for one wild ride! Just remember - Losing an argument with a group of rioters isn't a good excuse to start lobbing tear gas indiscriminately at them. You've only got so many rounds and it's going to be a long day, so make sure you get as many as possible with each one.
 
I also just got done reading Amazon.com: Confessions of a D-List Supervillain (9781461084747): Jim Bernheimer: Books

Confessions of A D-List Supervillian - Exploding from the pages of Horror, Humor, and Heroes Volume One - it's the full length adventures of the one and only Mechani-Cal! So grab your battlesuit and prepare to get a little nasty. "Being a supervillain means never having to say you're sorry ... Unless it's to the judge or the parole board. Even then, you don't really have to. It's not like it's going to change the outcome or anything." Those are the words of Calvin Matthew Stringel, better known as Mechani-Cal. He's a down on his luck armored villain. Follow his exploits as he gets swept up in a world domination scheme gone wrong and ends up working for these weak willed, mercy loving heroes. Immerse yourself in epic battles and see what it's like to be an outsider looking in at a world that few have ever experienced. Climb into Cal's battlesuit and join him on his journey. Will he avoid selling out his principles for a paycheck and a pardon? Can he resist the camaraderie of being on a super team? Does he fall prey to the ample charms of the beautiful Olympian Aphrodite? How will he survive the jealous schemes of Ultraweapon, who wears armor so powerful it makes Cal's look like a museum piece? See the world of "righteous do-gooders" through the eyes of someone who doesn't particularly care for them ... Revel in his sarcasm and hang on for one wild ride! Just remember - Losing an argument with a group of rioters isn't a good excuse to start lobbing tear gas indiscriminately at them. You've only got so many rounds and it's going to be a long day, so make sure you get as many as possible with each one.

Sounds interesting, gonna give it a try! 🙂
 
Dracula, Dacula the Immortal, the Love at Stake serie (by Kerrelyn Sparks) are all very good vampire books imo.

I just started reading (finally) Hunger Games: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. I have been waiting forever for the local library to get it 🙂

Thanks i'll read it soon! that looks to be a good book! i hope de translation in french is good!
 
Just finished Pride and Prejudice for the first time. It's the holidays, so I'm going on a reading spree to catch up on the books I've been planning to read.
 
The first Pretty Little Liars book.

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ashleigh agrees: I found those books awful. But couldn't stop reading them.

I'm half way through the book. It's not super great. I guess maybe cause I'm use to the paranormal,supernatural, etc type stuff.😛
 
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I found those books awful. But couldn't stop reading them. :p
The first Pretty Little Liars book.

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I'm half way through the book. It's not super great. I guess maybe cause I'm use to the paranormal,supernatural, etc type stuff.😛

I started it, but couldn't get through the first 2 chapters. I find the TV show way better 😉
 
I've started The Hero Has a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell - the book George Lucas read in the hospital that inspired him to write Star Wars. Interesting so far 🙂
 
I just read the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson.

Jobs was a very strange man lol.
It was a good book. I especially enjoyed learning more about the early years when Apple got started and the creation of the macintosh.

/SK
 
I just read the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson.

Jobs was a very strange man lol.
It was a good book. I especially enjoyed learning more about the early years when Apple got started and the creation of the macintosh.

/SK

If you enjoyed that, I thoroughly recommend 'Accidental Empires' by Robert X Cringely. It covers the early history of home computing up until the mid 90s when the book was written. A great rread both for its factual content but also its humour. Also if you can get hold of it, the three part documentary 'Triumph of the Nerds' based on the above book is brilliant.
 
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Thanks, I'll check it out for sure.
Done with Hunger Games. The last one wasn't as good as the others, but I'm glad I got to read them all.

I just started Starters by Lissa Price. It seems to have some similarities with Dollhouse...
 
For school, I'm currently reading the book "Room" by Emma Donogue. It's actually really good, I'm over half way through it. It's a very different book, and I highly recommend it, even though I've yet to finish. 😛
 
I was looking for some non-fiction to read and I managed to find a copy Darwin's On the Origin of Species at just 4€ at a bookshop on the way home today 🙂 I always said to myself that I had to read it one day, and I think I'll start this evening 🙂
 
I was looking for some non-fiction to read and I managed to find a copy Darwin's On the Origin of Species at just 4€ at a bookshop on the way home today 🙂 I always said to myself that I had to read it one day, and I think I'll start this evening 🙂
I just added it to my Nook, but there were so many free versions that I wasn't sure which one to get!
[MENTION=6758]white avenger[/MENTION] will be happy to know that I'm finally reading A Princess of Mars! I'm also reading some more Stephanie Plum (Eleven On Top), and I'm going to be starting my friend's new novel Veil of the Dragon. The kids and I are reading Prince Caspian together.
 
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Hope you enjoy "Princess Of Mars." It's been one of my favorites for longer than most members here have been alive, amd I still fid something new every time that I re-read it.
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