Ahira's Hangar

Here are some books and writers I want to try this year:

Robin Hobb (done with her first of 3 trilogies)
Patricia McKillip's Riddlemaster Trilogy (reread) (done)
Phillip Pullmans's His Dark Materials (done)
Garth Nix's Keys of the Kingdom
Rape of Nanking (history book) (done)
some Celtic mythology (done with both books I wanted to read)
more Iain Banks (have read 1 of the 3 books)
Nicola Griffith's Ammonite
The Forever War (done)
China Meivelle
Robinson's Years of Rice and Salt
more Patrick O'Brian
the new Stephen R. Donaldson
and George RR Martin (if it somes out)
Dan Simmon's short story collections I haven't read yet

and there's probably more I can't think of off the top of my head...

I know I probably won't get all of these read, but it will be fun trying...

Does anyone else have anything they want to read????


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Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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I don't think ur list is ambitious enuf...
I just don't know what to read

The sequel to Tony Daniel's Metaplanetary (Superluminal comes out in May)
The Other Wind-LeGuin (read)
This Immortal-Zelazny (reading)
A Feast for Crows-Martin
The Runes of the Earth-Donaldson
The Da Vinci Code-Brown (read)

finish The Kiln People-Brin
finish Tuf Voyaging-Martin (read)
and poss start M, S & Thorn-Williams 2 contribute 2 Earthy's 4rum
that's about it! *****
Before, you are wise; after, you are wise. In between you are otherwise.
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I just want to finally finish Memory, Sorrow & Thorn - I started months ago, but keep having to wait for the next book...

I'm definately getting aFfC as soon as it's out, and possibly Runes of the Earth... New Spring is out in Jan, though I'm divided on whether it's worth the bother... <i></i>

You could always wait until it comes out and check the amazon reader reviews...

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is a good read, IMHO...

speaking of which, I should add Tad Williams's War of the Flowers and possibly his Otherland series to my list.
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Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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Just picked up The Great Book of Amber
Swan's War series by Sean Russel
Runes of the Earth SRD
A Game of Thrones (I'll finish that book if it kills me!!!)
SDR Gap Series
Williams War of Flowers & Otherland
Wizards First Rule
Requeim(sp?) of the Sun Elizabeth Hayden (4th book in Rhapsody, Prophesy, Destiny series)
The Silmarillion (just because) Cripple but free; I was blind all the time I was learning to see<i></i>

The Silmarillian is worth reading at any time.
I have started on my list -- I have read the first two books of the Pullman trilogy, and they ROCK!!! I probably won't have much reading time this week, but I can't wait to start book 3! ******************************************************

Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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The Phillip Pullman books were excellent. I'm glad MsMary and Foamy steered me to them. ******************************************************

Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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all that good sci-fi i haven't read yet, especially david zindell, the other books of brin :p and much more <i></i>

I think you will really enjoy both of those authors. ******************************************************

Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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Interestingly, it's not changed lots from my 2003 list.

Finish Kushiel's Dart;Jacqueline Carey
Finish Lord of the Rings; JRR Tolkien
War of the Flowers; Tad Williams
Ombria in Shadow; Patricia McKillip
Kiln People; David Brin
the Julie Czerneda books I bought in Winter 2004.
More Ursula LeGuin, I bought The Other Wind spring 2003.
Caress of Twilight; Laurell K. Hamilton (number 2 in Meredith Gentry series)

That will do for a list for now. taraswizard
Allan Rosewarne N9SQT/WDX6HQV
Chicago area
W/T forever, always
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A day or two ago, I wrote the following meaningless babble Quote:Interestingly, it's not changed lots from my 2003 list.

Finish Kushiel's Dart;Jacqueline Carey
Finish Lord of the Rings; JRR Tolkien
War of the Flowers; Tad Williams
Ombria in Shadow; Patricia McKillip
Kiln People; David Brin
the Julie Czerneda books I bought in Winter 2004.
More Ursula LeGuin, I bought The Other Wind spring 2003.
Caress of Twilight; Laurell K. Hamilton (number 2 in Meredith Gentry series)

That will do for a list for now.

Also got Peshawar Lancers bought in Winter 2004.
Sea Dragon Heir by Storm Constantine
War of Flowers by Tad Williams taraswizard
Allan Rosewarne N9SQT/WDX6HQV
Chicago area
W/T forever, always
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I've never tried Storm Constantine. Pleae let me know how that writer is. ******************************************************

Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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After reading her short story in Legends 2, I think I am going to bump Robin Hobb up to the top of the list. Especially since the last book in her three trilogies about the same world is finally due out in the USA next month. No waiting for the next book in a series! YAY! It's been out in OZ and Europe for months now, even though she is an American writer. Sure hope that won't happen with the new Donaldson and Martin books... ******************************************************

Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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Well, I can cross a couple of more things off my list. I got a lot of reading done this weekend. I finished my reread of Mordant's Need by Donladson, finished a book of Irish/Celtic mythology and legends, and I started reading the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb. Got done with the first two books, in fact. Will get started on the third today...
Hobb writes good, in depth characters...but she is even tougher on them than Martin is! So far she doesn't seem to be an in-depth world builder, so if someone likes highly detailed books of that sort, they might not care for her stuff - but those who enjoy character driven books might really like Hobb. ******************************************************

Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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I got done with my reread of the Riddlemaster Trilogy. Wonderful read.
I'm going to take a bit of a break from fantasy, as I've been reading so much of it lately. So next up will be the history book, Rape of Nanking, followed up by the science fiction book The Forever War. ******************************************************

Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell
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