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Araknyd
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Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1099 Location: Leeds, England Gender:
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Currently, nothing. I read through Science of the X-Files, which was OK, and I keep picking up Anne Rice's Merrick but I don't seem to get around to buying it; maybe because my College Exam Officer is called Merrick.
And he's a man.
And of course, I love the Guide.
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| Thu Jun 27, 2002 1:23 am |
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morrigan
Stygia
Joined: April 2002 Posts: 242 Location: Chicago Gender:
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Speaking of Anne Rice, I finally got around to reading the "The Vampire Lestat" and "Queen of the Damned." I know, I know, pathetic. I read IWTV 7 or 8 years ago, and didn't much care for it (I couldn't stand Claudia). But I picked up "Lestat" on a whim and couldn't put it down. "QOTD" was also a quick read for me--I quite enjoyed both books.  I'm about to start on "Pandora" now--I'm addicted.
Any thoughts on Anne Rice's Mayfair witch series? I'm probably going to pick that up next.
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| Fri Jun 28, 2002 6:53 am |
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Lilith
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 9249 Location: NY, USA Gender:
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morrigan wrote: Any thoughts on Anne Rice's Mayfair witch series? I'm probably going to pick that up next.
I really enjoyed The Witching Hour, the sequels aren't bad, some don't like them. The first book is definitely the stronger of the three.
You do realise that Pandora is not the proper one to read if you're going for the chronological order?  Next after QOTD is Tale of the Body Thief, then Memnoch, Armand.
Pandora and Vittorio are seperate "tales of the vampire" chronicles, with Pandora fitting in after Memnoch and vittorio after Armand if I'm not mistaken. Though Vittorio doesn't deal with any of the 'known' vamps so you can read it anytime. Pandora is stand-alone enough that you should be fine with having read QOTD.
Lilith
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| Fri Jun 28, 2002 3:10 pm |
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chiron
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Joined: May 2002 Posts: 67 Location: Sydney, Australia Gender:
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<two_cents>
Finally finished Tai-Pan after reading Shogun (by James Clavell), and am now halfway through The Thin Red Line.
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| Fri Jun 28, 2002 7:59 pm |
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morrigan
Stygia
Joined: April 2002 Posts: 242 Location: Chicago Gender:
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Lilith wrote: You do realise that Pandora is not the proper one to read if you're going for the chronological order?  Next after QOTD is Tale of the Body Thief, then Memnoch, Armand. Lilith
Yeah, I know.  The storyline for "Pandora" appealed to me, and I figured it would work well-enough out of sequence. 
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Immortal_Goth
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Joined: July 2002 Posts: 81 Location: United Kingdom. Britain. Gender:
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At the moment i'm reading War Of The Worlds by H.G Wells
I have tons of other books to read as well, becuase i cannot stop buying old copies up a market.
Next on the list is Interview with The Vampire
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| Mon Jul 08, 2002 5:19 am |
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Ophelia
Stygia
Joined: June 2002 Posts: 166 Location: New York State Gender:
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Currently I'm reading The Mists of Avalon. I'm not that far into the book to give my opinion on it.
~Ophelia
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| Mon Jul 08, 2002 10:59 am |
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Isisrael
Maladomini
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 696 Gender:
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"Island" by Aldous Huxley ...
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| Tue Jul 09, 2002 5:56 pm |
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'Carpe Jugulum' ...... Terry Pratches
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| Thu Jul 11, 2002 1:08 am |
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morrigan
Stygia
Joined: April 2002 Posts: 242 Location: Chicago Gender:
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Ophelia wrote: Currently I'm reading The Mists of Avalon. I'm not that far into the book to give my opinion on it. ~Ophelia
Hope you're enjoying it.  I found it to be incredibly good---I've read it three times now over the course of about ten years, and it's still a page-turner for me. If you find that you like TMOA, I highly recommend the novels of Diana Paxson and Morgan Llywelyn as well. Their works tend to be along similar lines---retelling the Celtic (and Norse) myth cycles---Tristan and Isolde, Sigfried and Brunhilde, Cuchulainn, Brian Boru, Epona, etc.
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| Thu Jul 11, 2002 8:01 am |
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Frozen Silence
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 353 Location: somewhere in here.... Gender:
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hmmm... I am reading both "The Monk" by Matthew G. Lewis... and "Winter's Heart" by Robert Jordan (which I've read about 4 times now) who happens to be my favorite author for the past 3 years...
...FS...
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thetragicclown
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 3691 Location: Eep's couch Gender:
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Currently I am re-reading "Legend" by David Gemmel. While the theme in many of his books are similar (big battles/sieges), his characterisation skills are top notch.
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| Thu Jul 11, 2002 10:27 am |
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AmoulSolo
Malbolge
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 355 Location: Pennsylvania, USW Gender:
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I'm not reading anything at the moment. My books are packed and hopefully on the way to somewhere close to where I'll end up.
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| Thu Jul 11, 2002 11:15 am |
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DANEEN
Cania
Joined: June 2002 Posts: 1392 Gender:
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I'm not really reading any books with 'stories.' I like to indulge in reference books more than anything else lately. The one I find myself picking up on a regular basis these days is the 'Professional Guide to Diseases.' It's one of the many reference books I need for my novel and it's also come in handy a few times for real life living. I just find medical books to be quite interesting and 'knowledge is power' so reference books in general are good keys to seeking wisdom.
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| Thu Jul 11, 2002 11:56 am |
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Isisrael
Maladomini
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 696 Gender:
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"Ezra Pound" - Peter Ackroyd
"Eight Lectures on Yoga" - Aleister Crowley
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