arkansan
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Post by arkansan on May 26, 2017 12:57:26 GMT -6
You know, no matter how much I try, I just can't get into Michael Moorcock's fiction. However his essay anthology "Swords and Dark Wizardry" is a really great exploration of fantasy as a literary genre.
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Post by angelicdoctor on Jun 22, 2017 14:49:00 GMT -6
I've recently started R.A. Salvatore's Echoes of the Fourth Magic (The Chronicles of Ynis Aielle #1).
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Post by angelicdoctor on Jun 22, 2017 14:53:32 GMT -6
Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff by Matt Kibbe. Subtitled “A Libertarian Manifesto,” but about half of it is actually an attack on former President Obama, Obamacare, and the Democrats in general. I was hoping to learn more about Libertarianism, but I guess I will have to turn to some other source. I'd recommend listening to either Tom Woods or Jason Stapleton's podcasts to get you started. You'll learn more about libertarianism than you ever dreamed you might want to know and quickly. |
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Post by geoffrey on Jun 23, 2017 11:22:10 GMT -6
"Angelicdoctor" Are you reading Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica?  |
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Post by angelicdoctor on Jun 26, 2017 7:14:37 GMT -6
"Angelicdoctor" Are you reading Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica? Why, yes! Though to be honest, it will take me quite some time to complete it. Kreeft's Summa of the Summa has been most helpful. |
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Post by starcraft on Jul 8, 2017 22:57:12 GMT -6
Just finished joe abercrombie's "sharp ends" short story collection dunno what,s next. Maybe book 6 of Bernard Cornwells's Saxon Tales.
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Post by stevemitchell on Jul 10, 2017 11:57:57 GMT -6
Bloody Bill Anderson by Albert Castel and Thomas Goodrich. The Civil War in western Missouri gave rise to many bloodthirsty fighters (on both sides), but few exceeded Bill Anderson in sheer psychopathic frenzy.
No Easy Victory by Norman Davies. A somewhat revisionist survey of World War II in Europe, partly chronological, partly topical.
Pursuing the Addenda by John Keel. More reflections on paranormal topics.
Selected Letters of Clark Ashton Smith edited by David E. Schultz and Scott Connors. A very interesting range of letters from this great Weird Tales writer and poet, covering nearly 40 years of his life.
Lincoln’s Lieutenants by Stephen Sears. A lengthy study of the commanding officers of the Army of the Potomac in the Civil War and their successes—and failures. Quite well done; Sears is always good on Civil War topics.
Body Snatchers in the Desert by Nick Redfern. The first of two books by Redfern suggesting that the crash in Roswell involved neither UFOs nor weather/Mogul balloons, but rather high-altitude test balloons with human subjects.
Weird Valley, Let’s Kill Ames, and The Green Master by Kenneth Robeson. Three more adventures featuring Doc Savage. Doc is the man!
The Torture Trust, The Spectral Strangler, and The Death-Torch Murders by Brant House. The first three novels in the Secret Agent X pulp hero series.
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arkansan
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Post by arkansan on Jul 14, 2017 18:33:02 GMT -6
Still working through the Black Company series, almost finished. Not really sure where to go after I finish it, any recommendations?
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Post by terje on Jul 16, 2017 15:04:08 GMT -6
The Star Fraction by Ken MacLeod, Cold Print a collection of Lovecraft-inspired stories by Ramsey Campbell and Jeff Hawke, a cool vintage UK scifi comic en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Hawke |
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Post by stevemitchell on Jul 24, 2017 14:56:26 GMT -6
Alien Dawn by Colin Wilson. Wilson brings a philosophical perspective to bear on the issues of UFOs and alien abductions.
Murder Squad by Bryan Smith. Smith assembles three deranged serial killers from his previous stories and sets them off on a new murder rampage, this time in the service of an Illuminati-style global conspiracy.
Horror in Gold by Kenneth Robeson. One of the new Doc Savage novels written by Will Murray. The latest madman (well, actually a madwoman this time) is on the loose in New York City with a strange ray that causes anything gold to explode.
The End of the Cold War by Robert Service. Covers the decade or so that saw the thawing of US-Soviet relations, the various arms reduction treaties, glasnost and perestroika in the USSR, and, ultimately, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union itself. It was all pretty unbelievable at the time, and sometimes I still wonder how it could have happened.
Aliens edited by Jim Al-Khalili. A collection of essays studying the possibility of alien life from a variety of perspectives.
Trumpocalypse Now by Kenn Thomas. Explores the increased acceptance of conspiracy theories—by both the right and the left—in the recent election and current administration.
The Devil’s Black Rock, The Pure Evil, and Up from Earth’s Center by Kenneth Robeson. Three more Doc Savage adventures, including the very strange final Doc story, in which he seemingly battles with the forces of Hell.
The Descent by Jeff Long. It’s Journey to the Center of the Earth with Deros! Well, the author calls them Hadals, but seeing as how they are sadistic cannibal mutants living in a subterranean world of caverns and tunnels, then yeah, really they are Deros.
Depraved by Bryan Smith. And speaking of sadistic cannibal mutants, they’re crawling out of the woodwork in Hopkins’ Bend, Tennessee. It’s time for the regional summer cook-out, and they need to round up some fresh meat. . .only their prospective victims fight back! A blistering B-movie of a book.
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terje
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Post by terje on Jul 25, 2017 7:47:50 GMT -6
The Descent by Jeff Long. It’s Journey to the Center of the Earth with Deros! Well, the author calls them Hadals, but seeing as how they are sadistic cannibal mutants living in a subterranean world of caverns and tunnels, then yeah, really they are Deros. Wow this sounds great, thanks! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent_(novel) |
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Post by stevemitchell on Jul 25, 2017 11:52:50 GMT -6
Jeff Long also has sequel to The Descent, called Deeper, but I haven't read that yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 0:54:34 GMT -6
Richard Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights.
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Post by makofan on Jul 26, 2017 9:48:50 GMT -6
Richard Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights. Oh, that's a good one! |
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Post by Falconer on Jul 26, 2017 10:40:23 GMT -6
Love the footnotes.  |
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Post by geoffrey on Jul 26, 2017 11:59:29 GMT -6
For about the 6th time I am reading my favorite science fiction novel: A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay, published in 1920.
I am reading it carefully and slowly, soaking in all the nuances and richness that I can.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 22:52:11 GMT -6
Sadly, my terrible edition of Burton's Nights omits the footnotes.  However, I'm staying with my grandfather in Venice Beach and he has –– get this –– A FIRST EDITION of Burton's Nights! |
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Post by bravewolf on Aug 1, 2017 23:04:38 GMT -6
I just finished Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah two days ago.
Now reading Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.
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Post by oldkat on Aug 6, 2017 10:01:20 GMT -6
Right now, I'm in to Book 2 of The Lost Sisters. I'd forgotten how neat it was. |
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Post by stevemitchell on Aug 13, 2017 20:18:30 GMT -6
Death’s Dark Domain by Kenneth Robeson. Another one of the new Doc Savage novels written by Will Murray. This is a direct sequel to Fortress of Solitude, with Doc and the gang trying to prevent the outbreak of war in the Balkans.
Bosworth 1485 by Michael Jones. A revisionist interpretation of Richard III and the battle that brought both his life and his dynasty to an end.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. A great book, but darker and less romantic than virtually any of the cinematic adaptations you may have seen.
Skull Island by Kenneth Robeson. A new Doc Savage book, with Will Murray writing under the Robeson byline. Clark Savage Jr. has just returned from his military service during the Great War, when his father takes him on a voyage to an uncharted island in the Indian Ocean. There they encounter pirates, headhunters, dinosaurs—and a certain colossal ape-like being.
Cover-Up at Roswell by Donald R. Schmitt. This is not a detailed account of the supposed UFO crash in 1947 (which the author takes for granted), but rather a look at the alleged government, and specifically military, cover-up concerning Roswell over the following 70 years.
An Exchange of Souls and The Octave of Claudius by Barry Pain. Two short novels by this late 19th/early 20th Century writer. He was primarily an author of mainstream fiction (as it existed at the time), but also wrote some supernatural tales that still have a readership today.
Afterlife by Douglas Clegg. A novel of psychic horror.
The Beast of Adam Gorightly by Adam Gorightly. Essays on conspiratorial and paranormal topics. UFOs, mind control, the Manson Family, the Montauk project—the usual suspects.
The Golden Age of Weird Fiction (Volume One) by Frank Belknap Long. The first in a large two-volume set of Long’s collected weird and horror stories. This first book includes the early Cthulhu Mythos stories “The Space-Eaters,” “The Hounds of Tindalos,” and “The Horror from the Hills.”
Crime’s Last Stand, Crime’s Dark Streets, and Crime’s Death Plague by Tom Johnson. Three novelettes that comprise the saga of the Masked Avenger, a pulp-era hero in the tradition of the Phantom Detective, the Black Bat, etc.
Caves of Terror by Talbot Mundy. Mundy rounds up two of his floating cast of heroes, Athelstan King (aka King of the Khyber Rifles) and Jeff Ramsden, and sends them to India to investigate new plots against British rule by recurring villains the Gray Mahatma and the Princess Yasmini.
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Post by hamurai on Aug 25, 2017 3:26:20 GMT -6
Having finished The Complete Chronicles of Conan, I turned to my Valiant Comics again as I have yet to read the Harbinger deluxe editions, among others.
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Post by Otto Harkaman on Aug 31, 2017 16:40:42 GMT -6
Caves of Terror by Talbot Mundy. Mundy rounds up two of his floating cast of heroes, Athelstan King (aka King of the Khyber Rifles) and Jeff Ramsden, and sends them to India to investigate new plots against British rule by recurring villains the Gray Mahatma and the Princess Yasmini. I started on some Talbot Mundy after seeing your post, just what I needed, reading "Caves of Terror." |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 8:27:11 GMT -6
I am eyeing "The Accursed Kings" by Maurice Druon as my next longer leisure time reading project. (Haven't finished Paksenarrion yet - and no disrespect to that excellent series - but even so.) Has anyone else read "The Accursed Kings"? Can you tell me whether the series is worth my time? |
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Post by rossik on Sept 9, 2017 8:20:12 GMT -6
king in Yellow, by Chambers
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Post by Finarvyn on Sept 10, 2017 5:20:37 GMT -6
Just read ALICE by Christina Henry and am now reading the sequel, RED QUEEN. They are basically a re-telling of the Wonderland stories, but much more dark and grim.
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Post by geoffrey on Sept 10, 2017 16:34:28 GMT -6
I am slowly re-reading Phantastes by George MacDonald.
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Post by tetramorph on Sept 11, 2017 16:55:48 GMT -6
I am slowly re-reading Phantastes by George MacDonald. Yes, I've clearly got to get back to it. |
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Post by stevemitchell on Sept 12, 2017 12:56:43 GMT -6
The King’s Passport by H. Bedford-Jones. In the France of 1640, Cyrano de Bergerac and D’Artagnan become embroiled in complex schemes involving the Court, Richelieu, and Mazarin. A nice swashbuckler.
What Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse. Despite the young master’s bumbling interference, Jeeves manages to sort out all manner of problems, matrimonial and otherwise. And all the way through this, I kept hearing the Stephen Fry as the voice of Jeeves.
Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 by John Ferling. An extremely well written and lively account of the politics of the early American republic.
North to the Rails by Louis L’Amour. A dude from back East learns the rugged lessons of the West when he accompanies a cattle drive from New Mexico to Kansas.
The Masked Detective’s Warning by C. K. M. Scanlon. Rex Parker, alias the high-kicking Masked Detective, sets out to smash the city-wide loansharking racket in New York.
The Big Breakthrough by John Keel. A series of essays by Keel on UFOlogical topics, mostly written during the time he was researching the Mothman case in West Virginia.
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton. A statement of personal faith by the creator of the Father Brown detective stories.
Depraved 2 by Brian Smith. Back in Hopkins Bend, Tennessee, it’s hillbilly cannibal massacre time once again, only this time some zombies decide to crash the party.
A Natural Body and a Spiritual Body: Some Worcestershire Encounters with the Supernatural by J. S. Leatherbarrow. Another old-fashioned book of ghost stories from the archives of Ash-Tree Press.
Six Scarlet Scorpions by Kenneth Robeson. Pat Savage, Doc Savage’s remarkable cousin, stars in her first solo adventure, written by Will Murray under the Robeson byline. Pat and Doc’s aide Monk Mayfair have gone out to Oklahoma to look over some oil leases, and naturally find themselves enmeshed in a complicated criminal conspiracy.
Nightfall by David Goodis. A returning war veteran accidentally becomes entangled with a trio of bank robbers, who pursue him from Colorado to New York City. Another tense novel from a master of suspense fiction.
They Return at Evening by H. Russell Wakefield. Wakefield’s first volume of ghost stories, in the Ash-Tree Press edition.
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arkansan
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Post by arkansan on Sept 13, 2017 3:07:30 GMT -6
Just started "the Broken Sword" by Poul Anderson, really good so far.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2017 6:04:10 GMT -6
Just read ALICE by Christina Henry and am now reading the sequel, RED QUEEN. They are basically a re-telling of the Wonderland stories, but much more dark and grim. What did you think about those, Fin? They have been on my reading-list forever, but the recent Tim Burton movies kind of went the same route, and that kind of... Over-saturated me, I guess. |
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