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Haunted from Without, Ian Irvine. Absolutely outstanding.

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The World is my Lobster, George Cole autobiography, don't normally bother with such books but I like him and his book is a gentle read.

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Been on holiday for a couple of weeks, so re-read a couple of books series.

Old Man's War - John Scalzi, then The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony, Zoe's Tale, and The Human Division.

The Atrocity Archives - Charlie Stross, then The Jennifer Morgue, The Fuller Memorandum, The Apocalypse Codex, and The Rhesus Chart.

Various others including
Labyrinth of Night - Allen Steele
Trial By Fire & Fire With Fire - Charles E. Gannon
Nebula Award Showcase 2014 - ed. Kij Johnson
Islands of Rage and Hope - John Ringo
Robot Uprisings - ed. Daniel H. Wilson & John Joseph Adams
Abaddon's Gate - John S.A. Corey
Black Man - Richard Morgan

Currently reading/about to read
Rogues - ed. George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois
Shipstar - Larry Niven & Gregory Benford
Long Mars - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
Blackbirds - Chuck Wendig
Cibola Burn - James S.A. Corey

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Mr Mercedes by King. Enthralling, the first book that I have ever been able to stomach thats written in present tense (mostly).

Hoping to have a bit of a Stephen King summer, got these lined up for a re-read:

Hearts in Atlantis
Rose Madder
The Talisman
Black House
Salem's Lot
Insomnia

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After the Fall, Charity Norman.

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Just read
American Gun - Chris Kyle
American Sniper - Chris Kyle
Personal - Lee Child
Marsbound/Starbound/Earthbound (trilogy) - Joe Haldeman
Unlocked - John Scalzi

Reading
Lock In - John Scalzi

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Textbooks :(

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Pines by Blake Crouch. Awesome book and about to be made in to a TV series. Kind of a mix of Lost and Prison Break but set in a small town.

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I got Dave Gorman's new book. Not bad :)

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Bob Mayer - Area 51 Trilogy.

A techno thriller page turner.

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Maze Runner trilogy - James Dashner

Ideal holiday reading - halfway through the third book.....

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Stormlord Rising ( Glenda Lark )

first of her books i have read so it could take me a while ( i am dyslexic ) but seems good so far

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Everville by Clive Barker for the third time.

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Classic hard science fiction. The best read I've had for ages. Reminiscent of Benford, Pournelle. Niven and Hamilton at their best :)

Roger MacBride Allen - Hunted Earth 01 - The Ring of Charon

Roger M. Allen's "Ring of Charon" is great science-fiction. A hence-undiscovered alien race causes the Earth to disappear through a wormhole due to the unauthorized experiments of a gravity scientist, and the remaining off-Earth scientists try to find out what really happened. The story is told brillantly through the eyes of the human scientists, and the strange Charonians who plan to use the Earth for their own ends, which are not good for mankind. The way that the Charonians are Von Neumann creatures is a bit hard to swallow, as is the occasional overload of detail, as well the Naked Purple movement and the K-Crash, but Allen manages to be a master storyteller, and weaves a great story of human survival and the need for curiousity.

Roger MacBride Allen - Hunted Earth 02 - The Shattered Sphere

Allen combines the ideas of hard science with the delights of a fast-paced action thriller in this spellbinding sequel to The Ring of Charon. Earth has been kidnapped by the Charonians, a race of dangerous aliens. An Adversary powerful enough to terrify the otherwise untouchable Charonians enters the picture. But, can he save the Earth?

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StarFire by Dale Brown
Starbridge series by A. C. Crispin.

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Arthur, King of the Britons by Daniel Mersey

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Stumbled upon a great series of books by a guy called Richard Raymond Haywood (RR Haywood)
The Undead
A deadly infection spreads across Europe. The Undead series: a terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event day by day. Part one - days one to three.
Howie is at home on a rare Friday night off work when an infection which has rapidly spread across Europe hits his hometown on the South Coast of England. Luck sees him through the first night when many others are taken down and infected, only to rise again as the undead. In surviving, Howie quickly learns and evolves, developing a new set of skills that will save him from disaster.
With a former work colleague, Dave, at his side, he braves the urban squalor of a ruined Portsmouth and begins to understand his desire to remain good in a world rapidly descending into chaos, where only the strongest survive.


http://rrhaywood.com


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Undead-First...7888405&sr=1-1


Read up to day 13 so far and I cant recommend this series enough if your into ZomPoc.

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Ghost fleet.

I can't remember who on the forum rrecommended it but it was in response to a mention of Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising. Excellent recommendation :tu:

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That would be me, back in September.

If you liked that, can I recommend John Birmingham's Axis of Time trilogy - Weapons of Choice, Designated Targets, & Final Impact. Cracking reads...

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Why does that sound like a particular film from the 80's?? ;)

I like technical fiction but I'm more into space operas atm

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I liked the tech in AoT, but what I really liked was the culture clash between the people from the 2020s (used to instant-access technology/information, modern ethics/morals, sexual/racial equality, etc.) and the views of those in the '40s.

If you like SO, have you tried Neal Asher?

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Always happy for recommendations, will look out for Neil Asher's stuff. :tu:

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I read avidly, I've just read (on ebook) all the Stephen Baxtor Xeelee Sequence, then all the James S A Corey Expanse series (Was just on TV too) then all of Alistair Reynolds work House of Suns, Poseidons Children, Revelation space etc etc. So a hefty dose of mostly hard sci fi.

Just moving onto the last of the Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine

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I would like to heartily second Hugh's recommendation for Axis of Time.

I am not usually a fan of alternate history but AoT was one hell of a page turner.

Apart from the initial premise you can forget all about The Philadelphia Experiment. It is not even in the same street.

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Being and Time, Martin Heidegger.

I doubt it's a popular choice on here with so many Sci-Fi and fiction fans. But such a enriching read.

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I was more thinking of "The Final Countdown" film in 1980 where a modern day aircraft carrier ernds up back in 1941 just before Pearl Harbour attack.

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You may enjoy Bruce's Philosophy Song, then... ;)

http://youtu.be/l9SqQNgDrgg

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Sounds like a day in the life of Osborne and Cameron. :D

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Ah..OK Kymmy, although I'm sure TFC was, at least, inspired by TPE. :)

TFC is indeed a little closer to AoT but is still not in the same street IMHO.

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The instructions for my first Colon Cancer test kit.

"1 in 20 will get bowel cancer" and "testing reduces the chance of death by 16%".

Very reassuring. :(

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50% of the way through book #1 of AoT, quite enjoying the reverse techy feel to it :)

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Just completing the Jack Nightingale series by Stephen Leather.

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The 4th book in the Frontline series, Chains of Command, by Markos Kloos.

Free e-arc available from NetGalley (I found out about it from his Twitter feed).

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Glad you're enjoying it.

There's a short story available, Stalin's Hammer:Rome, and a couple more are coming out soon.

Freebie stories available on his blog - http://cheeseburgergothic.com/

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Just finishing:

James Alan Gardner - League of Peoples 01 - Expendable

A little outside the box but quite enjoyable :)

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Latest 'Axis of Time' novella, Stalin's Hammer:Cairo, by John Birmingham.

It's on a free promo for a week.

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Thanks Hugh, I've downloaded. Do you need to have read the previous books to understand what is happening or can you enjoy the book as a single story?

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Just finished the series by Colin Wilson called Spiderworld.

https://www.goodreads.com/series/62815-spider-world

Next stop will be the Area 51 series by Robert Doherty.

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I'm reading allotments for beginners after getting one after a short wait of 4 years

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Travis S. Taylor - One Day on Mars

Book 1 of 4 of The Tau Ceti Agenda series.

Fast moving military SciFi on a Grand Scale.

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That was a good read.

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You can read it on it's own, but it's more enjoyable if you know the backstory and the characters.

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I suppose that's why they give it away, to get you to buy the previous books if you enjoy it.

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Also, he's trying to move more into self-publishing, and this helps him gather some email addresses to contact when new stuff comes out (he's been quite open and honest about it, and in return we get freebies/early access to stuff).

Markos Kloos did the same with his e-arc of his latest MilSF Book.

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Just finished Artemis by Andy Weir (The Martian) - really good fun.

Also the latest Jack Reacher book, Midnight Line, and the latest in the Charlie Stross ‘Laundry Files’ series, The Delirium Brief - both enjoyable in different ways.

Now reading The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille, and The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson.

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Just read -

Fire and Fury - Michael Wolff
Points of Impact - Markos Kloo (6th in a MilSF series Frontlines)
The Punch Escrow - Tal Klein
Year One - Mora Roberts (a bit ‘The Stand’ish)

Reading now
Robots vs Fairies (anthology)
Places in the Darkness - Christopher Brookmyre
Sea of Rust - C. Robert Cargill

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The Silmarillion.

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Just read -
Command Authority - Tom Clancy (re-read)
Dark State - Charles Stross
The Guns Above - Robyn Bennis
Emergence - David R Palmer
Deep State - Christopher Farnsworth
Flashmob - Christopher Farnsworth

Reading now
A Higher Loyalty- James Comey
Head On - John Scalzi
New York 2140 - Kim Stanley Robinson
Autonomous - Annalee Newitz

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Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life. Dr Helen Czerski.

Great fun and thought-provoking.

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Just finished Michael Connelly - Black Box (Harry Bosch series)

Before that it was Sea of Rust (Cargill) which I thought was an excellent read :tu:

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Agreed :)

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I'm considering 'The Expanse' series by James S A Corey

Has anyone read these books? If so, is it a series that keeps you wanting more or one of those that starts struggling after the first few books?

Cheers for any info :)


edit: been backreading this thread and noticed you've read a couple Hugh . . so I'm going to go for them :)

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Just finished C.S.Lewis vs the New Atheists - Peter Williams

Now reading Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique by J. P. Moreland and others.

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I've read them all, I found book 4 a bit of a slog, rest were great, go for it. New one out in Dec

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excellent cheers, that's my evening* sorted then ;)


*after todays 2 to 10 shift anyway

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Read recently

Too Much Time (short story) - Lee Child
Lies Sleeping (Rivers of London series) - Ben Aaronovitch
Past Tense - Lee Child
The Labyrinth Index - Charles Stross
Falling Free - Lois McMaster Bujold
Thin Air - Richard K Morgan
The Consuming Fire - John Scalzi
This Is Going To Hurt - Adam Kay (very funny)

Reading now
Vietnam, An Epic Tragedy - Max Hastings
Stories of the Law and How It’s Broken - "The Secret Barrister"
The Soldier - Neal Asher
Embers of War - Gareth L Powell

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I wish this thread was more active.

Currently reading The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.

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I'm reading "The Reality Dysfunction" by Peter Hamilton. Read it years ago, and since it was on special (along with the other books in the trilogy) on amazon a while ago, I thought I'd revisit it.

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The Sumerians: A History From Beginning to End.

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One of my favourite SF authors (along with Scalzi, Asher, Varley, Haldeman, Niven (and a few more)).

I wasn’t too keen on his Void Trilogy, but he’s back on form (imho) with the Salvation Sequence (only the first one, Salvation, is out at the moment).

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The void trilogy was ok - preferred the chronicles of the fallers, though set in the same universe. Enjoyed the star flyer series, and his standalone books. Waiting for salvation to drop in price.

Never been able to get into Asher.

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If you like Military SF, I would recommend the Frontlines series by Marko Kloos - 6 books (and a couple of short stories), with some more to come.

Also, try the John Birmingham Axis of Time trilogy, where a US Navy task force from 2030 goes back to the Pacific in the early 40s - it’s not just techno-warfare (although there is lots of that), it’s also about the culture clashes between the ethics and lifestyles of 21st century people with those of the 1940s - 3 books (with another coming out soon), and quite a few short stories.

And for something completely different, the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch, which are London Met Police procedurals, with magic and snarky dialogue - very enjoyable.

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Thanks! - I'll take a look at them

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The Merlin Conspiracy by Diana Wynne Jones.

Yes I know it is aimed at Teenagers, but she writes a good story, which is what matters to me.

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Currently reading Tombland by C J Sansom - latest in the Shardlake series of books - great read if you like historical mysteries (if you don't it's still brilliant).

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Cable Forum amongst other websites, i haven't read 1 of these paperbook things since i was 18 and i am now 50! ;)

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You don't know what you're missing.

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l read downloaded Kindle books as its easier to read from for me.

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I am the same - I read books (and newspapers/magazines that I am subscribed to) on my iPad Pro, and on my Kindle Paperwhite if outside in bright sunshine.

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I feel i don't have the time to do any reading, i would rather browse the internet binge watch TV shows on Kodi or play the PS4 as well as go out when i have other free time with my other half. All this is while working a week of early shifts and then a week of late shifts which knackers me.

To make time i would have to stop one of those which i am not prepared to do, now if i didn't have to go out to work it maybe different.

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I prefer to read than play PS4 games but each to his own - providing you're getting enjoyment from what you do I'd be the last to criticise.

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Why We Get the Wrong Politicians - Isabel Hardman
Made in Scotland - Billy Connolly
(re-reading) The Ringworld Series - Larry Niven (Ringworld, Ringworld Engineers, Ringworld Throne, Ringworld’s Children)
Finest Years (Churchill as Warlord 1940-45) - Max Hastings

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The Future is History (How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia) - Masha Gessen
Ancestral Night - Elisabeth Bear
Gregg Hurwitz - Orphan X
Fleet of Knives - Gareth L Powell
Born a Crime - Trevor Noah

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All of the Faith Addis books.

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Recently read
Alternative Apocalypse (short story collection) - Bob Brown (and many others)
The Cruel Stars - John Birmingham
Night School - Lee Child (re-read)
The Million - Karl Schroeder
The People's History of the Vampire Uprising:A Novel - Raymond A. Villareal
Velocity Weapon - Megan E. O'Keefe
The Rook:A Novel - Daniel O'Malley
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World - C.A. Fletcher
Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez
The Light Brigade - Kameron Hurley
Vigilance - Robert Jackson Bennett
Steel Frame - Andrew Skinner
Corpsman - Jonathan P. Brazee
Aftershocks (The Palladium Wars Book 1) - Markos Kloos
Killer T - Robert Muchamore

Reading now
The Girl Who Could Move S... with Her Mind - Jackson Ford
Across the Void - S.K. Vaughn
Cry PIlot - Joel Dane
No Way Out:The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege - Adam Jowett
The Institute - Stephen King

Reading next
To Be Taught, If Fortunate - Becky Chambers
Our War - Craig DiLouie
7th Sigma - Steven Gould (re-read)
The Second Sleep - Robert Harris
The Wall - John Lanchester
Cold Storage - David Koepp
Dead Moon - Peter Clines
D-Day:The Battle for Normandy - Antony Beevor
Wanderers - Chuck Wendig

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The Institute - Stephen King. Slow but absorbing.

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I enjoyed it

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Man After God's Own Heart - R.T.Kendall ( a study on David )

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Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules For Life. Very interesting read so far.

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Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid.

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Not reading as such, but I listen to Audio Books.

Currently SkyLark Three (E.E.Smith).

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The Last Emperox - John Scalzi
False Value - Ben Aaronovitch
Come Again - Robert Webb

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I've recently read 7 books in the 'Peter Grant' series by Ben Aaronovitch, enjoyed them all ;)

Next up is the 'Jack Caffery' series by Mo Hayder :D


edit: Something of a recommendation for some of you, Douglas Lindsay - The Barbershop Seven omnibus (featuring Barney Thompson) was a witty and very entertaining read for a few weeks.
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem with a very amusing writing style :tu:

google it for more info

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My library is closed and I've read their online ebooks. I haven't got the cash to spend buying new books. Rereading my personal library but I've read them so many times.

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Any public domain books you've not read? Can be fun as I know on kindle some copies are PD and free others (maybe with features) you pay for and it's often exactly the same textual content?
I'm reading Radical Christian by Arthur Wallis.

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Project Gutenberg any good?

https://www.gutenberg.org/ Or Open Library

https://openlibrary.org/

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Took a slight 'detour' from Mo Hyder . .


.. just finished book 3 (of 5) of the Atlantia series by Dean Crawford

https://www.goodreads.com/series/143073-atlantia

Very impressed so far to be honest, and by halfway through book 2 I was starting to envisage it as a televised Sci-Fi series to rival 'The Expanse'

I'll be making further forays into the writings of Mr Crawford very soon ;)

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Some flat pack instructions.

I was a fool, should have done as I usually do, ignore them and start knocking bits together. Something will result. ;)

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I have too many.


8 books in the Expanse series, books by Michael Cricton.

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The trouble with a lot of these instructions is you need a magnifying glass to read the instructions.;)

Try downloading a PDF off the internet Mr K as that might be a bit clearer for you.

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If It Bleeds - Stephen King
The Retribution - Val McDermid

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Cinema and Sentiment: Film’s Challenge to Theology ... because I have to decide my dissertation topic by the time uni goes back in September and I’m probably going to have to buy a ton of my own books in order to study the area I’m interested in.

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Faux outrage
by I.R. Woke.

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Is that your nom-de-plum?

I look forward to the sequel "It doesn’t affect me directly, so sod the rest of you" ;)

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Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology - it's a bit tough reading, I think I need something of a primer to help follow what is going on.

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Ooooo, Thomas Aquinas :D I quite like the ethics of natural law (the Christian theology thereof, not George Harrison) and not just because that’s what the Allies leaned on quite heavily at Nuremberg. But personally I’d resist relying on it too much for its attempts to prove God via reason and observation of nature. Postmodern culture (which is what we live in) is far more responsive to confessions of belief rather than propositional arguments, especially when they’re backed by authentic lifestyle.

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https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/...s-on-goodreads

Goodreads had posted a list of "The 100 Most Popular Science Fiction Books on Goodreads"

(Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations)

I’ve read 83 of them, but I have always, since my teens, read a lot of SF.

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I’ve read something by most of the authors in that list, but surprisingly only 7 of the actual books listed ...

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I've read several of those and seen the film adaptations of many more.

A bit surprised not to see The Tomorrow File on the list.

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Cross and Burn - Val McDermid.

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The Second Sleep - Robert Harris
The Pursuit Of The Pankera - Robert A Heinlein

Re-read (as the next book in the series is out soon)
The Cruel Stars - John Birmingham

Recently read
Network Effect - Martha Wells (latest in the ‘Murderbot" series)
Aftershocks, & Ballistic - Mark Kloos
Corporate Gunslinger - Doug Engstrom
The first 12 books in the "Kris Longknife" series - Mike Shepherd
Waypoint Kangaroo - Curtis C Chen
Merge and Engage - Chuck Grossart
A Pale Light In The Black - KB Wagers
Survival Tactics - Elizabeth Bonesteel

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The Good God - Sam Storms
Hallowed Be Thy Names - David Wilkerson