Mal Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 You just gave me a good idea and is bound to make everyone cringe, especially the soil and geology folks. "Vertisol-chan~!" "Oh, Mollisol-chan! How are you today?" Why did I even bothered asking? Mollisol-chan is the prettiest of all. She has the longest and most luscious hair and the best complexion. I on the other hand can't handle this dry year well at all. My skin is dry and flaky... You started this and yes, I based it off of the properties of each soil order. And I saw you buy Under Heaven in the other thread and I'm interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoStarr Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 I discovered Harlan Ellison a little while ago. He mostly does short stories (and Sci-fi TV show episodes) so I never post in this thread because usually I'm not like, in the middle of one of his stories unless I happen to be browsing and reading at the same time. Big fan thus far. His more celebrated works are easy enough to find published around the internet; but you'll probably have to hunt down his collections if you want some of the more obscure stuff. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: http://pub.psi.cc/ihnmaims.txt This one was turned into a fairly well received little adventure game back in the day. It was pretty adult for the time too from what I hear, but haven't yet played it. Word of caution; it's horrifying and graphic. "Repent, Harlequin!" said the Ticktock Man: http://compositionawebb.pbworks.com/f/%255C'Repent,%2BHarlequin!%255C'%2BSaid%2Bthe%2BTicktockman%2Bby%2BHarlan%2BEllison.pdf Kind of funny and creepy at the same time, it's about a jester in an authoritarian society obsessed with time. One day he spills jelly beans all over the city. The Outer Limits: Demon with a Glass Hand: http://www.hulu.com/watch/155121 Also in parts on YouTube if you don't use media fire: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lImaly19Yps Like I said, he does TV shows and stuff as well. I was never a Trekkie, but apparently he has some notable Star Trek episodes; many of which were heavily rewritten or cut by others for being too dark (he once wrote a drug dealer on the Enterprise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Just finished reading volume one of SAGA. Really enjoyed it. It's a high fantasy meets science fiction setting about some lad and lass that have a baby together that, according to something I can't quite make out, they really shouldn't have. It's crude and funny and I'd recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papirus Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Reading American Gods right now. I need to read more, so I can write better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm reading Ender's Game again. All the movie trailers inspired me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Umm... what? I like to find out how they come up with the geologic time scale and why they sectioned it off as they did. So pretty much chronology of some sort. My copy is from a loan from SJSU's Library. If I like this book enough I might get it. I saw it on sale not too long ago for $45. Regular is $90.That or I can hunt down a pdf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 I dropped by the library yesterday. Was lucky enough to find Guy Gavriel Kay's River of Stars. Also reading: Damascus The Greenwood Encyclodpedia of Daily Life: The Medieval World A History of Iran A Concise History of the Middle East Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: The Ancient World and it's really pissing me off. Covers ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Indian, Nubian—even Australian Aboriginal!—history. Yet it only mentions Persia three times. And as a defeated empire. It was a huge, powerful empire that rivaled the Byzantine, and yet the only mention is of its conquest by Alexander and one or two rebuffs by the Romans. What? How can you have such a large hole where such an important empire is concerned? I'm also reading Guy Gavriel Kay's A River of Stars. Amazing. Even has a clever reference to Water Margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Whats with the interest in Persia? Research? Are you a terrorist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 He's jealous of their hairy chests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 In other news, I have inherited from a friend the whole Dune series. I don't know what to do with myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I've started reading Hyperion on my wife's recommendation. The universe is certainly interesting, but I haven't decided how I feel about the structure of this first book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted June 29, 2013 Report Share Posted June 29, 2013 Whats with the interest in Persia? Research? Are you a terrorist? Both. I inspire terror in dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Currently about 300 pages into The Adventures of Amir Hamza. It's a good read. Better than similar mythological sagas like Odyssey and Aeneid. Though it does suffer in some rights from the heavy-handedness of Islam. It's still a valuable piece of literature and some worthwhile research despite being after the fall of the Persian empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Currently reading American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis. I've watched the film, but hadn't read the book. Finished Neil Gaiman's "Ocean at the End of the Lane," and my re-read of "American Gods" as I'm going to a signing with him in a couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I just started howl's moving castle after I watched the film again on TV yesterday. It's a young adult book, but I like the writing style and supposedly it's different enough from the film to keep it interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) I haven't been updating this because it changes so often . . . but: History and Identity in the Late Antique Near East Rome and Persia in Late Antiquity Mesopotamia, Iran and Arabia from the Seleucids to the Sasanians Persian Folklore Nart Sagas from the Caucasus Tend to keep my Goodreads updated with all this stuff. Edited October 19, 2013 by Saturnine Tenshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 *uses phoenix down on thread* I started and finished Lockstep by Karl Schroeder this past week. Excellent book that gets around the impossibility of faster-than-light travel with a concept that builds a very interesting universe for a series. Hopefully he continues writing in this world he's created. This story is very self-contained but there's endless potential here for other characters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I'll have to check it out, I'm always on the lookout for new good space sci-fi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoCreator Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Never seem to find the time to read. I should make more time. Will start with an old favourite... Gerald's Game by Stephen King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Just started 1Q84 by Haruki. Really not sure what I got myself into lol Reminds me of the postmodern author that wrote "Against the Day." Can't remember his name right now for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I've been reading the View from the Mirror quartet, which I think I've posted about on here in the past, and I think ThursdayNext is the only other person to have read the series. I was kind of getting murky on the details of the first quartet, and also the latter trilogy, but I guess that might be a side effect of accidentally starting in the middle of the series. Other than that my usual physical reading material is Empire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I started reading Neil Young's autobiography Waging Heavy Peace last night. It's really good but super rambly, which is about what I'd expect from Neil. It reads almost like him just talking to you, telling stories form his youth, getting side tracked, talking about music he likes, his family, his hobbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I've been reading Dragon Age: Asunder, because I'm a gigantic nerd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCP Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hahahahaha. Yeah, yeah you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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