Read a good book lately?

[peasea]

another good post.

I agree with the whole thing about global warming though, it will happen, but not as fast as they want us to think.. and as much as they'd like to guilt trip us, it's not our fault... shit happens when you live on a giant orb floating around another giant orb with another giant orb floating around the first giant orb...

but back onto topic.

Has anyone read any good vampire or Warewolf books?

I'd say my favourites have to be Anne Rice Interview with a vampire, the vampire lestat, and the queen of the damned in the vampire line

as for warewolves... cant remember the author (dont have the book in the house at the moment either) but its called Heart of Midnight... it really pulls the reader in!

Maaaaate!
Werewolf?
Vampire?

I have, for all to enjoy, transcripts of my ex-wife's testimonies about me!
You want Sci-fi? You want werewolves? Vampires?

This could be a sci-fi best seller...
Hahaahahahahha.
Nunyt.

[deanohit]

as for warewolves... cant remember the author (dont have the book in the house at the moment either) but its called Heart of Midnight... it really pulls the reader in!

Was it a part of the Ravenloft series? 4th book in the series is called Heart of midnight and is by J. Robert King.

[Usarka]

as for warewolves....

I met a warewolf once his name was Tupper. Looked like michael jackson and burped a lot.

[Curious_AJ]

Was it a part of the Ravenloft series? 4th book in the series is called Heart of midnight and is by J. Robert King.

YESS!!! this is it!! heh, ravenloft ftw.. the others werent as good as this one though... but ive only ever read those once,, this one ive read 3 times.. lol

I met a warewolf once his name was Tupper. Looked like michael jackson and burped a lot.

sounds like me... rofl..

[Cajun]

I personally only really read books about medieval times, but i am not in to books which have tons of magic and stuff like that, more knights, vikings and such

i am in process of reading Husk 'The path of revenge' by Russell Kirkpatrick (nz authour)[http://www.authortracker.co.nz/books...a=New_Voyager], while i wait for the final book in the troy series(by David Gemmell) to come out.

[ManDownUnder]

http://www.amazon.com/Five-People-Yo.../dp/0786868716

Stunning book - makes you stop and think...

[Hitcher]

makes you stop and think...

This is Kiwi Biker. We can't have any of that sort of thing going on around here! What would the neighbours think?

[ManDownUnder]

This is Kiwi Biker. We can't have any of that sort of thing going on around here! What would the neighbours think?

Invite 'em to KB... that'll stop them thinking.

Na seriously though... good book. Waxes philosophical so if you're in the mood for a shoot 'em up avoid it like the plague, but if you sometimes stop and wonder about life the universe and everything... and HHGTTG isn't serious enough...

[Ocean1]

Books I've enjoyed recently were Richard Morgan's "Altered Carbon" and "Black Man".

One I'm looking forward to is Greg Bear's "Quantico".

[Hitcher]

Books I've enjoyed recently were Richard Morgan's "Altered Carbon"

Interesting. I had trouble keeping up with all of the characters in Altered Carbon -- too much body-hopping going on -- and there was more about Takashi Kovak's past that I wanted to know but wasn't told. I loved the Hendrix Hotel though.

And Greg Bear I find extremely variable as an author. Some of his stuff is outstandingly good. Other stuff is impenetrable.

[Skyryder]

I personally only really read books about medieval times, but i am not in to books which have tons of magic and stuff like that, more knights, vikings and such

i am in process of reading Husk 'The path of revenge' by Russell Kirkpatrick (nz authour)[http://www.authortracker.co.nz/books...a=New_Voyager], while i wait for the final book in the troy series(by David Gemmell) to come out.

Have you read SLAUGHTERBOY by Odo Hirsch. Got halfway through it. Bit too dark for me t the mo. Will go back to it one day when back into this type of read.

Skyryder

[Toaster]

I don't read books... too much like work!!

.... I do like the ones with squeeky-toys in the pages though

[Skyryder]

Maaaaate!
Werewolf?
Vampire?

I have, for all to enjoy, transcripts of my ex-wife's testimonies about me!
You want Sci-fi? You want werewolves? Vampires?

This could be a sci-fi best seller...
Hahaahahahahha.
Nunyt.

Try the Historian. Don't recall who wrote it. Elizabeth someone. One of the best vampire books I've read.

Skyryder

[marioc]

Just finished "The Aquitane Progression" Robert Ludlum.
Very good if you like spy/conspiracy type stories.

[Ocean1]

Interesting. I had trouble keeping up with all of the characters in Altered Carbon -- too much body-hopping going on -- and there was more about Takashi Kovak's past that I wanted to know but wasn't told. I loved the Hendrix Hotel though.

And Greg Bear I find extremely variable as an author. Some of his stuff is outstandingly good. Other stuff is impenetrable.

I love it that the reader's not treated like an idiot. In real life characters cross our path every day, they contribute to our lives and we often have no idea where they came from or where they're going. Why should fictional characters be any different? I get sick of authors chasing detail beyond what's either entertaining or pertinent to the plot, it's insulting.

The past master of such character ambushes was Roger Zelazney. He would apparently spend days writing a background novella simply to flesh out a single character. He’d then dump this apparition into the plot of the main work, sometimes for a mere paragraph or two. The power of the technique comes from the author’s confidence and understanding of the character, and what’s not revealed about him. Several of these novellas were later further fleshed out as stand-alone short stories, bloody good ones.

Agree about Bear though, very, very good or horrid...