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[bubosquared]

So does anyone have any book reccomendations? I'm looking preferably for something fantasy that's fairly big, something to read on my 15-hour flight over to the States next month. Anyone?

Edit: I'm also fond of British detective novels, but those tend to be on the smaller, finished in three hours side, and true crime stuff, sometimes, and often non-fic as well. Feel free to throw random recs at me, I'll probably read 'em even if it's not on the plane.

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[safti]

[The?] Game of Thrones, the second book I don't remember, and Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin. They're, like, 900 pages each and very good. COME TO CANADA! *clings*

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Hm, 've read these already, actually. But I did like them. :)

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[safti]

Damn, go figure. Uhh . . . you caught up on the Discworld series? Also, you might enjoy Deerskin by Robin McKinley. *is at somewhat of a loss*

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

At the risk of being smited for blasphemy, I wasn't very fond of Discworld, but I'll have a gander at Deerskin. Thanks!

[sandrine]

I'm not sure if it fits into the category of 'detective novels', but there's a Scottish crime writer you should try. Name's Val McDermid. And no, she's not only worth reading for the lesbian policewoman she writes about, but also because her plots rock. *fangirl mode on*

[melyndabelinda.livejournal.com]

The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. You can buy them all in one book, though there are three individual books. Or have you read those already? I can never remember which books we've discussed and which we haven't.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Yep, rsadelle sent me that one. :) Thanks, though!

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I'll look into that, thanks.

[chased.livejournal.com]

just seconding the val mcdermid rec :) also, have you read philip pullman's "his dark materials" trilogy? if not, i recommend them, too.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Will check those out, thanks!

[sileas.livejournal.com]

I've currently ejoyed 'Transformation', 'Revelation' and 'Restoration' by Carol Berg (search by author because searching by title will turn up a lot of hits before you get to the actual booklisting you want). I still need to read Restoration but the first two books were very good fantasy and the two main characters were kinda slashable although they never quite get together. The three books together come to about 1415 pages.

Another book I enjoyed, but might not be your cup of tea : Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover. It's got a lot of guts and blood flying, but it has quite some good themes and the book is gritty so it's a good change from the fantasy by Carol Berg. One of the main evil characters gets excited when he has control over others. Quite fascinating to read.
I wouldn't recommend the sequel from Heroes Die (Blade of Tyshalle) because all the gut-flying was there, but it just drags and drags without any moral compass whatsoever. The main evil character in here was too weird for me to enjoy.

Can your knee survive fifteen hours? Maybe you should get the doc to subscribe you some salve. I used to have this very very handy salve for infections, inflamations and every ache you could imagine. It worked wonders for my ankles.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I'll have a look at those, thanks.

And yeah, I usually ask for a seat next to the aisle so I can stretch my legs easily, so I'm usually okay there. Now the lack of leg space if you're over 1m50 is another story, but ...

[dine.livejournal.com]

Jane Fancher's stuff (if you can find it, some titles are out of print) is really excellent - the Rings series in particular fits your criteria, and I think might still be available.

C.J. Cherryh writes way cool stuff - not all fantasy, though there are some take-offs on Russian folk stories that are keen, but her other stuff focuses "" on inter-species communication/cooperation and the problems inherent in coming from vastly different mindsets. I am particularly fond of The Faded Sun trilogy, but that's only one of many excellent books by her.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, sounds interesting, thank you!

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[sileas.livejournal.com]

And yeah, I usually ask for a seat next to the aisle so I can stretch my legs easily, so I'm usually okay there.

*nods* You've mentioned that to me, but I somehow forgot.

Not having been on a plane for more than half an hour, I can't really give any advice. *g*

Oh, by the way, where did you buy that orange juice? I don't have that many big shops around here but maybe if I know the brand, I can search for it in the nearby grootwarenhuizen. It was quite delicious.

And thank you for the chocolate cake. I really enjoyed it, which is a first for me in chocolate cakes. It seems my taste in food changes over the years. And sorry about that hurried goodbye we had; I thought my train was going to arrive any minute and I wasn't looking forward to breaking my neck on those stairs. My train wasn't for another 8 minutes so rane_ab stayed with me for a while.

Oh, and the wind in Antwerp? Nothing compared to what I got when I got to Ostend. In the morning, everything was relativily peaceful but by nightfall, it's windkracht 11 and we couldn't see on the Kustbaan because the wind was blowing the sand all over. My train *wiggled* when it stopped to let passagers in. And I had to leave the station by waiting until a windvlaag passed. There was just no way to bend a corner with that many wind (even with my weight).

I'm sure I'm forgetting to say something, but I'm terribly tired now. Those seats in the Pizza Hut were hard. My butt was asleep by the time we got up. But very delicious lookbroodjes. I made my father drool just talking about them.

Bed now. :-) With my books. *clutches new books* Sleep tight and sound! ;-)

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Oh, by the way, where did you buy that orange juice?

It's Delhaize, their own brand. They've various kinds of juices.

And sorry about that hurried goodbye we had; I thought my train was going to arrive any minute and I wasn't looking forward to breaking my neck on those stairs.

No problem, I figured it that much. ^_^

Oh, and the wind in Antwerp? Nothing compared to what I got when I got to Ostend.

It was nothing compared to what's going on over here right now, as well. I feel like I'm going to wake up in oz if I'm nor careful.

[sonatine.livejournal.com]

I really liked the Kushiel (Kushiel's Dart, Chosen, Avatar) trilogy by Jacqueline Carey. It's painfully Sue-ish sometimes, but in an entertainingly engrossing way.

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[sivan.livejournal.com]

Oh, the Carol Berg books are a rec I'll second! I really liked the whole trilogy, and not just because it's very slashable -- it simply tells a good story, too.(Though it really is very slashable, hah.) Incidentally, I read the first two books waiting for a plane and during a flight myself ...

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Hm, I don't think I could take the Sue-ism. I'm really really picky about female protagonists, unfortunately.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Hm, slash and a story. That moves it up on my list. :D

[wimmeke.livejournal.com]

sherina convinced me to read "The Poisonwood Bible", by "Barbara Kingsolver" (spelling mistakes possible). It's a good book but I didn't finish it in 15 hours. Maybe you can.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Well, I do read quite fast, so I'll probably manage. will; look into that one, ta!

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[sileas.livejournal.com]

*heee* Another fan! I can't really remember how I discovered the Carol Berg books but I was instantly hooked after a few pages into Transformation.

I wonder if there is slash for these books... *goes Googling*

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[sileas.livejournal.com]

It's Delhaize, their own brand. They've various kinds of juices.
And off course, the one supermarket not close-by. :-) But maybe Colruyt has it; they sell each other's brands if I'm not mistaken. I've found something that resembled that bottle of yours, but I haven't tasted it yet.

It was nothing compared to what's going on over here right now, as well. I feel like I'm going to wake up in oz if I'm nor careful.
*giggle* Yep. There was lots of noise here as well. Today people put out their blue garbage bags (milk cartons and cola bottles), but the things keep flying away so we see blue things flying in front of the window from time to time.
The last two days, I've slept heavenly. Once I fall asleep, I sleep 12 hours straight. The noise of the wind really lulls me into sleep.

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[safti]

Eh, I tried. *grins* No smiting today. Warning: Deerskin's not hugely long - IIRC, paperback's 400-500 pages long.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I've room for a few books, though, and I'm hoping to get a bunch of writing in as well. :)

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[safti]

Schweet. Good luck. ^_^

[antigone-ks.livejournal.com]

*waves* You might try Ash, by Mary Gentle. It's a sort of historical fantasy about a female mercenary captain who has to save Burgundy from the evil egyptian pyramids.

...It's much better than I just made it sound *g* And it's quite long, too.

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thank you!