Bradbury is still kicking.
And still writing too. He comes out with at least a new book a year. :yes:

I am currently reading Love in the time of Cholera.
I put it down for awhile because my best friend sent me almost every book from my favorite author, Patricia Briggs and I picked them up for awhile.

i can't really think of many fantasy books that have to do with technology like this but what this really made me think of was the books enders card and enders game by orson scott card. i really should read those books again they really are some of my favorite books of all time.

Richard Adams just had his 90th birthday. =D Speaking of older authors.

We should come up with a big list of steampunk books for the first post.

I remember reading several Dune novels and really enjoying them. But I don't remember one bit of what I read, all these years later. ._.

Originally Posted by Guivre

Richard Adams just had his 90th birthday. =D Speaking of older authors.

We should come up with a big list of steampunk books for the first post.

I remember reading several Dune novels and really enjoying them. But I don't remember one bit of what I read, all these years later. ._.

well both of the major steampunk book that are being talked about in the steampunk world have already been put up near the front page. boneshaker and Anubis Gate, but one that had not been listed that was a good book is Soulless by Gail Carriger. bit of romance but a really good book. and for me to say its a good book and for it to have romance is saying something. I usually dont read any of the books that are set to have romance.

There's a ton of them out there, though. I thought it would just be fun to have a list for peeps to draw on.

I really don't read a lot of fiction, though, so I don't have a lot to *discuss* about them per se ...

The Black Jewels books looked very interesting.

the black jewels book? never heard of it whos it by?

Originally Posted by anissina

i can't really think of many fantasy books that have to do with technology like this but what this really made me think of was the books enders card and enders game by orson scott card. i really should read those books again they really are some of my favorite books of all time.

I love the Ender Books!

I haven't read everything in the series- but I have managed to read Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow of the Giant, and Ender in Exile

Anne Bishop is the author of the Black Jewels books.

Pounded mentioned them above on this page.

Originally Posted by Angel Spirit Girl

Anne Bishop is the author of the Black Jewels books.

Pounded mentioned them above on this page.

ah only knew her name never having read her books. seen enough of the covers though.

*grins* It's quite a good series, I guess it caters for more 15+ that may be why I like it XD.
Also quite like the Golden Compass series by Phillip Pullman, that's quite good.
Uhh....I have a memory blank on some other books :/

I got bored of the Golden Compass - Dark Materials series.

Really? I find that intriguing XD

I saw the film, but have yet to read the series.

I've heard some very good things about it. As an opposite to C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, I'm very interested in how the concepts of government and religion are dealt with.

I read the series but at first was really reluctent to watch the movie.
Then I watched it and it isn't that bad but it does miss alot of important things like the end! *prods movie*

Mmmm, I would say something there...but i got nothing ;D

*drum roll*

I've changed the Book of the Day to The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by Angel Spirit Girl

I got bored of the Golden Compass - Dark Materials series.

I have to agree with you, and I like books that are geared for adults and Young adults.

I didn't like it because it set out to be the opposite of the Chronicles of Narnia. I like the Narnia books.

Originally Posted by Angel Spirit Girl

I didn't like it because it set out to be the opposite of the Chronicles of Narnia. I like the Narnia books.

oh I love the Chronicles of Narnia. disliked what they did to Caspian in the new movie. his accent should not have been that.

So I had this lovely post typed up about how I respect Lewis' work for incorporating an alternative view of Christ in a fantasy setting and how I adore how the Inklings influenced his work.

Then my internet had to freeze up and eat it. :(

Originally Posted by Angel Spirit Girl

I didn't like it because it set out to be the opposite of the Chronicles of Narnia. I like the Narnia books.

Really? I've never heard that before. I can see how that might be the case, but I never got that feeling from them when I read them. (Then again, I started reading them when I was about the age of the main character, so I wouldn't have noticed at that point. I've read them several times since then, though.)

@Knerd: Oh noes! I hate when that happens!

Originally Posted by Knerd

So I had this lovely post typed up about how I respect Lewis' work for incorporating an alternative view of Christ in a fantasy setting and how I adore how the Inklings influenced his work.

Then my internet had to freeze up and eat it. :(

oh that so bites.

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wow has it really been over 12 hours since I last posted in here? looks like I killed the thread. *pats the thread* sorry thread I did not mean to but I do that some times.

Knerd:
Awwww, that sucks *pets*

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I actually have no love for the Chronicles of Narnia. I got kinda bored with it XD

I enjoyed both the Chronicles of Narnia and His Dark Materials, but my favorite at the moment is definitely the Dark Materials. ^^ However, I should really get around to reading both again, as it's been quite some time. :sweat: