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0|0|0|||1||Wanted%3A  Reading material|Terminus Est||22:42:01|06/17/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-17-13 AT 10:43 PM (EDT)]Being a sci-fi%2Ffantasy%2Fdetective noir fan %28note that I prefer some combination of the former two with the latter%29 who has read both %5Bi%5DNightside%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DDresden Files%5B%2Fi%5D up to their current iterations%2C along with a fairly broad array of other series%2C I%27m in the market for something new and interesting.%0D%0A%0D%0AI prefer more active stories%2C but a good brain teaser is fine every now and then too.  As for the occasion%2C I%27m taking a week and change sabbatical from the inferno that is Alabama in July in order to visit family up in the UP of Michigan.  A 22 hour drive in each direction%2C with substantial periods of sitting around not doing much of anything while I%27m there %28I%27m not actually doing the driving%2C so...%29.%0D%0A%0D%0ACheap or free is preferable%2C but I %5Bi%5Ddo%5B%2Fi%5D actually have funds available for buying stuff if it%27s %5Bi%5Dreally%5B%2Fi%5D good%2C for once.%0D%0A%0D%0AEdit%3A Should probably mention that I have one of the early Kindle readers.
1|1|0|||||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Polychrome||00:26:26|06/18/2013|Jonathan Lethem%27s %5Bi%5DGun%2C With Occasional Music%5B%2Fi%5D. It%27s a hard-boiled detective story with uplifted animals and mandatory drug use.%0D%0A%0D%0APolychrome%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd an anti-gravity pen.
7|2|1|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Terminus Est||03:18:49|06/18/2013|My brain is failing to come up with witty banter%2C so I%27m afraid you%27ll have to settle for %27Oooh%2C shiny%27 here%2C at least until I%27ve slept.  %2Aadds it to the list%2A
2|1|0|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Gryphon||00:51:17|06/18/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-18-13 AT 00:51 AM (EDT)]I%27m mostly on a nonfiction bender right now %28currently on top of the stack%3A Richard Rhodes%27s classic %5Bi%5DThe Making of the Atomic Bomb%5B%2Fi%5D%29%2C but a quick glance at my stuff-in-the-last-couple-three-years shelf turns up %5Bi%5DThe Automatic Detective%5B%2Fi%5D by A. Lee Martinez %28basically just what it says on the tin%29 and Charles Stross%27s %5Bi%5DSaturn%27s Children%5B%2Fi%5D %28which I gather has recently acquired a sequel I have not seen%29.  Both are somewhat wacky stories whose protagonists are robots and... that%27s about where the similarities end. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AYou want cheap%2C there are a million-zillion Kindle compilations of Edgar Rice Burroughs out there%2C as long as you can cope with some pretty poor curation.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
5|2|2|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Mercutio||03:13:30|06/18/2013|%3Ejust what it says on the tin%29 and Charles Stross%27s %5Bi%5DSaturn%27s %0D%0A%3EChildren%5B%2Fi%5D %28which I gather has recently acquired a sequel I have not %0D%0A%3Eseen%29.  %0D%0A%0D%0ANeptune%27s Brood isn%27t out yet%3B July 2nd is the date both here%2C in the UK%2C and electronically. It%27s not really a sequel%2C per se%2C at least according to the author%3B it%27s just in the same universe.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe first chapter was put out as a preview by Tor%2C and may be found %5Blink%3Awww.tor.com%2Fstories%2F2013%2F06%2Fneptunes-brood-excerpt%7Chere.%5D A short story intended to be a linking piece between Saturn%27s Children and Neptune%27s Brood%2C %22Bit Rot%2C%22 was posted by Charlie on his blog and is freely available in the format of your choosing %5Blink%3Awww.antipope.org%2Fcharlie%2Fblog-static%2F2013%2F06%2Fshort-story-bit-rot.html%7Chere.%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat
6|2|2|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Terminus Est||03:15:34|06/18/2013|Considering I had Tin Can Hit Man on repeat %28okay%2C so it was alternating with a Megas XLR theme with an AMV montage%29 for roughly an hour earlier today - well%2C I guess yesterday now - these two sound like they fit my current mood pretty well.
3|1|0|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Mercutio||03:07:01|06/18/2013|I%27d like to take this moment to plug the Peter Grant novels by Ben Aaronovitch%3B Midnight Riot%2C Moon Over Soho%2C and Whispers Underground.%0D%0A%0D%0APrecis summary%3A british Police Constable is recruited into the secret branch of the Met in charge of investigating and solving crimes involving magic. At the moment%2C said branch consists of a 110-year old WWII veteran with well-hidden PTSD who has been aging backwards since 1975%2C his not-quite-human maid%2C and... well%2C that%27s it%2C really. The rest of the Met%2C those that know about them%2C view them with suspicion and disdain right up until the point they%27re needed.%0D%0A%0D%0AGuest starring the Goddess of the River Thames %28a well-spoken west african matriarch%2C actually%29%2C the Goddess of the River Tyburn %28who is about as pleasant as you%27d expect someone associated with Tyburn to be%29%2C jazz vampires %28you heard me%3B jazz vampires%29%2C the Faceless Man%2C who is a very unpleasant man indeed%2C and the city of London.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s tough out there for the last of the classically trained Newtonian wizards. %0D%0A%0D%0A-Merc%0D%0AKeep Rat
4|2|3|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Terminus Est||03:11:39|06/18/2013|Definitely gonna try and track these down.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for the Faceless Man%2C though... I won%27t say there%27s %5Bi%5Dnever%5B%2Fi%5D been a pleasant one%2C but they%27re about as rare as hen%27s teeth.  If I remember right%2C the %5Bi%5DNightside%5B%2Fi%5D take on them %28the Harrowing%29 is particularly nasty.
13|3|4|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|twipper||16:46:52|06/18/2013|I think you%27ll enjoy them.  The thing that struck me was Aaronovitch%27s ability to describe his set locations. I%27ve never been to London and I could %27see%27 exactly where and what he was talking about.  Made me feel like I know London as well as I do Minneapolis or Chicago.%0D%0A%0D%0ABrian%0D%0A
19|4|13|||||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|dbrandon||10:59:27|06/24/2013|Breaking News-- Aaronovitch%27s series was just optioned for British TV.  Early days yet%2C but we can keep fingers crossed.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.tor.com%2Fblogs%2F2013%2F06%2Fven-aaronovitchs-peter-grant-series-optioned-for-uk-tv-adaptation
8|1|0|||||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|mdg1||06:26:35|06/18/2013|Charlie Stross%27 %5Bi%5DLaundry Files%5B%2Fi%5D%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AI can best describe them as an unholy mashup of John Le Carre%2C HP Lovecraft%2C and Dilbert. %3A%29
12|2|8|||||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|MuninsFire||13:08:22|06/18/2013|I was going to recommend the Laundry Files%2C damnit%21%0D%0A%0D%0AAh%2C well.  For similar work%2C try out Simon Green%27s _Secret History_ novels--there%27s a list %5Blink%3Awww.amazon.com%2FShaman-Bond-Simon-R-Green%2Flm%2FRV5Z4H7UH91H8%7Chere%5D.
14|3|12|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|laudre||18:05:53|06/18/2013|%3EI was going to recommend the Laundry Files%2C damnit%21 %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27ll third the Laundry Files. %28Haven%27t read the most recent one yet%2C but I love the others to death.%29 Also really enjoyed %5Bi%5DSaturn%27s Children%5B%2Fi%5D%3B I%27m sure I%27ll pick up %5Bi%5DNeptune%27s Brood%5B%2Fi%5D sooner or later.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe %5Bi%5DMerchant Princes%5B%2Fi%5D novels are also well worth reading%2C although they%27re not the same sort of genre %28being a mix of political intrigue and action%2Fadventure involving parallel universes%29%2C if you like Stross%27 other output. Tonewise%2C they%27re in line with %5Bi%5DSaturn%27s Children%5B%2Fi%5D rather than the more comedic tone of the %5Bi%5DLaundry Files%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C his novel %5Bi%5DAccelerando%5B%2Fi%5D is available online for free%2C but it%27s not really anything to do at all with detective novels.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd%2C speaking of novels you can read for free online%2C John Scalzi%27s %5Bi%5DAgent to the Stars%5B%2Fi%5D is likewise free in HTML format%2C and it%27s a lot of fun.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Mathematics brought rigor to economics. Unfortunately%2C it also brought mortis.%22%0D%0A - Kenneth Boulding
9|1|0|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|The Traitor||06:42:45|06/18/2013|Iain Banks%27 %5Bi%5DThe Bridge%5B%2Fi%5D is pretty good%2C as is %5Bi%5DThe Wasp Factory%5B%2Fi%5D. Something else you might like%2C which kinda-sorta follows on from Merc%27s recommendation of the Peter Grant %28a recommendation that I wholeheartedly second%29%2C is Christopher Fowler%27s Bryant and May books%2C about two octogenarian Met detectives solving crimes in London. The supernatural is touched upon %28the titular Bryant is rather obsessed with the occult%3B his partner May%2C er... not so much%29 and a lot of the crimes involve a slew of occult and magical references%2C but it%27s all very much rooted in the real world and the real London. They%27re wonderful%2C hopeful%2C triumphant stories. They are also my leading cause of laughter-induced spit-takes.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22Yeah%2C I%27m definitely going to hell%2FBut I%27ll have all the best stories to tell%22 -- Frank Turner%2C The Ballad of Me and My Friends
10|1|0|||||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|dbrandon||11:10:35|06/18/2013|My own next-favorite urban fantasy author after Simon Green and Jim Butcher is probably Ilona Andrews and the Kate Daniels series-- starts with %5BI%5DMagic Bites%5B%2FI%5D.  Seanan McGuire%27s October Daye books %28starts with %5BI%5DRosemary and Rue%5B%2FI%5D%29 and Patricia Briggs%27s Mercy Thompson books %28starts with %5BI%5DMoon Called%5B%2FI%5D%29 are close behind.  Those are more straight-up urban fantasy than noir%2C though.  Hmm%2C let%27s see %7Bchecks reading list%7D...%0D%0A%0D%0AFor fantasy noir%2C Mike Carey%27s Felix Castor books are very similar in feel to Simon Green%27s %5BI%5DNightside%5B%2FI%5D.  %5BI%5DThe Devil You Know%5B%2FI%5D is the first one of those.  Likewise Kate Griffin%27s %5BI%5DA Madness of Angels%5B%2FI%5D and its sequels.  For sci-fi noir%2C I just finished Adam Christopher%27s %5BI%5DEmpire State%5B%2FI%5D%2C which is very weird but pretty good for a debut novel.%0D%0A%0D%0ASadly%2C none of this is cheap%2Ffree%3B I%27ve rarely found anything in that category that%27s worth recommending to others.
11|2|10|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|BobSchroeck||12:50:47|06/18/2013|%3EMy own next-favorite urban fantasy author after Simon Green and Jim %0D%0A%3EButcher is probably Ilona Andrews and the Kate Daniels series-- starts %0D%0A%3Ewith %5BI%5DMagic Bites%5B%2FI%5D. %0D%0A%0D%0ALet me second the recommendation. Let me also recommend Andrews%27 other series%2C %5Blink%3Awww.ilona-andrews.com%2Fthe-edge%7Cthe %22Edge%22 books%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
15|1|0|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|JeanneHedge||20:50:31|06/19/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-13 AT 08:51 PM (EDT)]Coming from left field%2C one of my personal favorites is %28don%27t laugh%29 %5Blink%3Awww.amazon.com%2FBimbos-Death-Sun-Sharyn-McCrumb%2Fdp%2F0345483022%2Fref%3Dla_B000APCEN6_1_20%3Fs%3Dbooks%26ie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1371688762%26sr%3D1-20%7CBimbos of the Death Sun%5D by Sharyn McCrumb. It won the Mystery Writer%27s of America%27s Edgar Award in 1988 for Best Original Paperback Mystery%2C it%27s still in publication%2C and %5Blink%3Awww.amazon.com%2FBimbos-Death-Sun-ebook%2Fdp%2FB003XRELCK%2Fref%3Ddp_kinw_strp_1%7Cavailable on Kindle%5D. %28not noir%2C though%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASo what is it%3F A murder mystery set at a SF%2FFantasy con. And it%27s obvious the author knows both murder mysteries and what really goes on at cons...%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22 width%3D%2280%25%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd align%3D%22center%22 width%3D%2210%25%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%2Fmisc%2Foldowl.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont size%3D2%5D%5Bb%5DJeanne Hedge%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bi%5D%5Bfont size%3D1%5D%22Never give up%2C never surrender%21%22%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
16|2|15|||||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|mdg1||21:26:09|06/19/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-13 AT 09:26 PM (EDT)]Although as I recall%2C she confused Klingons %26 Vulcans and misspelled Gandalf. %3A%29  And I still wonder if the victim was based on Harlan Ellison.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28The sequel%2C Zombies of the Gene Pool%2C is also fun.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A
17|3|16|||1||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|JeanneHedge||21:33:12|06/19/2013|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-13 AT 09:33 PM (EDT)]%3EAlthough as I recall%2C she confused Klingons %26 Vulcans and misspelled %0D%0A%3EGandalf. %3A%29  And I still wonder if the victim was based on Harlan %0D%0A%3EEllison. %0D%0A%0D%0ABlame it on the editor making changes %5E_%5E%2C and I have a similar suspicion%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28The sequel%2C Zombies of the Gene Pool%2C is also fun.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0Ahonestly%2C I didn%27t care for that one much%2C but perhaps it%27s more than time to give it another try.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AJeanne%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22 width%3D%2280%25%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd align%3D%22center%22 width%3D%2210%25%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%2Fmisc%2Foldowl.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5D%5Bfont size%3D2%5D%5Bb%5DJeanne Hedge%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.jhedge.com%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.jhedge.com%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bi%5D%5Bfont size%3D1%5D%22Never give up%2C never surrender%21%22%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D
18|1|0|||||RE%3A Wanted%3A  Reading material|Croaker||13:24:12|06/20/2013|A couple of suggestions.%0D%0A%0D%0ADavid Weber%27s %5Blink%3Atinyurl.com%2Fld4pza5%7COath of Swords%5D. Free book.%0D%0ABazhell Banakhson is a clan-chief%27s son%2C essentially a Barbarian Prince. Of a species that was%2C generations ago%2C genetically engineered by a cabal of evil wizards to serve as shock troops in their attempt to Take Over The World. Needless to say%2C most humans%2C dwarves%2C elves%2C etc%2C don%27t get along with them.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd he%27s just been personally picked by the God of Justice and War to be a Paladin.%0D%0A%0D%0ACongratulations%2C Bazhell.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo far%2C there are three additional novels and a short story set in the same series.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn addition%2C there%27s this page%3A http%3A%2F%2Fbaencd.thefifthimperium.com%2F%0D%0A%0D%0AFor a long time now Baen has been giving away free CD%27s with purchase of the hardcover books%2C with no-DRM ebook copies of huge swaths of their catalog. They have explicitly granted permission for images of these CDs to be made available for general download online at this site. %0D%0A%0D%0AMost of the rest of the Bazhell series is on there%2C as is a good chunk of Bujold%27s %5Bi%5DVorkosigan%5B%2Fi%5D sequence%2C Mercedes Lackey%27s City of Heroes not-fanfic%2C and more.