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Kesper North posted:....I didn't get that Redemption Ark was a pun until just now. It is? 
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Oh I get it. A redemption arc is the story a character goes through but also it's an ark the boat (spaceship?) I mean I haven't read it but I guess that's a pun.
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May 7, 2015 01:18
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Krinkle posted:Oh I get it. A redemption arc is the story a character goes through but also it's an ark the boat (spaceship?) I mean I haven't read it but I guess that's a pun. Yes, and pretty fitting to the story as well.
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May 7, 2015 01:35
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I love Capt. Brannigan's continued redemption in book 3. He and Scorpio turn out to be some of the best characters of the series.  Volyova is still #1 though. Semi-related: gently caress I hope Reynolds writes a sequel to The Prefect soon. Hedrigall fucked around with this message at 02:23 on May 7, 2015 |
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May 7, 2015 02:19
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Kesper North posted:....I didn't get that Redemption Ark was a pun until just now. I remember when I first realized it and I then I spent awhile trying to figure out if any of the other RS names could be puns that also went over my head
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May 7, 2015 02:21
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Off-topic but I always thought the saying 'no news is good news' mean that all news was bad, rather than not hearing news is a good sign. Which kinda equates to the same thing.
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May 7, 2015 03:18
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thehomemaster posted:Off-topic but I always thought the saying 'no news is good news' mean that all news was bad, rather than not hearing news is a good sign. Which kinda equates to the same thing. Nothing is, in fact, good, and everything is the most detestable nonsense, a nonsense so profound and meaningless it cannot even be remarked upon. (I've been reading Thomas Ligotti who's pretty good but probably belongs more in horror than SF/F)
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May 7, 2015 03:30
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General Battuta posted:Nothing is, in fact, good, and everything is the most detestable nonsense, a nonsense so profound and meaningless it cannot even be remarked upon.   Ligotti owns but yeah probably probably more horror. Though My Work is Not Yet Done and Nightmare Factory probably qualify as 'fantasy', genre labels are hard to enforce.
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May 7, 2015 06:09
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Chasm City is very much the second book in the series, you need to have read it to understand a couple of bits in Redemption Ark. Honestly, it was probably my favorite. Might be me just having bad taste, but the reaction to the aforementioned final scene was basically "Wow. Badass.".
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May 7, 2015 07:55
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I don't remember much about the snake face thing, but weird genetic modification body horror is a big part of the Revelation Space universe (and Al Reynolds books in general), so I certainly didn't mind.
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May 7, 2015 10:46
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You could just buy all of them as one ebook.... http://www.amazon.com.au/Revelation...astair+Reynolds
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May 7, 2015 12:30
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General Battuta posted:Nothing is, in fact, good, and everything is the most detestable nonsense, a nonsense so profound and meaningless it cannot even be remarked upon. Ligotti is weird just for how hard it used to be to actually get any of his books. It took him forever to get out of small press publication. I don't know if he was doing it on purpose or he was just too obscure.
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May 7, 2015 13:19
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thehomemaster posted:You could just buy all of them as one ebook.... There are five books and the kindle version of each are like six or eight bucks. Seventy bucks for all of them in one file is a terrible deal. Also I already bought three stand alone kindle versions.
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May 7, 2015 13:23
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Elderbean posted:I like Peter Watts but the last book in the rifters trilogy is kind of a mess and has a bunch of creepy torture rape that comes off as a little strong. I'm planning on rereading the Rifters trilogy but i got the feeling that after Maelstrom he didn't know where to take the story and just did a retread of the previous books. I really hated that ending.
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May 7, 2015 13:28
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Krinkle posted:There are five books and the kindle version of each are like six or eight bucks. Seventy bucks for all of them in one file is a terrible deal. Also I already bought three stand alone kindle versions. Those are Australian bux.
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May 7, 2015 13:32
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Oh well that's not as terrible as it seemed but it's still more than buying individually unless Australian amazon rips you off something awful on the individual books. And it looks like they do. drat. That's a nasty cartel that amazon. Shakin down the little uhhh blokes?
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May 7, 2015 13:53
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Krinkle posted:There are five books and the kindle version of each are like six or eight bucks. Seventy bucks for all of them in one file is a terrible deal. Also I already bought three stand alone kindle versions. Five? But the collection says it includes seven novels.
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May 7, 2015 14:04
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Crashbee posted:Five? But the collection says it includes seven novels. Five novels, one double-novella collection and one short story collection. Honestly buying all those books in a bookstore here would cost me $140 so $70 is a loving steal, but I already have them all. Edit: for posterity, after buying that all you'd be missing from the entire Rev Space saga is 2 short stories: "Monkey Suit" (not that good), and "The Last Log of the Lachrimosa" (really loving good). Hedrigall fucked around with this message at 14:10 on May 7, 2015 |
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May 7, 2015 14:07
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Well wikipedia says, oh right. Wikipedia doesn't even know which book comes before the other. Well gently caress man I don't know. It's moot for anyone who isn't australian, though.
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May 7, 2015 14:08
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It's far cheaper on the UK store anyway http://www.amazon.co.uk/Revelation-...Book+Collection e: about $30 USD Crashbee fucked around with this message at 14:13 on May 7, 2015 |
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May 7, 2015 14:10
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Krinkle posted:It's moot for anyone who isn't australian, though. Here's the same thing for Amurricans for $55: http://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Space-eBook-Collection-ebook/dp/B005SZ1OFW
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May 7, 2015 14:10
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As for the order the books are in within the collection, I would only say read Galactic North (the collection) either directly before Absolution Gap or directly after it. "Galactic North" (the short story) ties directly into the epilogue of AG, so even if you read the rest of the collection before AG, save that one story and go back to it the second you finish the final sentence of AG.
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May 7, 2015 14:13
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Hedrigall posted:I love Capt. Brannigan's continued redemption in book 3. He and Scorpio turn out to be some of the best characters of the series. Some of the best characters in an Alastair Reynolds series? Such great heights...
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May 7, 2015 14:15
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Hedrigall posted:Here's the same thing for Amurricans for $55: http://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Space-eBook-Collection-ebook/dp/B005SZ1OFW this title is currently not available for purchase, to the right.
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May 7, 2015 14:15
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 Today I found out this is coming out in a bit under two months 
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May 7, 2015 15:35
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thehomemaster posted:Off-topic but I always thought the saying 'no news is good news' mean that all news was bad, rather than not hearing news is a good sign. Which kinda equates to the same thing. 
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May 7, 2015 15:49
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Street Soldier posted:
Awesome, love when series actually come out fast with the sequels. That cover sucks rear end though
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May 7, 2015 16:44
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savinhill posted:Awesome, love when series actually come out fast with the sequels. That cover sucks rear end though Is it about an actual queen? That is totally a dude on that cover.
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May 7, 2015 17:52
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goodness posted:Is it about an actual queen? That is totally a dude on that cover. I am shocked at the revelation that the cover artwork of a fantasy novel might not accurately depict the content.
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May 7, 2015 18:32
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goodness posted:Is it about an actual queen? That is totally a dude on that cover. It's Vaelin, the main character, he's on the cover all of these editions. savinhill posted:Awesome, love when series actually come out fast with the sequels. That cover sucks rear end though  
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May 8, 2015 00:27
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I was disappointed by the last one so hopefully it was just middle book syndrome.
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Hand Row posted:I was disappointed by the last one so hopefully it was just middle book syndrome. Hear, hear!
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May 8, 2015 02:47
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Why is "never before published" somehow a worthwhile blurb to put on the cover of a novel? I'm trying to figure it out but it doesn't make sense.
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May 8, 2015 02:50
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Velius posted:Why is "never before published" somehow a worthwhile blurb to put on the cover of a novel? I'm trying to figure it out but it doesn't make sense. The first book was originally self published before it got picked up and rereleased.
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May 8, 2015 02:53
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ZerodotJander posted:The first book was originally self published before it got picked up and rereleased. ...so did the third book exist in self-published form too, or has the blurb lost what little worth it once had? I mean even if that is true it's still a bizarre choice. Also this probably explains why the first book read like it was in desperate need of another editing pass or three.
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May 8, 2015 16:58
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Could any of you fine folks direct me to some books in the vein of Stross' Laundry Files, Aaronovitch's Rivers of London, and Cornell's Shadow Police series? Basically, anything sci-fi or fantasy that has a noir/detective/crime vibe. I've read most of the classic cyberpunk stuff.
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robotox posted:Could any of you fine folks direct me to some books in the vein of Stross' Laundry Files, Aaronovitch's Rivers of London, and Cornell's Shadow Police series? Basically, anything sci-fi or fantasy that has a noir/detective/crime vibe. I've read most of the classic cyberpunk stuff. I believe Gun, With Occasional Music is a go-to here. The Thursday Next series, Shades of Grey, and the Nursery Crime series by Jasper Fforde are also on my list of detectives in fantasy. Should be noted that all of the above books are also strongly absurdist, which may alter your experience with them. There's also Tamora Pierce's Shatterglass, which plays it much more straight and is only nominally YA (just trust me on this, it's a seriously nasty mystery). Truth spells and magical forensics abound. Finally, there's Pratchett's Vimes entries in the Discworld canon, which are, of course, excellent.
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Glen Cook's TunFaire series is pretty noir, as is Harry Connolly's 20 Palaces series. On another topic, I just read the latest of Charlaine Harris's new series- Day Shift- and while it was a drat good book, now that she's revealed what races/breeds all the characters are, I'm a bit disappointed. I guess the conflict between Olivia's Dad and the town will be interesting, however cultureulterior fucked around with this message at 22:47 on May 10, 2015 |
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May 10, 2015 22:42
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robotox posted:Could any of you fine folks direct me to some books in the vein of Stross' Laundry Files, Aaronovitch's Rivers of London, and Cornell's Shadow Police series? Basically, anything sci-fi or fantasy that has a noir/detective/crime vibe. I've read most of the classic cyberpunk stuff. Adam Sternbergh's Spade Man books are some of my favorite genre noir. Great dialogue and characters, cool post-apocalyptic cyberpunk New York setting I also like Daniel Polansky's Low Town, it's fanatsy noir and has a Lovecraft dark magic angle.
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robotox posted:Could any of you fine folks direct me to some books in the vein of Stross' Laundry Files, Aaronovitch's Rivers of London, and Cornell's Shadow Police series? Basically, anything sci-fi or fantasy that has a noir/detective/crime vibe. I've read most of the classic cyberpunk stuff. Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels.
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