The Haul of Books: Volume Seven
I think this time around it would be nice to show you all books that weren’t given to me by someone who didn’t write them or publish them (or weren’t giving them away as part of a promotion). So this edition will be all review books and contest snags! Here goes:These four I won in some recent contests. They are: Blood Colony by Tananarive Due, The Kingmaker by Helen Hollick, Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little, and The Terror by Dan Simmons.I’m amazed I actually won this set of Kitty Norville books! All six of them, if you can believe it. Not much else to say other than that!…Last of these are a whole bunch of fantasy books I’m glad to add to my collection: Ranger’s Apprentice: The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan, The Book of Names by D. Barkley Briggs, The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V. S. Redick, The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett, Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, and Enchanters by David Bryan Russell… Well, any of these you find particularly interesting? Let me know in the comments! And of course check them out at your local bookstore or Amazon or wherever!
The Haul of Books: Volume Six
Well, as per usual, I have more books to mention. I’m still working through the various books handed over to me from my friend. So here goes: This batch includes: Knight Life and Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David, Fools by Pat Cadigan, The Baker’s Boy and A Man Betrayed by J. V. Jones, Nobody’s Son by Sean Stewart, Shockball by S. L. Viehl, The Seer King by Chris Bunch, The Varayan Memoir by Rick Shelley, and The Warrior King by Chris Bunch.And this one is The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht. That’s it for this volume. What books did you get recently?
The Haul of Books Volume Five
And for another installation of The Haul of Books, I have a few more of those books I got from my good friend. It’s probably not a surprise at this point that I don’t actually have any room in my room for any more books (at least, not until I organize). Enough stalling from me, here are the acquisitions:First up are the following: Under the Healing Sign and The Magic and the Healing, and The Gnomewrench in the Peopleworks by Nick O’Donohoe, Hades’ Daughter and by Sara Douglass, Gods’ ConcubineThe Varayan Memoir by Rick Shelley, and Blade Dancer and Beyond Varallan by S. L. Viehl.And then there are: The Wounded Hawk by Sara Douglass, Destiny, by Elizabeth Haydon, Cloudbearer’s Shadow by Ann Marston, The Nameless Day by Sara Douglass, Sword and Shadowby Ann Marston, and The Wayfarer Redemption, Enchanter, and Darkwitch Rising by Sara Douglass.And there we go. What books have you bought/received lately?
The Haul of Books Volume Four
This is a very special Haul of Books volume! Why? Because I got some nifty stuff in the mail recently and I’m excited to share it!First up:On SF by Thomas M. Disch (got it on sale at the UCSC bookstore), Marcher by Chris Beckett, and The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (these last two were purchases from Amazon so I could get free shipping for some of my school books).And then there are these lovely comics from Asylum Press: Warlash (Zombie Mutant Genesis), Warlash (Dark Noir), and Undead Evil. I got them for free for signing up for their newsletter thingy.And then these (also from Asylum): Promo Poster for Undead Evil and DTOX.And there you go! Did you get anything new recently?
The Haul of Books Volume Three
I have more books to show the world. The books in this post are part of the huge box my friend gave me while she was packing to move, and there should be two or so posts more of this stuff before I run out of the freebee books. Of course, with school already started I have plenty of other books to show you all, but that will come at another time. For now, here’s this edition’s haul:First up are Starman by Sara Douglass and Broken Blade, King of Shadows, The Western King, and Kingmaker’s Sword by Ann Marston. The latter group are apparently Scottish semi-fantasy, which sounds interesting to me!And then there are March Upcountry by John Ringo and David Weber, Requiem For the Sun and Prophecy by Elizabeth Haydon, and The Woad to Wuin by Peter David. If you look closely in this picture you can actually see the edge of the box from whence these books came.Thoughts on any of these books are certainly welcome!Expect at some point in the relatively near future–once my last school book comes in from wherever it’s coming from–there will be a collection of posts dedicated to my reading list for this quarter. I thought last quarter was bad, but this quarter is certainly kicking my butt. Twenty-eight books to be read in about ten weeks. You do the math…
The Haul of Books Volume Two
What could be more wonderful than more books? Okay, I can think of a few things, but generally speaking books are top notch. My friend was getting rid of a whole lot of her books, so I decided I could snatch them up. Here are a few of them:First up are The Shiva Option by David Weber and Steve White, The Redemption of Althalus by David and Leigh Eddings, March to the Sea by David Weber and John Ringo, and March to the Stars by David Weber and John Ringo. This will eventually be my first exposure to Mr. Weber, which should be interesting.And the next batch for this volume are as follows:The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac, Grendel by John Gardner, The Elephant Vanishesby Haruki Murakami, Food Court Druids, Cherohonkees, and Other Creatures Unique to the Republic by Robert Lanham, and The Wall of the Sky, the Wall of the Eye by Jonathan Lethem.And there you go. Any interesting acquisitions for you?