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Old 05-23-2013, 08:10 PM
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One and Wonder
An anthology of science fiction stories from the golden age of sci-fi, selected by Piers Anthony, as the stories that turned him on to science fiction. Some of them have not aged well.
Was not aware of this one. Going to have to look it up. Sometimes the badder the better.:)
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Old 05-26-2013, 07:07 PM
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Was not aware of this one. Going to have to look it up. Sometimes the badder the better.:)
Most of the stories are excellent, but a few of the earlier ones really show how writing has developed in the past 60 years.
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Old 05-26-2013, 07:36 PM
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Old 05-28-2013, 09:08 AM
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Old 05-29-2013, 09:36 AM
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Great story by Matheson right there. Used to have that same copy until I loaned it out one day and blah da de blah blah..... never seen it again. :mad:

Next thing on my list is Swan Song by Robert McCammon

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Old 05-29-2013, 09:53 AM
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Next thing on my list is Swan Song by Robert McCammon

My favorite book of his is They Thirst.
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Old 05-29-2013, 11:09 AM
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My favorite book of his is They Thirst.
I'll keep that title in mind.
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Old 06-01-2013, 01:10 PM
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Great story by Matheson right there. Used to have that same copy until I loaned it out one day and blah da de blah blah..... never seen it again. :mad:
Yeah never lend books you want to have back again. I learned that the hard way. That said, I Am Legend is definitely work a re-purchase. I am really enjoying it and am not a humongous vampire fan.
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Old 06-14-2013, 10:21 PM
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THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS by James Fenimore Cooper. Yeah, I know, it ain't horror but it's pretty exciting with some good fight scenes. Of course, with all the scalping and the stabbing of bodies to make sure they're really dead, the spirit of horror is never far behind.
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Old 06-17-2013, 05:45 PM
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I'm finishing The Passage by Justin Cronin. For the most part it is so well-written it makes me rethink my own writing. But I find it turning into cliched scenes from action/horror movies we've all seen too frequently toward the middle-end.

It seems more and more novels are reading like screenplays these days. Anyone else feel that?
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