dorkelf
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No proper writing group can get by without having book discussions. If you've read something or are currently reading something and you want to share your thoughts about it, or if you want to share your favorite books and recommend them to others, post to this thread.
Since I'm starting the thread I might as well share what I'm reading at the moment - I've just begun an old D&D book, one of the first of its kind - "The Rod of Seven Parts" by Douglas Niles. I picked it up for a few bucks in a bargain bin - it grabbed my interest because the author went on to write the 'Kinslayer Wars' books, which were real gems from the Dragonlance series, just as good if not better than the famous 'Legends' books. I've only read the prologue and some of the first chapter so far, and The Rod strikes me as 'old-school' in every sense - the writing is very action-oriented, not particularly multi-dimensional, epic or even philosophical, but still compelling in its own way. I expect it will be a good read, but with a graduate class going on right now it might be a while before I finish it.
[Edit - ...and the fact that Dea stole it from me to read for herself! That won't delay me much though, Dea is a very fast reader]
Paul
Since I'm starting the thread I might as well share what I'm reading at the moment - I've just begun an old D&D book, one of the first of its kind - "The Rod of Seven Parts" by Douglas Niles. I picked it up for a few bucks in a bargain bin - it grabbed my interest because the author went on to write the 'Kinslayer Wars' books, which were real gems from the Dragonlance series, just as good if not better than the famous 'Legends' books. I've only read the prologue and some of the first chapter so far, and The Rod strikes me as 'old-school' in every sense - the writing is very action-oriented, not particularly multi-dimensional, epic or even philosophical, but still compelling in its own way. I expect it will be a good read, but with a graduate class going on right now it might be a while before I finish it.
[Edit - ...and the fact that Dea stole it from me to read for herself! That won't delay me much though, Dea is a very fast reader]
Paul
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