Whats everybody reading now or lately

[darkwolf]

I've really been having problems finding decent books lately so hopefully this thread will help me and others like me.

Rightnow I'am about halfway through When Darkness Falls by Sidney Williams and sofar its been pretty lame. From the backcover it sounded like it might of been a werewolf book and since I'am a werewolf freak I'll read just about anything that has them in it, but this one doesn't. Its about some kid trying to figure out why these hounds/dogs are killing people that are known by him. I'am only halfway through but its ending up having something to do with the occult and channeling evil spirits into these dogs to kill people as some sorda sacrifice.

The book before that was Fangs by Richard Forsythe which I also thought might be sorda a werewolf book but wasn't. This book also ended up being quite lame. Its about a little girl that runs away and ends up getting raised by wolves. She then runs into some killer in a secluded valley and they end up falling in love having kids. It then turns into a inbreeding hillbilly family book. Not a very good book.

Now the books I read before those were pretty good and yet again were werewolf books, told yeah I like em. I read the first 2 books of Donna Boyds werewolf series The Passion and The Promise. There a bit romancy but not as bad as Anne Rices vampire series so I could deal with it. Since these were actually pretty good I'll let amazon.com explain them since they do a better job than I can.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ats-query/102-5984867-3418437

My moms been trying to get me to read the Dune books so unless somebody on here comes up with something real interesting I guess those will be next.

[SpOOkshow]

Dune is good (if a little long winded) imho

If you like sci-fi with a twist of horror,
try
'The Reality Dysfunction' by Peter F. Hamilton.

Its part of a trilogy, with the last volume released in October.

In the UK, its 3 books, but in America i believe that each book was released in two halves.

The other two books are 'The Neutronium Alchemist' and 'The Sleeping God'

I'd recommend them to anyone !

[Scarlet oHorror]

damn....am i the only one reading totora and grabowski...anatomy and physiology??????

oh how sad, i needs to get me a life!!

i think when i finish for the christmas holidays i'm going to get TITUS CROW..since i haven't read that one yet and veryone talks good about it........


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aka The Bloody Vampyre
Hell hath No Fury...

[Vormulac]

Well, let's see, lately I've been going back and re-reading alot of my old books from years ago. The early King novels (Salem's Lot, The Shining, etc.).... Also, if you can handle the homosexuality, Poppy Z. Brite is a great young author. Check out some of her stuff, nice, and dark ~nodsalot~

Also, aside from Brian, my other favorite author would be Clive Barker, the mastermind behind such movies as Hellraiser (Book=Hellbound Heart), Nightbreed (Book=Cabal), Rawhead Rex(Book=In the "Books of Blood" compilation) and Lord of Illusions(Novella/short combined in the Cabal book). His latest book, Galilee was simply a masterpiece. I had to read that one two times in a row just to soak in all the savory detailings....

Vormulac
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[Mike C]

Well here is a book that I really loved, but it wasn't a horror story.<font color=#990000>Island of the Sequined Love Nun</font color> by <font color=#990000>Christopher Moore</font color>
This book actually had me laughing out loud, it is sort of an adventure story with cool characters and hilarious situations. If anyone reads something other than horror this is really a good book.

[Peter]

Vormulac- Aside from Brian's work I thought that Imajica was simply amazing! The last few books from Clive have been extrordinary (I.E. Imajica, Sacrament, Galilee).

[Vormulac]

Peter: Yes, I know! (duh *l*) ... Weaveworld was pretty good as well, but I liked Imajica better...but I'd have to say Galilee is my favorite so far... it was just... wonderful ... masterfully written... felt like I was in the story alot of the time ~chuckles~ .. but thenI get that alot, cause all I do is sit around and read at home... nothing much else to do since I lost 'net access at the house (damn bills) .... and as of now I'm out of books to read!!.. read 'em all a billion times over already.. and to broke to get more, sadly.... feel like a junkie just starting rehab, or something ~L~

Vormulac
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AKA Heavenly Evil

[Mike C]

I keep hoping Barker will go back to writing horror stories, but I agree that Galilee is his best work yet. I think I've read everything of his except Sacrament and I've enjoyed everything so far. So darkwolf here is another author it would be difficult to go wrong with.

[darkwolf]

Actually I have read a couple of Barker's
CABAL
DAMNATION GAME
WEAVEWORLD
BOOKS OF BLOOD 1
BOOKS OF BLOOD 2
THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW

I like his books but they are a bit weird and I have to read somebody else before I'am ready to take on another one. I should read Everville next since its the second book of the art but I've been wanting to try one of his newer books.

I just finished another crappy book last night so I nead another to take to work with me tonight, I have a great job http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif. I bought a couple Peter Straub books at a flea market a couple weeks ago; Floating Dragon, Shawdow Land, The House Without Doors, and the Hellfire Club. I've read The Talisman by him and King and I liked that but his books might be a bit heavier than what I'am looking for rightnow. I still have a couple Robert McCammon books I haven't read yet too Mine and Usher's Passing so I'll probable choose between Struab and McCammon for tonight.

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[Krynus]

I'm not reading anything... just biding my time, waiting for the next installment to Invaders... I probably should start reading Clive Barker's. I've never read his work but I've enjoyed the Hellraiser movies... maybe I should start with those? Either that or finish up the Titus Crow series, I've only read the first one.

[Klobas]

What am I reading?

I'm reading an awful lot. Lumley is the only horror author I've ever read, so unless someone recommends some others I stick to other genres.

Right now I'm reading a lot of Philip Dick. He was so far out there. It blows my mind. He explores reality in ways I can only begin to comprehend.

I'm also reading Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser short stories. Very interesting.

[darkwolf]

Klobas I could easily reccomend Robert McCammon. Him and Lumley our probably my favorite authors. Swan Song, The Wolf's Hour, and Stinger our my personal favorite but most of his stuff is good. Most of his books aren't really horror so if not into a lot of blood and guts you would probably like him.

Dean Koontz has some good stuff too. I think just about everybody would agree if I said Watchers was his best book. There just isn't anyway a person can't like that book.

[Garblin]

Hmmmmm lets see do you like Fantasy's?
Im currently reading Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind fairly good. Its a five book series. I have read all of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, waiting to get Book 8 for Xmas. I enjoy all of Dean Koonts books.
Clive Barker as well.Hard to think of all the books ive read this year. Im on my 33rd book. Ive read all the Belgariad series by David Eddings they were quite good. But i havent read any Werewolfs stories. Sorry.
Ohhh one ive really enjoyed by Anne Rice was Menoch the Devil.
Here pick your choice...*S*


Servant of Bones Rice Anne
Reliquary Preston Douglas/Child Lincoln
The Runaway Jury Grisham John
Pandora Rice Anne
Dark Paradise Hoag Tammi
Polgara the Sorceress Eddind David and Lee
The Green Mile King Stephen
Unholy Fire Strieber Whitley
The Tower of Fear Cook Glen
Bags Of Bones King Stephen
Maze Of Worlds Lumley Brian
BITE Laymon Richard
Darkness Saul John
The Key to Midnight Koontz Dean
Tick Tock Koontz Dean
The House of Doors Lumley Brian
The Complete Crow Lumley Brian
Mythos Omnibus 2 Lumley Brian
Carrie King Stephen
Intensity Koontz Dean
A Coven of Vampires Lumley Brian
Sole Survivor Koontz Dean
Legends
The Little Sisters of Eluria King Stephen
The Seventh Shrine Silverberg Robert
Grinning Man Card Scott Orson
The Wood Boy Fiest E. Raymond
The Voice of The Night Koontz Dean
Kindred Gideon John
The Playgrounds of the Gods Spellman-Cash Cathy
Necroscope Lumley Brian
Wamphyri Necroscope 2 Lumley Brian
The Source Necroscope 3 Lumley Brian
Deadspeak Necroscope 4 Lumley Brian
Deadspawn Necroscope 5 Lumley Brian
Stranger at the Wedding Hambly Brabara
Eternity Road McDevitt Jack
Wizards First Rule Goodkind Terry
Stone of Tears Goodkind Terry




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[darkwolf]

I guess I'am not the only one that keeps a list of all the books they read http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Garblin]

darkwolf it would be quite impossible to remember all the books i read. Nothing i hate more than is buying a book that ive already read...

[Pybob]

Alot of suggestions here are pretty good, except for anything by SK, too melodramatic, too far up his own a**e.

If you want a good author to read try not Frank Herbert (Dune) but his brother James... most of what he writes is pretty good, very readable and often funny. Try Creed, that's good.

Or if you fancy a change from the genre, why not try something by Bill Bryson, fansinating and always funny you can't go wrong. Some titles to look out for - Neither Here Nor There, Notes From A Big Country, Notes From A Small Island...

Whatever you do, don't stop reading though, it keeps the imagination alive...

[AndyB]

OTHERS by James Herbert is a good read. Not exactly Horror but still keeps the tension going.

[AndyB]

On the subject of good books, some more good ones from James Herbert espescially his earlier stuff.
Rats
Lair
Domain
Shrine
The Jonah
The Spear
Sepulchre
Creed
All the above will get the hairs on your palms standing to attention.

[Mike C]

I am also reading Ethics for the New Millenium by the Dalai Lama just for a change of pace.

[ChrisCook]

Like a few others on this thread I don't really class myself as a horror fan being more inclined to read a good science fiction book instead (I've just ordered Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson from amazon).

Having said that, as well as being captivated by Brian's works I'm also partial to the writings of another UK 'horror' author, Peter James (www.peterjames.com), whose recent books - Alchemist, the Truth and Denial - just *HAD* to be read in one sitting.

I hope this gives everyone a few suggestion as to which books to buy in the New Year sales.

Kind regards and a happy New Year,

Chris

[Titus]

I've just finished '48 by Herbert. Not so much horror but very quick on the pace and hard to put down.

I've tried Eddings, Polgra The Sourceress, to slow and he seems to skip on the graphic detail.

The Alien Trilogy isn't to bad either. Good for speed reading if you know the films.

[Mike C]

Titus I read '48 also... It is very good isn't it?

[Titus]

The question is...

Am I the only sad git who felt a lump in the throat when Cagney died??

[shaithis@rocketmail.com]

I'd have to agree, Weaveworld and Cabal are quite good. Um, as for anything even remotely good after that (compared to Lumley) it would be hard to find. I am always on the lookout for another author that can combine sci-fi, horror and fantasy as well as Lumley does!

[Quail]

On the whole I hate sci/fi but the Red Dwarf books are worth reading,They are really funny.Sci/Fi comedy;
Infinity welcomes careful drivers,
Better than life,
The last Human and,
Backwards.

[darkwolf]

Just finished Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz last night and found it pretty enjoyable. Should be starting on the second book in the series tonight. If you have read Watchers this book is loosly related to that. I'am afraid to say much more than that cause I hate it when I read a book and all ready know whats going on.

[Dragutin]

Anything By Lumley, Hero of Dream Series is good.

Most of Dean Koontz is good. Twilight Eyes is very good, Phantoms, Strangers and watchers are the best that I can think of.

Asimov, Foundation Series is a good read.

George Chesbro, Mongo Mysteries. Read them in order. The Beast of Valhalla is a great one and so is, the rest are good reads and easy. no King style writer here.

Clive cussler has some good ones too. The Dirk Pit Series.

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[kortag]

Okay..I like Dale Brown. He writes the techno-thrillers. Flight of the Old dog etc. I read Tom Clancy too. No horror right?
Well I really havnt read too much other than Brian's works. I might try picking up some Barker..sounds good.

[gatewish]

Andy B
I didn't like Herbert at all. His book the The Dark was sooo boring http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/frown.gif....

...Anyway although it's not horror, the Earth's Children series by Jean Auel is very good. It's classed as fantasy but it's set in a prehistoric era. Well it's something new! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Patrick]

Other than BL's, I don't read horror books at all. I like factual books. I am very interested to read about terrorist organisations around the globe and the different methods used for extortion, blackmail etc. For me the most frightening group are the ETA, who have recentely kicked off again. If anyone gets a chance to read "Basque Pride", I recommend you do. I don't remember the author but it is a stunning read. There is also "The Flight from Euskadi" by J Sullivan which gives an indepth history of the ETA and quite rightly praises it's original objectives and condemns the actions.
Not everyones cup of tea, but, there you go

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[Daveykins]

One series I really loved, but is almost inpossible to get hold of... and all my copies where lent out ages ago too http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/frown.gif ... is the War Of the Chtorr series by David "Trouble with Tribbles" Gerrold...

If u can get hold of these in paperback, let me know, but he's about (apparently!) to release them again soon himself...

anyway - check out www.gerrold.com (http://www.gerrold.com) or www.chtorr.com (http://www.chtorr.com)

[Lord Wamus]

Besides BL, Robert R. McCammon is the only author whose books I've been inclined to read over and over again. I've read Stinger and Swan's Song and I liked them, but I've read The Wolf's Hour about 5 times. When I first picked it up I almost laughed aloud and put it down. I mean the thought of an Allied spy fighting against the Nazi's...who happens to also be a werewolf, seemed a little bit ridiculous. But I ended up reading it and I loved it.

[darkwolf]

McCammon is one of my favorite authors too. I did pretty much the samething as you with The Wolf's Hour it just sounded to stupid to be any good but I finally ran out of other things to read and read it. That book alone got me hooked on werewolf books and I've spent a lot of time reading books hoping for another one that good with little success.
I think I have read pretty much all off his books and except for his first couple I really enjoyed all of them. I was pretty upset when I found out he retired for good because he couldn't get anybody to publish his two non-horror books. It is a sad day when a person with his talent can't get a book published.

I just read the first two Dune books and don't think I will read anymore of them. The first one was ok atleast there was some action but nothing really seemed to happen in the second book.

[iNCuBuS]

Anyone here ever read the 5 book short story collection entitled Borderlands?

I'm re-reading these books now, it's really really crazy stuff.. says the back cover:

"Borderlands is about breaking the mold and pushing the genre and it's finest writers to the edge."


Looking to read Matheson's "I Am Legend" after these



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[SpOOkshow]

Incubus !

Read 'I am Legend' - i read it about a year ago, and i Loved it.

Am currently reading 'The Broken God' by David Zindell - pure sci-fi but i love it too..

http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Canker]

I have just finished I am Legend and it was good. I'm looking for some great werewolf stories...Any suggestions people? I read one years ago called The Prey...was incredible. But haven't come across much else that was really that good. Robert McCammon was ok (Wolf's Hour) Any suggestions? I have my feral ear to the screen *L* ;)

[darkwolf]

Canker I might have a few Werewolf books you haven't read yet. Some of these should be available at amazon and they will do a much better job at describing them than I can but I will try to give a real quik description.

THE PASSION DONNA BOYD
THE PROMISE DONNA BOYD

Kinda romancy but interesting. In these books the werewolves are the superior species and pretty much every great inventor, artist, ect is a werewolf.

SAINT PETER'S WOLF MICHAEL CADNUM

Been a longtime since I read this one but I remeber it being pretty good.

WILDERNESS DENNIS DANVERS

Been a longtime on this one too and I get it confused with Saint Peter's Wolf. I do know this one is a bit romancy.

URSULA'S GIFT ROGER DISILVESTRO

This isn't a very good book but I still really like it. My mom described this one as cute and I guess thats about the best way to sum it up. Its more of a comedy.

HOWL-O-WEEN GARY L HOLLEMAN

I only remember this one had something to do with voodoo and that I didn't really like it.

CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF STEPHEN KING

I figure everybody knows this one and also knows its not very good.

THE WOLF'S HOUR ROBERT MCCAMMON

Coverd all ready and still my favorite.

WEREWOLF PETER RUBIE

Crap

MOON DANCE S. P. SOMTOW

Can't remember but didn't like to much.

THE WOLFEN WHITLEY STRIEBER

Not really werewolves but related and a decent story.

THE WILD WHITLEY STRIEBER

More of a man turns into wolf than a werewolf if that makes since. Its kinda weird but I liked it.

WOLFFILE JACK WOODS

Can't remember very well but I remeber it not being very good.

I also got a big list of werewolf books off the net a year or so ago. Some of these will be repeats.

WerewolveSS
Drew prescot 33:Werewolves of Kregen
Wolf Kill
Operation Chaos
The Changling
Lila The Werewolf
The Howling 1,2 and 3
Tombly's Walk
War For The Oaks
Saint Peters Wolf *
Wake Of The Werewolf
Night Of The Wolf
Wolf tracks
Dancing God series
Frontier Of The Dark
The Fear Of yesterdays Rings
Cry Wolf
Wolf Blood
Quarral With The Moon
Wilderness
Howling Mad
Wolf Moon
Ursulas Gift *
Night Of The Werewolf
The Beast Within:A history of the werewolf
The Wolf Man and The Werewolf Of Londen
Silver Wolf
The Werewolf Of Paris
The Shapechanger
Fangs
Embrace Of The Wolf
_Mark of the Werewolf_, by Jeffrey Sackett
_The Hyde Effect_, by Steve Vance
_Moonbane_, by Al Sarrantonio end of world books

Copper, Basil. House of the Wolf.

I would definitely recommend his first novel "Wolfen." *
Try "The Dark Cry Of The Moon" by Charles L. Grant

It's part of a tro of books by him. The second two are "The Long Night of the
Grave" (a mummy story) and "The Soft Whisper of the Dead" (a vampire novel).
Best werewolf book I've read is ANIMALS by John Skipp and Craig Specter.

I can recommend a great wereworlf novel, The Night Walker, by Thomas
Tessier. Moody, spooky and bad, bad, bad. (That's "bad" in the sense of
"mighty good.")

Try "Frontier of the Dark" by A. Bertram Chandler for a little change

Theres a very good trilogy called _The_book_of_the_beast_ or something very
similar by Robert Stallman. This is definatly a werewolf story with a
difference!


BTW who wrote The Prey. I think I have come across a couple books by that name but none of them seemed to be a werewolf book.


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[Canker]

I don't remember the authors name off the top of my head..I will check when I get home and let you know. Thought that book was great(thePrey) I'm not sure if the settting in which I read it was just right but at one point in the book the hairs on the back of my neck stood upi reading it. *L* it was awesome.

[Emaleth]

Reading at the moment BloodWars again (3rd time), The Eleventh Plague by John S. Marr (Excellent book I might add) and also going to start on David Eddings (sp?) Magician, which I just received in the post from my friend in Australia.

Personally, I do tend to enjoy medical mysteries, fiction and non-fiction, especially anything to do with virology.

[Canker]

Ok...the book I was talking about is The Prey...the Author is a guy named Robert Arthur Smith and the publishing house was Fawcett Gold Medal and it was put out in 1977 it seems tthat it is out of print as I checked both Barnes and Noble and Amazon but if anyone can pick up a copy of it, and it only came out in paperback, it is well worth the read. :)

[iNCuBuS]

Canker mate.... there's a short story in the anthology Borderlands (book 1) called "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" author - Les Daniels, it's a new take on the werewolf idea and very very good

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[AndyB]

GATEWISH

I didn,t think much of "The Dark" either, but I did think the Rats trilogy was excellent.

[Emaleth]

Just picked up 'Maze of Worlds' while I was getting some groceries, strange how the local bookstore doesn't carry it, but go in for milk, and there ya go. lol

[Goth Girl]

The recent BBC TV adaption of Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy inspired me to dig my copy out, so I've been ploughing through that, until I abandoned it for House of Doors, which is totally un-put-down-able!

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[Lancer]

If your into Sci-Fi, you should definitely read L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth. Great book.

If your into Fantasy, try R.A. Salvatore. Particularly, the dark elf series. I pretty much gave up on fantasy books after I "grew up", but read one of Salvatore's books on a suggestion and was thoroughly impressed.

Michael Moorcock is another great fantasy writer. Funny that his books are now classified as "Dark Fantasy". The Chronicles of Corum is my personal favorite.

[AndyB]

The KEEP by F. Paul Wilson is excellent, I also think he writes Medical thrillers under the name Richard Andrews.

[Emaleth]

Just picked up Thomas Harris's "Red Dragon", so..lets see...

Blood Wars
Maze of Worlds
Demogorgon
Red Dragon
and the Eleventh Plague

heh heh, doing pretty good with 5 books going at the same time.

[topol_sheap]

Personally, I am reading Lovecraft at the moment, vcan blame Mr Lumley and a vertain woodster out there somewhere for that. I recommend it to the poeple who like the english of the 20's, not the easiest read in the world, but if you can hack your way thorugh his stuff, well worth the read http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Quail]

Emaleth, I do that too. At the moment I've got three books on the go;
Mythos Omnibus volume one,
The Nilsen file and,
Snow White and the seven samurai.

[Pybob]

<font color=660066>At the moment I'm reading vigorously to get my reviews site up to date...

Of course I'm reading BL, but at the moment I'm reading Dean Koontz's Dark Rivers of the Heart.

But I'm also reading the likes of Terry Pratchett, Tom Holt, Bill Bryson (a hilarious travel writer!), Robert Rankin, James Herbert and a few others... don't get me wrong, it's a pleasure to have a whole stack of books ready for reading... http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[darkwolf]

Lancer did you know Battle Field Earth is coming to the theaters this summer? I hope they don't screw it up like they do so many other good books.

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[dracul]

Did anybody read Twilight Eyes from Dean R. Koontz. I think it's the best book he's ever written. Oh, and I really enjoyed the Sonja Black trilogie (nancy a. collins).

and offcourse:

Stephen King
Clive Barker
Hickman&Weiss
Anne Rice
Tanith Lee
Jack Vance
Marc Olden
Tolkien
Robert Jordan

(I think I've forgotten more then half the writers who's books are on the shelves in my room http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/wink.gif )

I knew I forgot someone Terry Pratchett offcourse!

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[Emaleth]

<font color="770000">Ok...lets see what I have this time. The Lost Years - Vol 1, And The Band Played On (finished the Eleventh Plague the other night), The Magician, and going through Celtic Mythology books for my SCA research. (is a Lumlian, Virologyian, and other readingsian!) lol..I know they are not words found in any dictionary!

Since I got rid of my TV and VCR (takes up too much valuable time I always thought..hardly watched it anyway), I now have more time at home for reading, gardening, camping & fishing (I hope :-|) and the SCA. Never made it to Duluth due to the Blue Beast being on its last leg and working so I will have to wait until my SLOW bookstore here gets the newest Lumley books in.</font color>

[Icky]

Next to Brian Lumley my favorite author is Terry Pratchett, known for his Discworld books. I have lots of those to read still after having read 6 at this point. I am currently reading "Hogfather."

At the same time I am beginning Brian's "Psychomech" which I found in a used bookstore along with the other 2 books in the trilogy AND all four books of his Dreamland series. Ive got my work cut out for me!

[Icky]

Oh yeah.. some other books I have read that were really good.. Most of you reading this have probably already read most or all of them. If you haven't, I highly recommend them.
"Dune" - Frank Herbert
"Watchers" - Dean Koontz (probably the ONLY Koontz book worth reading)
"The Hellbound Heart" - Clive Barker
"Watership Down" - Richard Adams.

and these are some really good Discworld novels:
Feet of Clay
Jingo
The Color of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Soul Music

[darkwolf]

Its nice to see this thread still kicking. I have found several good books from it. Well I just finished The Silver Wolf thanks to Regaene recomending it in some other thread and have started on the second book Night of the Wolf. It was a whole lot better than what I thought it would be. I was really afraid it was going to be real romancy but it wasn't, wasn't enough wolf stuff though either, but it was interesting. The second book which I'am not very far into is being a bit romancy but not to bad hopefully it will pick up a bit later.

I sent one of my friends home 2 weeks ago with Swang Song, which is also a very good book by McCammon, and this week I play to send him home with my very used copy of The Wolf's Hour and he better like it http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif. I would like to send him home with a copy of Necroscope but I don't think he is up for a 12 book series at the moment plus I don't know how comfortable I would be with loaning my copies out.

[Jeffistopheles]

I'm going to the book store tomorrow to liberate a copy of Defilers and to special order a copy of "The Prostitute in the Tree: Discovering Humor and Irony in the Bible" by Douglas Adams. I'd have to say Adams is my 2nd favorite writer after Lumley! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[deadkeoghpal]

A Canadian author pen-named Michael Slade. He writes non-supernatural horror stories with recurring characters, and man, is he F'in SICK! Scary as hell! (But not as scary as BL!) Also the Dune series, and Arthur C. Clarke.

[darkwolf]

Well at the time I read it I didn't like it but I was just getting started reading so maybe I would like it better now. It did have plenty of disturbing things going on but it was hard for me to follow.

Sorry ^Regaene^ but The Wolf's Hour is his only wolf related book as for other good books by McCammon well there is Swang Song of coarse and Stinger. Those are my favorites but most of his work is good. Alot of people really seem to like Boy's Life, teachers at my old high school made their students read it, and Gone South was pretty good too, but those are not really horror related and I still like a little horror in my books. I suggest going to amazon.com and doing a search from McCammon and see if something sound interesting to you.

[deadkeoghpal]

I just found out that Robert McCammon retired from writing. That sucks! He's one hell of a good horror author. I'll miss him.

[Necroscope Nick]

I read a McCammon book not too long ago. Im not sure which one it was, although I think it may have been called Stinger or something like that.

It was pretty good, but not as good as a Lumley book.

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~~~what will be has been~~~

[Canker]

How did you like Swan Song???? I liked it much better than The Stand by Steven King.
I would again recommend Wolf's Hour by Robert McCammon as well as his alien story "Stinger" and his Vampire novel "Fang" which used to be called..they live or thirst or something like that..I'd have to check my book library at my house. *L*

[deadkeoghpal]

It is They Thirst, and you're right, it IS good stuff. You're right about Swan Song, as well. Much more atmospheric than The Stand. Almost all of McCammon's books are good, even the non-horror ones, like Boy's Life and Gone South. The only one that disappointed me was Baal. It was fantastic until the ending. Anticlimactic.
Other than that, he hit a home run every time.

[SpOOkshow]

Did I hear someone say Lovecraft ? http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

I've always loved 'At the Mountains of Madness' - ok, so its one of (if not the) longest stories by HPL, but its great...definately check that out.
Im also a big fan of the story 'Pickman's Model' another 'A' list HPL IMHO.

And as for McCammons 'Swan Song'..yeah it was indeed better than King's 'The Stand.'

Im currently reading 'Hannibal' by Thomas Harris...and for saying that I normally only read things with a Horror/Sci-fi/fantasy edge, this 'normal' thriller is going down a treat http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Thibor]

If you like non-horror detective type stuff, check out John Sandford's Prey series.
Really good stuff.

[darkwolf]

Its been a long time since I read PsychoMech but at the time I didn't really get into it. The first book was ok but by the time I had finished the second book I didn't feel like reading the third. I hope you like them better than I did.

Lets see I just finished Night of the Wolf and it was a little confusing with all the weird magical stuff going on but it was ok. I liked The Silver Wolf better. BTW ^Regaene^ do you know when the third book is coming out? I really want to find out what happens to Maniel and The Silver Wolf, can't remember her name.

I also just read Left Behind and once you get over the you need to be saved scare tatics its ok. The writting is pretty week but I love end of the world books so I was able to get past it. The really big problem with the series is it looks like I will have to read atleast a couple more to get to the interesting stuff, the death, war, famine, desease, ect.

For now I went back to McCammon again and am reading Usher's Passing, one of the few of his I haven't read. I only just started it and am not far enough into it to know anything about it yet.

[SpOOkshow]

Iain (M.) Banks, Sikboy?

He's great. I'm a big fan of his Culture sci-fi (spesh 'Player of Games') but his other stuff is good too.

Faves are 'Complicity' and 'Song of Stone'

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[Icky]

I am on Chapter 10 or thereabouts on Necroscope: Defilers... EXCELLENT and have also begun Terry Pratchett's Discworld classic, The Last Continent... HILARIOUS

[Tonka]

I just finnished reading Defilers, So Im now gonna go back and finnish The House Of Doors.
After that ??? I just don't know... The Mythos Omnibus maybe. either that or the Sin City Graphic novel http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Pybob]

<font color=440066>Those who are looking for copies of the Psychomech trilogy your best bet on the internet for finding it is </font><font color=660044>Alibris</font><font color=440066> (http://www.commission-junction.com/track/track.dll?AID=42020&PID=231913&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ealibris%2Ecom). Deals in rare and out-of-print books and they usually have a pretty good selection of BL's works...

Off the net I'm sorry I can't help you - but if there's anyoe out there who has a spare copy floating around there are a couple of interested people here! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

Oh, and I'm currently reading the first omnibus of Clive Barker's Books of Blood... http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif</font>

[RichardK]

If anyone is looking for really good horror, I'd thouroughly recommend Shaun Hutson. Before Mr Lumley came alone and introduced me to the world of Necroscope, his is the only horror I would read. He makes Stephen King and James Herbert look like Enid Blyton http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

And at the moment, I'm reading Hannibal. Although Vampire World Book 1 is sitting waiting patiently for me to finish Hannibal.

[Daveykins]

Me?

Just finished reading Hanibal from Thomas Harris - sequel to Silence Of The Lambs... not at all bad!

Still trying to get hold of any books by David Gerrold though http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/frown.gif

[DethUntilDawn]

(forgive me if I've smegged up posting- I'm very new at this & at least laugh with me!)
What am I reading?
Jeeze, I've been emeshed in Orson Scot Card- "Ender's Shadow" and am re-reading all the Ender's Game series books now- Love them all-
And Clive Barker! Love Cabal....
However I am also reading though this magnificient & anchient medical textbook from the 1800- it is amazing what is similar to now, and what has changed.

[SpOOkshow]

Clive Barker?

He's bloody great !

Favourites are:
'Cabal'
'The Great and Secret Show' and its sequel, 'Everville

And this list would be incomplete without the amazing 'Imajica'


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[Jason of Khem]

Just finished "A Trip Round The Moon" by Jules Verne. Then back to my half read copy of The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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[Katie]

I'm in the middle of reading House of Cthulhu at the moment. I'm pretty busy at work (which is why I'm posting here *lol*) so I don't like to reading anything that might keep me reading all night, short stories only for me I'm rationed. http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/frown.gif

Reading waaaayy back on this post a few posted that Galilea was Clive Barkers finest book, I can't agree here at all. There was no horror and very little fantasy. Catherine Cookson or Danielle Steele could have done a much better job on the romance, which leaves the book with nothing. Sorry!

My fave Clive Barker book was The Damnation Game, very dark. I also loved Swan Song which has had a few good mentions, very apocalyptic.

I'm looking forward to Defilers, I usually buy paperbacks but I'd have to wait until next February for it in paperback so this time I'm going hardback http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif



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[Canker]

Katie.....have you read The Wolf's Hour or They Thirst by Robert MacCammon? 2 good books from him as well as Swan Song

[Katie]

Canker Swan Song is the only McCammon book I've ever read, I got it on loan from a friend, I recently wanted to buy it but it wasn't in any of the book stores, I can't say I've seen any of his other books on the shelves either?

I've also got to admit to BL reading block. Can readers get reading block?? Anyway, I don't seem to be able to read or enjoy any other author other than Lumley. The last time this happened was with Anne Rice up until I read QOTD, after reading the awful Memnoch the Devil I was cured. Maybe Brian will have to write a humdinger of a book to cure me http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

That's not really likely though is it?

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[Emaleth]

<font color="770000">Cool Jason! Good to see another Verne & Doyle fan! Has the Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes myself, and was planning on delving back into Journey to the Center of the Earth after I finished Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr...hmm..you might like is writings, late 19th/Early 20th Century story of an Alienist (Psychiatrist) who combines with help from different folks to find a serial killer. His other book is The Alienist. Good reading.</font color>

[darkwolf]

Katie I hope you stopped at Memnoch cause they only got worse a lot worse. Her vamp books have always been a little homoerotic but Armand was basically a gay porn. It seemed like you couldn't go more than a page or two without Marius and/or Armand doing something naughty. To top it off the end was terrible. There is no way Marius would have done what Rice had him do. It just seemed way out of character for him.



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[Jason of Khem]

Hi Emaleth :-}. Hope you're having some nice dreams these days. Well I'm gonna finish work early today, head round town for a few scoops and maybe check out Caleb Carr in my local bookshop.
Do you know what Holmes said as he stuck a lemon up Watson's bottie?
"Lemon entry, My dear Watson, Lemon entry".
I Thank you

[Katie]

Oh Jason what a groaner http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

DarkWolf Unfortunately I have read Pandora and The Vampire Armand, so dire I can't even remember anything that happened in them. I have since refused to buy any more of the drivel she is writing now, she should take a leaf out of Mr Lumley's book and quit whilst she is ahead. Oops sorry too late for that, she's already made a bit of an arse of herself with the aforementioned books.

I also think that BL has quit a little too early with the Necroscope books, but at least he has the guts to admit when he feels a series has played itself out instead of plodding on churning out inane books just for the money.

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[Jason of Khem]

Katie - Boom Boom. Yes I admit it was a crap joke. I'll have to visit Russ Abbot and give him his joke book back. I might take it to the Hague instead as Russ Abbot jokes are crimes against humanity.
Jase

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[JackWolfKinWhitley]

if you like vampires, try Tom Holland's LORD OF THE DEAD, a neat slant on Lord BYron the poet as a vampire, and the sequel Slave Of My Thirst.
Another good set is the alternate histories of author Kim Newmann about Dracula .
Also try Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Price,Vampire Slayer books.
And last but not least Michael Romkey's Vampire series books.

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[Katie]

Jason at least you tried *lol* I'm one of these annoying people who starts a joke and forgets the punchline or worse gets it wrong completely. That is of course when I remember any of the joke in the first place.

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[darkwolf]

Alright you have convince me I will reread Moon Dance. Its been a long time and I have matured a little as a reader since then so maybe this time I will get it. I'am running out of thing on my shelves to read anyway.

I'am about to start my first Arthur C. Clark book The Hammer of God. Its about a asteroid on a collition coarse with the earth is that heavy enough http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif AHHHH the atmosphere AHHHH

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[Jason of Khem]

Just read "The 12 Labours of Hercules" by Agatha Christie and about to dive back into the classics with "The Conquest of Plassans" by Emile Zola.
Biding my time until I can get hold of the English release of Defilers.

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[Emaleth]

<font color="770000">Jason, here are two more books by a great Author; Umberto Eco:

The Name of the Rose

Foucault's Pendulum (Excellent!! Must Read!!)

And another good series by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (I may have mentioned them before in this thread..apologies if I did...)

Relic
Reliquary

and also Mount Dragon

Have a great day!</font color>

Happy Reading!!

[Jason of Khem]

Emaleth. Thanks for those tips.
Looks like I'll be reading loads of other stuff till Brian's British publisher gets his finger out (Hint Hint) to get Defilers into Manchester bookshops.
Jase


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[Pybob]

<font color=440066>I just want to second Emaleth's recommendation for Umberto Eco's Name of the Rose - a marvellous peice of literature and has appeal for people coming from all kinds of literary backgrounds...</font>

[Lord Nyarlathotep]

I just started reading Defilers. Haven't got past the recap yet...

The last book I read was Hannibal by Thomas Harris. Very good read, I highly recomend it. Couldn't help but imagine Hannibal as a Wamphyri!

Before that I read The Light Of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter. If you like SiFi and ever wondered what it would be like to suddenly have no privacy, check it out. Imagine what happens when everybody has access to "WormCams" that harness the power of wormholes to see absolutely anyone or anything, anywhere, at any distance (even light years away). Then toss in the ability to see into the past...

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[Lord V.P]

I started reading House of doors {first one} yesterday and I'm about half way through and I like it. This and the second one should keep me going until defilers is released over in the uk.

[ShadoeWolfe]

Hate to disappoint you lord V.P., but you better read fast - Defilers UK is now shipping from Amazon.co.uk. Go to the Home Page of the site and click on the Defilers UK cover and it will take you to all the details...

[Jason of Khem]

Got a few books on the go.
Ghoul Warning by Mr L.
False Memory by Dean Koontz
The Watchers Out of Time by H.P. Lovecraft
Cthulhu 2000 - Various authors. A compendium of stories inspired by HPL.

Just waiting to receive my US copy of Defilers from across the pond.

Jase

[Lady Elizabeth]

Well, I just finished the Defilers and now have this empty pit in my stomach knowing that I will have to wait until sometime in 2001 to get another. I tried to prolong reading this one(2 months after getting it)
knowing that there will only be 1 more after it. I spaced out the time reading it(1 week), so that I would enjoy every moment and now it's over. Well, back to Stephen King, I guess, or Clive Barker, who knows(but me ofcourse) which book will be next. But, whichever I choose, it will never compare to The Necroscope series or any other BL book. Oh well, back to reality.

[Lord V.P]

Shadoe strange thing, finished house of doors yesterday and went out in search of a book to read of the train back down to london and found defilers just sitting in Waterstones {the brit one not import}, so I'm a happy little bunny, and am going to start reading on thursday.

Nooo that's going to be h#ll I want to read it now, but I must be strong or I'll fail biochemistry again. http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/eek.gif

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[Lord V.P]

And before I forget welcome lady Elizabeth.

[Goth Girl]

Happy li'l bunny too... have just got Defilers, so it will be making the treck to the Belgian Grand Prix with me this weekend! Maybe not... might actually miss the race if I get too engrossed!

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[Lady Elizabeth]

Well, it looks like Hearts in Atlantis(King) won as my next reading adventure. I just took a break of novels and read my this weeks People Mag. today and pulled the King book out of the bookcase to start tomorrow.

Also, thank you V.P. for the nice welcome. I've been going to this web site for over a year now, and finally decided to sign up, since the News Group is dead or near death.

[Lord V.P]

Sikboy, I'm finally done with my resits and I just get stuck with the most difficult choice. Do I read the newest necroscope or the house of doors a second visit {maze of worlds to the the yanks} while the first one is fresh in my mind. I can't take the pressure http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/eek.gif.

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[darkwolf]

Well I finally finished reading Dan Simmons Hyperion after almost 2 weeks of labored reading and all I have to say is

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I wont go into it to much but the book is basically about these 7 people that are sent on a pilgramige to Hyperion to somehow save humanity. It ends up being each of the 7 people telling their own little storys that are all some how connected to whats going on on Hyperion.

I never really got into the book and didn't really like any of the characters but I hate quiting a book once I start one. It did get interesting around the last 20 pages but then before anything happens the book just ends so now if I want to find out what happens I have to get the next book. God I hate it when authors do that. So again I say

AHHHHHHHHHH

[Lady Elizabeth]

Well, that's a unique mixture, Clive Barker and The Beatles. Have you read Imajica yet? That book took me 2 weeks to read way back when. Weaveworld was great, also. Still reading Hearts in Atlantis. Thinking of selling my entire collection of Dean Koontz, but haven't calculated value yet and if I want to give them up. I've been having a space problem keeping up with King, Koontz, Straub, Saul, Barker and of course Lumley.

[Anonymous]

Lord Redspawn - yes I've reade some of the Harry Turtledove's Worldwar series, they're excellent books.
Other books are Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, Vampire:the Masquerade and related books, Anne McCaffrey books, and David Eddings books.
Thanks... http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Emaleth]

<font color="770000">Contact...by Carl Sagan</font color>

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Fury...
Blood thou canst see, and fire;
and canst hear groans:
Worse things unheard, unseen, remain
behind.

Prometheus...
Worse?

[Lord V.P]

OK, three books that I read last month or so were, Rim, Mir and Chi by Alexander Besher. Has Anyone read them? They are the strangest books that I have every read. But in a good way. They are a sort of cyber-fiction thing, anyway they would be good reading to anyone waiting for Avengers to come out.

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[Jason of Khem]

After months of waiting have got me hands on "Defilers".

Lt. Jase

[topol_sheap]

What am I reading?
Defilers (lumley),
Dreamlands 3 (Lumley),
Cthulhu 2000 (various),
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (various),
The Silver Key (HPL),
Ghoul Warning (lumley, but this is on and off)

Much like Jase's readingn list if you ask me... but I am not copying him.

Later

Topol

[Lord V.P]

I'm reading the science of Discworld at th mo, it is a great book and exposes some of the Lies-to-children that we all grow up with.
Anyone interested in science should read this book.

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[Lady Elizabeth]

Brandon Parker-Hi, When you do find Imajica, you'll enjoy it. Another great book is Galilee and the Books of Blood 1-6. Weaveworld was one of the 1st CB books that I read. I doubt it will be as good on TV, since most stories lose something when it goes to movie form. The only exception I found was Hellraiser-which I enjoyed the movie more than the book and Ghost Story(Straub)-the book took me 5 years to read, because it bored me, but the movie was better. By the way, how can you read several books at a time without losing concentration of any certain book? And so far, Atlantis has been great, I'm over half way thru.

[darkwolf]

Well just finished RULERS OF DARKNESS by Steven Sprull and and it was pretty good. Its about vampires but they are pretty different from your standard vampire, about the only way they can die is from lack of fresh blood over a real longtime. The book is basically about a Hemophage, thats what they are called, that has been able to deny his incredible urge to kill for blood and now hunts down the others, mainly one in particular in the book. Its no Lumley but it is entertaining.

I decided since a couple other people are reading or have read it I am going to give McCammon's Mine a shot. I think I have read everything by him but Mine and Bethany's Sin and since I just bought Bethany's Sin at the Flea market I figured I might as well finish him off. BTW has anybody read Bethany's Sin yet? Its one of his earlier books and isn't suppost to be that great guess I'll find out soon.

[Lady Elizabeth]

Hi Darkwolf-Yes I read it about 12 years ago when it 1st came out. Unfortunately, I can't tell you if it's good or not, because I don't remember,likewise, all of McCammon books. That was back when I was a horror PB junky. I would read almost anything. I do know that I have and read Bethanys Sin, Ushers Passing, The Wolf's hour, Swan Song, Baal, and I think a few others(all McCammon PBs are buried somewhere in my PB disaster area). Anyway, all that I can tell you is that after reading all of them, the only one that I remember liking the best at the time was Swan Song. Anyway, happy reading.

[Lord V.P]

The book I'm going to attempt to read in the next few months is a brief history of time which should be fun.

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[Lady Elizabeth]

Finished Hearts in Atlantis, which I really enjoyed, especially the tie in with the Dark Tower series and the ending. I am now halfway thru Coven of Vampires.

[Pybob]

<font color=440066>Just strted reding E-Branch Volume 2... So far tis amazing!

Can't wait for Avengers!</font>

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The more it stays the same the less it changes...
Spinal Tap

[darkwolf]

Well just finished McCammon's Mine a few minutes ago and now I kinda wish I wouldn't have put this one off for so long. I thought it sounded kinda boring on the back cover but McCammon did a good job of keeping things moving and interesting. I guess tomorrow I will start Bethany's Sin so I can finish off McCammon, unless he starts trying again to get somebody to publish the last two books he wrote that is.

[darkwolf]

"Did you read Mine on my suggestion, darkwolf? Or are you a McCammon fan?"

Sorda, I have been a McCammon fan for about 4 years now. I just didn't think Mine sounded like something I would like so I kept putting it off. Then you and ^Regaene^ started/finished reading it and liked it so I figured I would give it a shot. And yes as soon as I read that first chapter I knew I was going to like it.

I read Battlefield Earth around 3 years ago and liked it though somethings seems unrealistic to me but I wont go into it now since it might spoil things http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif.

[darkwolf]

Whahoo The Prey by Robert Arthur Smith finally showed up on www.half.com. (http://www.half.com.) I have been looking for that thing since Feb when Canker recommended it. This thing better be worth the $0.87 I paid for it Canker :P.

Went ahead and picked up a few other werewolf books while I was at it too http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif. That ought to give me something to do for a few weeks.

[Jason of Khem]

Well after amassing all of Brian's works over the last 8 years, I think it's start to start re-reading the buggers.
Khai of Ancient Khem then onto the House of Doors.
Once I've finished Krondor - The Assassins by Raymond E. Feist

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[Lord V.P]

Jason you have ALL of Brians books? you're a luck, luck *******.
I'm still having a problem gettng some of out of print books.

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[Pybob]

<font color=440066>Grafton published alot of BL's books in the UK back in the 80s and early 90s... They're a part of HarperCollins...

The covers are (mostly) by George Underwood - but the argument over which are better are in another thread! lol

Most of mine are Grafton's, and they do look stunning! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif</font>

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The more it stays the same the less it changes...
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[Jason of Khem]

BL Collection

Luckily I managed to get all of Brian's UK published back catalogue in the early 90's when it was all still easily available, Khai, House of Doors 1 and Demogorgan, Pyschomech triology, the 6 singular Titus Crow novels and the short story collections.

However, even then BL's Dreamlands books and Tarra Khash collections kept being moved between the Horror and Fantasy sections.

As for Bl's OOP books that have only been published in the States, The Caller of the Black, Te Horror at Oakdeene and The Last Rite, I've been checking the prices at Alibris and I'm waitng for my six numbers to come up before I place my order.

Good reading
Jase

[Daxx]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this appears to be the most popular thread to date. I can't remember seeing any other topics reaching 5 pages before!

[Jason of Khem]

Daxx

I take it you never read Desert Island Books in the games section. It got to something daft like page 11, but Shadoe had to close the thread as it was getting too long and slowing everything down.

Cheers to the Islanders of yore!
Lt. Jase

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[DaveStrorm]

Jason, good luck on your quest! I spent years trying to acquire a first edition of Ghoul Warning. I just couldn't find one! Of course, had I known it was going to be re-printed, I would have probably held out once I did find one and I saw the price! Between it and Caller of the Black (the most expensive, based on what I paid for it, BL book in my collection), my Christmas budget for myself for 2 years was reduced to zero. But it was worth it on both counts!

BTW, I saw a couple of copies of The Last Rite on the Advanced Book Exchange (http://www.abebooks.com) at pretty decent prices. Again, good luck!

[Jason of Khem]

Dave - Thanks for that info.
I managed to get a re-print of "Ghoul Warning" a couple of months ago luckily.

I also forget to mention "Beneath the Moors" in Brian's American only printed works.

Again, another one that's as rare as rocking horse sh##.

Jase

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[Jason of Khem]

Dave - Thanks again.
I had a look before at ABE. I've ordered a copy of "Beneath The Moors" for £18 from a London bookshop.

From the States I've ordered "The Horror at Oakdeene" and a PB copy of "The Last Rite"

Back on the overtime next month to afford a decent copy of "The Caller of the Black" and my collection's complete.

WAHEY!!!

[DaveStrorm]

nsn Nathan . .. The same thing happened to me not long ago. I bought Dragon's of Heorot thinking it was the third book in the series, only to find out it was a reprint of the second book (which I had purchased several years earlier under the title Beowulf's Children).

There should be some kind of law against doing that to people!!

Jason, glad I could help if I did. You know I thought I knew all of Brian's books, but several years ago when I was presented the opportunity to purchase my copy of The Last Rite, I had never even heard of it! Of course, I bought it anyway!

[Daxx]

Woah, when was this Desert Island Books thread going on? If it was over the summer then I missed it, no net connection http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/frown.gif

[Emaleth]

<font color="770000">Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov..for the third time...excellent book!</font color>

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Fury...
Blood thou canst see, and fire;
and canst hear groans:
Worse things unheard, unseen, remain
behind.

Prometheus...
Worse?

[Jason of Khem]

Got a book in the post last night, "Beaneath the Moors" by Mr Lumley. Tonight's read metinks EMA OIE.

Jase

[Jason of Khem]

Dived back into the Classics, so I'm now reading 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

Lase

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[DaveStrorm]

Jason, that's a good one! A couple of weeks ago, I finished Verne's Purchase of the North Pole. It's sort of a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon. Not one of his best, but I did manage to finish it after reading it off and on for 2 months. I've been trying for 6 months to finish his Paris in the Twentieth Century with no success.

Right now I'm reading The Good Old Stuff: Adventure SF In The Grand Tradition. Pretty good so far.

[Jason of Khem]

Dave
I agree. I read the 2 part book by Verne "From the Eart to the Moon" and "A Trip Round the Moon" and it was a bit of a drag.
I felt that I was stuck in the rocket with them.

I only thought of reading some more Verne as on Sunday I watched James Mason in "Journey to the Centre of the Earth"

Jase

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[Lord V.P]

I just started reading starship titanic {concept by doug adams, written by terry whatsname} fun books, confused that bomb.

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[darkwolf]

Silkboy I am pretty sure Baal was his first published novel and you can definitely tell http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif. I just finished Bethany's Sin his second novel and well he didn't get any better, I think its actually worse. I atleast found Baal fairly interesting.

Bethany's Sin was about Amazonian ghost taking over women's bodies in an attempt to rebuild their empire in the middle of the USA while slaughtering most of the men or crippling them and using them as sex slaves, sounds good doesn't it :P.

Read more of his later stuff its all pretty good.

[Jason of Khem]

Topol! OIE Hiya mate

Just processed my order for "The Caller of the Black".

Be working overtime this Saturday and will have to knock off the booze and fags for a week (maybe) to pay for it.

The collection will then be complete.
Jase

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You wanna cut down the beer
or the kid's new gear

[Lady Anne]

SiKboy try reading McCammon's "Swan Song".

Am half way through Black Dahhlia. Very interesting!

[Jason of Khem]

Just become one of the 3500 people across the Globe to own a copy of "The Caller of the Black".

Will be perusing it at my leisure.

Jason

[Blackout]

Just finished Starwars http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/biggrin.gifarbsaber.
Waiting for my fecking book club to send me Defilers. Anyone noticed how the Fantast&SF book club make books you've waited for available in 'Club Edition'* about five weeks before they come out in paberback?
I'd buy them in real hardback only:
a: They're hard to find as,
b: Most bookshop's 'Horror' section is dwindling next to the Gay section** (w****stones), if not already 'put in with the 'a-z' section, arse.)
c: £18 is a bit expensive when there's a Paperback coming out in 6 months, Kapeesh?
* Club Edition is crap, size-wise its's in between paberback & hardback so it's looks crap on your shelf.
** Nothing against Gay fiction, but the dirty looks you get from 'straight' people are unbelievable!
The sooner I get Defilers the better...

[Jason of Khem]

Reading The Alienist by Caleb Carr as recommended to me by Lady Emaleth, many moons ago LOL.

I'm gonna get back into the Titus Crow books, not read them for years and I feel a right plonker when a question about them appears on the Board and I can only give half an answer in reply cos I'm going senile.

Jason

[Emaleth]

Heh heh..good book though Jase! LOL! I see what you were telling me....

Yep..going to be good on this one Jase LOL!!!

Ohh heh heh, re-reading the Necroscope series again...and the Sherlock Holmes collection..depends on what I pick up first before bed...hmm..no wonder my minds shot...reading two or three books at the same time..Loves it!

[DaveStrorm]

Emaleth, so you're a Sherlock Holmes fan, too? Considering where you live, are you a Larry Millett fan also?

To be honest, I've not even finished reading all the original Doyle stories! However, I've read several other author's take on Holmes. I really liked Nicholas Meyer's books and Mark Frost has an interesting twist on Holmes with his The 6 Messiah's and The List of 7.

I've been waiting on Millett's The Rune Stone Mystery to come out in PB (end of this month I think) as I don't quite like them good enough to shell out the $25 for the HC! I mean, these aren't Lumley books after all!

[Emaleth]

LOL! Sorry Dave..befuddled at the moment..where I live? Hmm..sorry, but I can't say I've hear of the fella you are talking about. But if its on the lines of Doyle..then I will be sure to take a look for it! Thanks! :-D

[DaveStrorm]

Ema, sorry about that . . . I guess I just assumed you knew who Millett was. http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif I'm guessing he's from Minnesota, because all of his Holmes stories (well, all so far) are set in Minnesota!

He obviously knows a lot (or did some serious research) on the railroad and timber industries in the state.

He's not up to Doyle's standards, but he's not bad.

[Emaleth]

Ahh thats ok Dave :) I tend to read, along with Brian's books, alot of the old classics, medical mysteries, poetry, and Non-Fiction medical/virology, ie; Hot Zone, etc.

But still..will look him up..likes authors who incorporate real areas into their books.

[Scarlet oHorror]

Hmmm.......right now i'm reading Deadspeak again........and i have, courtesy of Jason, the Psychomech trilogy to read after.....

then its off to the Vamp worlds to refresh my mind, and um....Davidson's principles and practice of medicine.....immunology....etc..etc....

[Canker]

I just finished Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi. Great collection of stories!!!

Now I'll be cracking into Demogorgon today. Any insight into how it is at first? Slow? Good? I figured I'd give it a try before I re-read Necroscope for the 4'th time. *L*


And by the way...anyone answering this might want to answer in the Source section of this messageboard since it might be a bit of a spoiler for other people. ;) Thanks!

[Jason of Khem]

Canker
I've lent my copy of DemoGorgan to Lord Lich.
I won't say anythng about the plot to spoil it for anyone but just to say like a lot of Brian's works it kicks off from the first chapter.

A great story of London East End gangsters mixed up with the super-natural.

Jase

[Canker]

Thanks Jase.
I'm looking forward to getting into this book.

If anyone is interested I have read The Stand and I think that Swan Song by Robert McCammon was much better. Then again I'm not a great fan of Steven King. not that his work is bad (it's not) just that it doesn't grab you right away. Too much "character build-up" I think.

[Daxx]

Canker, have you read any of the Dark Tower series by Stephen King? I would have to rate them just behind the Necroscope Series. If you havn't tried them I would suggest it.

[Lady Anne]

I'm in between books. Anyone care to suggest which Brian to read next? (email me please so as not to take up to much room on the board)

Canker, its nice to know there is someone else out there who thought Swan Song was better than The Stand.

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[Jason of Khem]

Just read "The Burrowers Beneath" and onto "The Transition of Titus Crow".

Trying to read all 6 of the Crow books before the next Manchester meeting so at least when Shroom & Topol are talking about the CCD Mythos, I'll know what they're on about.

BTW Just received "The Last Rite" in the post this morning, so I've now got the FULL collection.

Jase

[BadMushroom]

I think you are placing too much faith in my failing memory 'CCD' wise Jase!!!

I think a "brush-up" of my own is in order!!!

Just finished (as in 3 minutes ago) a re-read of "Dagons Bell". Wonderful stuff.

Titus; Here I come!

[deadkeoghpal]

I finished Dune: House Harkonnen yesterday. Brian Herbert doesn't write with anywhere near the same level of complexity and abstractness that his father did, but it's good, fun stuff anyway. I liked it.

[Jason of Khem]

Shroom Hiya mate

My faith in your knowledge of the CCD was put there by Mr Topol, who said you were a sage on such Mythos matters.

Jase

[topol_sheap]

He's right, I shroom is the all knowing http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif And I wouldn;t lie... you can ask any of my close friends about that..... if you can find them....

When the converstaion happens, I may disappear with for a couple of mins (with Encyclopaedia Cthulhiana) as I know my knowledge of such matters is sadly lacking http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/frown.gif But I am doing my best to retify stuff!

Later

TOps

[Lord V.P]

Well while waiting for Avengers to come out I thought I would branch off a bit and get in to another genre, so I started reading Terry Pratchet's Discworld books. This is an almost completely new experience for me as they contain no real violence and gore in them. That doesn't matter as they are very very funny. I've read five in about a month and still going strong so I should have finished the last of his books by the time Avengers is out.

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[Emaleth]

Finished Psychomech...a third through Psychosphere and then on to Psychamok...another great series...

[topol_sheap]

I should start the Quorum by Kim Newman tomorrow... unless I get fight club on DVD http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

But I should still start on the quorum in the next coupld of days as I have nearly finished Born of the Winds http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Emaleth]

Psychomech was one of the first books I read, along with Demogorgon ..hmm..years ago..late 80's for Psychomech and '91 for Demogorgon.

[Katie]

Well I'm almost through Invaders which is my second read at it, I must say I prefer Jake this time round, last time I think I was still seriously grieving Harry. This time I'm taking in Jake's character a lot more. I've also just been given Defilers for my buffday so I can't wait to get into that and it's good to know - as Jase pointed out that there is only 3 months to Avengers

Yeeeeeehhaaaaaaaaaa!!!!


Katie

[Lady Anne]

I just finished Dune: House Atreides and am starting The Burrowers Beneath. I live in Southern California and this is definitely a new explanation for earthquakes!

[topol_sheap]

when I said I was going to start reading the quorum, I was wrong... that was the plan, and nothing ever really goes to plan... I ended up getting a free copy of the book Fight club, and as I hadn't read any of Palahniuk's stuff before, I thought why not... I don't recommend it with a hangover!

[darkwolf]

whoa I didn't even know that movie was based on a book. If its like most books and is better than the movie I am going to have to pick up a copy.

[topol_sheap]

Hi,

The movie is based upon the book.... so the book MUST be better... only 40 pages in though!

SPeak soon

Tops

[Krynus]

I'm working on Resurgence... still in the first chapter. This is my second time around reading the series, hope I finish before Avengers is available.

[AlvinFox]

I thought Fight Club was a great book. The first paragraph hooked me. I also strongly recommend one of Chuck's other novels Survivor.

[Lord V.P]

Wow another 4 books in the discworld series, I think I'd better slow down or I'll run out of books.
might pick up the fight club book if I see it but I have trouble reading something after seeing it as a film.

[topol_sheap]

Lord V.P

I would recommend reading it (fight club)... I am only half way through (would have finished it at the weekend, but work commitments got in the way)... and there is so much more in there that the film doesn't cover. I would recommend reading it... not written in the same style as Brian's work, but certainly a nice change (no offence Brian - well none intended!)

Cheers

Tops

[topol_sheap]

Hi Nathan,

The author is called:
Chuck Palahniuk.

Very good book, and makes me sick at times! Well worth a read.... I might go back and buy some more... his writing style is sometimes hard to follow... but I think it will be worth it...

He reminds me of Irvine Welsh at times(guy who wrote Trainspotting, Filth etc)

I can't wait to finish though as I have Kai of Ancient Khem, and Sorcery in shad to read next http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

Later

Tops

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[darkwolf]

Ok just picked up a new book from the flea market that sounds pretty interesting. It is War Day by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka and it is an end of the world of book, one of my favorite kinds. It takes place 5 years after a limited nuculear war between the USA and the USSR. The neat thing about the book is the two main characters are Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka and the story appears to be them going around the country and writing about what is going on and how thing are. I am only about 40 pages into it but so far so good.

[deadkeoghpal]

I've read War Day. It is excellent, no question! The biography/documentary angle is a catchy twist.

I'm up to my waist in the new Tom Clancy hardback, The Bear And The Dragon. So far, it's damn near perfect. Par for the course for Clancy, but no less thrilling for that.

[deadkeoghpal]

"Communion" is indeed a Strieber book. I haven't read it, but I saw him on a couple of news shows during the Roswell anniversary hoopla, and he was extraordinarily passionate about it.

[Jason of Khem]

About to start The Clock of Dreams and finish off the Crow books before the Manchester meeting.

Jase

[darkwolf]

DAMN'T DAMN'T DAMN'T
I just came home from visiting my parents over Thanksgiving break and forgot Warday at their house with like 100 pages left to go. Now I have to decide if I want to drive the 50mins back home this weekend just to get a book or go ahead and start another one of their books I picked up Nature's End. It sound sorda the same except its about overpopulation and pollution sounds intresting but I hate starting a new book when I haven't finished an old book.

[Canker]

Well if I haven't mentioned it before I will now.

I read a book awhile back called The Wolf's Hour by Robert MacCammon. Excellent book! I wasn't sure I was going to like it becuase it sounded hokey... a werewolf during World War 2 but it turned out to be a really great read.

Check it out if you can.

[Jason of Khem]

DOH! I meant to have read all of the Crow / CCD Mythos books before the meeting in Manchester this Saturday.
Only just finished Spawn of the Winds.
Ah well 4 out of 6 ain't bad.

Jase

[darkwolf]

Bout damn time you read The Wolf's Hour. I think I recommended it way back on the first page.

Oh and I told you so :P

[Canker]

Hmmm... Your discussion must have been with someone else about Wolf's Hour then. I read that book before I got married and that was over 8 years ago. *L*

[Scarlet oHorror]

i'm going to have a great crimbo, apart from studying my *ahem* off...
i've got psych 2 and 3 to read, mythos om 1, the compleat crow, dagons bell,khai of ancient khem and methinks second wish should get to me soon as well although i have had a book delivered to my friends ad and i don't know what that one is yet!....kewl...

so alot of reading in 5 weeks, can i do it..hell yeah!

[Jason of Khem]

When you've finshed off that lot of the Brian Lumley Master Class, I'll lend you Demogorgan, and if you behave yourself you can borrow "Caller of the Black" and "The Horror at Oakdeene".

Jase

[perky]

I'm reading The List of 7 by Mark Frost for about the 3rd or 4th time. Then I'll go to The 6 Messiahs. Then I'll probably start BL's new trilogy. I've been pretty damn broke for a while, so that's my excuse! Maybe someone will get me 1 or 2 of them for Christmas to help out!

[DaveStrorm]

perky, I really like those Mark Frost books. I just wish he would write some more in that series.

I just finished reading two F. Paul Wilson books - 'Legacies' and 'Conspiracies'. Still have his latest, 'All The Rage' left to read. All three are part of his Repairman Jack series. I still like his Adversary series better, but the RJ books are good, too.

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[Jason of Khem]

Just finishing off "In the Vaults Beneath" from The Caller of the Black.

A fantastic collection

Jase

[Emaleth]

Bookstore back-ordered on Invaders..darn it..got "Thunderhead" by Richard Preston & Lincoln Childs instead..will be indulging in that in the next day or two..

I must have ALOT of patience..and probably the only one on the board who hasn't read Invaders..or any of the E-Branch books yet!

Great things come to those that wait! Hmm...

[DaveStrorm]

About 10 pages into Fatalis by Jeff Rovin.

Jason . . . gotta agree with that. Love those early Lumley stories . . . and mid . . . and later . . . http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

Emaleth . . . When you finish Thunderhead, tell me what you think. I loved all the archaeological stuff (I thought it was pretty educational), but the plot wasn't quite as exciting to me as The Relic or Riptide.

[Emaleth]

AACK! *crosses fingers like a cross* Canker..LOL, credit cards are against my religion! Never order anything off the net..figure if I don't have the money for it, I don't need it!

Nah, will be a good girl and patiently await the backorder from my bookstore..saves on shipping..hmm..maybe I have gotten to be a miser in my old age..LOL!

Ahh Dave..loved Riptide, Relic was great, I think though that they should have left it as one book and done away with Reliquary (spelling..lol), it was good, but I've read better. Will let you know about Thunderhead though..have you read Mount Dragon? Thats a great one as well. Viruses and all. Richards brother..forgets his name right now..wrote The Hot Zone..excellent book on the Ebola Outbreak. Just loves books relating to virology..so interesting that something so small, a living thing, can do so much damage. AHAH..Douglas..thats his name..lol

Anyhoo...

[Mike C]

For the second time I'm reading Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore... and I'm laughing my head off. Sure this site is mostly about Brian and his genre, but if anyone sees this book... BUY IT! It is outrageous.

The Caller of the Black is NEXT on my list... I love reading Brian's books, but I think I enjoy looking forward to them just as much. I hate when I have nothing new to look forward to (in my posession.)

[Blackout]

RESULT!!!!!
After 3 months of aggro from my Book Club, I finally got 'Defilers' on Dec23. YES!
I'm about half way through it, and it's looking nice!
That'll be me happy until I finish it and sit pining for the next one...

[Jason of Khem]

Half way through my first Richard Laymon book - Flesh.
Jesus what a boring author, about as scary as the Muppets.

Just filling in time till Avengers comes out. Will read some James Herbert as back-up.

Jase

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[Canker]

Speaking about filling time..... Waiting on Avengers I decided to re-read Necroscope (entire series) again for the 4'th time. But this time around just about all in Hardcover...he, he, he. On Bloodwars now.

[Nathan]

Ahhhh...Bloodwars...the best...

Hey Jason...try Midnights Lair. It's like a "B movie" but it's pretty freaky. Flesh was horrid, yup.

[Spawn]

well, ive been reading NECROSCOPE for all of last year (started the first one last feb) and im now onto Invaders, but i mainly read Stephen King, or the Resident Evil novilisations (dont ask me about that i love the games) Red dragon, Silence of the lambs, Hannibal, Vampire chronicles, The watchers by dean koontz, the aliens books. but so far none as good as Lumley.

I DONT WANT THE NECROSCOPES TO END *WAIL* *SOB, SOB* http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/frown.gif

[Jason of Khem]

Nathan thanks for the Laymon tip, might try that later on. King & Koontz like him, so it can't be all that bad having fans like that.

Have got most of my James Herbert collection from second hand stalls, but before I finish them off I fancy reading something a bit different, so I've just started "The Illustrated Man" by Ray Bradbury.

Looking good so far and it's only a month till Avengers!

Jase

[Jason of Khem]

Finally got round to reading Elysia to finish off the Crow series.

It's been nearly 10 years since I read the Crow books and it's been great travelling through Space and Time again with Messrs. Crow and de Marigny battling the CCD.

Jase

[Goth Girl]

Khai of Ancient Khem popped thru my door today, so will be devouring that!

[Alex]

I've been reading God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert. Also re-reading Invaders for the third time, just to get me in the mood for Defilers in 27 days. And it's seeming an age to go by! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[Daxx]

This needs to be said:

Wowza! can the thread get any longer!

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[Jason of Khem]

Originally posted by Goth Girl:
Khai of Ancient Khem popped thru my door today, so will be devouring that!

Goth Did he bring his Mummy? Boom Boom

I got my U.S copy of Khai a few weeks ago and just waiting now to receive a U.S print of the Compleat Crow.

Jase

[ShadoeWolfe]

You're right Daxx - can this thread get any longer? Answer? No. http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/smile.gif

I'll start a new thread and close this one out because I can't believe it has stayed on topic for over a year - so I won't yank it. But it is too looooong to keep adding more so we'll just put another one in here for new submissions. Thanks to all for keeping it on topic...! http://www.brianlumley.com/ubb/biggrin.gif