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Here's another guy I recommend. I've only read 2 of his books(Lions of Lucerne and State of the Union). I need to go out and pick up the rest of his. Here's his website Check it out. See what you guys think.

Any fans of the Xanth series out there?

Many of his books have been made into movies Jackie Brown, Get shorty, Be Cool, Big Bounce, and Out of Sight. He is one of the few writers that can make me laugh aloud.

Anyone else love fantasy, sci-fi books?

Alrighty, since I'm pretty excited to do this again, I'm posting sign-ups for my upcomming fan fiction. What is it about you ask? It's based in the Resident Evil world! Sure, you may be turned off a bit now, but people who gave it a shot really got into it when reading. This fan fiction will be written entirely by me, but you guys get the chance to take part in it! Heres what I ask of you. I'll have player positions listed, then all you need to do is post a reply with the following information (only needed if you want to be in the story). Rules also provided: Name: (Can be a name you desire, or if you truely want... you can use your CS name for it. Server rules apply ) Age: Sex: Short Bio: (This is so we can get an idea what your character is like. Nationality, location of birth, past life experiences, etc. Also include how your character got involved with S.T.A.R.S. (optional. If you don't want to be a part of S.T.A.R.S., then you won't have a couple perks that they get. Spots for S.T.A.R.S. members will be limited.)) What kind of character you want: (see below) Weapon(s): (In this field, you choose what weapon you start out with that is approperate to your class. Pictures are encouraged! Link to them only please. Soldiers, Medics, and the Alpha Leader are limited to an automatic rifle and a pistol (both of their choosing). The Heavy Weapon character gets to choose two primary weapons and a secondary weapon (light smg or pistol). You don't need to go in serious detail with your bio, just provide enough information you think I'll need to get a good of your personality, etc. Classes: These are what we will be able to choose from. Depending on the character's situation, civilians caught up in the action will either share firearms, or be provided with one when they are introduced into the story. Here are the classes to choose from: Alpha Leader: Tatsuhiko (JackieChan) - INGAME Heavy Weaponeer: Jim/Chief (Chief) - INGAME Soldier 1: Misery (Loki) - INGAME Soldier 2: Farmer (Farmerisme) - INGAME Medic: Bones (Batman) - INGAME Civilian 1: Nick Zoro (Nick Soapdish) Civilian 2: Dr. Sophie Brunn (Ebildustbunny) - INGAME Civilian 3: Baraqel (Baruch) - INGAME Careful which class you choose. Being the Heavy Weaponeer class hinders your character physically. They get exhausted faster, slow reflexes, and can potentionally die faster than the rest of the team. The medic is the most dependant of the classes to choose from. So it'll be up to the team to make sure that the medic survives the ordeal. Characters can die from any means I choose from. Mostly from zombie attacks. If I happen to have your character die, don't think it's because I hate you (which'll be impossible because I <3 all of you ), it's part of the story. Health Status You get 5 health status levels. There as follows: Fine Caution Caution Danger Dead Obviously, the more damage you take, the worse your health status gets. Finding green herbs/medipacks (provided by the medic of the group) increases your health status one level, but you can never get back to the "Fine" condition once you have been wounded. You can only get up to yellow caution. I hope I'm not missing anything... In the mean time, heres my character's information (also, use it as an example as well): Name: Tatsuhiko Age: 24 Sex: Male Short Bio: Born in Japan, Tatsuhiko moved to the states mainly for schooling. He then recieved military training when he was only 18. He joined S.T.A.R.S. when he was 20. Many people got jealous of his abilities because he quickly passed through the ranks and recieved the highest rank for being an officer on duty. Alpha Team's leader. Compromised of only two people, Alpha Team was assigned only special jobs that didn't involve too much risk. So he mostly was given paper work with his partner. Character Class: Alpha Leader Weapons: M4 Colt Carbine, Raging Bull Magnum Now I leave it up to you guys to support this. YOU MAY JOIN AT ANY TIME WHILE THE STORY IS IN PROGRESS AS WELL! The story needs at least 3 people to begin, so get postin! Also, as the story progresses, post things to keep me goin. I don't want to duck out of the story early due to loss of interest. gl, hf.

(From the back cover:) Shot twice by an unseen assailant, Dr. Marc Seidman lies in a hospital bed. His wife is dead. His six-month-old daughter has vanished. Just when his world seems forever shattered, the note arrives... If you contact the authorities, we disappear. You will never know what happened to her. We want two million dollars. There will be no second chance. Marc has nowhere to turn and no one to trust. And the authorities are closing in on a new suspect--him. Cornered by deadly secrets about his wife, about an old love he's never forgotten, and about his own past, Marc has only one chance to get it right--and bring his daughter home... --- Great read, the end will blow you away It's real smart, you'll be guessing at how everyone is connected throughout the whole novel.

I just checked out a book by Vince Flynn called, 'Memorial Day' I was wondering if any of you guys read it before to get some feedback..

Just finished this book, anyone who is interested in sales or marketing should check it out. The author discusses his theory of branding, the "primal theory," and its seven components: the creation story, the creed, the icons, the sacred rituals, the leaders, the pagans, and the sacred words. Then he examines a number of companies (including Coca Cola, UPS, Fast Company, and Cyan) and how they have created great brands. He also discusses people, places, and organizations. It's about 250 pages, but it's a pretty quick read.

I get USAToday and the local paper. Read as much of it as I can.

Yeah, so, I've deemed it fantasy-action genre, though really there's as many battles in the book as any other fantasy novel, but I try to write in a more engaging matter. Rather than focus on building a fantastical world, I focus on the characters and their stories. Feedback (especially critical, I hope to publish this someday) is always appreciated. EDIT: (Taken out)

4.5 of 5 stars i downed this 400 page book in 2.5 days, not because i like to read, but because i couldn't put this down. it's a conspiracy/thriller about the government, the mob, big business, and technology. one of those that "could be true," but we'll never know. give it a whirl. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034548059...ie=UTF8&s=books

Who are some of your favorite authors? Here's mine (well a partial list) Robert Ludlum Louis Lamour Larry McMurtry Greg Iles John Sanford Clive Cussler Stephen King(used to be a big fan of his stuff, not so much anymore) These are just a few I can think of off the top of my head. As you can see it's all fiction & westerns. I read other things by different authors. I just don't follow them as I do the above mentioned. Although 2 of the above I can no longer follow as they are dead(so I don't reckon I'll be seeing anything new from them)

who reads him? I've read cat's cradle and breakfast of champions in the last month or so.

... I think it's the only series I ever clung to. Since like 5th grade... I enjoy other books but nothing has ever come close to much I enjoy reading this series. Anyone else read this series? I'm currently on like chapter 7 or 10 of "Rakkety Tam"

Has anyone else read this book? It's a response to all the people crying that today's pop culture is dumbing down our society. Johnson argues that today's tv shows and video games, along with the internet, are actually making us smarter. He goes well beyond the standard "video games improve dexterity and hand-eye coordination" argument. Not too long, check it out if you get a chance.

Have any favorite or interesting short story writers? I like Stephen King or Bradbury ones... but have seen some cool russian ones by Leskov that I am reading now. I like this genre because to get a story started and finished so quickly (and have it be good) is really tough. I would like to read some more if anyone else has some good ones.

Has anyone read Life of Pi? I am on chapter 20 and it isn't very interesting. Is there any reason I should finish it? Thanks jay_swift

I think we could make this work. Take turns suggesting books that we could all read... give it a few weeks or more... then discuss it. Public libraries are our friends.

<---me I like books! Good luck with your forum, Farmer!

Feel free to discuss whatever you would like about what you read. Keep it civil for sensitive topics. Ideas... Post up books as you read them and tell us what you thought about it. Authors or genres that you enjoy. Ask for advice on good books that others have read and suggest yours to others. Think about joining the GC book club (coming to an area near you soon) where we will take turns suggesting a book we can all read and discuss. Add links to stuff you are currently writing. You can get feedback and just plain share your work. Anything else you can think of!