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Post by Psylence on Mar 28, 2004 12:09:17 GMT -5
So, are you reading any books in a series right now? Are you looking for that third book in the trilogy, or the other half of the set? Or are you just looking for that other little footie sock, because you were using it for a bookmark and you want that book again? Well, I can't help you there but talk about your favourite series...es..whatever the plural of series is here!
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Post by Sarah on Mar 30, 2004 12:01:38 GMT -5
ooh....series...i love 'em! but i hate it when i finish the last book in the series... ie: i'm not lookig forward to the 6th book, becuz then JKR will start the last book. hmm...one of my favourite series that i just read was The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce. Although only 4 books total, it really rocks. i could't keep my hands off of them! i finished them all in a bout 5 days. ;D i've noticed familar names on this site that remind me of the books...aka Alanna the Liones...great character in that book. and my naem, as well...Daine..the main character.
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Post by Psylence on Mar 30, 2004 16:52:33 GMT -5
I've got the LOTR trilogy and The Hobbit, all seven Narnia books, and two-thirds of The Echorium Sequence. I don't know anyone else who's read any of the books in The Echorium Sequence (Song Quest, Crystal Mask, Dark Quetzal)...anyway. I also have the Old Kingdom trilogy, which consists of three books by Garth Nix: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen. In that order. Tasia's said before that I and a few other people are her friends IRL, and I lent her my copies of Sabriel and Abhorsen. She liked the trilogy as far as I can tell, and she's not done with Abhorsen yet. What I think would be really cool is if they made the Old Kingdom trilogy into a trilogy of movies, like LOTR. That and the Echorium Sequence. Those would rock as movies.
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Post by Simply Panda on Mar 30, 2004 17:23:45 GMT -5
I used to be a HUGE fan of the Animorph books... and K.A. Applegate's other series: Everworld. Currently I am reading a Series of Unfortunate Events(Lemony Snicket) as well as Herbie Brennan's Faerie Wars (which is the first in a series he is writing) I'm also a big fan of trilogies: Lord of the Rings (and the Hobbit) Garth Nix's: Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen Philip Pullman: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and the Amber Spyglass Jane Yolen: Dragon Blood, Hearts Blood and the third one who's name I can't remember!!!
Gah... i love series books... but they are so dangerous! I really get sucked into them!
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Post by Psylence on Mar 30, 2004 19:49:05 GMT -5
I love your avatar, Panda. The Old Kingdom Trilogy needs to be made into a movie, and if it hasn't by the time I'm all old like Peter Jackson, and provided Peter is dead by then, I'm gonna make it into a movie. SO THERE. XD Hopefully I won't mangle it into a three-hour dry heave of a cinematic failure, as I'm sure I'm going to with this other movie project my friend and I are working on.
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Post by izera on Mar 30, 2004 20:31:02 GMT -5
I loved The Immortals, but I read them so long ago, I can barely remember the names of the creatures. She's writing a new series, isn't she? And hey, if you ever don't like leaving the characters when one series ends, Tamora Pierce has a tendency to put her other characters back in other series. But you probably already know that. I also loved the Circle of Magic and The Circle Opens by said author, but I'm not reading them now. Just a suggestion for those of you who like high fantasy. I'm still waiting on Card to write the final book of the Ender Octet--such a great series!! Even though the last two seem more politically focused--and I really don't understand politics--this I could comprehend and it's touching, although some changes in heart seem almost abrupt. Arg, I can't wait!!! >_< ^_^ A lot of books can be made into movies, and at first it would seem like a good idea, but should they? Maybe I'm just a skeptic because I'm really worried about the upcoming Ender movie, but you guys can't deny that books have a magic that movies aren't always capable of capturing.
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Post by Leia Skye on Apr 6, 2004 22:43:52 GMT -5
Has anyone ever read the His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman? I just finished reading them and they're brilliant, for the most part! My sister's had the books for years, but I was reluctant to read them until earlier this year when I was suspended from school (long story!) and had nothing to do! I'm really glad I did. There are some idiosyncracies in the books, however, that I'd love to talk about with someone else who's read them. I think my sister and I have exhausted the subject with each other.
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Post by izera on Apr 6, 2004 23:02:00 GMT -5
Hehe You're not giving Pullman enough credit by asking if any of us have read that series. Tons of us have read it (refer to The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Monster List also in this forum to see for yourself). But what did you mean by "idiosyncrasies" that you wanted to discuss??
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Post by Leia Skye on Apr 6, 2004 23:07:29 GMT -5
Not really idiosyncracies, more loose ends...i.e. When the hell does Mary tempt Lyra? And how would Lyra have been like Eve? By liberating the dead people?
And...argh, there's more but it's late.
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Post by izera on Apr 6, 2004 23:51:15 GMT -5
Wow, tough ones. But I used to think about these all the time as I was reading them and long after I finished them so hopefully this will clear something up. ***SPOILERS! For anyone who hasn't read/finished this yet, I seriously urge you to NOT read on, unless you want the ending ruined for you. It's a delight to read so DON'T READ ON UNLESS YOU'VE READ IT.*** Well, yeah Mary as the temptress didn't make sense to me, and I'm still trying to figure that out since like a year ago. I'll look at it again and see if I can figure it out for the both of us. Unfortunately, my copies are at home with my sister. But I'll try my best to remember what exactly was said. As for Lyra as Eve,... Remember, Eve was supposedly the one who first tasted the forbidden fruit, aka sin, aka Dust, and so they were kicked out of the Garden. The original sin that Adam and Eve passed down to the people was precisely this. However, in Pullman's interpretation, Dust was never a bad thing. Also recall that Dust is constantly leaving the worlds due to the unsealed tears in the universes. And so it's Lyra's role in the grand scheme of things to return (instead of bestowe since she is the "second" Eve) Dust to the people. She is the beginning of a new era of knowledge and enlightment which stems from the Dust that she is keeping in the universe. Also Adam and Eve were the start of the human race on Earth, outside of the Garden. If it hadn't been for them, humankind as we know it would not exist because we strive for exceeding our own limits and boundaries on knowledge, and if they had stayed in the Garden, God's forbidden fruit would always be offlimits, keeping them in the dark. Now, back to the book. The Kingdom of Heaven as it was with Metatron would've been just that, so the only way to evolve was to break free of that and create, in Lyra's words, "the Republic of Heaven" on Earth. :whew:
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Post by guinevere on Apr 7, 2004 3:47:35 GMT -5
I*m reading the Christopher Golden vampire series. I had to go to 4 different bookstores to complete the series (so far)--two stores here and two on Maui. I*m into a vampire thingie now--can*t get enough.
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Post by Leia Skye on Apr 7, 2004 15:13:19 GMT -5
Thanks, Izera That makes sense. The Eve thing, rather.
*SPOILERS*
Mary. Mary, Mary, Mary. I cannot think why. Is it because she's like, "Lyra, you can come back to my world and study Dust with me!" But then that kind of becomes irrelevant once they realise what Dust is and what they have to do...and I kept thinking Mary was going to say, "Hey Lyra, come back with me and Will! Screw the Spectres!" But she never did. And the priest just sort of died...and...what? Maybe I shall write him a letter, silly Mr. Pullman. *shrug*
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Post by izera on Apr 7, 2004 18:16:24 GMT -5
***SPOILERS*** Haha, yeah, I was halfway hoping that one of them would decide to stay with the other in a different world but NOOOO Pullman has to make sure that they go back to their own worlds. I really didn't want to see the two of them part like that; it was sad. Anyway, yeah, I can see why Mary is the snake in that respect. In addition to that, (I've been thinking it through and) maybe Mary is the snake because it offered to open Eve and Adam's eyes. Mary similarly was the one who wanted to research the Dust and she was fairly close to uncovering its secret with that machine of hers. Also, correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't she also say that once she goes back to her London, she's going to tell people who'll listen about the Dust and the need to prevent it from leaving the universe? And maybe also (ok, this one's a little more far out but) it's because she befriended those strange creatures in the other world (can't remember their names), making the place more hospitable and giving them the chance to realize their love at that moment. Otherwise, they would've been too busy trying to find food and shelter and so on. That last one's a last-minute speculation and I really didn't think too much into it so it might have some loopholes.
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Post by Tange-Rhi-ne, Tange-Rhi-ne on Apr 8, 2004 15:05:00 GMT -5
Has anyone else read the "Guardians of Time" trilogy, by Marianne Curley? Well, only two of the books are out yet ("The Named" and "The Dark") but the third one is coming out soon. And I love the first two books
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Post by Rikku on Apr 11, 2004 21:56:31 GMT -5
Psy- you mean Garth Nix's Trilogy- Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen (I started the trend at school)?
I'm reading a duo, it doesn't have a name to my knowledge, but the books are Dhampir, and Thief of Lives. Who knows, might even be a trilogy
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