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Stephen P

Stephen P

There's always time enough for eating and breathing, but never time enough for reading. Not since I had children.
I have made 'my wish list' on the shelf my 'I couldn't finish it shelf'. Just so I don't forget the 'bad' books or books that I might try again later.

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's... more »
  • Asheville, NC, USA
  • member since January 19 2009

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  • Marguerite M

    Marguerite M says

    Good question, now that I think about it...books don't scare me that much. I thought the Stand would be scary, but it was powerful, and sometimes vivid, but not scary. I think movies scare me more than books. Although I did read Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind and there is a scene when a child is killed by molten lead being forced down his throat that made me throw the book across the room...but I picked it up and finished it. Even Carrie wasn't too scary. So perhaps I'll give Patterson a try one of these days. Didn't he write Kiss the Girls which I did see and didn't think was too scary as a movie, so I was just being a scardy cat :)

    posted 6 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Marguerite M

    Marguerite M says

    Hey Stephen,

    Let me know what you think of the James Patterson book please. I'm curious about his books, but I'm worried they might be too scary. Thanks

    posted 10 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Charlie Ravioli

    Charlie Ravioli says

    Glad you liked 'In Harms Way'. Some more books that come to mind are two non-fiction, three fiction. First, if you haven't already, you may want to check out both An Army At Dawn and The Day of Battle both by Richard Atkinson and both are non-fiction about WWII. I am half-way thru An Army At Dawn and like it very much. Also, three other fictional books you may like are Eye of The Neddle by Ken Follet (centers around WWII), The Winds of War by Herman Wouk (much more historical fiction than fiction), and The Marines of Autumn by James Brady which is centered around the Korean War (truly a great book, one of my top 10 of all time). Happy Reading!

    posted 10 days ago. ( send a note )
  • mark s

    mark s says

    Good! Knew you would get it:) *hands him a cigar*

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • mark s

    mark s says

    How do you like the face I borrowed?

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Tracey S

    Tracey S says

    Well, I like to investigate different genres. I will have a run on erotica, but not just yet. I am doing a 50 book challenge by different authors for another book site. I am reading no. 31 at the moment, Sula by Toni Morrison. I have until New Years Eve to finish my challenge. It shouldn't be too hard though!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • mark s

    mark s says

    That's quite alright, maybe you should lend it to some Acoma or Navaho..

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    as I recall, The Sword is the biggest and First King was the shortest. You could always try audio on your daily commute? The series was also, in my opinion, inconsistent. Most of the books were good but there seemed to be a lemon every couple books. The Sword is definitely the best of the bunch! The last one I read was The Gypsy Morph and to me it was the weakest of the series.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Tracey S

    Tracey S says

    I am reading the mammoth book of lesbian erotica by Barbara Cardy. It is my first erotica book and there will be plenty more.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • mark s

    mark s says

    I don't know if I can handle a year in Arizona:D

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  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    link enclosed. The list spaced out funny...

    http://www.terrybrooks.net/readingorder.html

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    sorry I skipped a word. The Knight of the Word trilogy is the second to the last to be followed by the Armageddon's Children series. He left room to keep writing after Gypsy Morph and probably will eventually.

    here is the list from his web site:
    NEW READERS - Terry's Suggested Reading Order

    The Original Shannara Trilogy

    The Sword of Shannara
    The Elfstones of Shannara
    The Wishsong of Shannara
    A Shannara Short Story

    Indomitable – An epilogue to The Wishsong of Shannara
    A Shannara Graphic Novel

    Dark Wraith of Shannara
    The Heritage of Shannara

    The Scions of Shannara
    The Druid of Shannara
    The Elf Queen of Shannara
    The Talismans of Shannara
    A Shannara Prequel

    First King of Shannara
    The Word/Void Trilogy


    Running with the Demon

    A Knight of the Word

    Angel Fire East
    The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara

    Ilse Witch
    Antrax
    Morgawr
    High Druid of Shannara

    Jarka Ruus
    Tanequil
    Straken
    Genesis of Shannara Trilogy

    Armageddon's Children
    The Elves of Cintra
    The Gypsy Morph

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    His books are grouped most of the time in trilogies. Next is Elfstones of Shanarra and then Wishsong of Shanarra. Terry Brooks actually suggets the Knight of the Word trilogy as last. There is also a single The First King of Shanarra that can be read as a stand alone at any point. It introduces Allanon as a child. Knight of the Word does not seem to be related to Shanarra but it does start to tie in when you get to Armageddon's Children....sort of. It may have been Terry brooks plan all along to tie the two series togteher but he never said it till Armageddon's Children came out after something like 10 years.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • mark s

    mark s says

    I actually grew up in a border state, called Delaware. Went to High Point because someone from my church was going there, then came to Texas to do my graduate school. Ended up stayin in Texas.:)
    I figure by the time I turn 80 I'll be living in Alaska;) I'm makin a big circle round the US.

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  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    Armageddon's Children, then The Elves of Cintra and finally the Gypsy Morph are the last three in the Shanarras he wrote to connect his Knight of the Word series with The Sword of Shanarra. He left enough of a gap to fill in more books though. I was expecting them to totally connect and there are a few thousand years still in the gap! Amrageddon's Children was a real cliffhanger! Loved it!

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  • Tracey S

    Tracey S says

    I wasn't being rude. After reading that message back today it does sound rude. I apologise. How are you? What are you reading?

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  • Marguerite M

    Marguerite M says

    Was the same one that was on the sci/fi channel?

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  • Tracey S

    Tracey S says

    Hi Stephen. My profile should read Norfolk, UK. If you know the UK at all that is the east of the country. All the best. Tracey. x

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Marguerite M

    Marguerite M says

    It's actually on CBS Weds @ 9. It's all about the FBI behavioral analysts unit and how they figure out profiles of serial killers. I like it because it tends to focus more on the why than the how of murders. They also tend to reference real life serial killers like Ted Bundy etc. It's really cool, but not too bloody. I don't CSI cause sometimes they show too much icky stuff. (How's that for clinical description.)

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    Terry Brooks suggests an order for the books..the order they were written in. So Elfstones of Shanarra would be next. Then he suggests Wishsing of Shanarra. You can also read The First King of Shanarra at any early point. The other theory for reading Shanarra is some folks want to read it in chronological order. After reading it twice I am now doing a third reread in chronological order. He has a huge website filled with info and lists. I love the first book but then my next favorite woukd have to be Armageddon's Children. This serfies is so big you can read it for years LOL!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )


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