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Howdy y'all, This is my very first post ever on this forum (and only my third on any forum.) Before we get to my own answer to the thread question, please allow me to tell you a little about myself. I am 20 years old, and currently employed as a full-time actor at Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre in Snow Camp, NC (about 30 minutes south of Greensboro.) Those of you who have better memories than mine may remember that OSC wrote a review of the theatre last year. I happened to also be in attendance the evening he visited, and also loved the plays, so much that I auditioned for them this year. I've been a fan of OSC since about 8th or 9th grade, when a good friend told me to read Ender's Game because he thought I'd like it. And so I went down to the local library, picked up a copy of A Planet Called Treason--I never was that good at following directions--and have loved OSC ever since. I am a believing Mormon, and unashamed to say so. Though I classify myself as conservative, I tend to lean more moderate than most Mormons (probably due to my career as an actor--dang thespians.) I look forward to meeting you all. Oh, and to answer my own question, I am currently reading Unaccompanied Sonata: and Other Stories--an oldie, but goodie.
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But I haven't been able to get into it so far, so its place will be taken up by First Meetings starting tonight.
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I just finished Red Prophet, so Prentice Alvin is next on my to-buy list. I'd have done it already, except that I'm rereading my Robert Jordan novels and in the middle of Manifold: Space.
The concept of basing a series of fantasy novels around one's historical religious leader is fascinating to me, as is creating a sci-fi novel out of one's holy text. Unfortunately I belong to the churches of Christ, which have few good analogies to LDS and no tradition of literary fiction at all....*sigh*
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I no longer keep books on my nightstand, lest I spill my glass of water on them. However, the stack next to my bed (within reach) has Future on Fire, Future on Ice, How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy, Children of the Mind, Lovelock, The Abyss, Stone Tables, Ender's Game, and Xenocide. There wouldn't normally be this many there -- I occasionally return them to the shelves -- but I had been looking for a specific quote for someone, and have still been unable to find it. *sigh*
As a side note, the OSC books here on the computer desk (they're here because I was looking for that same quote) are A Storyteller In Zion, Treason, A Planet Called Treason, Maps in a Mirror, Lost Boys, Speaker for the Dead, and The Worthing Saga.
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Starting today it's Earthfall, though I think Hart's Hope is still there, along with a few others. I'm looking for some other stuff to read.
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Homecoming Part 5. I am in the middle now. After that I will read either "How to write science fiction..." or "Character and viewpoint" and *maybe* write something myself .
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Hmmm - good idea to keep the water and the books separated, Pop. Welcome, Brian.
Currently on my nightstand, next to the bed, under the bed and on the bed reside (besides Pepper, my cat):
Earth Prayers From Around the World Treks Not Taken, S. Boyett Daily Word Growing Up Again, J. Illsley Clarke My Grandfather's Blessings, R. Remen, M.D. Why Christian, D. Hall
and I just completed Strange Days, P. Kennealy and will be starting (the heart of your question) Lost Boys, which I have not read before and am looking forward to slowly enjoying.
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quote: but I had been looking for a specific quote for someone, and have still been unable to find it. *sigh*
Papa Moose, I would be willing to help you look because I have a very good memory of good quotes. Could you give me a description?
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Palpatine> I have to admit I found Red Prophet very strange. It was as if half the social setup Card had produced was being torn down. We have the Iroquois safely set up as a state and the groundwork for peaceable integration between colonists and natives, and suddenly....well, you haven't read it, so I'll keep my mouth shut. Much the same situation with knacks and the like--I'd gotten used to the idea that the common folk consider them good, or morally acceptable anyway, and then...
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I'm just starting "Pastwatch, the Redemption of Christopher Columbus", but I gotta admit, I'm having some difficulty getting into it.
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Nothing at the moment, but no doubt the paperbacks of the recent stuff at some point.
Now, I'm curious if there is a recommended-reading list around here? My list of "must read" authors has dwindled significantly, and I'm in need of good lit in my life.
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Oh my - I just finished Lost Boys. *insert stunned emoticom here*
So much for a slow, leisurely read. I couldn't put it down. OSC's a gifted observer of humanity - and he certainly shows that in all his works that I've ever read.
Another stunner, Mr. Card - I am sorry I waited so long to read it.
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The only catch is that it's [only] my second copy, as the covers (and some pages, come to think of it) fell off the first and I need to begin breaking this one in Posts: 3932 | Registered: Sep 1999
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Where did you get a copy of Future on Fire? I always assumed it was one of those mythical books that didn't really exsist.
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Enchantment always seems to be close by no matter how many times I've read it. Ender's Game as well (of course) and Lovelock are other "I've already read them" favorites.
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i just finished Heartfire and I had started The Memory of Earth before I found Prentice Alvin (couldn't find it ANYWHERE..drove me nuts cuz I was on a roll)..And i will probably pick that back up tonite. I can't wait for the Crystal City. Petunia Posts: 3 | Registered: Aug 2003
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I like this topic. It's been quite a while since I ventured back to this side of the forum!
*feels nostalgic*
I don't have a nightstand but currently on the floor next to my bed is Lovelock. I haven't even started it yet, but I just bought it because it was way cheap. ($4.99 at the BYU Bookstore...I think sometimes they get tons of OSC books in stock and sell them really discounted because last Christmas I got Ender's Game for $2.99, and in March I got Saints for $6.99...good buys, eh? )
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Just finished Lost Boys, so it's off there, but Seventh Son will soon replace it as soon as I find it. The sad thing is that I think I already packed it, so I may have to wait until I unpack at college to start it! Posts: 1261 | Registered: Jun 2002
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Right now... Rebekah. I'm about halfway through it, the first day I started reading it (this past Sunday) I read about 150 pages of it. Now that I am back in the work week, I've had to slow down but I believe that I will have the book read by the end of the week. If I had more free time, this wouldn't be such a big deal, but I am usually so busy that I am only able to squeeze in a chapter before falling asleep. Not with this book there is no falling asleep on this one! I really liked some of the parts in it.
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I am re-reading the last two "alvin" books to be ready for Crystal City. Mainly I am waiting for the next "chapter" of the preview of Crystal City!
I am also re-reading some of S. King's Gunslinger series as the new one of those also comes out in November.
November will be a good month for me!
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My nightstand is seconding as a bookshelf, so there are many books on it.
Currently I'm reading The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, but when I get done reading Tolkien I'll begin the Homecoming series that I just recently aquired from a friend.
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I got my copy of Future on Fire from a used book store, I'm not sure if it's still in print.
I've finished up The Worthing Saga recently (which reminds me, I need to vist another thread here...). I have something like 8 massive copmuter books (stuff like PHP, Assembly, C++ algorthims, Copmuter Organization and Design ) so I haven't had much time for OSC books latley.
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I just finished Ships of Earth and have been planning to get the next one from the library, but we only have one car right now. Also, I have How to write Sci Fi/Fantasy on hold.
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I finished Saints for the first time a few weeks ago. I wish I were reading something by OSC right now, but I'm having a lot of trouble finding any books by him that I haven't read yet.
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I found a copy at a used bookstore a few days ago, and though I have a few others to read, I'm looking forward to digging in.
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Just about finished with The Call of Earth now, so I will be moving to The Ships of Earth very shortly. Posts: 4229 | Registered: Dec 2002
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I have Songmaster, I just haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I don't know why, but I find it hard to get into.
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I had trouble getting into songmaster at first too, but once I did, I loved it. On my nightstand I've got Pastwatch and underneath it Enchantment for when I finish.
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Nadda one OSC book can be on my nightstand for a long time...well, it can be there, and I can pay attention to it in my sleep, but I have books to read as assignments... It's a terrible crisis, and I think that I should make a petition against being forced to read books that stink!! Glory Field , by Walter Dean Myers. Sorry, if anybody likes it...
"Remember, the enemy's gate is down"
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Alvin Journeyman. I'm re-reading the series so I'll be all current when Crystal City is released in September.
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Well, I finished Rebekah, and then right after that I read Memory of Earth. So now I am on ships of earth. I think I am going to go for a personal record on how fast I read the homecoming series. Posts: 879 | Registered: Aug 2000
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I finished First Meetings yesterday so now I'm rereading Ender's Game. (I don't even know how many times I've read it) The next book on my list is the third Homecoming book. I would've bought it months ago but the book stores always seem to be missing the one book I need in a series. I may need to resort to ordering it online.
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I'm in the middle of Prentice Alvin(again). Re-reading the series in expectation for the new one. Also, Ender's Shadow that I'm reading aloud to my wife. And, so you don't think I only read OSC, I'm in the middle of Superstition by David Ambrose.
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I've taken a break from a long Alivin Maker binge and am now thorougly enjoying the excellent Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. Brian Herbert is a much, much better writer than his father. I found most of the books in the Dune series totally impenetrable. I only picked up The Butlerian Jihad because I wanted to know more about the ancient war against the thinking machines that's referenced so many times in Dune.
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