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Yoo hoo! *waves hanky* It's me again with another special delivery!
Did you know that today is Book Lover's Day? No? Well, neither did I until Shaylmesse (#13314) brought it to my attention-- and I'm blushing to have to admit my ignorance, because there are few greater pleasures than curling up with a good book! If you're like me and would just love to have your own little personal library, why don't you try Shaylmesse's gift on for size?
The Book Lover's Background is available in the Advent Calendar for the duration of today and tomorrow, up until August 10th, 11:59pm.
Ooh, but wait! There's more!
Tell me your favourite book (and why!) in the comments and you could be in with a chance of winning this set of custom crystals! I'm in need of some good new holiday reads and I'm sure I can't be the only one. :3 Chime in by August 10th, 11:59pm to ensure your spot in the draw (one entry per account, please).
Ooh, but wait! There's even more!!!
Do you remember I mentioned earlier in the week that I was having a tidy of my inbox? The invitation (and encouragement!) to nudge your outstanding Artist Pay is still open, but today I am asking you to bump up PMs pertaining to Lunarii switches. That means if you picked up the wrong Lunaris for the month and you're still waiting on me to swap 'em around for you, point yourself to my inbox sharpish!
Phew! Okay! That's everything - probably! Who knows! Yay! Exclamation marks!
Thank you for the background, Shaylmesse!
Just smell those new pages!
Posted by Captain Visark
(#185) on Fri Aug 9, 2013 1:17pm
- Lina Kira
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 7:51pm
Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card is a great book! IT takes a different look at the whole time-travel power. It's also your typical sci-fy book with spaceships, an Earthlike-planet, and extremely advanced robots. The sequel, Ruins, is also out, but the series isn't finished yet!
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 7:52pm
I love 'The Book Thief' by Markus Zusak. It's beautifully, powerfully written and deals with heavy and painful themes, but despite knowing how everything will end, it keeps you hoping that maybe, there's the slightest chance that things will turn out okay...
- Sprinkles
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 7:52pm
I recommend Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, or if you've already read that, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! Both are super great reads and tie for my favorite book.
- Aguero-Agnis
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 7:55pm
Picking out a single favorite book? This is nearly impossible; I have quite a few favorites.
If I could pick a series instead, I think I'll go with the "Shield, Sword, and Crown" by Hilari Bell. All of Bell's novels are wonderful, and she's published quite a few of them, but some of my favorite Bell characters comes from this trilogy. Great characterization, great action, great suspense - the stories she writes are solid, yet I've never been able to guess the plot twist in any of them yet.
But back to "Shield, Sword, and Crown" in particular... I've read this series at least a dozen times. All three of the main characters are such dynamic, loveable characters, I think this is the main reason the story stands out to me so much. They're kids, so they do a little growing up along the way - some more than others - and Bell's novels are realistic enough that there's no idealistic, "convenient for all" ending.
There's a lot of great moments in this series, and a lot of great emotions.
...I love books, gosh, don't even get me started on this stuff.
- Tsuzuki
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 7:56pm
The Malazan Book of the fallen series by Steven Erikson. Its a 10 book series starting with Gardens of the Moon. Its an amazing series filled with magic, gods and dragons. Packed with action with lots of twist and turns its a very exciting read and hard to put down. Steven Erikson is an amazing author <3
- metropolis93fan
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 8:02pm
My favorite book is "Briar Rose" by Jane Yolen. It's short... perhaps 250 pages? But detailed and beautiful. I literally stayed up all night at age 14 to read it. It was an adult book but I was long since in the adult section by that age. it combined two of my greatest interests: WWII and the Holocaust and fairy tell retellings. It blends the story of Sleeping Beauty with the horrific story of the Holocaust and the mystery of how the two stories intertwine and the granddaughter tries to figure out how her grandmother came to tell a very warped version of Sleeping Beauty to her and her sisters as children, going so far as to go to Europe to track down people who knew her grandmother, is so beautiful it gave me chills. The ending just about set my heart of fire. You never see it coming. I cannot suggest it highly enough. It may be short, but it's sweeter than anything.
- Ieris
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 8:03pm
Fire Bringer by David Clement-Davies. I love how he combined fantasy , action together with an animal theme. Really good story line and the characters have interesting backgrounds and personalities. Overall great book in my opinion ,couldn't put it down myself .
- Moved to 1599
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 8:06pm
Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. It is rather geared towards a young generation but I find that is has much to offer. A complex plot, creatures of every sort of race, a boy genius who strives for recognition and to find his father, he has a surprising level of maturity with moments of his childish frustration and times where his practiced calm crashes down and piques of tempered rashness shine through.
It arcs through where the beginning is himself evading and outwitting private school shrinks through finding out about his father, creating futuristic technology, and time travel. Artemis Fowl is an entertaining read with witty comments and leaves you wanting more and more with each book, it even has Eoin Colfer's created code in Fairy language, recognizable locations like stonehenge and new york and travels all over the world...
and yes, I have red this series several times and translated the language at the bottom of each page in the first book(minorly obsessive there)
- Krisalyss
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Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 8:12pm
The Legend of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichert.
It's about a thief/assassin with the ability to shift his weight from feather-light to immoveable, who gets caught, and as punishment has to work as a bodygaurd for the king's son. Lots of twists and turns!
Posted on: Fri Aug 9, 2013 7:50pm
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
It's part of the Xanth series, which is great if you love Fantasy, Florida, or Puns xD