Great Wallpaper Site.

I have this fascinations with wallpapers. I love them. I changed them almost daily. So, I have a few sites bookmarked.

Wallpaper Site #1

Wallpaper Site #2

Carry on.

Parallel Worlds.

Here is a other novel that I am currently reading. While I dont focus on it, I do pick it up from time to time.

Basically, in short, and I am barely covering the material covered in this book, is the creation of the universe. And the possiblity of other universes/dimensions co-existing next to ours. What will happen when everything stops, and what was here before the big bang. And, was is it the big bang? Or several million big bangs?

So many thoughts/theories/ideas dazzle in this book. I discovered him while reading Illium by Dan Simmons, and watching a Discovery Chanel special called "Alien Planet". Susprisingly, Michio writing style is very easy to follow, espically if you dont have a Astro-Physic degree. ;) 

Next Book!

I finished the "Curse of Chalion", and here are a few thoughts on it.

- Good book, lots of theology of the world. Also, was nice to see that it focuses mostly on just one character as opposed to many.

- Found it a little 'quieter' than most books I read. Meaning, not alot of action. Mostly tense moment, with the odd spattering of action.

- Over all, quite good. It was nominated for a Hugo, which susprises me. Outta 10, maybe a 7.5

Now, I've stared the book to the side here. Canadian Author, this is the type of book you read for 15 minutes, and set it down. You gotta think. Not very far into the novel, but, enjoying it immensely! 

Indigo Top 100 Reader's Choice.

Just found out Chapters/Indigo's top 100 books voted by readers. Here are the top 3, and then the rest are where Fantasy/Scifi books fit in.

1 - The Da Vinci Code
2 - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
3 - To Kill a MockingBird - Harper Lee

Now, for the scifi/fantasy stuff and where it ranked. :)

5-7 - Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
11- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling
13 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - JK Rowling
16 - Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone - JK Rowling
18 - The Stand - Stephen King
19 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - JK Rowling
21 - The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
26 - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
28 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis
31 - Dune - Frank Hebert
35 - Mists of Avalan - Marian Zimmer Bradlye
53 - Ender's Games - Orson Scott Card
57 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - JK Rowling
76 - Summer Tree - Guy Gavriel Kay
84 - Wizard's First Rule - Terry Goodkind

Lots of scifi/fantasy seem to dominant the list. Only one that susprises me is "Wizards First Rule".. Read that, ugh, horrid book.

Feast for Crows

November 8, 2005. That's when the George R. R. Martin "Feast for Crows" will be released.

This series, "A Song of Fire and Ice" started way back in 97, and the previous novel was released in 2000. So, 3 books later, and 5 years, we finally get to see the next installment in the series.

And they changed the god dam covers! Yah, the image to the left is what it should have been. They have now replaced the covers with generic type looking covers. Click >HERE<.

The claim is that the other cover caused the series to quadruple in sales. Whatever. Anyways, I thought it'd be nice to let folks know what the cover was suppose to be. Amazon.ca still shows this as the cover for the next book, but, I doubt it. Still, it'll be awesome to read the next one. Page count is 784 pages, which seems huge, but, I wish it was more!! 

Comic Book of the Week!

I am trying to keep the blog up to date, or at least, a update every few days. So, I figued that once a week, I'd recommend a comic. Be it old or new. I'll try to recommend titles that I think that everyone would enjoy, and not some fanboy title. Eg "Uncanny X-Men #456 is a must read to see the return of the Apocalypse, etc", but, stories that are accessible to everyone.

So, here we go with the first one. The System by Peter Kuper. It's published by DC comics/Vertigo. What makes this series enjoyable was that it's all art. No words. It uses Stencil art by Kuper, which is simply amazing. The story follows several individuals, and how each of their lives crosses. It follows a corrupt policeman, stripper, serial killer, and a few others. It's definitely a more serious title, and it shows a wide variety of characters from different social classes. It's a older series, so, it's been collected in a tpb. Follow the >LINK< to see more on it, plus, some examples of the interior art. 

Songs of Naga Teout.

In my travels over at SFFworld, I found a series (Songs of Naga Teout) by a author named Heather Gladney. It sucks, but, the series is now out of print. So, in my obssession, I am trying to find this book(s). No luck, expect online, and that the dilemna.

I can easily find the first book of the series cheap. Couple of buck, plus shipping and handling. It's the second book. I cant find it for under 20 bucks! American! And it's a paperback. That just sucks, I know it's the whole supply vs demand etc, but, man, do I pay it?? Probably, but, still..

Annoys me a little that it's so expensive. Doesn't seem fair. But, it's definitely nice to own a couple of books that are next to impossible to find.

Books Books Books

So, I was talking to Jon, and I kinda realize that one of the problems with my blog is that it has no real direction. I just post stuff. Yah, great, but, it's tough.

I have a obvious love of books. I'm always looking for some book, reading a book, find what out of print, learning about authors, help out at a massive book site (Sffworld).

Might as well start a blog on books. This may even lead me to actually up date this blog more often, while not as interesting for some folks, life sucks. :)

So, yah.. Books. Love em. The current book I am reading is Curse of Chalion. Written by Bujold, she became really well known for her Vorkosigan series. I never really wanted to read that series, or any of hers. They just seem, boring..dull.. But, I figured I tried her Fantasy series. Lo and Behold, I am rivetted to this book. Hard to explain why, their isnt any action, battle, or even wide use of magic. It's the Characters. The main character, Cazaril, seems so real. And flawed. Which is great. I mean, in most series, the characters have flaws, but, they seem superficial. These flaws seem to actually affect the characters actually actions, some for the worse. Great book, and part of a series. But, each book is a individual. When I am done it, I'll leave some quick thoughts on it. :)

What I did today..

So, it's Saturday, and I woke up a little early..

Fed my Dog Nemo, watched someone TV, and heading out with Jon later in the day.

Yesterday was alright, I went to this trade show for work. It was good. Trish said something snarky at me, so, I'm not going to dance with her anymore.