I'm continuing Ghost Road Blues by John Maberry. I stayed with it and it's picked up quite a bit, cruising right now about two thirds of the way thru.
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Other than the goofy dunce-cap he wears, this Elric seems like a nifty character. Anyone here read any Elric stories? Is Moorcock worth reading? (And no making fun of his last name, please).
Have not read so much of his fantasy like Elric and Jerry Cornelius or Corum. But have read some of his more Sciencefiction like books like Behold the Man, The Time Dweller, Dancers at the End of Time and Gloriana. They are good. He has a love of fantasy so he mixes the more serious SF-books with fantasy outbursts inspired by fave authors from when he was a kid like Edgar Rice Borroughs (John Carter, not Tarzan, If you like a Tarzan inspired writer read Philip Jose Farmer) and others.Re-reading (after about twenty-five years) Conan the Barbarian #'s 14 & 15 (recently bought a gorgeous two-volume Dark Horse hardback set reprinting all of Barry Windsor-Smith's Conan work for Marvel--yes, I need an intervention), and for those not in the know, these issues feature a crossover/team-up (and initial battle--this was Marvel, after all) between Howard's Cimmerian and Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melniborne.
Other than the goofy dunce-cap he wears, this Elric seems like a nifty character. Anyone here read any Elric stories? Is Moorcock worth reading? (And no making fun of his last name, please).
As usual, Mr. Windsor-Smith's artwork is just KICKING my azz. His early depiction of Conan, as a lean and hungry thief, was a perfect introduction to the classic pulp character, which logically led to John Buscema's later, more mature (not to mention larger, meaner, and wiser) barbarian we all know and love.
Barry is one of those artists who make the rest of us just wanna toss our rapidographs in the trash. Man, it'd be killer if they could get him to draw an arc of the Dark Tower comic series--his style would be perfect for Roland and Mid-World.
(Dang, just remembered I DO have a book of Elric stories, but I lent it to my sister some time ago and have yet to get it back!)
Just ordered Dandelion Wine for my Kindle--$5.99 on Amazon today.Finished Bradbury's Dandelion Wine the other day and I'm still on a high from what I read. My god, what a beautifully written book this is. Basically a series of short stories/vignettes strung together telling the story of one boy's summer in a sleepy midwestern town, it is hands down the most poetic prose I have ever read in my life. Needless to say, I absolutely loved it.
Just started Margaret Atwood's new release, The Heart Goes Last. This one is based on the 4 or 5 installments she previously released as e-stories a few years ago. I read those, but I don't believe there was ever a conclusion to the story. This recently released version is a fleshed out novel. So far, so good. But hey, it's Atwood. Couldn't be anything else but good in my opinion.
All of Bradbury is good, except his collection We'll Always Have Paris. That one left me feeling meh.Just ordered Dandelion Wine for my Kindle--$5.99 on Amazon today.
Sounds really good--thanks for the recommendation!
Oh gosh... now I'm going to worry that you won't like it!!!Just ordered Dandelion Wine for my Kindle--$5.99 on Amazon today.
Sounds really good--thanks for the recommendation!