tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post2444979785280521888..comments2023-06-15T11:59:39.572-04:00Comments on DYVERS: Reading, READing, READING!Dyvershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-51787530431265093292014-07-01T15:10:31.045-04:002014-07-01T15:10:31.045-04:00Donald A. Wollheim (mostly known as the publisher ...Donald A. Wollheim (mostly known as the publisher of the ACE and DAW imprints) also wrote some decent SF. Most of his novels (some of my favorites were <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007HTU7K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0007HTU7K&linkCode=as2&tag=uffner-20&linkId=6DEPQKZABXUZWTMV" rel="nofollow">The Secret of Saturn's Ringstomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653459162258850269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-5126194414895881482014-07-01T02:23:16.795-04:002014-07-01T02:23:16.795-04:00Seconding thanks on Rat Queens, which I also order...Seconding thanks on Rat Queens, which I also ordered at the bookstore after reading your post, Martin.rainswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165059567790555748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-42445672911242722582014-07-01T02:21:38.274-04:002014-07-01T02:21:38.274-04:00I absolutely agree with you on Norton, tom... in p...I absolutely agree with you on Norton, tom... in particular the the Solar Queen (I just love Sargasso of Space) and Forerunner novels.rainswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165059567790555748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-67113636962805141582014-06-30T20:29:20.654-04:002014-06-30T20:29:20.654-04:00You're welcome! I'm glad that some of my c...You're welcome! I'm glad that some of my comics related posts actually got read by some gamers. :)<br /><br />And <i>Rat Queens</i> is definitely awesome. The only reason I moved it to trade is because somehow my shop got shorted on an issue, and I couldn't find it anywhere, so it just made since to move to trade format. Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-82735363992547423932014-06-30T18:04:41.861-04:002014-06-30T18:04:41.861-04:00Aside from Piper, the only other generally agreed ...Aside from Piper, the <i>only</i> other generally agreed upon source/influence for Traveller is E.C. Tubb's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=dumarest&linkCode=ur2&sprefix=Dumarest%2Caps%2C203&tag=uffner-20&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&linkId=4JW6BV6TO5S2NIPG" rel="nofollow">Dumarest</a> series. (tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653459162258850269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-66077952327226562692014-06-30T13:41:52.585-04:002014-06-30T13:41:52.585-04:00Okay, you've sold me on it. Now I just have to...Okay, you've sold me on it. Now I just have to find a copy with a cover I like . . .Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-62591470517517695642014-06-30T13:39:50.049-04:002014-06-30T13:39:50.049-04:00Oooh! Was it good? Oooh! Was it good? Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-53540912682816036012014-06-30T13:39:13.980-04:002014-06-30T13:39:13.980-04:00Man, I keep forgetting to thank you for introducin...Man, I keep forgetting to thank you for introducing me to Rat Queens. That is sigularly the best comic I've read in years! Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-70168234069217694522014-06-30T06:50:07.827-04:002014-06-30T06:50:07.827-04:00I real alto of nonfiction history, odd considering...I real alto of nonfiction history, odd considering my mind is usually 90% occupied with creating non-historical fiction.<br /><br />Just finished "Bloody Mohawk" <br />http://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Mohawk-American-Revolution-Frontier/dp/1883789664<br /><br /><br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793781986788315513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-16308839699918584992014-06-30T01:20:54.681-04:002014-06-30T01:20:54.681-04:00Guess I should actually comment on what I'm re...Guess I should actually comment on what <i>I'm</i> reading. <br /><br />Obviously there are a bunch of comics. I've culled my monthly pull-list down to about 32 titles, which is pretty much DC and a bunch of independents. But I recently shifted a few of my Independent titles (<i>Manifest Destiny</i> and <i>Rat Queens</i> being the two most recent) over to trade formats so I'll be Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-75168981146418044012014-06-30T00:50:30.657-04:002014-06-30T00:50:30.657-04:00Well, it's not an easy read. It was, after all...Well, it's not an easy read. It was, after all, written as an encyclopedia of sorts. It is, however, an amazing collection of pre-scientific beliefs about how the world worked.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-63366255132553619152014-06-29T23:08:51.089-04:002014-06-29T23:08:51.089-04:00I never realized Del Rey actually wrote anything. ...I never realized Del Rey actually wrote anything. I'll have to look him and Avram Davidson up!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-18350812890622158332014-06-29T23:07:48.219-04:002014-06-29T23:07:48.219-04:00Really?
I had no idea that he was one of the maj...Really? <br /><br />I had no idea that he was one of the major influences for Traveller. For some reason I always assumed that it had the be the Hubbard, Heinlein, Asimov connection. I have no idea why that is either. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-42543475083103269752014-06-29T23:06:33.703-04:002014-06-29T23:06:33.703-04:00It's an interesting subject and I'm always...It's an interesting subject and I'm always looking for something good to read. Usually I tend to stick to the classics and post WWI philosophy texts as you don't get bogged down in discussions of terms nearly as often - unless you're reading Wittgenstein or one of his cronies . . . Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-82110341849539281732014-06-29T22:40:45.427-04:002014-06-29T22:40:45.427-04:00Latest good read was Lester Del Rey's "Th...Latest good read was Lester Del Rey's "The sky is falling". Somewhat bizarre and surreal but played straight and really entertaining. Del Rey seems to be underappreciated IMO. Everyone knows his name as an imprint of pulp sci-fi but he was a great writer. The other writer I recommend unreservedly is Avram Davidson. <br />You're welcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-6996500735523327442014-06-29T22:35:44.375-04:002014-06-29T22:35:44.375-04:00Dude! You're in for a real treat. Piper's ...Dude! You're in for a real treat. Piper's Federation novels were a huge inspiration for Traveller, and damn good fun into the bargain. I'm particularly fond of The Cosmic Computer. My heroes have always been traders. rainswepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165059567790555748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-51504637218383642062014-06-29T22:03:13.494-04:002014-06-29T22:03:13.494-04:00Well, if it is a subject that interests you seriou...Well, if it is a subject that interests you seriously, it is one of (if not the) foundational texts of Western occultism. It also retains a great deal of information from pre-Christian Europe (re-cast in Christian terms, of course), along with early cabala and other Middle Eastern occult practices. I recommend the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Occult-Philosophy-Llewellyns-Sourcebook/dp/faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-3638123643294010422014-06-29T20:59:43.912-04:002014-06-29T20:59:43.912-04:00I've never heard of H. Beam Piper before! I...I've never heard of H. Beam Piper before! I'm going to have to look more into these books. Thank you so much for telling me about them!Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-34509662288075680132014-06-29T20:54:51.061-04:002014-06-29T20:54:51.061-04:00I've always been meaning to read Agrippa but I...I've always been meaning to read Agrippa but I've never been able to find anything in a reasonable price range. Is it worth paying full (i.e. not used bookstore prices) for?Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-50754327119805226622014-06-29T20:52:51.599-04:002014-06-29T20:52:51.599-04:00Oh absolutely! Oh absolutely! Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-20830137306575193072014-06-29T20:51:58.183-04:002014-06-29T20:51:58.183-04:00@edchuk sockmonkey
My reading list never seems to...@edchuk sockmonkey<br /><br />My reading list never seems to get any smaller, no matter how many books that I read. I kind of love that to be perfectly honest because no matter how many books I've read there are always more to get excited about!<br /><br />So what are you reading next?Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-78704592795182728642014-06-29T20:50:44.744-04:002014-06-29T20:50:44.744-04:00@Chirine!
Oh! Now I'm really glad that I pick...@Chirine!<br /><br />Oh! Now I'm really glad that I picked up <i>Number of the Beast</i>. Dyvershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032957275132817602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-87977934485535684722014-06-29T20:30:18.729-04:002014-06-29T20:30:18.729-04:00H. Beam Piper
I had been given a few of his "...<a href="http://www.amazon.com/mn/landing/B000APKFF0/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&qid=1404087491&sr=1-2-ent&tag=uffner-20&linkId=QD53WYYZK7FHPIKS" rel="nofollow">H. Beam Piper</a><br /><br />I had been given a few of his "Fuzzy" books back in the early 80's, but then George Lucas forever ruined the whole idea of 3' tall cute tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653459162258850269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-35997421065425641322014-06-29T17:12:10.431-04:002014-06-29T17:12:10.431-04:00Batman Incorporated is one of those overlooked com...Batman Incorporated is one of those overlooked comics because if you just hear the premise without understanding the backstory or knowing how well Morrison puts together a story, you might think it just sounds lame. I know I did before I actually read it. <br /><br />It's really Morrison's homage to all the old goofy Batman stuff from the late 50's and early 60's and how to Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124770754805827894.post-34505297652141885472014-06-29T16:27:51.179-04:002014-06-29T16:27:51.179-04:00I'm stalled at the moment, but I am in the mid...I'm stalled at the moment, but I am in the middle of Tanith Lee's <i>Delirium's Mistress</i> (when I do finish it, I will also re-read <i>Night's Sorceries</i>). Because I never read just one thing, I am also in the middle of <i>The Deities Are Many</i> by Jordan Paper for a bit of philosophy and have recently begun <i>The Complete Poetry & Prose of William Blake</i>. Further,faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.com