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So What Are you Reading?: Generations

Or to put it in a Star Trek context, just because The Next Generation made Diane Duanne's Rihannsu books inaccurate doesn't mean you can't still enjoy them as an alternate history of the Romulans.
You can, i won't read them.

Film always trumps print.
Depends on the book.The Godfather followed the book closely. War and Peace will be more famous then any movie anybody made based on the book.

Let's amend that: Film always trumps print--when it comes to tie-in novels. I doubt that Fer was claiming that movies based on classic novels trump the original books. But when you have books based on movies and TV shows . . . well, yeah, the movies and TV shows set the rules.

Yes, thank you. That's exactly what I meant. Obviously, when a film is an adaptation of a book, it's a different story.
 
278 pages through Terok Nor: Day Of The Vipers. (I know, I'm a slow reader, but with college getting in the way, what can you do?)

Next, I will read The Persistence of Memory, which I just picked up on Saturday.
 
Finished Mirror Universe: Rise Like Lions, which was fantastic. Not quite a strong as Sorrows of Empire but pretty damn good.

Also read "Reservoir Ferengi" which was an enjoyable romp.

Now onto The Never-Ending Sacrifice.
 
I've been reading Game Of Thrones, since my girlfriend thought I'd like it. I loved the shows first season, haven't seen season two yet. So, right now I'm reading the first book of that series. However, my gf doesn't want me to take those books to work so I can read during my lunchbread (afraid something will happen to them), so I need to find something to read for those 45 minutes a day. I might try some Dickens again.
I just have to say that I love you for that last sentence. :D
 
Getting extremely literary, I've read the first four issues of the Vampirella/Dark Shadows crossover comic. It's fun, but feels like a Vampirella adventure with Barnabas and Quentin squeezed in. I think it would have felt more like Dark Shadows if it had been set in Collinsport instead of the gritty streets of New York City. (Although the comic gets a bit of comic mileage out of Barnabas being a fish out of water, having to deal with big-city strip joints and sex clubs.)

Maybe Vampi can return the favor by dropping in on Collinswood in a sequel?
 
Just finished David Mack's, The Persistence of Memory,(AWESOME!) now onto a few IDW Trek comics. The word on the street is that they have hints about the upcoming movie (not sure if that true)?:shrug:
 
^If it was a ploy to get me to read a few comics it worked:lol: I finished volume 1 and 2 yesterday. Now I am reading an older book I picked up The Klingon Gambit. So far it is decent. Anyone remember this one?
 
I've been reading some of the older Tng novels I just finished reading Imzadi by Peter David,Exiles by Howard Weinstein and Gemworld book 1 By John Vornholt.I'm reading Gemworld book 2 right now.
 
I was reading The Humans Who Went Extinct, but it's gone missing, so shortly before thanksgiving I began the so-far wonderful 1493, by Charles C Mann. History meets biology with climate and economics thrown in... :D
 
Like the dope that I am I bought the entire Lost fleet series by Jack Campbell.(Sometimes you buy the first book in a series,love it and then have trouble finding the follow-up's.
OMG...OMFG.These books are slow,people.Slow,slow,slow.
These books are slow.
 
I finished reading Gemworld book2 by John Vornholt the story was okay but not the best story I've read in a older TNG novel recentlty.I like the Reg Barclay story arc I didn't like Melora Pazlar's character in these novels. I never really liked her attitude towards the other Enterprise members.She certainly should've been kicked out of Starfleet.
 
Finished The Never-Ending Sacrifice last night. What a great read. A sequel to a great episode of DS9, a great coda to the series as a whole, too. Can't believe I've finished out the DS9-R. (Yes, I know that there are newer DS9 books but they're in Typhon Pact!)

Taking a small break from Trek-Lit to catch up on my comics/graphic novel reading. Also, I'm planning on reading The Hobbit over the next few weeks in preparation for the movie. I actually haven't read it before, much to my shame. When the LotR films came out, I read each book right before the film. I had every intention of going back and reading The Hobbit, but never did. Now's my chance.

When I did read the LotR books, I listened to the Rob Inglis audiobooks at the same time. Which actually made me really enjoy the book the more, with Inglis singing all the songs and speaking elvish. I might do that again.
 
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