I may have to check that out. The Punisher was always one of my favorites.Def
Lately, I seem to be into true adventure stories.
I read constantly. Magazines, newspapers, books, you name it. I think that's why I was always so drawn to Internet forums- there's always something new to read. When I was a kid I used to read the cereal boxes at the breakfast table!
Pretty well whatever catches my eye, but I tend to prefer e-books to regular books, which is why I needed to get a new Pocket PC.
I use to read nothing but Stephen King novels and the like,
And I liked the old "hokey" Punisher.... that's the Punisher I grew up with- in fact, I have a copy of the very first appearance of the Punisher. I think it was an old Spiderman comic. I'll still check out the MAX series though... see what they've done to him!Def
Is anyone into Alternate History books? I was looking at some the other day and was wondering if they're any good...
Quote from: 665ae on July 29, 2007, 10:07:08 PMIs anyone into Alternate History books? I was looking at some the other day and was wondering if they're any good...I've read some of Harry Turtledoves books. The ones where the south won the civil war, then the north and the south went on to fight again during ww1. I found them interesting.
Fascinating stuff, if done well. Unfortunately it's easy to do very badly, and there's a lot of garbage out there. I like to skip to the end and choose books from guys who have written historical fact and fiction stories, and the ones that list historical events that actually transpired and how the coincide with the fictional stories.There's a two book series of Star Trek books that really embody that idea. They aren't really an alternate history books, but they do take place in our era (from the mid 70's to the 90's I believe) that takes a number of historical facts from those two decades, and rewrite them so they are directly attributable to Khan, the genetically enhanced superman who was awakened by the crew of the USS Enterprise several hundred years into the future. The books are really quite good, and if you get the chance, check them out. They are called the Eugenics Wars, books one and two.Def
I was back into the Harry Potter series, excited by the new one and the movie, so I am re-reading the series. I find if I don't, then I am lost for the first half of the next book and I still miss out on all the references in the other half. I'm almost finished the Order of the Phoenix now- Dumbledore's just telling Harry about everything he never mentioned while Harry is growing up, then it's off to the Half Blood Prince. Hopefully by then I'll have gotten the Deathly Hollows.It's a good thing I have re-read it though. Oddly enough, I'd forgotten all about the Swiss Army Knife that Sirius gives Harry for Christmas the year of the Tri- Wizard Tournament. Of course they don't say that it's a SAK but they do say that its a multi bladed pocket knife with all kinds of interesting tools. Unfortunately it gets broken in the Order of the Phoenix. I wonder if Victorinox honors the incantations as well as the implements on the First Mage?http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=First+Mage+Hogwarts&highlight=mageDef
Ask Tim about the SAK... I think the red ALOX ones are discontinued, but maybe he can get you a silver one! :grin:There are only two books in the Eugenics Wars- Book one and book two, which I thought were very appropriately named considering book one comes first and is followed by book two.... They are likely in the Star Trek section of any book store since they are Star Trek books, despite the very rare occasions where regular Star Trek characters show up.Def
A few years old... Author: Greg CoxFormat: Adobe ReaderPublication Date: July 2001Publisher: Pocket BooksISBN-10: 0743422597ISBN-13: 9780743422598List Price: $3.49I dunno if that helps you but the folks at the book stores I go to always want me to quote an ISBN number. Of course that may be a little different since it's an electronic version of the book.Def