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speaking soley for myself, i beleive once a forum becomes established, and draws a crowd of 'regulars', newcomers often feel intimidated by the 'regulars' and don't want to intrude.
Dean Koontz?
I just finished "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz,
I was under the impression that he was a horror writer.
while this book had elements of the supernatural in it, it was by no means a horror novel.
so what genre does Koontz fall into?
(Don't misunderstand me. the book was a really...
ooo, i loved I, Claudius too.
for those of you who like Sott's Ivanhoe, you might want to try his Quentin Durwood, if you haven't already.
some others; The Jewel in the Crown, The Golden Strangers by Henry Treece ("Set in the grey, twilight world of the Stone Age, the story of a young...
whats the title of his newest one?
its set in the same world as sword of truth, but follows zed and a new character instead of the normal plot lines.
its also only about 100-150 pages.
as i read more sci-fi/fantasy than anything else, i'll say that the trade paperback format is becoming more and more common than it ever has before.
i myself will purchase a mass market paperback before anything else, unless the mass market is not available, and the trade is. case in point...
funny that you should say that.
what actually brought Tarkington to my mind and led me to post this here, is that my mom went shopping through a Goodwill store last week and found a 1925 hardback edition Tarkington in really excellent shape. she only paid $1 for it! :D
was anyone else disappointed in this one from Terry Pratchett?
i felt it was completely predictable, and had a very shallow, almost nonexistant plot. i must say, this is the first time i have felt let down after reading one of Terry's books.