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mr_jim
Oct 30, 2006

OUT OF THE DARK

ok, i've found it. the worst sci fi book cover.


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BANME.sh
Jan 23, 2008

What is this??
Are you some kind of hypnotist??
Grimey Drawer
fist torsos not infinitely recursive, voted 3

pram
Jun 10, 2001
a cubicle for dilbewitz

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

coaxmetal posted:

Speaking of Dune, I forgot he was rejected by over 20 publishers before some tiny one took it. Kind of crazy.

It was Chilton. As in, the DIY car repair manual publisher. That's what's kind of crazy about it.

JawnV6
Jul 4, 2004

So hot ...
DIY kwisatz haderach


also liking that i live in a future where i can type 'kwi' and google helpfully supplies the rest

mr_jim
Oct 30, 2006

OUT OF THE DARK

JawnV6 posted:

DIY kwisatz haderach

Shai-Hulud
Repair Manual
10,150-54

Lamont Cranston
Sep 1, 2006

how do i shot foam

mr_jim posted:

Shai-Hulud
Repair Manual
10,150-54

Step 1) Bless the Maker and all his water
Step 2) Bless the coming and going of him
Step 3) May his passing cleanse the world
Step 4) May he keep the world for his people

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003
Ornithopter Maintenence and Repair, 3015-3019 model years

Acer Pilot
Feb 17, 2007
put the 'the' in therapist

:dukedog:




now that's what you call an ornithopter.

FMguru
Sep 10, 2003

peed on;
sexually
an actual book you can purchase

Kirk
Sep 22, 2003

FMguru posted:

an actual book you can purchase



*slams pudgy fingers on mouse in an attempt to reach amazon.ca in record time*

Lamont Cranston
Sep 1, 2006

how do i shot foam
own this, this owns

Sniep
Mar 28, 2004

All I needed was that fatty blunt...



King of Breakfast
why is star trek written in a non star trek font

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

Lamont Cranston posted:

own this, this owns



my old man gave me his first edition copy of it. definitely owns.

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

my old man gave me his first edition copy of it. definitely owns.

The one that came in the vinyl folder and had the "letters" printed separately? I had one of those but I gave it to a super-trekkie friend of mine when he moved away in high school.

Trig Discipline
Jun 3, 2008

Please leave the room if you think this might offend you.
Grimey Drawer

axolotl farmer posted:

Anathem was alright.

i thought so too

the wifu and i are doing some work that has us in the car for many hours at a time so we're listening to the audiobook now and it's p cool

JawnV6
Jul 4, 2004

So hot ...
remember in galaxy quest when tim allen calls the nerds and is like 'hey btw its real u spergs get me out of this' and justin long gets hit by a wrench

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

JawnV6 posted:

remember in galaxy quest when tim allen calls the nerds and is like 'hey btw its real u spergs get me out of this' and justin long gets hit by a wrench

Galaxy Quest is a pro movie that even non-nerd women like

Boner Buffet
Feb 16, 2006

Lamont Cranston posted:

own this, this owns



had this. i'm still mad there isn't a dreadnaught class, so very mad.

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

qirex posted:

The one that came in the vinyl folder and had the "letters" printed separately? I had one of those but I gave it to a super-trekkie friend of mine when he moved away in high school.

yeah, we got that one, it owns

mr_jim
Oct 30, 2006

OUT OF THE DARK

Lamont Cranston posted:

own this, this owns



if this is full of original series stuff, then i think i had it. i also had a next generation encyclopedia, but about 15 pages were repeated in another part of the book, replacing the pages that were supposed to be there.

resting bort face
Jun 2, 2000

by Fluffdaddy
might be old news but I just found out that all the Star Trek episodes have been added to Netflix streaming

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal

golgo13sf posted:

Galaxy Quest is a pro movie

Beeftweeter
Jun 28, 2005

a medium-format picture of beeftweeter staring silently at the camera, a quizzical expression on his face

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

qirex posted:

The one that came in the vinyl folder and had the "letters" printed separately?

that's the one

TOOT BOOT
May 25, 2010

Just finished the first book of the Admiral Thrawn trilogy of Star Wars novels and it's surprisingly decent. Similar tone and reasonably close quality to the original movies, anyway. Would have made a decent sequel trilogy if it were directed by someone other than george lucas

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006
i read the dark horse comics of the thrawn series (idr the name) and they owned alot.

star wars extended universe has some good stuff and some real bad stuff. its a ownage universe tho b/c lots of people are familiar with it but at the same time the time spawn is so huge you can slot your own story in there w/out too much trouble.

Tokin Ring
Jun 12, 2011

  :dong:Teh boners:dong:
i'm reading fire and ice before i watch game of thrones and RR Martin is not a very good author

:(

rotor
Jun 11, 2001

classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

z0ratio fartboner posted:

i'm reading fire and ice

owned

Tokin Ring
Jun 12, 2011

  :dong:Teh boners:dong:

rotor posted:

owned

I just started... is it worth it?

TOOT BOOT
May 25, 2010

wishing someone from this thread would die every 20 pages

BUSINESS CATTE 2.0
Dec 23, 2002

by T. Butt

z0ratio fartboner posted:

i'm reading fire and ice before i watch game of thrones and RR Martin is not a very good author

:(

noep

sure isnt

the tv show is far and away better than the book

Sneaking Mission
Nov 11, 2008

i know this may not be what you're looking for but have you tried not reading a song of fire and ice by george r. r. martin?

Amethyst
Mar 28, 2004

I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai

z0ratio fartboner posted:

i'm reading fire and ice before i watch game of thrones and RR Martin is not a very good author

:(

Give up early. I stuck around till book 3 and it never gets good.

BUSINESS CATTE 2.0
Dec 23, 2002

by T. Butt
geraldo ricky ricarrrrdo martinez

rotor
Jun 11, 2001

classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome
george roger roger martin

Tokin Ring
Jun 12, 2011

  :dong:Teh boners:dong:

BUSINESS CATTE 2.0 posted:

noep

sure isnt

the tv show is far and away better than the book

goddamn... thanks.

TOOT BOOT
May 25, 2010

almost all fantasy novels and comic books are written by manchildren with weird sexual fantasies

at least know what you're getting into when you read these things

wonder woman was basically created to be a very thinly veiled bdsm fetish

Tokin Ring
Jun 12, 2011

  :dong:Teh boners:dong:

Sneaking Mission posted:

i know this may not be what you're looking for but have you tried not reading a song of fire and ice by george r. r. martin?

hmmm... insightful... can you be more... specific?

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Sneaking Mission
Nov 11, 2008

sever

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