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Hobie

Can't read enough. Has little patience for self-absorbed, true-to-life crap. Wants a little imagination in his writing, without turning the book into a scrapbook or picture book. Loves graphic novels. Loves science fiction and fantasy. (No vampires, unless they are horrific, blood-sucking fiends without morals.)

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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5)
by George R. R. Martin
Staff Pick
For more than half of a decade, fans of George R. R. Martin's New York Times-bestselling series Song of Ice and Fire have been crazy with anticipation, their minds racing with burning questions and open-ended theories. Days have been spent rereading the... (read more)

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by Neil Gaiman
Staff Pick
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by Neal Stephenson
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by Joe Abercrombie
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Assassin's Apprentice :Farseer
by Robin Hobb
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Dune
by Frank Herbert
Staff Pick
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In Dominion, two or more players spend money to purchase victory points. This is a card drafting game in which you purchase cards that give you abilities to draft more cards, make more money, and get in the way of your opponent. There are a lot of... (read more)

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by Steven Erikson
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Gardens of the Moon is the first book in one of my favorite fantasy series. Unconventional in it's characters and scope, this series rocks. The world and the races in it aren't your average Tolkien-derived orcs and elves. Everyone in these books is... (read more)

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Astonishing X-Men #05: Ghost Box
by Warren Ellis
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by Cherie Priest
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by Alastair Reynolds
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by Joss Whedon
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by Fritjof Capra
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Virtual Light
by William Gibson
Staff Pick
I'm sure most people have heard of William Gibson. But they may not know Virtual Light — his sleeper novel (and my favorite novel). This intriguing tale of espionage and survival in a near-future dystopia has realistic characters in a very realistic... (read more)

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Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
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Staff Pick
Gardens of the Moon is the first book in one of my favorite fantasy series. Unconventional in it's characters and scope, this series rocks. The world and the races in it aren't your average Tolkien-derived orcs and elves. Everyone in these books is... (read more)

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Perdido Street Station
by China Mieville
Staff Pick
Perdido Street Station is an excellent tale. The characters are realistic, as is the city they live in (even though it is a far-fetched fantasy land). The story is well paced and carries the reader forward — it will keep your interest piqued till the... (read more)

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Astonishing X-Men #04: Unstoppable
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The web of life :a new scientific understanding of living systems
by Fritjof Capra
Staff Pick
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