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EPU? SotS?
*Jorlem is confused*
*Jorlem hurt himself in his confusion*
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

Here you go. Enjoy the journey. There is a whole load of backstory but SOTS is pretty self contained for the first two or three Symphony's 
http://www.eyrie-productions.com/UF/FI/SOS/
also when reading, if you're thinking "was that who/what I think it was." it most likely is. Your brain will hurt less.
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Take Your Candle, Go Light Your World.

Ya, I'll second the win that is SotS. You may not to want to start it tonight if you have work in the morning.
-Terry
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Just a warning though, say goodbye to the next week. We'll see you around Flag Day.
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Jon
"And that must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"

More like next Month! He hasn't even heard of EPU so he's gonna wind up reading through everything, including Neon Exodus Evangelion!

Yotsuba&! and Gunslinger Girl
Such a story could easily work - you'd just end up mentally scarred from writing it.

(Little Orphan) Annie Get Your Gun
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Following Bob's pattern of old comic strips:

Terry and the Pirates of the Carribean
Ebony the Black Dragon
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"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."

blackaeronaut Wrote:More like next Month! He hasn't even heard of EPU so he's gonna wind up reading through everything, including Neon Exodus Evangelion!

Might be a bit of time before I get to it though.  I started reading the Dresden Files about two or three weeks ago, and I'm just starting on book 9 tonight.  After that, I have a box set of Lensman novels waiting for me.  I'm trying to keep from starting anything new that is more than one book/book equivalent before I finish all those.
Oh, and I need to read the novelization of Metropolis by Monday. 
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

Quote:I started reading the Dresden Files about two or three weeks ago, and I'm just starting on book 9 tonight.

Oh, you haven't finished book 12 yet?

huh.

post when you do, please?
"No can brain today. Want cheezeburger."
From NGE: Nobody Dies, by Gregg Landsman
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Wiredgeek Wrote:

Quote:I started reading the Dresden Files about two or three weeks ago, and I'm just starting on book 9 tonight.

Oh, you haven't finished book 12 yet?

huh.

post when you do, please?

Hey, I think I'm going at a fairly good pace.  I've got a bunch of other stuff on my plate as well, so I can't read all the time, unfortunately.
Anyway, I'll let you know when I hit the end of book 12.  I'm about halfway through 9 now, so it shouldn't long.  (I started reading about a half hour after my earlier post.)
Edit: About two and a half hours later, book nine complete.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

Jinx999 Wrote:Yotsuba&! and Gunslinger Girl
Such a story could easily work - you'd just end up mentally scarred from writing it.

You are going to hell just for proposing that in a public forum.  I'm going to have nightmares. ;.;
--Sam
...I need to rephotoshop that "why am I 4chan's mascot" image in reference to this.

Evil Midnight Lurker Wrote: I'm going to have nightmares. ;.;

My work here is done.

Jorlem Wrote:After that, I have a box set of Lensman novels waiting for me.

I made the mistake of first reading those in chronological order. Read them in publication order instead...
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Morganni Wrote:So, I was reading a discussion of Haruhi fanfic somewhere, and someone pointed out that the series doesn't say flat-out that Haruhi is a god, it's just something Itsuki mentions as a worst-case possibility.

This, combined with my recent reading material, gave me a different idea.

What if Haruhi's the Pillar?

I mentioned this one to the fellow who runs the "Being Upfront" website. His reply, in full:

"Given Princess Emeraude's fate in the series, I can hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth now."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

robkelk Wrote:

Jorlem Wrote:After that, I have a box set of Lensman novels waiting for me.

I made the mistake of first reading those in chronological order. Read them in publication order instead...

And DO NOT READ THE PROLOGUES either!
--Sam
"Consider an iceberg, its every form and aspect."

Evil Midnight Lurker Wrote:

robkelk Wrote:

Jorlem Wrote:After that, I have a box set of Lensman novels waiting for me.

I made the mistake of first reading those in chronological order. Read them in publication order instead...

And DO NOT READ THE PROLOGUES either!
--Sam
"Consider an iceberg, its every form and aspect."

Ok.  The order I have listed on the backs of the books is:

1. Triplanetary
   
2. First Lensman
   
3. Galactic Patrol
   
4. Grey Lensman
   
5. Second Stage Lensmen
   
6. Children of the Lens
   
7. Masters of the Vortex
   

What order should I read them in?
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

Quote:Jorlem wrote:
Ok.  The order I have listed on the backs of the books is:

1. Triplanetary
   
2. First Lensman
   
3. Galactic Patrol
   
4. Grey Lensman
   
5. Second Stage Lensmen
   
6. Children of the Lens
   
7. Masters of the Vortex
   

What order should I read them in?

3; 4, skipping the prologue; 5, skipping the prologue; 6.  Then 1, 2, and 7.
--Sam
"Lensmen pay their debts, even to spiders and worms."

The order you listed is the chronological run of the in-universe timeline. Triplanetary kicks off the series, and the same characters pick up in First Lensmen. Galactic Patrol takes place after a timeskip, and the hero from there continues in Grey Lensman...and so on.
I don't think you'll really suffer if you read them in this order. I did. But EML makes a good case. Because Galactic Patrol is a MUCH better introductions to the universe than Triplanetary and First Lensman.
Much better.
-- Acyl

Here, at the Folger's Literary Crystals Lab, We have Substituted, Ultraman Q and the Science Patrol, for NERVE.
Let's see if Tokyo-3 notices...

Thanks everyone. Now, back on topic,

We've replaced Kamina from Gurren Lagann with Alucard from Hellsing. Will anyone notice?
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.

Quote:We've replaced Kamina from Gurren Lagann with Alucard from Hellsing.
Will anyone notice?

On which end of it? Either way it's a beautiful night to PIERCE THE HEAVENS!

We've replaced Kurumu from Rosario+Vampire with Kurumi from Steel Angel Kurumi. Let's see if anyone doesn't notice. (Besides Nekonome-sensei, that is.)
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

We've replaced Kurumi Tendo with Steel Angel Kurumi. Let's see if any of the cast of Ranma 1/2 notice anything beyond her getting taller...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Based on Scott Adam's latest cartoon panel:

Hogwarts has new Muggle Studies professor. His name is Dilbert. So what department would Catbert and Dogbert be under?
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