That's awesome to hear! I've requested the first one from the library.
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Ooo...that's great to hear! I've requested it from my library, so hopefully, I'll get the chance to read the first one by the end of this month!Bianka Walter wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 15:02I read the Lunar Chronicles (under duress) because they were recommended to me. It really didn't sound like my cup of tea.
I was wrong.
I LOVED the series.
Such easy fun reads, and kept me hooked.
I would definitely recommend them, especially for steampunk month
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Please let us know what you think. I was so pleasantly surprised!hsimone wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 07:48Ooo...that's great to hear! I've requested it from my library, so hopefully, I'll get the chance to read the first one by the end of this month!Bianka Walter wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 15:02I read the Lunar Chronicles (under duress) because they were recommended to me. It really didn't sound like my cup of tea.
I was wrong.
I LOVED the series.
Such easy fun reads, and kept me hooked.
I would definitely recommend them, especially for steampunk month
There are four main books, so be prepared to put some time aside
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These are on my list to read...once I graduate university.
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Hmm... I wonder if I've actually read one in the past and just didn't realize that's what it was. The definition of Steampunk sounds more familiar than the term itself. But, no titles are coming to mind.
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Is a graphic novel basically an adult version of a comic book?Gravy wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 02:05 Greg Rucka's Lazarus graphic novels. Seriously my favorite graphic novels so far.
Their science fiction aspect is mostly the lazarus themselves. Enhanced humans to act as their family's defense/weapon against the other families. Set in a dystopian future, the world is broken into new territories, each ruled by a family, each family has a lazarus).
I absolutely love this series, and Forever Carlyle is awesome.
The premise of the story Lazarus sounds interesting. Are graphic novels available for Kindle, or are they something I need to get in hardcopy?
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Timekeeper sounds interesting too...Oh, decisions, decisions...lolGravy wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 07:00 For a non-graphic novel suggestion, there's a YA series that has a strange, rather light take on steampunk.
Timekeeper by Tara Sim (followed by Chainbreaker)
It's steampunk by way of clockworks, but with a fantasy/supernatural bent to it.
Clocks keep time running. When a clock stops ticking, time stops moving.
It really is steampunk lite.
It also has some interesting editing, to portray the stuttering of time.
May be a bit too much fantasy to count here, but I suppose that's up to the reader.
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Each book in the series is a Re-tellings of a classic fairy-tale, and they all tie together in the final book. The first book is about A cyborg Cinderella. It is fun reading.
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Graphic novels are a just comics all gathered together (both adult and juvenile). So the first Lazarus graphic novel is the first 5 or 6 comics in the series.Tiny_Turtle wrote: ↑21 Jul 2018, 22:21Is a graphic novel basically an adult version of a comic book?Gravy wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 02:05 Greg Rucka's Lazarus graphic novels. Seriously my favorite graphic novels so far.
Their science fiction aspect is mostly the lazarus themselves. Enhanced humans to act as their family's defense/weapon against the other families. Set in a dystopian future, the world is broken into new territories, each ruled by a family, each family has a lazarus).
I absolutely love this series, and Forever Carlyle is awesome.
The premise of the story Lazarus sounds interesting. Are graphic novels available for Kindle, or are they something I need to get in hardcopy?
They are available in the Kindle format.
I absolutely love this series. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, if you decide to read it.
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I know!Tiny_Turtle wrote: ↑21 Jul 2018, 22:37Timekeeper sounds interesting too...Oh, decisions, decisions...lolGravy wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 07:00 For a non-graphic novel suggestion, there's a YA series that has a strange, rather light take on steampunk.
Timekeeper by Tara Sim (followed by Chainbreaker)
It's steampunk by way of clockworks, but with a fantasy/supernatural bent to it.
Clocks keep time running. When a clock stops ticking, time stops moving.
It really is steampunk lite.
It also has some interesting editing, to portray the stuttering of time.
May be a bit too much fantasy to count here, but I suppose that's up to the reader.
So many books, so little time.
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Sounds good. I'll check them out. Thank you.gali wrote: ↑21 Jul 2018, 23:28Each book in the series is a Re-tellings of a classic fairy-tale, and they all tie together in the final book. The first book is about A cyborg Cinderella. It is fun reading.
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I had a sample sent to my Kindle. I'll check it out and let you know.Gravy wrote: ↑22 Jul 2018, 05:33Graphic novels are a just comics all gathered together (both adult and juvenile). So the first Lazarus graphic novel is the first 5 or 6 comics in the series.Tiny_Turtle wrote: ↑21 Jul 2018, 22:21Is a graphic novel basically an adult version of a comic book?Gravy wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 02:05 Greg Rucka's Lazarus graphic novels. Seriously my favorite graphic novels so far.
Their science fiction aspect is mostly the lazarus themselves. Enhanced humans to act as their family's defense/weapon against the other families. Set in a dystopian future, the world is broken into new territories, each ruled by a family, each family has a lazarus).
I absolutely love this series, and Forever Carlyle is awesome.
The premise of the story Lazarus sounds interesting. Are graphic novels available for Kindle, or are they something I need to get in hardcopy?
They are available in the Kindle format.
I absolutely love this series. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, if you decide to read it.
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Exaaactly... but it's a wonderful problem to have. What would life be without books?Gravy wrote: ↑22 Jul 2018, 05:34I know!Tiny_Turtle wrote: ↑21 Jul 2018, 22:37Timekeeper sounds interesting too...Oh, decisions, decisions...lolGravy wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 07:00 For a non-graphic novel suggestion, there's a YA series that has a strange, rather light take on steampunk.
Timekeeper by Tara Sim (followed by Chainbreaker)
It's steampunk by way of clockworks, but with a fantasy/supernatural bent to it.
Clocks keep time running. When a clock stops ticking, time stops moving.
It really is steampunk lite.
It also has some interesting editing, to portray the stuttering of time.
May be a bit too much fantasy to count here, but I suppose that's up to the reader.
So many books, so little time.