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Location: UK | Hello to all new members! Why not introduce yourselves here,telling us a little bit about yourself,how you found the site,what authors or features you love about the group.We welcome everyone and look forward to hearing your comments.Happy reading! | |
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| Here, as in right here? I hope I'm doing this right....Hello everyone, my name is Scary Girl. I LOOOVE horror but also read Science Fiction. I love the reviews here. Just read one about Heinlen book I hadn't heard of before. I am currently most into audio horror. Any other fans out there? I am obsessing the Dreadtime Stories series as of late. Here is a link of anyone is interested: http://bit.ly/L6hjeD. Hope to meet and get to chat with many other like-minded people here. Cheers!! | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Hello Scary_Girl and welcome (officially) to WWEnd! I'm glad you found us and that you're enjoying the reviews. Our members put a lot of effort into them. So you're a horror fan? Very good. I was hoping we were getting some horror fans coming to the site. Horror is still a bit new for us you know. We've got one straight up horror award, Bram Stoker, and one fantasy/horror award, BFS, along with a good horror list, HWA Reading List, to get you started. We'll be adding the Shirley Jackson Award and the Horror Grand Master award for authors too so stand by for those. WWEnd is a great place to meet other fans and I've made many great friendships through the site and I trust you will too. Welcome! | |
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| Thanks for the warm welcome! Great news about the awards. I'll be keeping an eye out. Love the site so far. It's easy to navigate and I love the design. Looking forward to more  | |
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Location: UK | Hi,Scary Girl.The horror section is a bit thin,but our admins are slaving away to build up the SF section still.Start thinking what authors and books you would like to add.Who are some of your favourite authors? | |
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| Hi dustydigger, I am actually not the best person to ask re: horror authors and books. I read SciFi but am much more into film and classic style audio when it comes to horror. For movies, I grew up on the Scream and Saw series so that has some appeal, but I really love the classics like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Dracula, and most movies by Dario Argento, Clive Barker, Tod Browning and others. I love the Twilight Zone audio series and as I mentioned, I am really digging the Dreadtime Stories series. I'm probably not the typical horror fan, but I'd say I am a fine representative of a classic horror fan | |
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Location: UK | Call me Dusty! :0)
I am not into audio at all.I find it all too slow somehow.I tried my all time favourite book,Pride and Prejudice,which I have read a minimum of a dozen times,and there were so many downsides - cant vary the pace,difficult to skip back to refresh my mind on a point,and SLOW.One thing is that I feel a bit uncomfortable somehow,as if I am standing behind a door eavesdropping on the story! lol.I should imagine though,with audio books that would surely ratchet up the tension if scary things were happening.Probably too scary for me.! lol
I havent seen any horror films for years,not since my grown up sons left home and I was no longer subjected to them on a regular basis!Still love the old films,especially the 1933 Frankenstein.Love old vampire films too.After all the black and white films I will never forget the riot of colour in the Hammer Dracula films with Christopher Lee,wonderful stuff I just love any old film,no matter how cheesy which has vampires- even Wesley Snipe's Blade! lol.
Anyway,welcome once more,enjoy scaring yourself with your audio books.Great avi,by the way | |
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| Hello,
A couple of months ago I decided to read all the books nominated for the Hugo this year. I'm still working on A Dance With Dragons but I've knocked out the rest of them. I never would have picked up Among Others if I hadn't wanted to read them all and it's probably my favorite book of the year.
I stumbled on the site after doing a search for the Locus Best SF and joined up right away. It's been fun going through and tracking the books I've read. Thanks for having me. | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Hey Switters, welcome to WWEnd! You've come to the right place for the Hugo and Locus awards. They're 2 of the most popular awards on the site. Very cool that you're almost done reading this year's Hugo noms. Does that mean you'll be voting or, even better, going to WorldCon? Among Others is racking up the noms including a Nebula win. This is a perfect illustration of one of the best things about the awards. You gave it a go because of the Hugo nom and came away with a great experience. One that you would have missed otherwise. Take that haters. Anyway, we've got tons of great stuff hidden around the site so do a little digging and let us know what you think. Welcome, again, to our community! | |
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Location: Grootfontein, Namibia | Administrator - 2012-07-20 11:01 AM Take that haters.
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| with all of you. I want to introduce myself...My name is steve. I join this site...because want to know something different. and I think it's different site..!! | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Emil - 2012-07-20 2:53 AM Administrator - 2012-07-20 11:01 AM Take that haters. Are there? My word! There seem to be a lot of people who hate the awards. Apparently because they are not infallible. Which is surely throwing the baby out with the bathwater. | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | stevefrank - 2012-08-27 7:25 AM with all of you. I want to introduce myself...My name is steve. I join this site...because want to know something different. and I think it's different site..!! Hello, Steve! Welcome to WWEnd. We're glad you've found us to your liking. We've got a lot of great content for genre book fans and some really knowledgeable members to help you out if you have any questions or if you're looking for recommendations. Enjoy, and let us know if you need any help. | |
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Location: near Skegness, Lincolnshire, UK. | Hello there, my name`s John, and I live in Lincolnshire, UK. I found this site by chance while looking for fantasy websites on the internet. I was taken by the title of the site itself, and it seems pretty full of stuff!
I`ve loved the written forms of science fiction, fantasy, and to some extent, horror and the supernatural, since being a young boy of about ten and reading a short novel by Lester del Rey, 'Rocket (or Voyage?) to Infinity'. That really turned me on to this genre. As an older adult my reading has diversified into other forms, literary, historical, etc.
Since then I`ve read most of the well known names, but my favourite is probably Ursula K. le Guin, especially 'The Left Hand of Darkness' and the 'Earthsea' novels.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Fantasybear - 2012-08-27 10:37 AM Hello there, my name`s John, and I live in Lincolnshire, UK. I found this site by chance while looking for fantasy websites on the internet. I was taken by the title of the site itself, and it seems pretty full of stuff! I`ve loved the written forms of science fiction, fantasy, and to some extent, horror and the supernatural, since being a young boy of about ten and reading a short novel by Lester del Rey, 'Rocket (or Voyage?) to Infinity'. That really turned me on to this genre. As an older adult my reading has diversified into other forms, literary, historical, etc. Since then I`ve read most of the well known names, but my favourite is probably Ursula K. le Guin, especially 'The Left Hand of Darkness' and the 'Earthsea' novels. Hello, John, and welcome to WWEnd! The name, Worlds Without End, seemed apropos given the never ending stories in genre fiction. So many worlds to explore, so little time. I'm glad you like the name. We were quite happy that it was still available all those years ago. We're definitely full of stuff, though some might use a different noun  Lots of great books to peruse and plenty of tools built into the site to help you find the best books: awards, best of lists, member reviews, blog and forum conversations etc. etc. If you haven't see it, do check out the BookTrackr page which explains some of the cool features. Also, be sure to click around. There are lots of hidden gems to be found that often times people miss like the Author Videos and resources like the Mags and Podcasts etc. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments. Cheers! | |
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Location: WA | Well, I surely missed this topic before I started posting. :p I found this site through Twitter, if I remember right. I have been a sci-fi nut since I was 4 or 5 and first saw Star Wars in the theater. (A New Hope, not Phantom Menace) I spent a lot of time in libraries when I was a kid, reading as much as possible. Mostly, I like sci-fi and fantasy, not really into horror anymore. Grew up watching a lot of horror movies, but lost the taste for it. Books are my biggest passion aside from music. I think without those two things, I'd just wither away and die. | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Marleana - 2012-10-11 5:59 PM Well, I surely missed this topic before I started posting. :p I found this site through Twitter, if I remember right. I have been a sci-fi nut since I was 4 or 5 and first saw Star Wars in the theater. (A New Hope, not Phantom Menace ) I spent a lot of time in libraries when I was a kid, reading as much as possible. Mostly, I like sci-fi and fantasy, not really into horror anymore. Grew up watching a lot of horror movies, but lost the taste for it. Books are my biggest passion aside from music. I think without those two things, I'd just wither away and die. Well, I already said welcome in another thread but this is the official spot so: Welcome to WWEnd! I saw Star Wars in the theater when I was a in the Cub Scouts. (New Hope not Phantom Menace) That makes me a bit older than you. Doesn't it make you sick when you talk to people who only know it from video? Whipper-snappers. I couldn't get enough and saw it 6 times in the first 2 weeks! I hope WWEnd will help feed your passion for SF/F books! | |
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Location: WA | Haha! Dang kids, get off my lawn! Seeing them in the theater the first time around was just the best. I remember seeing Empire and yelling at the Emperor lol...I saw them in the theater in their 2nd incarnation too, stood in line and all, froze my butt off, too. I don't remember how many times I'd seen them when I was a kid. I do remember seeing another movie with it the first time, and thinking that movie sucked. Critic at a young age. And yes, I now have a nice huge list of stuff to get into my to-read pile. I've read a lot but it's amazing at what I've missed. | |
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Location: UK | Hm,I cant say I really enjoyed my first time to see the films in the cinema.(except of course that fantastic ship looming into view at the start).There was a special showing of all three,one after the other,in 1985 I think,and my 9 year old son begged me to take him.We went in at 2 pm,after lining up FOREVER in the burning sun,and came out again at 9.15 pm.I thought my legs were permanently bent.I think I was surrounded by hundreds of 10 - 12 year olds,who knew all the dialogue off by heart,reciting along with the actors.That put me off Star Wars a little after that.No wonder,that son watched the video for about five years,and by then his younger brother was ready to start!Add all the money spent on the figures,the Millenium Falcon etc,and you can see why I am a bit jaundiced about them! lol.
About 2 weeks ago,the younger son,now 28 was exclaiming over the prices the original figures go for today,and berated me for not keeping them all. | |
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Location: Gunnison, Colorado | I was 13, old enough to beg my mom to drive me downtown (Salt Lake City) right after school so I could get in line on the first day at one of the giant-screen palaces that still existed then. (They've all been torn down or subdivided into multiple screens in the years since.) That became a ritual with a few friends, as we had to be there on the first day for Close Encounters, Alien, Star Trek TMP, and Empire. Today's pampered youngsters must realize that back then, seeing these films (often multiple times), was a much more urgent task, since we had no idea that technologies would soon exist that would allow us to watch them whenever we wanted at home! I'm actually not that big a Star Wars fan, but I was just the right age to lap it up at the time. I can still pretty much replay the film in my head, but have never seen a home video version. I understand some changes have been made...
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Location: UK | Scott,I was horrified when I came back from Africa in the 80s and found all those magnificent cinemas had been turned into bingo halls,or multiplexes if they were centrally located.That wonderful feeling of many hundreds sharing the same experience was gone,probably forever..I dont think I will ever forget the aweinspiring Lawrence of Arabia back in 1963,the stunning vistas of the desert.True,later I was embarrassed by the cheesy melodromatics of O'Toole,but at the time those magnificent vistas were shared by many hundreds,and across UK,presumably many thousands.The claustrophobic little screens in tiny rooms today just dont cut it.You might as well go straight to watching it at home - especially now when so many people have HUGE TV screens. | |
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| Zombiemomma here. Just saying hello. Can't wait to dig around on this site, to read some reviews. Always looking for a good, zombie, thriller, survival type book. | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Welcome to WWEnd, zombiemomma175! If you're looking for horror books you've found us at the perfect time. We're busy adding tons of horror books, zombie included, to the site for our Month of Horrors. Please do dig around and let us know what you think or if you have any questions. In the mean time, I have a question for you: Are there 174 other zombiemomma's out there? I'm picturing the zombie apocalypse coinciding with a PTA meeting with horrible results!
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Location: Grootfontein, Namibia | Welcome @zombiemomma, and if I may, can I suggest that you read the Dead World series by Joe McKinney? I find it an excellent zombie survival narrative. The first book is arguably the weakest, but then McKinney upped his game considerably with the next installments. His experience as a disaster management specialist is memorably applied in Flesh Eaters, by far his strongest novel as yet. I have the next book, Mutated already on my bookshelf and look forward to reading it with great anticipation.
   
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| Hey everyone, happy to be here! I've been reading Scifi/Fantasy for years now, it's nice to see a place where I can talk about it with others. Looking forward to the Women of Genre Fiction challenge. | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Welcome aboard, Jack! Happy to have you here and it's great to see you signed up for the WoGF. It's going to be a great year for genre fiction and there will certainly be lots to talk about 'round here so don't be shy! | |
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| Hi there - great site!
I'm a bit of a newbie to SF really. It's always interested me and I read bits and pieces in my teens then kind of moved on. I guess I read a lot of non-fiction and fiction across pretty much every genre. The reading group I'n in rarely covers SF so about a year ago I made a committment to read more SFand I devoured (and loved) Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series. I discovered this site basically looking for somewhere to start with modern SF as I really don't know that much about the genre aside from a few of the classics. I have to say it's a great site and I'll never be stuck for ideas in future.
Looking through the booktracker there are a couple of books I've read that I've given 5 stars and they are Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson and Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley which may (or may not!) say something about my tastes. Worryingly, there are books I think I've read but are not to sure or I remember reading the author but not the title -the ravages of time!
I've signed up for the WOGF challenge as I think it's a great way to widen my horizons - I'm not the most articulate with reviews so there may not be anything earth-shattering there. | |
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Location: SC, USA | "I've read that I've given 5 stars and they are Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson and Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley"
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| I never really thought about it but both those are long reads - not the sort of thing you can knock out in a lazy afternoon! I'm also partial to (most of) the Titus Groan story so maybe I do like a longer read. | |
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Location: Dallas, Texas | bazhsw - 2013-01-31 1:46 PM Hi there - great site! I'm a bit of a newbie to SF really. It's always interested me and I read bits and pieces in my teens then kind of moved on. ... I've signed up for the WOGF challenge as I think it's a great way to widen my horizons - I'm not the most articulate with reviews so there may not be anything earth-shattering there. Hello bazhsw, and welcome to WWEnd! You've come to the right place to find new books to rekindle your interest in genre fiction. We've got tons of awards and lists to help you get started not to mention over 1,200 reviews from our awesome members. (Seriously, you guys are awesome.) The WoGF is a great kick starter too and with only 12 books it's not a huge burden. Don't worry too much about the review part. Just put down some impressions of the book, what you liked and didn't like, as if you were talking about a movie with your friends over beers. You can try for earth-shattering if you like but lots of folks like a simple review too. Simetimes all you want to get from a review is a general feel for the book not an in-depth analysis. Best of luck with the challenge and welcome aboard! | |
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Location: SLC, UT | Hello, all! I found WWEnd while surfing the web looking for info on the top s/f books. The WoGF challenge intrigued me so I signed up. It's a great chance to read some authors that I've always been interested in, but never got around to checking out. Put up my first review, Elizabeth Moon's Hunting Party, just the other day. I enjoy looking though the list of other participants to see what's being picked.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Brett72 - 2013-03-18 5:38 PM Hello, all! I found WWEnd while surfing the web looking for info on the top s/f books. The WoGF challenge intrigued me so I signed up. It's a great chance to read some authors that I've always been interested in, but never got around to checking out. Put up my first review, Elizabeth Moon's Hunting Party, just the other day. I enjoy looking though the list of other participants to see what's being picked. Great site! Hello Brett, welcome to WWEnd! I'm glad to hear you found us looking for the top SF books - we have a bunch of 'em. The WoGF is a great place to start and I like your first review too. Sounds like you like our challenge display page. I think it's one of the best features of the challenges we do. Good luck with your challenge and let me know if you have any questions about WWEnd. Oh, and tell your friends about us! We're always looking to grow our community. | |
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| Hi! whew! finally found the "introduce yourself" thread.
ok, about me: I'm 54 (yes, I know that's ancient to some) and as a kid used to ride my bike to the library, and check out the maximum (fourteen) and reverently place them in my bike basket to take home. After two weeks I'd repeat the process. I read every scifi anthology and book there was in our small town library. Then I started mysteries. Then fantasy. Then college came, and the realization bills don't pay themselves and I was a newspaper graphic artist for over 25 years. I always wanted to write, though, so now, long after most people have crashed their mid life crisis items (cars, wives or bank accts), I'm finally doing what I've always wanted: writing my own books. My first book, A Plague of Dreams, is getting pretty good reviews.
Book marketing is so ... meh... tho. So I'm working on volume two at the moment. I may never make a living at this, but I love writing stories *I* like to read.
I teethed on Theodore Sturgeon, Pohl, Asimov, Bradbury, Bester, Verne, and L'engle. I used my adult teeth to chomp Vonnegut, Vinge, Eddings, Tolkien, Herbert, Clarke, and Ellison. Now I'm using my dentures to gum up on R. R. Martin, Suzuki, J.V. Jones, Gaiman, A. K. Butler, Fallon, and many more.
I like humor, poems that rhyme, writing with a voice and not worrying about good or bad reviews.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Grokdad - 2013-05-28 1:38 PM Hi! whew! finally found the "introduce yourself" thread. ... I"m looking forward to hanging out here. I hope you'll enjoy having me! Grokdad, welcome to WWEnd! So glad you found us and that you want to hang out. We've got a great community here and we have a lot of fun. I see you have not signed up for the Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge . If you hurry you can be the 300th member to sign up! I want to encourage you to snoop around the site. There are lots of cool things hidden in the nooks and crannies.
I remember those library days like it was yesterday! I always felt like I was getting away with something when I was pushing it to the max on checkouts. I thought any minute they would turn me away for taking too many. And oh how I loved sliding a dozen or more books down the return shoot. I always took my time and did each one separately to really get the most out of the experience - much to my mother's annoyance I've got to take the kids to the library this week!
Good on ya for realizing your dream to write you own book and I must say I really like your art work on your site. Your brushes with greatness are a lot of fun to see too! Ash!
So what comes after "gumming" on Martin and Gaiman et al.? Blending Buekes and Weeks and Scalzi and slurping them up with a straw? Come to think of it that would be one weird, violent and entertaining concoction!
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| i just joined ''good reads'' also, here's my profile
i never read, but last year one of my friends got me to read a zombie trilogy which I liked, but then i got in to sci-fi, im really new to it, I like to read books that gives you new ideas and perspectives and that are good from start to end, ill read random books once a while to change it up, examples, i read a steven king book, viking trilogy books
i didn't really like starship troopers (dragging not important stuff, i didn't finish it)
thought enders game was a bit overrated (i understand that book was a new impact but it's kind of predictable and slow moving, it's also a big scale war, id rather read 1 on 1 or you get the idea, so you can get more attached to people)
big fan of clifford simak (constant action, new theories)
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| Administrator - 2013-05-29 12:57 AM
Good on ya for realizing your dream to write you own book and I must say I really like your art work on your site. Your brushes with greatness are a lot of fun to see too! Ash! So what comes after "gumming" on Martin and Gaiman et al.? Blending Buekes and Weeks and Scalzi and slurping them up with a straw? Come to think of it that would be one weird, violent and entertaining concoction!
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| Hello everyone! My name is Alejandro, although you can call me by my nickname, "Locy". I'm writing from Madrid and the first thing I should say is that I'm glad to have found a place like this. A place to share things that we think while we are reading Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Vance, George R. R. Martin ... I hope to learn much from you: from your recommendations and experience and your passion for reading science fiction books. On the other hand, perhaps one of my goals here is to read a book that exceeds the fascinating work of Arthur C. Clarke: "2001: A Space Odyssey". What do you think of this book? I am keen to know what is for you the greatest work of science fiction you've ever read. I will be happy to read them.
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Location: Dallas, Texas | plasma - 2013-05-31 5:46 PM i just joined ''good reads'' also, here's my profile i never read, but last year one of my friends got me to read a zombie trilogy which I liked, but then i got in to sci-fi, im really new to it, I like to read books that gives you new ideas and perspectives and that are good from start to end, ill read random books once a while to change it up, examples, i read a steven king book, viking trilogy books i didn't really like starship troopers (dragging not important stuff, i didn't finish it) thought enders game was a bit overrated (i understand that book was a new impact but it's kind of predictable and slow moving, it's also a big scale war, id rather read 1 on 1 or you get the idea, so you can get more attached to people) big fan of clifford simak (constant action, new theories) and now im venturing in to newauthors feel free to recommend me stuf Hello plasma, and welcome to WWEnd! Being new to genre fiction you have definitely come to the right place. WWEnd is built to help people find great books to read and our members will be happy to help you with recommendations of their own too. As for new authors we have hundreds to choose from and we always encourage our members to try somebody new. Also, do check out our Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge. It has been a lot of fun so far and you're sure to find something great to read. I'm a fan of Simak as well and I've had one of his books on my to read list for a long time. I'll bet you can guess which one
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Location: Dallas, Texas | locy - 2013-06-02 6:19 AM Hello everyone! My name is Alejandro, although you can call me by my nickname, "Locy". I'm writing from Madrid and the first thing I should say is that I'm glad to have found a place like this. A place to share things that we think while we are reading Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Vance, George R. R. Martin ... I hope to learn much from you: from your recommendations and experience and your passion for reading science fiction books. On the other hand, perhaps one of my goals here is to read a book that exceeds the fascinating work of Arthur C. Clarke: "2001: A Space Odyssey". What do you think of this book? I am keen to know what is for you the greatest work of science fiction you've ever read. I will be happy to read them. Thank you all. See you soon! Hello Locy from Madrid! We're glad you found us too. You've listed some great authors in your post and I trust you'll find many more greats here. WWEnd is a good place to share your love of genre fiction. I think you can learn much from our members - we've got a smart and passionate bunch here - but I expect we can all learn something from you as well so please jump right in with both feet. As an example, we just passed 1,700 reviews on the site - ALL member submitted! How cool is that? The WoGF Reaching Challenge accounts for over 300 of those which has been a really nice boost. I always recommend that new members check it out. It's one of our best community efforts and we hope it will open some eyes and have a lasting impact. I have to admit I've never read 2001: A Space Odyssey so I can't comment on that except to say that it's got 4 stars from 120 member ratings - you can make it 121! I loved the movie though! On my favorites list you'll find a pretty eclectic mix of books (You can click my name at left to see my list.) but I'll mention a few here that always come to mind:     
    
These are in no particular order and I'll have to admit it's a pretty safe list over all but there it is. I think I need to update my favorites now that you got me thinking about it. Surely I'm missing something! Anyway, thanks for joining our community. Perhaps you can help us find some more madrileños who love genre fiction? | |
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| Thank you very much for the warm welcome. I honestly do not expect a welcome as friendly as this. On the other hand, I think it's great that they have passed the barrier of 1700 reviews. Again, we find evidence that reading science fiction books is as rewarding or more to read other types of books.
Thank you for your kindness quoting those books (I understand how hard it is involves choosing a favorites list). About the contest, I think I'll start reading a book which you show me in your list: "The dispossesed", by Ursula Le Guin. It may be a good idea.
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I stumbled on WWE's site by happy chance, and since it looked like the perfect place where I can enjoy two of my favorite pastimes, reading speculative fiction and discussing books with like-minded people, I joined immediately. Now all I need is a 48-hour day and no need for sleep to dive into the huge amount of new, interesting titles I've found on the site...
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Location: Dallas, Texas | Nymeria - 2014-01-17 9:45 AM Hello everyone! I stumbled on WWE's site by happy chance, and since it looked like the perfect place where I can enjoy two of my favorite pastimes, reading speculative fiction and discussing books with like-minded people, I joined immediately. Now all I need is a 48-hour day and no need for sleep to dive into the huge amount of new, interesting titles I've found on the site... Welcome to WWEnd, Nymeria! You've found us at a very opportune time. We've just launched our new Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge and our members are coming up with some great themes for you to pick from. There is much to see and discover on the site so you'll be able to fill your 48 hours easliy I suggest you get familiar with our BookTrackr so you can customize the site to your reading history. Once you tag the books you've read you can review your stats and see how you're doing with the awards and lists. Don't miss our Jo Fletcher Fridays post today for your chance to win a freee book too. That will get you started but we have tons of other cool features to help you scratch that spec fic itch! | |
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| Thank you for the welcome, Administrator!
I've seen the challenges, and already signed up for the Women of Genre Fiction one I had already several books lined up that would fit the challenge, so it was just a matter of diving in - sharing the progress with others will add to the fun, I'm sure.
As long as I don't get worried at the way my TBR list is growing just by browsing around the site, of course!
Oh, and can I bother you with a newbie question? I've tried to add some books for the WoGF challenge to my list in the challenge page, but so far I had no success. I found one of those books with the search engine, but when I try to tick the box next to the challenge's name to add the book, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?
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Location: Dallas, Texas | You have to check "Add to My Reading List" first to activate the RYO checkboxes. | |
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| Administrator - 2014-01-18 2:07 AM
You have to check "Add to My Reading List" first to activate the RYO checkboxes.
The devil is indeed in the details!! 
Thank you! Now it works! | |
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Location: UK | Hi Nymeria! Glad you found your way here,I never thought to invite you in the past.And yes,the TBR will grow even more than on our dear old shelfari.I already had my 12x12 there,and just popped in here for a peek,and ended up joining four challengesYou know me cant resist challenges and lists,and this site is a paradise for both! lol.Welcome to the site! | |
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| Thank you Dustydigger!
Resisting challenges is indeed difficult - but on second thoughts... why resist?
Reading is fun so... here's to challenges and more books! Always more books... | |
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My name is Wade Garret, I'm the author of Genesis: Book One of The Kingdom Come Series, published by Black Bed Sheet Books and I'm always interested in learninggetting to knowmore about fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy...that's why I'm here. | |
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| I have coached for twenty years in the sports of wrestling, football (soccer) and basketball and have been an educator for over ten years. I have trained in four different martial arts for over three decades, studied science and researched mythology from various cultures around the world. I always dreamed of a world that contains the properties of all three. I live in Toronto with my wife and three children and am an avid comic book collector.
I look forward to communicating with all of you.
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My pen name
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DC Comics especially Batman , C.S. Lewis Narnia series, Matthew Reillys Jack West Jr. series, Dan Browns Robert Langdon series, Lee Childs Jack Reacher series
What TV shows do you never miss?
Doctor Who, Gotham, C.S.I., Law and Order: SVU, Survivor, The 100, Unforgettable, Sports Centreto name a few.
What do you do when you aren't reading fantasy books?
Playing with my kids.
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Chocolatethough Moose Tracks is the best.
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Most. I feel special when I use my pinky.
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Nothing that will ever bother me again
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Hawaii or the Moon
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Ribs
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3
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Batman
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Stephen Hawkings: The Universe in a Nutshell
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Location: SC, USA | Welcome to WWE. Sometimes we are very chatty; other times we are not. We are in a non-chatty period at the moment. I think everyone is hunkered down to finish this year's reading challenges. Check out the Challenges. There will be more like this for the next year.
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Location: scotland | Yes welcome to a great website. Maybe we should chat more although reading is such fun. Talking of which I am nearing the end of Part 1 of Book 1 of The Stormlight Archive which so far I have enjoyed. Good start to what is supposedly going to be a long series. Lots of art and maps which I always really enjoy as reference points, | |
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Location: Windsor, Ontario Canada | Hi Everyone,
My name is Michael Drakich and I am a self-published author of five novels and one novelette. One of my New Year's resolutions is to get out there in the sci-fi/fantasy community. As a way of introduction, until January 10, 2015 I'm giving away free copies of my ebooks to anyone interested with a limit of one per person. Visit my website at www.michaeldrakich.wordpress.com and choose which book appeals to you then message me there and I'll send it along. Wishing everyone all the best this new year. | |
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Location: USA | I've been reading of dustydigger's reading exploits regarding WWEnd lists for quite some time in another venue. She's read more books in the last year than I've read in the best part of a decade. Rather than continue to be plagued by feelings of inadequacies, I decided to start the New Year by checking this resource she mentions so often. Yes, dustydigger, it took me long enough. But here I am!
Currently reading David Brin's novel Kiln People, and hoping before 2016 runs its course to read a bit more than the dozen books I got to last year! Finding reading time is complicated by a conflict with a need for writing time. I keep finding myself with an hour to spare and being torn by the desire to read a few pages, or write a few. Yes, I'm one of those self-published authors you keep hearing about. You can hardly avoid hearing about us. I mean, it's getting so you can't throw a boomerang without taking out ten of us at once, the market so crowded!
In real life my name is Thomas Watson, and for the sake of simplicity, I write and publish under that name as well. (My real name would appear over my photo, but I wasn't paying proper attention when I joined that WWEnd - somehow thought the username would only be part of the login process.) When I track down the Promote Yourself thread dusty mentioned to me elsewhere I'll have more to say on that matter in the appropriate location.
I have a weblog, if you're so inclined. I don't get new material into it as often as I would like, but I do try to make each entry count. Feel free to drop in and browse. It's a good way to get to know me. https://underdesertstars.wordpress.com/
And now I'm off to find the "Pick and Mix" challenge dusty told me about.
Edited by Leyra'an 2016-01-09 9:06 AM
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Location: UK | Hi thereThomas and welcome! Good to see you managed to find us,I know how hectic your life is,what with family commitments plus the writing which is a bit of a thorn in the side at the moment trying to finish off a book!You know me and lists,so I look upon this site as the Elysian Fields,as lists are virtually WWEnd's raison d'etre.Look over our Roll Your Own challenges,we cater for a nice variety - with reading levels too,which might help you since your reading time is limited. Happy reading
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| Hi, I'm Australian science fiction author. I'm releasing an anthology next month that represents a decade of writing. I'm looking for bloggers interested in reading and reviewing the anthology. Any takers? | |
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| pcawdron - 2019-02-15 4:48 PM
Hi, I'm Australian science fiction author. I'm releasing an anthology next month that represents a decade of writing. I'm looking for bloggers interested in reading and reviewing the anthology. Any takers? Hi, and welcome to Worlds Without End! I've sent you a private message. | |
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