Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-11 Thread Martin
A friend of mine who used to run a SF/fantasy/mystery bookstore here in Atlanta sent me the e-mail about that closing, along with word that he was shutting his own doors, because the market was just so flat. A really sad day, that. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-10 Thread Martin
Astro, ever read any of Glen Cook's Black Company series? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-10 Thread Astromancer
I sure haven't...I'll have to look into it...I sure miss this science bookstore that sold used books... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Astro, ever read any of Glen Cook's Black Company series? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-10 Thread Martin
I'm afraid you'd *have* to go to a new bookstore to find this. Like most good books, they don't fall into used bookstores often. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sure haven't...I'll have to look into it...I sure miss this science bookstore that sold used books... Martin [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-10 Thread Astromancer
You're probably right, but it doesn't stop me from wishing The Stars Our Destination hadn't closed down... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm afraid you'd *have* to go to a new bookstore to find this. Like most good books, they don't fall into used bookstores often. Astromancer

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Astromancer
You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Astromancer
Oh...The name of the mercenary series is called DMC: Dirigent Mercenary Corps, by Rick Shelley... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy

[scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme

Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 4/9/07 7:11:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ell I'm sort of new.  I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things.  I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old

RE: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message

2007-04-09 Thread Reece Jennings
: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 6:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message In a message dated 4/9/07 7:11:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists