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hello. I'm Ketesh. My real name is Carly and I live in Adelaide, Morphett Vale.

MY interests are writing and reading but right now I don't have enough hours in the day for it! I'm a belly dancer on the brink of my career, My first formal performance is in October at the school's show and people are paying to see me dance! so practice and lessons take up a lo of time. Then I decided to start uni! Silly me!!

I'm a massive Stargate and Farscape fan. My dancing name is Ketesh and that is a character from stargate and the actress was from farscape. Currently My boyfriend is getting me into star trek. Don't mind it but stargate is so much better!!!!!

I am a pastrycook by trade, my uni is in history and I am planning to study egyptology after I have the first degee out the way. But unitl then I manage a bakehouse.

I live with my boyfriend and our 2 dogs. blue healer named Todd and a tenderfield terrier called Pheonix. And the small one, Pheonix is the boss dog. Todd is too sweet to even put up a fuss.

Nice to meet you all

Carly/ Ketesh

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Hi am from North Brisbane an avid book reader. A reader spanning many many topics mainly those of the mystical phenomal scientific and the fictional survivors.  Also fond of lots of prophecy authors and the books by Edgar Cayce and Lobsang and Rambsang series   Lives a simple life in a complicated and painful world full of hatred and ceaseless words of hate and fire.  I know I know I do go on lol   Anyway what brought me here was the webpage actually, loved the look of it (found it by accident through googling) sooo I thought would register and have a look.   I do need to troll through alot of posts but the few I have read so far perhaps am in the wrong category for this forum? It seems its the fantasy book writer by the lady herself  Fiona McIntosh - to you, I can only say haven't read any of your books, but you have a mighty fan club - so well done and all the best now and in the future (Oh and hang on to the Forum Home Page) looks greeeeaaaaaaaat ) Bye now

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Hi, I'm new here, thought I should say hi since I will tend to lurk rather then chat most times. I have a nasty habbit of asking my customers what they are reading and chatting with them about different authors until my boss catches me. I can never get enough to read, thankfully I have two wonderful workmates who share their extensive libraries with me. I've just finished reading 11 Terry Pratchett books and now find myself with nothing to read. I would list my fav authors, but I usually miss someone out so I'll go for the long standing ones who I have been reading for a while: Anne McCaffrey, Jennifer Fallon, Fiona McIntosh, Lynn Flewelling, George R R Martin, Glenda Larke, Trudi Canavan, Karen Miller, Anne Bishop, Kate Forsyth and my newest acquisition was one and two of Joel Shepherd's  A Trial of Blood and Steel. I didn't get much sleep for two days while I read them. Petrodor found me struggling to stay awake around 5am, just a few more pages...

I spend a lot of time either reading or working with my dog (soon to be dogs) or combining the two. Quite a common site to see me sitting out the front with my Kelpie X GSP chilling next to me. A bowl of dog treats and a bowl of chocolate on the other side. Although when I'm totally engrossed in the story I have been known to get the bowls mixed up... Yuck.

Since I have shared the news with everyone else. I am getting a puppy from W.A and it was finally born on monday. One of a litter of five. So the next 8 weeks will be the longest 8 weeks. But, for a Belgian Tervueren I will do anything. So Rufus my current angel of joy and destruction is a big brother and will have his new little brother or sister to teach his collection of sneaky tricks to very shortly. YaY for us.

~Tammi

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Greetings all:

I've lurked round these parts for a while now and thought it was about time I introduced myself and joined in the fun. Unlike the rest of you, I'm yet to read any of Fiona's books and would welcome any suggestions about where to start. I'm not as familiar with the genre as I could be (I learned what little I know about traditional epic fantasy from either Peter Jackson or all the heavy metal bands I've been deafening myself with for years- Blind Guardian anyone?), but I enjoy authors like Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker and Kim Wilkins.

What is a novice like me doing on this forum, you ask? Easy. I eat, sleep, breathe (and sometimes even write!) crime fiction and, in my never-ending quest for new and interesting books in that field, stumbled across one called Bye Bye Baby. I've since been recommending it to everyone who'll listen and I'm here to learn more about  Lauren Crow's other self and the tales she tells.

My name's Steve, I'm perilously close to 32 (eek...) and when I'm not tearing what's left of my hair out over all the things I'm supposedly writing, I make a spectacle of myself on community radio reading news stories out live on the air to people who can't read for themselves. It can get dull and repetitive (and the less said about the groupies, the better) but  frustration can be helpful when writing grisly murder scenes.

I run a crime fiction group at the SA Writers' Centre (which is open to anyone who may be interested- join now and get a free alibi!) and am also a lifelong Doctor Who fan and KISS Army soldier, so Isabeau and I should get along famously .

Enough waffle from me for now. I look forward to chatting with you all, even if the last thing I need is another excuse to waste good writing time goofing off online...  

 

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Yay for new people!  You should post some more, we aren't too scary and won't bite!

Hmm with Fiona's work you can work chronologically and start with the Trinity series and work your way later into her work.  But at the moment i'm really into her newest book in the Valisar Trilogy called Royale Exile, to me it epitomises all the really good things about her work.  But i think your better off with one of her finished triologies as Ms McIntosh knows how to write good crack books... (or being addicted to books like crack a bad thing?).  When i first picked up Betrayal (her first book) I was in the bookstore the next day getting the next book... i had read betrayal into the wee hours of the night.  That way you don't have to wait for the next book to come out.  The Quickening is prehaps my favourite triology (that's complete) so far.  But the Percheron series has a $9.95 promotion on the normal paperbacks, so you could get the whole series for $29.85.. or less if your sneaky and go to Big W etc and they have it priced properly.  The trinity series is a good starter, it's a little rawer but that is what makes it so fun.  The Quickening has some delicious plot twists and wonderful characters, Percheron is fun, not as gory as quickening and the cultural immersion is delightful (and thought provoking).

So take your pick.

Also... just got into Dr Who and Torchwood to a lesser extent recently.  Still not sold on David Tennant being a better Dr Who than Christopher Eccelston.  I want Rose back too.....!

But please post more everyone!

 

Oh.. and I have dogs 2... well sort of by default.  If one of them isn't yours but thinks it is... that's ownership right? 

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all the series are stand alone series that happen to be in the same world though not in the same time line (though there is usually a throw back reference in first chapter or so). You shouldn't read the quickening before trinity there is a mild spoiler. The rest aren't that significant spoiler wise. I don't really think any are stand alone to my mind. Myrren's gift probably is the closest and probably my favourite give that a try. Torchwood is just a little to silly at times.hmm where is the enter key for a mobile phone? Oh well. There are other sections to have a look at like entertainment or the general fiction.

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Hey, Teeno here, 26/f in ontario canada. love sci-fi, pretty  much have my whole life, started with ST:TNG, and progressed from there. now a huge fan of stargate sg-1 and atlantis. also enjoy watching smallville, terminator: sarah connor chronicles, comic book movies, etc...too long to list. I'm about to start reading a brief history of time by hawking, anyone else read it or reading it? anyone, that's about it for now, cheers!

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Hey Wanderingscribe

Did you attend a workshop on fantasy/sci fi world building a couple of weeks ago?

Md

PS Prefer David to Christopher - but nobody beats Tom Baker!

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"So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold."

(Clive Barker: Sacrament)

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Hi all, I'm new here. I'm from Adelaide, and I've been reading some kind of fantasy for as long as I can remember. In the last year or so I've begun reading Fiona's books and I really really enjoy them. Like a couple of other people mentioned, I'm also a fan of Dr Who. David Tennant has been the only doctor I've watched for an entire series - I saw some Eccleston episodes, but I much prefer DT. He's quirky and funny and cute, oh, and he's a good actor Just so I don't turn this into a Dr Who discussion more than it is currently, I'll add that I also enjoy archery and ballroom dancing, and I read more than is healthy.

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"So we make stories of our own, in fevered and envious imitation of our Maker, hoping that we'll tell, by chance, what God left untold."

(Clive Barker: Sacrament)

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Well, it gets to the point of me losing sleep, so it's probably not healthy, but I don't mind. Thanks for the heads up for Sat Night as well, I'll make sure I tape it.

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Hi everyone! I'm new here. My real name is Karina and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I'm 19 years old, an ABC (Australian born chinese) and am currently in my first year of studying veterinary science at uni.

My interest are animals especially big cats and horses, sports, music and playing nintendo wii!  However, my BIGGEST interest lies in reading fantasy novels! In year 10, my friend told me to read the quickening trilogy and so I followed her advice, and within the next few days I cried at the execution of Alyd, fell in love with Romen Koreldy and accompanied Wyl on his journey (which really is a lot to accomplish for a 15 year old lol)!  And ever since then I've been an avid reader of all of Fiona McIntosh's books. I don't think I'll ever get enough of it!!

I'm lucky enough to have a best friend who is equally as obsessed with fantasy novels as I am, and we often spend countless lazy afternoons lounging around discussing our favourite books/characters. In fact I've recently just introduced her to Fiona's works and she is thoroughly enjoying them! In fact I should bug her to join this forum as well!! haha

I also love collecting fantasy books! They always have such delicious covers and they just feel so nice to hold! I can't wait to have a collection big enough to call a library!

I'm also completely in love with lord of the rings - both the book and the movies. Just thought I'd put that out there for any other tolkien fans out there! XD

Anyway I really need to stop procrastinating and try to get some study done!! Exams are in less than a month *STRESSSSSSSSSSS* I can't wait till they are over and then I can read until my eyeballs fall out!!!!! lol

Hope to get to know everyone here soon!!!

=D

 

 

 

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lol OMG you know I have not heard the term ABC in a very very long time.  I'm counting like 5 years.  A testimate to prehaps my age (ARGH) and maybe i've grown out/accustomed to being of asian decent living in australia.  Though my friends and I do have a giggle at how asian our parents are sometimes. 

 

Welcome to the board though all you new posters, definately feel free to post!

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hahha yes my friends and I always make jokes at how traditional our parents can be in this day and age hahah!

Which part of asia you from Melayna?

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My parents hail from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

My friend's and I have discovered the irony of all this over the top asian'ness is, back home in Malaysia, Singapore... the kids are more crazy and wild then we are.  So after all those years of discipline, manners and what not... you go to visit relatives and they are a bunch of spoilt little brats who don't even know how to wash there own clothes.... let along wash there own dishes.

 

 

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ooo KL, I have a few friends from Malaysia too! I really want to visit KL, I've heard it's awesome there although very humid!

and yes, my parents are really into discipline and manners too and it drives me nuts sometimes!!! lol but yea, some of my relatives are really spoilt, especially cus they're an only child (or as I like to refer to them, lonely child hahah!) and therefore they suffer 'single child syndrome'.

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Bradley, Brad, Bradles, B, Bj, Brett, Bread, anything along those lines. I've been called so many over my short lifetime. I'm 18, a body builder, a millionaire, my dad's Hulk Hogan, i live in a mushroom, Steinbeck is my god. I live in a little town just outside Penrith, in Western Sydney, just underneath the Mountains. I have 1 dog, a fish that won't die and a little brother who isn't so little anymore (I hate being the shorter one. I'm the eldest!) I love eating ice cream in the snow, surfing on the sand, reading upside down, and naming random clouds.

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