jddennis Havre de Grace, MD
Member since March 1, 2011, Patron since May 28, 2011Well, obviously, I enjoy reading and e-books. My particular interests in books tend to steer more towards fantasy and science fiction, but I’ve been reading a lot more nonfiction recently.
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Outlining Your Novel: Map Yo...K.M. Weiland
Average wait: 25d, 4hAcclaim for Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success“Not into outlining? Then someone did not demonstrate it for you the way Weiland has in her book. If you can make a quick trip grocery list, you can outline your next manuscript to be… more
famties loaned Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success to jddennis 19 weeks ago
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The Emperor's SoulBrandon Sanderson
Average wait: 8d, 14hA novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Emperor’s Soul showcases a fascinating magic system as the clock ticks down for a condemned criminal.When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly f… more
Bethany thanked jddennis for lending The Emperor's Soul 21 weeks ago
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vo...Kurt Vonnegut
Average wait: 1d, 4hAdapted for a magnificent George Roy Hill film three years later (perhaps the only film adaptation of a masterpiece which exceeds its source), Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) is the now famous parable of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran and… more
chelmo thanked jddennis for lending Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Series) 22 weeks ago
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Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's ...Matt Kaplan
We all know “there’s no such thing as monsters,” but our imaginations tell us otherwise. From the mythical beasts of ancient Greece to the hormonal vampires of the Twilight saga, monsters have captivated us for millennia. Matt Kaplan, a not… more
jddennis owns Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters 22 weeks ago
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You Lost Me: Why Young Chris...David Kinnaman
Average wait: < 1hClose to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher’s eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman’s first book unChristian showed the w… more
jddennis owns You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church...and Rethinking Faith 22 weeks ago
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INSOMNIA and Seven More Shor...Jeremy Robinson
Average wait: 9hINSOMNIA is a collection of seven exciting short stories (plus one bonus story) that tackle several different genres including action, science-fiction, horror, noir and thriller. Written by top thriller author, Jeremy Robinson, these storie… more
jddennis owns INSOMNIA and Seven More Short Stories 22 weeks ago
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Dinocalypse Now (Spirit of t...Chuck Wendig
Average wait: N/AAN INVASION… FROM PREHISTORY!When the Century Club is called in to prevent the assassination of FDR, it’s just another day on the job—but what they discover puts not just the President, but the entire world in jeopardy.With psychic dinosa… more
jddennis owns Dinocalypse Now (Spirit of the Century Presents: The Dinocalypse Trilogy) 22 weeks ago
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Occult America: White House ...Mitch Horowitz
From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the globe. Esoteric philosophies and personas—from Freemasonry to Spiritualism, from Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Edgar Ca… more
jddennis owns Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation 22 weeks ago
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The Emperor's SoulBrandon Sanderson
Average wait: 8d, 14hA novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Emperor’s Soul showcases a fascinating magic system as the clock ticks down for a condemned criminal.When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly f… more
jddennis owns The Emperor's Soul 22 weeks ago
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Starting a House Church: A N...Larry Kreider, Floyd McClung
Average wait: N/AThere’s a new way of doing church and it’s taking North America by storm! Here, a recognized authority on the house church movement and a popular speaker and pastor share their expertise in starting and maintaining a healthy house church. T… more
jddennis owns Starting a House Church: A New Model for Living Out Your Faith 22 weeks ago
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vo...Kurt Vonnegut
Average wait: 1d, 4hAdapted for a magnificent George Roy Hill film three years later (perhaps the only film adaptation of a masterpiece which exceeds its source), Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) is the now famous parable of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran and… more
jddennis loaned Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Series) to chelmo 22 weeks ago
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The Emperor's SoulBrandon Sanderson
Average wait: 8d, 14hA novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Emperor’s Soul showcases a fascinating magic system as the clock ticks down for a condemned criminal.When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly f… more
jddennis loaned The Emperor's Soul to Bethany 21 weeks ago
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Chasm City (Revelation Space)Alastair Reynolds
In a city overrun by a virus that attacks both man and machine, an agent pursues a lowlife postmortal-and uncovers a centuries-old atrocity that history would rather forget…
jddennis owns Chasm City (Revelation Space) 33 weeks ago
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The Whitefire Crossing (The ...Courtney Schafer
Dev is a smuggler with the perfect cover. He’s in high demand as a guide for the caravans that carry legitimate goods from the city of Ninavel into the country of Alathia. The route through the Whitefire Mountains is treacherous, and Dev is… more
jddennis owns The Whitefire Crossing (The Shattered Sigil) 33 weeks ago
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Everything Is Illuminated: A NovelJonathan Safran Foer
With only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man - also named Jonathan Safran Foer - sets out to find the woman who might or might not have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Accompanied by an old man haunted by memories of the war,… more
jddennis owns Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel 33 weeks ago
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Lexicon Urthus, Second EditionMichael Andre-Driussi, Gene Wolfe
Average wait: 18d, 12hThis is the Kindle version of the new second edition of Lexicon Urthus, a dictionary of the complete Urth Cycle by Gene Wolfe (The Shadow of the Torturer, The Claw of the Conciliator, The Sword of the Lictor, The Citadel of the Autarch, Urt… more
curtw thanked jddennis for lending Lexicon Urthus, Second Edition 35 weeks ago
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The Dirty Streets of Heaven:...Tad Williams
Bobby Dollar is an angel—a real one. He knows a lot about sin, and not just in his professional capacity as an advocate for souls caught between Heaven and Hell. Bobby’s wrestling with a few deadly sins of his own—pride, anger, even lust. B… more
jddennis owns The Dirty Streets of Heaven: Volume One of Bobby Dollar 35 weeks ago
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Nightside The Long Sun (Book...Gene Wolfe
Enormous in breadth and scope, Wolfe’s ambitious new work opens out into a world of wonders, of gods and humans, aliens and machines, and mysterious adventures far out in space and deep inside the human spirit. It is set on a ship-world who… more
jddennis owns Nightside The Long Sun (Book of the Long Sun) 35 weeks ago
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The MVP (Galactic Football League)Scott Sigler
Average wait: N/ATHE MVP is the fourth book in the Galactic Football League series, following on THE ROOKIE, THE STARTER and THE ALL-PRO. Set in a lethal American professional football league seven centuries in the future, THE MVP puts huge humans on the fi… more
jddennis owns The MVP (Galactic Football League) 35 weeks ago
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Sword & Citadel: The Second ...Gene Wolfe
The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe’s most remarkable work, hailed as “a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis” by Publishers Weekly, and “one of the most … more
jddennis owns Sword & Citadel: The Second Half of 'The Book of the New Sun': The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun 35 weeks ago
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Servant of the Underworld: O...Aliette De Bodard
Average wait: 6hIT IS THE YEAR ONE-KNIFE IN TENOCHTITLAN - THE CAPITAL OF THE AZTECS. The end of the world is kept at bay only by the magic of human sacrifice. A Priestess disappears from an empty room drenched in blood. Acatl, High Priest of the Dead must… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Servant of the Underworld: Obsidian & Blood, Book 1 1 year ago
A hesitant high priest must find the motive behind murder, or the world he knows will wash away.
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Shadowrise: Volume Three of ...Tad Williams
A year ago, the March Kingdoms were at peace, the Eddon family held the throne, and all was right in Southmarch Castle. Now the family has been shattered. King Olin Eddon is a prisoner and his heir is slain. The royal twins Barrick and Brio… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Shadowrise: Volume Three of Shadowmarch 1 year ago
Barrick and Briony Eddon find unexpected allies as the Autarch prepares to assault Southmarch.
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Shadowplay: Shadowmarch Volume IITad Williams
With their father and brother taken from them, the royal Eddon twins Barrick and Briony have done their best to hold the kingdom together. But now Barrick has been captured in a failed war against the immortal Twilight People and Briony has… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Shadowplay: Shadowmarch Volume II 1 year ago
The twins have lost their kingdoms, and the Qar hold siege. The sleeping gods are starting to stir.
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Shadowmarch: Shadowmarch: Vo...Tad Williams
Now in mass market paperback-Tad Williams’ triumphant return to high fantasy!
jddennis added a soundbite about Shadowmarch: Shadowmarch: Volume I: 1 1 year ago
The king's ransomed, crown prince deda, and the Qar are invading. Are the twin regents able to rule?
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Speaker for the Dead (The En...Orson Scott Card
In the aftermath of his terrible war, Ender Wiggin disappeared, and a powerful voice arose: The Speaker for the Dead, who told the true story of the Bugger War.Now, long years later, a second alien race has been discovered, but again the al… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Speaker for the Dead (The Ender Quintet) 1 year ago
Responsible for xenocide, Andrew Wiggin seeks redemption when a new sentient species is discovered.
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Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet)Orson Scott Card
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula AwardsIn order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race’s next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew “Ender” Wiggin lives wit… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet) 1 year ago
Peter was too brutal, Valentine too gentle. Can Ender beat the Formics at their own game to save us?
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An Evil GuestGene Wolfe
Lovecraft mets Blade Runner. This is a stand-alone supernatural horror novel with a 30s noir atmosphere. Gene Wolfe can write in whatever genre he wants—and always with superb style and profound depth. Now following his World Fantasy Award… more
jddennis added a soundbite about An Evil Guest 1 year ago
A dark god, private eyes, a tropical local, and space aliens... this one has it all!
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Drood: A NovelDan Simmons
On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens—at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the wo… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Drood: A Novel 1 year ago
Is Charles Dickens being stalked or is Wilkie Collins crazy? Find out in this Victorian thriller!
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I Don't Want to Kill You (Jo...Dan Wells
Dan Wells introduced us to John Wayne Cleaver in the chilling novels I Am Not a Serial Killer and Mr. Monster. In I Don’t Want to Kill You, Cleaver faces his toughest challenge yet.John Wayne Cleaver has called a demon–literally called it… more
jddennis added a soundbite about I Don't Want to Kill You (John Cleaver) 1 year ago
The end of this book packs a punch, but still leaves room for growth in the world. Hurrah!
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle)Christopher Paolini
Average wait: 60d, 2hFifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy—until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dang… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle) 1 year ago
This book is good for comfort reading, but if the plot is far from original.
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The Way of Kings (Stormlight...Brandon Sanderson
Widely acclaimed for his work completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time saga, Brandon Sanderson now begins a grand cycle of his own, one every bit as ambitious and immersive.Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredib… more
jddennis added a soundbite about The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive, The) 1 year ago
Fun world, good characters, and a great plot. What a way to kick off a new series!
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Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera)Jim Butcher
In the realm of Alera, where people bond with the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal—fifteen-year-old Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. But when his homeland erupts in chaos—when rebels war with loy… more
jddennis added a soundbite about Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera) 1 year ago
Butcher tried to combine Roman Soldiers and Pokemon. In my opinion, the book fell flat on its face.
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Mr. Monster (John Cleaver)Dan Wells
I killed a demon. I don’t know if it was really, technically a demon, but I do know that he was some kind of monster, with fangs and claws and the whole bit, and he killed a lot of people. So I killed him. I think it was the right thing to … more
jddennis added a soundbite about Mr. Monster (John Cleaver) 1 year ago
An excellent 2nd novel. I read it in 1 go. Definitely read if you liked "I Don't Want to Kill You."
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I Am Not A Serial Killer (Jo...Dan Wells
John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it.He’s spent his life doing his best not to live up to his potential.He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. So for his own sake, and the safety of those aroun… more
jddennis added a soundbite about I Am Not A Serial Killer (John Cleaver) 1 year ago
Overall a compelling, frightful read! But if you don't care to mix fantasy and slasher fic, pass.
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Forgotten God: Reversing Our...Francis Chan, Danae Yankoski
A follow up to the profound message of Crazy Love, Pastor Francis Chan offers a compelling invitation to understand, embrace, and follow the Holy Spirit’s direction in our lives. In the name of the Father, the Son, and … the Holy... <a class="more" href="/books/detail/B002OEBMTS/#editorial-review">more</a>jddennis added a soundbite about Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit 1 year ago
An excellent, concise primer at what the Holy Spirit is and isn't.
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A First Look at Communicatio...Em Griffin
The most widely-used textbook for the communication theory course, A First Look at Communication Theory analyzes the major communication theories at a level that is appropriate for both lower- and upper-level courses. The 32 theories repres… more
jddennis added a soundbite about A First Look at Communication Theory 1 year ago
In textbook terms, quite good. Even better, considering that the ebook was 1/3 the cost of the book.
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21 Days To A Novel (The Secr...Michael A Stackpole
Average wait: 113d, 16h21 Days To a Novel is a collection of exercises which will set any writer up to successfully start and complete that novel they’ve been dreaming about. The exercises hit hard on the critical areas of book design: characterization, world bui… more
jddennis added a soundbite about 21 Days To A Novel (The Secrets' Writing Guides) 1 year ago
This provides excellent guidance if you want to write a novel but don't know where to start.
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Empire in Black and Gold (Sh...Adrian Tchaikovsky
Seventeen years ago Stenwold witnessed the Wasp Empire storming the city of Myna in a brutal war of conquest. Since then he has preached vainly against this threat in his home city of Collegium, but now the Empire is on the march, with its … more
jddennis added a soundbite about Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt 1) 1 year ago
The first chapter's a bit rough in this one, but it becomes quite good as it delves into the world.
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