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pettyofficerj said:
Interesting points and a valid query for the cover artists

Maybe in the us they're just trying to sell the whole diversity issue

Or maybe ur right and they don't think white readers would read a book with a black lead

That uk cover is pretty fierce tho
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I think its deliberate on the part of whoever does the US promotions for the publishers. Just from my own personal experience the majority of sci-fi/fantasy/horror readers/fans seem to be very diverse and open to diversity just based on the diverse nature of the the characters and settings of those genres.
 
Eye of Ra said:
I think its deliberate on the part of whoever does the US promotions for the publishers. Just from my own personal experience the majority of sci-fi/fantasy/horror readers/fans seem to be very diverse and open to diversity just based on the diverse nature of the the characters and settings of those genres.
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more good points

from what I've seen on the internet for example, there's lots of support for Ultimate Nick Fury, black green lantern, Black Panther movies/comics and so on. Shit, look at people geeking out over 'Klingons' like Worf and dressing up as Jordi (the star trek guy with the visor). hell look at how successful static shock was.

but hey publishers man..what can i say :rolleyes:
 
pettyofficerj said:
more good points

from what I've seen on the internet for example, there's lots of support for Ultimate Nick Fury, black green lantern, Black Panther movies/comics and so on. Shit, look at people geeking out over 'Klingons' like Worf and dressing up as Jordi (the star trek guy with the visor). hell look at how successful static shock was.

but hey publishers man..what can i say :rolleyes:
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What about those jack asses who damn near lost their minds when they casted Idris Alba in Thor and a little black girl played Rue in the Hunger Games. Or maybe that's just when they bring fantasy to film?
 
The Dark King said:
What about those jack asses who damn near lost their minds when they casted Idris Alba in Thor and a little black girl played Rue in the Hunger Games. Or maybe that's just when they bring fantasy to film?
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The majority of people didn't care obviously as both films did very good and that's what counts
 
The Dark King said:
What about those jack asses who damn near lost their minds when they casted Idris Alba in Thor and a little black girl played Rue in the Hunger Games. Or maybe that's just when they bring fantasy to film?
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pettyofficerj said:
The majority of people didn't care obviously as both films did very good and that's what counts
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Exactly. There are always going to be ignorant people bothered by race in any and every aspects of life. As long as they are not the majority mind set of the fan base of these genres, it's all good.
 
1. Krav Maga: The Original Israeli System of Self Defense and Practical Fighting Skills, How to Defend Yourself Against Armed Assault by Imi Sde-Or (Lichtenfeld, Founder of Krav Maga, Eyal Yanilov, Chief Instructor

2. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by LT. Col. Dave Grossman

3. Kill or Get Killed for Police and the Military by Col. Rex Applegate

4. The Little Black Book of Violence: What Every Young Man Needs to Know About Fighting by Lawrence A. Kane and Kris Wilder
 
Blind trust by Joe McGinnis- A true crime story about a man who was a successful insurance salesman who hires a man to murder his wife of 25 years at a rest area near Atlantic City, New Jersey. The book and the case became a tv movie starring Robert Urich and Joanna Kerns.

A Glorious Way To Die by Russell Spur- The story of the Japanese WW2 battleship Yamato, the biggest battleship in the world at that time.

Godzilla On My Mind by William Tsutsui- A fun and informative study on how Godzilal/Gojira entertained the world and his impact on popular culture.
 
Nicholas Sparks - The Guardian (in English)

Sophie Kinsella - I got your number (in English)

Paul Cleave - The Laughterhouse (in German / Haus des Todes)

I just finished the last one today.
A story about a father who's daughter was killed by a psycho. He murdered the guy. After he gets out of jail years later, he kills all the people who were responsible for his daughter's death in his eyes (the psycho tried it before with another girl and wasn't send to jail but to a mental assylum for only a short time).
 
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As a huge fan of crime novels:

1)Mary Higgins Clark - Just take my heart

2)Mary Higgins Clark - Where are you now?

3) (Currently reading this) Joanne K. Rowlings - The casual vacancy
 
Eye of Ra said:
I think its deliberate on the part of whoever does the US promotions for the publishers. Just from my own personal experience the majority of sci-fi/fantasy/horror readers/fans seem to be very diverse and open to diversity just based on the diverse nature of the the characters and settings of those genres.
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There is lots of diversity in the book I finished. My main protagonist (a black private investigator) is in an interracial marriage. Just about every character I have created is different in terms or culture, race, motivation and purpose. I had written a short story involving Native Americans. I knew very little about Native Americans, except what I had read in history books and film. My only option was to present them as I would present any character in my stories, present their basic humanity because we are all human beings in all the things that we do.
 
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*thinks to self: Self, I wish people would give a rating or say a little blurb about the books they read..."*

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I just heard a great interview that convinced me to pick up Dave Barry's 'Insane City' as my next nonfiction read. Review to follow upon completion. Audio of the interview available HERE.
 
Bookworm616 said:
*thinks to self: Self, I wish people would give a rating or say a little blurb about the books they read..."*

:mrgreen:
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The Iron Druid Chronicles (posted above) : Good series for those who like sword & sorcery fantasy,vampires, witches, werewolves, demons & mythology. Especially Celtic & Norse mythology, but also mythology of all cultures as characters from various regions from Native American to Hindu myth characters make appearances. :D
 
Eye of Ra said:
The Iron Druid Chronicles (posted above) : Good series for those who like sword & sorcery fantasy,vampires, witches, werewolves, demons & mythology. Especially Celtic & Norse mythology, but also mythology of all cultures as characters from various regions from Native American to Hindu myth characters make appearances. :D
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Thank you, Ra!! For the record, you aren't the only one who does that.

Those books sound interesting. They have everything that I love reading about in them. I'm going to check them out! I appreciate the snippet. :smt023
 
Simplexity by Jeffrey Kluger
Anti-Oedipus by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari
The Science Before Science by Anthony Rizzi

Right now I'm about halfway through Christopher Hitchen's Arguably Essays. I consider that an accomplishment.
 
Bookworm616 said:
Thank you, Ra!! For the record, you aren't the only one who does that.

Those books sound interesting. They have everything that I love reading about in them. I'm going to check them out! I appreciate the snippet. :smt023
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I usually don't put snippets due to the fact that most of the books I read I actually like & think are pretty good or at least have some interesting concepts, even the few that may have some storytelling or plot issues. I'll start leaving short comments from now own, both good & bad, so that anyone who may think about reading any of the books I post will have a bit more info to help their decision along.
 
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