[acesn8s]

So Michael wrote Killer Angels, which is about the Battle of Gettysburg (June 30th - July 3rd 1863).

Jeff wrote Gods and Generals which covers the breadth of the Civil War up to the battle of Gettysburg (1858 - 1863). He also wrote The Last Full Measure, which covers the after affects of the Battle of Gettysburg and to the end of the war (1863 - 1865). So in a sense he wrote a prequel and a sequel to The Killer Angels. I feel like his books are similar to Christopher Tolkien's publishing Middle Earth material, but without using his father's notes.

[Cyphon]

Any of these, especially the finalists from the last three years?

https://mark---lawre...finals.html?m=1

[Andorion]

Cyphon, on 23 May 2019 - 05:00 PM, said:

Any of these, especially the finalists from the last three years?

https://mark---lawre...finals.html?m=1

Yes, I have read a few.

Orconomics - excellent satirical take on a conventional fantasy landscape with a few twists. Slowly turns into a broader critique.
Grey Bastards - dark fantasy about half orcs who patrol the border between the human kingdoms and the orc lands. Good characters, great story.

Aching God - I absolutely loved this. An Ex-hero has to do an artifact quest to save the kingdom and his daughter. Very dark, great characters, superb story.

Sufficienty Advanced Magic: Its LitRPG, so go in knowing there will be a lot of talk about stats and levelling up. I really liked it. Unlike a lot of Litrpgs, its fully secondary world, a take on a tower quest. I think the author did a good job balancing the narrative.

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 24 May 2019 - 12:49 AM, said:

Cyphon, on 23 May 2019 - 05:00 PM, said:

Any of these, especially the finalists from the last three years?

https://mark---lawre...finals.html?m=1

Yes, I have read a few.

Orconomics - excellent satirical take on a conventional fantasy landscape with a few twists. Slowly turns into a broader critique.
Grey Bastards - dark fantasy about half orcs who patrol the border between the human kingdoms and the orc lands. Good characters, great story.

Aching God - I absolutely loved this. An Ex-hero has to do an artifact quest to save the kingdom and his daughter. Very dark, great characters, superb story.

Sufficienty Advanced Magic: Its LitRPG, so go in knowing there will be a lot of talk about stats and levelling up. I really liked it. Unlike a lot of Litrpgs, its fully secondary world, a take on a tower quest. I think the author did a good job balancing the narrative.

Only read GREY BASTARDS, do recommend.

[Morgoth]

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Aching God. The Sequel just came out, if anyone's interested.

[Aptorian]

A bunch of those titles are heavily discounted on Amazon right now. Just picked up Aching God for less than a dollar.

[Andorion]

How does GGKay's Children of Earth and Sky compare to Lions and Sarantium?
Also are they set in the same universe?

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Mitchell Hogan's A Crucible of Souls
Chris Wooding's Retribution Falls (Ketty Jay)
Keith Ward's The Blood King

[Aptorian]

I'm one of the people who couldn't get into the Ketty Jay series. I read the first one and some of the second.

I think the captain (protagonist?) was one of the least likable characters I've ever read about and the plot was just kind of dumb.

Annoying because I want to read more airship fantasy and the century knight concept was intriguing.

[Andorion]

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 09 June 2019 - 03:21 PM, said:

Mitchell Hogan's A Crucible of Souls
Chris Wooding's Retribution Falls (Ketty Jay)
Keith Ward's The Blood King

Wooding's Ketty Jay is excellent. Its about a group of misfits on their old beaten up airship in a messed up world, trying to get by.
But Wooding manages to combine swashbuckling adventures with some spot on character development.

Abyss will back me up on this.

[Aptorian]

Don't listen to them, Whisper. It's a trap.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Aptorian, on 09 June 2019 - 05:59 PM, said:

Don't listen to them, Whisper. It's a trap.

If I read it and Ando steers me wrong, then retribution will fall upon them!

[Salt-Man Z]

I too enjoyed RETRIBUTION FALLS. I remember almost nothing about it, but I do remember loving the characters.

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 09 June 2019 - 05:45 PM, said:

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 09 June 2019 - 03:21 PM, said:

Mitchell Hogan's A Crucible of Souls
Chris Wooding's Retribution Falls (Ketty Jay)
Keith Ward's The Blood King

Wooding's Ketty Jay is excellent. Its about a group of misfits on their old beaten up airship in a messed up world, trying to get by.
But Wooding manages to combine swashbuckling adventures with some spot on character development.

Abyss will back me up on this.

Affirmative.

[acesn8s]

I keep meaning to get back to the Ketty Jay series. So much in the queue, so little time to read...

[Tiste Simeon]

Has anyone read Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky? I can get the audiobook free from my libraries Audiobook borrowing service. It's quite a limited service content wise so when I saw his name I thought I might as well check it out but thought I'd see if it's worth the time first.

[Andorion]

Tiste Simeon, on 10 June 2019 - 01:21 PM, said:

Has anyone read Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky? I can get the audiobook free from my libraries Audiobook borrowing service. It's quite a limited service content wise so when I saw his name I thought I might as well check it out but thought I'd see if it's worth the time first.

Ooh me me!
I loved it!
Its flintlock fantasy, think French Revolutionary war, but there's a faintly Regency/Austenesque character context.

What I loved was the excellent unflinchingly grim portrayal of war, both at home and on the field, and the character arc development. In this book, War is dirty, nasty and deadly. It upends lives, and it calls into question long held certainties.

Highly recommended.

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 10 June 2019 - 02:53 AM, said:

Andorion, on 09 June 2019 - 05:45 PM, said:

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 09 June 2019 - 03:21 PM, said:

Mitchell Hogan's A Crucible of Souls
Chris Wooding's Retribution Falls (Ketty Jay)
Keith Ward's The Blood King

Wooding's Ketty Jay is excellent. Its about a group of misfits on their old beaten up airship in a messed up world, trying to get by.
But Wooding manages to combine swashbuckling adventures with some spot on character development.

Abyss will back me up on this.

Affirmative.

acesn8s, on 10 June 2019 - 12:24 PM, said:

I keep meaning to get back to the Ketty Jay series. So much in the queue, so little time to read...

Book 4 (the last book) languishes on my kindle app simply because it never got an earbook and thats mostly what i have time for now.
This bugs me because i utterly enjoyed 1-3.


See also Lowtown trilo, Origamy, an entire Western/Fantasy humble bundle, and entirely too many non-North American/UK authors' work.

[Tiste Simeon]

Andorion, on 10 June 2019 - 01:49 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 10 June 2019 - 01:21 PM, said:

Has anyone read Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky? I can get the audiobook free from my libraries Audiobook borrowing service. It's quite a limited service content wise so when I saw his name I thought I might as well check it out but thought I'd see if it's worth the time first.

Ooh me me!
I loved it!
Its flintlock fantasy, think French Revolutionary war, but there's a faintly Regency/Austenesque character context.

What I loved was the excellent unflinchingly grim portrayal of war, both at home and on the field, and the character arc development. In this book, War is dirty, nasty and deadly. It upends lives, and it calls into question long held certainties.

Highly recommended.

Sold! Sounds awesome! And it's free!

[Macros]

Seconding that Reco. Great little book