[Abyss]

You dont really have to do even that, but it does add to the overall story.

[Aptorian]

Anyone heard of this? It popped up in a TOR newsletter.

It sounds awesome, assuming it doesn't become some masturbation about child abuse. And it' short which I always a plus now a days in my book.

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Hammers on Bone
Persons Non Grata#1
Cassandra Khaw


Cassandra Khaw bursts onto the scene with Hammers on Bone, a hard-boiled horror show that Charles Stross calls "possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016." A finalist for the British Fantasy award and the Locus Award for Best Novella!

John Persons is a private investigator with a distasteful job from an unlikely client. He’s been hired by a ten-year-old to kill the kid’s stepdad, McKinsey. The man in question is abusive, abrasive, and abominable.

He’s also a monster, which makes Persons the perfect thing to hunt him. Over the course of his ancient, arcane existence, he’s hunted gods and demons, and broken them in his teeth.

As Persons investigates the horrible McKinsey, he realizes that he carries something far darker. He’s infected with an alien presence, and he’s spreading that monstrosity far and wide. Luckily Persons is no stranger to the occult, being an ancient and magical intelligence himself. The question is whether the private dick can take down the abusive stepdad without releasing the holds on his own horrifying potential.

[Tiste Simeon]

That does sound good, and it's dead cheap on Kindle atm...

[Aptorian]

I mean just the title alone is something.

[Maark Abbott]

People recommending The Cosplay, please report to The Hague, on the double. Your trial shall be swift and just.

[Abyss]

Aptorian, on 26 December 2019 - 06:04 PM, said:

Apparently Sanderson has written a larger overarching narrative called the cosmere... universe? Do I need to read Elantris or Warbreaker before reading the Stormlight Archives? Or is it something like Stephen Kings writing where there's a link but not much more?

JPK, on 26 December 2019 - 11:24 PM, said:

You can read Way of Kings at pretty much anytime, but you'll want to read at least Warbreaker and the original Mistborn trilogy before SA book 2.

BfuckinK, on 27 December 2019 - 03:14 AM, said:

Abyss, on 27 December 2019 - 02:49 AM, said:

You dont really have to do even that, but it does add to the overall story.

Got a feeling this will have changed as it goes on.

Eventually likely, but at this stage i'm comfortable stating you can read the one without the others.

Just my experience, but my only Sanderson book (aside from WoT) was ELANTRIS before i read STA 1 and 2 and all that did was prompt me to want to read his other stuff, not bother. about it or reduce my enjoyment of STA.

[Abyss]

Aptorian, on 02 January 2020 - 10:38 AM, said:

Anyone heard of this? It popped up in a TOR newsletter.

It sounds awesome, assuming it doesn't become some masturbation about child abuse. And it' short which I always a plus now a days in my book.

Quote

Hammers on Bone
Persons Non Grata#1
Cassandra Khaw


Cassandra Khaw bursts onto the scene with Hammers on Bone, a hard-boiled horror show that Charles Stross calls "possibly the most promising horror debut of 2016." A finalist for the British Fantasy award and the Locus Award for Best Novella!

John Persons is a private investigator with a distasteful job from an unlikely client. He's been hired by a ten-year-old to kill the kid's stepdad, McKinsey. The man in question is abusive, abrasive, and abominable.

He's also a monster, which makes Persons the perfect thing to hunt him. Over the course of his ancient, arcane existence, he's hunted gods and demons, and broken them in his teeth.

As Persons investigates the horrible McKinsey, he realizes that he carries something far darker. He's infected with an alien presence, and he's spreading that monstrosity far and wide. Luckily Persons is no stranger to the occult, being an ancient and magical intelligence himself. The question is whether the private dick can take down the abusive stepdad without releasing the holds on his own horrifying potential.

Tiste Simeon, on 02 January 2020 - 10:41 AM, said:

That does sound good, and it's dead cheap on Kindle atm...

Aptorian, on 02 January 2020 - 11:55 AM, said:

I mean just the title alone is something.

The only reason i have not read this is because no earbook. Everything about it and everyone who reco'd it made me want to.

[Aptorian]

Abyss, on 02 January 2020 - 02:55 PM, said:

Aptorian, on 26 December 2019 - 06:04 PM, said:

Apparently Sanderson has written a larger overarching narrative called the cosmere... universe? Do I need to read Elantris or Warbreaker before reading the Stormlight Archives? Or is it something like Stephen Kings writing where there's a link but not much more?

JPK, on 26 December 2019 - 11:24 PM, said:

You can read Way of Kings at pretty much anytime, but you'll want to read at least Warbreaker and the original Mistborn trilogy before SA book 2.

BfuckinK, on 27 December 2019 - 03:14 AM, said:

Abyss, on 27 December 2019 - 02:49 AM, said:

You dont really have to do even that, but it does add to the overall story.

Got a feeling this will have changed as it goes on.

Eventually likely, but at this stage i'm comfortable stating you can read the one without the others.

Just my experience, but my only Sanderson book (aside from WoT) was ELANTRIS before i read STA 1 and 2 and all that did was prompt me to want to read his other stuff, not bother. about it or reduce my enjoyment of STA.

I already bought Elantris. It was like 3 dollars on Amazon over Christmas.

I'm hoping it's not terrible. Everything I've read from Sanderson (Mistborn, Steelheart) I've felt was disappointing but I want to give the Stormlight Archives a chance, since everyone won't shut up about them.

He's got to have written something worth reading... right?

[End of Disc One]

Aptorian, on 02 January 2020 - 03:20 PM, said:

Abyss, on 02 January 2020 - 02:55 PM, said:

Aptorian, on 26 December 2019 - 06:04 PM, said:

Apparently Sanderson has written a larger overarching narrative called the cosmere... universe? Do I need to read Elantris or Warbreaker before reading the Stormlight Archives? Or is it something like Stephen Kings writing where there's a link but not much more?

JPK, on 26 December 2019 - 11:24 PM, said:

You can read Way of Kings at pretty much anytime, but you'll want to read at least Warbreaker and the original Mistborn trilogy before SA book 2.

BfuckinK, on 27 December 2019 - 03:14 AM, said:

Abyss, on 27 December 2019 - 02:49 AM, said:

You dont really have to do even that, but it does add to the overall story.

Got a feeling this will have changed as it goes on.

Eventually likely, but at this stage i'm comfortable stating you can read the one without the others.

Just my experience, but my only Sanderson book (aside from WoT) was ELANTRIS before i read STA 1 and 2 and all that did was prompt me to want to read his other stuff, not bother. about it or reduce my enjoyment of STA.

I already bought Elantris. It was like 3 dollars on Amazon over Christmas.

I'm hoping it's not terrible. Everything I've read from Sanderson (Mistborn, Steelheart) I've felt was disappointing but I want to give the Stormlight Archives a chance, since everyone won't shut up about them.

He's got to have written something worth reading... right?

If you didn't like Mistborn, you're probably not going to like Elantris. Stormlight is different, but I'm predicting you won't like it either.

[Abyss]

End of Disc One, on 02 January 2020 - 03:44 PM, said:

Aptorian, on 02 January 2020 - 03:20 PM, said:

...

I already bought Elantris. It was like 3 dollars on Amazon over Christmas.

I'm hoping it's not terrible. Everything I've read from Sanderson (Mistborn, Steelheart) I've felt was disappointing ...

If you didn't like Mistborn, you're probably not going to like Elantris. ...

Unfortunate agreement... ELANTRIS is meh. STEELHEART is perhaps an unfair comparitor as it's YA and superheroes, but imnsho even early MISTBORN is better than ELANTRIS. It does not suck but his best work it is not and not what i would say someone should read it they're on the fence. I'd say skip that for now and give STA a shot.

[Aptorian]

Okay. I'll skip Elantris for now.

[Tiste Simeon]

City of Brass?

Seems it's a vaguely fantastical alt-universe inan Egyptian area in the time of the Ottoman Empire... Quite intriguing but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend continuing?

[Abyss]

Tiste Simeon, on 17 January 2020 - 02:45 PM, said:

City of Brass?

Seems it's a vaguely fantastical alt-universe inan Egyptian area in the time of the Ottoman Empire... Quite intriguing but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend continuing?

Read it, recommend it, and the second book KINGDOM OF COPPER even moreso... if you enjoy CITY even a little, KINGDOM is even better. Bk 3 EMPIRE OF GOLD is due later this year.
The setting... is hard to explain without spoilers but you're not far off. Good characters, interesting magic, when the action hits it's intense. The author did a pile of research into Middle Eastern / Arabic mythologies and it shows.

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 17 January 2020 - 03:03 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 17 January 2020 - 02:45 PM, said:

City of Brass?

Seems it's a vaguely fantastical alt-universe inan Egyptian area in the time of the Ottoman Empire... Quite intriguing but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend continuing?

Read it, recommend it, and the second book KINGDOM OF COPPER even moreso... if you enjoy CITY even a little, KINGDOM is even better. Bk 3 EMPIRE OF GOLD is due later this year.
The setting... is hard to explain without spoilers but you're not far off. Good characters, interesting magic, when the action hits it's intense. The author did a pile of research into Middle Eastern / Arabic mythologies and it shows.

Seconded, though I've only read book 1. I really enjoyed it. Great setting. Great protagonist. Just a solid, solid read.

[Tiste Simeon]

I shall continue then!

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

That's good to know, I was recommended City of Brass recently too!

[Tiste Simeon]

Abyss, on 17 January 2020 - 03:03 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 17 January 2020 - 02:45 PM, said:

City of Brass?

Seems it's a vaguely fantastical alt-universe inan Egyptian area in the time of the Ottoman Empire... Quite intriguing but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend continuing?

Read it, recommend it, and the second book KINGDOM OF COPPER even moreso... if you enjoy CITY even a little, KINGDOM is even better. Bk 3 EMPIRE OF GOLD is due later this year.
The setting... is hard to explain without spoilers but you're not far off. Good characters, interesting magic, when the action hits it's intense. The author did a pile of research into Middle Eastern / Arabic mythologies and it shows.

You're not wrong about the action, chapter 2 ramped it up all of a sudden!

[Tiste Simeon]

I'm a quarter of the way into City of Brass and I absolutely love it. Hope I get through it in time before Kindle unlimited runs out...

[Stalker]

Black Leviathan is said to be Moby Dick with dragons. Sounds interesting. Has anyone actually read this and can comment on it?

[Tiste Simeon]

Has anyone read War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy? Is it worth the effort? I feel like it's one I should read.

If Ando was here in sure he'd have read it. I hope he's ok.