[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Anything that will make me feel like Fitz, Fool, and Nighteyes made me feel? The highs AND the lows.

[Abyss]

From the current Audible 2-4-1 sale i'd like some thoughts on...

Anthony Ryan's THE WOLF'S CALL and THE BLACK SONG

Wesley Chu's THE ART OF PROPHECY?

[Chance]

Abyss, on 26 July 2023 - 05:10 PM, said:

Anthony Ryan's THE WOLF'S CALL and THE BLACK SONG

Think The Wolf's Call was rather good but The Black Song was a bit of a disappointment.

[amphibian]

Abyss, on 26 July 2023 - 05:10 PM, said:

From the current Audible 2-4-1 sale i'd like some thoughts on...

Anthony Ryan's THE WOLF'S CALL and THE BLACK SONG

Wesley Chu's THE ART OF PROPHECY?

I think I liked the Ryan books although I had read something kinda similar in the Stavely books. Will have to scan to get a full refresh.

[JPK]

Has anyone had eyes on Todd Lockwood's THE SUMMER DRAGON yet? I know it's a new release, but maybe one of you has seen/heard anything about it?

[Abyss]

People, my Audible walletpocalypse sale cart is full and i need your input re these cheap cheap earbooks series before i pull the trigger... any duds you want to warn me off of?

1. Lost Stars, Jack Campbell

2. The Legend of Eli Monpress, Rachel Aaron

3. Ring-Sworn trilogy, Howards Andrew Jones

4. InCryptid, Seanan McGuire

5. October Daye, Seanan McGuire

6. Shadow Campaigns, Django Wexler

7. Song of the Shattered Sands, Bradley Beaulieu

[Tiste Simeon]

Having read none of them I suggest read whichever one you want to read first. Glad I could help.

[Abyss]

Tiste Simeon, on 29 November 2023 - 06:33 PM, said:

Having read none of them I suggest read whichever one you want to read first. Glad I could help.

this is exactly the sort of deep helpful insight i am looking for.

[Cyphon]

October Daye I'd thought you've read? Got a load on humble bundle and enjoyed it. Its a long game pay off and some of the writing can be clunky as they fund their voice. There's generally a few books cycle where a revelation makes you rethink your interpretation of previous books which js quite good.

Incrytid I've got too but not have faith in.

[Abyss]

Azath Vitr (D, on 13 February 2024 - 04:57 PM, said:

Abyss, on 13 February 2024 - 02:44 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 13 February 2024 - 09:34 AM, said:

This is being hailed as one of the best mic drops ever. Easy to see why:

https://twitter.com/...1d993d4c6ea551d

That is very funny.

Sneaky too, bcs massive chunks of the 'Mongol Empire' were empty with ridiculous distances between small towns, or nomadic territories, but i appreciate the shot at Putin's utter garbage about Ukraine.

Mongolia to the rescue! I'm envisioning that gigantic statue of Genghis Khan with tiny, sagging (shirtless) Putin under it (preferably after one of the horse's hooves has stepped on him, now that I think about it...).

Wonder how different the world would be right now if the Mongolian Empire had converted everyone in it to Tibetan Buddhism... and it stuck. Of course, while not Tibetan Buddhist, Myanmar and imperial Japan are obvious examples of how Buddhism doesn't necessarily lead to nonviolence.... If Putin were a 'Buddhist' (Tibetan or otherwise) his iconography would be different but otherwise I don't think all that much would change (to the extent that anything has any essence other than emptiness, and change...).

Has anyone ever seen an SF story where Mongolia ruled the world into the present?
I feel like this should be a thing.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Abyss, on 29 November 2023 - 05:35 PM, said:

People, my Audible walletpocalypse sale cart is full and i need your input re these cheap cheap earbooks series before i pull the trigger... any duds you want to warn me off of?

1. Lost Stars, Jack Campbell

2. The Legend of Eli Monpress, Rachel Aaron

3. Ring-Sworn trilogy, Howards Andrew Jones

4. InCryptid, Seanan McGuire

5. October Daye, Seanan McGuire

6. Shadow Campaigns, Django Wexler

7. Song of the Shattered Sands, Bradley Beaulieu

A little late here, but I really liked Aaron's Eli Monpress books.

[amphibian]

Abyss, on 13 February 2024 - 05:57 PM, said:

Azath Vitr (D, on 13 February 2024 - 04:57 PM, said:

Abyss, on 13 February 2024 - 02:44 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 13 February 2024 - 09:34 AM, said:

This is being hailed as one of the best mic drops ever. Easy to see why:

https://twitter.com/...1d993d4c6ea551d

That is very funny.

Sneaky too, bcs massive chunks of the 'Mongol Empire' were empty with ridiculous distances between small towns, or nomadic territories, but i appreciate the shot at Putin's utter garbage about Ukraine.

Mongolia to the rescue! I'm envisioning that gigantic statue of Genghis Khan with tiny, sagging (shirtless) Putin under it (preferably after one of the horse's hooves has stepped on him, now that I think about it...).

Wonder how different the world would be right now if the Mongolian Empire had converted everyone in it to Tibetan Buddhism... and it stuck. Of course, while not Tibetan Buddhist, Myanmar and imperial Japan are obvious examples of how Buddhism doesn't necessarily lead to nonviolence.... If Putin were a 'Buddhist' (Tibetan or otherwise) his iconography would be different but otherwise I don't think all that much would change (to the extent that anything has any essence other than emptiness, and change...).

Has anyone ever seen an SF story where Mongolia ruled the world into the present?
I feel like this should be a thing.

If you squint into the sunlight enough, the schlocky Warhammer 40k books about the White Scars may fit.

Kate Elliot is doing a pretty faithful Alexander the Great in Space series that I like a bunch.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Has anyone read... Megan Whalen Turner's The Queen's Thief books?