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I have a copy of fellowship around somewhere, so in for that. Beasts of China will depend on library availability.
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Posted 13 February 2023 - 07:07 AM
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Posted 13 February 2023 - 10:35 AM
Macros, on 13 February 2023 - 05:00 AM, said:
I'm in, will look into fantastic Asian beasts and where to find them today
The new Harry Potter spinoff from tencent pictures?
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Posted 14 February 2023 - 03:58 AM
Abyss, on 13 February 2023 - 03:24 AM, said:
So, STRANGE BEASTS OF CHINA by Yan Ge... last call for objections, alternatives, silenced darts to the vulnerable points at eye and ear....
worry, on 13 February 2023 - 03:40 AM, said:
I object!
Objections anyone cares about?
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Posted 15 February 2023 - 06:53 AM
I haven't heard any significant objections so I guess we're going with Strange Beasts and Fellowship.
Are we doing the same 3 month window as the last time? With two reading threads?
I can reuse the templates from last year and post new threads this evening, unless somebody else is already ready to do so?
Are we doing the same 3 month window as the last time? With two reading threads?
I can reuse the templates from last year and post new threads this evening, unless somebody else is already ready to do so?
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Posted 16 February 2023 - 05:25 AM
Aptorian, on 15 February 2023 - 06:53 AM, said:
I haven't heard any significant objections so I guess we're going with Strange Beasts and Fellowship.
Are we doing the same 3 month window as the last time? With two reading threads?
I can reuse the templates from last year and post new threads this evening, unless somebody else is already ready to do so?
Are we doing the same 3 month window as the last time? With two reading threads?
I can reuse the templates from last year and post new threads this evening, unless somebody else is already ready to do so?
Go for it.
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Posted 19 February 2023 - 05:56 AM
I can't find my copy of Fellowship (may have loaned it out and not gotten it back) and the local library copy of Strange Beasts is still out and a month overdue, so I will be a bit late joining. Oddly the library also has six copies of The Two Towers and Return of the King, but one of Fellowship of the Ring which they have lost track of.
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Posted 20 February 2023 - 01:48 AM
I checked the online catalogue today and there are four or five copies of fellowship due back at other branches this week. So hopefully I can pick one of those up. But, the libraries here did away with late fees during Covid and haven't reinstated them, so due dates aren't followed as much now.
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Posted 16 May 2023 - 07:44 PM
I'm down to clown for The Two Towers as the classic, but am a desert of idea for new hip stuff to try.
Nominations biatches
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Posted 16 May 2023 - 07:53 PM
This has been getting some positive hype, comparisons to Gemmel and Eames as a 'classic fantasy story'.
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Posted 16 May 2023 - 09:04 PM
If it is similar to Gemmell sign me up!
Sounds decent...
Sounds decent...
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The war is over, but something is rotten in the state of Eidyn.
With a ragged peace in place, demons burn farmlands, violent Reivers roam the wilds and plague has spread beyond the Black Meadows. The country is on its knees.
In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first magically-skilled draoidh to be named King’s Envoy.
Now, charged with restoring an exiled foreign queen to her throne, he leads a group of strangers across the ravaged country. But at every step, a new mystery complicates their mission.
As bodies drop around them, new threats emerge and lies are revealed, can Aranok bring his companions together and uncover the conspiracy that threatens the kingdom?
Strap in for this twisted fantasy road trip from award-winning author Justin Lee Anderson.
With a ragged peace in place, demons burn farmlands, violent Reivers roam the wilds and plague has spread beyond the Black Meadows. The country is on its knees.
In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first magically-skilled draoidh to be named King’s Envoy.
Now, charged with restoring an exiled foreign queen to her throne, he leads a group of strangers across the ravaged country. But at every step, a new mystery complicates their mission.
As bodies drop around them, new threats emerge and lies are revealed, can Aranok bring his companions together and uncover the conspiracy that threatens the kingdom?
Strap in for this twisted fantasy road trip from award-winning author Justin Lee Anderson.
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Posted 17 May 2023 - 07:47 AM
Gemmellesque is high praise indeed, I'm happy with that
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Posted 17 May 2023 - 12:27 PM
Might I offer up A HERO BORN by Jin Yong (Legend of the Condor Heroes Book 1) as the classic pick?
I say this as I'm reading it already and it's damned fantastic. Like reading a martial arts fantasy movie.
I say this as I'm reading it already and it's damned fantastic. Like reading a martial arts fantasy movie.
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Posted 17 May 2023 - 06:03 PM
I'll second The Two Towers. It's feels wrong to just stop after Fellowship.
I may or may not jump in for the other selection. My trp is heavier than usual for the near future thanks to QT and Pat.
I may or may not jump in for the other selection. My trp is heavier than usual for the near future thanks to QT and Pat.
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Posted 22 May 2023 - 07:22 AM
Bump
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Posted 22 May 2023 - 08:39 AM
Macros, on 17 May 2023 - 07:47 AM, said:
Gemmellesque is high praise indeed, I'm happy with that
Same, I'll try and jump in soon. TRP is a little intimidating right now.
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Posted 22 May 2023 - 04:13 PM
I still haven't finished Fellowship and what little free brain not mush time I have, I'll be spending on Legend of Zelda and Diablo 4 over the coming months.
But I'll happily make two new book club threads, if you settle on a second book besides Two Towers.
But I'll happily make two new book club threads, if you settle on a second book besides Two Towers.
