[Serenity]

Abyss, on 14 February 2013 - 09:09 PM, said:

Serenity, on 14 February 2013 - 08:51 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 14 February 2013 - 08:38 PM, said:

Serenity, on 14 February 2013 - 08:36 PM, said:

Just finished The Coldest War. Holy crap, that was GOOD! Did not see the ending coming at all

Did you:

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Immediately go back and re-read that same final scene from COLDEST from the beginning of BITTER SEEDS with her saying "Oh... it didn't work"? That as some major forethought on the author's part. My brain melted when I did that.

That was exactly what I did So clever!

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What I really loved - and what you mentioned in your review - is how he seems to have grabbed onto the aspects of Bitter Seeds that really worked, and taken them up several levels. And also the focus on the characters, lost friendships, broken marriages etc. And Gretel is such a fantastic character. Can't wait to see how it all ends - roll on April!

I so enjoyed those books.

Yes, thanks to you both for recommending them - I would never have known about them otherwise

[Garak]

Reading the first Black Company Omnibus. Finished the first book and I'm moving onto the second. I have to say that I love it. The style took a bit to get used too (I'm used to more descriptions in my books - then I remember it's a sort of journal) but it's damn good. Goblin and One-Eye are hilarious.

[QuickTidal]

I'm reading PAPRIKA by Yatsuki Tsutsui (which is cerebral awesomeness)....but am picking up Jack Campbell's DAUNTLESS tonight...and if what I've heard of the series is true, I'll probably be getting stuck into that soon.

[QuickTidal]

So I bought DAUNTLESS by Jack Campbell...and I guess I'm the voice of dissension among the ranks. I did not connect with it at all. I only got through about 100 pages before putting it down. While I thought it was an interesting way to approach it, It kept feeling "rushed" to me, and in 100 pages I wasn't given enough character development on anyone, let alone Geary to care one iota for them. It just seemed like it was going through the motions. I may give it another try down the road, but I fear it may simply not be for me.

Instead I got back into THE SAINT omnibus by Abnett...gods it's good to be back with Gaunt and the Ghosts!

[D'iversify]

QuickTidal, on 15 February 2013 - 04:14 PM, said:

I'm reading PAPRIKA by Yatsuki Tsutsui (which is cerebral awesomeness)

Any major differences from the film adaptation?

[Salt-Man Z]

Cold Days so gooooood...!

[Ukjent]

A short summary of the last 2 weeks. On soundbook: The king of thorns, still awsome and I can't wait for Emperor. Book: The daylight war, not that great. The hole book feels like a transportstage and I hope the next one will improve. Currently reading The book of transformation, no characters from the two previous books in this one, but still entertaining.

[Mentalist]

Reading "The Way of Kings". Good so far.

[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

39. High Moon (graphic novel) by David Gallagher - Werewolf western, as you might have guessed from the title. As Zuda Comics go, I preferred Celadore by Caanan Grall.

40. The New Time Travelers: A Journey To The Frontiers Of Physics by David Toomey - A good overview of "time travel"-related physics. See also How to Build a Time Machine by Paul Davies, Time Travel In Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities Of Travel Through Time by J. Richard Gott, and The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene.

41. The Faded Sun Trilogy by C. J. Cherryh - Picked up this one after enjoying Foreigner. Found it kind of boring. I'll be reading The Chanur Saga next and I think that will be more up my alley. Based on the cover, I think it's like those Where's Waldo books, except you're looking for a 70s era porn star amidst a sea of cat people.

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[Salt-Man Z]

Kruppe, on 17 February 2013 - 07:42 PM, said:

41. The Faded Sun Trilogy by C. J. Cherryh - Picked up this one after enjoying Foreigner. Found it kind of boring. I'll be reading The Chanur Saga next and I think that will be more up my alley. Based on the cover, I think it's like those Where's Waldo books, except you're looking for a 70s era porn star amidst a sea of cat people.

I found Faded Sun fascinating; it's on my definitely-need-to-reread-one-of-these-days list. A word of warning on the Chanur books: The series consists of a standalone book, followed by a trilogy, followed by an (unnecessary, IMO) standalone sequel. The omnibus pictured includes the first three books, but does not include the concluding volume of the trilogy (Chanur's Homecoming, also available in an omnibus with the fifth book, I believe.) You will definitely want to track that down.

[Ukjent]

Done with the Book of Transformation, and after the downtrip that was the Daylight War, BoT exceeded my expectation. And I have to say that I am curious about what will happen next.

[MTS]

Ordered Blood and Bone a while ago, but it still hasn't arrived yet. I have King of Thorns to read as a worthy consolation prize however. The teaser in Prince of Thorns hooked me in (hur hur hur), so I went and bought that today.

[Ukjent]

KoT is just wonderful, just had myself a reread of it. Emperor going to be amazing.

[Salt-Man Z]

Just finished Cold Days. Holy hell.

[yuna_anomander25]

just finished with Best Served Cold, and it was intense!!! i will say again, that i love this more than the previous 1st tri, and i will re-read this maybe sometime before i start with The Heroes or after Red Country, as i have two copies of BSC, a Gollancz and Orbit TPBs (with a beautiful cover of Monzcarro Murcatto,) the Orbit one is the one I'll read, though I originally planned on not really reading this, just for collection purpose/display,

i must say, though not really criticizing or whatev, but JA sort of fall to the trick of:

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Faking Deaths - with Nicomo Cosca, 2 times

and a question:

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Who is Shenkt? is he mentioned before in the 1st Law tri? I think he's an Eater, with the uber-strength, but a former disciple of Bayaz? AND the husband of Shylo Vitari? I'm curious,,

also finished the other day with The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge, taking a break from Donaldson's books, also read the 1st chapter of Magician: Apprentice,

and deciding which to read next, maybe i'll go back to Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice and/or The Lies of Locke Lamora,

[Ukjent]

Go for the lies of Locke Lamora. Without doubt the best of them.

Giving Retribution Fall a new try now that I am home, and I have to say it's much more to my liking this time then the first try.

[MTS]

I dunno, I'd probably rank Assassin's Apprentice over The Lies of Locke Lamora. The latter was great, but Fitz's story is far more interesting in my mind.

[End of Disc One]

The Lies of Locke Lamora blows away Assassin's Apprentice imo.

[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

Salt-Man Z, on 18 February 2013 - 01:49 AM, said:

I found Faded Sun fascinating; it's on my definitely-need-to-reread-one-of-these-days list. A word of warning on the Chanur books: The series consists of a standalone book, followed by a trilogy, followed by an (unnecessary, IMO) standalone sequel. The omnibus pictured includes the first three books, but does not include the concluding volume of the trilogy (Chanur's Homecoming, also available in an omnibus with the fifth book, I believe.) You will definitely want to track that down.

I just love how publishers make it such a wild goose chase for their readers. It looks like the later ones are out of print, too.

Hey book publishers, I would have time to buy and read more of your books if I didn't need a magic decoder ring to figure out which books in which series are available in which editions. Keep entire series in print in the same edition, or don't bother. But the half-assing has got to stop.

[Overactive Imagination]

End of Disc One, on 20 February 2013 - 02:00 PM, said:

The Lies of Locke Lamora blows away Assassin's Apprentice imo.

I read the first half of Assassin's Apprentice and really didn't get it. Nothing cool or interesting happened at all.