[Gabriele]

Cajun King, on 11 February 2015 - 05:02 AM, said:

who doesn't love stories of Rome?

I know that feeling. Not only do I have a shelf full of Roman novels and several shelves full of Roman non fiction, I got that virus bad enough to write a novel series about them myself.

Plus, I have a job that includes editing books, and right now I got an interesting new essay collection about the Romans on my desk. Getting paid for doing what one loves is the best thing evah.

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 17 February 2015 - 04:52 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 17 February 2015 - 02:06 PM, said:

I started The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin. I wasn't too sure about it right out of the gate, the first person narrative was a little jarring. Once I got use to it and got to the part where Yeine meets Nahadoth and Sieh I was hooked. Can't wait to see how the book progresses.

That is also the point where the book hooked me. Looking forward to what you think of the entire book

Thirded. I really enjoyed Jemisin's gods.

[polishgenius]

Fourthed. I'm glad Jemisin's getting a bit more attention on here recently.

I particularly like the way she portrays a world completely awash with magic, and in a way totally unfamiliar traditional fantasy or even any sort of epic fantasy. See also: Felix Gilman's Thunderer/Gears of the City duology, Max Gladstone's Craft sequence.

[The Hust Legion]

finally bought the first wheel of time book today, cause the book store didnt have words of radiance. I'm just wondering did people like wheel of time? was it great or so so?

[Andorion]

The Hust Legion, on 18 February 2015 - 02:05 PM, said:

finally bought the first wheel of time book today, cause the book store didnt have words of radiance. I'm just wondering did people like wheel of time? was it great or so so?

Ask this question and you are going to have a sharply divided forum. I did a whole read through last year. So lets see... without Spoilers....

You might think it starts off as very generic fantasy, with clear parallels to LotR. but after the first book things pick up. After the third book or so the scope of the series dramatically expands. Now people usually have trouble after the 6th book, with the 10th coming in for particular flak. People complain about toolittle plot progression. That is a factor, but in most it is balanced out with moments of pure genius. You probably know Robert Jordan did not finish the series, Sanderson did using Jordan's notes. So the last three Sanderson books have a big change in tone and type, due to the authorial change. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, mind you.

Good things about the series: Huge, detailed world-building, great attention to characterisation and detail, lots of attention to different cultures etc. Some genuinely awesome scenes, and in most of the books engaging plotlines.

Bad things about the series: the characters can be really irritating, some plotlines can be frustrating, the large number of characters makes it very hard to keep track of whats what. Often great detail given to seemingly unimportant stuff.

Finally, its a huge series. Fourteen chunky books makes it just slightly smaller than Malazan with SE and ICE combined.

Should you read it? Having read it myself, I think its a fantasy landmark (though an irritating one) and serious fantasy readers should read it at least once.
If you do decide to read it, and need help with confusing stuff, or just need to vent, start a thread. I did. It helped.

[D'iversify]

Started reading the second-hand copy of Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind whilst volunteering at my local Oxfam bookshop; ended up deciding to buy it. My 'serious' reading (a sociological study of the culture of natural history surveying in late 19th and eary 20th century America) has unfortunately suffered neglect as a consequence. About a third through; very good so far.

[Maark Abbott]

The Hust Legion, on 18 February 2015 - 02:05 PM, said:

finally bought the first wheel of time book today, cause the book store didnt have words of radiance. I'm just wondering did people like wheel of time? was it great or so so?

WoT short version:







I rather enjoyed it myself - took me 14 months to read, mind...

[The Hust Legion]

.. a pencil skirt a plait and sniffing?

[Andorion]

The Hust Legion, on 18 February 2015 - 03:45 PM, said:

.. a pencil skirt a plait and sniffing?

I knew you wouldn't get it. Don't worry. Inside jokes. And it's a braid.

[Abyss]

The Hust Legion, on 18 February 2015 - 02:05 PM, said:

finally bought the first wheel of time book today, cause the book store didnt have words of radiance. I'm just wondering did people like wheel of time? was it great or so so?

Short answer: worth reading, don't feel bad if you skim large chunks of books 7-10.

[Maark Abbott]

The Hust Legion, on 18 February 2015 - 03:45 PM, said:

.. a pencil skirt a plait and sniffing?

33% there. It's a smooth skirt and a braid.+

[Abyss]

Maark, on 18 February 2015 - 06:23 PM, said:

The Hust Legion, on 18 February 2015 - 03:45 PM, said:

.. a pencil skirt a plait and sniffing?

33% there. It's a smooth skirt and a braid.+

I wanted to post an image that fits 'well-turned calf' but googlefail so here's a rabbit with a roll of toilet paper on it's head.

[McLovin]

Handy if you're doing your business in the forest.

Every once in a while I get tempted to read the last few WoTs, but I'm not sure they would even make sense to me at this point, and i'm damn sure not taking on books 1-10 again.

[The Hust Legion]

dammit i got the skirt the braid wrong. ugh. and hmm i doubt ill even finish book 1 i got exams coming up. but it sounds like getting through them is a monstrous task o.o. the malazan series was 10 books but it didnt seem like a marathon to me, i was thinking wheel of time would be a similar experience

[McLovin]

polishgenius, on 17 February 2015 - 07:19 PM, said:

Fourthed. I'm glad Jemisin's getting a bit more attention on here recently.

I particularly like the way she portrays a world completely awash with magic, and in a way totally unfamiliar traditional fantasy or even any sort of epic fantasy.

Hmmm, amazon's got the trilo for kindle for cheaps.

*finger hovers over the shiny, candy-like buy button*

[amphibian]

Abyss, on 18 February 2015 - 06:52 PM, said:

I wanted to post an image that fits 'well-turned calf' but googlefail so here's a rabbit with a roll of toilet paper on it's head.

Here is a well-turned calf:

http://fc09.devianta...550-d48v0d6.gif

[Salt-Man Z]

amphibian, on 18 February 2015 - 10:12 PM, said:

Here is a well-turned calf:

http://fc09.devianta...550-d48v0d6.gif

Ha! I thought I knew what to expect, but I was only half right.

[QuickTidal]

Finished Sanderson's STEELHEART, and it's a stellar read. The final quarter was my favourite part, blows open the world and sets the stage for the future books to play in that world. Picked up the second book FIREFIGHT in hardcover on my way home tonight. Can't wait to read it.

Probably going to finish Abnett's SALVATION'S REACH next, and then move onto TO GREEN ANGEL TOWER PART I by Tad Williams.

[End of Disc One]

It's good to be a Sanderson fan. I understand that not everyone loves his books, but if you do, you know you can count on him to consistently keep putting out books that you'll enjoy.

[The Hust Legion]

i was afraid to buy steelheart.. I'm in college (uk) so funds are limited . i spent 20 minutes debating btween way of kings and steel heart. so if anyone has read both feel free to give me your impressions of them! ( also what was good about steel heart)