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Posted 25 March 2015 - 05:45 AM

Chance, on 25 March 2015 - 04:37 AM, said:

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Andorion, on 25 March 2015 - 02:36 AM, said:

Now considering starting Ketty Jay. Am I correct in thinking many here consider this book to be brilliant?

Brilliant might be too generous but they are very entertaining and fairly good :whistle:

About halfway thru bk2 ... I'll give it very entertaining and very good, for the most part.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 11:13 AM

Yeah, brilliant is not Ketty Jay; it's unbelievable, cliched, and fairly corny, but it's a helluva lot of fun. I put down bk 1 on my first try. Five years later I tried again and marathoned the whole series and wanted more.

On that same note, I'm on Book 3 of B.V. Larson's Undying Mercenaries series; corny as hell but I love it. Also reading the Glass God.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 01:43 PM

Andorion, on 25 March 2015 - 02:36 AM, said:

Finished Red Rising. A good book with a solid ending. Will pick up the sequel later.

Now considering starting Ketty Jay. Am I correct in thinking many here consider this book to be brilliant?

Ketty Jay is entertaining. Good pacing, usually right dose of humour. Evokes memories of that Disney cartoon Talespin, most of all.

The above is my impression after 2 books. Great palate cleanser for something more serious.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 02:10 PM

3/4 of the way through PYRAMIDS by the Late Sir Terry Pratchett...and LOVING it. Just hilarious and so enjoyable. Query, does SMALL GODS feature Teppic again? Cause he's great!

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 02:36 PM

QuickTidal, on 25 March 2015 - 02:10 PM, said:

3/4 of the way through PYRAMIDS by the Late Sir Terry Pratchett...and LOVING it. Just hilarious and so enjoyable. Query, does SMALL GODS feature Teppic again? Cause he's great!

Sadly, Pteppic appeared only in Pyramids.

I think Sir Pterry thought he'd wrung ptoo many pterrible jokes out of the material and decided to move on to ptorment us other ways.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 02:40 PM

Just about to finish Abercrombie's Half the World. I've enjoyed it but I've found it quite predictable for the most part. The first half was quite pedestrian but it's picked up considerably in the second. I preferred the previous book, though.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 02:48 PM

Halfway into Ketty Jay 1 Retribution Falls ( A very travel filled day, so got in a lot of reading) I see what the comments upthread mean. Its not really original, though the basic airship world concept is good. But the story is fun to read. And the hinted at backstories are quite intriguing. Frankly I want more of that Golem and Jez.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 03:49 PM

Andorion, on 25 March 2015 - 02:48 PM, said:

Halfway into Ketty Jay 1 Retribution Falls .... Frankly I want more of that Golem and Jez.

Keep reading.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 03:51 PM

amphibian, on 25 March 2015 - 02:36 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 25 March 2015 - 02:10 PM, said:

3/4 of the way through PYRAMIDS by the Late Sir Terry Pratchett...and LOVING it. Just hilarious and so enjoyable. Query, does SMALL GODS feature Teppic again? Cause he's great!

Sadly, Pteppic appeared only in Pyramids.

I think Sir Pterry thought he'd wrung ptoo many pterrible jokes out of the material and decided to move on to ptorment us other ways.

It took me reading the name of his inherited kingdom a few times before I got the joke (Djelibeybi)...Jellybaby...and then I Laughed and Laughed.

Sad that Teppic doesn't reappear...but I'm happy enough with other main characters when I get to them.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 05:08 PM

As appealing as some of the new series are, I decided to stay strong and finish/catch up on some book whose series I've already started.

So, I started Republic of Thieves during lunch today. It's good to be reading about Locke again.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 06:16 PM

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 06:20 PM

Andorion, on 25 March 2015 - 02:48 PM, said:

Halfway into Ketty Jay 1 Retribution Falls ... And the hinted at backstories are quite intriguing.

What made RETRIBUTION FALLS memorable for me was precisely that: the characters, their backgrounds and relationships.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM

Ketty Jay is basically Firefly in a fantasy world. Good fun. Really should read the last one.

For those who enjoy it, and particularly the world-building, may I recommend the new series that Stephen Hunt started last year, Far Called (first book is In Dark Service)? It's not particularly similar in central plot, not being about one ractag bunch of misfits like that, but there are similar touches to the tone and atmosphere, and as I say some similar elements to the worldbuilding (also Stephen Hunt clearly enjoys early Final Fantasy). I liked it a great deal; a lot more than his previous books I'd tried.

Currently reading The Black Dream by Col Buchanan. A lot of new elements added in this one, wonder how they'll work... good so far though.

Eta: QT, are you reading the series for the first time and in order? Because if so, I'm really looking forward to some of your impressions as you get to the good bit of the series.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 07:53 PM

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM, said:

...
Currently reading The Black Dream by Col Buchanan. A lot of new elements added in this one, wonder how they'll work... good so far though....

HOW.
THE FUCK.
DID I.
NOT.
KNOW THIS WAS OUT?????!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!??!

*flagellates, purchases, starts*

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 07:58 PM

Abyss, on 25 March 2015 - 07:53 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM, said:

...
Currently reading The Black Dream by Col Buchanan. A lot of new elements added in this one, wonder how they'll work... good so far though....

HOW.
THE FUCK.
DID I.
NOT.
KNOW THIS WAS OUT?????!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!??!

*flagellates, purchases, starts*

Don't talk to me about black and sticky in the same sentence just now, dammit!

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 07:59 PM

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM, said:

Eta: QT, are you reading the series for the first time and in order? Because if so, I'm really looking forward to some of your impressions as you get to the good bit of the series.

Kind of. I have read already all the Watch books (except the most recent one)...and EQUAL RITES (plus two of the YA Tiffany Aching books)...but now I've gone back and am using that chart that is posted in the other thread to read all the others. I'm starting with PYRAMIDS and will move onto SMALL GODS...and then probably start the DEATH books. But yes, I'm basically going to try to read them all.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 08:18 PM

Abyss, on 25 March 2015 - 07:53 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM, said:

...
Currently reading The Black Dream by Col Buchanan. A lot of new elements added in this one, wonder how they'll work... good so far though....

HOW.
THE FUCK.
DID I.
NOT.
KNOW THIS WAS OUT?????!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!??!

*flagellates, purchases, starts*

Apparently Tor have dropped the series so perhaps it's not got as noticed because of that (obviously the UK publishers continued, dunno what the Canada situation is).

Also: I was wondering when you'd notice. I've been mentioning it for a couple of weeks now.

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 09:25 PM

Maark, on 21 March 2015 - 07:32 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 20 March 2015 - 10:32 AM, said:

Maark, on 20 March 2015 - 05:54 AM, said:

I haven't been Bakkaked yet don't spoil it for me I want to see the expression on my own face as... Uh, what? What pornographic tangent have you dragged me down now, Polish?

See: Afformentioned black *seed* comment, add Bakkaked...and things are not only pornographic but dark and effed up. Sounds like Bakker-town to me.

Well so far we've met Pronounce urs Pronounce but there's still no demon spunk flying about. What gives?

Maark, on 21 March 2015 - 01:27 PM, said:

D, on 21 March 2015 - 12:09 PM, said:

Maark, on 21 March 2015 - 07:32 AM, said:

Well so far we've met Pronounce urs Pronounce but there's still no demon spunk flying about. What gives?

How is it going given the disappointing lack of demon spunk?

Honestly? A little bit of a slog. The pieces are all there, but... the black glue that should be holding it all together isn't there.

Maark, on 23 March 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

250 pages in and whilst we've had children being decimated, men bring disembowelled and incestuous rulers, I am still no closer to Bakkake. What the actual.

Maark, on 23 March 2015 - 03:05 PM, said:

Abyss, on 23 March 2015 - 01:49 PM, said:

Maark, on 23 March 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

250 pages in and whilst we've had children being decimated, men bring disembowelled and incestuous rulers, I am still no closer to Bakkake. What the actual.

Trust us, you'll know it when you see it.

What if it gets in my eyes?

Maark, on 23 March 2015 - 09:48 PM, said:

Oh! There we are. Black jizz ahoy!

Briar King, on 24 March 2015 - 04:35 PM, said:

Maark, on 24 March 2015 - 07:31 AM, said:

Briar King, on 24 March 2015 - 01:20 AM, said:

You should see a Dr.

I got it all over the ME FB page.

Yea I saw

Maark, on 25 March 2015 - 07:58 PM, said:

Abyss, on 25 March 2015 - 07:53 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM, said:

...
Currently reading The Black Dream by Col Buchanan. A lot of new elements added in this one, wonder how they'll work... good so far though....

HOW.
THE FUCK.
DID I.
NOT.
KNOW THIS WAS OUT?????!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!??!

*flagellates, purchases, starts*

Don't talk to me about black and sticky in the same sentence just now, dammit!

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 09:27 PM

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 08:18 PM, said:

Abyss, on 25 March 2015 - 07:53 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM, said:

...
Currently reading The Black Dream by Col Buchanan. ...

HOW.
THE FUCK.
DID I.
NOT.
KNOW THIS WAS OUT?????!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!??!

Apparently Tor have dropped the series so perhaps it's not got as noticed because of that (obviously the UK publishers continued, dunno what the Canada situation is).
Also: I was wondering when you'd notice. I've been mentioning it for a couple of weeks now.

Believe me, if i had seen your mentions i would have the book already.

Ah yes... chapters/indigo doesn't have it at all, amazon.ca and .com only have paperbacks from resellers, and .uk won't let me buy it for kindle.
Amazing that i have to work to give them my money... time to fire up the DNS...

This is weird, even his own website doesn't mention it. Wtf happened here?

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 01:26 AM

QuickTidal, on 25 March 2015 - 07:59 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 25 March 2015 - 07:40 PM, said:

Eta: QT, are you reading the series for the first time and in order? Because if so, I'm really looking forward to some of your impressions as you get to the good bit of the series.

Oh you are going to read Witches Abroad for the first time! Mort and Reaper Man for the first time! What I would give to be you and read these books for the first time again