[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

acesn8s, on 20 April 2015 - 06:47 PM, said:

Now I'm itching to reread it again... you bastards!

Spoiler

"They'll say, 'Here lies Druss the Legend, who was never mean, petty nor needlessly cruel. Here was a man who never gave in, never compromised his ideals, never betrayed a friend, never despoiled a woman and never used his strength against the weak.' They'll say 'He had no sons, but many a woman asleep with her babes slept more soundly for knowing Druss stood with the Drenai.' They'll say many things, whitebeard. Through many generations they will say them, and men with no strength will find strength when they hear them."

Spoiler

"Does your shaman not know your own legends? I am he who walls with death! I may choose to die at Sumitos... But as I walk into the Valley of Shadows I will take more than a few Nadir with me for company on the road."

"They will be proud to walk with you."

[JPK]

I have finished the first two stories in City of Saints and Madmen. I'm ordering Shriek and Finch as soon as I finish posting this. 'Nuff said.

[Mentalist]

Finished my "Lies of Locke Lamora" re-read. Moving on to "Red Seas under Red Skies".

[Morgoth]

The Incredible Kitsu, on 20 April 2015 - 08:24 PM, said:

I have finished the first two stories in City of Saints and Madmen. I'm ordering Shriek and Finch as soon as I finish posting this. 'Nuff said.

The trilogy is fantastic! His next one, though not as spectacularly brilliant is also well worth the read.

[Abyss]

Mentalist, on 21 April 2015 - 04:21 AM, said:

Finished my "Lies of Locke Lamora" re-read. Moving on to "Red Seas under Red Skies".

It still blows my mind how despite that I thoroughly enjoyed LIES, RED put me completely off the series.

[Shadow Knight]

Finished traitors blade the other day, good read, but short, reading the black guard by AJ smith now

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 21 April 2015 - 05:56 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 21 April 2015 - 04:21 AM, said:

Finished my "Lies of Locke Lamora" re-read. Moving on to "Red Seas under Red Skies".

It still blows my mind how despite that I thoroughly enjoyed LIES, RED put me completely off the series.

Me too. REPUBLIC does a lot to win back my favour...but in the end it's not quite enough either.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Strangely, Lies just about interested me enough and I vastly preferred Red Seas. I enjoyed Republic too, looking forward to Thorn of Emberlain.

[JPK]

Morgoth, on 21 April 2015 - 10:14 AM, said:

The Incredible Kitsu, on 20 April 2015 - 08:24 PM, said:

I have finished the first two stories in City of Saints and Madmen. I'm ordering Shriek and Finch as soon as I finish posting this. 'Nuff said.

The trilogy is fantastic! His next one, though not as spectacularly brilliant is also well worth the read.

Brilliant is a great description of what I've read so far. This is the first thing in quite some time that has grabbed me to this degree. It's bad enough that I've had moments where I've been tempted to hide in the back room reading and ignore my job. If his other work is half this engaging I'm all in. Also, the Dwellers are a magnificent concept that I'm head over helps in love with.

[polishgenius]

Currently I'm reading Evensong by John Love. A massive departure from Faith in setting, being a near-future techno-philosophy-thriller, though it shares some themes with the previous work. It's a book that seems clearly inspired by Richard Morgan - the Consultants here have blatant parallels to the Envoys and Thirteens in their respective books - but as anyone who's read Faith might attest, it quickly goes off into stranger, more uncertain places.

I'm not quite enjoying it as much as Faith at this point (but I loved Faith, so that's not a knock), but the potential is there for a stronger ending.

[Abyss]

polishgenius, on 21 April 2015 - 08:30 PM, said:

Currently I'm reading Evensong by John Love. A massive departure from Faith in setting, being a near-future techno-philosophy-thriller, though it shares some themes with the previous work. It's a book that seems clearly inspired by Richard Morgan - the Consultants here have blatant parallels to the Envoys and Thirteens in their respective books - but as anyone who's read Faith might attest, it quickly goes off into stranger, more uncertain places.

I'm not quite enjoying it as much as Faith at this point (but I loved Faith, so that's not a knock), but the potential is there for a stronger ending.

Coolness... I didn't know he had a new book out.

[Baco Xtath]

The Incredible Kitsu, on 21 April 2015 - 08:21 PM, said:

Morgoth, on 21 April 2015 - 10:14 AM, said:

The Incredible Kitsu, on 20 April 2015 - 08:24 PM, said:

I have finished the first two stories in City of Saints and Madmen. I'm ordering Shriek and Finch as soon as I finish posting this. 'Nuff said.

The trilogy is fantastic! His next one, though not as spectacularly brilliant is also well worth the read.

Brilliant is a great description of what I've read so far. This is the first thing in quite some time that has grabbed me to this degree. It's bad enough that I've had moments where I've been tempted to hide in the back room reading and ignore my job. If his other work is half this engaging I'm all in. Also, the Dwellers are a magnificent concept that I'm head over helps in love with.

Shriek is great. Finch is also an audiobook and I strongly suggest "reading" it as such. Absolutely brilliant. Give Veniss Underground a go, it's really really f'n great. The Southern Reach books are great but not at the level as his other stuff.

I'm onto On the Steel Breeze re-read/listen. Also still listening to the Mechanical; Stiill great.

[Maark Abbott]

Found a cheap copy of the Elenium omnibus! Once I'm doing getting facialled, I'll be onto that and the Tamuli.

[Andorion]

Maark, on 22 April 2015 - 06:35 AM, said:

Found a cheap copy of the Elenium omnibus! Once I'm doing getting facialled, I'll be onto that and the Tamuli.

Uh, have you read Eddings before? Belgariad or Malloreon?

[Maark Abbott]

Yeah. The Belgariad was my very first fantasy series.

[Rictus]

Continuing The Monarchies of God. 'Tis nice, but The Macht is still superior, I feel. Especially like the discovery of not-America. I'm just waiting for the gunpowder to start blazing and the natives to start dying. Bound to happen. Or not.

After having failed to finish The Way of Kings, I started Mistborn. I'm reminded once again why I loathe Sanderson's writing style. All the clothing, all the goofiness, all the "hahaha" moments, oh my. Anyway, I found this Graphic Audio audiobook, so it's all good. Cuts down on the unnecessary filler, though some still gets through. The metal-magic stuff is pretty novel and the premise is interesting. Also, I've read some good things about Vin on this very forum, yet I sometimes find she steps out of character a bit. I guess I just expected her to be a bit more jaded, hardened, as it were, since she's a veteran street urchin. Those lessons about trust her brother drilled into her: one moment they're there, but enter Prince Charming and they're gone. I can understand how she feels about the crew, but not that. Nonetheless, Vin's at least fun, not like that Shallan from tWoK. *shudder*

In any case, I've some reading to do.

[Andorion]

Maark, on 22 April 2015 - 07:02 AM, said:

Yeah. The Belgariad was my very first fantasy series.

I wa wondering because compared to your normal reading taste, and especailly after Bakker, Elenium may turn out a bit... vanilla. Actually now that I think about it, thats probably an insult to vanilla. Perfectly decent flavour.

[Maark Abbott]

Andorion, on 22 April 2015 - 08:53 AM, said:

Maark, on 22 April 2015 - 07:02 AM, said:

Yeah. The Belgariad was my very first fantasy series.

I wa wondering because compared to your normal reading taste, and especailly after Bakker, Elenium may turn out a bit... vanilla. Actually now that I think about it, thats probably an insult to vanilla. Perfectly decent flavour.

Sometimes, a man has to step away from heavy, complex and dark stuff and just indulge in some cheese for a bit.

[Dolmen 2.0]

I'm reading monster hunters international by Larry Correia, on book 2: Vendetta. Thanks Abyss on the Recco.

It's fun to read, high fantasy meets modern warfare by a true gunning enthuthiast.

I'm not a gun nut. I've never really fired anything weapon related. maybe a bow and the odd pellet rifle. I do enjoy the odd Fps but I suck at it.
I admittedly don't much like the fact we use guns as much as we do. Still... there's an real appeal to this book.

Master Vampire versus mortar fire? I can appreciate that.

[acesn8s]

Maark, on 22 April 2015 - 10:24 AM, said:

Andorion, on 22 April 2015 - 08:53 AM, said:

Maark, on 22 April 2015 - 07:02 AM, said:

Yeah. The Belgariad was my very first fantasy series.

I wa wondering because compared to your normal reading taste, and especailly after Bakker, Elenium may turn out a bit... vanilla. Actually now that I think about it, thats probably an insult to vanilla. Perfectly decent flavour.

Sometimes, a man has to step away from heavy, complex and dark stuff and just indulge in some cheese for a bit.

It shows its age, but Sparhawk is a better main character than Garion.