[Mentalist]

I dunno, FoL wasn't that slow for me. Took me 2 weeks, I think?

It's certainly differently paced, but I didn't find it all that difficult to keep up a decent reading pace in it.

Edit: checked Goodreads. read it over 10 days.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 08 July 2016 - 03:09 AM

[Abyss]

Mentalist, on 07 July 2016 - 04:24 PM, said:

I dunno, FoL wasn't that slow for me. Took me 2 weeks, I think?

It's certainly differently paced, but I didn't find it all that difficult to keep up a decent reading pace in it.

The actual pacing of the book is fine. My slow-go had to do with life, not the book, and/or my personal preference for how I like to read this style of book.

[Macros]

I haven't progressed in it at all.
Dragged me down so much reading it. Bearing in mind I was ambivalent about FoD and TTH, disliked DoD and really disliked CG. What has been (for me) such a downturn in the Malazan novels since RG is probably dampening me further, I can't be arsed slogging through it at all.

[Andorion]

Finished Kate Elliott's Black Wolves. Its really really good. While the basic plot seems to be court politics in an unstable regime the world is rich and multilayered and a gradual reveal style greatly expands the scope of the story. I loved Elliotts writing style and the way she uses memory, flashbacks, sly hints and tiny statements to do her worldbuilding and plot construction.

[Maark Abbott]

I've just finished Dancer's Lament. Not as good as I'd been led to expect but still solid enough.

Bakker again now. Sweet Sejenus!

[QuickTidal]

Finished THE DRAGON'S PATH by Abraham this morning.

Mostly WONDERFUL. I think only the banking aspect started to drag (though I'm glad there would be a passage of Cithrin thinking about banking logistics and Marcus would be like "I don't know WTF you're talking about" and she'd put it in laymans terms for me) by the last 200 pages or so. Not terribly mind you, just enough that I noticed. Geder's plotline in this book started out as an issue for me, and fast became my fave POV. GREAT book. Will be continuing on with the series after that opener. So many fascinating things in this world!

Also, a statement and a query from those who have read it:

Spoiler

I had no idea that Master Kit was the escaped Acolyte from the prologue throughout, so that was a great surprise...and makes me rethink all the chapters where he spoke with Wester and OBVIOUSLY knew what he was thinking...he still has the spider queen capabilities right? Anyways, that was a solid reveal.

Query: Kurtadam have seal-like pelts...but should I picture anthropomorphized seal people? Of just normal humans with a seal pelt over their skin? Same query of Tralgu...are they just humans with furry ears? Or is more of them covered with hair? I wish there was more art out there, official or otherwise to help visualize these races.

Since OUTLANDER finally finale'd the second season the other night, I'll PROBABLY crack into the 3rd Gabaldon book VOYAGER tonight, but might instead finish off Abnett's Eisenhorn trilogy with HERETICUS instead...haven't decided yet.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 12 July 2016 - 05:33 PM

[Abyss]

Finished the Kate Daniels bk 2 MAGIC BURNS earbook. Starting to see why people are liking this series... the supporting cast are starting to coalesce, the world is becoming more intricate, and there were two big action scenes that are just fucknuts crazy and VERY well written. Still suffers from a few overtropeses, but nothing as bad as Thurman in the CalnNik debacle. On the world point, this isn't really urban fantasy... it's post-apocalypse, ...post-magic-apocalypse actually. Post bk 1 i think the authors needed to make that clearer and start taking advantage of it.

On to (ear)book 3.

On the reading front, having fun backtracking through FoL as well as FoD rereading various parts.

[Andorion]

Finished The Summer Dragon and Wake of Vultures. Two very different books, but both are very very good

[Andorion]

Abyss, on 13 July 2016 - 12:50 PM, said:

Finished the Kate Daniels bk 2 MAGIC BURNS earbook. Starting to see why people are liking this series... the supporting cast are starting to coalesce, the world is becoming more intricate, and there were two big action scenes that are just fucknuts crazy and VERY well written. Still suffers from a few overtropeses, but nothing as bad as Thurman in the CalnNik debacle. On the world point, this isn't really urban fantasy... it's post-apocalypse, ...post-magic-apocalypse actually. Post bk 1 i think the authors needed to make that clearer and start taking advantage of it.

On to (ear)book 3.

On the reading front, having fun backtracking through FoL as well as FoD rereading various parts.

You liked the "Charge ALL the monsters and unleash ALL the magic" moment?

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 13 July 2016 - 04:53 PM, said:

Abyss, on 13 July 2016 - 12:50 PM, said:

Finished the Kate Daniels bk 2 MAGIC BURNS earbook. Starting to see why people are liking this series... the supporting cast are starting to coalesce, the world is becoming more intricate, and there were two big action scenes that are just fucknuts crazy and VERY well written. Still suffers from a few overtropeses, but nothing as bad as Thurman in the CalnNik debacle. On the world point, this isn't really urban fantasy... it's post-apocalypse, ...post-magic-apocalypse actually. Post bk 1 i think the authors needed to make that clearer and start taking advantage of it.

On to (ear)book 3.

On the reading front, having fun backtracking through FoL as well as FoD rereading various parts.

You liked the "Charge ALL the monsters and unleash ALL the magic" moment?

Yep. Also the earlier fight Kate watched.

[Andorion]

Sexy Gumbo, on 13 July 2016 - 08:20 PM, said:

Safehold 3 pg 320, Expanse 5 pg 58, Outlander 3 pg 22.

I have to get back to Safehold, How is number three treating you?

[Macros]

Just finished A Slip Of The Keyboard by Prachett.
It's not a novel, it's a collection of speeches he's written, forewords for various things and columns written for various papers, all with little prefaces that set a little mood for where he was at in his life when he wrote each piece.

I would really like to have met the man.

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 14 July 2016 - 02:20 AM, said:

Andorion, on 13 July 2016 - 04:53 PM, said:

Abyss, on 13 July 2016 - 12:50 PM, said:

Finished the Kate Daniels bk 2 MAGIC BURNS earbook. Starting to see why people are liking this series... the supporting cast are starting to coalesce, the world is becoming more intricate, and there were two big action scenes that are just fucknuts crazy and VERY well written. Still suffers from a few overtropeses, but nothing as bad as Thurman in the CalnNik debacle. On the world point, this isn't really urban fantasy... it's post-apocalypse, ...post-magic-apocalypse actually. Post bk 1 i think the authors needed to make that clearer and start taking advantage of it.

On to (ear)book 3.

On the reading front, having fun backtracking through FoL as well as FoD rereading various parts.

You liked the "Charge ALL the monsters and unleash ALL the magic" moment?

Yep. Also the earlier fight Kate watched.

Bk 3, around ch9... wow that took a dark turn. Then it went back to the already tired will-they-won't-they-of-course-they-will thing, but for a minute there...

[polishgenius]

This week I read The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, the fourth book in the Fairyland series by Catherynne Valente, which is ace and bonkers, and The Aeronaut's Windlass, which is a lot of fun despite finding myself wishing the characters weren't quite so predictable.

QuickTidal, on 12 July 2016 - 05:31 PM, said:

Finished THE DRAGON'S PATH by Abraham this morning.

Mostly WONDERFUL. I think only the banking aspect started to drag (though I'm glad there would be a passage of Cithrin thinking about banking logistics and Marcus would be like "I don't know WTF you're talking about" and she'd put it in laymans terms for me) by the last 200 pages or so. Not terribly mind you, just enough that I noticed. Geder's plotline in this book started out as an issue for me, and fast became my fave POV. GREAT book. Will be continuing on with the series after that opener. So many fascinating things in this world!

Also, a statement and a query from those who have read it:

Spoiler

I had no idea that Master Kit was the escaped Acolyte from the prologue throughout, so that was a great surprise...and makes me rethink all the chapters where he spoke with Wester and OBVIOUSLY knew what he was thinking...he still has the spider queen capabilities right? Anyways, that was a solid reveal.

Query: Kurtadam have seal-like pelts...but should I picture anthropomorphized seal people? Of just normal humans with a seal pelt over their skin? Same query of Tralgu...are they just humans with furry ears? Or is more of them covered with hair? I wish there was more art out there, official or otherwise to help visualize these races.

Yeah,

Spoiler

Kit still has his powers.

On the look, I can't remember how I pictured a Kurtadam but the Tralgu, or at least Yardem, I picture as a bit more dog/beastlike than basic human but not all the way anthropormised-dog. Hairier than you or I, but not completely furry.
Abraham does definitely stint on outright description, but with behavioural cues (I recall reading a lot of doglike gestures from Yardem, though I'm not sure if I'm projecting my imagination onto my memory) and the reactions of others throughout the series you get a fair sense for at least some of the races.

Geder is a fantastic, fascinating character. Though my favourite POV in the series is a character you've met but not, iirc, seen in POV yet.

This post has been edited by polishgenius: 14 July 2016 - 09:50 PM

[stone monkey]

Macros, on 14 July 2016 - 08:57 AM, said:

Just finished A Slip Of The Keyboard by Prachett.
It's not a novel, it's a collection of speeches he's written, forewords for various things and columns written for various papers, all with little prefaces that set a little mood for where he was at in his life when he wrote each piece.

I would really like to have met the man.

I did meet him once... Persuaded him to be Honorary President of my Uni's SF&F Society. He was pretty cool.

[West33]

Finally finished FOL. I enjoyed it, but not nearly as much I enjoyed the Book of the Fallen - especially the early books.




On to Knight's Shadow by De Castell.

[Puck]

Was looking for something light and started Mercedes Lackey's The Last Herald Mage trilogy. Promptly overdosed on teenage drama. Almost done with the first book now and so far intending to push through, just to see how far I can bear it. Who knows, I've been surprised before.

[Mentalist]

Wrapped up "Purge of Ashes". Suffice it to say, I'm interested to see where the story is going. Piecing together the world's history is fun, and the contemporary story is pretty entertaining.

Going camping for next 3 days. Gonna start Black Man by Richard Morgan there.

When I get back I'll probably be reading A Cornelius Calendar as the next commute book.

[JPK]

I'm about two-thirds of the way through THE SCAR. Uther Doul is fucking awesome. That is all.

Oh, and Ment... Enjoy BLACK MAN. I think it's my favorite work by Morgan so far.

[Hammerhead88]

Just finished book 2 of the Greatcoats by Sebastien De Castell. Loved it.

Paperback version of book 3 isn't on in UK until April 2017, so had to order it from US. Can't wait that long...