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#20781 Mentalist

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Posted 23 August 2017 - 10:49 PM

amphibian, on 23 August 2017 - 02:56 AM, said:

I'm genuinely mad at you for being able to read Russian and thereby get more Perumov.

In the end of "Asgard Reborn" , Perumov completely rewrote the rulebook... fundamentally.

Needless to say, I'll be starting Book 5 as soon as I get home. Mind = blown.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 03:11 AM

Mentalist, on 23 August 2017 - 10:49 PM, said:

amphibian, on 23 August 2017 - 02:56 AM, said:

I'm genuinely mad at you for being able to read Russian and thereby get more Perumov.

In the end of "Asgard Reborn" , Perumov completely rewrote the rulebook... fundamentally.

Needless to say, I'll be starting Book 5 as soon as I get home. Mind = blown.

It costs something like 40k to get a book translated on the level that Godsdoom did. I am extremely mad a publisher won't take a chance on Perumov with the first few books. Do his books sell in Russian?

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 07:46 AM

Finished 'The Court of Broken Knives'. I'm now onto 'Firebrand' by Kristen Britain. Ever since someone posted the French art for 'Mirror Sight' I've found myself drawn to this series - yeah, it starts out a bit shit and is twee as fuck during book one, but it's genuinely enjoyable, gets notably better from book to book, and is the literary equivalent of Sabaton. Bit predictable but enjoyable regardless.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 02:01 PM

Abyss, on 23 August 2017 - 06:26 PM, said:

The Peter Grant narrator is solid. I found his women voices a bit off, but got used to it.
Kramer on Castor would be brilliant tho.

Baco Xtath, on 23 August 2017 - 10:10 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 23 August 2017 - 06:05 PM, said:

... Kobna Holbrook-Smith is on the Peter Grant books.

I've heard Kramer (he's excellent), but have not listened to anything by Smith....so YMMV.

I love Kobna Holbrook-Smith. He makes the Peter Grant books imo. He was also awesome in Blue Remembered Earth.

In particularly like that his accent, or the 'normal' voice he uses for most of the narration, echoes Peter's ethnic background just slightly. It's a nice touch in a field where most narrators are generic non-regional American or British.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 02:06 PM

amphibian, on 24 August 2017 - 03:11 AM, said:

Mentalist, on 23 August 2017 - 10:49 PM, said:

amphibian, on 23 August 2017 - 02:56 AM, said:

I'm genuinely mad at you for being able to read Russian and thereby get more Perumov.

In the end of "Asgard Reborn" , Perumov completely rewrote the rulebook... fundamentally.

Needless to say, I'll be starting Book 5 as soon as I get home. Mind = blown.

They do, but in general publishers there are doing much smaller print runs, when compared to Soviet era.

Ofc, that also depends on publisher, and i'm not too familiar on how that works over there (being I'm in Canada and all). Perumov's publisher has always been EKSMO-the guys who originally published his "Ring of Darkness" Tolkien fan-continuation series. I'm pretty sure they publish everything he writes- but I have no idea as to any details of that arrangement.

Perumov is well-known, but not as "mainstream" as Lukyanenko, for example.

Edit: I suppose the possible reason the translations never went past "Godsdoom" is because the next book, "Warrior of Great Darkness" is fairly weak and rather formulaic. The 3rd "Chronicles of Hjorward" book "Land without Joy" is pretty amazing though, and then "Diamond Sword, Wooden Sword" is almost Malaz-level good.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 02:30 PM

start a campaign amph, I want to read these books.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 03:24 PM

Thirded. Get to work.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 04:42 PM

1/2 through Kings of the Wyld and I'm loving it. The dialog is a bit modern and a slight distraction, but understandable as this is cool mashup. I also love the whisky and music Easter eggs.

So, is the band:

Gabe - Lead Singer
Galenon - Guitarist
Mat - Drummer
Moog (ha!) keyboard
Clay - Bass

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 06:12 PM

acesn8s, on 24 August 2017 - 04:42 PM, said:

Switch Mat and Clay. Mat was all flash but could deliver when he had to. Clay was total background but kept it all together and could do a killer solo every now and then.
You are going to LOVE the second half.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 07:05 PM

I thought clay was the bassist.
The rhythm that the band depended on, always there but never in the spotlight

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 07:05 PM

And wasn't the drummer always sold as the dumbass who always got the chicks?

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 07:09 PM

Abyss, on 24 August 2017 - 06:12 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 24 August 2017 - 04:42 PM, said:

I figured with a nickname like Skulldrummer and wielding 2 knives, Mat fit as a drummer.

I also loved that Moog's

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 07:18 PM

Iirc, the author has stated explicitly somewhere (I think in the interview at the back, if there is one) that acesn8s take is right: Clay is the bassist, Matt is the drummer.

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 08:00 PM

point acknowledged!

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Posted 24 August 2017 - 08:35 PM

i think its actually listed in the back of the book interview.
I knew abyss was wrong

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Posted 25 August 2017 - 03:23 AM

Down South, on 25 August 2017 - 03:09 AM, said:

Looked up Godsdoom again. It is going from $81.26 to $599. Paperback

Huh. Its far cheaper here. Kindle is Rs 449 which is around $6.5. Paperback is Rs 1200 which is around $19.

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Posted 25 August 2017 - 03:38 AM

Down South, on 25 August 2017 - 03:09 AM, said:

Looked up Godsdoom again. It is going from $81.26 to $599. Paperback

Lol wut? It's $23 new on Amazon (or $7 on Kindle):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1934135380/

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Posted 25 August 2017 - 03:59 AM

Get a Kindle already fool.

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Posted 25 August 2017 - 04:07 AM

Trekking around Portland, OR post-eclipse and until Sunday, and I've been reading Peter Newman's The Vagrant. He's got an extreme talent for choosing the right word and for naming things.

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Posted 25 August 2017 - 04:27 AM

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 25 August 2017 - 04:07 AM, said:

Trekking around Portland, OR post-eclipse and until Sunday, and I've been reading Peter Newman's The Vagrant. He's got an extreme talent for choosing the right word and for naming things.

You came to Portland and didn't say anything until now? I'm disappointed!

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