[Abyss]

amphibian, on 21 October 2018 - 03:18 PM, said:

Traveller, on 21 October 2018 - 01:13 PM, said:

Damn I just finished Woken Furies.

Please tell me there's more Kovacs...? Or is it a trilogy?

That was the best of the 3, I think.

Anyone read The Dark Defiles? I might have to give them a go next.

You definitely will enjoy those three books, especially if you start now. They are perhaps grimmer than the Kovacs books, but are more approachable due to the three main characters.

LAND FIT FOR HEROES is entirely worth your time and money.

[Abyss]

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 04:48 AM, said:

BLOODY ROSE.... that finale.
HOLY FUCKING DRAGONS THAT FINALE!

...that moment when you realize you were only halfway through the book when you posted that...

[Mentalist]

Finished the Metro trilogy.

The last book is a messy, cynical, depressing commentary on a lot of stuff. Depressing, all the more so because of how familiar it sounds.

Since I ended up picking up "Tyrant's Throne", I'll probably read that next.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 21 October 2018 - 08:25 PM

[Traveller]

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 06:02 PM, said:

amphibian, on 21 October 2018 - 03:18 PM, said:

Traveller, on 21 October 2018 - 01:13 PM, said:

Damn I just finished Woken Furies.

Please tell me there's more Kovacs...? Or is it a trilogy?

That was the best of the 3, I think.

Anyone read The Dark Defiles? I might have to give them a go next.

You definitely will enjoy those three books, especially if you start now. They are perhaps grimmer than the Kovacs books, but are more approachable due to the three main characters.

LAND FIT FOR HEROES is entirely worth your time and money.

Thanks, I think I'll give it a go then. I found the Kovacs books to have a slightly disjointed pace, but all the meetings and travelling and early characters all had a part to play in the bigger story. I did find myself on occasions (especially during Broken Angels) wanting to hurry up and finish. But then with an ending like Woken Furies, I want more. Oh, and I'm really not into his sex stuff... It's all a bit uncomfortable, a bit like he's getting a bit carried away, and typing it with one hand. A bit of subtlety there wouldn't be a bad thing. I mean, Iain Banks would get sex and sci fi sex into the story, but it never seemed lewd or gratuitous, and often had a comical element to it.

The Steel Remains downloading.

[acesn8s]

Last night I finished War of the Wolf by Cornwell. Move on to Prince of Fools.

[Tiste Simeon]

acesn8s, on 22 October 2018 - 11:57 AM, said:

Last night I finished War of the Wolf by Cornwell. Move on to Prince of Fools.

I haven't finished book 9 or 10 of the Saxon Stories yet but is it still good?

[Zeto Demerzel]

Just started my first Malazan re-read with GotM. Can't believe how excited I am about it! The first time around, I got through TCG and Assail but only FoD from the Kharkanas trilogy.

[Salt-Man Z]

I've been thinking a lot recently about Caitlin R. Kiernan's The Red Tree and how great it was (and how it will be probably top my Best Reads Of 2018 list) so I've started in on her Daughter of Hounds, which I guess is a sequel to her Threshold series, but she actually recommends reading it first*, so here I go.

*For reading her novels, she recommends The Red Tree first, then Daughter of Hounds, then whatever order you want afterwards.

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 22 October 2018 - 03:18 PM

[acesn8s]

Tiste Simeon, on 22 October 2018 - 12:03 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 22 October 2018 - 11:57 AM, said:

Last night I finished War of the Wolf by Cornwell. Move on to Prince of Fools.

I haven't finished book 9 or 10 of the Saxon Stories yet but is it still good?

More of the same, still a fun read. Since they are about 300 pages, the repetition isn't too bad, but with Uhtred in his 60s it's getting time to pass the torch or start a new series.

[Mentalist]

Finished the second Alex Verus novel. Liking this series. Will look into tracking down book 3.

The in the meantime, "Tyrant's throne" will be both a home and commute book. Based on the fact that I read the 3rd one in 2 days, I figure I should be done by the end of the week.

[Morgoth]

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 06:15 PM, said:

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 04:48 AM, said:

BLOODY ROSE.... that finale.
HOLY FUCKING DRAGONS THAT FINALE!

...that moment when you realize you were only halfway through the book when you posted that...

I really enjoyed that book. Eames got the comedy of his writing down excellently I thought.

"Uncle, are you okay?"
The old mans eyes floated a moment before landing on her. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"There's a sword in you!"
"Ah, well... there's a sword in all of us."

[Andorion]

Mentalist, on 23 October 2018 - 01:42 AM, said:

Finished the second Alex Verus novel. Liking this series. Will look into tracking down book 3.

The in the meantime, "Tyrant's throne" will be both a home and commute book. Based on the fact that I read the 3rd one in 2 days, I figure I should be done by the end of the week.

The Alex Verus books are really great. The maintains consistency and gets quite a bit of character development done. Its a fascinating counterpoint to Dresden.

Morgoth, on 23 October 2018 - 08:36 AM, said:

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 06:15 PM, said:

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 04:48 AM, said:

BLOODY ROSE.... that finale.
HOLY FUCKING DRAGONS THAT FINALE!

...that moment when you realize you were only halfway through the book when you posted that...

I really enjoyed that book. Eames got the comedy of his writing down excellently I thought.

"Uncle, are you okay?"
The old mans eyes floated a moment before landing on her. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"There's a sword in you!"
"Ah, well... there's a sword in all of us."

Bloody Rose is a super sequel and IMO a better book than Kings of the Wyld. The last part was perfectly done.

[Abyss]

Andorion, on 23 October 2018 - 01:04 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 23 October 2018 - 01:42 AM, said:

Finished the second Alex Verus novel. Liking this series. Will look into tracking down book 3.

The in the meantime, "Tyrant's throne" will be both a home and commute book. Based on the fact that I read the 3rd one in 2 days, I figure I should be done by the end of the week.

The Alex Verus books are really great. The maintains consistency and gets quite a bit of character development done. Its a fascinating counterpoint to Dresden.

Morgoth, on 23 October 2018 - 08:36 AM, said:

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 06:15 PM, said:

Abyss, on 21 October 2018 - 04:48 AM, said:

BLOODY ROSE.... that finale.
HOLY FUCKING DRAGONS THAT FINALE!

...that moment when you realize you were only halfway through the book when you posted that...

I really enjoyed that book. Eames got the comedy of his writing down excellently I thought.

"Uncle, are you okay?"
The old mans eyes floated a moment before landing on her. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"There's a sword in you!"
"Ah, well... there's a sword in all of us."

Bloody Rose is a super sequel and IMO a better book than Kings of the Wyld. The last part was perfectly done.

OWLBEARS LOVE BANANAS!!!!!!

[Zetubal]

So... I just finished Furies of Calderon / Codex Alera 1 this morning. I'd say it's cliché in all the right ways. Likable characters, strong prose, and an interesting magic system really carry the novel. If this story had been handled by a less capable writer, it would probably have been incredibly derivative and forgettable. That said, it's not a great book in itself. Far too predictable, very unoriginal characters, clumsy obvious foreshadowing.
Going back to his legendary comic con panel, it's really easy to see how Butcher tried to make a point with this book. You can actually write an entertaining, decent novel even if you use tired clichés. Still, I feel that Butcher went a bit too far with this. The novel would definitely have benefited from a few more twists and turns. Or a main character who isn't a shounen protagonist.

On to Academ's Fury.

This post has been edited by Zetubal: 23 October 2018 - 05:49 PM

[Abyss]

Zetubal, on 23 October 2018 - 05:22 PM, said:

So... I just finished Furies of Calderon / Codex Alera 1 this morning. I'd say it's cliché in all the right ways. Likable characters, strong prose, and an interesting magic system really carry the novel. If this story had been handled by a less capable writer, it would probably have been incredibly derivative and forgettable. That said, it's not a great book in itself. Far too predictable, very unoriginal characters, clumsy obvious foreshadowing.
Going back to Butcher legendary comic con panel, it's really easy to see how Butcher tried to make a point with this book. You can actually write an entertaining, decent novel even if you used tired clichés. Still, I feel that Butcher went a bit too far with this. The novel would definitely have benefited from a few more twists and turns. Or a main character who isn't a shounen protagonist.

On to Academ's Fury.

All true.

But NOW you get to the good stuff.

[Zetubal]

Holding my breath

[Zetubal]

Briar King, on 23 October 2018 - 09:54 PM, said:

Got any predictions? I think you're in for a nice treat especially if you're gonna back to back the 6.

Well...The emperor of the realm is called Sextus, his son was Septimus...so, unless my latin has failed me, the next in line would have to be Octavius...There was also some foreshadowing as to the idea that Tavi and Kitai will become a thing, and that this weird wasp creature from the wax forest is not yet done. That's what I can think of, off the top of my head.

[Mentalist]

Finished "Tyrant's Throne" . Last night. Around 3 AM.

Now gonna start "Infidel", the 2nd Belle Dame Apocrypha book.

[worry]

Before you get started on that, can you give this a look-see and offer up any thoughts: wow

[Tattersail_]

We are getting the band back together.

Cheers everyone, enjoying this read.