[Abyss]

Tsundoku, on 10 November 2025 - 10:47 AM, said:

Abyss, on 09 November 2025 - 11:50 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 09 November 2025 - 10:26 PM, said:

Really enjoying the Wesley Chu War Arts series atm. Nearly finished the second one - The Art of Destiny.

Dude can write interesting characters for sure.

who's your favorite?

Probably Qisami at this point.

Although Sunri sounds like the naughtiest bad girl ...

you are going to loOOOOooooove bk 3...

[polishgenius]

QuickTidal, on 10 November 2025 - 01:57 PM, said:

I realize this is not the right thread but allow me a mild derail...Redwall enthusiasts that are also gamers...or if you like Woodland creatures at all...this game comes out in two days.

I've had my eye on this, though I won't get it straight away. It takes very particular things for either farm/life sims in general or survival sims to grab me, but this might have them.


Also: this exists. And is old enough to often be on sale, I'm fairly sure.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

QuickTidal, on 10 November 2025 - 01:57 PM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 07 November 2025 - 08:27 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 05 November 2025 - 01:11 PM, said:

The jays losing really put me in a funk, so I've paused TGINW and I'm reading some Redwall....MOSSFLOWER by Brian Jacques....which is wonderful, whimsical, and exactly the type of mild balm I needed right now. I'll go back to Stillwater and TGINW after that.

We've been working our way through Redwall recently in between other things - as you say, it's just a lovely balm between heavier things. Been going in chronological order (so starting with Lord Brocktree) and I think my next one is Mariel of Redwall, Mr NAB's next is Outcast of Redwall

Tiste Simeon, on 07 November 2025 - 09:45 AM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 07 November 2025 - 08:27 AM, said:

QuickTidal, on 05 November 2025 - 01:11 PM, said:

The jays losing really put me in a funk, so I've paused TGINW and I'm reading some Redwall....MOSSFLOWER by Brian Jacques....which is wonderful, whimsical, and exactly the type of mild balm I needed right now. I'll go back to Stillwater and TGINW after that.

We've been working our way through Redwall recently in between other things - as you say, it's just a lovely balm between heavier things. Been going in chronological order (so starting with Lord Brocktree) and I think my next one is Mariel of Redwall, Mr NAB's next is Outcast of Redwall

My parents still have nearly every Redwall book and I can't wait for my kids to get to them, as they're incredible.

Mariel of Redwall and The Bellmaker were always my favourites (Finnbarr Galedeep!)

I realize this is not the right thread but allow me a mild derail...Redwall enthusiasts that are also gamers...or if you like Woodland creatures at all...this game comes out in two days.

Mr NAB is genuinely counting down the day to release for this - with him working in gaming, he finds it quite hard to game for fun a lot of the time and something has to really grab him. He's really excited for it.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 11 November 2025 - 08:39 AM

[QuickTidal]

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 11 November 2025 - 08:39 AM, said:

Mr NAB is genuinely counting down the day to release for this - with him working in gaming, he finds it quite hard to game for fun a lot of the time and something has to really grab him. He's really excited for it.

I'm for sure buying it. I cannot THINK of a more apt game to play in the November/December season than one with a mouse surviving in a snowy wood. Just lush.

[Primateus]

Abyss, on 28 October 2025 - 01:57 PM, said:

Primateus, on 27 October 2025 - 04:20 PM, said:

I can only speak as highly as I do of her about R.C. Bray. There are many amazing audiobook narrators out there, but R.C. Bray would have been the best, in my opinion, if not for Emma Gregory.

Fun fact, The God is Not Willing is also the very first audiobook I ever listened to. And I did NOT expect such a performance as what Emma delivered.

I like Bray, but for me Porter and Smith are top tier followed closely by Kramer and Reading. Gregory... is next level, sometimes it's hard to believe one narrator is delivering all of this.

I suppose I should add Jeff hays to my list of top audiobook narrators. My having forgotten about him is almost unforgiveable, but as I'm currently re-listening to Dungeon Crawler Carl, I feel I must add him to the list.

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 11 November 2025 - 12:32 PM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 11 November 2025 - 08:39 AM, said:

Mr NAB is genuinely counting down the day to release for this - with him working in gaming, he finds it quite hard to game for fun a lot of the time and something has to really grab him. He's really excited for it.

I'm for sure buying it. I cannot THINK of a more apt game to play in the November/December season than one with a mouse surviving in a snowy wood. Just lush.

i'm... surprisingly intrigued.

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 12 November 2025 - 02:41 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 11 November 2025 - 12:32 PM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 11 November 2025 - 08:39 AM, said:

Mr NAB is genuinely counting down the day to release for this - with him working in gaming, he finds it quite hard to game for fun a lot of the time and something has to really grab him. He's really excited for it.

I'm for sure buying it. I cannot THINK of a more apt game to play in the November/December season than one with a mouse surviving in a snowy wood. Just lush.

i'm... surprisingly intrigued.

Today is release day, but I'm patiently waiting as the Nintendo site has not updated yet (nor has steam AFAIK) to allow it to be bought/downloaded...so it's either going to be 12PM EST, or 2PM PST (so 5PM here)....either way, I'm annoyed it wasn't up yet this morning to download. I don't know why Nintendo seems to do their releases based on PST...fucking Westerners can wait.

EDIT: it's out now. 12EST was the time. And on sale for $3 cheaper than list price.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 12 November 2025 - 05:54 PM

[JPK]

QuickTidal, on 12 November 2025 - 04:02 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 November 2025 - 02:41 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 11 November 2025 - 12:32 PM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 11 November 2025 - 08:39 AM, said:

Mr NAB is genuinely counting down the day to release for this - with him working in gaming, he finds it quite hard to game for fun a lot of the time and something has to really grab him. He's really excited for it.

I'm for sure buying it. I cannot THINK of a more apt game to play in the November/December season than one with a mouse surviving in a snowy wood. Just lush.

i'm... surprisingly intrigued.

Today is release day, but I'm patiently waiting as the Nintendo site has not updated yet (nor has steam AFAIK) to allow it to be bought/downloaded...so it's either going to be 12PM EST, or 2PM PST (so 5PM here)....either way, I'm annoyed it wasn't up yet this morning to download. I don't know why Nintendo seems to do their releases based on PST...fucking Westerners can wait.

Alternatively they should just do global releases based on Japan's timezone instead of making us wait for no logical reason.

[QuickTidal]

Agreed

[Tiste Simeon]

If it helps, it's on Steam over here now!

[QuickTidal]

Tiste Simeon, on 12 November 2025 - 07:02 PM, said:

If it helps, it's on Steam over here now!

Yep, switch too, showed up at 12PM. Grabbed it. will play tonight after work hopefully.

[Tiste Simeon]

So I found Edgedancer in a local library which means I'll be reading that shortly before I get to Oathbringer.

[QuickTidal]

So I was randomly reading THE HOWLING DARK by Christopher Ruocchio...and just like that, I'm out of the Sun Eater series entirely.

There's a goddamn STATUE of Jordan Peterson in this book....and a philosopher group called the Petersonians....

I was already concerned about the seeming conservative slant in these books after moments on the first one (much of Hadrians views seem like what a Consevative-but-Libertarian wet dream, like well disguised goodkind shit)...but you idolize someone like Peterson, and I'm all the way the fuck out.

I always think its amusing when American's put stock in Petersons grifter ramblings, that it's crazy...I lived down the street from the UofT campus where he gave some of those lectures and was present locally when he riled the universities rules becuase he has issues with pronouns...and a lot of that didn't follow him right away once he stepped back into the American sphere...so you get people like Ruocchio who heard some of his milder nonsense and found it wise....

But yeah, life is too short to spend time on a series written by a guy who thinks Jordan Fucking Peterson will be somehow "remembered" in 20,000 years, never mind "great".

Ugh.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 20 November 2025 - 07:01 PM

[amphibian]

QuickTidal, on 20 November 2025 - 07:00 PM, said:

So I was randomly reading THE HOWLING DARK by Christopher Ruocchio...and just like that, I'm out of the Sun Eater series entirely.

There's a goddamn STATUE of Jordan Peterson in this book....and a philosopher group called the Petersonians....

I was already concerned about the seeming conservative slant in these books after moments on the first one (much of Hadrians views seem like what a Consevative-but-Libertarian wet dream, like well disguised goodkind shit)...but you idolize someone like Peterson, and I'm all the way the fuck out.

I always think its amusing when American's put stock in Petersons grifter ramblings, that it's crazy...I lived down the street from the UofT campus where he gave some of those lectures and was present locally when he riled the universities rules becuase he has issues with pronouns...and a lot of that didn't follow him right away once he stepped back into the American sphere...so you get people like Ruocchio who heard some of his milder nonsense and found it wise....

But yeah, life is too short to spend time on a series written by a guy who thinks Jordan Fucking Peterson will be somehow "remembered" in 20,000 years, never mind "great".

Ugh.

You have the wrong Peterson - Ruocchio is a very fervent Christian and he is referring to Erik Peterson.

The statue is not of a character who is a facade for Jordan Peterson or a Jordan like figure at all.

I have my critiques of Ruocchio and the Christian stuff, but he is firmly not a Jordan Peterson follower and has not written a character that does what Jordan does.

This post has been edited by amphibian: 20 November 2025 - 07:56 PM

[QuickTidal]

amphibian, on 20 November 2025 - 07:55 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 20 November 2025 - 07:00 PM, said:

So I was randomly reading THE HOWLING DARK by Christopher Ruocchio...and just like that, I'm out of the Sun Eater series entirely.

There's a goddamn STATUE of Jordan Peterson in this book....and a philosopher group called the Petersonians....

I was already concerned about the seeming conservative slant in these books after moments on the first one (much of Hadrians views seem like what a Consevative-but-Libertarian wet dream, like well disguised goodkind shit)...but you idolize someone like Peterson, and I'm all the way the fuck out.

I always think its amusing when American's put stock in Petersons grifter ramblings, that it's crazy...I lived down the street from the UofT campus where he gave some of those lectures and was present locally when he riled the universities rules becuase he has issues with pronouns...and a lot of that didn't follow him right away once he stepped back into the American sphere...so you get people like Ruocchio who heard some of his milder nonsense and found it wise....

But yeah, life is too short to spend time on a series written by a guy who thinks Jordan Fucking Peterson will be somehow "remembered" in 20,000 years, never mind "great".

Ugh.

You have the wrong Peterson - Ruocchio is a very fervent Christian and he is referring to Erik Peterson.

The statue is not of a character who is a facade for Jordan Peterson or a Jordan like figure at all.

I have my critiques of Ruocchio and the Christian stuff, but he is firmly not a Jordan Peterson follower and has not written a character that does what Jordan does.

He literally speaks about having been influenced by Jordan Petersons lectures in a video from before the sun eater was well known (can’t find the video at the moment)

And this: https://civilianread...opher-ruocchio/

Where he says this:

In nonfiction, I’ve been picking my way through Jordan B. Peterson’s Maps of Meaning, which is an attempt to marry Jungian depth psychology with modern biological science and evolutionary psychology. It’s truly groundbreaking stuff, and I’d recommend it to anyone trying to write epic fiction of any stripe.

And he mentions his influence here as well:

https://fantasyforou...opher-ruocchio/

So I don’t think I DO have the wrong Peterson. Maybe he’s spoken about both….but At the very least the man seems to appreciate Jordan Peterson and that warns me off him as someone who is not as smart as he thinks he is, or someone I wish to give money to…peterson is a fucking worm.

[amphibian]

Oh damn. Jordan Peterson is a scammy scumster.

I will say that I had serious problems with the God components of the most recently published book, but I didn't get a sense of any actual Jordan Peterson style self improvement or vision of what humanity should be in the books.

Well within your rights to drop.

This post has been edited by amphibian: 21 November 2025 - 02:15 AM

[QuickTidal]

 amphibian, on 21 November 2025 - 02:12 AM, said:

Oh damn. Jordan Peterson is a scammy scumster.

I will say that I had serious problems with the God components of the most recently published book, but I didn't get a sense of any actual Jordan Peterson style self improvement or vision of what humanity should be in the books.

Well within your rights to drop.

I had not gotten yet to where people say the really churchy stuff starts to happen, but I was warned about it after I noticed the stuff that turned me off.

Ah well, lots of book series to pick up instead.

[QuickTidal]

I held off reading BROTHERS OF THE WIND by Tad Williams (Osten And prequel about the Storm King Ineluki and his brother Hakatri, told from the POV of the latter's Tinukeda'ya servant) as I wanted to be deep enough into the new series to have it resonate, but about halfway through INTO THE NARROWDARK Hakatri becomes much more relevant (and I definitely wanted to read it before THE NAVIGATORS CHILDREN), so I dove in...and it's like swimming in comfort to read about the Year Dancing House so long before the events we know about, before Ineluki falls, ect. Hell, before the schism between the Zida'ya and Hikeda'ya was wide enough to be considered a blood feud...A'Sua long before it was the Haylholt, the Hernistyri when they still referenced Hern himself...hell, Likimeya as a precocious child running off if she's not watched, Amerasu-shipborn still alive and in charge....it's all just so wonderful.

Sounds like next year we are getting a new Osten Ard book with THE SPLINTERED SUN (which seems to be about a Robin Hood-type character), so I've gotta catch up. Every time I dive back into these books I'm freshly reminded why Tad is one off my fave authors of all time. His descriptions and world are just so vivid! Note: In true Tad fashion, "Too many words" continues to be Tad's nemesis and muse as it started life as a short novel, but before he knew it he had 300k words, making it a brick the size of THE WITCHWOOD CROWN...I am NOT remotely complaining.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 21 November 2025 - 02:24 PM

[Tiste Simeon]

 Tiste Simeon, on 19 November 2025 - 01:32 PM, said:

So I found Edgedancer in a local library which means I'll be reading that shortly before I get to Oathbringer.

Oh cool, this book follows the character from the best of the "interludes" in the main series. I'm very pleased that we get more about her and her food related Stormlight shenanigans.

[QuickTidal]

 Tiste Simeon, on 21 November 2025 - 04:05 PM, said:

 Tiste Simeon, on 19 November 2025 - 01:32 PM, said:

So I found Edgedancer in a local library which means I'll be reading that shortly before I get to Oathbringer.

Oh cool, this book follows the character from the best of the "interludes" in the main series. I'm very pleased that we get more about her and her food related Stormlight shenanigans.

She's easily the best character in the series as far as I was concerned (before I put it down). Abyss likes her too.