[thewikkidone]

just finished deadhouse gates. wow, i was very impressed with this book. I was still confused through most of it, but it's getting easier. Started Memories of Ice already, 100 pages into it and I feel like I know exactly whats going on for once. I think this book is going to blow me away, hopefully won't be disapointed!

[murphy72]

 Ain't_It_Just_, on Jul 25 2009, 12:29 AM, said:

Tell me, is Robert Jordan a good author, or is he reviled in the way of Goodkind and Eddings (R.I.P.)? I got Eye of the World and I want to know if it'll be good.

Reading Kate Elliott's King's Dragon. Pretty good-lots of multiculturalism.

Go over to Tor.com and read Leigh Butler's take on this series. She likes the books, but sees their faults and she's also a very amusing writer.

http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_co...og&id=13372

[Fist Gamet]

 thewikkidone, on Jul 26 2009, 09:15 PM, said:

just finished deadhouse gates. wow, i was very impressed with this book. I was still confused through most of it, but it's getting easier. Started Memories of Ice already, 100 pages into it and I feel like I know exactly whats going on for once. I think this book is going to blow me away, hopefully won't be disapointed!

I know we all have our favourites, but MOI is, for me (and many others) the very best story SE has done so far. It is the only one I have read three times. Quite simply, avoid all spoilers like the plague and just enjoy...

[lobo the wolfman]

No matter how hard i tried I just couldn't finish Morgan's Altered Carbon, so I've put it aside and have started Peter F. Hamilton's Fallen Dragon.

[QuickTidal]

ORDER IN CHAOS (Book 3 Of The Templar Trilogy) - Jack Whyte

[Chance]

 lobo the wolfman, on Jul 27 2009, 11:18 PM, said:

No matter how hard i tried I just couldn't finish Morgan's Altered Carbon, so I've put it aside and have started Peter F. Hamilton's Fallen Dragon.

Damn I can't curse you for putting down one awasome book as your taking up another perhaps as awasome one SF at its best both of em but really far from each other in style...

Sitting with book 3 of the Wheel of Time...re-read after some discussions about its quality its fairly amusing...how times have changed...

/Chance

This post has been edited by Chance: 28 July 2009 - 12:19 AM

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

 thewikkidone, on Jul 26 2009, 01:15 PM, said:

just finished deadhouse gates. wow, i was very impressed with this book. I was still confused through most of it, but it's getting easier. Started Memories of Ice already, 100 pages into it and I feel like I know exactly whats going on for once. I think this book is going to blow me away, hopefully won't be disapointed!

IN my opinion deadhouse gates is brilliant, but there are at least two books in the series that are better. Memories of Ice is one of them. enjoy.

[Salt-Man Z]

Almost halfway through Return of the Crimson Guard right now. I have to admit I was a little hesitant going in, with some of the negatives I've heard, but I'm actually really really liking it. It doesn't have Erikson's stylish flair (naturally) but then again I've already had two "Ah-ha!" moments that have been mostly lacking in the last couple of Steve's books.

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 28 July 2009 - 04:59 PM

[kcf]

Over the past few weeks I've been busy - but for some of that time, I was able to read much more than usual (yep, I was getting paid to watch other people work, which left me some reading time). Over that period I read The Affinity Bridge by George Mann (liked it), The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Ruebens (didn't like it), and Medicine Road by Charles de Lint (really liked it). Now I just have to find some time to write up reviews.

Well, I've got the review up for Medicine Road by Charles de Lint - simply said, I loved this book and cannot recommend it highly enough. (full review)

Now, I'm reading The Darkest Hour by Mark Chadbourn.

[pat5150]

Just finished Chris Wooding's Retribution Falls.

Though scifi light, it's an action-packed and fun-filled romp of a book. Similar to Serenity and Firefly.

Check the blog for the full review. . .

Patrick

[thewikkidone]

 Raymond Luxury Yacht, on Jul 28 2009, 12:34 AM, said:

 thewikkidone, on Jul 26 2009, 01:15 PM, said:

just finished deadhouse gates. wow, i was very impressed with this book. I was still confused through most of it, but it's getting easier. Started Memories of Ice already, 100 pages into it and I feel like I know exactly whats going on for once. I think this book is going to blow me away, hopefully won't be disapointed!

IN my opinion deadhouse gates is brilliant, but there are at least two books in the series that are better. Memories of Ice is one of them. enjoy.

half way through, and I'm loving this book! It feels to me that he wrote the first two just so he could write this one.

[Pilgrim]

I'm almost finished with Donaldson's The Wounded Land, and so far I'm liking it better than the first Covenant chronicles. There seems to be more action, more going on. Still just as many inexplicable spelling-bee words though

-Pilgrim

[Salt-Man Z]

 Pilgrim, on Jul 31 2009, 05:27 AM, said:

I'm almost finished with Donaldson's The Wounded Land, and so far I'm liking it better than the first Covenant chronicles. There seems to be more action, more going on. Still just as many inexplicable spelling-bee words though

I also enjoyed the Second Chronicles far more than the first.

As for Donaldson's vocabulary: he's stated that the language used is intentional. More archaic words give the text a more ancient, fantastical feel. Besides which, most of his $5 words are used by other (good) fantasy authors as well, it's just that the Chronicles use so many of them...

[Grief]

Just started Perdido Street Station after hearing the praise it got here.

[Fist Gamet]

Finished The Name of The Rose (excellent, obviously) and now reading Snow Crash...who knew pizza delivery could be so exciting

[Dolorous Menhir]

Finished the Engineer Trilogy by KJ Parker. It was very accomplished, but I was left with the feeling that it didn't quite sit right with me. It's a strange thing to say about fantasy, but I just didn't find it realistic enough - I couldn't just accept the way the plot unfolded. I also found myself in the unfortunate position of liking some characters so much (specifically Miel Ducas and Valens) that I hated the things the author did to them, and made them do.

[Astra]

Finished Neverwhere yesterday. I liked it. I would say 7 our of 10.
Some people compared Neverwhere to The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia and I was worrying about it because I really disliked the latter. Neverwhere has a clearly defined storyline, beginning, well written ending, while The Secret History of Moscow was just a delirious essay. I am glad I read Neverwhere

I think I am going to start The Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb today.

[Use Of Weapons]

Read Butcher's _Captain's Fury_ and _Princeps' Fury_ in quick succession over the weekend. Bloody hell, the sixth book better come out soon!

Currently reading James H. Schmitz's _Telzey Amberdon_. Pulpy SF goodness -- with xenotelepathy!

[kcf]

I'm still behind on reviews, but I just posted my review of The Sheriff fo Yrnameer by Michael Rubens. This was a very bad imitation of Douglas Adams, American-style. I still need to write-up a review for The Affinity Bridge by George Mann (which I liked).

I'm almost done with Darkest Hour by Mark Chadbourn, which is turning out to be a very good middle-book.

[The Dark Wanderer]

Currently about halfway through A Darkness Forged in Fire by Chris Evans and while it has its fair share of fantasy tropes (elves, dwarfs, orcs etc), it manages to do something reasonably new with them. Plus not the hardest read in the world which is nice in the lull before DoD.