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It's been a while since I've posted in one of these threads. I of course finsihed up The Gathering Storm by Jordan and Sanderson (review) which I though was really well done. I also read Fast Ships, Black Sails edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (review) - I wasn't really impressed with this anthology. I enjoyed only a couple of the stories.
Now I'm reading The Other Lands by David Anthony Durham, which I'm enjoying more than I did Acacia.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:56 PM
Just finished Robin Hobb's The Dragon Keeper. Good stuff, but the original novel being split into two volumes means that this one is just one big introduction, with all the juicy stuff reserved for Dragon Haven.
Check the blog for the full review.
Patrick
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:27 PM
Started 1984 again, to get ready for those exams in a week.
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Posted 14 November 2009 - 04:22 AM
Just finished R.Scotts Bakkers's The Warrior-Prophet and am about to start The Thousand-Fold Thought. I must admit l am enjoy the series very much so far.
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Posted 14 November 2009 - 11:21 PM
Just got done with Knight of Knives and am 350 pages into Mermories of Ice.
"Ignoring him, she stepped back out of the ellipse and began singing in the Woman's Language, which was, of course, unintelligible to Iskaral's ears. Just as the Man's Language-which Mongora called gibberish-was beyond her ability to understand. The reason for that, Iskaral Pust knew, was that the Man's Language was gibberish, designed specifically to confound women."
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Posted 16 November 2009 - 11:21 AM
Finished _Wings of Wrath_ at the weekend. Great writing, draws you in to the world almost immediately. Good characters, too. It had been so long since reading _Feast of Souls_ that I'd pretty much forgotten everything apart from the main premise and major characters, but it wasn't long before I was sunk back in the world Celia Friedman has created. For those who loved her Coldfire trilogy, this is a welcome return to fantasy after several (awesome) SF books. And I look forward to seeing how she winds up this trilogy.
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 12:36 AM
Just finished THE OUTSTRETCHED SHADOW by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory. Starting the second book in that series now, TO LIGHT A CANDLE, while at the same time starting another BBC Doctor Who book WISHING WELL.
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 02:33 PM
About half way thought Lamentation by Ken Scholes at the moment. Really fantastic read so far, extremely well written and grabbed my attention right away. It has a bit of a sci-fi element to it, I'm not normally a sci-fi fan, but it this case I don't mind. The sci-fi aspect of it is pretty subtle and fits in quite well with the rest of the book. So far I would have to say this is some of the best fantasy I've read in a while. It's fast paced, there's no useless filler, and it's a really neat concept. Obviously I'm not done reading it yet, but so far it gets two thumbs up, and I don't see that changing unless the book goes horribly wrong. I'll be moving right on to Canticle as soon as I finish Lamentation.
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 03:00 PM
Thalraxal, on 17 November 2009 - 01:39 AM, said:
Just started reading Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice.
Simply...awesome. First time, or a reread? If the former, I envy, oh how I envy you.
It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one's back, that are absolutely and entirely true.
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 03:03 PM
Plus -- bought Dresden 4, 5, and 6 yesterday. Finished _Summer Knight_ on the train to Wales this morning. Am gonna do a reread of the whole series before Changes comes out.
Man, I love Dresden!
Man, I love Dresden!
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 04:59 PM
Finished reading Daryl Gregory's 'The Devil's Alphabet', the tale of a small US town and the ramifications of a mutating affliction that strikes the inhabitants at random... I loved the concept, and how the questions that it raised drove the plot forward, but too much speculation on the cause of the affliction stifled the story when it really needed to breathe. My full review is over Here. I'm now finishing off Tobias Buckell's 'The Cole Protocol' ('Halo' tie-in)...
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 07:03 PM
jitsukerr, on 17 November 2009 - 03:00 PM, said:
Thalraxal, on 17 November 2009 - 01:39 AM, said:
Just started reading Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice.
Simply...awesome. First time, or a reread? If the former, I envy, oh how I envy you.
First time. I've read some of the later books in the series (Memory, A Civil Campaign and Diplomatic Immunity), so I know what it's leading to, which I think might actually make it more enjoyable. That said, I'm loving every minute of this book.
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 04:40 PM
Finished reading Tobias Buckell's 'The Cole Protocol', a 'Halo' tie-in novel. It's a little top heavy on the background detail (a move to make the book more accessible just slows things down) but apart from that it's a lot of fun. My full review is over Here. I'm now well into Elizabeth Bear's 'By the Mountain Bound'...
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 09:20 PM
Just finished John Twelve Hawks' The Golden City, and it's a decidedly lackluster ending to the series. After the quality and the intrigue of the first two volumes, this one was a bit of a letdown. . .
Check the blog for the full review.
Patrick
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Posted 18 November 2009 - 09:34 PM
Just finished The Warrior's Apprentice. I knew it was going to be one of those books that I wouldn't be able to put down until I finished. Reading it also makes me regret not choosing to do a Military Sci-Fi for this year's NaNoWriMo. Oh, well.
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Posted 19 November 2009 - 04:31 PM
Finished reading Elizabeth Bear's 'By the Mountain Bound', prequel to the post-apocalyptic 'All the Windwracked Stars'. 'By the Mountain Bound' suffers from some of the same issues as it's predecessor (it takes a while to get going for starters!) but ended up being a far superior read that has got me looking forward to more books in this series. My full review is over Here. I'm now well into Sarah Pinborough's 'Feeding Ground'...
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Posted 20 November 2009 - 12:04 AM
Just started Neal Asher's latest, Orbus - it's shaping up to be pretty damn good, and Asher readers will be glad to know Sniper and Thirteen both appear to be back on top form 
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Posted 20 November 2009 - 12:18 AM
Just plowed my way through The Blade Itself and Before They are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie and have Last Argument of Kings waiting on the shelf. I can't believe I haven't got around to reading these books before now, they are well written and paced, and the characters are very well drawn. Whilst Logen is a pimp, Sand dan Glokta is fast becoming one of my favourite fantasy characters, I just hope LAoK doesn't disappoint.
Now all the friends that you knew in school they used to be so cool, now they just bore you.
Just look at em' now, already pullin' the plow. So quick to take to grain, like some old mule.
Just look at em' now, already pullin' the plow. So quick to take to grain, like some old mule.
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Posted 20 November 2009 - 12:45 AM
CURSOR'S FURY by Jim Butcher. Only on page 120 and already there has been some fantastic stuff happening! Loving this series!
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