[JPK]

About to jump headfirst into The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. After seeing all the hype on here about it, I'm actually really excited.

[Abyss]

Salt-Man Z, on 20 January 2011 - 04:48 PM, said:

Bauchelain the Evil, on 20 January 2011 - 04:25 PM, said:

But then what about the other flashbacks?

Agreed. That's the one flaw with my idea. Maybe they get shuffled around so they become more contemporary with the Sinspire plot, I dunno.

Don't get me wrong, though; I stloved RSURS. I thought it was almost as great as the first.

My expectations were high after LIES. It didn't meet them.
The pirate storyline was detached verging on pointless, and the heist wasn't nearly as clever as it should/could have been.

I'll still read whatever Lynch does next but he's firmly in my library/second hand/sale whenever i spot it zone for now.

[MWKarsa]

Tapper, on 20 January 2011 - 01:42 PM, said:

MWKarsa, on 20 January 2011 - 04:21 AM, said:

I've got about 20 pages left on Persian Fire and I'll finish that off tonight and start Ilium after that.

The Tom Holland book?
It's a very good read indeed. Personally think that Rubicon was much better, especially scientifically (Persian Fire has far less detail), though. If you haven't read that one yet, do so - it has my recommendation (and read Goldsworthy's Caesar after that to fill all the gaps).

Yes- that's the one. I did like it and I will check out Rubicon down the road. I had Persian Fire for awhile and had been meaning to get to it and I'm glad i did. I was hoping for a little more about the Persian side especially towards the end of the book but I enjoyed the basic outline of the beginning of the empire and how it began.

Started Ilium and am enjoying it so far.

[Salt-Man Z]

I'm loving Stonewielder so far. Brand new locations, (mostly) brand new characters. It almost feels like a standalone novel set in the Malazan universe. And it features Esslemont's best writing by far.

[Obdigore]

Abyss, on 20 January 2011 - 11:15 PM, said:

Salt-Man Z, on 20 January 2011 - 04:48 PM, said:

Bauchelain the Evil, on 20 January 2011 - 04:25 PM, said:

But then what about the other flashbacks?

Agreed. That's the one flaw with my idea. Maybe they get shuffled around so they become more contemporary with the Sinspire plot, I dunno.

Don't get me wrong, though; I stloved RSURS. I thought it was almost as great as the first.

My expectations were high after LIES. It didn't meet them.
The pirate storyline was detached verging on pointless, and the heist wasn't nearly as clever as it should/could have been.

I'll still read whatever Lynch does next but he's firmly in my library/second hand/sale whenever i spot it zone for now.

Republic of Thieves is Feb 17th. I was on amazon (us) and it looks like you can get RoT, The Heroes (Abercrombie), and A Wise Mans Fear (Rothfuss) for like 40 bucks together. Not a bad price at all, but the kindle price for the three is even cheaper yet.

[QuickTidal]

Obdigore, on 21 January 2011 - 10:48 AM, said:

Republic of Thieves is Feb 17th. I was on amazon (us) and it looks like you can get RoT, The Heroes (Abercrombie), and A Wise Mans Fear (Rothfuss) for like 40 bucks together. Not a bad price at all, but the kindle price for the three is even cheaper yet.

I keep seeing this grouping myself and thinking I ought to bite the bullet and order all 3....but their respective release dates might make me have to wait for one or the other....

[Obdigore]

I think that you can choose to have them shipped seperately during your checkout options... right?

[QuickTidal]

Obdigore, on 21 January 2011 - 01:29 PM, said:

I think that you can choose to have them shipped seperately during your checkout options... right?

You can indeed, but I had amazon mess that up once and I had to wait like an extra month...so I get leery...still, it's a fair deal and I will most likely do it.

[End of Disc One]

Guys Republic of Thieves isn't finished or turned in, and it definitely is not coming out in February.

[QuickTidal]

I thought Wert made a post that it had been turned in to the publisher in 2010 and that it was being edited back last January...?

Linky

http://www.walkerofw...cott-lynch.html

[caladanbrood]

Gollancz's own website has the hardback release down as next month, which should be a fairly decent sign it's coming out... in the UK at least.

[End of Disc One]

QuickTidal, on 21 January 2011 - 02:29 PM, said:

I thought Wert made a post that it had been turned in to the publisher in 2010 and that it was being edited back last January...?

Linky

http://www.walkerofw...cott-lynch.html

http://asoiaf.wester...es/page__st__60

Wert has apparently gone back on what he said before.

[Abyss]

Obdigore, on 21 January 2011 - 01:29 PM, said:

I think that you can choose to have them shipped seperately during your checkout options... right?

amazon sometimes does this thing where you order a bunch of stuff, tick the 'to save money ship it all at once when it's all ready' option, and then they send it to you bit by bit as it becomes available, at no extra charge.

i don't know what magic calculation triggers this and i wouldn't risk it on a Malaz book or Dresdencrack, but it seems to happen a lot even so.

After a brief delay for various graphic novels, am back into PETER AND MAX. Fables is SO good it's just sick.

[T77]

Just finished House of Chains by Steven Erikson and I loved it! To me fantasy does not get any better than this. As long as the book was I was not bored for a moment and I get bored easily. When I read GOTM it was when I first started reading fantasy and while I really liked it I was put off by the length and massive amount of information that is thrown at you. But now that I realize how much above Erikson is than other authors I savor each page like a fine wine and just enjoy the ride. On to Midnight Tides.

[Jade-Green Pig-Hog Swine-Beast]

Just finished Stonewielder, which was great but unfortunately left me with more questions than I had to begin with. Now I'm going to start Towers of Midnight, at last, and I'm hoping to finish that by the 21st. HERE GOES...

[Fist Gamet]

I was compelled to mention that I am reading 'Mistakes were made (but not by me)' by Tarvis and Aronson. This is an extraordinary book that everyone should read. Cognitive dissonance, psychological blind spots, memories and the frightening aspects of confirmational bias...doesn't happen often, but this book is an eye opener.

[QuickTidal]

Finally got to finish John Scalzi's THE GHOST BRIGADES and was even more impressed than the first book. What a wonderful sci-fi series!

Going to either start PANDORA'S STAR by Hamilton, WORLD'S END by Mark Chadbourn or TOWERS OF MIDNIGHT....decisions decisions.

[Mentalist]

Started reading "Turn Coat" yesterday. too a brief respite for sleep and work round 6 AM.


must...resist... dresdencrack...untill... done....studying....

[Mentalist]

Finished "Turn Coat" goddamn, I'm still hooked. need to find a mmpb of "changes"

not out yet.. Damn.

next, I will take some time off reading, to getmy term paper done. Then I shall start on Neal Asher's "line of polity"

[Gothos]

QuickTidal, on 17 January 2011 - 04:12 PM, said:

Gothos, on 17 January 2011 - 02:08 PM, said:

Reading: The Hero of Ages.

Prime time.

I can't even explain the awesomeness of this book. So good!

I must say that I liked the first novel the most so far.

Spoiler

Maybe because of the allure of mistborn/courtly dualism in Vin. How the Inquisitors are Implacable Men. Maybe I don't like book 2 and 3 just as much as book 1 because I'm not all that fond of Elend, and Ruin as the Big Bad doesn't seem to hold the same quality as the Lord Ruler did. Also, making Elend a Mistborn at the end of Well of Ascension was... anticlimatic, in a way. While it does set the stage for some awesome passages in Hero of Ages, it felt a bit deus-ex-machina. Also, I have a feeling that Spook is being influenced by Ruin, not Kelsier (I''ve just finished Book 3 of Hero of Ages). Or something.
I loved Zane and his dynamic interaction with Vin. I absolutely love every passage involving Marsh - mind you, his reveal at the end of Mistborn was one of the best ones I've read, I never saw that one coming! The Conventical of Seran had a great, eerie atmosphere about it. TenSoon is awesome, every time he appears. I... can't say I was completely satisfied with the finale of Well of Ascension, what with mind controlling koloss - though Human in Hero of Ages is a pretty interesting character.
I'm absolutely loving the magic systems: allomancy, feruchemy and hemalurgy. I think the author handles that awesomely, to say the least. I also love it in Hero of Ages how, with time, things the Lord Ruler did make more and more sense. That, in fact, Rashek did a very good job considering the circumstances, and that he actually did save the world when he killed Alendi and took the power of the Well for himself. He's something of a hero, really.