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#6901 Gothos

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Posted 18 July 2011 - 09:10 AM

ADWD

Oh GODS it's awesome.

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Posted 18 July 2011 - 09:36 AM

Finished ADWD, currently reading Diplomacy, by a certain old fart called H. Kissinger, who really seems to know his stuff :thumbsup:

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Posted 18 July 2011 - 01:17 PM

Jokn, on 17 July 2011 - 09:40 AM, said:

...And I finished the book :thumbsup:

You DID see upthread where i commanded you to DIE, right?

Solidsnape, on 17 July 2011 - 09:15 PM, said:

I need to start surface detail, but just I just can't seem to.
It's been 3 days since finishing TCG, and I've managed to put it off.
This morning I was skimming GotM, before that DG. Sooooo tempted to read them again!!!!
I'm sure it's just a mental block, I'm having trouble letting go of TMBoTF!!
...

I'm totally suffering from this.
I've had TCG 'on hand' since i finished it and i keep reading it in bits and pieces, even being neck deep in ADWD with CODEX ALERA bk1 on hold for that...

Gothos, on 18 July 2011 - 09:10 AM, said:

ADWD

Oh GODS it's awesome.

QFT. 300 pages in and SO happy.

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Posted 18 July 2011 - 06:18 PM

Now about 15% into HOUNDED by Kevin Hearne on my Kindle and so far it's pretty damn fine urban fantasy with a different flavorful to most of the stuff out there.

Imagine the smart-ass, wry POV voice of Harry Dresden if he were a 2,100 year old druid who knows gods (some who piss him off like Thor or main antagonist Aenghus Og), has an Irish wolfhound who he can communicate with telepathically (this is a very humerous relationship!) named Oberon, keeps his sword skills sharp by sparring with an ancient viking vampire, and basically kicks some ass when he uses his earth magic.....and you'd have an idea where this book is at even this early in the game...

...it's so good that I am considering buying the other two in the series that are already out HEXED, and HAMMERED (like Brent Weeks they published Hearne's first 3 books a month apart from one another in MMP).

Seriously, it's similar to Dresdencrack so far...

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Posted 18 July 2011 - 06:29 PM

QuickTidal, on 18 July 2011 - 06:18 PM, said:

Now about 15% into HOUNDED by Kevin Hearne ...
...it's so good that I am considering buying the other two in the series that are already out HEXED, and HAMMERED (like Brent Weeks they published Hearne's first 3 books a month apart from one another in MMP).
Seriously, it's similar to Dresdencrack so far...

That is a serious reco there, QT. I see Hearne has the first six chapters of the first book on his site too, which helps.

Once i'm through DWD, GHOST STORY, ROBOPOCALYPSE and probably Alera, i'll check this out.

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Posted 18 July 2011 - 06:43 PM

Abyss, on 18 July 2011 - 06:29 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 18 July 2011 - 06:18 PM, said:

I think you might enjoy it sir.

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 01:24 PM

Briar King, on 18 July 2011 - 11:43 PM, said:

Finied ADWD earlier today and started Small Favors!

I also finished ADwD recently and will start Small Favor soon. The blurb has me pretty excited.

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 02:45 PM

The Legend of Deathwalker.

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Posted 19 July 2011 - 02:54 PM

Hey Jokn, welcome to the forums. I hate your guts!

Taking a break halfway through Lonesome Dove to read ADWD.

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 12:56 AM

Finished ADWD. GRRM, i hate you. now I have to wait another x years for the next one.

by the by, I also finshed my re-read of "the Braided Path" trilogy by Chris Woding, which was also awesome.

And I recently remebered I still have "White Luck Warrior" unread. so that book is definitely next.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 01:00 AM

After i finish this next re-read of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, I will probably re-read my Black Jewels books by Anne Bishop again.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 05:55 AM

Finished Dance tonight. Now I'm diving headfirst back into the dresdencrack. Damn you people, now I can't stop.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 12:29 PM

While I am reading HOUNDED, and now finishing off Week's BLACK PRISM as well, I also got into the 5th STAR WARS FOTJ book ALLIES...which ain't too bad so far...Christie Golden isn't Denning or Allston, but she's doing her best and is better than Traviss at staying on topic.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 12:29 PM

Finished Dance yesterday and now I'm reading Watership Down.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 12:37 PM

Halfway in Dust of Dreams and also reading Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 07:15 PM

Damn going to have to take a break halfway into Hammered, to run through Ghost Stories...

Butcher is one of the few authors that require instant reads

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 07:19 PM

silvenquesti, on 20 July 2011 - 05:55 AM, said:

Finished Dance tonight. Now I'm diving headfirst back into the dresdencrack. Damn you people, now I can't stop.

Chance, on 20 July 2011 - 07:15 PM, said:

Damn going to have to take a break halfway into Hammered, to run through Ghost Stories...

Butcher is one of the few authors that require instant reads

...the dresdencrack... it DEMANDZ...

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 08:51 AM

And BAM! Finished with Deathmasks. This was awesome. I think I liked Summer Knight a bit more though. Think I'm going to read The Puppet Masters by Heinlein now though. Need a bit of a scifi fix cause I've been smothered in fantasy lately.

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 09:23 PM

I am just about to finish The Kinshield Legacy by K.C. May It's an entertaining book and was 99 cents on my Kindle. Kindle is wonderful for finding books I would not otherwise have bought. I just downloaded 4 free novellas or Book 1s of new series.

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Posted 22 July 2011 - 01:25 AM

Thanks to several of you guys mentioning it, I bought HOUNDED (Book 1 of the Iron Druid Chronicles) by Kevin Hearne. Not quite on a par with (even Early) Dresden Files, but good fun nonetheless. As an Irish person it's always amusing to see the old celtic mytholgy brought into a modern story, if only to see the familiar Irish language names (non-Irish or Scots Gaelic speakers have my sympathies for the pronunciation of the various names).

The story itself was enjoyable, and the main character is likeable which is a good start. There's even a comparison to Mouse from the Dresden Files, in that he has an Irish Wolfhound which he can talk to (their exchanges are amusing). There were several parts of the story that just didn't sit quite right with me, like he was forcing in some particular information, but it never was annoying. As a first novel though it definitely shows promise, and there is scope for a long running series should he choose.

I think I will buy the second book today, since i fancy another light read before tackling ADWD.

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