[HiddenOne]

Amateur Emigrant by RL Stevenson. Free Audiobook. I've been reading his work since childhood and never knew he was a Scotsman.

[Tsundoku]

The Ace of Skulls (Ketty Jay #4 and last) by Chris Wooding.

Enjoying it as per usual so far. I'm sort of sad that it's the last one, but at least Wooding knows to quit before it gets stale.

[Ukjent]

Quick question, is The Tyranny of the Night: Book One of the Instrumentalities of the Night worth reading?

[Chance]

Graablick, on 09 March 2014 - 05:21 PM, said:

Quick question, is The Tyranny of the Night: Book One of the Instrumentalities of the Night worth reading?

I'd say Cook hasn't written anything better, but the series is not to everyones taste and take a while getting truly started.

[Ukjent]

Then its a buy, have read the black company and the dread empire series and loved it.

[Studlock]

Just finished part three of Perdido Street Station and so far I'm really enjoying it, though I not quiet sure why it's titled after the station in the book. My favourite thing is the little glimpses that alight my imagination like the word 'abyssnauts'...just I could read an entire book about the profession of abyssnauts.

[amphibian]

The train station at Perdido Street is the nexus of the city's transportation. All the various species and classes mix there at some point during the day and Mieville makes a point to mix both the busiest and the most visually impressive much like a possible mix between Penn Station and the old (no longer there) Grand Central Station in NYC, the very busy Shinjuku Station in Tokyo with something else, Gare du Norde in Paris and one of the more visually impressive stops there.

You get what I mean, I think.

[Serenity]

Finished my re-read of Revelation Space. I enjoyed it a hell of a lot more this time around, although I do think it grinds to a halt in its third quarter (probably why I found it hardgoing first time around). The last 150 pages or so really pick up, though, and I read them in one sitting this time. I didn't really remember much about it, apart from the boredom of that third quarter, so I'm very happy I re-read it.

Now I'm about a quarter of the way through Redemption Ark. First time I've read this one.

[HiddenOne]

Graablick, on 09 March 2014 - 05:21 PM, said:

Quick question, is The Tyranny of the Night: Book One of the Instrumentalities of the Night worth reading?

It's quite good, but Chance is correct.

I will also add that you have to learn a new magic system that's not too complex, but the book is full of intertwined political & religious systems that affect the wide scope of the world. Also some intriguing, so if you seek nonstop combat, it's not here, although the action is great when it happens.

Read it.

This post has been edited by HiddenOne: 10 March 2014 - 01:12 PM

[T77]

Graablick, on 09 March 2014 - 05:21 PM, said:

Quick question, is The Tyranny of the Night: Book One of the Instrumentalities of the Night worth reading?

Book 1 was a bit rough and needed better editing but was good. Book 2 starts out the same way but things settle down and the series clicks in and gets awesome. The latest book is released tomorrow. Can't wait!

[Ukjent]

Have read some 60-100 pages now and the influence of middle ages are easy to see. The crusades, two major faiths and so on. Looks good enough for now.

[polishgenius]

Because I got bored of waiting for the second book in Elizabeth Bear's Eternal Sky series, Shattered Pillars, to come down in price (I'm a touch tight for money atm), I decided to go back to some of her previous work instead, and picked up the first in The Edda of Burdens, All the Windracked Stars.

I've only just started, about fifty pages in, but holy shit. The setting hooked me in about five seconds, it's basically all I ever wanted in a book... post-apocalyptic dying earth new weird post-cyberpunk norse folklore. Basically Ragnarok happened and then there was a whole new world and that went through its cycle and then Ragnarok happened again but the world didn't quite die, humanity built an empire on the ashes, based on a mixture of magic and technology, and then humans being humans, eventually they arranged their own, non-Ragnarok radioactive war-apocalypse and now the remains of the world are ticking towards their final death with only a few cities left and this is where we (and the last remaining Valkyrie, the hero of our story) come in.


And Bear writes some quality prose (think Guy Gavriel Kay with a more adventorous imagination) so it's fucking great. Early days but I'm already in love with it.

[Abyss]

polishgenius, on 10 March 2014 - 03:33 PM, said:

... post-apocalyptic dying earth new weird post-cyberpunk norse folklore. Basically Ragnarok happened and then there was a whole new world and that went through its cycle and then Ragnarok happened again but the world didn't quite die, humanity built an empire on the ashes, based on a mixture of magic and technology, and then humans being humans, eventually they arranged their own, non-Ragnarok radioactive war-apocalypse and now the remains of the world are ticking towards their final death with only a few cities left and this is where we (and the last remaining Valkyrie, the hero of our story) come in...

You sold me with this description. And Bear's been on my radar but not my TRP for a while.
On the list it goes.


...dammit...

[QuickTidal]

polishgenius, on 10 March 2014 - 03:33 PM, said:

Because I got bored of waiting for the second book in Elizabeth Bear's Eternal Sky series, Shattered Pillars, to come down in price (I'm a touch tight for money atm), I decided to go back to some of her previous work instead, and picked up the first in The Edda of Burdens, All the Windracked Stars.

I've only just started, about fifty pages in, but holy shit. The setting hooked me in about five seconds, it's basically all I ever wanted in a book... post-apocalyptic dying earth new weird post-cyberpunk norse folklore. Basically Ragnarok happened and then there was a whole new world and that went through its cycle and then Ragnarok happened again but the world didn't quite die, humanity built an empire on the ashes, based on a mixture of magic and technology, and then humans being humans, eventually they arranged their own, non-Ragnarok radioactive war-apocalypse and now the remains of the world are ticking towards their final death with only a few cities left and this is where we (and the last remaining Valkyrie, the hero of our story) come in.


And Bear writes some quality prose (think Guy Gavriel Kay with a more adventorous imagination) so it's fucking great. Early days but I'm already in love with it.

I also wish to read this book.

Damn you PG.

[Chance]

Finished up Absolution Gap and must say after the rest of Reynolds writing that one made me remember why I had utterly forgotten reading the Revelation Space series earlier. Possibly the worst book in a couple of years and I expect to forget about the series once more at fastest possible pace while looking out for the next of his poseidons children series. Had to read something comforting and fun afterwards and The Warriors Apperentice by Lois McMaster Bujold seems to fit the bill greatly so far.

This post has been edited by Chance: 10 March 2014 - 03:55 PM

[polishgenius]

Abyss, on 10 March 2014 - 03:37 PM, said:

You sold me with this description. And Bear's been on my radar but not my TRP for a while.On the list it goes.

...dammit...

QuickTidal, on 10 March 2014 - 03:50 PM, said:

I also wish to read this book.

Damn you PG.

Traumatizing other people's TRPs may be my favourite hobby.

This post has been edited by polishgenius: 10 March 2014 - 04:03 PM

[Abyss]

polishgenius, on 10 March 2014 - 03:56 PM, said:

Abyss, on 10 March 2014 - 03:37 PM, said:

You sold me with this description. And Bear's been on my radar but not my TRP for a while.On the list it goes.

...dammit...

QuickTidal, on 10 March 2014 - 03:50 PM, said:

I also wish to read this book.

Damn you PG.

Traumatizing other people's TRPs may be my favourite hobby.

i want to curse you for this except that i've done the same thing so many many times and experienced a similar level of sinister joy....

[HiddenOne]

yeah, that description got me too, going to go look for it on the e-reader

[Tiste Simeon]

Will all of you stop recommending amazing books! I have too much catching up to do as it is!

Edit: And all 3 books in that series are under a fiver on Kindle in the UK...

This post has been edited by Tiste Brent Not Abyss Weeks Simeon: 10 March 2014 - 05:30 PM

[Abyss]

Tiste Brent Not Abyss Weeks Simeon, on 10 March 2014 - 05:18 PM, said:

Will all of you stop recommending amazing books! I have too much catching up to do as it is!

If i have to suffer, EVERYONE has to suffer.

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Edit: And all 3 books in that series are under a fiver on Kindle in the UK...

Oh, well played sir.

...bastard...