[polishgenius]

Abyss, you know this means I have to turn your own weapon against you:


BRAINZ!

[McLovin]

More gauntcrack: THE GUNS OF TANITH.

[amphibian]

If you like Dan Simmons and Daniel Abraham, you'll like Kameron Hurley's Mirror Empire.

It's inventive in spots, meshes individual quests with a giant, sprawling war and reads pretty lightly. There's carnivorous plants, giant bears and dogs, multiple moon based magic systems and good characters with their own volitions.

Seven and a half giant bear calvary regiments out of ten giant bear calvary regiments.

[Kruppe's snacky cakes]

amphibian, on 29 October 2014 - 06:09 AM, said:

If you like Dan Simmons and Daniel Abraham, you'll like Kameron Hurley's Mirror Empire.

It's inventive in spots, meshes individual quests with a giant, sprawling war and reads pretty lightly. There's carnivorous plants, giant bears and dogs, multiple moon based magic systems and good characters with their own volitions.

Seven and a half giant bear calvary regiments out of ten giant bear calvary regiments.

Oh, nice! You had me at "giant bears." I librarythinged this and discovered I already own it. It appears I snatched it up when it was a $1.99 kindle deal. Movin' on up the TRP.

[polishgenius]

I stalled out in the middle of that book. Lots of great ideas, but something wasn't clicking. I'll get back to it though.

[Rictus]

McLovin, on 28 October 2014 - 03:31 PM, said:

More gauntcrack: THE GUNS OF TANITH.

Fething good stuff, that. I'm reading the second book myself.

[Andorion]

amphibian, on 29 October 2014 - 06:09 AM, said:

If you like Dan Simmons and Daniel Abraham, you'll like Kameron Hurley's Mirror Empire.

It's inventive in spots, meshes individual quests with a giant, sprawling war and reads pretty lightly. There's carnivorous plants, giant bears and dogs, multiple moon based magic systems and good characters with their own volitions.

Seven and a half giant bear calvary regiments out of ten giant bear calvary regiments.

Did I just read 'bear cavalry'?? Going on my TRP now!

[Andorion]

Is it something like this:

[amphibian]

Swap the men for women, the guns for bows, sprinkle in units of giant dogs too and yeah, that fits.

[Andorion]

amphibian, on 30 October 2014 - 04:37 AM, said:

Swap the men for women, the guns for bows, sprinkle in units of giant dogs too and yeah, that fits.

Awesome. Amazonian bear-cavalry archers with Dire wolf-husky outriders!!!!!

[polishgenius]

amphibian, on 30 October 2014 - 04:37 AM, said:

Swap the men for women, the guns for bows, sprinkle in units of giant dogs too and yeah, that fits.

Also; less snow, more man-eating jungle.

[Macros]

Finished unseen academicals.
Better than Raising steam, but still not as good as rachetts older stuff.
Monstrous Regiment was the start of the down turn for me, only Going Postal.really raised its game.
I understand the man is nit well and am Impressed he keeps churning the books out, the standard have suffered just.

[Morgoth]

Just started Gone Girl. Hoping it'll be half as good as the reviews say.

[Andorion]

Macros, on 30 October 2014 - 06:15 AM, said:

Finished unseen academicals.
Better than Raising steam, but still not as good as rachetts older stuff.
Monstrous Regiment was the start of the down turn for me, only Going Postal.really raised its game.
I understand the man is nit well and am Impressed he keeps churning the books out, the standard have suffered just.

Post-Regiment, I really liked Thud! as well. Its from Making Money that the sharp decline started.

[Serenity]

Read Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree yesterday, which was fun (should've saved it for tomorrow though!).

Now starting the fourth Merrimack book, Strength and Honor.

[JPK]

Started Ex-Heroes yesterday on the advice of pretty much all of you. I liked what I've read so far, and now I'm angry I left my kobo at work yesterday so I can't read any more of it until tomorrow...

[Baco Xtath]

Almost finished with Mr. Shivers; Damn Robert Jackson Bennett is one hell of a writer. The only thing I haven't read/listen to of his is the Company Man and it has now leapfrogged to near the top of my TRP.

Also almost finished with the Windup-Bird Chronicles. Fantastic listen. I've put down Fevre Dream for now and am instead into the Devil You Know. 30% in and liking it.

[blackzoid]

Dracula, the original. I had never read it before, its quite good and I am enjoying it immensly.

[amphibian]

Morgoth, on 30 October 2014 - 06:58 AM, said:

Just started Gone Girl. Hoping it'll be half as good as the reviews say.

If you decide to read her other books, read Dark Places and pass on Sharp Objects.

[HoosierDaddy]

Recently finished the first 3 books of the Lightbringer Series by Brent Weeks.

Very entertaining, pretty cool magic system, some characterization better than others. Overall, 8/10, would recommend everyone read, especially if you liked Night Angel series.

First two books in the "Not sure what it's called yet series" by Django Wexler: "The Thousand Names" and "The Shadow Throne."

Not sword and sorcery so much as Napoleonic Era warfare and sorcery. Very entertaining, tightly bound, with good characterization. Eagerly awaiting The Price of Valor. 9/10 would recommend everyone give first a try.

Working on The Falcon Throne, pretty good so far.

Edit: Oh, and Cibola Burn, book 4 of The Expanse, by James S.A. Corey. Not as strong as first 3 but still highly entertaining. 7.5/10.

This post has been edited by HoosierDaddy: 31 October 2014 - 03:49 AM