[Macros]

Man FoL is heavy going, every sentence seems laden and overwrought

[Salt-Man Z]

 Macros, on 26 April 2016 - 04:52 PM, said:

Man FoL is heavy going, every sentence seems laden and overwrought

Yeah, Bill's review on Tor.com basically goes: "The first 200 pages were a real slog, but who cares because the next 600 were amazing."

[Puck]

Fall of Light. I think I'm in heaven.

[Mentalist]

Finished "The Ace of Skulls", the fourth and last Ketty Jay book. Loads of fun. characters completed their arcs nicely, some surprisingly good resolutions (a few things I didn't expect to end SO well), great read overall.

Since I'm on a completionist kick right now, I'll read "Sleeping Late on Judgement Day", the last Bobby Dollar book in commute before getting back to Moorcock.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 02 May 2016 - 05:18 PM

[Maark Abbott]

 Macros, on 26 April 2016 - 04:52 PM, said:

Man FoL is heavy going, every sentence seems laden and overwrought

"Modular forms and elliptic curves! Infinite fire revolving around infinite parallels fractals of infinite reality, each cascading, gliding in an infinite wheel!"

[Morgoth]

 QuickTidal, on 23 April 2016 - 11:25 PM, said:

Finished WITCHES ABROAD by Pratchett. Goddamn what a fun ride! Just a really solid Discworld entry, and I loved every last moment!

Started Brian Stavely's LAST MORTAL BOND (final book in the Unhewn Throne trilogy) and it's damned goood so far.

After that I'm jumping back onto the Disc with MORT.

Witches Abroad is in my top 5 of discworld. I love the dynamics between the Weatherwax and Ogg, and I love the use of fairy tales throughout the story.

[QuickTidal]

 Morgoth, on 28 April 2016 - 11:59 AM, said:

 QuickTidal, on 23 April 2016 - 11:25 PM, said:

Finished WITCHES ABROAD by Pratchett. Goddamn what a fun ride! Just a really solid Discworld entry, and I loved every last moment!

Started Brian Stavely's LAST MORTAL BOND (final book in the Unhewn Throne trilogy) and it's damned goood so far.

After that I'm jumping back onto the Disc with MORT.

Witches Abroad is in my top 5 of discworld. I love the dynamics between the Weatherwax and Ogg, and I love the use of fairy tales throughout the story.

Yah, I really enjoyed it!

[polishgenius]

 Macros, on 24 April 2016 - 08:28 PM, said:

Just finished The Vagrant, by Peter Newman.

It was ok, just ok, it kind of "nothinged" me. There was enough flashback and world building for me to get to grips with the setting, and the setting was fine, interesting enough, a world that's already been run past its limits, surviving on intensive farming and tech, gets invaded basically.
But it was just...dull.
of the characters, Harm is easily the best, because he's the most fleshed out, the Vagrant himself, well, I wont spoil anything but there's little to him, its and interesting premise for a protagonist, but it just annoyed me.
And everything works out too easily, I'm not one for the characters constantly getting shit on, but there was never any dire threats.

blegh, it was cheap enough, but I can't see me biting for round two

Just finished this myself. While I can see some of your complaints- for a lot of the running time it's pretty emotionally detached and a couple of moments that should be hard-hitting left me cold. But, by the end, I did get attached to the main relationship in particular and, oddly, I also started having sympathy for some of the antagonists. So, with that and really enjoying the world (it kind of reminded me of Elizabeth Bear's Edda of Burdens setting, less the Norse tinge) I'll be getting the second.

[Macros]

Is it out any time soon? Let me know how you get on with it

[Macros]

On witches.
The wolf part of the story is fantastic I thought. Not my favourite witches book but enjoyable, shows how dangerous granny really is.

Just out of curiosity Morgy, what's the rest of your top 5?

[polishgenius]

Three weeks, apparently. I may not get it immediately.





I'm not sure if Witches Abroad is in my top-top Discworld lists - though it might be on a re-read - but it might have the most badass Granny Weatherwax moment in the whole series.

Spoiler

When she sticks her arm in the flame to set the voodoo doll on fire.

Mind you, there are a couple that run it close. Don't fuck with Granny Weatherwax.

This post has been edited by polishgenius: 28 April 2016 - 09:41 PM

[amphibian]

 Macros, on 28 April 2016 - 09:25 PM, said:

Is it out any time soon? Let me know how you get on with it

The sequel to The Vagrant, The Malice, just came out.

And for Discworld Top 5, I go for the Thief of Time, Night Watch, Thud!, and Fifth Elephant alongside Witches Abroad. Night Watch is my favorite.

[Stalker]

Just started my re-read of Forge of Darkness. I got Fall of Light yesterday but decided I'd enjoy it more with the previous volume fresh in my mind.

[Gabriele]

 polishgenius, on 28 April 2016 - 09:40 PM, said:

Three weeks, apparently. I may not get it immediately.





I'm not sure if Witches Abroad is in my top-top Discworld lists - though it might be on a re-read - but it might have the most badass Granny Weatherwax moment in the whole series.

Spoiler

When she sticks her arm in the flame to set the voodoo doll on fire.

Mind you, there are a couple that run it close. Don't fuck with Granny Weatherwax.

Or Greebo.

[Chance]

Nealy finished Shadowline the first book in Glen Cook's starfishers and why the hell didn't this book grip me the first two-three times I tried it. Its as good as anything Cook has written when it gets going and better then quite a bit off it. Nearly getting tempted to re-read my Norse myth for the first time in ages after this one, to really catch all the references as right now I'm missing stuff.

This post has been edited by Chance: 30 April 2016 - 12:14 AM

[Andorion]

 Briar King, on 30 April 2016 - 01:08 AM, said:

Ok Safehold is so predictable and simple in plot/dialogue I can tell what is going to happen/be said it reminds me of old school stuff like Dragonlance... However it's so very fun to read! The world Weber created is brilliant! I'm so happy I found this book.

Hey BK are there any military battles so far?

[Andorion]

Reading Fall of Light. 4 chapters in. Love it so far

[EmperorMagus]

Reading Maelstrom by Peter Watts.

His description of future internet is scary.
And as in any Peter Watts book, I can't formulate a single reason why the future won't be that bleak.

Loving it so far.

[Mentalist]

Finished "Canticle for Leibowitz". That got really heavy towards the end.

Stylistically, it's similar to "Years of Rice and Salt".I liked piecing the new history together.

Since I'm stuck in a FoL-less limbo, don't want to read any book that's part of a series. So I'll continue reading standalones, but I need a change of pace. Think I'll try "Zoo City" next.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 02 May 2016 - 05:19 PM

[Abyss]

 EmperorMagus, on 02 May 2016 - 03:11 AM, said:

Reading Maelstrom by Peter Watts.

His description of future internet is scary.
And as in any Peter Watts book, I can't formulate a single reason why the future won't be that bleak.

Loving it so far.

This is where Watts always gets me. His fiction is so viable.