[Nicodimas]

Burned through most of the Punch Escrow..Good book! Excellent Premise. Think you would all enjoy.


In the background:
Loving it's politics, people decide to abandon government's for corporation's. Corporations take care of the bottom line and everyone has minimum quality of life. Pure Capitalism done in brilliant way, as app's run most the world so they make pure choice's for modern man. The interaction between APPs and people seems to be done in a very positive light too.

[Salt-Man Z]

Finished Helene Wecker's The Golem and the Jinni over the weekend and I loved it. I miss Chava already. (Not that she died or anything, I just miss reading about her.) Good to hear there's a sequel coming next year. (It's unnecessary, but it is welcome.)

Started in on Lisa Carey's The Stolen Girl and not sure what to think yet. It wasn't grabbing me at first, but Chapter 2 might have reeled me in. We'll see.

Also started C. L. Moore's Jirel of Joiry collection and am enjoying it so far. The first story ("Black God's Kiss") was good, but I didn't really appreciate the second ("Black God's Shadow" ) that much.

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 21 August 2017 - 10:01 PM

[Mentalist]

Finished "Ashes of Asgard". Started "Asgard Reborn". There's a major shake-up and the Consistent is in total turmoil. Fun stuff, and still not sure who's playing who here.

[QuickTidal]

They had a giant eft-off sale at Comixology on all things Dark Horse Comics yesterday (40% off everything), so I got a bunch of HELLBOY and other Mignolaverse stuff I've not yet read, so I'm reading that and it's (naturally) awesome!

[Abyss]

In earbook, have started Abercrombie's HALF A KING with the rest of the SHATTERED SEAS trilo standing by. Not a wildly original story but i really enjoy JA's style, the narrator is solid, and after GOLEM AND JINNI i was feeling for something closer to classic fantasy. About 1/3 in, good fun so far.

In ebook i have ARM OF THE SPHINX and THE UNHOLY CONSULT both almost started. Sort of. I really want to spend like four hours reading CONSULT and i just don't have the time, and reading in ten minute skips just doesn't go well with Bakker. ...or most authors i really enjoy, actually.

Dead tree... oh FIENDS OF NIGHTMARIA, how you taunt me...

Pretty pictures... a bit of a BLACK SCIENCE reread after reading vol 7 and wanting to refresh the brainz about where some of the characters were before they got there.

[Puck]

I'm halfway through Ada Palmer's Too like the lightning and I've not decided yet what I think of it. It has really good moments and really boring ones (but that depends on taste, I guess). I'm not sure I'm on board with the mingling of 18th and 25th centuries there, the worldbuilding is bit too much in love with itself for me, which makes the supposedly world-changing plot not feel important at all. But I'm enjoying it enough to finish book one.

[acesn8s]

Mentalist, on 21 August 2017 - 08:16 PM, said:

You think THAT was a slog?

THE SLOG OF SLOGS!!! is yet to come (but the rest of the plot-lines become pretty brilliant/terrifying/disgusting).

Must maintain composure, can't be sobber....

I am looking forward to seeing how this all plays out.

I started Kings of Wyld to cleanse my palette before starting White Luck Warrior. Everyone here seemed to have a lot of fun with it.

[Abyss]

acesn8s, on 22 August 2017 - 02:23 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 21 August 2017 - 08:16 PM, said:

You think THAT was a slog?

THE SLOG OF SLOGS!!! is yet to come (but the rest of the plot-lines become pretty brilliant/terrifying/disgusting).

Must maintain composure, can't be sobber....

I am looking forward to seeing how this all plays out.

Just my opinion, but i thought the slog in EYE was way way sloggier than the sloggiest of slogging in WHITE or ORDEAL.

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I started Kings of Wyld to cleanse my palette before starting White Luck Warrior. Everyone here seemed to have a lot of fun with it.

I do not think you will be dissappointed.

[acesn8s]

Abyss, on 22 August 2017 - 04:26 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 22 August 2017 - 02:23 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 21 August 2017 - 08:16 PM, said:

You think THAT was a slog?

THE SLOG OF SLOGS!!! is yet to come (but the rest of the plot-lines become pretty brilliant/terrifying/disgusting).

Must maintain composure, can't be sobber....

I am looking forward to seeing how this all plays out.

Just my opinion, but i thought the slog in EYE was way way sloggier than the sloggiest of slogging in WHITE or ORDEAL.

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I started Kings of Wyld to cleanse my palette before starting White Luck Warrior. Everyone here seemed to have a lot of fun with it.

I do not think you will be dissappointed.

Getting the band back together in the town of Coverdale? Yes! And it seemed Clay made his choice, "In the still of the niiiiiight!"

[polishgenius]

Finished The Stone Sky. A fine ending to a great series. Neither of the later books gut-punched me like the first one did, but they're still quality pieces of work and this series deserves your attention.


Then I read Blake Chartlon's Dark Matter. Slightly let down- it was fun, and early on there were some quality moments, but the ending didn't convince me at all and overall it's not gonna live long in my memory. Also, the title appears to have fuck all to do with the plot.

[Tiste Simeon]

So I didn't pick up the Ian Irvine book I was reading for about 3 weeks. Which means I actually don't care at all. So I gave up on it.

Currently rereading the series of graphic novels "You: The Last Man" just as amazing as I remember it.

[Mentalist]

Tiste Simeon, on 23 August 2017 - 12:32 AM, said:

So I didn't pick up the Ian Irvine book I was reading for about 3 weeks. Which means I actually don't care at all. So I gave up on it.

Currently rereading the series of graphic novels "You: The Last Man" just as amazing as I remember it.

You're not alone. I don't recall finishing the first Irvine book either. I liked the world-building concept, but the pacing was just terrible.

"Asgard Reborn" otoh, is like pure concentrated awesomeness. Plans within plans, and so many revelations about the nature of the Consistent, followed by even more questions. Perumov done good, even if the first 2 volumes of "Godsdoom 2" feel like really disconnected set-up right now.

[amphibian]

I'm genuinely mad at you for being able to read Russian and thereby get more Perumov.

[Andorion]

Reading update:

Just finished Anthony Ryan's Legion of Flame, the second book in the Draconis Memoria series. It is excellent. The best new book of the year according to me. Ryan seems to have overcome whatever his issues were in the first series. Once again, superb worldbuilding and very solid character work are complemented by a fast-paced action oriented plot. If the excellent first book Waking Fire had one issue, it was that parts felt a bit slow. That has now been resolved. I highly recommend this series to all.

Finished Kameron Hurley's God's War. Good book, but didn't like the world enough.

Classics: Finished The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham. Eurgh. I actively hated this book. Banal and sordid. Nothing to really read for.
And the eyeroll inducing Orientalist section did not help.

Finished: The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Appreciated the content, not the style.

Currently debating between starting Rachel Aaron's latest and NK Jemisin's Stone Sky.

[Andorion]

Spot of advice - if I was looking to pick up a non-Dresden UF series in audio book, should I go for the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch or the Felix Castor series by Mike Carey?

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 23 August 2017 - 05:00 PM, said:

Spot of advice - if I was looking to pick up a non-Dresden UF series in audio book, should I go for the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch or the Felix Castor series by Mike Carey?

Both are REALLY good, and different.

To me, Grant is more like a very diverse adult Harry Potter, minus the school trope...while Carey's series is similarly British, but darker and with more horror involved.

You can't go wrong with either to be honest, and it just depends what you are in the mood for as far as variables.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 23 August 2017 - 05:20 PM

[Andorion]

QuickTidal, on 23 August 2017 - 05:19 PM, said:

Andorion, on 23 August 2017 - 05:00 PM, said:

Spot of advice - if I was looking to pick up a non-Dresden UF series in audio book, should I go for the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch or the Felix Castor series by Mike Carey?

Both are REALLY good, and different.

To me, Grant is more like a very diverse adult Harry Potter, minus the school trope...while Carey's series is similarly British, but darker and with more horror involved.

You can't go wrong with either to be honest, and it just depends what you are in the mood for as far as variables.

Ok, but QT do you know anything about the audio narration?

[QuickTidal]

Andorion, on 23 August 2017 - 05:28 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 23 August 2017 - 05:19 PM, said:

Andorion, on 23 August 2017 - 05:00 PM, said:

Spot of advice - if I was looking to pick up a non-Dresden UF series in audio book, should I go for the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch or the Felix Castor series by Mike Carey?

Both are REALLY good, and different.

To me, Grant is more like a very diverse adult Harry Potter, minus the school trope...while Carey's series is similarly British, but darker and with more horror involved.

You can't go wrong with either to be honest, and it just depends what you are in the mood for as far as variables.

Ok, but QT do you know anything about the audio narration?

Ah! It seems like the ever-loved Michael Kramer is on Felix Castor, and Kobna Holbrook-Smith is on the Peter Grant books.

I've heard Kramer (he's excellent), but have not listened to anything by Smith....so YMMV.

[Abyss]

The Peter Grant narrator is solid. I found his women voices a bit off, but got used to it.
Kramer on Castor would be brilliant tho.

[Baco Xtath]

QuickTidal, on 23 August 2017 - 06:05 PM, said:

Ah! It seems like the ever-loved Michael Kramer is on Felix Castor, and Kobna Holbrook-Smith is on the Peter Grant books.

I've heard Kramer (he's excellent), but have not listened to anything by Smith....so YMMV.

I love Kobna Holbrook-Smith. He makes the Peter Grant books imo. He was also awesome in Blue Remembered Earth.