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#26681 QuickTidal

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Posted 27 October 2020 - 01:42 PM

T77, on 27 October 2020 - 01:31 PM, said:

Abyss, on 26 October 2020 - 06:23 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 October 2020 - 02:26 AM, said:

Ok, bit of backlog to cover...

HORUS RISING, just finished the earbook. This was my first incursion into WH40k, courtesy of the Black Library humble bundle of earbooks from a while back... I liked. The action was solid, but I expected that. I did not expect the depth of character or moderate philosophizing. Will read more.
...

Finished HORUS, took a break for Dresden and Addie, the back to FALSE GODS, which was solid enough to send me directly into GALAXY IN FLAMES.

These books are not bad at all!

So help me out here peoples... are the books in this bundle... as good?

Xenos and First and Only by Abnett are excellent. It is worth it just for that, and there's a good chance you'll like one or more of the other books.

Seconded.

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#26682 Macros

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Posted 27 October 2020 - 01:58 PM

First and only is worth it, beware, that series can suck you in, it's 15/16 books of awesome

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#26683 QuickTidal

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Posted 27 October 2020 - 02:25 PM

Macros, on 27 October 2020 - 01:58 PM, said:

First and only is worth it, beware, that series can suck you in, it's 15/16 books of awesome

Also seconded.

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#26684 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 29 October 2020 - 11:16 PM

Tonight I'll likely finish Silvia Moreno-Garcia's MEXICAN GOTHIC, a nice, creepy read for the Halloween season.

"Here is light. You will say that it is not a living entity, but you miss the point that it is more, not less. Without occupying space, it fills the universe. It nourishes everything, yet itself feeds upon destruction. We claim to control it, but does it not perhaps cultivate us as a source of food? May it not be that all wood grows so that it can be set ablaze, and that men and women are born to kindle fires?"
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#26685 QuickTidal

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Posted 30 October 2020 - 11:53 AM

I continue to read and enjoy THE CLOCKWORK BOYS by T. Kingfisher. Such a wonderful book.

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I also gave MAGIC OF RECLUCE by Modesitt one more go.
This time I was able to deal with the insane amounts of onomatopoeia (which is the thing that threw me off the book the first time I tried)...it was still annoying, but I just glazed over it.

The two other things that bounced me off it this time were the casual misogyny of the protagonist - he calls one of the female characters "that bitch" like ten times in the first 75 pages and even "the bitch" when her name ceases to be important to him...he also comments on the shape of the shy characters breasts...inexplicably, and my "Holy shit I Don't Care" reaction to all the daily slice of life stuff like woodworking, and food...a facet of these books that I hear never ceases to be a thing.
Oh a bonus bounce feature: describing every measurement in cubits. Holy hell my man, no one wants to read and posit an ancient mode of measure in your fantasy novel.

So yeah, I think this might be my last attempt at Modesitt. This series gets a lot of praise but man it's not for me.

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#26686 Morgoth

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Posted 30 October 2020 - 12:12 PM

Everything by T. Kingfisher is wonderful, even her horror.

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#26687 QuickTidal

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Posted 30 October 2020 - 01:50 PM

Morgoth, on 30 October 2020 - 12:12 PM, said:

Everything by T. Kingfisher is wonderful, even her horror.

Great to hear. I'm really enjoying her prose!

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Posted 31 October 2020 - 05:26 PM

Briar King, on 31 October 2020 - 04:41 PM, said:

Outlander 5 dug out.

Massive brick. Starting.

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#26689 Gwynn ap Nudd

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Posted 01 November 2020 - 03:54 AM

L.E. Modesitt's "Mage Fire War." Wanted to get into something with a slower pace after the Battle Ground Dresden crack.

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 01:57 AM

QuickTidal, on 27 October 2020 - 02:25 PM, said:

Macros, on 27 October 2020 - 01:58 PM, said:

First and only is worth it, beware, that series can suck you in, it's 15/16 books of awesome

Also seconded.

Noted.

...dammit...

Well into Stross' DEAD LIES DREAMING...this may be his best, most fun cast, ever.

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#26691 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 02:54 AM

Since I've finished all the Dresden books I'm now reading something called The Binding by Bridget Collins. Looks quite interesting tbf.

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#26692 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 04:47 AM

Read the first third of Claire North's SWEET HARMONY last night, which is utterly terrifying in its plausibility.

#26693 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 06:37 AM

Salt-Man Z, on 03 November 2020 - 04:47 AM, said:

Read the first third of Claire North's SWEET HARMONY last night, which is utterly terrifying in its plausibility.

Ooh forgot to mention I've started reading this too and yeah I can definitely see

Spoiler

I'm only about 3 chapters in but once again I'm very much drawn into the world she has created.

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#26694 Traveller

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 02:55 PM

Finished Revelation Space.

Not bad, I enjoyed a lot of it, found the writing a bit clunky in places. Not sure I want to jump into book 2 unless it gets better?

Need something else quickly. Either.. jump back into the Red Rising series (I finished the main trilogy but not the follow ups), could try Harrow the Ninth; or another unrelated but decent sci fi series anyone could recommend?

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#26695 QuickTidal

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 03:15 PM

I'm deep in a reading/book hangover. Nothing is satiating me. Sigh.

"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora

“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon

#26696 QuickTidal

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 04:25 PM

Briar King, on 03 November 2020 - 03:27 PM, said:

So then go simple. Dragonlance or Forgotten Realms till you snap back.

You're likely right, so I'll probably re-read some Sullivan Ryria.

"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora

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#26697 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 04:42 PM

Traveller, on 03 November 2020 - 02:55 PM, said:

Finished Revelation Space.

Not bad, I enjoyed a lot of it, found the writing a bit clunky in places. Not sure I want to jump into book 2 unless it gets better?

You can try Chasm City (which is technically the 2nd book, but also not really part of the trilogy made from books 1/3/4.) It's a much different animal than the rest of the series. Or if you want a little less commitment I recommend his Diamond Dogs/Turquoise Days omnibus collecting two unrelated novellas set in the same universe.

#26698 QuickTidal

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 04:43 PM

Salt-Man Z, on 03 November 2020 - 04:42 PM, said:

Traveller, on 03 November 2020 - 02:55 PM, said:

Finished Revelation Space.

Not bad, I enjoyed a lot of it, found the writing a bit clunky in places. Not sure I want to jump into book 2 unless it gets better?

Seconding all this.

"When the last tree has fallen, and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money, oh no." ~Aurora

“Someone will always try to sell you despair, just so they don't feel alone.” ~Ursula Vernon

#26699 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 03 November 2020 - 05:03 PM

Tiste Simeon, on 03 November 2020 - 06:37 AM, said:

Salt-Man Z, on 03 November 2020 - 04:47 AM, said:

Read the first third of Claire North's SWEET HARMONY last night, which is utterly terrifying in its plausibility.

Ooh forgot to mention I've started reading this too and yeah I can definitely see

Spoiler

I'm only about 3 chapters in but once again I'm very much drawn into the world she has created.

Finished it last night. It was very good, but then I expected nothing less. Once again, North writes a very moving, compelling, human character in Harmony. I can't say I was entirely satisfied with how the story ended, but at the same time I'm not sure it could have ended any other way.