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#3441 Dr Trouble

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Posted 24 December 2008 - 07:47 AM

You only just read Storm Front pat? For shame!

#3442 Chance

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Posted 25 December 2008 - 10:44 PM

Just finished Grave Thief by Tom Lloyd and must say it might not be the best fantasy series around but damn its entertaining I want more...

Now for the 37th time attempting a re-read of Toll of Hounds...this time I will succed...

/Chance

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Posted 27 December 2008 - 05:21 PM

Halfway through TtH(finally). The first half was rather slow(except a few passes) ,I have to admit and I was inclined to give it the "worst MBotF award"(still good book though). But now that I'm getting into the second half things are getting better and I'm truly starting to enjoy this book.

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#3444 pat5150

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 08:44 PM

Just finished Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Bones of the Dragon. . .

A seven-figure advance for the series, and a 200,000$ national campaign to promote this book???

A MAJOR disappointment, to say the least. Could well be the most disappointing fantasy title of 2009.

Check out the blog for the full review. . .

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 08:50 PM

Chance, on Dec 25 2008, 10:44 PM, said:

I bought Grave Thief today

and will be starting it after i finish TtH. Is it an improvement on Twilight Herald? i loved the darker story in that book.

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 09:47 PM

Finished "Perdido Street Station" today

Story had a lot of really cool elements. and since I don't read a lot of steampunk, I found it quite enjoyable

The ending was a bit confusing and quite unpredictable

now reading "Neutronium Alchemist' by Hamilton..

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

#3447 Grief

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 09:54 PM

Recently started Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch.

Its looking good so far, and I enjoyed The Lies of Locke Lamora, so expecting quite a lot.

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#3448 Chance

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 09:54 PM

The Drum, on Dec 28 2008, 09:50 PM, said:

I bought Grave Thief today

and will be starting it after i finish TtH. Is it an improvement on Twilight Herald? i loved the darker story in that book.

Yep its pretty dark lots of Ilumne, Bardpeople, Styrax less the good guys...but not really as cataclysmic (however that is spelled

). And the cliffhanger at the end really make you itch for the next book...

Overall I'd say about as good as Twilight Herald but not better even if the story is building up nicely...

/Chance...re-read of TTH is 1/3 done I have realized that its only the first 100 pages that are shit after those its easier

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Posted 28 December 2008 - 09:56 PM

I just finished Gridlocked by Neil Asher, and started The Line of Polity also by Neil Asher.

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 03:11 PM

Finished James Barclay's Dawnthief. Utter crap.

Now reading David Benioff's City of Thieves, set during the Siege of Leningrad in 1941-42 (the most devastating siege in human history). I was intrigued by the setting - the Russian Front in WWII is one of my specialty areas of study - and David Benioff is one of the guys writing the TV adaption of A Game of Thrones. Based on this book, we don't have anything to worry about.

Quote

"There are cannibals in that building back there! We just escapd them."
"There are cannibals in every building. Welcome to Leningrad."

Brilliant.

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 03:30 PM

After completing the Silver Spike, I've decided to take a quick break from the Black Company, to read Gregory Maguire's A Lion Among Men. It's been sitting on my to read pile since it came out and keeps getting pushed back, so it's time to finally give it a read!

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 03:39 PM

Reading Brisngr, yes i know but i read the first two and so i MUST read this one. Tis ok for a passing of time.

4 out of ten i guess

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 05:05 PM

Finished The Book of the New Sun over the weekend, and it was good. It definitely needs a reread, though I'm not sure when I'll get to that. It's one of those books with lots of little mysteries whose answers are hidden in plain sight throughout the book long before you get to the questions.

Currently reading the follow-up, The Urth of the New Sun, whose 10-year gap from the first books has me somewhat befuddled, but I have faith enough in Gene Wolfe that he'll fill me in later. (That, or I missed something earlier.)

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#3454 Chance

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Posted 29 December 2008 - 10:49 PM

Werthead, on Dec 29 2008, 04:11 PM, said:

Now reading David Benioff's City of Thieves, set during the Siege of Leningrad in 1941-42 (the most devastating siege in human history). I was intrigued by the setting - the Russian Front in WWII is one of my specialty areas of study - and David Benioff is one of the guys writing the TV adaption of A Game of Thrones. Based on this book, we don't have anything to worry about.

Quote

"There are cannibals in that building back there! We just escapd them."
"There are cannibals in every building. Welcome to Leningrad."

Brilliant.

Seems like I have to check up on that one...still remembers 900 days another lenningrad book...while more schoolary...

Finished the re-read of TtH and realized its a good read (after deeming it one of the worst MbotF), its just flawed by to many and somewhat irrelevant plotlines...

Plowing through From Dead to Worse, low entertainment but nice change after TtH...

/Chance...

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 08:08 AM

finished Neutronium Alchemist, volume 2 of the "Night's Dawn" trilogy

The story picks up quite nicely, gets fairly epic, but without going too overboard-fantastic.
one important change is the almost complete lack of gore/excessively sex-filled scenes, seems that after volume 1 the author figured the shock value wore off, and imho, it made the book better

I've heard from several people that vol 3 is a big dissapointment, but so far I don't see a magical end-all solution, and since volume 3's not ascheduled to be released for another 2 months, I don't worry about it much

next up-- "Red Seas under Red Skies" by Lynch

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 12:53 PM

I finished a re-read of Night of Knives and now I'm on The Thirteenth Tale. It's not fantasy but man is it good. If I keep up at this pace I'll be done by tomorrow night.

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 03:47 PM

I finished reading Edward Lerner's 'Fools' Experiments' over the holiday, a tale of artificial intelligence set loose on the internet and the chaos that it causes... I loved the concept behind the book but wasn't so keen on the execution with a repetitive plot, heavy handed moralising and an overly technical narrative all combining to make things really drag. My full review is over Here.
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Posted 30 December 2008 - 04:41 PM

Chance, on Dec 29 2008, 02:49 PM, said:

Werthead, on Dec 29 2008, 04:11 PM, said:

Quote

"There are cannibals in that building back there! We just escapd them."
"There are cannibals in every building. Welcome to Leningrad."

Brilliant.

Seems like I have to check up on that one...still remembers 900 days another lenningrad book...while more schoolary...

Finished the re-read of TtH and realized its a good read (after deeming it one of the worst MbotF), its just flawed by to many and somewhat irrelevant plotlines...

Plowing through From Dead to Worse, low entertainment but nice change after TtH.../Chance...

Is that the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris?

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 06:30 PM

Finished Count of Monte Cristo. Unfortunately it was not as good as I expected it to be. I believe, that knowing what is going to happen, spoiled it a lot. There are still powerful emotions but....probably the last time I re-read the book.
Started a re-read of Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb.

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Posted 30 December 2008 - 06:52 PM

Maia Irraz, on Dec 30 2008, 07:53 AM, said:

I finished a re-read of Night of Knives and now I'm on The Thirteenth Tale. It's not fantasy but man is it good. If I keep up at this pace I'll be done by tomorrow night.

I absolutely LOVED The Thirteenth Tale! It's hard to find good gothic stories these days and that one is a doozy!

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