[dktorode]

rereading Deadhouse Gates

[caliban]

lords of dus by lawrence watt evans

[Leoman]

The Eye Of God
Hope it's good, I spent $5.75 on this

[Murrin]

The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll

[McLovin]

caliban said:

lords of dus by lawrence watt evans

Ah, that was the first real fantasy series I ever sunk my teeth into, 20+ years ago. Sorry, getting misty-eyed...

[Tiste Simeon]

I got A Feast for Crows for Christmas, so I will start ASOIAF again when I get back to Cardiff... Can't wait, I've almost forgotten how good that series was...

[GaesII]

The Darwin Awards - Wendy Northcutt(a friend lent me this so I'm hoping it'll be a fun read)

[Tiste Simeon]

GaesII said:

The Darwin Awards - Wendy Northcutt(a friend lent me this so I'm hoping it'll be a fun read)

Aye tis a great read. Very funny. Though when I read that I found I felt fairly bad for reading it, as, in the end it is laughing at other peoples misery, but in the end it is hilarious!

[QuickTidal]

I am onto my reread of DHG. I may continue on and finish the series again, or I may take breaks to use the $70 in gift certificates from chapters I got to pick up some new stuff (Bakker, & Mary Gentle)

[McLovin]

Reading Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey. Only about 150 pgs in, not terribly interesting so far. Hopefully it picks up...

[Lord Gordonis]

reading the dragonbone chair by tad williams - memory, sorrow and thorn book one

[pat5150]

Hi guys!
As was the case with Brandon Sanderson's Elantris, I've had my eyes on Sarah Ash's The Tears of Artamon trilogy for quite some time. Every time I'd enter a bookstore, inevitably I would be drawn to those novels. Hence, I was very happy when Transworld offered to send me review copies of all three volumes. Lord of Snow and Shadows is the first book in the trilogy.

Having never read anything by Ash, I didn't know what to expect from this novel. And I'm pleased to report that it's a good read. Not a work that stands out, but a nice read nonetheless.

In my opinion, this novel's weakness lies in the characterizations. One facet of this story which may put off readers is the fact that the main character, Gavril, is a wimp. I understand that Ash wanted to create an anti-hero, and she certainly did. But I fear that she may have taken it a bit too far. Fortunately, in the end, Gavril comes around -- although not in a manner that may be satisfactory, especially to male readers. Also, there are a number of clichés with this cast of characters. But show me a fantasy story that doesn't have any. In any event, a number of clumsy characterizations doesn't take too much away from the quality of this book.

Moreover, Ash demonstrates that underneath what might appear to be a simple enough fantasy tale, this series could well be something that hides more depth than what is visible at face value.

Lord of Snow and Shadows could well be the starting point of a promising trilogy. We'll have to wait and see. . .

For the full book review, you can always check the blog!

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

[Arkmam]

Ash by Mary Gentle.

[Orfantal]

Just finishing Thud - Terry Pratchett

Damn good, as ever

[Leoman]

I just worked up enough money get Feast, and now i'm addicted to it

[McLovin]

2/3 of the way through Kushiel's Dart. The first 300 pgs were fairly dull, because everything interesting happening in the book we only hear about second-hand. The next 300 pages have put our heroine more in the center of things, so it's gotten pretty good.

[Morgoth]

Just bought House of Leaves since I finished Kafka on the Shore a few days ago.. I thought the Kafka book was weird, but this House of Leaves book may perhaps be, if not the strangest then at least among the five strangesta dn most bizarre books I've ever read..

[Anomander Rake]

Just finished reading In the Ruins by Kate Elliott, which is the sixth book in the series(Final one coming out Feb/Mar 2006). It was wordy, but enjoyed it greatly.