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#1301 McLovin

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Posted 20 January 2006 - 09:12 PM

Just a clown said:

THe library wants my copy back, but I keep telling myself I want to know what happens...but I cant find the lust to keep reading.

Yeah, I read Assassin's Apprentice or whatever her first FitzChivalry book was called, and didn't really see what the hubbub was about - haven't read anything else by her...

OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.

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Posted 20 January 2006 - 09:28 PM

Just finishing up Midnight Tides and I think its the best in the series so far, made me laugh out loud a lot! I just love Tehol and Bugg and somehow it seems there must be much more to Bugg then has been revealed thus far! This series just seems to get beter and better!

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#1303 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 20 January 2006 - 09:44 PM

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Heh. Just you wait.

Bleh. While I am enjoying the Rainmaker, I find it highly annoying, in that the main character (Rudy Baylor) is a very irritating, sassy, wisecracking (but nor very funny), cynical boring person! Anyone else read it/found this to be the case?

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Posted 21 January 2006 - 12:01 AM

Legends II. The Sworn Sword in particular.

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Posted 27 January 2006 - 11:58 PM

I just finished the forthcoming David Forbes book, THE AMBER WIZARD.

The author offers us a solid effort. Like Brandon Sanderson last year, David Forbes shows a lot of potential, and could well become one of the bright new voices in the fantasy genre. Which is why I'm happy to have the opportunity to help generate some interest for his upcoming fantasy novel. There's a copy of the book up for grabs on the blog, if anyone is interested! ^_^

And there are also 4 copies of Paul Kearney's THE MARK OF RAN to be add!

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Posted 28 January 2006 - 01:23 AM

I read Blood Follows in a day. Have moved onto The Healthy Dead, which I started and fell asleep reading. Not cos it was boring but cos I was exhauted from the day... I shall restart it at some point in the very near future...

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#1307 Murrin

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Posted 28 January 2006 - 02:24 AM

Vellum by Hal Duncan - three chapters in, amazing so far.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 02:53 PM

A Secret History by Mary Gentle.

OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 03:40 PM

The Street of Crocodiles - Bruno Shulz

after hearing Bav nag me several times to read it finally gave in ^_^

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 03:49 PM

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The Street of Crocodiles - Bruno Shulz

That's a terrific book! ^_^

Currently reading Jeff VanderMeer's thus far excellent Shriek: an afterword.

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 05:07 PM

I read The Healthy Dead in about a half hour last night, and shall read Night of Knives tonight.

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 11:43 AM

just finished first of the farseer trilogy, and despite what a fair few people think, i enjoyed it. Its risky business basing a novel (even more for a series) from the viewpoint of a singular character, if you dont like the character the series is pretty much buggered for you, but i quite liked the depth of character she explored in fitz. The world building and history leaves a little bit to be desired and the ending seemed to be pretty much an afterthought but on the whole it had me intrigued and i hope the next two keep it up.

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 02:52 PM

Finished Jeff Vandermeer's wonderful latest novel, Shriek: an Afterword, a return to one of the exceptional fantasy settings in fantastic fiction, Ambergis - great book but one of my favorite fantasy writers.

Right now I'm starting Elantris by Brandson Sanderson, I was supposed to get this book last year, and finally just received it. This is a rare standalone epic fantasy nvoel, and Sanderson's debut. It was getting some buzz, but most people lI talked to (who's taste I tend to respect) said it was okay - not great. I'm glad to finally be able to decide for myself:)

Recently, I put up my review of R. Scott Bakker's third and final installment of his Prince of Nothing sequence --a mindblowing series -- The Thousandfold Thought.

After making way through Elantris I'm hoping to move into Douglas Lain's latest, a collection entitled Last Week's Apocalypse

#1314 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 05:06 PM

Oh my goodness... Night of Knives is unbelievable! It's like reading a new MBOTF book for the first time... I miss that feeling... ICE has done a wonderful job in this book. I should be finished in the next day or two. ^_^

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#1315 garden_rake

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 06:47 PM

Tiste Simeon said:

you're not serious are you tiste me old mucker? i didnt think the story was too bad but the writing style made me want to beat myself up... a lot... with metal bars. I also thought focussing so much on a terribly poor character (guess which one? ^_^

) was a bad idea. im praying that SE injects ice with some of his blood before he writes Crimson guard, otherwise it could be a big dissapointment *crosses ALL possible body parts*

#1316 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 08:22 PM

garden_rake said:

you're not serious are you tiste me old mucker? i didnt think the story was too bad but the writing style made me want to beat myself up... a lot... with metal bars.

I never thought it was that bad... sure it will never be as good as the uber-pwnage meister himself, but you know it's still good, imnsho.

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I also thought focussing so much on a terribly poor character (guess which one? ^_^

) was a bad idea. im praying that SE injects ice with some of his blood before he writes Crimson guard, otherwise it could be a big dissapointment

Who Temper? I like him.

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*crosses ALL possible body parts*

Hey... you want to be careful when you do that... there have been injuries my son... fatal injuries...

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 08:30 PM

I just finished The Thousandfold Thought by R Scott Bakker and I found that story to be .....hummn how shall I say this... harder to read then a lot of stories but at the same time it was without a doubt some of the best fantasy I have read to date. Very meaty and takes a while to chew on but I liked it for that reason and more.

After that I had a few David Gemmell books I read and they were nice after reading such a complicated story like The Prince of Nothing. Next on my list is Tad Williams The Stone of Farewell. I read Memory, Sorrow, Thorn in the complete wrong order starting with To Green Angel Tower then the Dragon Bone Chair and now The Stone of Farewell simply because I could not find them in any other order, if that makes any sense at all.

I have the Bonehunters on order and I can't wait to get to it.

Oh and a friend recommended Paul Kearney's The Mark of Ran and I have it on my list as well! ^_^

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 09:36 PM

Tiste Simeon said:

I never thought it was that bad... sure it will never be as good as the uber-pwnage meister himself, but you know it's still good, imnsho.

Who Temper? I like him.

Hey... you want to be careful when you do that... there have been injuries my son... fatal injuries...

no no i like temper (he's dassem's boy

) but i thought kiska was a very weak character, cant go into details here but just her character development was poorly done i thought. It doesnt please me in the slightest to be critical of NOK, but seen as i paid 28 hard earned shiny pound coins for it i guess my expectations were high as a kite on class A's.....

and as me and the good lord dont see eye to eye at the mo, if you could ask him on my behalf to sort out ICE's writing style in time for ROTCG id be much obliged ^_^

#1319 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 31 January 2006 - 09:40 PM

garden_rake said:

no no i like temper (he's dassem's boy

Meh... I got mine for free, so I guess I wasn't as bothered!

But yeah you're right... Kiska is a retard... I hope she dies by the end...

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and as me and the good lord dont see eye to eye at the mo, if you could ask him on my behalf to sort out ICE's writing style in time for ROTCG id be much obliged ^_^