[CortillionsLeftSlipper]

I'm currently on a re-read of Mathew Reilly's Area 7 about a character called Scarecrow having just finished War of the Dwarves by Markus Heitz.

WotD was a pretty good read. Nothing spectacular but enjoyable none the less and I look forward to the 3rd book when it comes out.

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Just started Manituana by Wu Ming. I really liked Q, so I hope this book is also good.

[hmqb]

return of the crimson guard

[teholbeddict]

Just finished the last of the Codex Alera books. I'd been meaning to read it as soon as it came out, but there were more pressing books in my to read pile. It was throughly enjoyable and that can be said for the entire series. There's something about Butcher's books, they aren't complicated, or pretentious, no deep hidden meaning or anything behind them, but they just suck you in and are always a fantastic read. Butcher is a great author, there's something to be said for a man who can write two captivating and successful series. He's been putting books out consistently on a yearly basis and imo has maintained the quality of writing as well. That's no small feat. I'm sad to be at the end of the Codex series, and now it's on to the last Dresden book for me. I've been putting it off because I don't want it to be over. No more Codex, no more Dreseden! I think I might cry!!!

Once I'm over my tears it will be straight on to GGK's Under Heaven! I can't wait!

[Animace]

About to start on Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself. One of those books that ive been "meaning" to read for ages, and just never got there. Hopefully it is as good as it seems to be regarded on this forum.

[Macros]

Finished the War of the Dwarves, by Markus Heitz.

A step down from the first book, just annoyed me and I had to force myself to finish, I don't know if its to do with being a translated book but some of the dialogue is very clunky and a few of the characters get very irritating. The first book was passably enjoyable but this suffered form sequel syndrome, everything had to be bigger.
as the first one, reads a bit like an rpg.

ETA - starting Homer. The Odessy again because its one of the few books I have here.

This post has been edited by Macros: 18 May 2010 - 09:21 PM

[Salk Elan]

Nearly finished my first reread of DG. (Not sure if I should continue to MoI, which is my fafourite, for fear that the absolute awesomeness will be so diminished as I experience it now with DG, although I admit that story-wise one comes to a complete new understanding at the reread. - Anyone ever regrettet a reread?)

[spiral]

yes such that i generally don't re read anymore. this series may prove to be an exception...........so many people can't be wrong

[teholbeddict]

Animace, on 13 May 2010 - 01:47 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 09 May 2010 - 06:12 PM, said:

This is a dirty dirty lie, Tehol. Don't listen to him. I don't have the strength to write yet another rant about why these books are shit, but somehow the author managed to make a really cool setting only to butcher it piece by piece through the books.

Such potential, shat on from great height by appallingly bad characters.

Except for the mantis dude.

No need to even write the rant, Morgy. I returned to it and decided to give it another try, and I just couldn't do it. It was honestly painful to read, I mean that! Painful! It bored me to tears. I just don't know how something that seemed potentially good, could go to shit like that. God awful stuff. I'll just leave it to Obdi to give us a review on book three, I don't have the time or patience to slog through it.

[Aptorian]

The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross. This stuff is addictive. It's sort of like a more technology savy version of the Hell Boy comics. Only, the protagonist is not a giant red demon and stuff.

[Abyss]

Salk Elan, on 19 May 2010 - 10:55 AM, said:

Nearly finished my first reread of DG. (Not sure if I should continue to MoI,...Anyone ever regrettet a reread?)

Not with MBF. if anything, the rereads just enhance my enjoyment of the series. and no MoI won't dissappoint you. if anything it's even MORE awesome the second time around. Also the third. and forth. and fifth. i have a problem.

spiral, on 19 May 2010 - 02:18 PM, said:

yes such that i generally don't re read anymore. this series may prove to be an exception...........so many people can't be wrong

We're not. Trusssst usss......

Aptorian, on 19 May 2010 - 04:23 PM, said:

The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross. This stuff is addictive. ...

i TOLD YOU SO!!!


I'm still working my way through Collins' SANDSTORM. It went a bit off the rails... i was liking the espionage/high tech/IndianaJones/stabby/shooty/'splody but then it went sf bordering on silly... but i'm still in.

- Abyss, ...yes, i know, but still...

[Salk Elan]

Abyss, on 19 May 2010 - 04:55 PM, said:

Not with MBF. if anything, the rereads just enhance my enjoyment of the series. and no MoI won't dissappoint you. if anything it's even MORE awesome the second time around. Also the third. and forth. and fifth. i have a problem.

Thanks for the encouragement! So I will dare it...

But I'm going to start The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan today for a break, and hope it's not so dissapointing than Brent Weeks Night Angel Trilogy, which was equally hyped. (Seems I can't get quite over this one...)

(Plenty of time for a MBotF-reread before the release of CG anyways.)

[Riot]

just started the many deaths of the black company

[acesn8s]

Stopped reading the Silmarillion by Tolkien to start Under Heaven by Kay.

[Aptorian]

Salk Elan said:

(Seems I can't get quite over this one...)[/size]

The characterisation in Steel Remains, especially the main character, the gay warrior, is awesome. Much better than Weeks characters. But honestly, they are also telling two different kinds of stories.

The story in Steel Remains, especially the ending, is in my opinion, weaker than Weeks. I thought that Morgan completely dropped the ball on the ending, tying a half assed knot on an other wise interesting developing story. I thought the side stories surrounding the main character were weak and not really needed at all.

How ever, supposedly the book is going to be the first in a trilogy, so maybe it will make more sense some day.

[stone monkey]

acesn8s, on 20 May 2010 - 05:45 PM, said:

Stopped reading the Silmarillion by Tolkien to start Under Heaven by Kay.

There's a certain amount of irony contained in that statement...


Anyway... The Atrocity Archives; I feel I should add my voice to the "I told you so!" chorus. I've been wittering on about how great that book is for ages and, before Apt, Abyss is the only one who took me up on it. Let that be a lesson to you all: Listen to me

[acesn8s]

stone monkey, on 20 May 2010 - 08:47 PM, said:

acesn8s, on 20 May 2010 - 05:45 PM, said:

Stopped reading the Silmarillion by Tolkien to start Under Heaven by Kay.

There's a certain amount of irony contained in that statement...

Just a little bit.

Kay's original material is much better than Tolkien's stuff.

[HoosierDaddy]

Reading Hyperion. About 300 pages in, and it is absolutely fantastic.

Finished Empire in Black and Gold, and overall I'd give it a 5 out of 10. The characters can be fairly emo at times, but it still held okay. Enough to get me to check out the next from the library when it's available.

[Morgoth]

Halfway through Pattern Recognition by William Gibson. It's a pleasure reading author's who do not sacrifice prose for world building.

It's quite the pet peeve of mine how books (especially fantasy) are proclaimed to be the next big thing when the author's prose is worse than mine (empire in black and gold, nights of viljamur etc etc.).

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Finished Manituana by Wu Ming. It's basically the American revolution seen from the natives' point of view. The first part was rather slow and seemed to go nowhere but it picked the pace in the second part and I enoyed it from there onwards although the the ending was a bit depressing. All in all a book I would reccomend.