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#4221 Mentalist

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Posted 15 January 2019 - 05:05 PM

Wow, downtown SUdbury has a HUGE used books store.

Picked up Greg Keyes' "Age of Unreason" trilo. I've heard good things, and I (mostly) enjoyed Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone quite a lot.

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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.

#4222 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 15 January 2019 - 05:49 PM

Mentalist, on 15 January 2019 - 05:05 PM, said:

Picked up Greg Keyes' "Age of Unreason" trilo. I've heard good things, and I (mostly) enjoyed Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone quite a lot.

FYI, there are 4 books in that series.

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#4223 worry

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Posted 15 January 2019 - 07:54 PM

4 books in a trilogy?? That really does sound unreasonable!

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Posted 16 January 2019 - 05:35 AM

Salt-Man Z, on 15 January 2019 - 05:49 PM, said:

Mentalist, on 15 January 2019 - 05:05 PM, said:

Picked up Greg Keyes' "Age of Unreason" trilo. I've heard good things, and I (mostly) enjoyed Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone quite a lot.

FYI, there are 4 books in that series.

damn. Well, the store only had the 3 3. Maybe next time I'm sent off somewhere I'll stumble onto the 4th.

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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 20 January 2019 - 11:45 PM

Ooh, the second KB&B collection showed up in dead tree in Chapters. Yoink!

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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 22 January 2019 - 05:57 PM

The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft released today. I know there are more than a few of us that have been waiting for this one.

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Posted 22 January 2019 - 06:13 PM

JPK, on 22 January 2019 - 05:57 PM, said:

The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft released today. I know there are more than a few of us that have been waiting for this one.

And same-day paperback release too! PURCHASED.

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Posted 22 January 2019 - 06:32 PM

preordered earbook dl GO!

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Posted 22 January 2019 - 09:30 PM

Bought Kindred by Octavia Butler and the first of the greatcoats series as both were in the Kobo sale. Long way down on the to read pile but worth getting now.

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Posted 03 February 2019 - 07:18 PM

Dropped by chapters. Because of dead tree scarcity, grabbed the 3rd Fourlands and the 5th Peter Grant bks.

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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 04 March 2019 - 05:47 PM

Upon Macros endorsement of the series, I grabbed the first book in Simon Scarrow's Macro & Cato series.

Mac, question, are they all good, or are there some I should skip as I read them?

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Posted 04 March 2019 - 07:30 PM

QuickTidal, on 04 March 2019 - 05:47 PM, said:

Upon Macros endorsement of the series, I grabbed the first book in Simon Scarrow's Macro & Cato series.

Mac, question, are they all good, or are there some I should skip as I read them?

I read the first four or five and enjoyed them all, can't speak for beyond that though

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Posted 04 March 2019 - 07:31 PM

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 04 March 2019 - 07:30 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 04 March 2019 - 05:47 PM, said:

Upon Macros endorsement of the series, I grabbed the first book in Simon Scarrow's Macro & Cato series.

Mac, question, are they all good, or are there some I should skip as I read them?

I read the first four or five and enjoyed them all, can't speak for beyond that though

Cool, thanks!

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Posted 06 March 2019 - 06:57 AM

Hmmmmm
I'd say hit the first 5 for sure.
I'll need to take a skip through the synopsis' there is one of two that are a bit lacklustre, kind of like Sharpe in that respect. But there is more of a continued narrative throughout the series than Sharpe. There is a bit of Mary sueism towards the later books

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Posted 06 March 2019 - 06:58 AM

If you're dead treeing the series has been going for a while so I'd say you can get most of the first...9? Cheap on Amazon used

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Posted 06 March 2019 - 07:34 AM

I'd say Preatorian is where the Mary Sue starts.
But there's a few solid books after it, but I'm a big fan of the series so ...

To me scarrow has done a Sharpe/Uthred in Rome, with a slight twist on the relationship of the main protagonists. Its fast paced popcorn fun

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Posted 06 March 2019 - 11:36 AM

Scarrow's Eagle series definitely get a thumbs up from me as well. I've read them up until six or seven and I've enjoyed them all. I agree, they're not exactly high literature, but they're quite good for the level of difficulty. I certainly enjoyed them a hell of a lot more than the Britannia series.

Edit: Also, today my copy of Kellanved's Reach arrived. It's a good day!

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Screw you all, and have a nice day!

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Posted 06 March 2019 - 01:41 PM

Way cool, thanks for all thew info guys!

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Posted 01 April 2019 - 05:48 PM

My earbook TRP is beginning to strive for ebook TRPFH-like majesty...

James (it's a pen name, stupid) Corey, TIAMAT'S WRATH, because The Expanse.
Mark Lawrence, GREY SISTER... because $5 sale + i already bought RED SISTER and HOLY SISTER streets soon and i will listen to the entire trilo once completed. Mark is awesome, i just prefer his trilos in one fell swoop.
Hayley Stone, MAKE ME NO GRAVE... because $0.99 ebook +$2 earbook sale + weird fantasy western = dammit, bye money!
J S Morin, GALAXY OUTLAWS: The Complete Black Ocean Mobius Missions, 1-16.5... because $5 sale + this is 85 frikkin hours, and the reviews were pretty positive mostly drawing favorable Firefly analogies.

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