[Abyss]

READY PLAYER TWO and the new Alex Verus book FORGED, both in earbook.

Psyched for both of these post RHYTHM OF WAR... may be hard to get back into TYRANT BARU.

[Maark Abbott]

 Abyss, on 25 November 2020 - 05:33 AM, said:

READY PLAYER TWO and the new Alex Verus book FORGED, both in earbook.

Psyched for both of these post RHYTHM OF WAR... may be hard to get back into TYRANT BARU.

Have you considered BENEVOLENT SUBA ALBATROSS instead?

Why am I like this

[Tsundoku]

 Maark Abbott, on 25 November 2020 - 08:40 AM, said:

 Abyss, on 25 November 2020 - 05:33 AM, said:

READY PLAYER TWO and the new Alex Verus book FORGED, both in earbook.

Psyched for both of these post RHYTHM OF WAR... may be hard to get back into TYRANT BARU.

Have you considered BENEVOLENT SUBA ALBATROSS instead?

Why am I like this?

You're English and the only way you feel anything is by dragging others down?

[Maark Abbott]

 Tsundoku, on 25 November 2020 - 10:51 AM, said:

 Maark Abbott, on 25 November 2020 - 08:40 AM, said:

 Abyss, on 25 November 2020 - 05:33 AM, said:

READY PLAYER TWO and the new Alex Verus book FORGED, both in earbook.

Psyched for both of these post RHYTHM OF WAR... may be hard to get back into TYRANT BARU.

Have you considered BENEVOLENT SUBA ALBATROSS instead?

Why am I like this?

You're English and the only way you feel anything is by dragging others down?

I was going for more of an opposite joke but you did sum up Britain pretty dang good.

Finding an opposite for Baru is bloody hard

[Abyss]

 Briar King, on 02 December 2020 - 04:47 PM, said:

Bought SLA 4 in TX today.

That didn't take long.

[Ailesbury]

The War Dogs Trilogy by Greg Bear -- longtime fan of Bear.
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson -- haven't tried Stormlight yet.

This post has been edited by ailes: 03 December 2020 - 10:28 PM

[QuickTidal]

So Harper Collins is still doing their gorgeous hardcover re-releases of Tolkien stuff, and forthcoming in March of next year is THE SILMARILLION....

For my peeps whose money I spend just by posting the fact that this stuff is coming out, the linkage to the Canadian site, I assume your local Harper Collins sites will have it up too.

https://www.harperco...e-silmarillion/

[Tsundoku]

The illustrator Ted Nasmith's site. Oh wow.

https://www.tednasmith.com/

[QuickTidal]

 Tsundoku, on 07 December 2020 - 04:42 PM, said:

The illustrator Ted Nasmith's site. Oh wow.

https://www.tednasmith.com/

Oh damn, that painting of Rhosgobel is GORGEOUS!

[Macros]

Oh fuck you both

[QuickTidal]

 Macros, on 07 December 2020 - 05:18 PM, said:

Oh fuck you both

You know you were included in my "For my peeps whose money I spend just by posting the fact that this stuff is coming out" bit Mac. Sorry, not sorry!

[Tiste Simeon]

I mean, deep down, you love causing anguish to Macros...

This post has been edited by Tiste Simeon: 08 December 2020 - 09:51 AM

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

I've got a paperback Silmarillion with Ted Nasmith's illustrations in it. I'll always love Alan Lee's work, but some of Nasmith's is absolutely stunning.

[Tsundoku]

Nasmith certainly does wonderful land/city scapes.

People are a mixed bag - he's no Komarck - but that Annuminas is gorgeous.

But yeah, there's only one Alan Lee and I am so happy I have hardcovers of his LOTR trilo.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 08 December 2020 - 12:04 PM

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Tsundoku, on 08 December 2020 - 12:03 PM, said:

But yeah, there's only one Alan Lee and I am so happy I have hardcovers of his LOTR trilo.

I've got the paperback set of his illustrated LOTR and The Hobbit - they're beautiful

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 08 December 2020 - 12:47 PM

[QuickTidal]

 TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 08 December 2020 - 11:43 AM, said:

I've got a paperback Silmarillion with Ted Nasmith's illustrations in it. I'll always love Alan Lee's work, but some of Nasmith's is absolutely stunning.

I have that paperback version as well, it's lovely. I feel like the hardbacks are worth getting as "shelf-worthy" keepsake ones, especially because they match spine-wise. My paperbacks are great, but I feel like since they are "reading copies" they will eventually get ragged.

[Tiste Simeon]

 TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 08 December 2020 - 11:43 AM, said:

I've got a paperback Silmarillion with Ted Nasmith's illustrations in it. I'll always love Alan Lee's work, but some of Nasmith's is absolutely stunning.

Hmm I think I've already got a burglary planned at your house for the space gym pants so I might as well pick up this book while I'm at it.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Tiste Simeon, on 08 December 2020 - 04:34 PM, said:

 TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 08 December 2020 - 11:43 AM, said:

I've got a paperback Silmarillion with Ted Nasmith's illustrations in it. I'll always love Alan Lee's work, but some of Nasmith's is absolutely stunning.

Hmm I think I've already got a burglary planned at your house for the space gym pants so I might as well pick up this book while I'm at it.

The space leggings are okay, but the books I'd definitely fight you for!

[Chance]

Just bought Ten Arrows of Iron and Phoenix Extravagant in old fashioned papper, not sure when I'll start either but having a few physical books around is good for when I'm not in the mood for anything digital.

[QuickTidal]

Christmas book haul I received (read: am
Spoiled rotten by family):

THE LIGHT FANTASTIC by Pratchett
SOURCERY by Pratchett
SWORD OF KINGS (Saxon book 12) by Bernard Cornwell
TO SLEEP IN A SEA OF STARS by Christopher Paolini
A BRIGHTNESS LONG AGO by Guy Gavriel Kay
THE LAST LIGHT OF THE SUN by Guy Gavriel Kay
THE FALL OF SHANNARA: THE BLACK ELFSTONE by Terry Brooks
THE FALL OF SHANNARA: THE SKAAR INVASION by Terry Brooks
THE FALL OF SHANNARA: THE STIEHL ASSASSIN by Terry Brooks
LIONHEART by Ben Kane
THE SECRET COMMONWEALTH (Book of Dust 2) by Phillip Pullman
MALICE by John Gwynne
THE GILDED WOLVES by Roshani Chokshi
THE SILVERED SERPENTS by Roshani Chokshi

What did everyone else get?