[Abyss]

JPK, on 28 September 2022 - 04:01 PM, said:

Drop what you're doing. Sandman Vol 3 just dropped on audible!!!

Oh yah? neat, thats early. I'll have to pick that up eventually.

[Tiste Simeon]

Well I'm meant to be sleeping right now but I guess I'm getting Sandman instead...

[Abyss]

NK Jemisin's THE WORLD WE MAKE earbook, sequel to THE CITY WE BECAME, has arrived.
Am very VERY looking fwd to this, as city was great and left a whole pile of interesting hooks set.

[Tiste Simeon]

Got a new Kindle for Christmas as well as The Golden Enclaves so I've got lots of reading to do!

[QuickTidal]

Pre-ordered Greta Thunberg's THE CLIMATE BOOK (as I hear good things from those overseas who have read it). Comes out Feb 14th here. Excited to read it. Heard great things. I hear she goes into greenwashing, and other elements of the push for lower carbon footprints that are fully corporate/capitalism minded and not at all climate-focused.

Funnily enough, I was re-watching clips from some of my fave climate change documentaries yesterday and one I really loved was THE 11TH HOUR (2011 I think?)....and watching it now and seeing Leo talk to Elon fucking Musk and Musk waxing about battery farms THAT HE HAD NO INTENTION OF EVER CREATING as if he was set to be some champion of the environment instead of a capitalism hoarding dragon...stood out to me.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 05 January 2023 - 12:36 PM

[MTS]

Just got THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by RICHARD SWAN after using a gift card. Seems intriguing.

[Mentalist]

converted a holiday gift card into The Girl and the Stars , first in Mark Lawrence's follow up to Book of the Ancestor trilo.

Also, Volume 3 in Brian Lee Durfee's "Five Warrior Angels" series. There was only one copy on the shelf at Indigo, so pleased I got that.

Now, i just need to get back to "The Veiled Throne" and finish that....

[QuickTidal]

eBook gift moneys from my brother in law for my birthday, combined with some more from my lovely wife for Valentines Day resulted in the following purchases:

HELL BENT by Leigh Bardugo (2nd book in the Alex Stern series)

HOW RORY THORNE DESTROYED THE UNIVERSE by K. Eason

REBEL SKIES by Ann Sei Lin

THE THOUSAND NAMES by Django Wexler (Book 1 of The Shadow Campaigns)

EMPIRE OF EXILES by Erin M. Evans (Books of the Usurper 1)

[Cause]

I just discovered on Amazon that Jim butcher has a son James butcher who writes fantasy.

Is he any good?

[Abyss]

Cause, on 20 February 2023 - 07:57 PM, said:

I just discovered on Amazon that Jim butcher has a son James butcher who writes fantasy.

Is he any good?

My scan of initial reviews of his debut were fairly mid-to-negative. I haven't read any of his work myself.

[Cause]

Abyss, on 21 February 2023 - 04:32 PM, said:

Cause, on 20 February 2023 - 07:57 PM, said:

I just discovered on Amazon that Jim butcher has a son James butcher who writes fantasy.

Is he any good?

My scan of initial reviews of his debut were fairly mid-to-negative. I haven't read any of his work myself.

It does kind of read as nepotism but I love the dresden crack so much and if I am honest I would rate the first 3 dresden novels as mid-to-negative. On series rereads I sometimes wonder why I kept at them but maybe its only in hindsight that they come off as weaker.

[QuickTidal]

Cause, on 21 February 2023 - 11:41 PM, said:

Abyss, on 21 February 2023 - 04:32 PM, said:

Cause, on 20 February 2023 - 07:57 PM, said:

I just discovered on Amazon that Jim butcher has a son James butcher who writes fantasy.

Is he any good?

My scan of initial reviews of his debut were fairly mid-to-negative. I haven't read any of his work myself.

It does kind of read as nepotism but I love the dresden crack so much and if I am honest I would rate the first 3 dresden novels as mid-to-negative. On series rereads I sometimes wonder why I kept at them but maybe its only in hindsight that they come off as weaker.

I would like to point out that the marketing is VERY nepotistic....the layout and font design on his covers is meant to make you think of Jim and the Dresden books...it's literally aping them in all but character (instead of Harry, it's his young wizard with glasses character)...it gave me an nasty taste in my mouth to coattail ride his dad like that....but I'm trying to bear in mind that the publisher is likely at fault for the design choices to sell books...but still...it annoyed me.

[worry]

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2023 - 01:19 PM, said:

instead of Harry, it's his young wizard with glasses character

[QuickTidal]

worry, on 22 February 2023 - 01:45 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2023 - 01:19 PM, said:

instead of Harry, it's his young wizard with glasses character

LOL, right? I wrote it out and was like...WAIT....oy vey...

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 22 February 2023 - 02:12 PM

[Cause]

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2023 - 01:19 PM, said:

Cause, on 21 February 2023 - 11:41 PM, said:

Abyss, on 21 February 2023 - 04:32 PM, said:

Cause, on 20 February 2023 - 07:57 PM, said:

I just discovered on Amazon that Jim butcher has a son James butcher who writes fantasy.

Is he any good?

My scan of initial reviews of his debut were fairly mid-to-negative. I haven't read any of his work myself.

It does kind of read as nepotism but I love the dresden crack so much and if I am honest I would rate the first 3 dresden novels as mid-to-negative. On series rereads I sometimes wonder why I kept at them but maybe its only in hindsight that they come off as weaker.

I would like to point out that the marketing is VERY nepotistic....the layout and font design on his covers is meant to make you think of Jim and the Dresden books...it's literally aping them in all but character (instead of Harry, it's his young wizard with glasses character)...it gave me an nasty taste in my mouth to coattail ride his dad like that....but I'm trying to bear in mind that the publisher is likely at fault for the design choices to sell books...but still...it annoyed me.

My first thought when I saw the book on Amazon was that one of the self published kindle unlimited authors had aped his name and art style.

[Abyss]

AMINA has arrived!!!!!!!!

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 02 March 2023 - 02:20 PM, said:

AMINA has arrived!!!!!!!!

Let me know how it is. It's in my eBook ToRead pile. Excited about it!

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 02 March 2023 - 03:00 PM, said:

Abyss, on 02 March 2023 - 02:20 PM, said:

AMINA has arrived!!!!!!!!

Let me know how it is. It's in my eBook ToRead pile. Excited about it!

Noted - It's on deck w an hour to go STRANGE BEASTS and maybe 4 hours in a popcorn read i may just pause to get into this sooner. I adored Chakarabortay's DAEVABAD trilo and her excitement about this book is utterly contagious.

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 02 March 2023 - 04:28 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 02 March 2023 - 03:00 PM, said:

Abyss, on 02 March 2023 - 02:20 PM, said:

AMINA has arrived!!!!!!!!

Let me know how it is. It's in my eBook ToRead pile. Excited about it!

Noted - It's on deck w an hour to go STRANGE BEASTS and maybe 4 hours in a popcorn read i may just pause to get into this sooner. I adored Chakarabortay's DAEVABAD trilo and her excitement about this book is utterly contagious.

Also, an older retired female pirate is such a great character to dive into for an adventure.

[Tiste Simeon]

Curse my stupid New Years Resolution not to buy books I just found The Girl with All the Gifts at a charity shop for like a quid. I must be strong!