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- I sneeze warrens.
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- March 28, 1982
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- Toronto, Canada
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- Fantasy, cartography, creativity, finding a readership before I'm cast aside by history, roti.
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Currently working on my Imbalance series.
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In Topic: The Malazan Empire's Bestest Reads of 2019 (and the opposites of that)
27 December 2019 - 06:20 AM
This year, according to Goodreads, I read:
Prince of Fools - Mark Lawrence
Arm of the Sphinx - Josiah Bancroft
Bloody Rose - Nicholas Eames
Kellanved's Reach - ICE
The Wrath of Heroes - David Benem
Beyond Redemption - Michael R. Fletcher
The Mirror's Edge - Michael R. Fletcher
...and if I can finish 4-5 stories by January 1st, Sharp Ends - Joe Abercrombie
My favourites were Bloody Rose and Beyond Redemption (or maybe Mirror's Edge, I certainly read it a lot faster) - but all were either great or good and worth my time. -
In Topic: Beyond Redemption is so Good
27 December 2019 - 03:13 AM
Mentalist, on 26 November 2019 - 05:56 PM, said:On topic: Beyond Redemption has been on my list for a while, and I just ordered it.
Edit on Dec 21st: so I just finished it, and I'm intrigued about a sequel. I didn't think it was the best thing ever, but it's playing around with some really cool ideas.
That being said, the fact that the main cast of murderous villains and anti-heroes continually murder just about everyone meant it was hard to get much of a feel for the world- it's hard to create interesting secondary characters when everyone is dying every few pages.
In a way, it's one of the more refreshing reads for me. But that largely comes because of all the death.
Funny enough, I just popped in to say I just read the sequel and loved it pretty much as much as Beyond Redemption. I mean, I made this whole thread so guess I should. I can confirm it stays focused on our three leads, but with a handful of new characters. The ending is crazy horrendous and brings lots of threads together, some from Book 1. The next book, Swarm & Steel, is a closer for the trilogy - but takes place half a world away with brand new characters, so it's principally just set in the same world. I'm going to cleanse my pallet before giving it a go, but I certainly will.
Mirror's Truth gets more in depth with the central characters, and when it feels like it's going to fall apart at the seams, pulls it all in tight (or did for me).
See, the death wasn't the unique aspect to me: it was Konig and the play of the doppels. The premise of writing scenes where you have conspiring characters who are the same as their original self and ALSO must follow Konig's delusive trait that created them.... yikes. That's a knife edge to balance on. That was the part that shot it unique for me, rather than the main three. They're not so distant from, say, Monza Murcatto. I love the system of powers. I wish I had something so creative as to help sell my own work. -
In Topic: Merry Christmas to the Malazan Empire!
27 December 2019 - 03:04 AM
Yo, happy holidays, Malazites! -
In Topic: Drunk apt makes drunk thread
19 December 2019 - 04:09 AM
Aptorian, on 13 December 2019 - 10:53 PM, said:A part of me wish now was 15 years ago. The other part is tired.
I read that as 'fired' and it changed the whole context. -
In Topic: Beyond Redemption is so Good
25 November 2019 - 03:29 AM
Whisperzzzzzzz, on 24 November 2019 - 04:53 PM, said:Just read Rag — loved it! I'd love to explore more of Crux and Rag.
Hey, thanks! Means a lot you guys like it. I have no other plans for Rag at the moment, but there are 3-5 chapters already written about a new lead in Crux for book #2.
Also, hardcores would recall the character Olliphor is from Crux
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