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Dennis
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 Posted - 31 Jan 2012 : 23:49:19
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Originally posted by The Sage
And mine too. I just picked up the boxed set of the "Mistborn" trilogy, and the recently released fourth book as well.
I believe you read Sanderson's other books, so I can say you will love this as well.
I like this series. Though at some point---near the middle of book 2---I felt that it turned way too dreary. But that's just me, I suppose. It picked up speed and level of being enjoyable near the end.
And I can't help but compare some his characters with Weeks'.
And oh, Sage! I recall that you like Magneto. I'm nearly certain you'll like how metals are treated in Mistborn. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 31 Jan 2012 : 23:57:39
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by The Sage
And mine too. I just picked up the boxed set of the "Mistborn" trilogy, and the recently released fourth book as well.
Is the 4th book the one with railroads and guns in it? That sort of throws me off just a tad. I prefer my fantasy to be low-tech.
The Alloy of Law has been in my To-Read pile for sometime now. If the blurb is any indication, I think I'd like it as much as the original trilogy.
You know, if Magneto existed in Scadrial, he would have been worshipped as a god! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 01:15:00
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by The Sage
And mine too. I just picked up the boxed set of the "Mistborn" trilogy, and the recently released fourth book as well.
Is the 4th book the one with railroads and guns in it? That sort of throws me off just a tad. I prefer my fantasy to be low-tech.
I'm not entirely sure.
Given the book's title, I'd assume it probably focuses on the mechanics of Allomancy and metals and such. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 01:24:00
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| Read the first two novels in Simon R. Green's new Ghost Finders series. Fun stuff! Next up is Bernard Cornwell's Death of Kings. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 02:17:09
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by The Sage
And mine too. I just picked up the boxed set of the "Mistborn" trilogy, and the recently released fourth book as well.
I believe you read Sanderson's other books, so I can say you will love this as well.
Just The Way of Kings... and his co-authored works with Robert Jordan on the final "Wheel of Time" books.
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And oh, Sage! I recall that you like Magneto. I'm nearly certain you'll like how metals are treated in Mistborn.
I'm intrigued by the concept of Allomancy, for sure.
Though I hear Feruchemy offers an intriguing arcane system as well.
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 02:46:17
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Feruchemy is interesting, indeed---albeit it's inferior to allomancy. Loosely, an allomancer is like a sorcerer and a feruchemist, a wizard, because the former spends lesser time in gaining specific powers from metals than the latter. |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 02:47:24
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| As soon as I get back to my books, I have 123456 of Ed's FR novels to finish. On top of all of my reading for classes. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 05:32:41
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
Read the first two novels in Simon R. Green's new Ghost Finders series. Fun stuff!
I enjoyed those, as well. I think I'm behind by two books on the Secret Histories books, though.
I read one of the Nightside books, and it really didn't grab me. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 09:18:13
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by The Sage
And mine too. I just picked up the boxed set of the "Mistborn" trilogy, and the recently released fourth book as well.
Is the 4th book the one with railroads and guns in it? That sort of throws me off just a tad. I prefer my fantasy to be low-tech.
I'm not entirely sure.
Given the book's title, I'd assume it probably focuses on the mechanics of Allomancy and metals and such.
The book doesn't go a lot into describing technology, it has a wild west feel. Allomancy and Feruchemy are now used together, but people don't have the talent to use more than one metal from each side. Some combinations are powerful, some useless. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 15:48:07
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| Wooly: Now me, I like the Nightside books a lot. I haven't gotten into the Secret Histories series yet. The books are in my to-be-read pile. |
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Zimme
Learned Scribe
Denmark
209 Posts |
Posted - 01 Feb 2012 : 21:15:37
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| Re-reading Neverwinter by Salvatore at the moment, and am a little unsure of what to get next, but i do need to buy some new books, as the re-reading might have suggested, im just not sure what im in the mood for :P will have to do a search, read some reviews, and so on. |
Sometimes I feel like Beshaba is sitting on my back, devoting her entire attention to me!
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 02 Feb 2012 : 01:50:08
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Originally posted by Zimme
Re-reading Neverwinter by Salvatore at the moment, and am a little unsure of what to get next, but i do need to buy some new books, as the re-reading might have suggested, im just not sure what im in the mood for :P will have to do a search, read some reviews, and so on.
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Entromancer
Senior Scribe
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 02 Feb 2012 : 17:44:40
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Elric: Swords and Roses, the novel "The Revenge of the Rose."
Moorcock's imagination continually amazes me. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 04 Feb 2012 : 16:04:44
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| Finished up Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora. What a fantastic, refreshing read...highly recommend to everyone. Probably one of the best debut fantasy novels i have ever read. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 05 Feb 2012 : 21:27:54
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Dennis
I'm now reading The Bourne Supremacy, Book 2 of The Bourne Trilogy by Robert Ludlum. This is (so far) better than the first. Lots of action that almost literally push me to the edge of my seat.
Ludlum clearly has a good grasp of economics. This maybe fiction, but he wasn't bluffing about China. It's the country which is (or has been) the biggest threat to the US. Not Russia, Germany, nor Japan.
I'm not sure though of Ludlum's take on the underworld of Hong Kong. To infiltrate it, and to neutralize the big fishes that consider it their second home, is nigh impossible. It's as labyrinthine (sometimes quite literally) as that of Iraq.
I'm glad I could get back to this today. I'm halfway through. I wonder what will Jason do when (or if?) Marie dies/is killed? Cripple the US government, perhaps?
The book's fast-paced action and labyrinthine intrigues are quite commendable. For the first die-hard fans of this trilogy, I can say the six-year wait (in between Book 1 and 2) was worth it. Though I'm lucky enough not to wait that long.
I could give you a very minor spoiler, if you'd like...
I just finished this today. What a great read, indeed!
I kinda expected Jason to do that killing spree at Victoria Peak. Though I didn't expect, and frankly found it hard to believe, that he didn't recognize Marie at first. It must be partly because she changed her looks and he strongly believed she was dead. But hearing her voice alone should have been more than enough proof.
The fake Bourne was incompetent and at times quite annoying. I wanted him dead since the moment David captured him.
There's hardly any novel time allotted to the villain, Sheng. So I didn't really care for his fate at the end.
Ludlum is not only good in creating main characters. His supporting are just as good. I like Wong and Echo. And Edward and Havilland were well fleshed out as well.
Overall, it was such an enjoyable book. And most likely will be part of my To-Reread List in the future.
Out of ten stars, I give it 9. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 06:14:09
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I am now at Chapter 5 of Raymond E. Feist's A Crown Imperilled, the penultimate book of the Chaoswar, which is the culminating series of the Riftwar Cycle. My asset in London bought it for me in Kindle edition. But it seems like Harper Voyage has temporarily stopped selling this edition due to the readers' comments on it having too many typos.
Spoiler Alert: (specially to Wooly)
The Prologue sets the mood right. I wonder how many more resurrections/incarnations of lost races we would see before the series ends.
Finally, there's a (somewhat expected) explanation as to how Miranda and Nakor got reincarnated as demons. Their voyage and prolonged stay at the mortal world slowly erased their memories as demons and reasserted their "old" selves.
Feist previously humanized the moredhel and even certain types of demons. Now, guess what he humanized in this book? The Pantathians, no less. Hard to believe at first, but the explanation is quite plausible. So in the end, I'm fine with it. Enemies becoming allies---nothing new. But in the context of extreme hatred between humans and Panthatians, it's still a surprise.
If you're hungry for magical battles in its predecessor, A Kingdom Besieged, (as there were hardly any in that book), you will most likely sate that here. Pug, Amirantha, and Sandreena give a taste of that in Chapter 4.
I'll devour the rest of the book later. I just hope the hardbound edition will have less typos. [But I'll still buy it even if there's any.]
Feist has written another masterpiece. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 15:10:28
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| Diving in for some more action and capers with the Gentleman Bastards with Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies,; book 2 of his series. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2012 : 04:02:46
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Finished "A Hard Day's Knight" by Simon R. Green
Now reading Ephemera - Dark stories from the mind of Paul S. Kemp |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2012 : 21:34:47
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Originally posted by Dennis
I am now at Chapter 5 of Raymond E. Feist's A Crown Imperilled, the penultimate book of the Chaoswar, which is the culminating series of the Riftwar Cycle. My asset in London bought it for me in Kindle edition. But it seems like Harper Voyage has temporarily stopped selling this edition due to the readers' comments on it having too many typos.
Spoiler Alert:
The Prologue sets the mood right. I wonder how many more resurrections/incarnations of lost races we would see before the series ends.
Finally, there's a (somewhat expected) explanation as to how Miranda and Nakor got reincarnated as demons. Their voyage and prolonged stay at the mortal world slowly erased their memories as demons and reasserted their "old" selves.
Feist previously humanized the moredhel and even certain types of demons. Now, guess what he humanized in this book? The Pantathians, no less. Hard to believe at first, but the explanation is quite plausible. So in the end, I'm fine with it. Enemies becoming allies---nothing new. But in the context of extreme hatred between humans and Panthatians, it's still a surprise.
If you're hungry for magical battles in its predecessor, A Kingdom Besieged, (as there were hardly any in that book), you will most likely sate that here. Pug, Amirantha, and Sandreena give a taste of that in Chapter 4.
I'll devour the rest of the book later. I just hope the hardbound edition will have less typos. [But I'll still buy it even if there's any.]
I'm now at Chapter 13. Still don't see the bigger picture. The main villain is yet to be revealed, but his/her/its main servants are rather too obvious. You don't even have be a fan of this series to figure them out.
It's been fun seeing Nakor in his usual self. You'd love (and laugh out loud at) what he did during the siege in Ylith.
I should be able to finish this today. Then finally move on to another of my most anticipated novels this year, Richard's newest, The Masked Witches. And probably juggle it with Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ultimatum. |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 13 Feb 2012 : 18:24:32
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I'm reading The Burnished Blade by Lawrence Schoonover.
I found this old book (published 1949) on the shelf of an antique shop in Los Gatos, CA. The cover is crayon-gray in color and the front and back covers are worn cardboard-brown where they meet the spine of the book.
It has thick pages that make you think you've grasped two or more of them every time you turn the page. It has the smell of old book about it, which I find comforting each time I open it.
The story (thus far) is about a young French boy found by a priest and given over to an Italian armorer residing in Rouen, just after the burning of Joan of Arc. |
Look for me and my content at EN World (user name: sanishiver). |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 13 Feb 2012 : 23:28:47
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| Finished up Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies, Book 2 of his Gentleman Bastards series. Fantastic follow-up book for the first. Now begins the long wait for Book 3 |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 14 Feb 2012 : 17:05:31
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| Started reading Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. This is my first by him and it's great so far! |
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dansonata
Acolyte
Brazil
10 Posts |
Posted - 14 Feb 2012 : 17:33:48
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Started yestarday Sandstorm by Christopher Rowe.
First book by him, let's see  |
"So fate might make a man a farmer, but the farmer chose what crops to plant. Fate might make a man a soldier, but the soldier chose which battles to fight. Fate may have made him a killer, but he would decide if, who, why, and when he killed." |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 14 Feb 2012 : 17:54:35
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Originally posted by dansonata
Started yestarday Sandstorm by Christopher Rowe.
First book by him, let's see
I hope you'll tell us if you enjoyed it when you're done. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 14 Feb 2012 : 17:57:59
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| Does Chris have other books out there yet? |
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dansonata
Acolyte
Brazil
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Posted - 14 Feb 2012 : 19:16:17
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Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer
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Originally posted by dansonata
Started yestarday Sandstorm by Christopher Rowe.
First book by him, let's see
I hope you'll tell us if you enjoyed it when you're done.
All I can tell you by now is that the cover has an awesome art, the main character seems very original and the first 15 pages are great.
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Does Chris have other books out there yet?
According to Amazon, Sandstorm is his first novel! |
"So fate might make a man a farmer, but the farmer chose what crops to plant. Fate might make a man a soldier, but the soldier chose which battles to fight. Fate may have made him a killer, but he would decide if, who, why, and when he killed." |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 15 Feb 2012 : 04:21:37
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Does Chris have other books out there yet?
According to Amazon, Sandstorm is his first novel!
Most of his published works are short stories. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2012 : 15:47:33
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Ok, I finished "Ephemera - Dark stories from the mind of Paul S. Kemp"
Not sure what I'll read next... |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2012 : 20:45:00
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Originally posted by DragonReader
Ok, I finished "Ephemera - Dark stories from the mind of Paul S. Kemp"
Not sure what I'll read next...
If you are looking for something new, within the fantasy genre, and open to suggestions then I would recommend Scott Lynch. Just finished his first 2 books and the were both fantastic.
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Red Seas Under Red Skies |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2012 : 22:24:18
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by DragonReader
Ok, I finished "Ephemera - Dark stories from the mind of Paul S. Kemp"
Not sure what I'll read next...
If you are looking for something new, within the fantasy genre, and open to suggestions then I would recommend Scott Lynch. Just finished his first 2 books and the were both fantastic.
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Red Seas Under Red Skies
Thanks for the recommendation. Both books are on my shelf and my 'to read' list, so I will hopefully be getting to them soon. For now I decided to go with Lord of Souls by Greg Keyes. This is the second (and final) book in his Elder Scrolls duology. First book was really good, but a little hard to follow in a few spots if like me you know nothing about the Elder Scrolls games/world. |
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