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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 04 May 2012 : 14:25:04
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Originally posted by Nilus Reynard
I just started reading King Pinch again.
I found the book under the passenger seat of my truck ( ), with a book mark on page 3. I can't remember the last time I read it & have forgotten a good part of the story.
I can't remember the last time I read that book, either... And I've also forgotten a good portion of the story.
But what I remember makes me think this is a good thing.
I can barely remember anything about any of the 6 Nobles books. I guess they didn't really make that much of an impression on me. |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 07 May 2012 : 16:02:25
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Finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Now reading book #2 - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 07 May 2012 : 21:28:08
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Just started on the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. My friends have highly recommended this series but i just never seemed to find the time to start it.
I have enjoyed the first few chapters, somewhat reminiscent of Tolkein isn't it.
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers? |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 May 2012 : 01:55:43
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Originally posted by Thauranil
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers?
Prepare yourself for some agonizing redundancy after Book 8.
On the bright side, WoT is one of the well fleshed-out world in fantasy, and is definitely full of likeable characters. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 May 2012 : 10:24:53
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Currently reading The Desire for Dearborne by V.B. Kildaire. Finely written, with an air that rings true of old England. The couple is quite adorable and interesting. Kildaire fleshed them out so well. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2012 : 11:28:17
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers?
Prepare yourself for some agonizing redundancy after Book 8.
On the bright side, WoT is one of the well fleshed-out world in fantasy, and is definitely full of likeable characters.
Well I just barely finished book one of thats still far off in the future. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2012 : 14:03:16
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers?
Prepare yourself for some agonizing redundancy after Book 8.
On the bright side, WoT is one of the well fleshed-out world in fantasy, and is definitely full of likeable characters.
Well I just barely finished book one of thats still far off in the future.
Did you begin with the prequel book or Eye of the World? |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 May 2012 : 19:14:30
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers?
Prepare yourself for some agonizing redundancy after Book 8.
On the bright side, WoT is one of the well fleshed-out world in fantasy, and is definitely full of likeable characters.
Well I just barely finished book one of thats still far off in the future.
Yes, you still have 7 more books you could enjoy wholeheartedly.
Anyway, I'm only one. There are others who said the story "improved" after Book 8, and not exactly that redundant. So...
And if I may add, buy the new reprints. They have better cover art. Kinda "modern."
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Did you begin with the prequel book or Eye of the World?
The prequel is only good as a "flashback." For full immersion in the setting, I still recommend starting with Book 1. [Now that's something for someone who doesn't normally read series in order.] |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2012 : 21:33:22
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Originally posted by entreri3478
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers?
Prepare yourself for some agonizing redundancy after Book 8.
On the bright side, WoT is one of the well fleshed-out world in fantasy, and is definitely full of likeable characters.
Well I just barely finished book one of thats still far off in the future.
Did you begin with the prequel book or Eye of the World?
I started with book one, nice read. Felt the prequel would mostly appeal to fans of the series so i skipped that. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 09 May 2012 : 21:36:44
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers?
Prepare yourself for some agonizing redundancy after Book 8.
On the bright side, WoT is one of the well fleshed-out world in fantasy, and is definitely full of likeable characters.
Well I just barely finished book one of thats still far off in the future.
Yes, you still have 7 more books you could enjoy wholeheartedly.
Anyway, I'm only one. There are others who said the story "improved" after Book 8, and not exactly that redundant. So...
And if I may add, buy the new reprints. They have better cover art. Kinda "modern."
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Did you begin with the prequel book or Eye of the World?
The prequel is only good as a "flashback." For full immersion in the setting, I still recommend starting with Book 1. [Now that's something for someone who doesn't normally read series in order.]
Ah am now feeling vindicated by skipping the prequel .
But I ll probably get to it once I am done with the rest of the series. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 May 2012 : 03:11:25
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2012 : 14:24:38
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Thauranil
As it seems to be a rather long series could someone familiar with it pass along a few pointers?
Prepare yourself for some agonizing redundancy after Book 8.
On the bright side, WoT is one of the well fleshed-out world in fantasy, and is definitely full of likeable characters.
Well I just barely finished book one of thats still far off in the future.
Yes, you still have 7 more books you could enjoy wholeheartedly.
Anyway, I'm only one. There are others who said the story "improved" after Book 8, and not exactly that redundant. So...
And if I may add, buy the new reprints. They have better cover art. Kinda "modern."
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Did you begin with the prequel book or Eye of the World?
The prequel is only good as a "flashback." For full immersion in the setting, I still recommend starting with Book 1. [Now that's something for someone who doesn't normally read series in order.]
Lol, I still don't see how you can stand to read a series out of order. If I tried that I don't think I would ever experience those exciting moments when something is revealed in the story to actually give me goose bumps. |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2012 : 20:24:27
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 13 May 2012 : 13:11:57
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| Ah but the main advantage of this is that it lets you get to the thick of the action and if you dont like that you probably wont like any of the preceding books either. I personally have read the Shandril saga, the Last crusade and the brotherhood of the Griffon series backwards , just to name a few and enjoyed them just as much as any other series. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 13 May 2012 : 15:32:48
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| I much prefer the gradual build up of events that unfold as you read a series in order. |
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - 13 May 2012 : 16:37:28
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| I just prefer linear storytelling. I have nothing against mixing it up every now and then (memento was a cool movie and all). But I like starting at the beginning and going from there, even of the actual story itself jumps around a bit, I don't want to make it any jumper than it needs to be. |
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Sightless
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 13 May 2012 : 17:27:31
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I don't have the luxery of reading most book series in order. I often don't have the luxery of reading all of most series all the way through, so as a reader I adapt.
For instance, I'm reading the Orc King, having not read the two swords, or the thousand orcs, or the Lone Drow. I can follow it pretty well without having read those, with a few points of not completely knowing what's going on, but that's to be expected. So I can understand how someone can not read a series in order.
I'm also reading, it's also in brail, Votzig Vernar, one of those classic Norce tales of struggle and death to which thos lovable lugs are so found of writing. |
We choose to live a lie, when we see with, & not through the eye.
Every decision, no matter the evidence, is a leap of faith; if it were not, then it wouldn't be a choice at all. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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Posted - 14 May 2012 : 12:47:19
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| Each to his own, though i must admit that even i generally try to follow the 'correct order' whilst reading a book series. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 14 May 2012 : 14:42:43
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Originally posted by Yoss
I just prefer linear storytelling. I have nothing against mixing it up every now and then (memento was a cool movie and all). But I like starting at the beginning and going from there, even of the actual story itself jumps around a bit, I don't want to make it any jumper than it needs to be.
I think I actually prefer a more multi-faceted storyline, as seen in series like "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Malazan Book of the Fallen." In these series there are many plotlines advancing at the same time, though not always at the same pace. It's fun for me to see things panning out through the books. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 14 May 2012 : 15:09:43
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Finished up Deadhouse Gates and taking a quick break from the Malazan series to start Brandon Sanderson's Elantris. This is my first book by this author and at 100 pages in, it looks like I will have to had him to my favorite author's list.  |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 15 May 2012 : 03:19:30
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Originally posted by Yoss
I just prefer linear storytelling. I have nothing against mixing it up every now and then (memento was a cool movie and all). But I like starting at the beginning and going from there, even of the actual story itself jumps around a bit, I don't want to make it any jumper than it needs to be.
Reading out of order gives you a reason to reread the entire series in order. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2012 : 03:23:19
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Originally posted by Dennis
Reading Twilight of Kerberos: Night's Haunting by Matthew Sprange. I like the 'hero' a lot---Lucius, a thief and Shadowmage. Their system of magic is close to D&D. The types are: necromancy, natural magic, spells of shadow, elemental forces, and battle magic. Strangely, necromancy is on the top of the hierarchy. Necromantic castings were more powerful than those rooted in natural forces. In their turn, spells governing natural forces had dominance over shadow. Although, as hinted in the first few chapters, the thread of magic that was lost after the war between the elven and dwarven race centuries ago could be the most powerful type...
Finished it yesterday. Sprange’s style is decent enough, appropriate for this genre. The main character, Lucius, while interesting in many aspects, was barely fleshed out. Though I suppose the author was given two choices---either to make the story character- or conflict-driven. Apparently, he chose the latter. Which, considering that Kerberos is a newly created shared-world setting, may just be right.
Adrianna, a powerful Shadowmage, reminded me so much of The Simbul. Their wild nature and formidable magical arsenal are, in some ways, strangely similar…
Being fond of necromancy myself, I liked it that Sprange elevated said type of magic to the top of the ‘magical food chain.’
Fans of thieves, assassins, and wizards would love this tale. Those classes had equal share of the fun in this book.
I enjoyed it, and definitely would recommend it to others. Out of ten possible stars, I give it 8. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 15 May 2012 : 11:20:54
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| Just finished Halo Cryptum . It certainly makes you rethink everything you thought you knew about the Halo universe. |
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Tyrant
Senior Scribe
USA
586 Posts |
Posted - 16 May 2012 : 04:32:23
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I read through the first two Star Wars X Wing Books, Rogue Squadron and Wedge's Gamble. I enjoyed them both and I am now onto book 3, The Krytos Trap.
On the comic front I got S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Forever. This was an interesting take on some behind the scenes history in the Marvel Universe of the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization. It apparently goes back to ancient Egypt (with surprise background cameo by a certain ancient mutant) and has been lead by such individuals as Galileo (who fought off Galactus), Leonardo Da Vinci, and Isaac Newton. The bulk of the story is in the 50s with Isaac Newton still in charge and Nathaniel Richards and Howard Stark as two of it's main agents. Da Vinci shows up via time travel and Newton has Nostradamus chained up in the basement. Tesla and Michelangelo put in appearances as well. It is the start of an interesting story that will hopefully lead to some intersting places in the next part. |
Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.
-The Sith Code
Teenage Sith zombies, Tulkh thought-how in the moons of Bogden had it all started? Every so often, the universe must just get bored and decide to really cut loose. -Star Wars: Red Harvest |
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Entromancer
Senior Scribe
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 18 May 2012 : 23:11:53
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| Just finished a read of The Gunslinger by Stephen King. Up next is The Drawing of the Three. I'm going to do a straight read-through of all 7 and a half novels, without reading the related novels between the main books of the Dark Tower cycle. |
"...the will is everything. The will to act."--Ra's Al Ghul
"Suffering builds character."--Talia Al Ghul |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 19 May 2012 : 00:37:08
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Finished Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Now reading The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 19 May 2012 : 03:45:03
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Originally posted by Dennis
Currently reading The Desire for Dearborne by V.B. Kildaire. Finely written, with an air that rings true of old England. The couple is quite adorable and interesting. Kildaire fleshed them out so well.
Went back to this yesterday. Julian and Leander's first meeting was quite memorable, and entertaining. Though the 'being together' part was rather...quick. The 'chase' should have been longer and handled with thrill.
I like this line from Leander:
“The laws of God are generally quite clear, as is the punishment for breaking them. Except that it’s impossible to be certain of punishment in the afterlife, especially since no one has ever returned with confirmation of it.” |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 19 May 2012 : 03:59:01
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Now on page 162 of The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum. I must admit, the chatty parts really discouraged me. I started reading this two months ago, but had to drop it because Ludlum kept on breaking the "show, don't tell" golden rule. Fifty pages dedicated to nonstop talking of the characters in conference. How would you like that?
Anyway, rant over. To the good parts: Jason Bourne. Ludlum effectively humanized him. Despite his (seemingly) unparallelled skills as an assassin, his age is catching up on him, something he himself could no longer deny. He improvises. He plans well (though, yes, sometimes, not well enough). He relies on his intelligence as much as his instincts. If there's anything that's bad in the picture, that's his having a family and so many close friends. That is never good for an assassin...
The many supporting characters do more than just support. They pretty much paint some lovely scenes. And I do love it that almost every chapter, I find something that surprises me (in a good way). |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 21 May 2012 : 18:08:26
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| Finished Indomitable by Terry Brooks. Subterranean Press did a nice limited printing hardcover release for this short story that takes place 2 years after the events of Wishsong of Shannara. Great stuff if you are a fan of the series! |
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