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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
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 Posted - 16 Jul 2012 : 19:28:37
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Just started House Of Chains, the 4th book in Malazan: Book of the Fallen.
That is the next Malazan book for me as well, but I need to wait a few more months before starting it. Memories of Ice REALLY seemed to drag for me, mostly because I think I read the first 3 books of the series back to back to back.
I had read the first 7 books in this series back to back so imagine my state.
Now that is determination! My head might explode if I had tried to read the fourth book right away. Great books, but I just need a little time in between volumes. It's weird because I never felt that way when reading the Song of Ice and Fire books.
Yeah I was able to read everything in Song of Ice and Fire in one go but my brother had to take a pause of one year between books. Hes still not done . But after book seven of the Malazan series i couldn't touch anything by Erikson for at least a year or two. Its heavy stuff. |
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Clad In Shadows
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 17 Jul 2012 : 14:59:11
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Originally posted by Clad In Shadows
Just started House Of Chains, the 4th book in Malazan: Book of the Fallen.
That is the next Malazan book for me as well, but I need to wait a few more months before starting it. Memories of Ice REALLY seemed to drag for me, mostly because I think I read the first 3 books of the series back to back to back.
I had read the first 7 books in this series back to back so imagine my state.
Now that is determination! My head might explode if I had tried to read the fourth book right away. Great books, but I just need a little time in between volumes. It's weird because I never felt that way when reading the Song of Ice and Fire books.
Yeah I was able to read everything in Song of Ice and Fire in one go but my brother had to take a pause of one year between books. Hes still not done. But after book seven of the Malazan series i couldn't touch anything by Erikson for at least a year or two. Its heavy stuff.
I read the first two Malazan books back to back. Then I had to take a break. I read the third, followed by another break. But I'm going through the fourth one at a decent pace. I'll probably read the fifth one immediately after. At that point, I need to start considering Ian Esslemont's contributions to the series, so I'll probably end up taking a break at that point. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Jul 2012 : 20:15:24
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| Doing a Wiki search shows a good timeline for the Malazan books; both Erikson's and Esslemont's. That way you could still read them in chronological order. I read Esslemon'ts first book before I read Gardens of the Moon and didn't care for it because I was confused the whole time. I think a re-read will net better results down the road. |
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Clad In Shadows
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 17 Jul 2012 : 20:21:17
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Originally posted by entreri3478
Doing a Wiki search shows a good timeline for the Malazan books; both Erikson's and Esslemont's. That way you could still read them in chronological order. I read Esslemon'ts first book before I read Gardens of the Moon and didn't care for it because I was confused the whole time. I think a re-read will net better results down the road.
Yeah, I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to reading things in the order of release. So I will be reading Night Of Knives after Midnight Tides. Then will continue on with the next two books, then Crimson Guard, etc. I MIGHT read books 9 and 10 together without reading Stonewielder in between, just because I would want to continue on from the (apparently) cliffhanger ending of 9. But I'll make that decision when I get to it.
I'm not really concerned with the Beauchelain/Broach series, though. It's a side story that doesn't really affect the world to any great degree. I'll read them when I get to them. |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
1965 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2012 : 01:06:54
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| Hmmm. Midnight Tides, is that a fantasy pirate novel? |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2012 : 01:50:15
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A Fighting Man of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
And am I glad I saw the Star Wars movies before reding these......after realizing what a rip off they are of the John Carter books(some whole scenes have barely any differences other than names)...I would have been bored by them and realized Lucas was re-packaging old ideas, but a superior marketer and never finished the series! |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 18 Jul 2012 : 09:07:52
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Originally posted by Fellfire
Hmmm. Midnight Tides, is that a fantasy pirate novel?
Not really, but one character is an undead nympho pirate |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Jul 2012 : 07:21:55
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I'm currently busy with The City of the Dead. It's a bit slow but not a bad read.
Also randomly bought a few other Realms novels at the bookstore today:
Frostfell
Downshadow
Mistshore
Queen of the Depths
Any of them particularly stand out? Kind of looking forward to QotD by Byers of the above mentioned.
Edit: Fixed typo.
Frostfell. As Tyrant noted, it covers a rather secluded part of Toril that's rarely visited by authors, and touches on lythari (shapeshifting elves). Great conflict with an (unexpected) twist at the end. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2012 : 14:13:11
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| Reading the third book in the Chronicles of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader |
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LastStand
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 19 Jul 2012 : 15:26:06
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I'm currently busy with The City of the Dead. It's a bit slow but not a bad read.
Also randomly bought a few other Realms novels at the bookstore today:
Frostfell
Downshadow
Mistshore
Queen of the Depths
Any of them particularly stand out? Kind of looking forward to QotD by Byers of the above mentioned.
Edit: Fixed typo.
Frostfell. As Tyrant noted, it covers a rather secluded part of Toril that's rarely visited by authors, and touches on lythari (shapeshifting elves). Great conflict with an (unexpected) twist at the end.
Thanks for the feedback: Tyrant and Dennis.
I have to admit this is my first time hearing about lythari. It should be an interesting, and educational, read then.
Which novel to read first - so many choices! =D |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jul 2012 : 02:26:15
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Hmmm. Midnight Tides, is that a fantasy pirate novel?
Not really, but one character is an undead nympho pirate
Not sure how to feel about that. Like a sexy succubus vampire or a smelly rotten zombie? |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jul 2012 : 11:10:34
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| Perfumed rotten zombie that goes to the beauty shop every day to replace the decaying parts, and she has a symbiont that replaced her dead nerves |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
1965 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jul 2012 : 17:24:53
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| Yep, I'm sure of it. That's creepy. I may have to find a copy out of morbid curiosity. |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2012 : 05:06:20
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| So I finished the hammer and the blade (absolutely loved it), let's see if I blow through the avatar trilogy before charon's claw comes out. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 21 Jul 2012 : 05:32:24
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I, too, just finished the Hammer and the Blade. I enjoyed it.
Now it's time to read about our 16th President and his dealings with the undead. 
After that, I'm feeling like it's time to return to Hogwarts, and from there into the Shire. |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 21 Jul 2012 : 06:47:28
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| Wooly, and or others, please expound upon Hammer and Blade. I like to support my choice authors financially. Tell me mo'. Please. |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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Yoss
Learned Scribe
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2012 : 21:28:55
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| I could well write an essay on what I thought about it, one of the things I liked most being the fact that I feel like I could write an essay and would have actually enjoyed doing such if I'd been assigned a novel like it in an English class. Like with Cale/twilight war or deceived, the characters are as excellently done as I've come to expect from Kemp, but I was particularly interested in seeing how the world details were laid out. The pacing of the story is so smooth, there are no lengthy text-booky chapters explaining the mechanics of magic in the realm or geography. It's peppered in here and there amidst the plot in what I felt to be the perfect amount of detail. And the story is fun. Loved the ending. Typing on an iPad, so I'm going to cut the impending essay short here, but I definetly reccomend it. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jul 2012 : 02:07:49
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| On to Swords of Mars |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jul 2012 : 19:15:02
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Finished Skein of Shadows, an Eberron novel by Marcy Rockwell. Really enjoyed it...
Now reading 4th of July, by James Patterson and Mazine Paetro |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jul 2012 : 21:54:45
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Reading The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader. Now on Chapter 3, and I'm finding it quite enjoyable. I'm amazed with the amount of negative reviews it received since its publication. Many complained how easily could Jason/David leave his family behind, considering how much he protected them in the original Bourne trilogy by Robert Ludlum. Given the circumstances in this book, it doesn't require a genius to understand that Jason simply had to do it.
The prologue alone is a page-turner, revealing the villains and at the same time clouding them with an aura of mystery.
Lustbader made a short, 3-page recap of Jason Bourne's life in the first three novels. One might say such is a poor attempt to tie this novel up with its predecessors. But let's face it, Lustbader must have known 99% of the people who would read this book are fans of the original trilogy.
In terms of style, it seems like Lustbader outshines Ludlum by a notch. Ludlum told more than showed---the chatter was so prevalent in The Bourne Ultimatum it annoyed me so much. Lustbader, on the other hand, keeps the chatter at a minimum. Though they're on the same footing when it comes to attention to details, maintaining the suspense, and creating surprises in almost every chapter. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jul 2012 : 19:04:46
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| Reading the Realms of the Dead. A lot of my fav authors seem to have contributed to this book. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 25 Jul 2012 : 01:50:46
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Also reading True North by Bethany Brown and Ashlyn Kane. Light, funny, and full of believable and charming characters. Just what I'm in the mood for at the moment. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jul 2012 : 04:04:14
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Finished reading 4th of July by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Now reading Ashes of a Black Frost, book #3 of The Iron Elves by Chris Evans |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 31 Jul 2012 : 07:16:48
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Also reading True North by Bethany Brown and Ashlyn Kane. Light, funny, and full of believable and charming characters. Just what I'm in the mood for at the moment.
Stopped at Chapter 10, p. 118. While the two leads continue to be charming, the story is going in circles and proves to be too predictable for my taste. I'm still debating whether to read on or pile it on my Unfinished (And-Probably-Won't-Be-Finished) stacks. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 31 Jul 2012 : 07:45:53
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Now on Chapter 24 of Storm Dragon, Book 1 of The Draconic Prophecies by James Wyatt. [I was lucky to find its hardbound edition at my local bookstore, which doesn't normally sell hardbound books from WotC (except Drizzt's)]. I was hooked by the story right from the very first chapter. A mysterious hero with a mysterious past...and an equally (or far more) mysterious future. Wyatt assembled an interesting party, whose personalities are so different you can easily identify one from the other. Gaven's transformation from an insane seer to a lucid, determined and capable wizard, and back again, is fun and a little bit annoying at the same time. Fun because it often happens at the most unexpected moments; (and it's funny at times); and because we get to see his real powers. A bit annoying because it doesn't happen when (at least in my opinion) it's supposed to.
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He let the fire wash off his body and felt the rain splatter on his face and drench his clothes. No more thought of pursuit entered his mind. He was the wind, carrying Senya as he blew—he was the rain, dancing in the wind and pattering on the ground. He was the storm.
When he finally stopped running, he stood with his face to the rain, his arms outstretched, and laughed.
And oh! I like their lightning trains. Simply ingenious. I wonder why civilized realms in Faerun don't have it. The process in making one seems to be quite feasible for Faerunian mages. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2012 : 14:47:42
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Reading Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself, Book 1 of the First Law Trilogy.
*after reading the first 3 books of the Chronicles of Narnia, I was in desperate need of some nice gritty fantasy. |
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Edited by - Artemas Entreri on 31 Jul 2012 14:49:03 |
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Tyrant
Senior Scribe
USA
586 Posts |
Posted - 01 Aug 2012 : 18:58:14
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| I finished the Star Wars book I was on (Iron Hand) and then read a political book that I got on Amazon. Now I am on to The Gilded Rune by Lisa Smedman. I am about 2/3 of the way through and it is a good read so far. It is very dwarf centric which is nice to finally see. I have also been reading some of the stories in When the Hero Comes Home since I finally picked it up. Ed's story and Erik's story are pretty good. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 02:09:38
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| Have any of my fellow scribes read Mark Lawrence's Prince of Thorns? I recently picked up a paperback copy in the bargain bin of my local bookstore, and I'm curious about commentary/reviews for it. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Aug 2012 : 02:33:50
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Now on Chapter 24 of Storm Dragon, Book 1 of The Draconic Prophecies by James Wyatt. [I was lucky to find its hardbound edition at my local bookstore, which doesn't normally sell hardbound books from WotC (except Drizzt's)]. I was hooked by the story right from the very first chapter. A mysterious hero with a mysterious past...and an equally (or far more) mysterious future. Wyatt assembled an interesting party, whose personalities are so different you can easily identify one from the other. Gaven's transformation from an insane seer to a lucid, determined and capable wizard, and back again, is fun and a little bit annoying at the same time. Fun because it often happens at the most unexpected moments; (and it's funny at times); and because we get to see his real powers. A bit annoying because it doesn't happen when (at least in my opinion) it's supposed to.
From page 155:
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He let the fire wash off his body and felt the rain splatter on his face and drench his clothes. No more thought of pursuit entered his mind. He was the wind, carrying Senya as he blew—he was the rain, dancing in the wind and pattering on the ground. He was the storm.
When he finally stopped running, he stood with his face to the rain, his arms outstretched, and laughed.
And oh! I like their lightning trains. Simply ingenious. I wonder why civilized realms in Faerun don't have it. The process in making one seems to be quite feasible for Faerunian mages.
Now on Chapter 37, p. 235...
Most stories would tell about a hero whose destiny is already laid out for him, and all he has to do is follow it, which, given the usual dire consequences if he doesn't, he would... Rarely do we see a hero who's uncertain of what path to follow. In Storm Dragon, the protagonist Gaven recognizes the destiny that people around him want for him, as well as his 'other' self. But he's never certain what kind of destiny he'd like to forge for himself. And I think this is the most difficult part, the very dilemma that few people would like to confront and solve. In this story, Wyatt presents it with clarity and a sense of urgency. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2012 : 16:54:57
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Dennis, you sure do read some books with SHORT chapters  |
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Edited by - Artemas Entreri on 03 Aug 2012 16:55:28 |
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