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Artemas Entreri
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 :  14:25:04  Show Profile Send Artemas Entreri a Private Message
Started and finished Tolkien's Smith of Wooten Major & Farmer Giles of Ham. Cute stories, very quick read.

Now plunging back into the world of Steven Erikson with Reaper's Gale. I would imagine that reading the Malazan books is similar to being addicted to a strong narcotic. Each progressive volume in this series draws me in further and further.

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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.



Read Silverthorn first!



Indeed. A Darkness at Sethanon builds on the events of Silverthorn, and includes characters introduced in the former book.

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Dennis
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quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.
I loved that series. One of the trilogies/series I re-read so often.

Every beginning has an end.
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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
Originally posted by Dennis

quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.
I loved that series. One of the trilogies/series I re-read so often.



I've read those books many, many times... I became familiar with the series from the original releases, and I've read them so oft that now, when I read the Author's Preferred Edition releases, I know what was and wasn't in the original release!

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Thauranil
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Posted - 22 Dec 2012 :  19:23:12  Show Profile Send Thauranil a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Entreri3478

quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.



Read Silverthorn first!



Indeed. A Darkness at Sethanon builds on the events of Silverthorn, and includes characters introduced in the former book.


I have read Silverthorn , ahh according to Wikipedia you guys in the USA had Magician split up into two books. We have it as just one big book here.
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Dennis
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quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

quote:
Originally posted by Entreri3478

quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.

Read Silverthorn first!

I have read Silverthorn , ahh according to Wikipedia you guys in the USA had Magician split up into two books. We have it as just one big book here.
In some countries, like ours, it's also split into two---that's the latest edition, also known as Author's Preferred Edition. The original edition is available mostly in used bookstores.

Every beginning has an end.

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Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thauranil

quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Entreri3478

quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.



Read Silverthorn first!



Indeed. A Darkness at Sethanon builds on the events of Silverthorn, and includes characters introduced in the former book.


I have read Silverthorn , ahh according to Wikipedia you guys in the USA had Magician split up into two books. We have it as just one big book here.



Ah, okay. It was written as one big book, but split into Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master, when it was first published. I've got both the paperbacks and the hardcover.

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LastStand
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Posted - 23 Dec 2012 :  09:19:14  Show Profile Send LastStand a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.



A great series and the book with the best prologue I've read. Prologues are usually things I have to get out of the way before I can read the story - bothersome things usually - but a Darkness at Sethanon's was really well done.

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Thauranil
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Posted - 24 Dec 2012 :  17:19:52  Show Profile Send Thauranil a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by LastStand

quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Just got my hands on Darkness at Sethanon by Raymond Feist.
I had the read the first two books a while back and have decided to finish off as much of the series as possible this year.



A great series and the book with the best prologue I've read. Prologues are usually things I have to get out of the way before I can read the story - bothersome things usually - but a Darkness at Sethanon's was really well done.


I kind of skipped the prologue, I generally dont but I was in a hurry to get to the action. I ll back and read it now, though I ve already finished the book.
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Artemas Entreri
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Posted - 24 Dec 2012 :  20:52:41  Show Profile Send Artemas Entreri a Private Message
If memory serves me, Prince of Lies also had a fantastic prologue.

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realmsrider
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Posted - 25 Dec 2012 :  07:33:23  Show Profile Send realmsrider a Private Message
Has anyone read Gygax's Quag Keep? Is it silly or worth a serious look?
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Dennis
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Reading The Kingdoms of Dust, Book III of The Necromancer Chronicles by Amanda Downum. Now on Chapter 8, page 100.

I love Isyllt Iskaldur. Her name alone rings with mystery that begs to be unveiled. She's not an overpowered Supergirl you'd often encounter in a plethora of urban fantasy, nor a damsel in distress forever waiting for her knight in shining armor. She's a necromancer, spy, and assassin rolled into one, with a past that haunts her day in, day out.

Downum evokes a Sahara/Arabia-like setting quite well. Her research indeed paid off. I like desert settings, and it's one of the reasons I jumped to this book and skipped The Drowning City and The Bone Palace, though I'd read them soon after I'm finished with this gem of a book.

The secret organization known as Quietus reminds me of The Conclave of Shadows in the Riftwar novels by Raymond E. Feist. Its web of connection and inter-national/imperial influences brings to the fore some integral parts of the plot. Its dynamic and conflicting members also make it an interesting and dangerous group.

I like the mages' use of diamond in binding spirits. Its properties are perfect for the job, and Downum's explanation on why it's the best stone to cage the dark entity that threatens the world sounds plausible, although in my opinion, it would have been better it she created a new type of stone (much like how Sanderson created new metals in his Mistborn series).

The following conversation between the empress Samar and her advisor, the jinni/demon Asheris, probably answers how the story begins and ends:

quote:
“All I want is peace,” Samar murmured, brow creasing. “For the empire, between my family. Why does that seem so impossible?”

Asheris kept his eyes on his empty plate until she turned her gaze to him. Then he shrugged. “Perhaps
the nature of empire is inimical to peace,” (Chapter 7, p. 88).


And the cover art! Wonderful, if not for the fact that Isyllt does not resemble that woman at all. In fact, she looks quite the opposite. Beautiful, but in a different, unconventional way.
Now on Chapter 20. The tension grows. Allies are turning on each other...

The alchemy of necromancy and cobra venom is a nice touch, probably original in this genre.

So many questions remain unanswered, but on the top of my list are: "How will Isyllt stop the 'ghost wind'? What will the Assari empress do with the Illumined Chair?"

Downum's attention to details enables me to clearly see, touch, smell, breathe, and taste the setting.

There are various allusions to the first two books, so if you're like me who doesn't bother with spoilers and starting a series in the middle, then it's safe to pick this book up. If you're unlike me in this regard, then grab and give The Drowning City a shot. You'll probably love it if you're a fan of Brent Weeks. He himself loved it, if not the entire series.
Recently finished reading this. The last quarter kind of ruined the whole book. The rushed ending, impossible resolution, and senseless deaths are too much to digest. That's probably why epic fantasy is best told in 500,000 words, or at least 600 pages. Or in a trilogy.

For the fun first 3/4, I give it a passing (but unremarkable) 6.

Every beginning has an end.
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Entromancer
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Posted - 26 Dec 2012 :  00:31:22  Show Profile Send Entromancer a Private Message
The Dreamthief's Daughter by Michael Moorcock. Moorcock does really well with the first person POV. The plot follows the attempts of Count von Bek to keep Ravenbrand out of Hitler's hands while, in a different time, Elric struggles to keep Stormbringer from falling into the hands of Gaynor the Damned. Both fail in their respective battles. Together with the Dreamthief's Daughter, they set out to regain their respective blades.


"...the will is everything. The will to act."--Ra's Al Ghul

"Suffering builds character."--Talia Al Ghul
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Tyrant
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Posted - 26 Dec 2012 :  01:34:59  Show Profile  Visit Tyrant's Homepage Send Tyrant a Private Message
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I finished up Star Wars: Annihilation by Drew Karpyshyn. Despite my dislike of how he handled the characters in Revan, I do like Drew as an author (the Darth Bane books in particular are great) and this book was decent. It is an Old Republic book that centers around Theron Shan, son of Satele Shan (related to Bastilla Shan from KotoR). Despite his heritage, Theron does not have Force abilities so he is in the Republic Intelligence agency (SIS, though I can't recall what it stands for). I have the impression that a number of events referrenced and characters that show up are from another source (either The Old Republic MMO or a comic), but the story is easy to follow without knowing where the other bits come from as they are for the set up and not the actual story. It did feature something I wish we would see more of in SW and that is fusing technology with Force abilities. It strikes me as odd that there are so few examples of this in SW.

Next up for me will be back to the Realms with City of Ravens.



I worked through City of Ravens pretty quickly. I really liked the book and the main character. Between wanting to read more with Jack, waanting to read Erik's newer books, and wanting to read Spider and Stone I am going to have to break down and start reading E books. It had to happen sooner or later I suppose.

Until that moment comes to pass though, I still have some books in dead tree format I want to read first. Right now I am working on Evermeet. I am about 100 pages into it and I really like it.

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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Thauranil
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Posted - 26 Dec 2012 :  16:03:33  Show Profile Send Thauranil a Private Message
Finished Darkness at Sethanon , I liked the book but the ending was a bit anti climatic.
Started on Daughter of the Empire, about 200 pages in and am really enjoying it so far.
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 26 Dec 2012 :  16:35:19  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message
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Started on Daughter of the Empire, about 200 pages in and am really enjoying it so far.



I love that trilogy, and recently re-read those books, myself, for the first time in a few years.

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Thauranil
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Posted - 26 Dec 2012 :  17:13:41  Show Profile Send Thauranil a Private Message
quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Started on Daughter of the Empire, about 200 pages in and am really enjoying it so far.



I love that trilogy, and recently re-read those books, myself, for the first time in a few years.


Yeah, so far its been great, a wonderful depiction of the Tsurani way of life, if this quality is maintained then this trilogy could easily become of one of my favorites as well.
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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Started on Daughter of the Empire, about 200 pages in and am really enjoying it so far.



I love that trilogy, and recently re-read those books, myself, for the first time in a few years.


Yeah, so far its been great, a wonderful depiction of the Tsurani way of life, if this quality is maintained then this trilogy could easily become of one of my favorites as well.



You get to see a lot of Tsurani life and politics, in those books. You also get to see Milamber's destruction of the Imperial Games, from another angle. And later in the trilogy, you also get to learn more about the cho-ja and the Assembly.

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The Sage
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Posted - 27 Dec 2012 :  01:21:30  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message
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Finished Darkness at Sethanon , I liked the book but the ending was a bit anti climatic.
Started on Daughter of the Empire, about 200 pages in and am really enjoying it so far.

Daughter of the Empire is one of Feist's next books on my "To-Read" list. I've not followed the series in proper reading order, so I've been kind of haphazardly picking up trilogies at random. Still, I've found that it hasn't ruined the overall experience of enjoying his writing too much.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 27 Dec 2012 :  06:35:49  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message
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quote:
Originally posted by Thauranil

Finished Darkness at Sethanon , I liked the book but the ending was a bit anti climatic.
Started on Daughter of the Empire, about 200 pages in and am really enjoying it so far.

Daughter of the Empire is one of Feist's next books on my "To-Read" list. I've not followed the series in proper reading order, so I've been kind of haphazardly picking up trilogies at random. Still, I've found that it hasn't ruined the overall experience of enjoying his writing too much.



Daughter starts during Magician, and the last book, Mistress of the Empire, ends well after A Darkness at Sethanon. The ending of Mistress was before The King's Buccaneer (Nakor makes a reference to Mara's actions against the Hamoi Tong), and prolly around the same time as Prince of the Blood. Little in the later books on Midkemia references the Empire trilogy, and so long as you know the original Riftwar Saga, you're set for reading the Empire trilogy.

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Clad In Shadows
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Just started The Twelve by Justin Cronin.
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LastStand
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So I've been browsing the Star Wars Novels that's scheduled for release in 2013, and one of them is Star Wars: Crucible by Troy Denning...
...
...
Wait a minute...will Cyric be in it? Darth Cyric?
He went so mad he found himself in a whole other universe? Haha, what you up to Troy.

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Richard Lee Byers
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Just finished Target: Lancer by Max Allan Collins. Just starting Two Graves by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
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Artemas Entreri
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quote:
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So I've been browsing the Star Wars Novels that's scheduled for release in 2013, and one of them is Star Wars: Crucible by Troy Denning...
...
...
Wait a minute...will Cyric be in it? Darth Cyric?
He went so mad he found himself in a whole other universe? Haha, what you up to Troy.



I believe Arthur Miller also wrote about Cyric back in the 50's.

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Just finished American Gods......this Gaiman guy......he may be alrigh



I enjoyed American Gods, but I liked the sequel, Anansi Boys, a lot better.

Neverwhere was quite interesting.

I have The Graveyard Book, but I've not read it yet. I've heard many good things about it, and I'd like to share it with my son, once he's old enough, if it's as good as I've heard.

And Stardust... Definitely can't wait until he's old enough for me to read that to him! I love the movie and the book!

My friend Gino was over one eve, and everyone wanted to watch a movie... He wasn't enthusiastic about it, but he agreed to watch Stardust with us -- which was an improvement over the previous time, when he flat out vetoed it. How did he like it? He bought it on Blu-ray as soon as he could find it, and it's now one of his faves!



Wow, can't believe I have not read a single book since posting this, must be the longest i have ever went without reading one....thinking about picking up Neverwhere, sometime....but i read the blurb about Anansi Boys and got to the part about his before unknown brother ruining his life and stealing his wife....not interested in fictional disfunctional families, especially this time of year!

Also have a couple of Realms Series to ploish of...but to be honest, even though I am excited at what the Sundering might do for the realms........i really pretty pissed that the whole novel line has come to a screetching hault.....hopefully some projects are started soon, or the gap after the Sundering could be so wide as to allow me to drift away from the realms....one final time never to return. I know thats kinda abrupt of me, but I am rellly, really sick and soooo tired of waiting for Godborn.....so forgive me!

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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker

Just finished American Gods......this Gaiman guy......he may be alrigh



I enjoyed American Gods, but I liked the sequel, Anansi Boys, a lot better.

Neverwhere was quite interesting.

I have The Graveyard Book, but I've not read it yet. I've heard many good things about it, and I'd like to share it with my son, once he's old enough, if it's as good as I've heard.

And Stardust... Definitely can't wait until he's old enough for me to read that to him! I love the movie and the book!

My friend Gino was over one eve, and everyone wanted to watch a movie... He wasn't enthusiastic about it, but he agreed to watch Stardust with us -- which was an improvement over the previous time, when he flat out vetoed it. How did he like it? He bought it on Blu-ray as soon as he could find it, and it's now one of his faves!



Wow, can't believe I have not read a single book since posting this, must be the longest i have ever went without reading one....thinking about picking up Neverwhere, sometime....but i read the blurb about Anansi Boys and got to the part about his before unknown brother ruining his life and stealing his wife....not interested in fictional disfunctional families, especially this time of year!


Except Spider is kinda-sorta not really Fat Charlie's brother... It gets better. I found parts of it to be quite humorous.

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Someone lock the thread, it's been going on for TWO years?!

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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
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Finished Darkness at Sethanon , I liked the book but the ending was a bit anti climatic.
Started on Daughter of the Empire, about 200 pages in and am really enjoying it so far.

Daughter of the Empire is one of Feist's next books on my "To-Read" list. I've not followed the series in proper reading order, so I've been kind of haphazardly picking up trilogies at random. Still, I've found that it hasn't ruined the overall experience of enjoying his writing too much.



Daughter starts during Magician, and the last book, Mistress of the Empire, ends well after A Darkness at Sethanon. The ending of Mistress was before The King's Buccaneer (Nakor makes a reference to Mara's actions against the Hamoi Tong), and prolly around the same time as Prince of the Blood. Little in the later books on Midkemia references the Empire trilogy, and so long as you know the original Riftwar Saga, you're set for reading the Empire trilogy.


Yeah thats true enough, my brother is reading Daughter of the empire and he just finished reading Magician.
I Have already started on Servant of the Empire, this trilogy has me hooked , I ve been reading it all day and I have an exam tomorrow.
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Artemas Entreri
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Finished Joe Abercrombie's Red Country. I enjoyed this book but it was definitely my least favorite Abercrombie book to date. It just felt like something was missing compared to his other works. SPOILER: I felt that the return of a certain character (whom I LOVE) was projected too blantantly and wasn't really a surprise at all.

Now continuing with the second part of Reaper's Gale. I started reading the large Erikson books in sections (reading a different smaller book in between each section) because it's much easier since I am reading the mass market paperback versions which feel weird when reading since they are so thick.

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Someone lock the thread, it's been going on for TWO years?!

I was already planning to seal it up on 31 December, and open a new scroll for 2013, so I'll leave it until then.

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