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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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 Posted - 11 Jun 2011 : 01:33:40
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Since I'm relatively new to the DnD novels, I'll be trying some Dragonlance in this month.I've been reading Drizzt too much :)
If you would like some suggestions about what to read in terms of DRAGONLANCE fiction, I'd be happy to assist.  |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Jun 2011 : 01:51:53
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Originally posted by Hellblazer
Since I'm relatively new to the DnD novels, I'll be trying some Dragonlance in this month.I've been reading Drizzt too much :)
If you would like some suggestions about what to read in terms of DRAGONLANCE fiction, I'd be happy to assist.
Same here, I have all 100+ dlance novels. Course, there's a few series in my to be read stack that I never got to yet. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 11 Jun 2011 : 02:26:52
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I recently finished The Butcher and the Beast by Sean Michael. I just picked it up out of impulse. And I'm glad I did. It isn't some (twisted or dark) gay version of Beauty and the Beast, though Stephen is sumptuously beautiful (but not effeminate) and John has a streak of beastliness that he's never ashamed to show. A steamy book with believable characters. Michael deftly handles his characters' witticisms. |
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GMWestermeyer
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 Jun 2011 : 03:29:41
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For my next Forgotten Realms book, I'm reading Elaine Cunningham's Silver Shadows, set in Tethyr.
Ooops! I forgot about my plan to read all my FR anthologies! So, Silver Shadows is delayed a bit. Instead I'm now reading the third Realms anthology, Realms of Magic.
Realms of Magic, edited by Brian M. Thomsen and J. Robert King (paperback, December 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0303-0)
"Prologue" by Brian M. Thomsen
"Guenhwyvar" by R.A. Salvatore
"Smoke Powder And Mirrors" by Jeff Grubb
"The Magic Thief" by Mark Anthony
"The Quiet Place" by Christie Golden
"The Eye Of The Dragon" by Ed Greenwood
"Every Dog His Day" by Dave Gross
"The Common Spell" by Kate Novak-Grubb
"The First Moonwell" by Douglas Niles
"The Luck Of Llewellyn The Loquacious" by Allen C. Kupfer
"Too Familiar" by David Cook
"Red Ambition" by Jean Rabe
"Thieves' Reward" by Mary H. Herbert
"Six Of Swords" by William W. Connors
"The Wild Bunch" by Tom Dupree
"A Worm Too Soft" by J. Robert King
"Gunne Runner" by Roger E. Moore
"The Direct Approach" by Elaine Cunningham
"The Magic Thief" read well, it starts like Realms fiction as written by Edgar A. Poe. Salvatore's Guenhyvar tale was excellent as well. Greenwood's "The Eye of the Dragon" started well, but the moment Elminster appeared an interesting story degenerated into barely coherent mush. :(
One thing I like with these anthologies, I bought them long ago, and I focused on the stories of the Realms authors whose novels I was following then, especially Cunningham, Greenwood, and Salvatore. I'm not certain I read all of the others at all, so its been like discovering new FR material. Sometimes I've been chagrinned as a result. "The Magic Thief" is set in Irieabor, a caravan city in FR that was a center for one of my longest lived campaigns! And I could have definitely pulled some details from the tale to make it come alive more. Ah, well. Missed opportunity!
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Now I am listening to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I'm a bit apprehensive. This book introduces the best villain of the series, Umbridge, but her scenes are very stressful to read for me. Still, lots of good stuff, and like Goblet you really get to see more of the Wizarding World outside Hogwarts in this book.
I'm finally up to Christmas Break. This is the longest of the Harry Potter books! The mystery is not as complicated as in Goblet of Fire. The reader always has a pretty decent idea what is going on, though there are some odd twists that slide under the radar of w reader like myself, who thought he knew what was going on from the start when he read this the first time. And I did, for this book, but I had the wrong end of the stick on a few issues for the last two books as a result!
I really think gamemasters looking to run the more powerful mages of their worlds, whether heroes or villains, would do well to study in depth the strategies and tactics of Dumbledore and Voldemort. You only see them through Harry's eyes, but a careful reader should be able to pierce them together fairly well, and thus gain an excellent blueprint for screwing with your PCs!
Vacation slowed my listening/reading down abit, but I'm now coming up to the conclusion of the work. I really love the complexity she puts in these works. I'm well past the initial Umbrage scenes, and she gets some well deserved, yet still not enough, comeuppance in this part of the book. It's especially nice to see the Weasly Twins when they are fully unleashed.
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Dennis
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Posted - 12 Jun 2011 : 05:20:15
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I'm now in Chapter 4 of Egypt's Captive by C. D. Leavitt. Looks like the author did his history research quite well.
Also, I'm reading The Locker Room by Amy Lane. What a great cast and an interesting plot! After this, I will definitely read all her works.
I'm nearly done with these two. How Leavitt maintains the tension between Han and Itamun is really astounding. Just when I thought everything went good between them, another important matter surfaced and prolonged their discord and cold treatment. Albeit shorter than I expected, the fight scenes of the Egyptians against the Hittites and the Assyrians are convincing, including their results. Itamun proved to be a capable leader, despite his young age and tendency to give in to his not so usual desires.
Everything that Lane writes is splendid, except the unrealistic bit about Christian's transfer to Denver. This is NBA. And I highly doubt something that big (considering Chris is a basketball superstar) would get past the microscopic eyes of the sports media simply by Chris's explanation that "it's all part of the game." No, the media is more scrutinizing and relentless than how Lane shows them. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 12 Jun 2011 : 10:33:05
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I'm through reading Egypt's Captive by C. D. Leavitt...
The vivid description of Egypt's capital, the clear, not-far-from-fact depiction of the Hittites and the Assyrians, and the complex battle of Han and Itamun for dominance raise Egypt's Captive by C. D. Leavitt above an average M/M fiction. It is fraught with sensory details that would easily suck you right in. The moment when you think you already predict what the duo would do, Leavitt would give you a number of nice surprises.
The supporting cast make the story richer and gently peel both Han and Itamun so that you can clearly see the sides of them that they prefer to keep to themselves.
My only quibbles are the repetitive use of “other man” and a few scenes that feel so “out there,” carelessly throwing reality and logic at the same time. The pair Han and Itamun have many titles and can be described in a million ways than just “other man.” But if you aren't as fussy as I am, then you can (and most probably will) ignore them.
Han's last line is so simple, yet so perfect, capturing the very destination that the story is heading to, almost more powerful than his three-word confession to Itamun.
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 20:07:17
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Finished:
American Gods, by Neil Gaiman (Great book!)
Dungeons & Dragons Classics Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel - I found it disappointing)
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Mr. Monster, by Dan Wells. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Jun 2011 : 02:20:23
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I recently finished If I Must by Amy Lane. It's a cute story of "opposites attract." Ian and Joel are so adorable. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jun 2011 : 03:07:11
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Just started Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel by Pip Ballentine and Tee Morris.
Not only do I love steampunk-fiction, and the premise behind the novel, but I'm also intrigued by the characters of Wellington Books [I love that name] and the dynamite-wielding Agent Braun. [Bullet-proof corset. Heh.  ] |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 Jun 2011 : 02:40:20
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I just finished The Locker Room by Amy Lane. The first half is really great. Xander and Christian show what it means to care for your other half, and your family. The struggles they face are always tethered to reality, so you can easily feel their loss, and the pain that comes with it. They hide what they are to protect the very thing they cherish the most. You may personally not want it, but you would understand their need.
Unfortunately, almost everything in the second half, including the ending, looks like piles and piles of irrelevant details, unimportant encounters, and tasteless banters at life's unfairness, designed to make the book longer than it should have been, testament to the author's attempt (and failure) to make an M/M novel appear more than a “quickie.” Unfortunate and sad, really. I only endeavored to read on till the last page (240) in the hope of seeing how the plot would progress. It did, actually. And I appreciate the occasional comic relief. But still...
Focusing on the two main characters is understandable, and is what often makes a novel shine. However, in Lane's case, it proved to be her undoing. By focusing on them too much, she repeated herself over and over. And it didn't help that she peppered some pages with cuss words, all of which are unnecessary and virtually cheapen her (would-have-been-fantastic) work. The minor characters are hardly given voice and flesh, except Penny, Christian's younger sister.
It somehow pains me to give this a 5-star rating, because its beginning is undoubtedly nigh-perfect.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 18 Jun 2011 : 03:43:05
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Originally posted by The Sage
Just started Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel by Pip Ballentine and Tee Morris.
Not only do I love steampunk-fiction, and the premise behind the novel, but I'm also intrigued by the characters of Wellington Books [I love that name] and the dynamite-wielding Agent Braun. [Bullet-proof corset. Heh. ]
That one sounds interesting... It is a stand-alone, or part of a series? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 Jun 2011 : 03:46:53
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I read that a few weeks ago. Was very entertaining. I hope they write more because right now they're only writing online short stories around the events in that novel. Agent Braun amused me so much.
And Wooly, atm its a stand alone novel but with added web stories.
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Just started Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel by Pip Ballentine and Tee Morris.
Not only do I love steampunk-fiction, and the premise behind the novel, but I'm also intrigued by the characters of Wellington Books [I love that name] and the dynamite-wielding Agent Braun. [Bullet-proof corset. Heh. ]
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 18 Jun 2011 : 04:10:55
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What Kuje said.
Though, Ballantine's Wiki-page notes the following:- "In 2010 Eos Books bought two steampunk novels she co-wrote with Tee Morris to come out in 2011 and 2012."
And given Eos Books and HarperVoyager are both imprints of HarperCollins, I'm assuming the 2011 book refers to Phoenix Rising, which means a follow-up could be coming in 2012. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 Jun 2011 : 04:30:14
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Finally replaced my copy of Insurrection. Thank Fully Booked for that. I'm now in the part where House Melarn crumbled to dusts and Quenthel and Jeggred were rescued by Pharaun and company. My favorite line by Quenthel (referring to Faeryl): "Jeggred, my pet, repay her for the things she did to us. Take your time . . . enjoy the moment." |
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GMWestermeyer
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 19 Jun 2011 : 22:12:29
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Ooops! I forgot about my plan to read all my FR anthologies! So, Silver Shadows is delayed a bit. Instead I'm now reading the third Realms anthology, Realms of Magic.
Realms of Magic, edited by Brian M. Thomsen and J. Robert King (paperback, December 1995, ISBN 978-0-7869-0303-0)
"Prologue" by Brian M. Thomsen
"Guenhwyvar" by R.A. Salvatore
"Smoke Powder And Mirrors" by Jeff Grubb
"The Magic Thief" by Mark Anthony
"The Quiet Place" by Christie Golden
"The Eye Of The Dragon" by Ed Greenwood
"Every Dog His Day" by Dave Gross
"The Common Spell" by Kate Novak-Grubb
"The First Moonwell" by Douglas Niles
"The Luck Of Llewellyn The Loquacious" by Allen C. Kupfer
"Too Familiar" by David Cook
"Red Ambition" by Jean Rabe
"Thieves' Reward" by Mary H. Herbert
"Six Of Swords" by William W. Connors
"The Wild Bunch" by Tom Dupree
"A Worm Too Soft" by J. Robert King
"Gunne Runner" by Roger E. Moore
"The Direct Approach" by Elaine Cunningham
I'm not too far in yet, just on "The Magic thief" which reads well, it starts like Realms fiction as written by Edgar A. Poe. Salvatore's Guenhyvar tale was excellent as well.
One thing I like with these anthologies, I bought them long ago, and I focused on the stories of the Realms authors whose novels I was following then, especially Cunningham, Greenwood, and Salvatore. I'm not certain I read all of the others at all, so its been like discovering new FR material. Sometimes I've been chagrinned as a result. "The Magic Thief" is set in Irieabor, a caravan city in FR that was a center for one of my longest lived campaigns! And I could have definitely pulled some details from the tale to make it come alive more. Ah, well. Missed opportunity!
I enjoyed Realms of Magic for the most part. Many of the tales did feature some of my pet peeves, however. Tales that do not conform to the flavor and atmosphere in which they are set, and stories that are self-consciously anachronistic. Harry Dresden works as a wizard PI because he works in modern day Chicago. The same schtick set in the Forgotten Realms' Waterdeep doesn't sit right.
My next read is another anthology of Forgotten Realms short stories:
The Best of the Realms III: The Stories of Elaine Cunningham, edited by Philip Athans and Erin Evans (paperback, May 2007, ISBN 978-0-7869-4288-6)
"The Knights of Samular"
"The Bargain"
"Elminster's Jest"
"The More Things Change"
"The Direct Approach"
"Secrets of Blood, Spirits of the Sea"
"The Great Hunt"
"Speaking with the Dead"
"Stolen Dreams"
"Fire is Fire"
"Possessions"
"A Little Knowledge"
"Games of Chance"
"Tribute"
"Answered Prayers"
I'm really looking forward to this one, since it is all stories by my favorite FR author.
My communting audiobook rereads of Harry Potter has moved on to Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince. This is one of the more interesting volumes. It's the last of the series to follow the familair pattern of the Hogwarts school year, and it feels very like the last weeks of senior year in High School did. Bitter-sweet, some ennui, nostalgia for the past and curiousity about the future.
One of my favorite aspects is the degree to which this book is about the past of Tom Riddle. It reminds me of an excellent, recent novel called The Historian in its insistance that the key to the future can only be found through understanding the past. Something bound to appeal to a historian like myself!
All the memory magic in this book makes me want to do some spell creation for AD&D in that field, it's fascinating the way she uses it and I think it could be an excellent tool for a GM.
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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 02:49:55
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I'm now reading Realms of the Dragons and Torn by Sage Whistler. Most likely, I would only finish the first two stories in the anthology, Soulbound by Paul S. Kemp and First Flight by Edward Bolme. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 05:14:07
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I'm reading a book called Cyclops right now. It's set in 1989, and somehow involves a treasure lost in the Caribbean in 1918, a lost billionaire, and a secret US outpost on the moon (the last part was what got my attention, when I read the cover blurb). So far, the only connection between the three is that the billionaire was part of the project to create this secret lunar base (which was spearheaded by JFK, at the same time he pushed NASA to put someone on the moon), and he claimed to be searching for that lost treasure. I'm waiting to see how it all ties together.
After that will prolly be The Worldwound Gambit, the most recent Pathfinder novel. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 20 Jun 2011 : 11:30:50
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Just finished First Flight by Edward Bolme. It's a great story. If you care to, you can read my review on it in another thread.
Reached about a quarter of Torn by Sage Whistler and had to stop. I can hardly relate to the characters. The 'conflict' sounds promising, but the execution is rather poor. Not sure when can I pick it up again...Maybe never.
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 01:14:36
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After holding onto these last two books since 2007 and 2008, I'm finally working my way through Sara Douglass' DarkGlass Mountain novels, which is a continuation of her Wayfarer Redemption novels. Her novels don't get published in the States as quick as I like, since she's a Aussie author, so I've hung onto them for years. Course, the last one did get published last year but I'm just now getting to this part of her series.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 01:47:54
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After holding onto these last two books since 2007 and 2008, I'm finally working my way through Sara Douglass' DarkGlass Mountain novels, which is a continuation of her Wayfarer Redemption novels. Her novels don't get published in the States as quick as I like, since she's a Aussie author, so I've hung onto them for years. Course, the last one did get published last year but I'm just now getting to this part of her series.
So far it's been pretty cool that she also tied in her Threshold novel.
Heh. I spoke to her at a local fantasy-con back when The Serpent Bride had just been released. She regaled us with many fantastic tales -- both past and present of the "Wayfarer Redemption" [which is actually separated into two trilogies -- titled 'The Axis Trilogy' and 'The Wayfarer Redemption' -- here in Australia], and even hinted at some potential future spoilers, which I've yet to discover in her latest books. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 01:50:38
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Perusing the shelf of my local book store yesterday, I noticed Brandon Sanderson's Way of Kings is now at a reasonable price.
Has anyone else read it? I'm not all that familiar with Sanderson's work -- aside from his collaborative effort with Jordan on the last "Wheel of Time" books -- but I've been eager to break into his solo-fiction for a long while now, and so I'm curious as to what others might think about his books. |
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Kuje
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 02:04:13
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Knifty and I figured her books might have been broken up into trilogies instead of what they did for Wayfarer here in the States.
And I just noticed she has a new one coming out in July based on demons and England. Fun!
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]Heh. I spoke to her at a local fantasy-con back when The Serpent Bride had just been released. She regaled us with many fantastic tales -- both past and present of the "Wayfarer Redemption" [which is actually separated into two trilogies -- titled 'The Axis Trilogy' and 'The Wayfarer Redemption' -- here in Australia], and even hinted at some potential future spoilers, which I've yet to discover in her latest books.
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Dennis
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 08:03:26
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Now reading When Even Sky Cities Fall by J. Robert King, from the anthology Realms of the Arcane. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 11:45:51
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Finished the short story above. (You can read my review in a different thread.) It's a story that should have been expanded to a novel. Epic events deserve "epic attention."
I'm now rereading Red Ambition by Jean Rabe, from the Realms of Magic anthology. After this would be a couple of GLBT books. |
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DragonReader
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 16:39:54
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Perusing the shelf of my local book store yesterday, I noticed Brandon Sanderson's Way of Kings is now at a reasonable price.
Has anyone else read it? I'm not all that familiar with Sanderson's work -- aside from his collaborative effort with Jordan on the last "Wheel of Time" books -- but I've been eager to break into his solo-fiction for a long while now, and so I'm curious as to what others might think about his books.
I really enjoyed Way of Kings. It is long and heavy on description (reminiscent of WOT in that regard) but I thought it was really well written and can't wait for the next book in the series (likely won't be out until late 2013).
This is the only book of his I have read but I have bought everything else he has written and will be diving in soon. |
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DragonReader
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Posted - 21 Jun 2011 : 16:43:44
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| Finished Mr. Monster by Dan Wells (excellent book) and am now reading The Gates of Madness by James Wyatt. This is the prequel novella for the Abyssal Plague world-spanning event. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 23 Jun 2011 : 03:08:40
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Almost done with Insurrection, despite so many tempting novels I read in between. I'm also reading To Have and To Hostage by G.A. Hauser. Some premises were really impossible. I guess one has to be gay [(which Hauser is not, (nor her editor, I think)] to fully grasp the meanings of those premises. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 23 Jun 2011 : 22:34:27
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Now thoroughly enjoying The Perfect Boy by Mark A. Roeder. The multiple POVs are just apt for this kind of story. In all his novels, Roeder always shows a solid grasp of high school life, and carefully balances fantasy with reality. His style is not as smooth and poetic as David Levithan's, but smooth nonetheless. |
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Dennis
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Posted - 26 Jun 2011 : 02:37:50
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I've found another gem of a book...Counterpoint, Song of the Fallen: Book One by Rachel Haimowitz. Don't be misled by the cover. It's not pure Erotica, though there are a couple of steamy scenes here and there. It is Fantasy. It just happens the main characters are gay. The world vividly comes to life in Haimowitz's incredible writing style. And the system of magic is quite interesting. Fans of elves and of music/songs used as a conduit of magic will love this, and also those who prefer a Fantasy novel that tells of epic wars. |
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danbuter
Seeker
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Posted - 26 Jun 2011 : 10:20:33
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| Just starting "Downshadow" by de Bie. I've been very happy with the Waterdeep series, so hopefully, this one will be good. |
Nothing beats the gray box!
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