Excellent...still bummed it's delayed though
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!We will get Karsa after this. So a steady stream of content to read is ensured.Yes i've seen that and all i can think of i hope ICE writes a fourth and fifth and sixth books
What else is there to write a trilogy on? History of Eleint ,Forkrul and K'Chain? Dissembelackiss and first empire?
Maybe about Edgewalker...now that I like!
I want more early empire stuff. Kharkanas trilogy will probably give us edgewalker and the eleint. Dissembalackis and the first empire would be interesting, as would be exploring the areas of the world we haven't seen, like the parish and the sorcerer kings, or south genabackis. Some of that could work as standalone novels
Hope the karsa trilogy will show us adult grub
Finished The Thief Who Pulled on Troubles Braids. Pretty good standalone story that also happens to be the first in a series. It's mostly low fantasy with a smattering of grimdark and leaning like it could hit high fantasy if it keeps going the way it is. It's all told from the perspective of the main character, who unlike Kvothe at no point does she attempt to climb up her own arse.
Interesting characters in a fairly generic dungeons and dragons style setting, but with very basic firearms. All in all a very enjorable read and only cost £1.99 on Kindle.
I like that at the end there's a breakdown of the world and magic system presented in character by one of the minor characters. Remined me of the manual for Baldur's Gate 2. Lovely stuff.
7/10 nothing ground breaking and doesn't do anything particularly startling, but an enjoyable read.
I'm going to start the second Gentleman Bastards book tonight and then I have to stop reading books about thieves for a while.
Interesting characters in a fairly generic dungeons and dragons style setting, but with very basic firearms. All in all a very enjorable read and only cost £1.99 on Kindle.
I like that at the end there's a breakdown of the world and magic system presented in character by one of the minor characters. Remined me of the manual for Baldur's Gate 2. Lovely stuff.
7/10 nothing ground breaking and doesn't do anything particularly startling, but an enjoyable read.
I'm going to start the second Gentleman Bastards book tonight and then I have to stop reading books about thieves for a while.
Finished reading Legend by Gemmel, pleasant and fun reading.
Going to read Foundryside once I finish the long book I have just started.
Going to read Foundryside once I finish the long book I have just started.
The Emperor's Blades(Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1) - was quite decent. Not spectacular or anything like that, but still enjoyed part of it, and happy to have decided to read this series.
Finished Time of Contempt. (#2 of The Witcher Saga)
I have just about understood what is happening but boy it's getting difficult in keeping track of all the characters and places. A problem that I haven't faced before. Did anyone else face this problem.
Also, Great seems to be walking talking sex god. Every women he meets wants to feck him and vice versa
I have just about understood what is happening but boy it's getting difficult in keeping track of all the characters and places. A problem that I haven't faced before. Did anyone else face this problem.
Also, Great seems to be walking talking sex god. Every women he meets wants to feck him and vice versa
If you think about it, the effects of the mutation pretty much turns witchers into walking sex gods. Think about it. Centuries of experience, with young, superhuman bodies, no stds and sterile....if you built a team of male-oriented horny genetists and gave them unlimited resources to create their ideal sex god, they'd pretty much end up with a witcherFinished Time of Contempt. (#2 of The Witcher Saga)
I have just about understood what is happening but boy it's getting difficult in keeping track of all the characters and places. A problem that I haven't faced before. Did anyone else face this problem.
Also, Great seems to be walking talking sex god. Every women he meets wants to feck him and vice versa
On that note, finally got around to finish lady of the lake. Currently tearing through the gods are bastards webnovel. Really really good so far
The Providence of Fire (Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne #2) is one of the most unpredictable book ever. Even after the second book, I am totally confused and don't know whom are the goods and whom are the bads. Valyn is actually the only one from the siblings I like. Annick and Pyrro are actually funny though almost caricatures.
Decent series though. Have to read fast the third book now.
Decent series though. Have to read fast the third book now.
It is one of the most complex and mature sagas right there. Not in the level of ASOIAF (or God forbid, Malazan) but still very complex. There are a shitload of countries with politics going on, in most of which Geralt never actually goes, so unlike ASOIAF/WoT, it is much harder to remember all of them.Finished Time of Contempt. (#2 of The Witcher Saga)
I have just about understood what is happening but boy it's getting difficult in keeping track of all the characters and places. A problem that I haven't faced before. Did anyone else face this problem.
Also, Great seems to be walking talking sex god. Every women he meets wants to feck him and vice versa
The difficulty will increase as you get further into the saga. At least that was my experience. In large part, the problem stems from the way the story is presented. There are so many characters, so many different points of view, and so many forward and backward shifts in the timeline, it is hard to keep track of the actual sequence of events involving Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri.
Would anybody be interested in beta reading the opening chapters of a fantasy book (3 chapters, circa 10k words)?
I've had a few offers from friends and family, but I'd really prefer it to be read by fantasy fans. I only need 1-2 readers (3 at a push), and I'm not asking you to read it as a writer or an editor, but purely as a reader. Really I just want a general, honest opinion, and may perhaps fire a couple of questions your way.
You can drop me a PM if you're interested.
Much love.
I've had a few offers from friends and family, but I'd really prefer it to be read by fantasy fans. I only need 1-2 readers (3 at a push), and I'm not asking you to read it as a writer or an editor, but purely as a reader. Really I just want a general, honest opinion, and may perhaps fire a couple of questions your way.
You can drop me a PM if you're interested.
Much love.
What is the deal with the third book in Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne? For some reason the author decided that it is a good idea if everyone starts calling everyone "bitch" and every second word is "feck" or "fecking". Thing is, this wasn't the case in the first two books. The writing suffers a lot from this, is like the author was deliberately trying to be a caricature of the likes of Abercrombie or Lawrence.
feck!
feck!
Finished Tower of Swallow (#4 of The Witcher Saga).
Now on to Lady of the Lake. Enjoying the books so far.
Now on to Lady of the Lake. Enjoying the books so far.
Started 'Chronicles of Riyia'. Still early on it, but I am liking it.
Ryria? Or is this another series?
Need recommendation for something to read after Witcher is completed.
Preferably, sci-fi
Preferably, sci-fi
Yeah, that one.
It's great, I read it last year and ended up loving it. The main duo are brilliant.
Just finished that author's kind of origin piece, set thousands of years before. Pretty good, but there's clearly going to be more books than the originally planned trilogy.
Halfway through Tigana, right now. Quite a wonderful read so far.
How is it? Similar in style to Malazan?I just started on this:
Best standalone in the entire genre.
Elantris had a well outlined plot and Sanderson used a trademark clearly defined magic system, but Elantris is no where close to having the poetic narrative or depth of characters as Tigana does. I'd also enjoyed Jonathan Strange and Mr.Norrell earlier, but GGK has been a class apart so far.
Elantris is awful IMO. A high school student who is non native speaker would have had better writing than Sanderson on it.
Elantris is not even Sanderson's best work nor the best book based on Sel
I clearly haven't read enough standalones, then.
I personally liked Elantris. Followed it up with Mistborn, and liked that even more. I'm actually a fan of Sanderson's school of thought in fantasy writing - his lectures at BYU and the Writing Excuses podcasts are quite insightful, IMO.
I have read almost everything that he has written on Cosmere and Elantris is fecking shit. Emperor's Soul is much better and based on the same world as ElantrisI clearly haven't read enough standalones, then.
I personally liked Elantris. Followed it up with Mistborn, and liked that even more. I'm actually a fan of Sanderson's school of thought in fantasy writing - his lectures at BYU and the Writing Excuses podcasts are quite insightful, IMO.
Has been on my reading list for awhile, I'll give it a go. Thanks.
Yep, Emperor's Soul is actually decent.
Elantris and Warbreaker are his worst books to date (together with the comics on White Sand), found them almost unreadable.
The Crown Tower - Bk 1 of Riyria Chronicles
Unpretentious fantasy. Good pace, excellent character and a book that sets the stage. Nothing really special or unique about this, but if you are in mood for a classic fantasy, this will whet your appetite. Looking forward to reading the rest.
7/10
Unpretentious fantasy. Good pace, excellent character and a book that sets the stage. Nothing really special or unique about this, but if you are in mood for a classic fantasy, this will whet your appetite. Looking forward to reading the rest.
7/10
Funnily enough, I started reading Riyria too, but I am following the publication order, not the chronological order. Publication order makes always more sense. So I started with Riyria Revelations (instead of Chronicles).
Suppose. The author's note in Chronicles say it is written such that either can be read first, but reading Revelations is a better starting point. I had downloaded the Chronicles already before I read the note and so started with that.
Finished Tigana in a 2 hour session after the CL games.
What a beautiful book, indeed. I'm going to spend the next week or so reading reviews and theories and comments on Tigana, and perhaps even writing a few of my own. And then I'll have to pick out and start on another fantasy. It has been a long time since I read a proper book, and I would love to keep going now that I have started again.
Any recommendations would be welcome.
I feel quite similar to what I did after I'd finished The Return of the King. As if I'd myself traveled a long journey in a strange land in the shoes of strange men and women I'd grown to understand, feel and come to think of as my own. As if I had lived their lives, all at once.
The ending was a waterfall of emotions. When I read Rhun's reveal as Prince Valentin - the sadness physically seemed to overwhelm me. To think of the misery Brandin had inflicted on one man and his kingdom, to think of the decades the little part of Rhun's consciousness knew what was happening. And then I was suddenly in Dianora's place, feeling an onslaught of emotions at the thought of the two men who lay dead by her side. And then Alessan's. And Baerd's. And it all somehow ended with deep closure with an insignificant castrate defying orders and deciding to keep a secret that would have torn it all down. It would be an understatement to say that Tigana had the most well constructed, sympathetic and larger than life characters I've read in a fantasy standalone so far. The setting was beautiful, the plot was moving and the characters were riveting to say the least.
One thing stands out the most. I do not know if it was my memory or the author's skill, but the prologue stayed vividly in my memory till the last word of the book. I did not know it when I started reading, but the image of two friends, a Prince and a Sculptor, sitting under a night of two moons by the Deisa, waiting for a war they knew they were going to lose - this image seemed to take greater meaning with every passing chapter. It was as if the entire book was a soulful exposition for this scene, trying to come terms with the magnitude of it. Each time Baerd went out for his lonely walks at night, each time Dianora lay alone with her thoughts, each time Alessan was lost in reminiscence, the prologue would take on an added layer of depth. I find it amazing how skillfully Guy Gavriel Kay built such a moving story around that one scene.
The ending was a waterfall of emotions. When I read Rhun's reveal as Prince Valentin - the sadness physically seemed to overwhelm me. To think of the misery Brandin had inflicted on one man and his kingdom, to think of the decades the little part of Rhun's consciousness knew what was happening. And then I was suddenly in Dianora's place, feeling an onslaught of emotions at the thought of the two men who lay dead by her side. And then Alessan's. And Baerd's. And it all somehow ended with deep closure with an insignificant castrate defying orders and deciding to keep a secret that would have torn it all down. It would be an understatement to say that Tigana had the most well constructed, sympathetic and larger than life characters I've read in a fantasy standalone so far. The setting was beautiful, the plot was moving and the characters were riveting to say the least.
One thing stands out the most. I do not know if it was my memory or the author's skill, but the prologue stayed vividly in my memory till the last word of the book. I did not know it when I started reading, but the image of two friends, a Prince and a Sculptor, sitting under a night of two moons by the Deisa, waiting for a war they knew they were going to lose - this image seemed to take greater meaning with every passing chapter. It was as if the entire book was a soulful exposition for this scene, trying to come terms with the magnitude of it. Each time Baerd went out for his lonely walks at night, each time Dianora lay alone with her thoughts, each time Alessan was lost in reminiscence, the prologue would take on an added layer of depth. I find it amazing how skillfully Guy Gavriel Kay built such a moving story around that one scene.
What a beautiful book, indeed. I'm going to spend the next week or so reading reviews and theories and comments on Tigana, and perhaps even writing a few of my own. And then I'll have to pick out and start on another fantasy. It has been a long time since I read a proper book, and I would love to keep going now that I have started again.
Any recommendations would be welcome.
On to The Lions of Al-Rassan.Finished Tigana in a 2 hour session after the CL games.
I feel quite similar to what I did after I'd finished The Return of the King. As if I'd myself traveled a long journey in a strange land in the shoes of strange men and women I'd grown to understand, feel and come to think of as my own. As if I had lived their lives, all at once.
The ending was a waterfall of emotions. When I read Rhun's reveal as Prince Valentin - the sadness physically seemed to overwhelm me. To think of the misery Brandin had inflicted on one man and his kingdom, to think of the decades the little part of Rhun's consciousness knew what was happening. And then I was suddenly in Dianora's place, feeling an onslaught of emotions at the thought of the two men who lay dead by her side. And then Alessan's. And Baerd's. And it all somehow ended with deep closure with an insignificant castrate defying orders and deciding to keep a secret that would have torn it all down. It would be an understatement to say that Tigana had the most well constructed, sympathetic and larger than life characters I've read in a fantasy standalone so far. The setting was beautiful, the plot was moving and the characters were riveting to say the least.
One thing stands out the most. I do not know if it was my memory or the author's skill, but the prologue stayed vividly in my memory till the last word of the book. I did not know it when I started reading, but the image of two friends, a Prince and a Sculptor, sitting under a night of two moons by the Deisa, waiting for a war they knew they were going to lose - this image seemed to take greater meaning with every passing chapter. It was as if the entire book was a soulful exposition for this scene, trying to come terms with the magnitude of it. Each time Baerd went out for his lonely walks at night, each time Dianora lay alone with her thoughts, each time Alessan was lost in reminiscence, the prologue would take on an added layer of depth. I find it amazing how skillfully Guy Gavriel Kay built such a moving story around that one scene.
What a beautiful book, indeed. I'm going to spend the next week or so reading reviews and theories and comments on Tigana, and perhaps even writing a few of my own. And then I'll have to pick out and start on another fantasy. It has been a long time since I read a proper book, and I would love to keep going now that I have started again.
Any recommendations would be welcome.
I want some Sanderson recommendations, would you care to help? Discovered this author through the Wheel of Time series, which he finished really well imho.
I've read all the Stormlight books released so far and I love that series. Just started Mistborn and enjoying it so far, but I think Stormlight definitely has the better character in Kaladin. After Mistborn trilogy is done, which other Sanderson books should I pick up?
After finishing the Mistborn trilogy there's Mistborn Era 2 to start on!
I'd read the second era of Mistborn, Warbreaker and the Cosmere short story collection Arcanum Unbound
But the last book of Mistborn Era 2 isn't out yet.
The Emperor's soul is an interesting reading.
I feel Elantris should only be read by big fans because it is a weaker book. Maybe the same for Warbreaker but Warbreaker is free on his site. Children of the nameless is also ok and free on the site of the Magic Trading Card Game.
He has some YA series. I gave up after the first Alcatraz book, The Reckoners is ok but its first book reminds me too much of the first Mistborn. I really enjoy Ritmathist and his last SF one, Skyward.
The Emperor's soul is an interesting reading.
I feel Elantris should only be read by big fans because it is a weaker book. Maybe the same for Warbreaker but Warbreaker is free on his site. Children of the nameless is also ok and free on the site of the Magic Trading Card Game.
He has some YA series. I gave up after the first Alcatraz book, The Reckoners is ok but its first book reminds me too much of the first Mistborn. I really enjoy Ritmathist and his last SF one, Skyward.