Brendan Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yeah, I loved Glen Cook, great read, quite different from what you find today too! I just finished The Blinding Knife, pleased but not OMGWTFBBQ like I hoped for. Back to my WoT reread! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chongjasmine Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 I am currently reading crossroads of twilight, book 10 of the wheel of time series. I am also reading Elantris. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innervision Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Now reading The Hero Of Ages, almost finished.. Don't want it to end to be honest. Amazing series! After this I'm starting on The Way Of Kings! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 After trying and failing @ Great North Road by Peter F Hamilton, I read the short Butcher of Anderson Station by James S A Corey, and am now starting Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi. Expanse (Corey) and Quantum Thief are awesome reads, so I thought I best keep up Then on to Alcatraz and the WoT reread XD EDIT: well I finished the Fractal prince, every bit as enjoyable as the Quantum Thief, such an awesome universe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamzin Ashevai Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 The shannara series was one of my first introductions into epic fantasy, and still holds a special place in my heart to this day. Brooks admits that the first book bears some strong similarities to LOTR, but I really enjoy them. As you read through the series connections between books and times start to be connected, and you see some of the consequences from several hundred years ago. Not as pronounced as some books, but it is still a great read. And you are correct, as you progress in the series it does get much better, though Wishsong is still one of my favorites. Increasingly, the series is repetative and unimaginative. In nearly eight novels, I've not encountered nearly the ingenuity that Tolkein devised, nor the intrigue that I've encountered in other fantasy/science fiction novels of late. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhalagirl Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I loved The Blinding Knife. It's just as brilliant as The Black Prism. In other literary news, I've fallen in love with Michael Chabon's writing prowess , I really don't like Stephen Erickson's style , and Seanan McGuire's Discount Armageddon is a lot of fun . Currently I'm reading Jay Lake's Mainspring and I'm really enjoying it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 I just finished a re read of all my favorite fantasy books, because for some reason I cant find any new good books. Over the course of a week I read, All of Martin's SOIAF books, both Gentlemen Bastard books, all of Mistborn, The Way of Kings, Elantris, Warbreaker, both Kingkiller books, all of Hitchhikers guide, Black Prism/Blinding Knife, all of Harry Potter, and books 11,12, and 13 of WOT. I tried to break my previous speed reading record of TWOK, but failed miserably. Had a lot of fun, but I'm out of books AGAIN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperity Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I'm re-reading Mistborn, and then I'm gonna re-read The Way of Kings. As far as Shannara goes, I really enjoyed them but I do accept that most of them followed the same formula. Genesis of Shannara was very cool to me because it connected his Knights of the Word series to Shannara, and meta-series is the best thing ever, in my opinion. Probably why I find the cosmere so fascinating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I probably wont be reading the Riyira Chronicles now, since its a 'band-of-thieves' story. Not that I don't enjoy a good stab in the dark, just not right now XD. I'll possibly pick it up again sometime in the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moru Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Oh man, I'm in the middle of a hundred books. Okay It's probably more like 20-ish. I'm reading the Dragonlance books from start to finish (only the ones by Weis and Hickman. Their characters are just so intriguing. I love them so much.) I am currently rereading the first in that series. I am reading "Forgotten History" It's a Star Trek book. I have Redshirts by Scalzi waiting in the queue. I am getting through Way of Kings, slowly but surely. I'm still not done with "On a Pale Horse" by Piers Anthony, but I want to finish that one, soon... And I'm rereading the hobbit, so it will be fresh in my mind when the movie comes out. I am also in the middle of Feed by Mira Brooks (it's a zombie book about these bloggers who are living through the zombie apocalypse~) and then I've sort of hit a road block on a book by Alistair Reynolds called Revelation Space (I think) And last, but not least, I'm reading House of Many Ways, and Castle in the Air by Dianna Wynne Jones. What can I say? I'm a multi-tasking reader. I can never decide what I want to read on any given day, so I just bring them all with me. >> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Holy crap. That is.... a lot of books. XD I'm currently trying to get through The Eye of the World so I can participate more in the Great Reread, but it's hard to find time to read these days. :/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I like Revelation Space, and I hope you can get over the block sometime, its a fairly epic (if dark) universe. His new series is shaping up to be nice too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moru Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 I like Revelation Space, and I hope you can get over the block sometime, its a fairly epic (if dark) universe. His new series is shaping up to be nice too Yeah, I really really want to be able to read it. I think I just need to start over. Maybe it's just the beginning of the book that seems very convoluted and I can't really figure out what's going on lol. I'm definitely going to try really hard to get through. I've heard it was great! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Isn't Chasm City the first one in the series? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moru Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I was reading the back cover of Revelation Space and it said it was his debut book... but I dunno. I'll look into that XD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 I dont know, it's been a while since I read the sequence, but I'm fairly sure Chasm City was the first one I read >.> lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Yasha Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 The Dragon Reborn ~ Robert Jordan And when I can be bothered I'll flip through some of Nietzsche's works and I still have Neil Gaimann's Neverwhere to finish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizee Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 (edited) And.. since last time: The Sapphire Rose by David Eddings Legion- awesome The Naked Sun by Asimov The Hedge Knight by George R. R. Martin The three Tamuli books by Eddings- The third one(The Hidden City)not one of his best books. It jumps around too much between characters and there is never really a fear that the bad guys will win. But the others are fairly good. The Illearth War and now The Power that Preserves by Stephen R. Donladson. Donaldson has definitely joined my list of favorite authors. His prose is beautiful and his characters are the most realstic and well developed that I've ever seen- especially Thomas Covenant. The way he deals with his leprosy and his being summoned to the land is just fascinating. I would highly recomend these books to anyone- though they do read a bit slowly at some times. Edited October 20, 2012 by Trizee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yados Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Red Country 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddlesinthedark Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I picked up John Dies at the End, by David Wong. Its got some language, and is firmly horror genre, but its great. One of those stories that really gets you into the characters head, which in this case is a troubled guy who is seeing real monsters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guess Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey. It was ok. I don't get how the sex stuff is exciting to people. I think that stuff is written for women. I got bored. It was not really explicit for those of you wondering. There was another 50 pages after the big final battle which I thought dragged on alot. I doubt I'll read any more books in this series. I did like how she took the real earth and flipped it into high fantasy. I thought that was creative. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethling Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Rereading WoT at the moment. Up to Crossroads of Twilight. After this series is done, The Crimson Crown and The Blinding Knife are sitting on my shelf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizee Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 (edited) The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan The three books of Stephen R. Donaldson's Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, which were incredible. I don't think I've ever read an author who has such beautiful prose, the deepest characters I've ever read, and an interesring plot to boot. The Emperor's soul, which absolutely amazing, though I'm not sure it needed the action scene at the end. The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov The first two Alcaraz books- I find the plot interesting and the whole way of addressing literature very funny. Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind and The Grinning Man by Orson Scott Card from Legends II And I'm now reading The Stars, Like Dust by Asimov Edited November 24, 2012 by Trizee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamato Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I'm rererererererere-reading Wheel of Time. Just astounding how much beter it gets every time. I actually understand stuff now! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yados Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Just found Cold Days by Jim Butcher at the same magical used bookstore where I got Alloy of Law in Paperback four months before it was officially published. I bought Cold Days used for seven dollars... before its official release. So that's what I'll be doing for the next few days. Crazy, magical used bookstore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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