Honorless Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) Recently wrapped up The Torch That Ignites The Stars (Book 3 of Arcane Ascension) & Defying Destiny (Book 3 of War of Broken Mirrors) & Soulbrand (Book 3 of Weapons and Wielders) all written by Andrew Rowe and set in the same universe. And just wow. The characters and the magic system are amazing. Absolutely recommend if you're looking for something similar in scope to the Cosmere. The magic system, the magic system, the magic system... Squeeeeeeee! It subverts expectations, so I won't say much except that it's good, and don't go in expecting LitRPG, it's only one in name (thankfully... sorry, just not really into the genre), the author himself prefers the term progression fantasy and that fits. Also completed the Mage Errant series and ooh boy, I had severely low expectations. Book 1 was so meh, so full of tropes, it was unbelievable. Book 2 was also meh. Books 3, 4 & 5 on the other hand... were on fire. A lot of people did like the first two books actually, very comfortable, nostalgic, well-worn is how they described them. I think you get the gist. The magic system here is also just superb. This is also a broad scope multiverse, right now the hints are only in the appendices at the end of the books and a few scattered mentions, including a major one in the Lost City of Ithos (Book 4). Despite the YA tones of the first two books, the series dives into pretty dark stuff at times later on and the characters mature really well, and all of it is written really well. I'm vibrating here, trying not to give spoilers. There's another standalone book set in the same multiverse (the Aetheriad) called the Wrack, which is really unique. It follows the course of a plague in a world and so is pretty grimdark. The magic system here in this book is very unique. People replace their eyeballs with gemstones. There's... a sort of proto internet magic. It's all really cool. I'm doing a terrible job of selling this... just give it a try, it's good. Edited August 19, 2021 by Honorless 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 8/18/2021 at 3:18 PM, Spren of Kindness said: I'm about to start And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer And Longer by Fredrick Backman. I've heard it's a very emotional book. Excited to see how it goes! I cried. More than once. It grabbed all the emotions about similar things in my own life, and dragged them right out into the open again, in a heart-wrenching, but cathartic way. I also finished Knife of Dreams, because what better way to stall making a skirt, then reading about skirt smoothing? Next up, six Jane Austen novels, and Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-Earth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urrutiap Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 Stuff Im reading the rest of this year Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Due, Chapterhouse of Dune the Butlerian Jihad Trilogy Dune prequel Star Wars High Republic Light of the Jedi hardcover Star Wars High Republic Rising Storm the original Forrest Gump novel and its sequel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Ajah Posted August 25, 2021 Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Just got done reading a Plague of Giants, cannot recommend enough especially if you're a fan of Kingkiller, because it's as if you took Kingkiller's structure and mixed it with SA's scope. The only problem is that its magic system is a little softer than most people on this site are used. I'm reading its sequel and after that I'm going to read another book by its author. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Started The Lord of the Rings on impulse. This was not a well thought decision and I may stop as suddenly as I started, but so far it's proving to be more addictive than I had anticipated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted August 27, 2021 Report Share Posted August 27, 2021 Did not end up reading six Jane Austen Novels, but I did read Unfinished Tales, Treasure Island, The Swiss Family Robinson, and Anne of Windy Poplars, so I'm still pleased with myself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyBo Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Re-reading Mistborn, from the Final Empire to Bands of Mourning. Some of it on audio, tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Read Ashfall Legacy by Pittacus Lore. I really liked it! Gonna start The Gathering Storm very soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneonfoxtribute Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 56 minutes ago, Spren of Kindness said: Read Ashfall Legacy by Pittacus Lore. I really liked it! Gonna start The Gathering Storm very soon. I need to reread I Am Number Four and read the stuff released after United As One. I don't remember anything about the series despite loving it a lot as a teenager, and I never picked up the books that released after the main series ended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantara Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 I’m working through The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. I’m almost halfway through it and it’s fantastic!! I’m also reading Skyward by our guy Brandon Sanderson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 4 hours ago, aneonfoxtribute said: I need to reread I Am Number Four and read the stuff released after United As One. I don't remember anything about the series despite loving it a lot as a teenager, and I never picked up the books that released after the main series ended. I tried I Am Number Four and couldn't get through the first thirty pages. I may try again now that I've read a book from the author that I like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Started Secret History since apparently the last 500 pages of RoW are better if you have, and it's a bit weird. I loved Kelsier back when I read TFE. Now at times I like him a lot and at times I dislike him a lot. I guess it's a good thing but it's a weird change in perception. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyBo Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 5:15 PM, Eluvianii said: Started Secret History since apparently the last 500 pages of RoW are better if you have, and it's a bit weird. I loved Kelsier back when I read TFE. Now at times I like him a lot and at times I dislike him a lot. I guess it's a good thing but it's a weird change in perception. Oh boy oh boy, my favorite novella in the cosmere. What did you think? Feel free to post on my profile or whatever if you wanna do open spoilers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Read Aurora Rising and Aurora Burning, and The Gathering Storm, or as I like to call it Spoiler Rand Thinks About the Consequences of His Actions, doesn't nuke a city, and the witches get (most) of their act together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) On 4/9/2021 at 6:55 PM, NattyBo said: Oh boy oh boy, my favorite novella in the cosmere. What did you think? Feel free to post on my profile or whatever if you wanna do open spoilers Just finished. It was really good. I probably don't like it as much as The Emperor's Soul but it was mind blowing in more ways than one. Spoiler I still struggle with Kelsier. He has a lot of good intentions but he's extremely prone to hate and talks about torture like it was a game. Like, he can meet someone and after a minute he's already threatening with torture both physical and psychological and meaning it, I mean, how do you even manage to actually, honestly hate a person you just met? To wish such extreme harm on them? I didn't even need to make up the example, it's literally what happens. I like the guy but he's most definitely a villain waiting for a hero to oppose. Overall the book gives as many questions as it does answers. Of course the questions and the answers don't match but that's probably the point. Like a trailer of what's to come in the Cosmere, while explaining the unseen bits of Era 1. This also gives me the only thing I missed in Era 1. Namely, a glimpse into Spook's life after the book, and Vin and Elend stepping into the Beyond. So I'm satisfied with that. I also didn't expect to get so emotional while reliving the final fight. Freaking Vin, man. I need to reread that, after so long her arc is more a concept in my head than an actual story but seeing her here really made me remember that there's a journey behind her. Also I don't think Spook took a lot of protagonism in my head during my first read, so there's another incentive. I'm excited to see where Kel goes, somewhere that will let him become an actual hero I hope, and not just a murderer who happens to kill people the masses hate. Edited September 11, 2021 by Eluvianii 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 Well, I finished the Wheel of Time. So I'm processing that. I also have started My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry, by Fredrick Backman. It's... interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use the Falchion Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) I was supposed to catch up to my friends in reading Heir to the Empire, but instead reread the entire Lunar Chronicle quadrilogy. In one day. (Which isn't saying much for the first 2-3 books, since they're pretty short, all things considered.) Tomorrow I'll get back to Star Wars. Edited September 13, 2021 by Use the Falchion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use the Falchion Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Finished Heir to the Empire. I'll probably do a full write-up when I finish the entire trilogy, but as it stands, I really enjoyed the story. The bittersweet news is that it made me dislike the ST and Post-OT material that Disney has come out with. Not all of Legends is/was great, and not all of it should have been made/kept Canon...but after reading the first book, I understand why fans would be upset that this isn't canon. Again, I'll probably do a full write-up when I finish the entire trilogy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eluvianii Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 I googled to see if The Old Curiosity Shop was public domain and the first result was a "Yes" with a 500mb pdf attached. Holy crust, that's big. Are they giving high quality scans of the first edition or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spren of Kindness Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Finished My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. Excellent writing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urrutiap Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 I currently reading Mistborn Alloy of Law 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 10:17 PM, NattyBo said: Re-reading Mistborn, from the Final Empire to Bands of Mourning. Some of it on audio, tho. Try the audiobook version of Sixth of the Dusk, I loved it! (might be a bit too noisy and dramatic for other people tho) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urrutiap Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Anyone here ever read Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth book series? Are the any good? I was digging through some storage boxes that has all my Star Wars and Stephen King books etc and found the paperbacks of Follet's Pillars of the Earth books 1 and 2 and was thinking about throwing them away but ive always been curious if his books especially sort of historical fiction books are worth reading? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar King Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Pillars of the Earth is a great book! The STARZ show sucks imo. Has anyone read Ayn Rand? I’m getting her name brought up a lot on YouTube the last 2 days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosharan Chicken Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 I am reading the knife of dreams 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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