A Budgie she/her Posted December 24, 2016 Posted December 24, 2016 I just finished rereading (for about the fifth time, probably more) Hogfather by Terry Pratchett for the lead-up to Christmas. Now I've started on To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
StormingTexan he/him Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 Just finished the Black Prism. Wow kinda kicking myself for not reading their series sooner. I had read The Way of Shadows several months ago and just couldn't get in to it so I put Lightbringer on the back burner. The author has really refined his writing. Starting The Blinding Knife right away.
Briar King Posted December 25, 2016 Posted December 25, 2016 24 minutes ago, StormingTexan said: Just finished the Black Prism. Wow kinda kicking myself for not reading their series sooner. I had read The Way of Shadows several months ago and just couldn't get in to it so I put Lightbringer on the back burner. The author has really refined his writing. Starting The Blinding Knife right away. Yes it is a great series and FYI it bk 1 is prob the least awesome of them even though it's still awesome. Your in for a treat.
Sunbird she/her Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 I just finished the White Sand graphic novel, which I very much enjoyed! Beautiful art.
Briar King Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) Really itching to reread Williams MS&T the last few days but idk if I can put Safehold on hold cause it's just to fun to read. andddd I've dug it out.... don't know if I ll commit to it yet but I've read 7 pgs. Edited December 31, 2016 by Briar King
AngelEy3 he/him Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) Finished American Gods yesterday. Neil Gaiman is pretty good if anyone hasn't read him yet. Started Name of the Wind last night. About 100pgs into it and it's really fun so far. Edited December 31, 2016 by AngelEy3
Oversleep Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 6 hours ago, AngelEy3 said: Started Name of the Wind last night. About 100pgs into it and it's really fun so far. The proper story begins about page 80 so you barely just started
AngelEy3 he/him Posted January 1, 2017 Posted January 1, 2017 19 hours ago, Oversleep said: The proper story begins about page 80 so you barely just started Page 248. Who knew it would be so good? Lol
Andarist he/him Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 Currently reading: The Thousandfold Thought by R Scott Bakker - 84 pages in - his usual excellent quality so far The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts - too early to comment Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - too early to comment Rereading House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds - about 250 pages in - I forgot how epic and elegant Reynolds can be Also what are your top reads for 2016? Here are my top ten: 1. Dancer's Lament by Ian Cameron Esslemont 2. Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 3. Fifth Season by NK Jemisin 4. Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin 5. City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett 6. The Warriot Prophet by R Scott Bakker 7. Four Roads Cross by Max Gladstone 8. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley 9. Black Wolves by Kate Elliott 10. The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan
Briar King Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 8 minutes ago, Andarist said: Currently reading: The Thousandfold Thought by R Scott Bakker - 84 pages in - his usual excellent quality so far The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts - too early to comment Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - too early to comment Rereading House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds - about 250 pages in - I forgot how epic and elegant Reynolds can be Also what are your top reads for 2016? Here are my top ten: 1. Dancer's Lament by Ian Cameron Esslemont 2. Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 3. Fifth Season by NK Jemisin 4. Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin 5. City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett 6. The Warriot Prophet by R Scott Bakker 7. Four Roads Cross by Max Gladstone 8. The Rook by Daniel O'Malley 9. Black Wolves by Kate Elliott 10. The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan You know me...I doubt I even managed 10 bks in 2016!
Andarist he/him Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 1 hour ago, Briar King said: You know me...I doubt I even managed 10 bks in 2016! Doesn't matter if you loved the books you did read!
Kaymyth she/her Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 I'm reading this amusingly ridiculous novel called "Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge." Bartenders are monster hunters. No joke. And they give themselves superpowers by mixing up magical cocktails. There's magic booze, guys. 3
Ammanas Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 It's official...I am now a Daniel Abraham junkie! I just finished The Dragon's Path and Leviathan Wakes and currently reading The King's blood. I love everything I have read by him so far and am kicking myself for not discovering him earlier.
Oversleep Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 21 hours ago, Kaymyth said: And they give themselves superpowers by mixing up magical cocktails. ... I stopped working on alcohol-based magic like a year ago... Heh, I thought I was original (then I moved to a food based one (like dairies let you freely control your bones and tehir growth and they're super durable and you can turn into freakish monsters) but it got nowhere)
Briar King Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Soooo how did I not know one thing about BS Arcanum Unbound till it popped up on my Amazon app last night? Gonna get it asap.
Sunbird she/her Posted January 4, 2017 Posted January 4, 2017 Just finished reading a really interesting book (nonfiction) called Alex & Me by Irene Pepperberg. She's a scientist whose research on the intelligence of her African Grey parrot, Alex, pretty much broke behavioral scientists' brains because Alex proved so much smarter than most people thought it was possible for any non-primate animal to be.
The Invested Beard Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Haven't picked it up yet, but a little disappointed that the new Tad Williams book is only a Novella. I was hoping for a new saga set in Osten Ard. I'll still read it though, love the guy.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted January 5, 2017 Posted January 5, 2017 Finished NW by Zadie Smith. Next up will be some short fiction by Jean-Paul Sartre, Michael Something-rather-or-another and Ted Chiang. Next week I'll start Temporary Kings by Anthony Powell
Briar King Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 8 hours ago, The Invested Beard said: Haven't picked it up yet, but a little disappointed that the new Tad Williams book is only a Novella. I was hoping for a new saga set in Osten Ard. I'll still read it though, love the guy. I looked at it today. I'm not paying $22 for 200pg HC. I dug the new map in it though! so I'm reading Arcanum. Everyone of these stories are new to me so I'm excited. On Emp Soul now. Love the system summary. Keeping myself in check from just reading all of those 1st! So Silverlight huh? Interesting! Very excited to read this bk.
StormingTexan he/him Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Briar King said: so I'm reading Arcanum. Everyone of these stories are new to me so I'm excited. On Emp Soul now. Love the system summary. Keeping myself in check from just reading all of those 1st! So Silverlight huh? Interesting! Very excited to read this bk. I re-read them all (Edgedancer for the first time of course) and TES is still my favorite of Brandon's short works. I cheated too and read all the essays first. I mean how can you not! I'm a kindle guy both reading and listening to audio books so this was the first hardcover I've bought in years. Had to have a physical copy of the star maps. So finished The Blinding Knife. Just wow. Again kicking my self for passing this series over. I saw it compared a lot to Warbreakers magic (which is my favorite magic system) so I really should have read it sooner. Although I would say besides the use of colors they are not all that similar. A little more elloborate than Warbreaker but not as cool to me at least as awakening. Something morbidly fascinating to me also about the giving up of ones breath. Anyway what the heck I'm going on about Warbreaker now (the Cosmere red headed stepchild). Mr. Weeks is great with twist and keeping up the pace. I've actually noticed it slow down a bit which is allowing for more character development which is pleasant. Almost makes me want to go back and give the Night Angel books another shot. Already starting The Broken Eye. Edited January 6, 2017 by StormingTexan
Briar King Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Ok it's been a long time since I read Elantris. Where are the light ball things in Emp Soul? Are they only around the city state? How far away is the city from the Empire in this? I see that Sel is actually pretty dang large of a planet. A map of Emp woulda been cool. Edited January 6, 2017 by Briar King
Ammanas Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Zathoth said: Done with City of Stairs Read it. I have and loved it! City of Blades is also very good (still give the edge to the first one though). I've already preordered the concluding book, City of Miracles, which I think comes out in May. 1
Zathoth Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Ammanas said: I have and loved it! City of Blades is also very good (still give the edge to the first one though). I've already preordered the concluding book, City of Miracles, which I think comes out in May. I will definitely read the sequels, and then hunt down everything else he has written.
Briar King Posted January 6, 2017 Posted January 6, 2017 Finished Emp Soul. That was good. Started Hope. As I said been yrs since Elantris so I don't remember much about characters.
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