What Are You Reading, Part 2

[Sunbird she/her]

Just started re-reading Shadows of Self. I had forgotten how funny the prologue is, with Wax being a total noob at the whole "lawkeeping in the Roughs" gig. XD

[Briar King]

Don't leave it to long. So much could slip away. Plus just note Ando won't say which they are when you get to bk 5 you ll be introduced to 2 many fans favorite characters of the series.

[swablueme]

Lurking this thread for new books.  I've finished Hard to Be a God by Arkady Strugatsky which was excellent, Vicious by Schwab which was good but not fantastic (a bit Reckoners-ish), The Wolf Road by Lewis which was average. The two best books I've read recently were the Terra Ignota books by Ada Palmer and I'm in post book depression. 

Edited June 6, 2017 by swablueme

[AngelEy3 he/him]

2 minutes ago, Briar King said:

Don't leave it to long. So much could slip away. Plus just note Ando won't say which they are when you get to bk 5 you ll be introduced to 2 many fans favorite characters of the series.

My plan is to finish up #4 (only 1 act left) and then I'll move back to book 5 after a single book break. I don't want to forget stuff either, seems like it would be easy to do. 

[Dunkum he/him]

17 hours ago, Ammanas said:

Malazan burnout happens to even the most ardent of fans. I recommend taking a break, read something light, and cleanse your palate. May I recommend Kings of the Wyld by Eames?

I think my first time through I managed to get through the first 6 books, but 7-10 took 2-3 times longer to read than all the first 6.  it is one of the main reasons I haven't attempted a reread

[Ammanas]

5 minutes ago, Dunkum said:

I think my first time through I managed to get through the first 6 books, but 7-10 took 2-3 times longer to read than all the first 6.  it is one of the main reasons I haven't attempted a reread

He definitely gets more long winded after book 6...I didn't mind it, but I have heard that it is less enjoyable from others.

[Briar King]

I didn't have that problem but I read as they released so I devoured them shortly after getting in excitement. We ll see if I have any trouble this time but I'm going to read ICE as well.

[Dunkum he/him]

19 minutes ago, Briar King said:

I didn't have that problem but I read as they released so I devoured them shortly after getting in excitement. We ll see if I have any trouble this time but I'm going to read ICE as well.

yea, it is definitely different to go through them in a marathon session.  especially if, like me, you don't like reading multiple books or series at once.  had to push myself through the last 2 books

[Sunbird she/her]

22 hours ago, swablueme said:

Lurking this thread for new books.  I've finished Hard to Be a God by Arkady Strugatsky which was excellent, Vicious by Schwab which was good but not fantastic (a bit Reckoners-ish), The Wolf Road by Lewis which was average. The two best books I've read recently were the Terra Ignota books by Ada Palmer and I'm in post book depression. 

May I recommend some of Schwab's other books? I found A Darker Shade of Magic and the rest of that trilogy pretty storming fantastic, and This Savage Song--one of my top 10 favorite books from 2016--has its sequel/conclusion coming out in about a week.

[Briar King]

Holy rust just read a 10 pg pov section that had me DYING to hurry up and get to bk 4,5,8 & even FOD... I completely bow down to Erikson!

Edited June 7, 2017 by Briar King

[Left he/him]

I started listening to A Theft of Swords last night. I'd read it years ago, but couldn't get my hands on the sequel so I kind of forgot about it. My library finally has all the books now, so I'm re-listening to the first book since I barely remember any of it. Then I'll continue on to book 2. 

I'm also planning on trying to read Malazaan again. I'll have to finish up Deadhouse Gates, then I'll go ahead and read book 3. 

[AngelEy3 he/him]

@Left @Briar King @Ammanas

Woo! Go Sharder's Malazan fan club! 

It really is quite good. Still having some issues with the end of bk 4, and decided to cleanse my palette on trying to catch them all for a few days while I wait for whatever book I just ordered. Something Kings of the Wyld I think? I don't feel like scrolling up or checking my Amazon orders right now. That should give time for a little catch up for @Briar King as well. 

[StormingTexan he/him]

2 hours ago, Left said:

 

I started listening to A Theft of Swords last night. I'd read it years ago, but couldn't get my hands on the sequel so I kind of forgot about it. My library finally has all the books now, so I'm re-listening to the first book since I barely remember any of it. Then I'll continue on to book 2. 

 

I liked this series a lot. I have been meaning to read his other books. I listened several of his shorts (free on audible) and they were all good too. 

[Briar King]

Finished MoI last night. Absolutely SUPERB on a 2nd read. There is so much sprinkles in this one for things yet to come my mouth was watering!

Onto bk4 House of Chains!

[Who Sharded?]

Witness! 

[Ammanas]

Finished the third Legend of the Galactic Heroes book: Endurance; another great addition to the series. The next one will come out on the 20th of this month so just a little wait for my next fix. Just read the first chapter of Dance of Cloaks by Dalgish. It seems like a generic fantasy world about assassins, theives, kings and nobility, but is a lot of fun so far; looking forward to where it will go.

[Left he/him]

I'm about half way through The Eternity Artifact, one of the few Modesitt sci-fi's I haven't read yet. I'm about a quarter through Theft of Swords, it's not as good as I remember. Ulrich is insanely annoying, and the main characters don't seem very mature. If I remember correctly, further in it gets better, so I'll keep listening. 

[Briar King]

5 hours ago, Who Sharded? said:

Witness! 

WITNESS!

[StrikerEZ he/him]

I'm currently reading Wrath of the Storm by Jennifer A. Nielsen, the last book of the Mark of the Thief trilogy. It's definitely no Sanderson book, but it's really, really good. It's set in Rome, about 300-ish years after Julius Caesar, and it involves lots of overpowered magic, magical creatures, and gods. It's really cool.

[Dunkum he/him]

5/6 of the way through the Codex Alera books, just waiting for the last one to be available fromt he library.  they're not bad, not great, and I don't really feel any need to reread them later, but no real complaints either.

while I am waiting on that, I picked up the first Temeraire book and am making my way through that.  liking it so far.

[Left he/him]

34 minutes ago, Dunkum said:

5/6 of the way through the Codex Alera books, just waiting for the last one to be available fromt he library.  they're not bad, not great, and I don't really feel any need to reread them later, but no real complaints either.

while I am waiting on that, I picked up the first Temeraire book and am making my way through that.  liking it so far.

The first book of Temeraire, probably the first two books, are the best parts of the series. The ending is pretty good too. You should be aware that the middle drags pretty badly though. Glad you enjoy it! 

[Briar King]

2 hours ago, Dunkum said:

5/6 of the way through the Codex Alera books, just waiting for the last one to be available fromt he library.  they're not bad, not great, and I don't really feel any need to reread them later, but no real complaints either.

while I am waiting on that, I picked up the first Temeraire book and am making my way through that.  liking it so far.

I love Alera so much. Such a neat meld of Rome and Pokémon that Butcher took on as a challenge. One of my favorite series.

I wasn't a fan of Temeraire at all. Bk 2 of the 3 I read was the best and still think it was mostly garbage but while I disliked it enough to stop at 3 other people definitely love the set.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

Witness! I'm almost finished with #4. Then I'm going to read Kings of the Wyld before book #5. Really liking the cover art for Kings of the Wyld, and the back does a good job of selling it to me. 

[Ammanas]

@AngelEy3 The guy who did the cover is Richard Anderson. He is also the one who did the cover for The Forgetting Moon which I told you about in a pm a while back. Tor did a article on him recently:

http://www.tor.com/2017/05/17/richard-anderson-art-sff-book-covers/

[Left he/him]

Has anyone read Sherrilyn Kenyon or Patricia Briggs? I think there are some serious fans at my library because the new books shelf Always has at least one book by one of them, and has for the past several years. The covers, titles, and descriptions aren't exactly convincing me to even try the books, but I'm running out of fantasy authors....So anyone have any opinions on either of their books? Since they have kind of large libraries, if they are worth reading, where should I start?