What Are You Reading, Part 2

[Draginon he/him]

Just finished The Rithmatist and all I really need to say is Brandon, hurry up with the sequel! I have to know what the deal with Nalizar and the Forgotten is, why the Shadowblaze appeared to Joel but not binding with him and if Joel will eventually achieve his dream of becoming a Rithmatist.

Also a strange curiosity here. Normally when a main character doesn't get much in the way of descriptions I picture them similar to me, but with Joel I pictured him as being dark skinned and somehow it fit. I know from other things about him he probably is supposed to be European in appearance but I couldn't imagine him that way at all. This mental image wasn't something I imagined by the end of the first couple chapters, it was how I imagined him since the first paragraph. I guess I was influenced by some of my favorite Sanderson characters who just happened to be dark skinned

Welp, next up is Steelheart. I'm hoping to finish this before the state testing starts so that I can demolish Words of Radiance at that point.

[Stampede he/him]

I recently finished the second volume of the Belgariad, which really put me in a slump. I tried to read Path of Daggers afterwards but that wasn't happening. I'm currently reading Heir's of Power, which is okay. Not 100% sure what is next.

[+Slowswift]

I've finally acquired Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey!

[Briar King]

Been devouring Fitz 2 and it’s even more epic then the 1st time. By breath has caught so many times... beautiful book. Have to reread 1-6 before I tackle 7-9. Barely even reading Crimson Guard I’m so taken. Managed about 104 pgs yesterday which is quite a feat for me these days.

Edited April 4, 2018 by Briar King

[ShardBreaker he/him]

Been thinking about rereading The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker. Currently, I'm reading the Inheritance cycle, though I've almost finished it.  

[Briar King]

Finished Fitz 2. 9 days total. Still holds up as one of my most fav books ever. Just epic. Started 3.

Edited April 6, 2018 by Briar King

[Orlion Blight he/him]

2 hours ago, Briar King said:

Finished Fitz 2. 9 days total. Still holds up as one of my most fav books ever. Just epic. Started 3.

That's Royal Assassin, right? One of the best fantasy sequels out there, and that ending! 

[Briar King]

18 hours ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said:

That's Royal Assassin, right? One of the best fantasy sequels out there, and that ending! 

Yep and yep the climax is just a nail biter. It almost turned out semi right and in an instant it went beyond horribly wrong. Trying to atleast get to the halfway point of Assassin’s Quest asap. The 1st half was my least favorite bit of the 6 Fitz I read.

cant wait till I get to crack Fitz 7 open for the 1st time. I probably could have just done that but oh well the reread has been a blast.

[Draginon he/him]

Just finished Steelheart. Not my most favorite of Sanderson's stuff but it was still good (honestly I doubt he'd release anything that was a stinker). I don't really have anything to say other than 'Well at least I can start reading Words of Radiance now when the state testing starts on Monday!'

[Guest]

Book 2 of the Healer trilogy titled Scent of Magic, by Maria V Snyder.  Then maybe the Witcher novel series by Andrej Sapkowski (spelling?).  in October I plan on reading the Thone of Glass series by Sarah J Maas.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

Currently reading House of Chains (Malazan #4) by Steven Erikson. This series is absolutely amazing on a re-read. It's like 2nd day lasagna! 

WITNESS! 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

6 hours ago, AngelEy3 said:

Currently reading House of Chains (Malazan #4) by Steven Erikson. This series is absolutely amazing on a re-read. It's like 2nd day lasagna! 

WITNESS! 

 Yuck, I don't even like first day lasagna! 

[Briar King]

214 pgs into Fitz 3 and it is just as grueling as it was the 1st time. He is herding sheep right now. Yawn

Bout 200 pgs to go I think till the book gets back to fun to read.

[Ammanas]

Finished Shadowrise and now I have to wait until May for me to read Shadowheart by Tad Williams due to my self imposed allowance. I guess I could get a library copy, but the print is so small I have to do the Kindle copy for this series. I am excited to see how it all ends on the fourth and final book.

In the meantime I am reading Old Mars edited by George R.R. Martin and Dozois. This book is a delight and filled with new short stories based on the old pulp mars stories; I am a big fan of The Martian stories by Ray Bradbury and its fun to see similar stories in this collection. I may be the only person wishing Martin would do more of these anthologies he edits; I have only read the first three Song of Ice and Fire books and that was back in 2001 I believe....I have already come to terms with the idea that his series will not be completed so he might as well continue with these fun short story collections.

Edited April 18, 2018 by Ammanas

[StormingTexan he/him]

1 hour ago, Ammanas said:

Finished Shadowrise and now I have to wait until May for me to read Shadowheart by Tad Williams due to my self imposed allowance. I guess I could get a library copy, but the print is so small I have to do the Kindle copy for this series. I am excited to see how it all ends on the fourth and final book.

In the meantime I am reading Old Mars edited by George R.R. Martin and Dozois. This book is a delight and filled with new short stories based on the old pulp mars stories; I am a big fan of The Martian stories by Ray Bradbury and its fun to see similar stories in this collection. I may be the only person wishing Martin would do more of these anthologies he edits; I have only read the first three Song of Ice and Fire books and that was back in 2001 I believe....I have already come to terms with the idea that his series will not be completed so he might as well continue with these fun short story collections.

I’ll have to check that out I’m a HUGE fan of the Barsoom books. 

[Ammanas]

6 hours ago, StormingTexan said:

I’ll have to check that out I’m a HUGE fan of the Barsoom books. 

I liked the John Carter movie and have been meaning to read them. Are all eleven or so worthwhile or does it take a dip in quality after book five where he starts to follow different characters outside of the Carter family?

[Briar King]

I really liked Shadowmarch 1&2 but 3 lost me and I never started 4. Been so long now I would have to start over vs just jumping into 4.

[Ammanas]

2 hours ago, Briar King said:

 but 3 lost me

Did it lose you because you couldn't remember the two previous books or you thought it was a drop in quality? I liked it because the reader finally got some much overdue information on a lot of stuff. Tad Williams has a gift of writing about basically nothing...the plot barely crawls forward in the first three books but the author somehow makes to read enjoyable; from what I understand Williams slams on the accelerator in the final book and I am looking forward to that.

[Briar King]

I found it a huge dip compared to 1&2 and it also had my Williams pet peeve. He likes underground settings and he does it so well I physically get uncomfortable reading these parts. MS&T was brutal to me at one point though I’m blanking on exactly what book it was atm.

[Guest]

Book 3 of the Healer series by maria V snyder.  Then either poison study series by the same author, or Crown of thorns series by sarah j maas.

[Briar King]

Finished Fitz 3 3 days ago and on pg 210 of 4. About a month has passed since I started Fitz and in that time I haven’t read more then 20 pgs of Crimson Guard. Ha that’s also why I been silent in thread there.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

2 hours ago, Briar King said:

Finished Fitz 3 3 days ago and on pg 210 of 4. About a month has passed since I started Fitz and in that time I haven’t read more then 20 pgs of Crimson Guard. Ha that’s also why I been silent in thread there.

RotCG is my favorite Esslemont outside Path to Ascendancy. I hope it goes smoother for you when you start back up again. 

[Ammanas]

Currently listening to Senlin Ascends by Bancroft (courtesy of Overdrive through my library). This book is really something else! The best way to describe it is to quote from another reviewer, Adam Werthead, who said, "It's a steampunk romance with airships and sky-pirates. It's a character-focused slice of the New Weird. It's a Biblical allegory (...maybe?). It's a science fiction novel set inside a Big Dumb Object created by peoples unknown for scientific purposes (...perhaps?). It's a black comedy of manners, a dashing adventure, and a devastating deconstruction of people, places and tropes. It's what you'd get if China Mieville and Christopher Priest collaborated on a novel and both brought their A-game, and it was then adapted for film by Studio Ghibli. "

This book started out really slow, but something happened along the way to have me care about and enthralled by the adventures of Thomas Senlin (who startef out as one of the more boring protagonists, but changes throughout the story)

Edited April 22, 2018 by Ammanas

[Guest]

A court of thorns and roses:  Book 1 by Sarah J Maas.  Just finished the healer trilogy by Maria V Snyder.

[Briar King]

Finished Fitz 4 not long ago and started 5.

getting so charged up at the thought of starting 7 soon