What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:03 am

White people problems.

Post by **Hunchback Jack** » Fri Apr 19, 2019 9:53 pm

I'm listening to The Obelisk Gate, the second volume of the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. Really liking this series so far.

Post by **Skyweir** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:48 am

Ooh sounds nice

Ive not heard of it .. keep us posted re The trilogy.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:53 am

Fist and Faith wrote:White people problems.

Well, we call them first world problems.

Was legit though, has still not arrived, which means I'm on GotM already.

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Apr 23, 2019 7:09 am

Ha! Just arrived. GotM on pause while I read Kellanved's Reach.

--A

Post by **DrPaul** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:19 am

I'm currently reading The Histories by Herodotus, which was written back in the day when the demarcation between the fantastic and the realistic wasn't all that clear.

Post by **Skyweir** » Wed Apr 24, 2019 7:00 am

Wow thats fascinating Doc

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:04 am

Ok, back to GoTM.

Will take comments on Kellanved's Reach to the Erikson forum.

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Fri May 03, 2019 4:52 am

On to Dead House Gates. If I had to choose a favourite, this would be the one.

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Mon May 13, 2019 4:58 am

Memories of Ice.

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Post by **Farm Ur-Ted** » Sun May 19, 2019 3:41 pm

Just finished Magician:Master by Raymand Feist, and am about to start the final one in the trilogy (can't remember the name). How many of these series are worth reading? Anyone know? There are a lot of them.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon May 20, 2019 5:30 am

So...that's actually just the first book. It was split up at some point.

Riftwar series is: Magician, Silverthorn, and A Darkness At Sethanon.

They're good, I like them, but I prefer the concurrent Empire series with Janny Wurts.

Happens at the same time as the Magician books, on the other side of the rift:

Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire and Mistress of the Empire.

I really like those.

Then, there are the Riftwar Legacy books:

Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, and Krondor: Tear of the Gods

Then 2 set a bit later, Prince of the Blood and The King's Buccaneer.

Then, the Serpent War Saga, also pretty good:

Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King and Shards of a Broken Crown.

I skipped the Legends of the Riftwar trilogy and the Conclave of Shadows trilogy, then read the Darkwar Saga:

Flight of the Nighthawks, Into a Dark Realm and Wrath of a Mad God.

And I haven't read the Demon War Saga, (2 books) or the Chaoswar Saga. (3 books.)

But if I had to recommend just one series out of them all...it would be the Empire trilogy.

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Post by **Avatar** » Tue May 21, 2019 4:53 am

House of Chains, book 4 of The Malazan Book of the Fallen.

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Post by **Farm Ur-Ted** » Sat May 25, 2019 3:18 am

Avatar wrote:So...that's actually just the first book. It was split up at some point.

Riftwar series is: Magician, Silverthorn, and A Darkness At Sethanon.

They're good, I like them, but I prefer the concurrent Empire series with Janny Wurts.

Happens at the same time as the Magician books, on the other side of the rift:

Daughter of the Empire, Servant of the Empire and Mistress of the Empire.

I really like those.

Then, there are the Riftwar Legacy books:

Krondor: The Betrayal, Krondor: The Assassins, and Krondor: Tear of the Gods

Then 2 set a bit later, Prince of the Blood and The King's Buccaneer.

Then, the Serpent War Saga, also pretty good:

Shadow of a Dark Queen, Rise of a Merchant Prince, Rage of a Demon King and Shards of a Broken Crown.

I skipped the Legends of the Riftwar trilogy and the Conclave of Shadows trilogy, then read the Darkwar Saga:

Flight of the Nighthawks, Into a Dark Realm and Wrath of a Mad God.

And I haven't read the Demon War Saga, (2 books) or the Chaoswar Saga. (3 books.)

But if I had to recommend just one series out of them all...it would be the Empire trilogy.

--A

Thanks!!! I guess I may give the Wurts trilogy a shot next. I was a bit worried about that one. It seems weird to me that a guy writes one set of books, and then the next thing he does is write a collaboration in the same world, but if they are good, then I will have to check them out.

I'm getting into Silverthorne. It is solid, but I don't really love any of the characters in these books. They are pretty flat. But the stories are good, and have been surprising (to me, at least). Erikson comes up with more interesting characters in a single chapter than I've read to this point with Feist.

Post by **Avatar** » Sat May 25, 2019 5:36 am

Well, it's not technically the same world...more like the same universe.

But definitely worth it. As I think I might have mentioned above, I really enjoy them.

I read them more frequently that the others. Actually think he benefited from the collaboration.

Lemme know how you enjoy them.

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:40 am

Midnight Tides, Malazan Book 5

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Post by **Farm Ur-Ted** » Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:05 am

Most people were down on Midnight Tides, but it was one of my favorites from the series. I really loved Seren Pedac.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jun 03, 2019 5:29 am

One of my least favourite, as I've said elsewhere. True, Seren was also a great character, albeit (like so many) a tragic one.

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Post by **deer of the dawn** » Wed Jun 12, 2019 1:51 am

Rereading Kingkiller Chronicles and wondering how I could have forgotten how incredibly good the books are. Anticipating #3 in the series coming out in October. Supposedly.

When I'm done with it, #2 in the Malazan series is up next.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:11 am

Enjoy...DHG is a hell of a ride.

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