Just borrowed Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before from my co-worker. Never read anything of his before, so looking forward to it.
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Joe Abercrombie anyone
I wonder if anyone else is a big fan of Joe Abercrombie? He's a little like David Gemmell (on steroids!) He won't thank me for saying that I'll bet.
Really, and I mean really, dark stuff and funny and crude and just brilliant. For the first time ever I felt moved to write a fanboy e-mail to his website - you know the kind of thing ' I love your work and please keep writing' He (bless him) actualy took the time to write back ' I'll make you a deal - you keep buying and I'll keep writing' which I thought was cool.
Best Served Cold is his latest and I've just finished it - it's a great book. His Wizards First Rule books interupted my reading of Runes (I didn't like the 3rd Chronicles to begin with - I've since seen the error of my ways)
Recommended if you like your fantasy pitch black and grusome (and funny)
Really, and I mean really, dark stuff and funny and crude and just brilliant. For the first time ever I felt moved to write a fanboy e-mail to his website - you know the kind of thing ' I love your work and please keep writing' He (bless him) actualy took the time to write back ' I'll make you a deal - you keep buying and I'll keep writing' which I thought was cool.
Best Served Cold is his latest and I've just finished it - it's a great book. His Wizards First Rule books interupted my reading of Runes (I didn't like the 3rd Chronicles to begin with - I've since seen the error of my ways)
Recommended if you like your fantasy pitch black and grusome (and funny)
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I'd be interested to hear your comparisons of Malazan and Prince of Nothing. Check ino the Bakker thread after you've read it.
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Finished "Lion of Ireland" -- *much* better than "Strongbow". 
Av, I didn't have much trouble following the intrigue, but I've got a better handle on Irish history these days (tho still nowhere near perfect!) than you likely had at 14... 
Then I started "Red Branch" (both by Morgan Llewelyn) but had to set it aside to do my reading for book club this week. Bah.
Av, I didn't have much trouble following the intrigue, but I've got a better handle on Irish history these days (tho still nowhere near perfect!) than you likely had at 14... Then I started "Red Branch" (both by Morgan Llewelyn) but had to set it aside to do my reading for book club this week. Bah.
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Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley.
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Re: Joe Abercrombie anyone
That got my attention. Not that I'm a huge fan of Gemmell, but I've probably read more by him than by any other single author. Also, 'dark' is almost a sure-fire way to sell me on something.Prince of Amber wrote:I wonder if anyone else is a big fan of Joe Abercrombie? He's a little like David Gemmell (on steroids!) He won't thank me for saying that I'll bet.
Really, and I mean really, dark stuff and funny and crude and just brilliant. For the first time ever I felt moved to write a fanboy e-mail to his website - you know the kind of thing ' I love your work and please keep writing' He (bless him) actualy took the time to write back ' I'll make you a deal - you keep buying and I'll keep writing' which I thought was cool.
Best Served Cold is his latest and I've just finished it - it's a great book. His Wizards First Rule books interupted my reading of Runes (I didn't like the 3rd Chronicles to begin with - I've since seen the error of my ways)
Recommended if you like your fantasy pitch black and grusome (and funny)
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That's a good one, Brinn.Brinn wrote:Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley.
Ack, 14 more pages of the theory of myth, and I can get back to "Red Branch"!
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I'm halfway through a reread of the Chrons. This time I'm taking the time to visualize every detail. Wow. Before (the three previous) I spead through...ahh, savoring this time...it's quite amazing how visually err, amazing the Land is.
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Just finished Ken Scholes' Lamentation.
With cool concepts, endearing characters, and a panoply of plotlines, Lamentation is a strong debut. Not in the same category as Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, or Naomi Novik, but a quality read nonetheless.
It's too early to tell just how good a fantasy series The Psalms of Isaak will turn out to be. But based on the potential displayed by Lamentation, it shows great promise. Only time will tell. . .
Check the blog for the full review. . .
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With cool concepts, endearing characters, and a panoply of plotlines, Lamentation is a strong debut. Not in the same category as Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, or Naomi Novik, but a quality read nonetheless.
It's too early to tell just how good a fantasy series The Psalms of Isaak will turn out to be. But based on the potential displayed by Lamentation, it shows great promise. Only time will tell. . .
Check the blog for the full review. . .
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
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Dust of Dreams. 
Oh, Stonemaybe, you were right -- Red Branch was really good. I'd read Lady Gregory's version so I knew the basic story going in.
Oh, Stonemaybe, you were right -- Red Branch was really good. I'd read Lady Gregory's version so I knew the basic story going in.
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Her Smoke Rose up Forever, anthology of short stories all by James Tiptree Jr. Includes Houston, Houston, Do You Read?, The Women that Men Don't See and Her Smoke Rose up Forever. It's for our monthly reading group at the public library in Oak Park, Illinois. FYI, this selection was my suggestion to the group.