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George RR Martin. "A Clash of Kings"
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Just finished David Louis Edelman's Multireal.
As was the case with Infoquake, the book is a superior read. Moreover, if the final installment lives up to the expectations generated by its predecessors, this series could well be the best thing ever published by Pyr. That's saying something!
The Jump 225 trilogy remains one of the very best ongoing science fiction series on the market. Read it and you'll thank me for the recommendation!
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As was the case with Infoquake, the book is a superior read. Moreover, if the final installment lives up to the expectations generated by its predecessors, this series could well be the best thing ever published by Pyr. That's saying something!
The Jump 225 trilogy remains one of the very best ongoing science fiction series on the market. Read it and you'll thank me for the recommendation!
Check the blog for the full review.
Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com
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Just finished Reaper's Gale this morning. Toll the Hounds doesn't come out here until 9/16. I might start Bakker, but even if I like the series, nothing will keep me from TtH the day it's out.
I also want to give dlb's favorite book, The Killer Angels, a shot. Even though it's not fantasy/sci fi!
I also want to give dlb's favorite book, The Killer Angels, a shot. Even though it's not fantasy/sci fi!
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I think it's some of her earlier work. If you read a lot of her, you end up noticing that her style and pacing improve, or get distilled, perhaps.
The Silent Tower books are still pretty good, and a quick read. She actually makes fun of herself at the end for tossing in some obvious deus ex machina, which I find a stark contrast to the careful attention she pays working magic believably yet fearfully into a medieval setting.
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The Silent Tower books are still pretty good, and a quick read. She actually makes fun of herself at the end for tossing in some obvious deus ex machina, which I find a stark contrast to the careful attention she pays working magic believably yet fearfully into a medieval setting.
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Just finished reading the Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy anthology.
The short stories are as disparate as the authors who wrote them, and the pièce de résistance is, of course, Patrick Rothfuss' "The Road to Levinshir," a novella-length piece which will appear in the forthcoming The Wise Man's Fear.
Mike Carey, Tim Powers, Kage Baker and a few others have interesting short stories as well.
Check the blog for the full review.
Patrick
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The short stories are as disparate as the authors who wrote them, and the pièce de résistance is, of course, Patrick Rothfuss' "The Road to Levinshir," a novella-length piece which will appear in the forthcoming The Wise Man's Fear.
Mike Carey, Tim Powers, Kage Baker and a few others have interesting short stories as well.
Check the blog for the full review.
Patrick
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My wife has stared "The Traveler" by Twelve Hawks. Doesn't sound like my kind of thing, but she's enjoying it.
I actually don't have much experience with Fantasy, other than Covenant. I'm not really into the "magic" stuff, but I enjoy the other elements, creatures, law, and etc. Can anyone recommend some comparable fantasy to Donaldson that doesn't invest so heavily into magic and sorcery?
I actually don't have much experience with Fantasy, other than Covenant. I'm not really into the "magic" stuff, but I enjoy the other elements, creatures, law, and etc. Can anyone recommend some comparable fantasy to Donaldson that doesn't invest so heavily into magic and sorcery?
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You might want to try The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe. Despite the title, there are no fireballs or any other kind of big 'spells' flying around. There's also Tad Williams' Sorrow, Memory, and Thorn trilogy which has so little overt magic in it that I'm struggling to remember anything that isn't a spoiler. And then there's Martin's aSoIAF books which many here would strongly recommend though the latter books leave me handing out only a half-hearted endorsement.
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Shadowmarch by Tad Williams
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Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill (Stephen King's Son). Very Creepy!
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Last week I finished New Moon, and on Sunday I finished Eclipse, the second and third books from Stephenie Meyers' vampire series.
This week, unfortunately, I'm only reading textbooks as I have a final on Monday.
This week, unfortunately, I'm only reading textbooks as I have a final on Monday.
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I had to give up reading 6 months before my finals. Thanks to that they were the only group of exams that I didn't fail any, all through university.Rigel wrote:Last week I finished New Moon, and on Sunday I finished Eclipse, the second and third books from Stephenie Meyers' vampire series.
This week, unfortunately, I'm only reading textbooks as I have a final on Monday.
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