Kevin's Watch

near the end of Bonehunters on my way back through the 2nd read of Bonehunters, Reaper's Gale, Toll the Hounds, and Return of the Crimson Guard.

doing this re-read for clarity. maybe if i keep reading them all over and over i will begin to figure out the intricacies of this war between the gods!

then again, maybe not. heh. nonetheless, its as enjoyable a book as i remember it being the first time i read it! several parts actually made me weepy this time through. *sniffle*

Oh, man, one part in particular is the saddest thing through all the books so far.

Just finished my umpteenth re-read of Daughter, Servant, and Mistress of The Empire by Wurts and Feiss. I love those books!

Haha, me too. One of my all-time favourite series.

--A

I've always wondered whether it's Janny Wurts and Raymond Feist because she wrote the stories, but they're set in his world(s), or whether they both actually collaberated in the writing. Do you know, Av? If they are her stories, then surely they must classify as the best fanfic ever written?

Actually don't know...never crossed my mind. Always assumed they collaborated on them. Hmmm...check the author's note maybe? (My copies are 500 miles away.)

--A

Just finished Adrian Tchaikovsky's Empire in Black and Gold, and I'm disappointed. Beyond the insect-kinden concepts, this book is pretty much standard fantasy lite fare...

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Mostly through Eddison's The Worm Ouroboros, and it is goddamn awesome.

Indeed it is. Once you're used to the language the intrigue and characterisation really shines through.

Re-reading Deadhouse Gates just for the hell of it. Those sappers keep bringing a smile to my face

At the same time re-reading Elric by Moorcock (The Fantasy Masterworks edition). Fantastic.

OOOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!! DG!!!!!!!

Just finishing up my reread of Gemmel's Troy series with Fall Of Kings, his last book. I don't think this one counts much as fantasy, except for the "prophecies" there's no magic or anything like that in them. More like semi-historical fiction.

Dunno if anybody else here has read them, but IMO they're the best reworking of the Troy story I've ever seen. I also see, (for those Gates of Fire fans) that Stephen Pressfield praised them. The books also contain the best interpretation of the Trojan Horse I've ever seen.

A fitting, if sad, end to Gemmels career I guess. Anyway, I definitely recommend them. Again.

--A

Just started Fatal Revenant!

Geez the end of the Chain of Dogs story line gives me goosebumps every time.

Ur-Ted: It's about time!
SJ: Where's have you been dude?!
F&F LOL

danlo wrote: SJ: Where's have you been dude?!

Busy, busy, busy...with work, my son (now 15 months old), and doing stuff around the house. I manage to play around on the pc now and then and to read a couple of pages before falling asleep every night. Must be gittin' old.

I'm reading The New Annotated Dracula - Stoker's novel annotated by Leslie Klinger. I just started, but so far am really liking it. There's a lot of annotations, and a lot of good historical information.

Additionally, Klinger has this very interesting perspective with the annotations - that he is not annotating a work of fiction, but rather, a record of events that actually happened, which, in addition to making the notes informative, makes them pretty enjoyable as well. (Apparently he did a similar thing with the Sherlock Holmes stories).

Plus, it's Dracula. So that's cool, too.

I'm still working my way through my annual re-read of Jordan's WOT. I'm almost finished with book 8 (The Path of Daggers) and look to finish the series before the holiday season.

I'm also working on a book a friend wants me to read called Darkfever. I'm having a hard time with it. . . it seems to lack any real substance. I told her I would read it, so I am.

On top of the next-to-read heap is Inkdeath, the finale in the Inkheart series. And then it's onto the annual Tolkien re-read.

Avatar wrote:Just finishing up my reread of Gemmel's Troy series with Fall Of Kings, his last book. I don't think this one counts much as fantasy, except for the "prophecies" there's no magic or anything like that in them. More like semi-historical fiction.

Dunno if anybody else here has read them, but IMO they're the best reworking of the Troy story I've ever seen. I also see, (for those Gates of Fire fans) that Stephen Pressfield praised them. The books also contain the best interpretation of the Trojan Horse I've ever seen.

A fitting, if sad, end to Gemmels career I guess. Anyway, I definitely recommend them. Again.

--A

I agree, the trojan horse moment was superb. And Banokles is fantastic.

They all are...Odysseus, Helikaon, Argurios, Kalliades, Kassandra...

I especially love the way that the titles of the kings come after their names. Odysseus King...comes from the way they introduce themselves I guess...Odysseus King of Ithaka...

Great books.

--A