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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:38 am
by Avatar
Was browsing a 2nd hand book store the other day and picked up this:
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. Thought I should give it a go.
--A
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:57 pm
by ussusimiel
Recently finished The Pagan Night by Tim Akers. Good well-written fantasy first installment with hints of Erikson and GRRM. Quite interesting magic/gods set-up. Not sure whether I'll read the next one or not, but the I never am these days!
u.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:51 am
by Sorus
Avatar wrote:Was browsing a 2nd hand book store the other day and picked up this:
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. Thought I should give it a go.
--A
I have had that recommended to me so many times. One of these days I will have to actually read it.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 5:34 am
by Avatar
Oh...I thought
you were one of the people who recommended it to me...I only heard about it here.
--A
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:14 pm
by Menolly
I'm pretty sure muffin and fist have recommended it.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 5:02 am
by Avatar
Murrin?
Yeah, probably. It was good. Pretty dark, but good.
--A
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2016 10:21 am
by Fist and Faith
I didn't recommend it. I didn't get too far.
And yeah, "muffin" is the best typo in a long time.
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:41 am
by Avatar
Agreed.
--A
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:37 pm
by Menolly
I *think* Frosty was the originator of muffin for Murrin, nu?
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:05 am
by Avatar
Oh right, pass the blame Menolly.
--A
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:47 am
by Fist and Faith
This was the first time I heard it.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:23 am
by Avatar
Me too.
(I think anyway.
)
--A
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:06 am
by Menolly
Anyway ...
I'm starting a reread of The Pipe Woman Chronicles; Land, Sea, Sky; and Pipe Woman's Legacy, before reading Spider's Lifeline. I know there are additional add ons besides the novels; I remember reading blog posts about ali being told she was going to be the "chronicler," as well as stories posted elsewhere, IIRC. However, I don't have links to those posts anymore, and I would like to include them in my reread.
ali, do you have a timeline posted somewhere which includes links to the add ons in the series, and would list where said add ons would fit in the series?
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 4:39 am
by Savor Dam
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:29 pm
by Menolly
And when is each one read in the reread?
(thank you, BTW)
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 4:07 pm
by Linna Heartbooger
Just started Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie.
I'm intrigued.
(also pleased I know what a "Sword" and a "Mercy" are in this context... well, to the extent you can know what a "Justice," a "Sword" or a "Mercy" are ...well, to the extent you can know what those are after just reading the first 10 pages.)
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:04 am
by Avatar
That was as clear as mud Linna.
I should look out for these I suppose.
--A
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 2:27 am
by kevinswatch
Halfway through Golden Son. So far it's good, although not as good as the reviews I read hyped me up for. Hopefully the second half is killer.
Reading has been slowed down of late, even by my standards, by all of the poopy diapers.
I hope after reading this to start my long awaited re-read of The Gap Cycle.
-jay
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 4:48 am
by Avatar
That'll keep you going until the kid can read at least.
--A
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 3:02 am
by Linna Heartbooger
Avatar wrote:That was as clear as mud Linna.
oh - woo! love getting a reaction like that.
(but I wasn't actually trying for it.)
It's a ship. A starship. A "Justice" is a troop carrier. And I've guessed vaguely what a "Sword" is and what a "Mercy" is.
Except it's a ship unlike any I'd generally imagine...
I had heard the titles when people were talking about the series on a thread awhile back. (they stuck in my head.)