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Blasphemeral posted:I'm loving the Daniel Faust series so far. I'm halfway through the second book-- but the first one was so good I bought the rest immediately. I got pretty burnt out on them by number 5 or whatever. It felt like Faust had some pretty major plot armor by the end, which really killed any kind of suspense, and some of the plot lines got kind of ridiculous. I've been enjoying Alex Verus more than Daniel Faust, for what its worth.
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I think Pendergast is a good choice for contemporary urban fiction (with some mysticism/magic) if you enjoy Dresden Files. Also helps that it is 16 books long with 7 supplemental novels as I tend to get bummed out by these types of books when I catch up with a series.
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Thank you whoever brought up The Library At Mount Char a while back, I really enjoyed it. The Fool posted:I just started reading "The Magicians" I thought the first one was great. The way I originally (wrongly) interpreted the ending left me suprised that there would be a sequel, and I disliked the second one enough to not bother with the third.
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AlphaDog posted:Thank you whoever brought up The Library At Mount Char a while back, I really enjoyed it. Third one was okay. Literally tied up every loose end, book was still 'serious' but basically provided a happy ending for everyone.
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XyrlocShammypants posted:I think Pendergast is a good choice for contemporary urban fiction (with some mysticism/magic) if you enjoy Dresden Files.
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Was looking up some info on that Dresden War Cry comic (basically was it any good) and found a compliation of info revealed about Peace Talks: http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/PeaceTalksInformation.html It seems a little out of date, and is missing one tweet I saw once that was maybe a joke or something, but reasonable info nonetheless.
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Jan 11, 2016 22:30
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Yay: My wife is going to start reading the Dresden Files WTF: She bought Storm Front for the Kindle. I already have three physical copies of this book...
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Jan 14, 2016 03:55
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bowmore posted:paper is dead man The advantage of my physical books is that if worse comes to worst, I could sell some of them to pay the bills for a while. Let's see all these fancy Kindle people do that! I'm quite fond of my Kindle Voyage.
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So I got around to reading "The Rook" and I really enjoyed it. We've all read "main character has amnesia" stories, but I can't recall ever having seen this variation before. Having Myfanwy being guided by her former self was a great way to do exposition, and the fact that she doesn't in the end recover all her memories and revert to the original character was nifty. Really, my only complaint was that I'd gotten used to coming into a series late. I'd only started reading the Dresden books this year, in fact. As such, I'd gotten used to being able to pick up the next book in a series immediately, and having to wait sucks. Which, I suppose, is as strong of an endorsement as I can make in favor of the book's quality.
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jng2058 posted:Really, my only complaint was that I'd gotten used to coming into a series late. I'd only started reading the Dresden books this year, in fact. As such, I'd gotten used to being able to pick up the next book in a series immediately, and having to wait sucks. It's been like five years since The Rook came out, hasn't it? I think it stands alone well enough, but it's a big sequel gap!
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Wheat Loaf posted:It's been like five years since The Rook came out, hasn't it? I think it stands alone well enough, but it's a big sequel gap! Almost exactly four years, with the sequel "Stiletto" scheduled for June of this year. So in that regard I chose wisely, because I only have to wait half a year instead of four and a half!
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Yeah, I just caught up on the Iron Druid, Rivers of London, and the Libriomancer series and all 3 have new books coming out soon so I got lucky there. I started the first Daniel Faust book last night and can't put it down so I'm glad there's already 5 out. Also, the kindle version being less than a dollar was great.
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The Fool posted:London Falling was a fantastic book, I thought the sequel was noticeably worse. The first book just has such a tight arc and memorable antagonist, it's hard to follow that up. That said, I think there are a couple standout moments from the second book even if the overall product is a bit weaker.
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Ornamented Death posted:Yay: My wife is going to start reading the Dresden Files
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Hypnolobster posted:Yeah, what a silly. The only true way is the sweet sweet voice of the Marsters in your ears. Audiobooks hold no interest for me. I stopped wanting someone to read books to me once I learned how to read them myself.
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Daric posted:Yeah, I just caught up on the Iron Druid, Rivers of London, and the Libriomancer series and all 3 have new books coming out soon so I got lucky there. I started the first Daniel Faust book last night and can't put it down so I'm glad there's already 5 out. A propos Libriomancer and Kindle - why the gently caress is there no Kindle version of the new book yet? I'm not buying a hardcover at 19 €/17 $. I don't have the space nor would I pay that much money for what I consider a fun, but second tier series.
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Ornamented Death posted:Audiobooks hold no interest for me. I stopped wanting someone to read books to me once I learned how to read them myself. Yeah, who'd ever want to be entertained by a book while driving or running or doing anything other than sitting still?
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420 Gank Mid posted:Yeah, who'd ever want to be entertained by a book while driving or running or doing anything other than sitting still? Me? Which is why I specified that they hold no interest for me. You can do whatever, man. Go wild. Though your post does further confirm my bias that people who listen to books lose something in the comprehension department  .quote:A propos Libriomancer and Kindle - why the gently caress is there no Kindle version of the new book yet? I'm not buying a hardcover at 19 €/17 $. I don't have the space nor would I pay that much money for what I consider a fun, but second tier series. I see both Unbound (the latest book to come out) and Revisionary (the next one due out) available to buy/preorder for Kindle. Ornamented Death fucked around with this message at 13:34 on Jan 15, 2016 |
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Ornamented Death posted:Me? Which is why I specified that they hold no interest for me. You can do whatever, man. Go wild. There someone on this page who needs help in the comprehension department, certainly.
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The only bad thing about the Dresden audiobooks is that there are only so many ways Marsters can say "What?" and "Go! Go! Go!" before your brain dies Incoming audiobook snobbery roundabout derail aside, I had a thought about the faerie-make thorn manacles, and how they probably weren't magnetic and could fit on Dresden while he was in an MRI machine, which could be a cool chapter Also it somewhat evades the 'why doesn't Harry put a pair on and then go on the internet' with the incredible discomfort thing, but you'd think they'd have invented a painless one by now
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The Fool posted:I just started reading "The Magicians" There are a lot of valid complaints about The Magicians. If you really hate the first book, don't bother with the rest. If you make it through the second, it's definitely worth continuing on to the third, which ties up all of the loose ends and brings the story to a satisfying conclusion. I feel like it's a series where it matters a lot where you are in your life when you read them. I was generally in situations similar to Quentin in each of the books when I read them, and being able to identify with him on that level papered over a lot of the issues that people have. Quentin is a huge immature jerk who can't connect to anybody and feels shiftless and purposeless when he graduates from college. If you weren't a huge jerk from the years of 18 to 22 and dove into your life with purpose after you graduated, then you did a way better job of growing up than I did.
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Coca Koala posted:There are a lot of valid complaints about The Magicians. If you really hate the first book, don't bother with the rest. If you make it through the second, it's definitely worth continuing on to the third, which ties up all of the loose ends and brings the story to a satisfying conclusion. I really enjoyed The Magicians. I had a rocky start with it, mostly because of the Narnia is real shtick. However, once I got over that, it got pretty good. I really enjoyed the portrayal of adult magicians outside of the school. Especially Alice's parents, and then also the kids after they graduate. I mean, as an adult that can do magic, what do you do with your life when there's no monsters to fight? I have no interest in reading the sequels however, and thought that the ending was a few paragraphs too long.
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Ornamented Death posted:I see both Unbound (the latest book to come out) and Revisionary (the next one due out) available to buy/preorder for Kindle. I'm going to assume you're in the US. For some reason there isn't a European release.
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I didn't ever bother with audiobooks either until I started driving 20+ hours a week. Now they're a godsend. I can only listen to so much SportsTalk while the Texans and Rockets suck.
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Daric posted:I didn't ever bother with audiobooks either until I started driving 20+ hours a week. Now they're a godsend. I can only listen to so much SportsTalk while the Texans and Rockets suck. Join the dark side, be a Spurs fan. Any time I'm in for a long drive I make sure to have an audiobook with me, even if it's a book I've read already.
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apostateCourier posted:Join the dark side, be a Spurs fan. I really like that a lot of the books sync up with Kindle as well. If I own both, I can stop the audiobook and when I open the Kindle version it'll be right where the audiobook left off. And there's a lot of books where you just get more from having the author read it. I listened to Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari, Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman, and Yes, Please by Amy Poehler and you just get so much more from it by hearing their voices. Also, sometimes they deviate from what the actual book says and tell other stories. If anyone is looking into audiobooks now, here's a tip. Audible sells credits for like $33, which makes them $11 a piece. These are good for 1 book, no matter the price. So if you wanted to get a $26 audiobook, just buy the 3 pack of credits and you've saved $15.
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Daric posted:And there's a lot of books where you just get more from having the author read it. I listened to Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari, Paddle Your Own Canoe by Nick Offerman, and Yes, Please by Amy Poehler and you just get so much more from it by hearing their voices. Also, sometimes they deviate from what the actual book says and tell other stories. That's pretty awesome actually. I might have to check some of those out.
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Ornamented Death posted:Me? Which is why I specified that they hold no interest for me. You really shouldn't read and drive at the same time dog
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Just posting a quick PSA that the latest Iron Druid and Libriomancer books are worth getting if you can get them cheap. Iron Druid (Staked) has a lot of really good "Shut the gently caress up, gently caress you, Atticus!" moments in it from other characters, and the time spent in the story from the POV of other characters makes the much shorter periods from Atticus's POV bearable. There were a few cringe-inducing moments, but nothing anywhere near as bad as the previous books, so yeah. It was a little cathartic and the author seems to be doing a little better about things. The new Libriomancer book pulls some spells from Small Favor to solve some problems this time, and I figure that might be worth the price of admission for Dresden fans.
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Wade Wilson posted:Iron Druid (Staked) has a lot of really good "Shut the gently caress up, gently caress you, Atticus!" moments in it from other characters, and the time spent in the story from the POV of other characters makes the much shorter periods from Atticus's POV bearable. There were a few cringe-inducing moments, but nothing anywhere near as bad as the previous books, so yeah. It was a little cathartic and the author seems to be doing a little better about things. As fsor Libriomancer, what's the amount of dryad creep in this one? That really turned me off books 2 and 3.
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anilEhilated posted:What's the POV distribution? I can kinda stomach Atticus and his archdruid is cool but whatshername tends to put me to sleep. I'd have to go back and read it again, but I seem to think the Archdruid actually has the greatest portion of the story this time, with Atticus and Granuaile having the smaller bits. Though Granuaile's story this time is actually more important than Atticus's tripe as He is basically all about the vampire war, while the Archdruid's story is about setting up a new grove of druids and the first few days of teaching actual child characters, Granuaile's side-story is about figuring out a way to get rid of the mark Loki put on her while staying away from Atticus/everyone else. For Libriomancer, Lena is a very small supporting role at this point, basically functioning as Groot/the Heavy when fights are going on, with only occasionally referencing the creepy relationship bits. She kind of has her own life going on and is only drawn into things because she's someone Isaac seeks out whenever a crisis starts happening.
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If you're looking for simple entertaining YA fantasy the Mageborn series is probably a step above if maybe around iron druid.
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M_Gargantua posted:If you're looking for simple entertaining YA fantasy the Mageborn series is probably a step above if maybe around iron druid. I'm currently reading the 4th Daniel Faust book, I just finished Staked and I'm going to get the new Libriomancer book tomorrow. I'll start that next. I'm also listening to the Mistborn series on audiobook and I'm closing in on the end of the 2nd book. I had started to read this series a long time ago and just couldn't get past like 1/3 of the way into the first book but now that I'm doing audiobooks I really can't wait to drive or go to the gym just to listen to it. It's so good.
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Daric posted:I'm currently reading the 4th Daniel Faust book, I just finished Staked and I'm going to get the new Libriomancer book tomorrow. I'll start that next. In that case just read everything Sanderson. You've got plenty on your plate without having to dig into random things I found on amazon for $3. I'd much rather recommend you read Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone. Or The Book of the Fallen.
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M_Gargantua posted:In that case just read everything Sanderson. You've got plenty on your plate without having to dig into random things I found on amazon for $3. Yeah, this thread introduced me to Max Gladstone's
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Yeah, this thread introduced me to Max Gladstone's If you like Gladstone's work, you should check out the two CYOA games he wrote for Choice of Games, Choice of the Deathless and The City's Thirst.
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Man I just finished up that 20 Palaces stuff and now I'm sad there aren't more of them. Why would a publisher drop them when they publish so many other terrible books?
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Ramadu posted:Why would a publisher drop them when they publish so many other terrible books? The author actually wrote a blog post that explains that.
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So I have to somewhat ashamedly admit that I've read the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. If you haven't read it, the female protagonist is the stereotypical dreck that seems to abound in this genre. However, I stuck with it because I really like the use of Native American mythology in it. Are there any urban fantasy books that have a similar backdrop that aren't quite so bad?
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