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I was thiiiiis close to picking up Priory of the Orange Tree when I saw it at a bookstore last week, but I didn't know enough about it. Sounds like it is good?
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Oct 19, 2019 12:06
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Maybe Brust's Vlad Taltos novels. There's like 15 books and aren't too grim or anything.
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Nov 12, 2019 00:48
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Gideon the Ninth fuckin rules, and the old co-host of GUTS is a really good narrator for the audiobook.
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Nov 16, 2019 03:15
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A while ago I was looking for some, eh, comfortable fantasy? Someone recommended Misenchanted Sword and it was perfect. Are the other books in that series good?
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Nov 30, 2019 14:17
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Most of them are yeah but they vary a bit up and down. MS is clearly the best thing in the series but there are a couple others that are about as good (my favorite is Ithanalin's Restoration but read Spell of the Black Dagger first). Nice, I will continue on then.
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Nov 30, 2019 14:23
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I think the ones everyone acknowledges as weakest are "With a Single Spell," "Blood of a Dragon," and "Taking Flight." WaSS is still worth reading though because the characters pop up again frequently in the later ones. Just started WaSS, just because it said it was the second book.
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Nov 30, 2019 14:33
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Larry Parrish posted:It might be too slice of life for you but I really enjoyed Healer's Road. Goblin Emperor wasnt exactly comfortable, but was also very good. I have no idea if those are anything close to Misenchanted Sword cuz I haven't read it yet. I'd definitely put Goblin Emporer in there too, I loved that book. I'm not even sure if Misenchanted Sword falls into the cozy category, it's more traditional farmer boy gets involved in big things type fantasy that I first read as a kid, so maybe more nostalgia than cozy, at least for me. Will check out Healers Road, slice of life does it for me too.
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Nov 30, 2019 16:49
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Deptfordx posted:To add to the list, I really enjoyed The Unwilling Warlord. Well that's the next one in the series, and I'm going to finish up WaSS this morning, so looking forward to that.
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Dec 1, 2019 14:23
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:The first Temeraire novel was not horrible and I got so excited I liked them until they went to fuckin Australia or whatever.
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Dec 4, 2019 21:29
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Khizan posted:I got the Gideon the Ninth audiobook with a free Audible credit thing that Amazon emailed me a while back, and to my surprise I've been enjoying listening to it in the car despite my long history of not being able to deal with them. I've got another 2 free credits from a trial to spend, and I'm looking for some more titles that are particularly good in audiobook form. I really liked the narration on Spinning Silver, and it's a standalone book too. Edit: Thoughts on the Lightbringer series? Thinking about starting some big rear end fantasy books. A Proper Uppercut fucked around with this message at 12:12 on Dec 12, 2019 |
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Dec 12, 2019 12:09
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Not sure if this got lost, but any thoughts on the Lightbringer series? Looking for some big rear end fantasy books to get into.
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Dec 16, 2019 00:49
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pradmer posted:Thanks. Glad I'm not just annoying everyone. Nope, I picked up Rage of Dragons Much appreciated.
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Dec 17, 2019 01:02
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Mr. Peepers posted:OK. About a year ago I decided I wanted to read more female SF authors. Since then I've read some novels by Le Guin (The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed) and Murderbots, of course... and that's about it. Help me get back on this train. I prefer harder SF but will settle for anything good. I've been meaning to check out Cherryh since she's brought up regularly but have no idea where to start. Becky Chambers. It's more character based than hard SF, but good.
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Dec 25, 2019 12:03
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Ferrosol posted:How has no one recommended Bujold yet if we're discussing good female sci-fi authors. Also seconding the Chambers nomination. I'll also second the Bujold rec, also in the fantasy vein, Robin Hobb.
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Dec 25, 2019 14:59
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Yup, the Wayfarers series is where you want to be.
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Dec 25, 2019 15:36
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NikkolasKing posted:Are there any good scifi or fantasy books that prominently feature a hivemind entity/race? For those of you who have played System Shock 2, I am new to it and realized that The Many greatly interest me and I'd like to see more of the same or similar. I am no good at FPSes so Halo and the Flood are out. Besides, as much as love me some video games, nothing beats a good book with regards to bizarre alien lifeforms. Ancillary Justice, maybe?
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Jan 9, 2020 23:49
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I did not like Luminous Dead at all, had to put it down halfway through. However, I would like someone to play with my hair.
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Jan 11, 2020 11:11
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Someone mentioned Eifleheim here and I decided to check it out. I really liked it, aside from the end feeling a little anticlimactic to me. I wish they had gone more into the whole multiple dimension space travel stuff. I suppose it would be way more than the scope of the book, but I really wanted to see more of that happening.
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Mar 8, 2020 22:40
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StrixNebulosa posted:https://thefantasyinn.com/2018/10/11/intro-to-female-authored-speculative-fiction/ Looking at the list real quick just reminded me of Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave. That was one of my first fantasy novels after LOTR. I haven't thought of that book in 20 years. I seem to remember it kinda lost me when Merlin got older.
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Mar 8, 2020 23:47
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Groke posted:Get this, it owns. Totally forgot that existed and I wanted to read it at some point.
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Apr 22, 2020 10:56
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I see it as male just because I've listened to all the books on audiobook and it's a male narrator. BTW the narration on these is really good.
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May 10, 2020 16:26
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pradmer posted:Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke - $1.99 These posts have increased my backlog substantially.
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Jun 2, 2020 00:16
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Would Eifelheim count as theological first contact?
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Jun 7, 2020 11:22
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There's that Rage of Dragons book, I haven't read it yet but I heard it was decent?
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Jun 8, 2020 00:15
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Well if you're talking post apocalyptic fantasy, N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is I guess an obvious recommendation.
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Jul 6, 2020 02:44
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Just finished up A Fire Upon the Deep and really liked it. Are the other two books any good?
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Aug 8, 2020 00:38
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That there Greg Bear book with the apocalypse stuff, uhhh, The Forge of God.
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Aug 25, 2020 17:29
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In the middle or the new Abercrombie and am enjoying it quite a bit. Gotta say though, I never figured him to be the kind of author to get misogynistic fucks up in arms about powerful women in books. Kind of a pleasant surprise.
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Sep 21, 2020 11:53
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Strom Cuzewon posted:How does it compare to the First Law? My mates keep recommending the rest of Abercrombie, but I found TFL kind of grimey and unpleasant. That's kind of Abercrombie's thing, however I kind of feel like the humor has come out more in later books? That could be my imagination though, I haven't read his older books in years.
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Just finished the audiobook of Piranesi. It's read by Chiwetel Ejiofor, and he did an amazing job.
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Nov 17, 2020 02:23
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jng2058 posted:Agreed. It was his first book that I read, and it was disappointing to discover that nothing else of his I wrote measured up to it. I thought Pushing Ice was up there with it.
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Nov 27, 2020 23:36
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So I'm like halfway through Kings of the Wyld, and I maye just have to stop, which I almost never do. I am listening on audiobook so I guess that might color my opinion of it. It feels like a bad PG-13 version of Abercrombie. The humor hits with a thud and the world building kinda stinks. It's annoying because I can almost see a good story in there. Also kind of a coincidence but I started KJ Parkers The Company, which seems like a much better "getting the band back together" story, at least so far.
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Jan 17, 2021 13:09
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Gorefiend posted:PG13 Abercrombie is dead on, but I'm stubborn and ended up finishing it. The sequel was one of the worst things I've ever read, and randomly introduced an entirely different villain in the last chunk. Ok yes gently caress it, time to look for a new audiobook to listen to. Good thing it was only 3 bucks.
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Jan 17, 2021 16:57
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Groke posted:Are you familiar with Parker, or is this your first? The only other one I've read was 16 ways to defend a walled city. Uhhh why? Should I be expecting something bad?
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Jan 17, 2021 22:43
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Marshal Radisic posted:It's a lot easier to see the connection if you look at his historical fiction. I'd personally recommend The Walled Orchard duology (Goatsong, The Walled Orchard). They're the memoirs of an Athenian comic playwright that focus on his experiences in the Peloponnesian War and the collapse of Athens. There's less in the way of violence than in the books he wrote under the Parker name (well, save for the depiction of the Syracuse campaign in the second book), but that rueful humor in the face of human folly is still there. That last sentence was very artfully put, I like it.
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Jan 18, 2021 00:47
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A Proper Uppercut posted:So I'm like halfway through Kings of the Wyld, and I maye just have to stop, which I almost never do. I am listening on audiobook so I guess that might color my opinion of it. Quoting myself here because I forgot to mention, there is a "the cake is a lie" joke. In a novel released in 2017. The more I think about this stupid book the more frustrated I get.
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Jan 18, 2021 15:06
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DreamingofRoses posted:I cannot stop listening to the audiobook version of A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, and this is the third time through. I’ve really enjoyed Uprooted and Spinning Silver, but for some reason this is sticking with me. I might have to go to the recommendation thread for suggestions. I also really enjoyed that audiobook. I can also recommend Piranesi, read by Chiwetel Ejiofor. It was amazing.
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So I had no idea there was a new Becky Chambers Wayfarers novel out, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within. I'm gonna pick it up, wondering if anyone has gotten to it yet. Edit: ah gently caress, nevermind. I looked real quick and it had a publication date of Feb 18, but now I see it isn't until April. A Proper Uppercut fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Feb 20, 2021 |
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Cacto posted:I just finished reading it - it’s definitely out on kindle at least. Some real sad moments. Very much like the previous in the series so if you liked them you should get it. Are you in the US? Not on Kindle for me.
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