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Offline shieldfire

Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4650 on: June 18, 2014, 05:28:17 AM »
Just finished Anabasis by Xenophon. If you haven't have heard of this writer - you may be excused, it was written more than 2000 years ago and relates the adventures of a Greek mercenary army retreating from a failed coup in Persia somewhere around 400 BC. I'm off to our summer house in a couple of days and can't start a new book here - will finish The Lathe of Heaven which was written, comparatively, a few minutes ago by Ursula K. Le Guin.
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Offline Quicksilver_Wolf

Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4651 on: June 18, 2014, 06:06:09 AM »
Rogues. Only one story in, but I liked it. It was the Joe Abercrombie one about a parcel that changes many, many hands. Keen to read Rothfuss, Gaiman, Martin, and all those heavyweights, to name a few.
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Offline Idlewilder

Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4652 on: June 18, 2014, 09:11:50 AM »
Quote from: C.Hill on June 18, 2014, 01:07:51 AM
Got halfway through The Blasted Lands. Had to put it down. Worse than the first. You would think, being from Angry Robots, it'd be good. . .

Started Morningside Fall by Jay Posey. Kinda worried. I've heard that it's a completely different book from the first, and not in a good way.

Sadly I haven't managed to finish anything from Angry Robot in nearly a year now. They push out books so quickly I'm not convinced with their editing process at all. Sad as so many of their books have massive potential. I am hoping Kameron Hurley's The Mirror Empire breaks the trend.
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Offline xiagan

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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4653 on: June 18, 2014, 07:48:08 PM »
Rereading Feist/Wurts - Mistress of the Empire
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4654 on: June 19, 2014, 01:31:54 AM »
Quote from: Arry on June 15, 2014, 04:14:06 PM
I'm about a quarter of the way through Tower Lord. Enjoying it. Bit different from Blood Song as it has more POVs letting you get varying views/perspecitives on the larger story.

I'm jealous.

I just finished Prince of Fools and I'm a little meh.  I think Lawrence is a really good writer and I'm interested in the world but I just don't give damn about any of the characters.  They are memorable characters (at least Jorg is, Jalan is TBD) and it's not their moral ambiguity that throws me off, I'm fine with my characters being a bit on the dirty side. I just find myself not caring if they succeed or fail in whatever they do.

I have the latest Cornwell book available to read but I keep putting off reading it so I may find something else between now and my flights tomorrow night.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4655 on: June 19, 2014, 07:27:01 AM »
Rogues! Straight to How the Marquis got his coat back. Then onto the new George RR Martin. Which was confusing as it was set right before his story in Dangerous Women. Feel like I have read book 2 of a saga first then into book 1.  Now reading the Rothfuss story. (Some really clunky similes)
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Offline MurchadsGrandson

Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4656 on: June 19, 2014, 04:12:41 PM »
Currently reading the Omnibus edition of the Clockwork Vampire Chronicles by Andy Remic. On book/part 3. It has it's flaws (the odd mistaken name here & there, occasional wonky dialogue, a major character arc from the first part just sort of peters out in the second & another basically disappears) but by & large it's a very enjoyable read.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4657 on: June 19, 2014, 10:38:08 PM »
Just started The Lions of Al-Rassan - couldn't keep away from Kay after reading River of Stars :) So far I love it!
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4658 on: June 20, 2014, 06:45:54 AM »
Quote from: sennydreadful on June 19, 2014, 10:38:08 PM
Just started The Lions of Al-Rassan - couldn't keep away from Kay after reading River of Stars :) So far I love it!
check out our book club threads if you want to know what others think about it. Feel free to add your thoughts. :)
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Offline Timstar

Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4659 on: June 20, 2014, 07:44:30 AM »
Started The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie. The last novel of his I need to read until Half a King comes out :)
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4660 on: June 20, 2014, 09:37:37 AM »
Quote from: xiagan on June 20, 2014, 06:45:54 AM
Quote from: sennydreadful on June 19, 2014, 10:38:08 PM
Just started The Lions of Al-Rassan - couldn't keep away from Kay after reading River of Stars :) So far I love it!
check out our book club threads if you want to know what others think about it. Feel free to add your thoughts. :)

Ooo will do! I have heard that this one tends to be a favourite with lots of people :
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Offline Overlord

Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4661 on: June 22, 2014, 05:18:48 PM »
Terry Brooks's latest, The High Druid's Blade.

Very much enjoying the fact you don't need to have read Brooks's previous 200 novels to enjoy it ;-)
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4662 on: June 22, 2014, 05:22:10 PM »
I am now reading a song of ice and fire beginning with a game of thrones...its going to be epic
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Offline CheshireGrin

Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4663 on: June 22, 2014, 08:39:31 PM »
Quote from: Astormlightarchivist on June 22, 2014, 05:22:10 PM
I am now reading a song of ice and fire beginning with a game of thrones...its going to be epic

Such a great series. I'm planning on re-reading it before Winds of Winter comes out. Enjoy! :)
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Re: What are you currently reading?
« Reply #4664 on: June 22, 2014, 08:55:43 PM »
King Rat with the book club. :)
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