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What book did you just buy?
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Good call on Glen Cook, Brand. I'd forgotten about that series. I read Chronicles of the Black Company, and Books of the South years ago, and wasn't ever able to find The Glittering Stone book. Almost done with my reread of Chronicles; I'd forgotten how good these books are. I've tracked down the Glittering Stone book, and am looking forward to getting to that one.
I don't remember a lot of what went on in this series, so it's almost like starting a new series again. I probably drink too much while reading - that's typically what I do before sleep. Thanks again for putting me back on these books. They really are a great read.
I don't remember a lot of what went on in this series, so it's almost like starting a new series again. I probably drink too much while reading - that's typically what I do before sleep. Thanks again for putting me back on these books. They really are a great read.
Sadly, I have been so busy and so poor that I can't recall the last time I bought a book, even at the discount book warehouses! WhenI amount and see something I might like, I take a photo of its cover so that I can order it fromhttp://thebookdepository.com
This came out today:
Breach Zone (Shadow Ops, #3) by Myke Cole - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
I enjoyed the first two quite a bit.
Breach Zone (Shadow Ops, #3) by Myke Cole - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
I enjoyed the first two quite a bit.
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Is the main character in the second book less of a wishy washy waffling crybaby faggot than the guy in the 1st? I loved the world(s) he set up, and the military magic force and shit was great. But holy fuck have I rarely hated a main character more. Every chapter was him doing a 180 from the last. He's gung ho! He hates the job! He's back on board and loving it! He's decided the thing he loved yesterday is evil! And he seems to just make the stupidest and most short-sighted decision at every possible opportunity.
God...fuck that guy.
Heh yup, same character. There's less of him in the second book (though he's still the main character) and a lot more backstory on the SOC training and cool war-wizard shit, and he expands the world a ton. (iirc, it's almost entirely set in the magic realm, but it's been a while since I read it)
It's not a flawless series but I'm willing to overlook the main character being a bitch because the rest of it is so damn cool.
It's not a flawless series but I'm willing to overlook the main character being a bitch because the rest of it is so damn cool.
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Ugh. I wanted so bad to love it but that motherfucker just had me rolling my eyes. He was like a combination of Thomas Covenant and Quentin Coldwater fromThe Magicians(book 1, not book 2 Quentin), 2 of the most unlikeable main characters ever. Mopey crybaby motherfucker...
I finished it last night. Britton (the character you hate) is in it, but barely. It's almost entirely about Harlequin, the asshole SOC aeromancer from the first two books. It's about a 3/5. Worth picking up IMO, easy page turner and his magic system really is pretty damn cool.
Bookbinder turns out pretty cool. I thought the second was better than the first, and the third is pretty much all combat. There's a little weepy backstory bullshit in both, but Scylla (who you'll meet in book 2) is a beast of a character.
I don't want to spoil anything, but if you can get through the second one, the third book really is almost entirely just people fucking shit up with his military magic system. It's not perfect, but a pretty nice change of pace.
I don't want to spoil anything, but if you can get through the second one, the third book really is almost entirely just people fucking shit up with his military magic system. It's not perfect, but a pretty nice change of pace.
Grimmlokk
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Scylla's in book one.
Also, I was literally 1 page away from Bookbinder turning the corner when I made that post=P
Britton is back and everyone is telling him to stop being such a sanctimonious cunt. I like.
Ah, my bad. You know how it goes when you're a reading dynamo. I read the last like 4 Malazan books and occasionally wondered when Mat and Rand would show up. It all kind of blends together after a while.
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Dipshit Oscar Britton lets her loose to help him, despite knowing she's straight up evil. She proceeds to desiccate half the base and disintegrate their defenses so the goblins can get in. And does not help Oscar directly.
Seriously, he's such a fucking tool in the first book.
Book 3 of Lightbringer is out today.
Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks
I'm a big Brent Weeks fan, so that's up next after I finish Half a King.
Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks
I'm a big Brent Weeks fan, so that's up next after I finish Half a King.
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Speaking ofThe Magicians...Book 3 came out and it was pretty decent. Quentin is not nearly as insuffereable in Books 2 and 3...but in Book 1, you just want to kick him in the head, over and over.
Book 2 of Wars of the Roses is out:
Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2) by Conn Iggulden - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
For those of you that read/enjoyed Iggulden's absolute asskicker Genghis Kahn series. (His Caesar series was great too.) I read the first one of these, and it's pretty solid as well.
Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2) by Conn Iggulden - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
For those of you that read/enjoyed Iggulden's absolute asskicker Genghis Kahn series. (His Caesar series was great too.) I read the first one of these, and it's pretty solid as well.