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[Mr.Skar]

I remember reading that some where. Not entirely sure what it has to do with Max's books, but I'm sure it helped with some sales.

[Mr.Skar]

VentraleStar wrote...

T.S. comes from a long line of farmers, being a twelve year old boy who is obsessed with map making so much he maps dinner table conversations, he is truly a lonely child. Not accepted by his father since his more tough younger brother was the better cowboy ( Who also recently died by playing with a shotgun). T.S. runs away. Following is a story of adventure and mystery. Heart breaking to see how a child slowly watches a family fall apart piece by piece. And find comfort only in himself.


"The book of lost things" is an other fantastic novel.

That actually does sound really good. I'll add that to The List.

[addiction21]

Quickdry wrote...

Mr.Skar wrote...

I knew about the Tawny Man trilogy, but the Liveship trilogy is part of the same thing as well? Hmm, didn't know that. I have been meaning to get The Night Angel trilogy for a little while now, but I dunno yet. Is it one of those kind hearted assassin type stories, 'cause I might be all tapped out of care after the Farseer books AND the Tawny Man books.

The Liveship Trilogy is in the same world and directly affects the Tawny Man trilogy. You can read the Tawny Man without reading Liveship, but it won't make as much sense. Some scenes won't make sense at all, now that I think about it.

The Night Angel trilogy isn't so light hearted. The dude likes to kill and is really good at it. There's a little bit of angst, but it's usually covered up by the fact that the Main character is totally down with the punishment of evil. So he just goes and wrecks fools.

I do not think that is entirely true. I think he accepts that he has been put in a position that the skills he gained could be put to a good type of use.  Early in the second book he wants to put it all behind him and retire.

That is a world I would like to explore more. I just found it very interesting.  The mix of some real world with the fantasy. The main city is basically London. The invaders are a mix of german/nordic culture and then they have the asian/south sea pirates.

I do not know if Brent Weeks ment to but he crafted a world almost in the way Tolkein did. Threw you in the middle of a great and epic story but there was so much more history to the world that was hinted at.

[Mr.Skar]

The Malazan Book of the Fallen series does something similar (big world, new conflict, HUGE amount of history) addiction21. You should probably check his stuff out. I'm waiting till he finishes up the series before I read anymore, but it is good.

[addiction21]

Mr.Skar wrote...

The Malazan Book of the Fallen series does something similar (big world, new conflict, HUGE amount of history) addiction21. You should probably check his stuff out. I'm waiting till he finishes up the series before I read anymore, but it is good.

I dunno. If it is not a finished story then I might just choose to wait. I hate dealing with that bs. The Dark Tower series is one of my favorites. I started reading that around 1990 when it ended with The Wastelands. I had to wait about 5 years till the next book and then another 10 for it to be completed.

I am desperate for books so maybe I will.

[Kaiser Shepard]

The last book I've read is The Darkroom of Damocles (the original Dutch version) about a week ago, which might very well be the best book I've ever read.

[Mr.Skar]

I understand. There are lots of finished stories out there, I hear Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn is good though I haven't read it (I read Elantris, a one shot book by him and was impressed). Plenty of others as well.

[Mr.Skar]

Bump disguised as a book suggestion. Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is essential reading for anyone who might at anytime think of running ever. Talks about how running shoes are actually bad for your feet (the very expensive ones are even worse apparently) and discusses what have to be the hardest races on earth. Seriously the ultramarathons sound like the most intense thing you can do for recreation. Worth the read for the races alone.

[Quickdry]

addiction21 wrote...

I do not think that is entirely true. I think he accepts that he has been put in a position that the skills he gained could be put to a good type of use.  Early in the second book he wants to put it all behind him and retire.

That is a world I would like to explore more. I just found it very interesting.  The mix of some real world with the fantasy. The main city is basically London. The invaders are a mix of german/nordic culture and then they have the asian/south sea pirates.

I do not know if Brent Weeks ment to but he crafted a world almost in the way Tolkein did. Threw you in the middle of a great and epic story but there was so much more history to the world that was hinted at.

I dunno, he does seem really down with being an embodyment of justice by the end.  That's one of the things I liked most about the book, the character really grows. He goes through his struggles and matures over time. It's a rare thing for a book to have a character actually have a fundamental change.

Mr.Skar wrote...

I understand. There are lots of finished stories out there, I hear Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn is good though I haven't read it (I read Elantris, a one shot book by him and was impressed). Plenty of others as well.

The Mistborn series was good because it was so original. The type of magic they use, the world, everything was very unique, which is hard to do in the well worn fantasy genre. Compared to Mistborn, Elantris is run of the mill.

Modifié par Quickdry, 21 avril 2010 - 06:21 .

[cynicalsaint1]

Been reading a ton of Terry Pratchett lately, currently on Interesting Times, I'll probably skip to Feet of Clay once I'm done, as I much prefer the city watch books to the witches books.

[Mr.Skar]

Quickdry: I know a bit about the magic system used in Mistborn from a friend, and the one in Elantris was interesting enough to keep me reading. Plus I picked up another one of Sanderson's one shots, Warbreaker, which is also rumored to have a cool magic system. Seems to be his speciality.

[Daewan]

I like rediscovering old classics.



"He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."



My ebook reader lives on Project Gutenberg books. And the BBC radio adaptations of HHGTG is almost as good as the books. If you can get your digital hands on them, I recommend that you do so.

[bzombo]

well, currently reading promise of the witch king by salvatore. i'm a bit behind. i lost a lot of reading time for a while, so i'm playing catch up. i built up about 50 books to read and i've slowly whittled it down while also buying a few books and reading them too.

i mostly read r.a. salvatore, terry goodkind, and l.e. modesitt. i try to keep to those three as much as possible, but built up some books from other authors a long time back. i love reading, but with a job, 3 kids, and so many thing to fill in a day, reading is pretty much done on my lunch break now. due to this, i only knock out a book every 3-4 weeks.

[Mr.Skar]

I briefly entertained the idea of getting an ebook reader (Nook or Kindle, whatever) but never gotten that final push to do it. I'll have to see if I can get a hold of those HHGTG radio adaptations though.

@bzombo: I feel you on the reading time thing man. My bad habit of constanly getting new books plus my rather slow reading speed just makes it seem like I never actually have enough time to finish a long series anymore. Fantasy needs more single book tales, something we should really borrow from Sci-fi and the other genres.

Modifié par Mr.Skar, 21 avril 2010 - 07:57 .

[marbatico]

someone here must have read the LotR books, so this place is my best shot for an answer.



are they easy books to read? (and by easy i mean Harry Potter easy)

[Mr.Skar]

marbatico wrote...

someone here must have read the LotR books, so this place is my best shot for an answer.

are they easy books to read? (and by easy i mean Harry Potter easy)

They never felt difficult to me, but it has been some years since I read them. Head to your local library and see if you can stand reading through the Fellowship. Should give you a good idea what they are like without hurting your wallet. Whether they can be compared to Harry Potter in terms of readability, eh, I think HP edges out as a bit easier. But still, try it out.

[marbatico]

randumb vanguard wrote...

marbatico wrote...

someone here must have read the LotR books, so this place is my best shot for an answer.

are they easy books to read? (and by easy i mean Harry Potter easy)

well they're not hard... but I never read harry potter so I don't get the analogy.

what i mean is like: are they chronologically?
and do they stay with one story or do they follow a few stories at the same time?

[Mr.Skar]

You'll get the perspective of different characters, but iirc (been a while people) it doesn't really happen till after Fellowship. Even then it isn't really jarring or all that difficult to keep track of.

[marbatico]

ok, thank. i'll try the fellowship and we'l see how it goes.

[addiction21]

Start with The Hobbit and then go on to the Lord of the Rings series. You could attempt to read the Silmarillion which provides all the backstory to much of the LoTR universe but I equate it to a History textbook.

[stardazzled]

addiction21 wrote...
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

That and the following books are the only books I have ever laughed out loud while reading.

I love the humor. Next to the Discworld books maybe my favourite funny fiction.

LotR definitely is more difficult than Potter. Lots of long difficult sentences, lots of scenery descriptions - Tolkien was a teacher, after all.

Other favourites include Jane Austen and Agatha Christie. I read classics more often than recent stuff. Some in their original language, some translated into my mother tongue.