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[Maniacle1]

OnlyShallow89 wrote...

Currently working my way through King's The Stand. Not far enough into it to have an opinion.

I love that book.  I go through it at least once a year.

[Panderfringe]

Maniacle1 wrote...

OnlyShallow89 wrote...

Currently working my way through King's The Stand. Not far enough into it to have an opinion.

I love that book.  I go through it at least once a year.

Man, I can't even read that book in a year.

Well, I could if I just stop at the halfway point. You know, where it stops being good.

[Quickdry]

Oh, forgot to mention, for good sci-fi the Takeshi Kovacs trilogy from Richard Morgan is really good. It's a pretty unique view of the future. Bodies become replacable commodities and pretty much everyone has their brain digitized on a "stack" at the base of their brainstem. This stack is, for all intents and purposes, the person as if the body dies the stack can be "resleeved" in another body if the person has the resources to do so. This also solves the interstellar travel problem since they can't travel faster than the speed of light but they can send digital information almost instantaneously anywhere. So when people colonize or travel, they digitize their stacks and basically send their minds to a new body on a new planet.



Around this universe, is basically a mystery thriller with Takeshi Kovacs as the lead.

[Mr.Skar]

I dig just about every Richard K. Morgan book out there, 'cept the ones I haven't read of course (Thirteen and Market Forces).

[Quickdry]

Mr.Skar wrote...

I dig just about every Richard K. Morgan book out there, 'cept the ones I haven't read of course (Thirteen and Market Forces).

HA, i should have known. Actually those two books I'm saving for my trip in a couple of days. 14 hours one way on a plane...Hope they live up to his other books.

[Mr.Skar]

Good luck on that trip Quick. Where are you going that takes 14 hours one way if you don't mind my asking?



As for the Farseer Trilogy, I can see why Hobb wrote more books in this world. She keeps introducing new things to it (more about the Wit/Old Blood, Bingtown, slavery, etc). Really good series, but Assassin's Quest has some of the worst cover art ever.



Random fantasy suggestion time. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch is a really cool story about a master thief and his companions. The city they live in is huge and full of rich people, so work is never hard to come by. Then one job takes a turn for the worse (of course) and Locke must pit his wits against a crazy person with loads of money and power. Again, the book is better than my description. There's also a second book that I have yet to read and as far as I know that's it for the series. Maybe Lynch will write more.

[Quickdry]

Mr.Skar wrote...

Good luck on that trip Quick. Where are you going that takes 14 hours one way if you don't mind my asking?

As for the Farseer Trilogy, I can see why Hobb wrote more books in this world. She keeps introducing new things to it (more about the Wit/Old Blood, Bingtown, slavery, etc). Really good series, but Assassin's Quest has some of the worst cover art ever.
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I'll be headed back to the homeland (Hong Kong) for a few months before I have to start grad school here in the States, so my last taste of freedom before the long torture starts. I've made the trip at least 2 dozen times already, but that plane ride is something I just can't build a tolerance to. It just sucks too hard.

And yeah, Hobb just keeps expanding her mythology in the Farseer universe. After she wrote those 9 books, she wrote the Soldier's Son trilogy in a completely new universe (think wild west expansion with magic) but recently she's started another series continuing with the cast (or at least the environment) in the Liveship trilogy. I havent read these mostly because I wasn't a big fan of the Liveship books, but I hear they're pretty good if you liked that trilogy.

You're totally right about the cover art btw. Recent fantasy books haven't had such a great record of having good illustrations, but the Assassin's books are pretty poor. I almost didn't read Assassin's Quest just because it looked so ugly.

[Mr.Skar]

Hong Kong huh? Sounds pretty cool.



I actually like most of the recent cover art that's out there. Pyr puts out some cool covers on just about everything they publish, some of my favorite actually. Some publishers, like Baen and at times ROC are just bad. Horrible stuff that has very little to do with the actual book itself.

[Quickdry]

I dunno, it's strange how some of the illustrators don't talk with or run things by the author first. Like with the Dresden Files series, the cover art usually has the main character in a wild west style hat, when he never wears one in the book. There's even a point where the author has main character insult people that wear hats and swear never to wear one himself, which I kind of figured is a dig at all the wrong cover art.

[Mr.Skar]

I'm not exactly sure how much say (if any) the author has in what goes on with the cover art. Most of the time I think either the publisher wants a specific look (to snag the attention of those who read another, similar series) or just don't care all that much.

[Goker]

I'm reading Dragon Age:The Calling.Oh the troubles I had to get a hold of this book was really worth it.I'm surprised with Duncan's past.But I still like him.In fact I like him more.He's a cool dude

Modifié par Goker, 27 avril 2010 - 11:37 .

[Mr.Skar]

I'm always unsure about reading books that have to do with a video game. Not that the potential for them to be well written is nonexistant, but rather that I want tp read stories set in a world I haven't encountered yet. Still, I may just give the DA books a read out of curiosity.

[Mr.Skar]

EtteStarz wrote...

Any Haruki Murakami fans? I love his books!

I've only read his short stories so far, which are absolutely brilliant. I have Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World sitting around though, I should really read that.

Also, in the interest of discussion, what exactly about his books do you love? Characters, setting, what? Like I said I don't really have an opinion on his novels as I haven't read them, but I would love to hear from someone who has.

[Goker]

Mr.Skar wrote...

I'm always unsure about reading books that have to do with a video game. Not that the potential for them to be well written is nonexistant, but rather that I want tp read stories set in a world I haven't encountered yet. Still, I may just give the DA books a read out of curiosity.

Well DA books are prequels so reading them gives you a different point of view to all of this. In the first book "The Stolen Throne" you learn about Maric and how he claimed his throne.There is also Loghain's past too.It is good to what made Loghain hate Orlesians.After reading the book I kinda understand him.But I wish I read the books before I played the game.The game would be a follow-up.Still reading the books makes you wanna play the game again.

The second book "The Calling" is about a group of Grey Wardens and Maric's journey to the Deep Roads after Grey Warden commander Genevieve's brother is taken prisoner by the darkspawn.I don't wanna spoil anything for you guys but Duncan's past is really shocking.His recruitment to the Wardens is a shock to everyone.Even him really.
But enough spoilers.I'll leave you to read the rest.

[nikki191]

currently reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau..



i honestly cant get my head around someone not only saying dont read a tale of two cities and not even knowing the author

[Panderfringe]

BABIES AND MENTLEGEN. I require new readings, and I am in the mood for some dark fantasy. RECOMMEND ME SOMETHING.... and may you choose wisely.

[AntiChri5]

Black company.

[Mr.Skar]

@Panderfringe-The First Law trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie. If I come up with anything else, I'l post it.



@Goker- Those actually sound kinda cool. Maybe the book can make me care about Loghain .



@EtteStarz- Sounds like his style of writing short stories has translated well into novels. Always good to know that, especially when you first encounter an authors short fiction, that their novels are good.

[Panderfringe]

Mr.Skar wrote...

@Panderfringe-The First Law trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie. If I come up with anything else, I'l post it.

That actually sounds interesting. Thanks.

[Dark Lilith]

Fahrenheit 451  was always a favorite of mine

[Mr.Skar]

I like Ray Bradbury, though I actually think Something Wicked This Way Comes is my favorite book of his (that I've read of course). Something about the evil carnival and the Painted Man is just too cool.

EDIT: Glad I could help Pander. That particular trilogy is very violent and dark, the characters aren't at all what they seem, and the magic baddies are creepy. You'll like it, most all fantasy fans I've recommended it to have.

Modifié par Mr.Skar, 29 avril 2010 - 11:28 .

[FutureBoy81]

Traveling with Che guevara the making of a revolutionary