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Has anyone read any books by Diana Wynne Jones?



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Branko2166 said:
@Killy_Vorkosigan

There is definitely an inconsistency but it is to be expected considering there are multiple authors.
I only recently got into reading the warhammer 40K books. Before that I would spend hours reading the fluff on lexicanum and other sites.
At the moment besides fear to tread which I am finding really well done I am also reading the Primarchs which is a series of short stories.

I was actually considering getting Prospero burns because I find the space wolves interesting.
I haven't read Battlefield Gothic yet.
I also purchased the Horus heresy book "Betrayal" from forgeworld although it is fairly expensive. Half of the book is fluff and the rest is detailed info on units, campaigns and rules. But it was an impulse by on my part :)

I love Space Wolves. Dwarves runes, Viking mythology, long beards, and super awesomeness of half wolf murderers.

However, I did not really like Prospero Burns. Again, there's not a lot of battles, the interest of the couple Thousand sons/Prospero burns lying in the explanation of the roots of the hate between both Legion, and telling the same stories from both point of view.

I had much more fun reading the Space Wolves Omnibus. More fights, more tense situation. Again, Horus Heresy books are imho like an episode of Saint Seiya. Nothing happens, but there's a few seconds of battles which are epic. Best comparison I can find ^^

 

Also, try audiobooks if you can. The one with the Blood Angel is brillant, also Corax's story on Istvaan V is just insane, while it's completely skipped in the book Deliverance.



I'm about half way through The Fellowship of the Ring now and it is very good. I'm really enjoying it.



gergroy said:
pokoko said:
gergroy said:
kain_kusanagi said:

That's true, but I was surprised how few people responded to the release of the biggest fantasy release in years that ends one of the most beloved series in fiction.


well, it was kind of an odd time of year to release it.  Probably would have had more hype if they had moved up the release a few weeks to before christmas...

edit: Also, I think Robert Jordan lost a lot of readers before sanderson took over.  I don't know that many people that have started the series and stuck with it till the end...

Yeah, a lot of people like WoT but it's also one of the more disparaged series in the fantasy genre, as well, and a good number of people who were into it at first have dropped it.  Personally, word of mouth has kept me somewhat disinterested, so it's never been at the top of my list to try.

the last 3 books that sanderson wrote are among the best fantasy books in the genre, however, you would have to get through 11 robert jordan books to get there...  

Robert Jordan created a great fantasy world some pretty impressive plot threads revolving around each other... However he had some really weak characterizations of his characters, especially females.  If you are a feminist, there are a lot of things you will hate about the wot series...

That being said, I'd still give it a read.  I would advice reading the first six books, then reading the synopsis of books 7-11, and then reading the last three books


Ah so there is a legit reason i dropped the ball halfway through 'Lord of chaos'. I just might take that advice...

The first few books are truly amazing though.



What is a book? Do you mean an "Analog Kindle"?



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Currently I am reading the old classic 'Dune' by F. Herbert. It's a book that I tend to re-read every five years or so.
And I am working my way through 'Deadhouse Gates' by Steven Erikson, I really liked the first book but I have this feeling he won't be keeping my attention for long.



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The first one is a must :)


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The dark tower franchise so far dissapoints me and I am forcing myself to read them :s.



 

Finished Hyrule Historia, thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it to Zelda fans.

Not sure what to move onto next. There's plenty of stuff on my kindle, but I've becoming addicted to Murakami novels. May just buy another and THEN read the other stuff on my kindle...



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spurgeonryan said:
Stefan.De.Machtige said:

I'm reading "the name of the wind" at this moment.

Read it years ago. Turned out to be really good. His second book took forger because he is a perfectionist. So by the time I bought it I did not feel like reading it. Tell me why you think!

I'm about half way. It has a nice build-up untill now. The writer clearly put a lot of thought in it.



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