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Artemas Entreri
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 Posted - 09 Nov 2015 : 21:37:30
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Finished Rise of the King Siege of Darkness II. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 09 Nov 2015 : 21:51:50
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Reading a John Grisham book, now. I've never read any of his stuff before, though I did once have to listen to an audiobook of his.
The book is called The Rainmaker. The Amazon ratings are great, and a friend recommended it, but it has thus far failed to grab me. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2015 : 22:01:45
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Reading a John Grisham book, now. I've never read any of his stuff before, though I did once have to listen to an audiobook of his.
The book is called The Rainmaker. The Amazon ratings are great, and a friend recommended it, but it has thus far failed to grab me.
Movies based on Grisham's books are entertaining, but I'm not sure if I could sit down and read a laywer-thriller. |
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HardKano
Learned Scribe
Canada
158 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2015 : 22:09:52
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| Finished Sometimes the Magic works by Terry Brooks. Now reading The Guide to writing Fantasy and Science Fiction from Philip athans. I am also doing Nanowrimo for a second year. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2015 : 23:46:14
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Reading a John Grisham book, now. I've never read any of his stuff before, though I did once have to listen to an audiobook of his.
The book is called The Rainmaker. The Amazon ratings are great, and a friend recommended it, but it has thus far failed to grab me.
Movies based on Grisham's books are entertaining, but I'm not sure if I could sit down and read a laywer-thriller.
I've been expanding my reading base just the tiniest amount, mostly out of curiosity and a desire to see if I find the hype justified. Sometimes I do, sometimes I do not.
I do have to note that I'm only about 100 pages into this one... So it's got the potential to justify its ratings, still.
I'm thinking of reading some new-to-me Realms novels, next. Been sitting on some of them for a while. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2015 : 00:03:09
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Reading a John Grisham book, now. I've never read any of his stuff before, though I did once have to listen to an audiobook of his.
The book is called The Rainmaker. The Amazon ratings are great, and a friend recommended it, but it has thus far failed to grab me.
Movies based on Grisham's books are entertaining, but I'm not sure if I could sit down and read a laywer-thriller.
I've been expanding my reading base just the tiniest amount, mostly out of curiosity and a desire to see if I find the hype justified. Sometimes I do, sometimes I do not.
I do have to note that I'm only about 100 pages into this one... So it's got the potential to justify its ratings, still.
I'm thinking of reading some new-to-me Realms novels, next. Been sitting on some of them for a while.
Have you tried any historical fiction books? It's a pretty easy transition from fantasy. I try to split my reading time 50/50 now between fantasy and historical fiction. |
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Lamora
Seeker
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Posted - 10 Nov 2015 : 00:30:12
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| Artemas: Do you have any good recs for historical fiction? I have read a few by Eric Flint and enjoyed them. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2015 : 05:48:17
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
Have you tried any historical fiction books? It's a pretty easy transition from fantasy. I try to split my reading time 50/50 now between fantasy and historical fiction.
Does steampunk count? 
Historical fiction (and most alt-history) stuff generally doesn't get my attention, though there are exceptions.
Me broadening my literary horizons a bit more hasn't been as much a thing of wanting to try something new or getting tired of my usual fare; it's more of me being more willing to try something I'd previously dismissed. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2015 : 15:24:11
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| Starting Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2015 : 03:08:19
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Ok I finished The Graveyard Book a while ago but was travelling for work. Anyway it was alot of fun.
I've been reading City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett and so far it is an incredible book. Really enjoying.
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2015 : 21:31:36
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| Finished Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf, better than Rise of the King but not by much. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2015 : 21:33:01
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Originally posted by Lamora
Artemas: Do you have any good recs for historical fiction? I have read a few by Eric Flint and enjoyed them.
Well I don't read any of the alternative history stuff like Flint, but I can give you great "regular" historical fiction recs for medieval and ancient history. Interested? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2015 : 22:55:55
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Reading a John Grisham book, now. I've never read any of his stuff before, though I did once have to listen to an audiobook of his.
The book is called The Rainmaker. The Amazon ratings are great, and a friend recommended it, but it has thus far failed to grab me.
Movies based on Grisham's books are entertaining, but I'm not sure if I could sit down and read a laywer-thriller.
The book did pick up and become enjoyable, but I had some quibbles with the main case the lawyer had -- pretty much everything went exactly his way. I kept expecting some unexpected development that would leaving him scrambling for a last minute save, but the only unexpected developments happened in the waning pages of the book, after the trial was done.
And the back cover blurb had me thinking that the major case was going to have the lawyer running for his life, and that also failed to happen.
So while I did like the book, I don't see myself reading anything else by Grisham any time soon.
I wanted to delve into something more familiar, so I'm revisiting the DragonCrown War Saga by Michael Stackpole -- one of the few authors that can sell me a book by putting his name on it. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2015 : 03:16:13
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| Starting Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell. |
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Lamora
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 14 Nov 2015 : 05:25:46
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Artemas: Sure. I would be interested in any historical fiction you could suggest. Thanks.
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2015 : 14:51:57
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Finished City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett and would highly recommend it. Great book!
Now reading Down Town a graphic novel set in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2015 : 14:59:18
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Originally posted by Lamora
Artemas: Sure. I would be interested in any historical fiction you could suggest. Thanks.
Awesome! Here are some ancient/medieval books that I really enjoyed. Some of them are the first books of a series:
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
The Afghan Campaign by Steven Pressfield
The Skystone by Jack Whyte
Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden
Genghis:Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden
Rave:Blood Eye by Giles Kristian
River God by Wilbur Smith
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2015 : 02:40:25
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| Finished Downtown and am reading Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2015 : 03:38:08
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| Finished Lion of Macedon. Pure awesomeness. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2015 : 16:26:30
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| Starting Dark Prince by David Gemmell. |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 22 Nov 2015 : 23:11:10
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Finished Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. It was good but nothing special.
Now reading City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett. I won an ARC of this one and so far it is fantastic. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2015 : 16:19:40
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| Starting Warlock by Wilbur Smith. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 03 Dec 2015 : 23:37:06
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| Finished Warlock by Wilbur Smith. Almost as good as River God. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 04 Dec 2015 : 16:34:57
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| Starting Aztec by Gary Jennings. |
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Khaelieth
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 06 Dec 2015 : 12:32:42
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| Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, but Legion by Dan Abnett on the side (warhammer 40k). |
Also known on other forums as ChazSexington, Kusghuul, and Claudius.
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 11 Dec 2015 : 14:01:00
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Work has really messed up my reading schedule, but I finished City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett and it was fantastic. Perhaps even better than City of Stairs. I hope he'll do more books set in this world. In the meantime, I'll have to trak down some of his other work and give it a read.
Next up???? I am thinking Legion: Skin Deep by Brandon Sanderson |
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2015 : 03:49:47
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So I did read Legion: Skin Deep by Brandon Sanderson. It was a quick, fun read. Really enjoyed it.
Then I got sidetracked by work and read... nothing.
Now I will try and start [b]Den of Thieves[b] by David Chandler.
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2015 : 15:24:24
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| Finished Aztec by Gary Jennings. Solid book, great story. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2015 : 18:07:07
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Currently working on a book called Out of the Dark, by David Weber. It's the classic formula of "aliens invade Earth and find out they bit off more than they could chew," but it mixes it up a bit...
The aliens in question are part of a galactic alliance, and their authorization to colonize Earth was based on a 600 year old survey -- specifically, during the Battle of Agincourt. There are strict rules about how the members of the alliance interact with primitive cultures, and the social and technological level they saw 600 years ago was perfectly okay for them to colonize.
Our modern tech level, however, would have us strictly off-limits. The particular alien race that's invading has decided to ignore that, because they are generally pretty aggressive and think that humans could make some useful vassals.
The problem is, though they have very superior technology, the particular restrictions against messing with cultures that have any kind of technological advancement means they're not used to encountering anything past our 15th century technology... And apparently, no other race had advanced their technology so far in that timespan, so they were quite unprepared for what our tech could do.
They're also not used to the way humans think, so the aliens are quite surprised when they wipe out all the capitals of the world and all of the military bases they can find, and then humans inexplicably don't surrender (in part because the absence of leadership means there is no one to order their nations to do so).
So at the point I'm at in the book right now, it's been about a week since everyone's militaries were wiped out (even surface naval units at sea) and the aliens began landing. Society is starting to break down, especially once the aliens figure out that leaving the internet up wasn't smart (they intended to take it down earlier, but it was more robust then they expected). There are some isolated, unsupported military units scattered around, and of course armed civilians, as well... So it's becoming asymmetric warfare.
The POV has shifted between some of the aliens (usually right before they are unpleasantly surprised by human tech) and some others: a family of gun enthusiasts in South Carolina, some Marines and Army guys that survived a plane crash in Romania, a mechanized Army unit in Afghanistan, and some others.
I am, obviously, quite enjoying this one.  |
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 21 Dec 2015 : 05:56:47
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| Well, after far, far too many RW distractions, I finally finished The Elfstones of Shannara, which I quite enjoyed. I'll probably start on The Wishsong of Shannara tomorrow. |
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