Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion/Appreciation Anyone..??

[Starfist]

They wrote a book about you?

I wish they had.
I am a fan of the series. It's actually where I get my GW username from.

[Iffy]

I wish they had.
I am a fan of the series. It's actually where I get my GW username from.

I like my theory better. My username is nickname, that has stuck with a vengeance.

[MattSilver 3k]

Just finished The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. A very excellent read, and although I could see where some people might not love it (Main character being a bit Gary Stu-y) in some places, there's a very awesome framing device being used that really makes me think about what else could be going on, about if the story is being embellished by the guy telling it in some way...

Getting started on Wise Man's Fear now.

[Gollumpus]

Every time I look at a thread such as this, I'm reminded of all the good (and bad) books I have read in my lifetime. I am also made aware of all the books I have yet to read. So many pages, so little time in which to turn them.

I don't know if this has been previously mentioned, but I'd like to provide a link to the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. It has pretty much every book and story ever written in the genre(s).

http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi

regards,
G.

[Wyrminarrd]

Finished reading "The hundred thousand kingdoms" by N. K. Jemisin. Fairly good book all things considered though the fragmented way the story is told is a bit off putting imo. Still, I´m definitely going to read the second book in the trilogy.

[Iffy]

Ancient Light - Mary Gentle

[Hagazussa]

I have not read this entire thread so please forgive me if I say something someone else have already mentioned.

My favorite fantasy series is Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. This is a epic fantasy story that go over 15 books (if you include the prequel.) It is about a world where history go in circles. Our world is the first age, then come a age of perfect harmony and an Utopian society that mixes technology and magick, this can not last off course and a magcikal experiment gos wrong letting what is essentially the Devil into the world. This entity is defeated but at a cost as the male side of magick is tainted driving every male mage insane, which is a problem since magick in this setting is extremely powerful. Insane mages rip the world apart leading to the third age where the story of the book takes place. Now the world is the typical middle ages like world. The main character is a mage, a problem since he is a man, and he is also the Dragon Reborn, the reincarnation of the man who defeated the Devil in the last age.

Wheel of Time have a fantastic setting, an amazing magick system and all in all this series is a fantasy masterwork which I really recommend.

My second favorite fantasy series is Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind. This series follows Richard a young nobody chosen to wield a magickal sword and help the innocent. He becomes a mage to after a while. Now this series begins like the typical man with magick sword saves world while thing to sort of his emotions around a forbidden love affair. However quickly this series turn into social and political commentary.

[Krichton]

Finished reading "The hundred thousand kingdoms" by N. K. Jemisin. Fairly good book all things considered though the fragmented way the story is told is a bit off putting imo. Still, I´m definitely going to read the second book in the trilogy.

Please describe what you mean by, "fragmented." I plan on reading this book eventually and I want to know what I'm getting myself into.

[Wyrminarrd]

Hmm, the story isn't always told in a perfectly linear way since it is set up as someone remembering events and there are little paragraphs in between that sometimes are odd but it all makes sense in the end. It's a good book so give it a shot.

[Starfist]

Hi all.
Well I've finished the 'Starfist' Force Recon books.
They answered a lot of questions which were raised in the main 'Starfist series of books.

I'm still waiting for 'Mission of Honor' by David Weber.
So I'm reading one of the Black Library Horus Heresy Novels.

Prospero Burns By Dan Abnett

[Andron]

Finally finished A Feast for Crows, great continuation of ASoIaF Can't wait now for A Dance with Dragons (July 12th).

Just started The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, liking it so far.

[Iffy]

Finally finished A Feast for Crows, great continuation of ASoIaF Can't wait now for A Dance with Dragons (July 12th).

Just started The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, liking it so far.

Loved that book!

[Starfist]

Hi all,
'Mission of Honor' arrived this morning along with 'Turn The Other Chick'.

I'll be reading these in conjunction with the book in my previous post.

[Wyrminarrd]

Finished reading "Brass Man" which is the third Agent Cormac book by Neal Asher. At first I was a bit dubious about the premise but the book turned out great.

Next up is "The Ruling Sea" by Robert V.S. Redick.

[Mimzy]

Finished Howl's Moving Castle last week. It was good, but WAY different from the movie. In all honesty, I think I like the movie better