Reading in April

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Hobbit

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OK - a new month and I now have a battered Frodo on his way to Mount Doom staring at me from the calendar...

So, what have you been reading in the Fantasy realm this month? Recommend it here to others or dismiss it with the informed comment that it deserves from an sffworld reader! :)

Hobbit
 
lately, ive been reading A wheel of Time (im only on the 4th book!) but its excellent.....
and im trying to get through A Wizard of Earthsea, By Ursulla LaGuin (?) and its okay...though im not very fond of hte way its written....i mean its not even 200 pages and im having trouble getting through it....i just cant get into the characters! any one else have the same problem? its supposed to be one of the best....err...sometheing like that.....
but im really liking a Wheel of Time, and recommend it to any one!
 
Just finished up Deadhouse Gates by Erikson.

Starting Broken Angels by Morgan

DrB
 
I had a similar problem with A Wizard of Earthsea, but the next 2 books got better, IMO. Le Guin will never be a favorite of mine, but she is definitely worth reading. I would suggest, however, stopping after book 3. The later books just don't have the same feel as the original trilogy.

As for me, I just finished Restoration by Carol Berg. Great book. It isn't quite as compelling as book 2, but it's still a wonderful conclusion to a really good story. I highly recommend the entire Rai-kirah series.

I am now moving on to book two of Kate Forsyth's The Witches of Eileanan. I'm not really sure about this series. I wasn't exactly inspired by book 1, but it was good enough to continue the series.
 
Finishing Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson. I first read it 17 years ago when I was in 7th grade, so basically it's like reading it for the first time.
 
Still reading Elizabeth Haydon's Rhapsody. I really am enjoying this book. I really like the original races and the magic system that has to do with music/tale-telling is very interesting and unique to me. Since I'm into epic folklore/myths/legends in music, this really appeals to me.
 
I just finished the 4th book of Erickson's Malazan Book of the Fallen. For me it is the best series I 've read so far. I recommend it to all epic fantasy fans.

And as I wanted a break before starting with "Midnight Tides", I started "The Darkness That Comes Before". Sounds interesting in the beginning... we'll see.
 
Just finished Sunset and Sawdust by Joe Lansdale (not fantasy) and started The Straw Men by Michael Marshall, who is aka Michael Marshall Smith, which was the name he used when he wrote Spares .

Also not fantasy, unless a mysterious cult can be considered fantasy. Prolly not. :)
 
I am still reading Little, Big. I am over half way through and hope to finish this weekend. I am just too tired after work, and can't devote the time it needs.

About LeGuin - I am not a fan of hers. I have read the 4 books of Earthsea but none of the modern stuff, also a couple of her SF books. Someone on another site posted something that I found to be very apt: "ULG writes very intelligent books that you don't enjoy reading."
 
I was wondering where to post this. I just got this book : "Weavers of Saramyr" , book 1 of "The Braided Path" by Chris Wooding, as a present. The reviews are ok, but I'd appreciate the opinion of someone who have already read it. Should I move it up my reading list? :confused:

Currently, As I said I am reading "The Darkness that Comes before". Next will be (and this will not change, for both authors are great) Erikson's MT and Cobley's "Shadowgod". But then I have queued up the first books of the Jewelfire series and of Zindell's "Ea Cycle" series.
What's your opinion?
 
For me it's Coalescent by Steve Baxter. It's excellent thus far, very well written and compelling.

After that, don't know... possible an autobiography or two of famous Brits (Bobby Robson and Murray Walker for those who know them).

I've read 'Weavers', Laerville. I enjoyed it. Chris Wooding is an accomplished writer and has a lot of good ideas. That doesn't mean you should bump it up the list necessarily but when you get to it, I don't think you'll be dissapointed.

NOM
 
I am reading Greg Keyes The Briar King. It's still in the development stages.

I'm getting tired of books that jump from one character to the next in each chapter. That's the thing I like the least about GRRM's books.

But so far it's well written so I'm sticking to it.

Susan
 
Laerville

Currently, As I said I am reading "The Darkness that Comes before". Next will be (and this will not change, for both authors are great) Erikson's MT and Cobley's "Shadowgod". But then I have queued up the first books of the Jewelfire series and of Zindell's "Ea Cycle" series.


As a word of caution, especially since you seem to share my taste, it may be wise to differentiate a little. I'm a fan of both Bakker and Erikson but reading them back-to-back, or even reading one while you're still reading may lead to an overload. Especially with Cobley and Zindell as well, it's all quite similar, so you run the risk of burning out on that stuff.

What's the Jewelfire series btw?

As for me, I've just finished my best book all year, Guy Gavriel Kay's magnificent "Lions of Al-Rassan". I rate it 9 out of 10, which is higher even than I rate the Lord of the Rings and up there with Hobb and Martin IMO. Recommended without caveat.
 
Mithfânion asked:
What's the Jewelfire series btw?
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The Jewelfire trilogy is by Freda Warrington; I think all three has been released. I picked it up in a bookshop in copenhagen some time ago, just because I needed something to read on the flight back home. Anyway, I never got to it. Later when I read the reviews, I was not very impressed, so it went way down my reading list.
 
Originally posted by Laerville
I was wondering where to post this. I just got this book : "Weavers of Saramyr" , book 1 of "The Braided Path" by Chris Wooding, as a present. The reviews are ok, but I'd appreciate the opinion of someone who have already read it. Should I move it up my reading list? :confused:

Currently, As I said I am reading "The Darkness that Comes before". Next will be (and this will not change, for both authors are great) Erikson's MT and Cobley's "Shadowgod". But then I have queued up the first books of the Jewelfire series and of Zindell's "Ea Cycle" series.
What's your opinion?
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I've read Weavers of Saramyr and was pleasantly surprised :D
It has a slight Oriental feel to the world in this book, which was different. The characters are well written, with interesting abilities. I liked the struggle that Kaiku endured during the story and the author wasn’t afraid to upset the reader by making bold choices. I enjoyed the Weaver characters, as they came over foul but interesting.
This author as mostly written for YA's previously, but I won't put this book in the YA's theme :)

rune
 
I'm reading Scar by China Mielville , pretty detailed at the moment, but has a good feel to it so will keep going :)

rune
 
Originally posted by SusF
I am reading Greg Keyes The Briar King. It's still in the development stages.

I'm getting tired of books that jump from one character to the next in each chapter. That's the thing I like the least about GRRM's books.

But so far it's well written so I'm sticking to it.

Susan
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It picks up, Susan. I wasn't sure at first either, but once it got going I really enjoyed it. More than I expcted to.

Currently reading Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins. It's a young adult book, and although simply written, it has some good ideas. So far, I like it.
 
Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson. Wowser!!! Really. Merits all the hype and more.
 
Is your name in reference to the Radiohead song, Knivesout?
 
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