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<blockquote data-quote="Justinian" data-source="post: 1053997" data-attributes="member: 6358"><p>Your comments here make me want to pick that back up again. I also liked <em>The Thief's Gamble</em>, but simply could not get into the sequel. If it really picks up later on in the book, I will have to start it again.</p><p></p><p>On-topic, I'm working my way through Simon R. Green's <em>Deathstalker</em> series at the moment (2nd book). They're standard space opera with a nonstandard amount of violent action. I've actually read several books by Green this month. The others are <em>Drinking Midnight Wine</em> and <em>Something From the Nightside</em>, both excellent urban fantasy-type novels. Green seems to alternate between unusual, original fantasy and space shoot-em-ups. He writes well in both categories, although I think his fantasies are better. As an author from the UK, though, his books are sometimes difficult to find. Worth the effort to look up.</p><p></p><p>At the same time, I'm slowly reading Garth Nix's <em>Lirael</em>, a very good fantasy marketed as a children's book. It's the sequel to his equally good novel <em>Sabriel</em>. There is a final book to the trilogy called <em>Abhorsen</em>, but I haven't picked it up yet.</p><p></p><p>I had a chance to pick up an ARC of the next Shannara book at GenCon, and read that one night. It's better than his most recent trilogy, in my opinion, and the themes are going back to his earlier books while keeping his improved writing styles. I'm looking forward to this next trilogy.</p><p></p><p>Also in ARC form: <em>Trading Danger</em>, by Elizabeth Moon. While normally I'm not so much a fan of her science fiction, preferring the Paksenarrion trilogy or the Gird books, I found this to be very good. It reminded me a little of the Liaden books by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, but that could be simply the trader in danger themes. This is supposed to be a series, I believe, and I will be following it.</p><p></p><p>Upcoming: <em>The Scar</em>, next time I go out to a bookstore, probably. <em>The Lord of Castle Black</em>, when Amazon gets it to me. <em>The Anvil of the World</em>, by Kage Baker, same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Justinian, post: 1053997, member: 6358"] Your comments here make me want to pick that back up again. I also liked [I]The Thief's Gamble[/I], but simply could not get into the sequel. If it really picks up later on in the book, I will have to start it again. On-topic, I'm working my way through Simon R. Green's [I]Deathstalker[/I] series at the moment (2nd book). They're standard space opera with a nonstandard amount of violent action. I've actually read several books by Green this month. The others are [I]Drinking Midnight Wine[/I] and [I]Something From the Nightside[/I], both excellent urban fantasy-type novels. Green seems to alternate between unusual, original fantasy and space shoot-em-ups. He writes well in both categories, although I think his fantasies are better. As an author from the UK, though, his books are sometimes difficult to find. Worth the effort to look up. At the same time, I'm slowly reading Garth Nix's [I]Lirael[/I], a very good fantasy marketed as a children's book. It's the sequel to his equally good novel [I]Sabriel[/I]. There is a final book to the trilogy called [I]Abhorsen[/I], but I haven't picked it up yet. I had a chance to pick up an ARC of the next Shannara book at GenCon, and read that one night. It's better than his most recent trilogy, in my opinion, and the themes are going back to his earlier books while keeping his improved writing styles. I'm looking forward to this next trilogy. Also in ARC form: [I]Trading Danger[/I], by Elizabeth Moon. While normally I'm not so much a fan of her science fiction, preferring the Paksenarrion trilogy or the Gird books, I found this to be very good. It reminded me a little of the Liaden books by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, but that could be simply the trader in danger themes. This is supposed to be a series, I believe, and I will be following it. Upcoming: [I]The Scar[/I], next time I go out to a bookstore, probably. [I]The Lord of Castle Black[/I], when Amazon gets it to me. [I]The Anvil of the World[/I], by Kage Baker, same. [/QUOTE]
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