[March] What are you reading?

[papastebu]

Faded Sun trilogy by C.J. Cherrhy. Good stuff. A little long-winded, but I resemble that remark, except, apparently, in this reply.

 

[papastebu]

Has anyone ever read the Pelmen the Powershaper trilogy, by Robert Don Hughes? I am about to start re-reading that. I read it a long time ago, and I just recently ordered those three books and the two-book prequel, called The Forging of the Dragon. Very good stuff, but slightly religious, if that puts anybody off.

 

[Pozatronic]

"Harlequin" by Bernard Cornwell, which I'm thoroughly enjoying. It's about a young English archer in France just before the Hundred Years' War. Perhaps the most entertaining part is that every single town he lays waste to is somewhere I've been in the last twelve months, which amuses me greatly. (So, maybe having to buy an extra book was not too bad, after all.)

Next up is probably "Shaman's Crossing" by Robin Hobb, although I might give "The Darkness That Comes Before" by R. Scott Bakker another go.

"Harlequin" is known as "Archers Tale" here in the States (and maybe Canada?). It's a great adventure yarn, someting Cornwell excells at. If you enjoy that, his new series is a bit better IMHO. Starts with "The Last Kingdom" and Carries on into "The Pale Horseman". His version of the Arthurian myths are even better. Find "The Winter King" and dig in.


How far did you get into that R. Scott Bakker book? I almost put it down on a few occasions; it didn't really sink in until about page 200. Hang in there if you can, because the second book is excellent. The quality goes a little way downhill in the third installment, but it's still good. Looking forward to his new trilogy whenever it comes out.

 

[Pozatronic]

I'm finishing up Tanith Lee's flat earth chronicles. Book five is called "Nights Sorceries". I started the series back in 2002, when I lived in Asheville. Asheville with it's three excellent used book stores. Nights Sorceries was something I had to order used from Amazon. It's a great series. Very Mythic, not just epic. Something I find missing in most fantasy now-a-days. I'm probably going to go back to book two and re-read them from there.

Other than that, I'm really looking forward to the new Jonathan Lethem, which should be out by now.

 

[Banshee16]

Just finished Cartomancy by Michael Stackpole, and have started on Gardens of the Moon. Also have "Crusades" by Madden, and "Les Templiers, de la gloire à la tragédie" by Patrick Huchet, that I'm going to take a crack at.

Banshee

 

[Banshee16]

I'm in the middle of R. Scott Bakker's Warrior Prophet and Greg Keyes' The Blood Knight.

The Thousandfold Thought was one of the most "killer" endings I've read in a fantasy series.....keep up with Bakker....his trilogy is brilliant

Banshee

 

[delericho]

His version of the Arthurian myths are even better. Find "The Winter King" and dig in.

Yes, I've read those. Good books.

How far did you get into that R. Scott Bakker book?

About 80 pages, I think. It wasn't that I didn't like it, although I did find it rather hard going. It's just that I wasn't finding time to read, and didn't want to tackle a long book if I was going to be going weeks between chapters. Besides, I really wanted to read "A Feast for Crows" (which, oddly, I found a lot more time for).

 

[Brogarn]

Ended up not finding the second book in the Malazan series at the book store I went to, so picked up the first of the Dresden Files. Rather liked it. Quick and easy read, but well done. Pity the show turned out to not be so good. The character is pretty damn cool.

 

[Wombat]

I'm finishing up Tanith Lee's flat earth chronicles. Book five is called "Nights Sorceries". I started the series back in 2002, when I lived in Asheville. Asheville with it's three excellent used book stores. Nights Sorceries was something I had to order used from Amazon. It's a great series. Very Mythic, not just epic. Something I find missing in most fantasy now-a-days. I'm probably going to go back to book two and re-read them from there.

I love Tanith Lee -- slightly surrealistic, oddly mythic, weirdly dreamlike. Glad to see some love for her on the boards.

 

[Wombat]

His (Bernard Cornwell's) version of the Arthurian myths are even better. Find "The Winter King" and dig in.

These are probably the best "realistic" Arthur books I have ever read! <i>Winter King, Enemy of God, Excalibur</i> all have the right feel for the era.