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Just realized I mixed up books 2 and 3. Bitter Gold Hearts should be next. {Grumble, grumble} But I’m already 1/4 of the way through Cold Copper Tears, and from what I’ve heard the order doesn’t...
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JUST FINISHEDCold Copper Tears – Another good Garrett mystery. Accidentally read out of order (as explained above) but it didn’t appear to be a problem. Trying to put a star rating on this was...
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CURRENTLY READINGBitter Gold Hearts by Glen Cook – The next* (*see previous posts) Garrett book. 20 pages read during lunch. So far, so good.RECENT PURCHASESDread Brass Shadows by Glen Cook – The fifth...
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JUST FINISHEDBitter Gold Hearts – Another solid Garrett book. This one might be the best of the first three books.CURRENTLY READINGThe King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany – Heard/read lots of...
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JUST FINISHEDOld Tin Sorrows – The best Garrett book so far. I think the previous ones suffered (to this reader at least) from jumping around too much; too many locations and characters popping in and...
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CURRENTLY READINGSwords and Dark Magic:Red Pearls by Michael Moorcock – I’d never read an Elric story before—heck, I’d never read anything by Moorcock before. This one was enjoyable, but nothing...
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CURRENTLY READINGHeroes Die – Unless something unexpected comes up, I’ll be finishing this tonight. It’s not that I actually forgot how flipping awesome this book is, but dang–! I loved catching the...
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Mission accomplished, I’d say. From: my reading journal @ LibraryThing.
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RECENTLY FINISHEDHeroes Die – Yeah, I finished this two days ago, but I still had to post about how awesome it is. If there was one book that I could erase from my memory just so I could read it again...
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JUST FINISHEDNight of Knives – This was much better the second time through, especially with the discussion going on at Tor.com. It’s still easily the weakest book in the entire Malazan series, though....
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JUST FINISHEDBlade of Tyshalle – I was sick earlier this week, so reading was a bit of a chore at times, especially in the 250-or-so-page stretch of this book where all of the protagonists lose...
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Yeah, DG is pretty grim. (Come to think of it, so is MoI, RG, TtH, DoD…) There are some pretty fanastic moments in that book though, that make it my favorite of the series.CURRENTLY READINGSwords and...
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RECENTLY FINISHEDSwords and Dark Magic – Overall, an above-average collection. Most of the stories were enjoyable, if not particularly memorable. I’d put Wolfe’s and Erikson’s stories at the top, with...
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I’ve just joined up with Amanda Rutter’s Speculative Fiction Challenge 2011 over at her Floor-to-Ceiling Books blog. The challenge is to read 12 sci-fi/fantasy books next year; not a problem for me,...
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JUST FINISHEDThe Shadow of the Torturer – It took a little longer this time, but that’s only because I just bought Super Mario 64 for the Wii. Anyway, this might be my favorite of the four BotNS...
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CURRENTLY READINGThe Claw of the Conciliator – I recently got to one of my favorite parts of the series: where Jonas’ true nature is revealed just before he disappears. It’s a very “wow” moment, highly...
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Also, I feel like The Urth of the New Sun should help in deciphering the play, but whereas I’ve read TBotNS twice previously, I’ve only read Urth once. (I’ll be reading it again this time through,...
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Ah…where to start?RECENTLY FINISHEDA Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – I got a big Barnes & Noble edition of The Complete Sherlock Holmes from my in-laws for Christmas, and having...
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JUST FINISHEDThe Sign of the Four – Again the story ends with an extended account of events given by the perpetrator. I’m not sure I like the effect, and it looks like the shorter stories will avoid...
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CURRENTLY READINGThe Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card – I finally started in on this, my November Early Reviewers win, last night, and read through the first chapter. It’s still obviously “late Card”, but...
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CURRENTLY READINGThe Lost Gate – Okay, I’m really digging this book now. I don’t love it; it’s nowhere near the quality of Card’s work in the 70s/80s (which I’ve now officially given up hope of him...
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CURRENTLY READINGDeadhouse Gates – Just a couple of notes for Chapter Eight: This is my third time through this book, but only the first time that the following passage has jumped out at me. Why?...
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JUST FINISHEDThe Lost Gate – Not Card’s best book, but an enjoyable one, and certainly his best book in a while. A promising start to a new series. Full review here.CURRENTLY READINGThe Citadel of the...
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CURRENTLY READINGDeadhouse Gates – Notes for Chapters Ten and Eleven: In Chapter Ten we get to see how magic in the Malazan world is far more than just Warrens. Unlike most fantasy worlds where there’s...
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JUST FINISHEDThe Citadel of the Autarch – I don’t know why, but I tear up an awful lot throughout the final chapter. (And it’s only 3 pages!) Something about the writing; the finality of it, the tying...
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CURRENTLY READINGStonewielder by Ian C. Esslemont – A little over a third of the way through, and it’s sooooo good. It seems to work (so far) fairly well as a standalone novel; an all-new continent...
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Maj, the “definitive” order is publication order, which you can see here. (The Tor.com reread order is based on direct input from the authors; the positioning of NoK is questionable, but whether you...
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CURRENTLY READINGStonewielder – It’s weird going back and forth between this and Erikson’s Deadhouse Gates throughout the week. Both great books, but the styles are just so different. Where Erikson...
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CURRENTLY READINGStonewielder – I’ve noticed a fair amount of sexism in this book. Not that there’s a lot, but as it’s almost entirely absent in the Malazan books, it’s presence here (in the remarks of...
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JUST FINISHEDStonewielder – Whew! It was good, but I’ve noticed a quirk of Esslemont’s writing that’s starting to get to me: he doesn’t like to explain anything. Erikson gives you some dots to connect,...
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My review for Stonewielder is up. I should have one for Old Man’s War up this weekend if my current reading pace holds. From: my reading journal @ LibraryThing.
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@sandragon: Erikson and Esslemont created the Malazan world together in the 70s-80s and decided they’d write a bunch of novels about it. Erikson got published first, with his 10-book Malazan Book of...
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You can always just read the 10-book MBotF; no other books are necessary to enjoy it. And in fact, the first 5 books can roughly stand on their own as well.But yeah, Swords and Dark Magic makes for a...
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RECENTLY FINISHEDOld Man’s War – Tore through this in just a few days; definitely falls into that rare “can’t put it down” category. Not as mind-blowing as I thought it would be, but really good...
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Okay, so a lot can happen in a week when a series is this hard to put down. Sorry about that.RECENTLY REVIEWEDOld Man’s War – Review here. 4/5 stars.The Ghost Brigades – Another great read, if not...
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CURRENTLY READINGDeadhouse Gates – In preparation for the discussion post each Wednesday, I try reading one chapter on Monday, and another on Tuesday. But for the past month or so, each week I’ve been...
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RECENTLY FINISHEDZoe’s Tale – It was good, and Scalzi pulled of the teenage-girl POV well. A nice companion to The Last Colony. Review here.JUST FINISHEDPeace by Gene Wolfe – It was enjoyable (4 out of...
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CURRENTLY READINGThe Complete Sherlock Holmes:A Case of Identity – I felt pretty good about this, as I had it figured out before Holmes did—or, rather, before Holmes explained it to everyone else.The...
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CURRENTLY READINGThe Crippled God by Steven Erikson – Last week I got my hands on this, the tenth and final installment of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Lots of good stuff, and crazy revelations....
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