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  • 06-02-2009 8:43pm
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    Paddy Samurai
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    The Blade itself
    Before they were hanged
    The lasy argument of Kings by Joe abercrombie

    Finished this great trilogy before christmas,fantastic original characters .Glokta is my favourite.Definitely a trilogy i will read again.Check it out the reviews at amazon or the book extracts on abercrombies home page.


    http://www.joeabercrombie.com







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    Paddy Samurai
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    Also last year read the second of scott lynchs series it looks like its going to be a seven book series.Again great original ideas and characters.Check them out ,review on amazon etc and extracts on link below.



    1.The Lies of Locke Lamora
    2.Red Seas Under Red Skies



    http://www.scottlynch.us/index2.html


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    ixoy
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    Yeah, a big fan of Scott Lynch's 'Gentlemen Bastards' series. 'Red Sea Under Red Skies' wasn't as good as the first instalment, but it was a still a great read - he really has an excellent handy on witty dialogue.

    I've read the first instalment of Abercrombie's series and have the second waiting for me on the shelf. I hear that it gets better with each book, which is good because the first instalment was decent but hardly outstanding.


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    Paddy Samurai
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    This is a good one,well worth reading!.




    http://www.brentweeks.com/


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    neosmaster
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    I'm a huge fan of Joe Ambercrombie's First Law Series ( The Blade Itself , Before They Are Hanged & Last Arguement Of The Kings )

    Brilliantly written books

    On the 2nd book of Alastair Reynold's Space Opera Series now ( Redemption Ark ) and it too is a great read


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    bonkey
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    I'm with ixoy....

    Lynch is great. Abercrombie is...good.


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    Trojan
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    I was disappointed with Red Skies - Lies set the standard very high and the 2nd book just wasn't up to it. Hope it rebounds with the next one.

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    ixoy
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    Trojan wrote: »
    I was disappointed with Red Skies - Lies set the standard very high and the 2nd book just wasn't up to it. Hope it rebounds with the next one.
    It wasn't as good all right but I still enjoyed it. I think he could have curbed the "seas" part of the instalment and there'd have been more fun having them as land-lubbers. I was never a major fan of the nautical elements of fantasy. Still greatly looking forward to the third instalment.


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    Wreck
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    Paddy Samurai wrote: »
    The Blade itself
    Before they were hanged
    The lasy argument of Kings by Joe abercrombie

    Finished this great trilogy before christmas,fantastic original characters .Glokta is my favourite.Definitely a trilogy i will read again.Check it out the reviews at amazon or the book extracts on abercrombies home page.

    http://www.joeabercrombie.com

    Got recommended this by Amazon and I'd never heard of it before, think I'll look into once I finish rereading the Malazan series.


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