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smacl

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Just finishing it. Decent story. Not sure where it is leading though.

I thoroughly enjoyed it, currently on Children of Time which is also a real page turner. Only my second book by this author but he strikes me as a really reliable source for an entertaining read.

Harika

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Just finishing it. Decent story. Not sure where it is leading though.

Great ending, will read more from him

ixoy

smacl wrote: »

I thoroughly enjoyed it, currently on Children of Time which is also a real page turner. Only my second book by this author but he strikes me as a really reliable source for an entertaining read.

'Children of Ruin', recently released, is an excellent sequel.

I'd be a big fan of Tchaikovsky - he's able to jump into multiple genres, imaginative, entertain and be very prolific at the same time.

sweetie

Ann Leckie The Raven Tower 99c on Kindle and play books, reviews are great

ixoy

sweetie wrote: »

Ann Leckie The Raven Tower 99c on Kindle and play books, reviews are great

They might be but after the endless tea ceremonies of her Ancillary series, I just can't be bothered any more.

Jayd0g

ixoy wrote: »

They might be but after the endless tea ceremonies of her Ancillary series, I just can't be bothered any more.

Ann Leckie is on my "to read" list, are they really that bad?

I was able to gloss over the braid tugging in the Wheel of Time, can that be done with these too?

mcgovern

Jayd0g wrote: »

Ann Leckie is on my "to read" list, are they really that bad?

I was able to gloss over the braid tugging in the Wheel of Time, can that be done with these too?

If you like things to happen in your books, then no. I read the first and it was a slog.
I did pick up Raven Tower on sale but haven't started it yet though.

Jayd0g

mcgovern wrote: »

If you like things to happen in your books, then no. I read the first and it was a slog.
I did pick up Raven Tower on sale but haven't started it yet though.

Ah, cheers. I don't mind a slog if it's worth the effort. However, if it's all tea ceremony and no action then I'll pass!

ixoy

Jayd0g wrote: »

Ah, cheers. I don't mind a slog if it's worth the effort. However, if it's all tea ceremony and no action then I'll pass!

There's very little action. Some interesting ideas in the first but the second was a real slog. The third book was okay but the amount of tea would have pissed even Mrs. Doyle off.

Jayd0g

ixoy wrote: »

There's very little action. Some interesting ideas in the first but the second was a real slog. The third book was okay but the amount of tea would have pissed even Mrs. Doyle off.

Thanks! The series has moved well down the reading list now.

sweetie

sweetie wrote:

Ann Leckie The Raven Tower 99c on Kindle and play books, reviews are great

Just finished it there. Not great at all unfortunately.

Pawwed Rig

sweetie wrote: »

Ann Leckie The Raven Tower 99c on Kindle and play books, reviews are great

Reviews are great for everything on Amazon at this stage. I definitely wouldn't let amazon reviews be the determining factor as to whether I would buy a book or not.
I have seen awful tripe given 5 star reviews.

sweetie

Pawwed Rig wrote:

Reviews are great for everything on Amazon at this stage. I definitely wouldn't let amazon reviews be the determining factor as to whether I would buy a book or not. I have seen awful tripe given 5 star reviews.

I wasn't actually referring to Amazon reviews, I'm not that stupid

ixoy

New Spring, the Wheel of Time prequel novella, is free on Tor.com until Saturday @ 5am.

mcgovern

Seems to be a sale on at the moment on Kindle:
Dust of Dreams (Malazan 9) by Steven Erikson - £1.99
Europe in Autumn by David Hutchinson - 99p. Critically acclaimed but wasn't my cup of tea.
Priest of Bones by Peter McLean - 99p. Peaky Blinders with magic, I enjoyed this one.
The Line of Polity by Neal Asher (Agent Cormac 2) - 99p. Big fan of this series.
Ruin (The Faithful and The Fallen Series Book 3) by John Gywnne - 99p. I've only read the first in the series so far but I liked it.
The Last Colony (Old Man's War Book 3) by John Scalzi - 99p. I have most of these but haven't gotten around to reading them yet, but they are pretty popular.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - 99p. Another critically aclaimed one that I didn't love, end of the world dystopia.
Semiosis by Sue Burke - £1.99. Story of a human colony struggling to survive on a planet with some unusal native life, I enjoyed it.
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab - 99p. Young adulty super hero novel, sequel to Vicious.
The Long Mars: (Long Earth 3) by Stephen Baxter & Terry Pratchet - 99p. Also somehow not got around to reading this series, seems to get mixed reviews.

L

mcgovern wrote: »

Seems to be a sale on at the moment on Kindle:
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First of the month means the new kindle monthly books go on sale. Good list btw - you should add Uprooted to it. It's excellent.

mcgovern

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aarontovich, the most recent book in the Rivers of London series, is down to 99p. Audubile naration can be added for an extra £6.99.

wyrn

mcgovern wrote: »

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aarontovich, the most recent book in the Rivers of London series, is down to 99p. Audubile naration can be added for an extra £6.99.

Brilliant. Thanks for this. Love the series but I hadn't bothered to get this one yet. I think it's sort of lost it's momentum a bit. But for this price, I'll definitely pick it up and give it a go.


Also Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine by Hannah Fry is 99p today too https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0785PY2Q4/

ixoy

Some decent December deals:

'Arcanum Unbound: The Cosmere Collection' by Brandon Sanderson, which collects a series of short stories and novellas set in his various linked Cosmere worlds. Really enjoyed these.

'Pandora's Star' by Peter F. Hamilton, the first book in the Commonwealth series which is the setting for the vast body of his work. Great series and begging for an insane budget to put it on the big screen.

'The Powdermage Trilogy' by Brian McClellan - Good gun-powder fantasy, in the mould of Brandon Sanderson. The e-book here collects all three books in the trilogy for £3.42, which is significantly cheaper than buying even one of the individual books.

sweetie

ixoy wrote: »

Some decent December deals:

'Arcanum Unbound: The Cosmere Collection' by Brandon Sanderson, which collects a series of short stories and novellas set in his various linked Cosmere worlds. Really enjoyed these.

'Pandora's Star' by Peter F. Hamilton, the first book in the Commonwealth series which is the setting for the vast body of his work. Great series and begging for an insane budget to put it on the big screen.

'The Powdermage Trilogy' by Brian McClellan - Good gun-powder fantasy, in the mould of Brandon Sanderson. The e-book here collects all three books in the trilogy for £3.42, which is significantly cheaper than buying even one of the individual books.

Cheers for that. All three are similar price on play store and can be bought using phone credit.

sweetie

Poppy wars book 2; dragon republic ,99p on Amazon

Manach

Current ebook deals from Penguin:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/cc/ebook-deals/

Of the Scifi/Fantasy I'd recommend Brief Jobs by Jim Butcher.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett is 99p on Kindle today.

L

Spinning Silver is 99p on Kindle today. Didn't like it as much as Uprooted, but it's still worth a read.

Glebee

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lies-Locke-Lamora-Gentleman-Sequence-ebook/dp/B002VBV1S6/ref=lp_5400977031_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1580912194&sr=1-2


The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book One

99p kindle deal today.

Nody

Glebee wrote: »

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The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book One

99p kindle deal today.

Cracking book; I have a paper copy or I'd buy it.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Glebee wrote: »

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The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book One

99p kindle deal today.

It's been over 3 years since since I read it, great excuse to get it again.

Black Sheep

Glebee wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lies-Locke-Lamora-Gentleman-Sequence-ebook/dp/B002VBV1S6/ref=lp_5400977031_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1580912194&sr=1-2


The Lies of Locke Lamora: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Book One

99p kindle deal today.

When I read it I remember that it seemed like a bit of a scene was happening in fantasy, wasn't that around the same time as Joe Abercrombie and Patrick Rothfuss were going strong...

I liked it, felt very polished, some great set pieces and so on...

Never read any of the sequels though. Hmm....

Nody

Black Sheep wrote: »

When I read it I remember that it seemed like a bit of a scene was happening in fantasy, wasn't that around the same time as Joe Abercrombie and Patrick Rothfuss were going strong...

I liked it, felt very polished, some great set pieces and so on...

Never read any of the sequels though. Hmm....

Sequels are generally seen as weaker (I love them) but the meta story is very ho hum i it's direction with some odd turns.

Pawwed Rig

It was a downward curve after the first book. I was too stubborn to give up on it but by the time I had finished the last one I was relieved.