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Robert Jordan wrote WOT. Along with Brandon Sanderson I suppose.Wheel of Time - Steve Erikson
Robert Jordan wrote WOT. Along with Brandon Sanderson I suppose.Wheel of Time - Steve Erikson
More like Sanderson finished the series by writing the last three books after the untimely death of Jordan.Robert Jordan wrote WOT. Along with Brandon Sanderson I suppose.
Not particularly. The final books are so tedious to read, that I mostly skipped pages to get on with the story. The standalone books are much better.Just slogged through The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson. By far the worst Malazan book so far. I picked up Reaper's Gale, stared at how thick it was, then threw it aside. I can't face another 1000+ pages of nothing happening. If I wanted that I'd read the Wheel of Time.
Someone please tell me Reaper's Gale is better. In the meantime, I blitzed through Ender's Game in two days. It was good, though startlingly predictable. Even the huge twist at the end was telegraphed.
DamnNot particularly. The final books are so tedious to read, that I mostly skipped pages to get on with the story. The standalone books are much better.
Agree with this. I love the Harry Potter universe. I read The Philosopher's Stone for the first time a few years ago, but only recently decided to read the entire series. I last read Goblet of Fire and am currently taking a break from the series but will start reading it again in the next week or so. The first two books seem a bit childish though, so if you don't like that just try and stick with it till you get to Prisoner of Azkaban and see what you think then.Read Harry Potter if you have not done so. Brilliant!
I've seen the film The Golden Compass (a while ago) and didn't really enjoy it so I've had no motivation to go and read the book, but I will check it out at some point. Thanks for the suggestionYeah even as a teenager at high school I thought the first 2 books were simple and childish. The third is darker, but still pales in comparison to 4 onwards which are really good.
Some people are definitely a little snobbish towards them, and think they've above them but they're much better than people who haven't read them believe. They're easy but fun, with great characters and a great urban world.
@Twigg - if you haven't read Dark Materials then I recommend that too. It's on a similar level to Potter.
Yeah, I'll definitely check it out at some point, films can be terrible representations of books.I watched that and switched it off after about 20 minutes. Don't judge it on the film.
Potter wins hands down. I watched the movie and read the Godlen Compass, but gave up half way through. Was quite a long time ago. Maybe I'll give it another try once I finish the Black Company.Yeah. Like I say they're not the most sophisticated of books but in the same vein that Potter is great fun then this is too.
Ravens Shadow 2 was very good for anyone interested. Highly recommend both. It wasn't quite as good as Blood Song but it was a worthy successor for sure.
I'm shallow as anything, I know, but I can't enjoy Brandon Sanderson's books because he's such a bigot (owing to his devout religious beliefs) in real life.
Black Company is fantastic.Black Company vs Stormlight Archive - Which one should I read first?
Just found this thread. I think I read almost all of the books.I'm reading four books at the moment.
Peter V. Brett's The Painted Man
Paul Hoffman's The Left Hand of God
Raymond E. Feist's Magician
John Gwyne's Malice.
Just finished Scott Oden's Lion Of Cairo, Glynn Iliffe's King of Ithaca and Simon Scarrow's Blood Crows in the last few days as well. Having my laptop stolen has done a lot for my reading.
WoT is decent, I don't think I made it past book 8 or 9 9 though. Eventually I just exhausted the characters. It is a big commitment when, as you say, there are so many great reads out there.
I can't agree with Raven's Shadow 2 being very good.Yeah. Like I say they're not the most sophisticated of books but in the same vein that Potter is great fun then this is too.
Ravens Shadow 2 was very good for anyone interested. Highly recommend both. It wasn't quite as good as Blood Song but it was a worthy successor for sure.
I'm now at the Murgen's book...but haven't progressed after first couple of pages. Taking a break now...Black Company is fantastic.
Maybe my favourite saga.
Malazan is great too, but way too scattered sometimes.
I read The Books of the North (The Black Company, Shadows Linger, The White Rose), The Silver Spike and The Books of the South (Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel).Black Company is fantastic.
Maybe my favourite saga.
Malazan is great too, but way too scattered sometimes.
I liked them alot. It brings the saga to an end (of sorts).I read The Books of the North (The Black Company, Shadows Linger, The White Rose), The Silver Spike and The Books of the South (Shadow Games, Dreams of Steel).
The Books of the North were great, one of my favorites. The Books of the South weren't as enjoyable anymore but still very good.
I love Cook's style. Dark/gritty Fantasy with a lot of humor (One-Eye and Goblin made me laught numerous times) always works for me.
Are The Books of the Glittering Stone (Bleak Seasons etc.) as good as older books?
It's great. Really loved the characters and the humor.THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA
The second one isn't bad. It's not as good as the first but it's still pretty good. Pirates are interesting to me though.It's great. Really loved the characters and the humor.
The second not so much. The 3rd Gentlemen Bastards book is better again.
Why? Don't actually feel the link between the series yet. I've read these 2 books a couple of times now. Can't wait for the next in series...I'm most of the way through Words of Radiance right now. These books are awesome. I guess I'll need to go back and read the Mistborn books.
They are in the same universe. The original entity 'Adonalsium" was split into several shards in the Cosmere, to which various beings actually managed to grab their hands on it. So in the world of the Mistborn series, there's "Ruin" and "Preservation", Shards who give the people power based on Metal. Interestingly, Sanderson did state that the amount of Cosmere power in the Mistborn world pales when compared to that of the Stormlight world. The world of the Stormlight Archives (Words of Radiance is Book 2) uses a different magic system and has different Shards governing it as well.Huh? What's Words of Radiance and how does it link to Mistborn? It's a Sanderson book?
I read the first 2 Misborn books. I really liked the magic system(s) based on metals. What ultimately prevented me from reading the 3rd is his writing style in the Mistborn books. It's like "reading a video game" which didn't really appeal to me.The second one isn't bad. It's not as good as the first but it's still pretty good. Pirates are interesting to me though.
I'm most of the way through Words of Radiance right now. These books are awesome. I guess I'll need to go back and read the Mistborn books.
You can see the sketches on his website.I read the first 2 Misborn books. I really liked the magic system(s) based on metals. What ultimately prevented me from reading the 3rd is his writing style in the Mistborn books. It's like "reading a video game" which didn't really appeal to me.
I'm reading the first Stormlight Archives book right now and it's far more appealing to me. I think his writing is far more conventional (in a sense that it really feels like a book to me not a game I'm reading). I really like it so far.
What's annoying me a bit though is that I bought it for my Kindle Paperwhite and it's a bit of a hassle when I have to go back and forth between the story and the maps. Also the sketches are almost unreadable because the resolution is much too low.
That's good news. Thank youYou can see the sketches on his website.