Steve's Bookshelf 2013

[Karsa Orlong]

All things 2013:

 

Books Read in 2013

 

Mount TBR

 

Books Purchased in 2013

 

Wishlist

 

 

 

Past Bookshelves:

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

Edited December 29, 2012 by Karsa Orlong

[Karsa Orlong]

Books read in 2013:


January

1. Blood Rites (Dresden Files 6) by Jim Butcher 9/10 review
2. The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time Book 1) by Robert Jordan 7/10 review
3. The Iliad - Homer (translation by Robert Fagles) 10/10 review
4. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne 6/10 review
5. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay 9/10 review
6. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 10/10 review


February
 

7. Traitor by Rory Clements  8/10  review

8. Marathon Man by William Goldman  9/10 review
9. The Heresy of Dr Dee by Phil Rickman  8/10  review

10. The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells  5/10  review

11. The Coldest War (Milkweed Tryptich Book 2) by Ian Tregillis  10/10  review

12. The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time Book 2) by Robert Jordan  6/10  review

13. The Kingdom of Bones by Stephen Gallagher  7/10  review

 

March
 

14. Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian  8/10  review

15. Heresy by S. J. Parris  6/10  review

16. The Mozart Conspiracy (Ben Hope 2) by Scott Mariani  7/10  review

17. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson  5/10  review

18. Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds  7/10  review

19. A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  8/10  review

 

April
 

20. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch  9/10  review
21. Stonemouth by Iain Banks  7/10  review

22. Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie  10/10  review

23. HMS Surprise by Patrick O'Brian  9/10  review

24. East of Eden by John Steinbeck  9/10  review

 

 

May
 

25. Necessary Evil by Ian Tregillis  8/10  review
26. Leviathan Wakes (Expense Series Book 1) by James S. A. Corey  8/10  review

27. Wasp by Eric Frank Russell  7/10 review

28. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge  10/10  review

29. The Cure of Souls (Merrily Watkins 4) by Phil Rickman  7/10  review

 

 

June
 

30. The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge  6/10  review

31. Heroes Die (Acts of Caine Book 1) by Matthew Woodring Stover  5/10  review
32. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel  10/10  review

33. Prophecy by S. J. Parris  4/10  review

34. The Silver Spike by Glen Cook  7/10  review

35. The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy  9/10  review

36. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne  3/10  review

 

 

July

37. The Technician by Neal Asher  6/10  review

38. Blood Song (Raven's Shadow Book 1) by Anthony Ryan  9/10  review
39. The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian  9/10  review

40. The Thousand Names by Django Wexler  4/10  review

41. Emperor: The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden  7/10  review

42. The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend by David Gemmell  9/10  review

43. The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing Book 1) by R. Scott Bakker  8/10  review

 

 

 

August

 

44. On Basilisk Station by David Weber  2/10  review

45. The Warrior-Prophet (The Prince of Nothing Book 2) by R. Scott Bakker  9/10  review

46. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard  9/10  review

47. The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing Book 3) by R. Scott Bakker  7/10  review

48. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee  8/10  review
49. The Last Kingdom (The Warrior Chronicles Book 1) by Bernard Cornwell  9/10  review

50. The Odyssey - Homer, translation by Robert Fagles  9/10  review

 

 

September
 

51. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas  8/10  review

52. Pompeii by Robert Harris  8/10  review

53. The Pale Horseman (The Warrior Chronicles Book 2) by Bernard Cornwell  9/10  review

54. Prince of Thorns (The Broken Empire Book 1) by Mark Lawrence  9/10  review

55. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells  7/10  review

56. The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman  8/10  review

 

 

October
 

57. King of Thorns (The Broken Empire Book 2) by Mark Lawrence  9/10  review

58. The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham  8/10  review

59. A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge  10/10  review

60. Emperor of Thorns (The Broken Empire Book 3) by Mark Lawrence  8/10  review

61. Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian  9/10  review

62. Bleak Seasons (Glittering Stone Book 1) by Glen Cook  6/10  review

 

 

November
 

63. The Witling by Vernor Vinge  7/10  review
64. The Bloody Crown of Conan by Robert E. Howard  8/10  review

65. Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake  4/10  review
66. Elric by Michael Moorcock  8/10  review

67. Red Country by Joe Abercrombie  10/10  review

68. The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chukc Hogan  5/10  review

69. The Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell  9/10  review

70. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien  9/10  review

 

 

December

 

71. Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough  5/10  review

72. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip  9/10  review

73. The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson  9/10  review

74. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson  8/10  review

75. The Legend of Deathwalker by David Gemmell  7/10  review

76. Into the Deep by Ken Grimwood  5/10  review

77. Tatja Grimm's World by Vernor Vinge  7/10  review

Edited December 24, 2013 by Karsa Orlong

[Karsa Orlong]

Mount TBR:


Read in 2013: 68
Abandoned in 2013: 0
Remaining: 74

Treebooks:

Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie
Red Country - Joe Abercrombie

Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica) by Apollonius of Rhodes (translated by Richard Hunter)

Stonemouth - Iain Banks

The Darkness That Comes Before - R. Scott Bakker

The Warrior-Prophet - R. Scott Bakker

The Thousandfold Thought - R. Scott Bakker

Dawnthief - James Barclay
The Desert Spear - Peter V. Brett
The Daylight War - Peter V. Brett

Heat Wave by Richard Castle

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Traitor - Rory Clements

A Cruel Wind - Glen Cook

The Silver Spike - Glen Cook
Bleak Seasons - Glen Cook
She is the Darkness - Glen Cook
Water Sleeps - Glen Cook
Soldiers Live - Glen Cook
Shadowline - Glen Cook
The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell

The Black Dahlia - James Ellroy
Stonewielder - Ian C. Esslemont

Orb Sceptre Throne - Ian C. Esslemont

Blood and Bone - Ian C. Esslemont
The Kingdom of Bones - Stephen Gallagher
Hero in the Shadows - David Gemmell
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend - David Gemmell
The Legend of Deathwalker - David Gemmell
Dark Moon - David Gemmell
Echoes of the Great Song - David Gemmell
White Wolf - David Gemmell
The Swords of Night and Day - David Gemmell
Marathon Man - William Goldman
Into the Deep - Ken Grimwood

Imperium - Robert Harris
The Mad Ship - Robin Hobb
Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb
The Iliad - Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)
The Odyssey - Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian - Robert E. Howard

The Bloody Crown of Conan - Robert E. Howard

The Conquering Sword of Conan - Robert E. Howard

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane - Robert E. Howard

The Gates of Rome - Conn Iggulden
The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan
The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan
The Last Light of the Sun - Guy Gavriel Kay

Prince of Thorns - Mark Lawrence

King of Thorns - Mark Lawrence

Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch

Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia A. McKillip

The Riddle-Masters Game - Patricia A. McKillip
The Dancers at the End of Time - Michael Moorcock
Elric - Michael Moorcock
Post Captain - Patrick O'Brian
HMS Surprise - Patrick O'Brian

The Mauritius Command - Patrick O'Brian

Desolation Island - Patrick O'Brian

The Fortune of War - Patrick O'Brian

The Surgeon's Mate - Patrick O'Brian

Heresy - S J Parris
Prophecy - S J Parris
Terminal World - Alastair Reynolds

Wasp - Eric Frank Russell
The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson

The Coldest War - Ian Tregillis
Necessary Evil - Ian Tregillis

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne
From the Earth to the Moon - Jules Verne

The Children of the Sky - Vernor Vinge
A Deepness in the Sky - Vernor Vinge

Tatja Grimm's World by Vernor Vinge

The Witling by Vernor Vinge

The Peace War by Vernor Vinge

Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge

The First Men in the Moon - H. G. Wells
The Invisible Man - H. G. Wells

The Once and Future King by T. H. White

 

Total treebooks on TBR: 81   

Read in 2013: 49 

Abandoned in 2013: 0
 

 

Ebooks:

The Broken Sword - Poul Anderson

The Technician - Neal Asher
Zero Day - David Baldacci

Noonshade by James Barclay

Nightchild by James Barclay

Elfsorrow by James Barclay

Shadowheart by James Barclay

Demonstorm by James Barclay

Ravensoul by James Barclay

Blood Rites - Jim Butcher
The Red Knight - Miles Cameron

Leviathan Wakes (Expanse Series Book 1) - James S. A. Corey

Caliban's War - James S. A. Corey

The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell

The Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwell

Sword Song - Bernard Cornwell

The Burning Land - Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Fortress by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Trafalgar by Bernard Cornwell

The Passage by Justin Cronin

The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber

Grunts - Mary Gentle
The Great North Road - Peter F Hamilton
Pompeii - Robert Harris
The Strain - Chuck Hogan & Guillermo del Toro

Emperor: The Death of Kings by Conn Iggulden

Emperor: The Field of Swords by Conn Iggulden

Emperor: The Gods of War by Conn Iggulden

Emperor: The Blood of Gods by Conn Iggulden

The Mangle Street Murders By M. R. C. Kasasian

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson

Emperor of Thorns - Mark Lawrence

Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch
The Mozart Conspiracy - Scott Mariani

The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome Book 1) - Colleen McCullough
The Sunne in Splendour - Sharon Penman

Lionheart by Sharon Penman 

The Queen's Man by Sharon Penman

Mayhem - Sarah Pinborough

Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds

Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds

The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

Diamond Dogs & Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds

Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds

The Cure of Souls - Phil Rickman
The Lamp of the Wicked - Phil Rickman
The Prayer of the Night Shepherd - Phil Rickman
Curfew - Phil Rickman
The Heresy of Doctor Dee - Phil Rickman
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

Blood Song (Raven's Shadow Book 1) - Anthony Ryan
Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson

On Basilisk Station by David Weber

The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Son of Heaven - David Wingrove
Daylight on Iron Mountain - David Wingrove
The Middle Kingdom - David Wingrove

 

Total ebooks on TBR: 61 

Read in 2013: 19

Abandoned in 2013: 0

      

Edited December 29, 2013 by Karsa Orlong

[Karsa Orlong]

Books purchased in 2013:

 

Those highlighted in blue are the ones I've read since purchase.

Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica) by Apollonius of Rhodes (translated by Richard Hunter)
Traitor by Rory Clements
Marathon Man by William Goldman (Amazon Marketplace, £2.80)
The Middle Kingdom (Chung Kuo 3) by David Wingrove (Kindle sale price £1.19)

The Kingdom of Bones by Stephen Gallagher

HMS Surprise by Patrick O'Brian

The Coldest War (Milkweed Tryptich Book 2) by Ian Tregillis

The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian

Desolation Island by Patrick O'Brian

Necessary Evil (Milkweed Tryptich Book 3) by Ian Tregillis

Leviathan Wakes (Expanse Series Book 1) by James S. A. Corey

Orb Sceptre Throne (Malazan Empire Book 3) by Ian C. Esslemont

Wasp by Eric Frank Russell

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge

Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh

Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir

Winter King: The Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn

Blood Song (Raven's Shadow Book 1) by Anthony Ryan

On Basilisk Station by David Weber (free on Kindle)

The Honor of the Queen by David Weber (free on Kindle)

The Thousand Names by Django Wexler (great name!)

The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard

The Bloody Crown of Conan by Robert E. Howard

The Conquering Sword of Conan by Robert E. Howard

The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker

The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell

The Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell

Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell

The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell

The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane by Robert E. Howard

The Warrior-Prophet by R. Scott Bakker

The Thousandfold Thought by R. Scott Bakker

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Penman

Caliban's War by James S. A. Corey

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brien

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

Tatja Grimm's World by Vernor Vinge

The Witling by Vernor Vinge

The Peace War by Vernor Vinge

Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge

Into the Deep by Ken Grimwood

Blood and Bone by Ian C. Esslemont

The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian

Red Country by Joe Abercrombie

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip

The Riddle-Masters Game by Patricia A. McKillip

The Red Knight by Miles Cameron

Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough

The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson

Emperor: The Death of Kings by Conn Iggulden

Emperor: The Field of Swords by Conn Iggulden

Emperor: The Gods of War by Conn Iggulden

Emperor: The Blood of Gods by Conn Iggulden

Noonshade by James Barclay

Nightchild by James Barclay

Elfsorrow by James Barclay

Shadowheart by James Barclay

Demonstorm by James Barclay

Ravensoul by James Barclay

Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds

Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds

The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds

Diamond Dogs & Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds

Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds

Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Triumph by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Fortress by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Trafalgar by Bernard Cornwell

Grunts by Mary Gentle

Son of Heaven (Chung Kuo Book 1) by David Wingrove

The Passage by Justin Cronin

Lionheart by Sharon Penman       

The Mangle Street Murders By M. R. C. Kasasian

The Queen's Man by Sharon Penman

The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome Book 1) by Colleen McCullough

 

 

 

Total: 82

Edited December 29, 2013 by Karsa Orlong

[Karsa Orlong]

Wishlist:


Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Hothouse - Brian Aldiss
Leviathan Wakes - James S. A. Corey
Sacred Treason - James Forrester
World War Z - Max Brooks
The Reapers Are the Angels - Alden Bell
More Robert Silverberg
Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan
The Steel Remains - Richard Morgan
Beowulf - Seamus Heaney translation
Shadow And Betrayal: Book One of The Long Price - Daniel Abraham
Absorption - John Meaney
The Kings of Eternity - Eric Brown
Prince of Thorns - Mark Lawrence
Ancient Blades trilogy - David Chandler
Stormlord Trilogy - Glenda Larke
Rebels and Traitors - Lindsey Davis
King of Ithaca - Glen Iliffe
A Place Called Armageddon - C C Humphreys
Among Others - Jo Walton
The Quantum Thief - Hannu Rajaniemi
Intrusion or The Star Fraction by Ken McLeod
The Fallen Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sing by Kate Wilhelm
Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell
The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D. G. Compton
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Synners by Pat Cadigan
Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler
Jack Glass by Adam Roberts
A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin
The Age of Ra by James Lovegrove
Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Theft Of Swords: The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan
The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney
Under Enemy Colours by Sean Thomas Russell
Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson
The Aylesford Skull by James P. Blaylock
The Kingdom of Bones by Stephen Gallagher

Echo City by Tim Lebbon

Orbitsville by Bob Shaw

Farlander by Col Buchanan

Faith by John Love

Shogun by James Clavell

Malice by John Gwynne

Ex Heroes by Peter Clines

Into the Storm by Taylor Anderson

Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C S Forrester

The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Killer of Men by Christian Cameron

This Is the Way the World Ends by James Morrow

Dead Men's Dust by Matt Hilton

The Serene Invasion by Eric Brown

 

 

Frankie's Challenge List 2013:

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Q&A by Vikas Swarup
Marathon Man by William Goldman
Beyond the Great Indoors by Ingvar Ambjørnsen

 

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Edited October 8, 2013 by Karsa Orlong

[Karsa Orlong]

That's enough lists for me, I think

 

I doubt very much that I'll read as many books in 2013 as I have in 2012. I am going to try a few different things (like epic poems ), and my big fantasy task this year is to finally have a go at Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I also need to catch up with Jim Butcher's Dresden Files and Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins series, as I've neglected them for a while. Plus there's Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin books and John Steinbeck might get a look in, too. Oh hell, I think I'll just go with the flow

 

Happy reading in 2013 everyone!

Edited December 29, 2012 by Karsa Orlong

[Devi]

Happy reading in 2013 karsa! I look forward to checking in on your progress throughout next year.

 

p.s. Is tree books another word for series?

Edited December 30, 2012 by Devi

[Timstar]

 

my big fantasy task this year is to finally have a go at Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

 

oohh let me know when you planning to do this, I might as well

[Karsa Orlong]

p.s. Is tree books another word for series?

 

I don't know who came up with it, but it's just a way of differentiating between regular paper books and ebooks

 

 

oohh let me know when you planning to do this, I might as well

 

Okey-dokes I'll probably start the first one some time in the next month . . . maybe

[Lilywhite]

I love that! Treebooks! What a lovely way to separate the two formats

 

Your TBR pile certainly is a mountain there Karsa. Some heavy duty reading to be done.

 

Happy reading 2013!

[Ooshie]

Treebooks looks a nice, friendly word. I have previously seen them referred to as "dead tree editions" which made me feel a bit sad!

[Timstar]

 

Okey-dokes I'll probably start the first one some time in the next month . . . maybe

 

I have been putting it off for quite some time, cause I have so many other series to read so I kind of just want to start it. Think I will get the ebooks though, the paperbacks do look nice but I just don't have the room

[Karsa Orlong]

I love that! Treebooks! What a lovely way to separate the two formats

 

Your TBR pile certainly is a mountain there Karsa. Some heavy duty reading to be done.

 

Happy reading 2013!

 

Thank you! And the same to you

 

 

Treebooks looks a nice, friendly word. I have previously seen them referred to as "dead tree editions" which made me feel a bit sad!

 

That is kind of horrid

 

 

I have been putting it off for quite some time, cause I have so many other series to read so I kind of just want to start it. Think I will get the ebooks though, the paperbacks do look nice but I just don't have the room

 

Tell me about it! I've had the first two books for over a decade and never read them. If I do like them, I'll get the rest for Kindle - one mammoth fantasy series on the shelf is more than enough

[Kidsmum]

Happy Reading in 2013 Steve hope you have a good one....

[Kylie]

Good luck with The Wheel of Time series, Steve! I've heard it's good, but it's far too daunting for me to take on. I will live (read?) vicariously through you. I also look forward to see what sci-fi/fantasy books you can talk Frankie into reading next year.

[Karsa Orlong]

Happy Reading in 2013 Steve hope you have a good one....

 

Thank you, right back atcha!

 

 

Good luck with The Wheel of Time series, Steve! I've heard it's good, but it's far too daunting for me to take on. I will live (read?) vicariously through you. I also look forward to see what sci-fi/fantasy books you can talk Frankie into reading next year.

 

I shall put my thinking cap on. It doesn't get used much (before anyone else says it )

[Devi]

May I join you two on the wheel of time series read?

[chesilbeach]

Good luck with your reading in 2013, Steve. Can't say I've read many of the books on your TBR list, so looking forward to reading your reviews of them all!

[Karsa Orlong]

May I join you two on the wheel of time series read?

 

No!

 

Only kidding Course you can I'm not going to do it in a particularly structured way, myself, though. I'll read the first one and, if I like it, the second one will follow at some point when I feel like it (and I guess that depends upon how much I like the first one!)

 

 

Good luck with your reading in 2013, Steve. Can't say I've read many of the books on your TBR list, so looking forward to reading your reviews of them all!

 

Thanks, and to you

[Devi]

No!

 

Only kidding Course you can I'm not going to do it in a particularly structured way, myself, though. I'll read the first one and, if I like it, the second one will follow at some point when I feel like it (and I guess that depends upon how much I like the first one!)

 

I always like to ask!

 

I haven't even got the first book yet, but I do have another further down the series on my shelf. I hear mixed things about his writing.

[Brian.]

Good luck with your 2013 reading, since I don't read fantasy (yet) I always enjoy reading your review.

[vodkafan]

Good luck Karsa! I thought I had already commented but then realised I had not.

[Karsa Orlong]

I always like to ask!

 

I haven't even got the first book yet, but I do have another further down the series on my shelf. I hear mixed things about his writing.

 

Yes, I've heard that, too. That's not the reason I haven't read it so far, though. When I was given the first two books, as a present, it was during a period where I didn't read much, if at all, so I barely even looked at them. When I started reading a lot again about four or five years ago it was mainly because of Erikson, who got me addicted, so the thought of reading another massive series so soon after Malazan was a bit off-putting. But I have to read WoT soon because I want to do another Malazan re-read and, if I start that, Jordan won't get a look in

 

 

Good luck with your 2013 reading, since I don't read fantasy (yet) I always enjoy reading your review.

 

Thanks Brian! <<starts concocting plan to get Brian to read fantasy>>

 

 

Good luck Karsa! I thought I had already commented but then realised I had not.

 

Cheers mate, and to you

[Devi]

Yes, I've heard that, too. That's not the reason I haven't read it so far, though. When I was given the first two books, as a present, it was during a period where I didn't read much, if at all, so I barely even looked at them. When I started reading a lot again about four or five years ago it was mainly because of Erikson, who got me addicted, so the thought of reading another massive series so soon after Malazan was a bit off-putting. But I have to read WoT soon because I want to do another Malazan re-read and, if I start that, Jordan won't get a look in

 

I know the feeling. I look at my book series and feel sorry for my single novels because I know if I start a series, I won't stop till it ends! So I am going to try and adopted a new habit, for every book in a series, I will read a single novel before starting it - if that makes sense.

 

 

[Brian.]

Thanks Brian! <<starts concocting plan to get Brian to read fantasy>>

 

Well I bought my first Terry Pratchett a few months ago so if I enjoy it I'll come to you for suggestions for further reading.