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Karsa Orlong

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  1. Season 3's been fantastic so far. ETA:
  2. Agents of SHIELD is going from strength to strength. Rewarding for those who stuck with it.
  3. Damn, how did I forget that? It's a brilliant, edge-of-seat thriller with science fiction elements, as is his Breach trilogy
  4. Agree about Cordelia. I hated Lorne and Gunn almost as much as Riley, though
  5. Be funny if they leave her there and use that as a gag at the mid-season break Although . . .
  6. Couldn't get excited about it this week. Some appalling song choices, too.
  7. SF: Alastair Reynolds (Revelation Space series) Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought series) Peter Watts (Firefall duology) Peter F. Hamilton (Night's Dawn trilogy or Commonwealth Saga) Neal Asher (Spatterjay series or Agent Cormac series) Iain M. Banks (Culture series) Frank Herbert (Dune series) C. J. Cherryh (Foreigner series, Faded Sun trilogy, Company Wars series) Dan Simmons (Hyperion Cantos) Fantasy: China Miéville (Bas-Lag series) Jeff Vandermeer (Ambergris series)
  8. Two thirds of the way through Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald. If it's as good through to the end as it has been so far expect a waffling, hyperbole-filled review fairly soon
  9. Ah, that explains it! I also picked up: Roboteer by Alex Lamb Crashing Heaven by Al Robertson I'm 260 pages through Luna: New Moon. I saw reviews saying it's 'Game of Thrones in space'. It isn't. It's much, much better than that.
  10. Agree, the first three seasons are head and shoulders above the rest of it (although season 4's 'Hush' is my favourite episode . . . ). I never liked Angel so much, though, just didn't care about the supporting characters.
  11. 'Twas rather good Can't say I shouted at the tv but . . .
  12. ^^ Not surprised at all - mentioned this in t'other thread after the season 3 finale, they'd been stalling on it for so long - Syfy always cancels its best shows On the plus side, they wrapped it up pretty neatly at the end of season 3, so they obviously had an idea this was coming.
  13. Obviously more than a Daily Deal, as they're still going for £1.99 each, and The Heroes is now down to that price, too. I bought Ian McDonald's latest book for £1.99, Luna: New Moon.
  14. The Empty Throne (The Warrior Chronicles Book #8) by Bernard Cornwell 2014 - HarperCollins ebook - 305 pages “My name is Uhtred. I am the son of Uhtred, who was the son of Uhtred . . .” Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Athelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and wife of Aethelred. Widely loved and respected, Athelflaed has all the makings of a leader—but could Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler? The stage is set for rivals to fight for the empty throne. I'm slightly shocked that I read the seventh book in this series back in January. Can't believe it's been that long. Where has this year gone? Anyway, returning to the series with this eighth entry was great. Picking up a while after the brilliant finale to the previous novel, The Pagan Lord, here we find Uhtred to be feeling his age, for various spoilery reasons. Cornwell's characters are always engaging and here he gives Uhtred a world-weary edge that sees his relationships with others gain a pleasing warmth. The other characters aren't short-changed either. I've always loved the banter between Uhtred and Finan and here it goes above and beyond, full of witty one-liners and a level of trust that comes from their shared experiences. Additionally, Cornwell brings Uhtred's son (called Uhtred, of course!) and daughter, Stiorra, to the fore, and his development of them - particularly Stiorra - is wonderful. There's less action in this one than in previous entries, and I didn't mind a bit, because the characterisation, the setting, the atmosphere, and the history is so rich. When the action does come it is thrilling, but it is far from the be-all and end-all of this novel. Apart from a brief dip in interest around book five, The Burning Land, this series has never failed to entertain me, and the last couple of books and been bang on form. The Empty Throne is, for me, one of the best instalments in the series so far.
  15. If you're interested in reading more Abercrombie there are several of his books going for £1.99 each in today's Kindle Daily Deal
  16. A few of Joe Abercrombie's books are going for £1.99 each today: The Blade Itself Before They Are Hanged Last Argument of Kings Best Served Cold Red Country
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