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    The Malazan Book of The Fallen by Steven Erikson

    in Horror / Fantasy / SF

    Posted

    So, he's finished it, then. From his Facebook page:

     

    "GASP! That would be me, coming up for air. How long was I down there? About twenty years, from conception to completion. The Malazan Book of the Fallen is done. Sure, editing and all that crap to follow. But ... done. I don't know who I am. Who am I again? What planet is this? Three months of butterflies ... maybe this double whiskey will fix that. Hmm. No. Delayed reaction going on here."

     

    Yay! Roll on January :D

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

    in Crime / Mystery / Thriller

    Posted

    I finished the first book last night. I thought it was as good as the hype suggested, which really surprised me. I think my only (slight) issue with it was that I found a lot of the characters (excluding Lisbeth, obviously) a bit dry - in that they didn't seem to have distinct voices, and some of them seemed to be there just to give info dumps and then disappear. It didn't spoil my enjoyment of it, though.

     

    The last line did make me laugh :lol:

    E books / Kindle / Sony Reader

    in Audiobooks & eBooks

    Posted

    Amazon UK's Kindle Bookstore is up and running - the prices are good compared to other formats for other readers. For example, I got The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo from Waterstones in EPub format for my Sony Reader and paid £5.49 for it - on Kindle it's only £2.68! Stephen King's Under The Dome, £5.59 in Epub, £2.88 for Kindle. It may drive down prices for other readers, I suppose, but I'm really regretting buying the Sony now.

     

    <<Heads off to pre-order a Kindle ... >>

     

    :doh:

    The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett

    in Historical Fiction

    Posted

    I read this last week and thoroughly enjoyed it, a real page turner. I totally agree with the earlier comments about the historical accuracy (or, rather, lack thereof) but my real issue with it was that I thought it overstayed its welcome by two or three hundred pages and - without going into spoiler territory - became just a bit too repetitive. Still, as a Steven Erikson fan I don't think I have the right to complain about another author being self-indulgent :lol:

     

    As I say, I did enjoy it. I won't be rushing out to get the sequel, though.

    Quotes from Books

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted

    From Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination:

     

    'Take a war to make you spend. Take a jam to make you think. Take a challenge to make you great. Rest of the time you sit around lazy, you. Pigs, you! All right, God damn you! I challenge you, me. Die or live and be great. Blow yourselves to Christ gone or come and find me, Gully Foyle, and I make you men. I make you great. I give you the stars.'

    3D Cinema and TV

    in Music / TV / Films

    Posted

    I went to see Avatar in 3D. I put the 3D glasses on over my own specs and spent the whole movie with my finger on the bridge of the 3D glasses cos they wouldn't stay on :D:(

     

    I just bought a new Sony blu-ray player and noticed that many of them are now '3D ready'. Couldn't see the point at the moment until/unless it becomes the norm. So it was great for my pocket cos the only one that didn't have 3D was under

    Looking for some ideas

    in Book Search and Reading Recommendations

    Posted

    OK guys i am on Book6 of Malazan Empire and i always get a bit scared when im coming to the end of a series of books because i don't like just guessing what will be my next read, a few times i have bought the first book in a series and not liked it.

    Book 6?? You're not that close to the end of the series! You've still got Reaper's Gale, Toll The Hounds and Dust of Dreams to go, along with The Crippled God which comes out in January.

     

    Then there's Ian C. Esslemont's 'Malazan Empire' series, of which there are two entries so far: Night of Knives and Return of The Crimson Guard.

     

    Based on your liking Erikson and GRRM, I'd recommend the following (in order of my personal preference, with an extract from the first book in each series so you can 'try before you buy' and hopefully not have to guess):

     

    Glen Cook - The Black Company: http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Black-Company-Glen-Cook/dp/0765319233/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963309&sr=8-2#reader_0765319233

     

    David Gemmell - Legend: http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Drenai-Tales-Book-1/dp/0345379063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963385&sr=1-1#reader_0345379063

     

    Adrian Tchaikovsky - Empire In Black & Gold: http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Black-Gold-Shadows-Apt/dp/1616141921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963426&sr=1-1#reader_1616141921

     

    Joe Abercrombie - The Blade Itself: http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Itself-First-Law-Book/dp/159102594X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278963350&sr=1-1#reader_159102594X

     

    Also, to a lesser degree, there's:

     

    Robin Hobb - Assassin's Apprentice: http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Farseer-Trilogy-Book/dp/055357339X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278964134&sr=1-1#reader_055357339X

     

    Hope that helps :roll:

    The Malazan Book of The Fallen by Steven Erikson

    in Horror / Fantasy / SF

    Posted · Edited by Karsa Orlong

    Confusing rubbish - a tad harsh, lol, although no doubt some have found it that way. Never thought it myself, though. On the first read through there were a lot of 'wtf' moments but I was happy to know that everything would be explained sooner or later. I've read up to book nine and am re-reading them gradually and, going back, all those 'wtf' moments have become revelations. :friends0:

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