Timstar

No problem, I had the first one, I just bought the next four

Just to let you know the Tomorrow series is quite cheap on the Kindle in the UK at the moment. Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993) £1.37 The Dead of the Night (1994) £0.69 The Third Day, The Frost (1995) £0.89 Darkness, Be My Friend (1996) £0.56 Burning for Revenge (1997) £0.89 The Night Is for Hunting (1998) £3.60 The Other Side of Dawn (1999) £5.01 (Not released yet)

Just to let you know the Tomorrow series is quite cheap on the Kindle in the UK at the moment. Tomorrow, When the War Began (1993) £1.37 The Dead of the Night (1994) £0.69 The Third Day, The Frost (1995) £0.89 Darkness, Be My Friend (1996) £0.56 Burning for Revenge (1997) £0.89 The Night Is for Hunting (1998) £3.60 The Other Side of Dawn (1999) £5.01 (Not released yet)

Really want to start this series now! Far too much to read.

...But their passion knew no bounds...

I enjoyed it, definitely his best book yet but not up to his Father's standard. I wrote a full review here.

Thanks, I will record it but I still need to see season 2! Didn't it was repeated on C4 recently and the first few episodes aren't available on demand any more

Thought you and/or Steve (or anyone else of course) might be interested in this: https://forbiddenplanet.com/events/2013/11/05/scott-lynch-and-patrick-rothfuss/ I'm hoping to make it down.

You enjoying it so far?

I know what you mean, I think I will try and tackle GotM, the only concern I have, isn't that I wouldn't be able to get through the first 200 pages, but that I wouldn't absorb and remember enough of those pages so it all clicks into place afterwards given that I wouldn't be able to put anything into context until then. If that makes sense? What makes you think that isn't the case here? ....

I recently visited the magnificent King's College Chapel in Cambridge, which was built by over the course of the War of the Roses. Started by Henry VI and delayed in the war before ultimately finished by Henry VIII. Really interesting associating a physical building with something like the War which shaped British monarchy for centuries.

Darn, I did know that! Just a typo No stereotyping intended

Would you recommend one starting book over the other? If I started with MT would I then go back to read GotM and in order from there? He's got a point there Steve...

I'd start by being quite boring and say I don't look for something in particularly, just something that interests me. Preferably something I haven't seen before. Or maybe a combination of things I like together in one book. For example, I love the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, both the Napoleonic time period as well as the light hearted on going series, but not connected books and have more recently found The Ketty Jay series (light hearted, swashbuckling and on going, not connected series) as well as Promise of Blood (Fantasy magic set in a Napleonic-esque world. I've never been too keen on fantasy worlds that are either very similar to our own or actually cross-over into our world. Such as His Dark Materials and The Dark Tower whereas a hidden fantasy world within our own is OK such as Harry Potter and Neverwhere.

That's a great review thanks! I am hoping to start Malazan sometime next year.

If that's the case I would certainly recommend the Mistborn series to you. New world with maps and a very unique and integral magic system. Swords but no dragons. It's just a shameless self-promotion really I don't know many people I can talk to them about either so love coming on here to do it. Problem is my TBR and wishlist grow exponentially!

I have written reviews for the first two on my BCF blog, absolutely loved the second one, one of my favourite books this year. I've not read that, just bare in mind that it is a YA novel. Although Mistborn isn't particularly dark or gritty it isn't aimed at younger audiences. Tell me about it! Even more since you came along!!

I think I have already voted for it Do you know when the results are announced? Still really need to read Gemmell!

Would also recommend Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson, great magic system. and Tales of the Ketty Jay by Chris Wooding, brilliant Steampunk/SF/fantasy series. The fourth book has just been released/

Yeah, I reviewed here, also listened to Red Country audio book which was also brilliant!

We've tried a recipe out this Game of Thrones Cookbook, Can't remember what it was but it was very good!

This doesn't surprise me at all and I would agree with their statement, two people liking you is very rare! I would look for the same thing in a YA as I would in any other novel. An original concept with a great delivery. I am reading quite a few books at the moment, from both my current and next plan (quite bad at sticking to them): Before they are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie Hearts in Atlantis - Stephen King Beyond Lies the Wub - Philip K. Dick (Short Stories) Cabal - Clive Barker The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandré Dumas (Audio Book) World Without End - Ken Follett (Audio Book)

Love how a quick welcome quickly becomes a list of recommendations as soon as fantasy is mentioned! My two cents... 1. Welcome. 2. The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch (Everyone should read)

exactly!