What August tome are you tackling this month?

[cornelius]

Malazan empire?

 

[genisis2]

hi. new here.
I am presently (finally, after years of it being on the shelf) tackling (more like embracing actually)... Donaldson's; the Thomas Covenant series, Lord Foul's Bane presently.

I have been looking forward to this for a long time.

Welcome to chronicles Phantos!

 

[Joel007]

August could mean "revered" also, so this thread could, in fact, be applied for every month.

 

[dwndrgn]

Finished Neverwhere. Still not sure if I liked it or not. Now reading When Demons Walk by Patricia Briggs, quite enjoyable so far.

 

[Rane Longfox]

Finally got around to finishing The Thousandfolf Thought, by Bakker. Good on Achamian, is all I can say

Now probably Scott Lynch's "Lies of Locke Lamora"

 

[hedgeknight]

Finished Ironhand's Daughter by David Gemmell and am now toying with what to read next. I have been rebuilding my Gor collection and read the first two chapters of Tarnsman of Gor today. But, I'm itching to read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. Just not sure yet.
-g-

 

[sanityassassin]

I am re-reading David Gemmell in his memory but in order I can find them (most of my books are stuffed inside a very large pc box) just finished echos of the great song and now time to dig in and see whats the next one I find

 

[Brys]

Finally got around to the brilliant Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.

 

[iansales]

Finished Second Foundation by Asimov. Oh dear. The worst of the three. And I remember loving it as a kid. Now I'm reading To Hold Infinity by John Meaney. Not an easy book to get into...

 

[murphy]

Reading The Heir of Autumn by Giles Carwyn and Todd Fahnestock. It's their first book and from what I gather will be part of a trilogy. Not a bad read, not great, but a good solid story. Here's their website, which is pretty good http://www.carwynfahnestock.com

 

[Allanon]

Re: What August tome are you tackiling this month?

I'm just about finished reading Shaman's Crossing, by Robin Hobb.

i just stared this book, its the first of hers ive read and it really good. im gonna go back and get some more of hers.

 

[Allanon]

I am re-reading David Gemmell in his memory but in order I can find them (most of my books are stuffed inside a very large pc box) just finished echos of the great song and now time to dig in and see whats the next one I find

i have read all the ones of his ive got 17 in total, but my granddad has all the rest so im going to his house in scotland to pinch/borrow them

 

[sanityassassin]

steal some for me I seem to have a few missing somewhere I'm sure I have a similar number to you but can only find about 8 or 9

 

[GOLLUM]

Finally got around to the brilliant Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.

So you're suggesting it's very good then?
Wonder what other author or style this Scott Lynch may compare to...

Don't seem to easily be able to get hold of this book here, must do a search.

 

[Thunderchild]

Just got 'Keeping it real' by Justina Robinson, a weird mx of Cyberpunk and fantasy

Also on the list for this month is 'The forge of god' by Greg Bear and 'The man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

 

[Teir]

Read and finished Kerr's 'The Gold Falcon' this weekend





ooooooooooooooooooh post number 666! an omen perhaps?

 

[elvet]

So you're suggesting it's very good then?
Wonder what other author or style this Scott Lynch may compare to...

Don't seem to easily be able to get hold of this book here, must do a search.

I can't think of a comparable style, but then I've not read a huge amount of fantasy (yet ). One thing that stuck in my mind from a review was that it had an 'Oceans 11' flavor set in a fantasy world. I though that was a good way to put it. Usually fantasy plots are based on quests, battles, good vs. evil, etc. This was completely different, and hugely character based. It may resemble urban fantasy more than anything - the underbellly of society and gang rivalry playing a prominent role.

 

[Brys]

So you're suggesting it's very good then?
Wonder what other author or style this Scott Lynch may compare to...

Don't seem to easily be able to get hold of this book here, must do a search.

At the moment, it's looking like the best release I've read this year (that means ahead of Bakker's Thousandfold Thought and Erikson's the Bonehunters). As for a comparable author - it's quite difficult to think of one - a successor to Fritz Leiber perhaps? The setting, the city of Camorr, seems to be an amalgamation of Krondor, Lankhmar, Venice, London and something completely original. The main story is very much one of thievery, cons, gang warfare - even a bit of Dickens' Oliver Twist thrown in as well. But there's also the growing menace of the Grey King, who seems to be killing off most of the gang leaders at an alarming rate, but nobody knows anything about him.

I'm surprised it's difficult to find - in the UK (and US as well I think) it's had a lot of marketing and has been surprisingly easy to find.

 

[Carolyn Hill]

Just got 'Keeping it real' by Justina Robinson

Thunderchild, you mean Justina Robson, not Robinson, right? That book looks interesting; I'm glad you mentioned it! I'm going to add it to my wish list.

 

[Nesacat]

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