Soldier Son Trilogy....

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I just bought these three books a few hours ago, so....

Any pointers on what they're like? I also got the last three of four of the Song of Ice and Fire series, but that's for another thread in another area.

 

[chongjasmine]

The first book is all right, the second book is a bit tragic, and the third book moves at a rather slow pace. I do enjoy the soldier boy trilogy, though.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Well, I'll have to take a look anyway. Thank you.

 

[Overread]

s.gal83 Summed it up fairly well (without spoilers too )
The first does have a little more energy to it - the second had some fire to it but gets a little bogged down (seems to be a pattern with Hobb that the middle book is a little thick to read) and the last spends a lot of the time quite slow, but the ending picksup speed and the twist at the end is good!

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I'll be trusting your judgment, OR. Thanks, man. I'll get to reading it today sometime.

I also had the pleasure of picking up most of the Song of Ice and Fire Series as I stated earlier, but as I didn't find A Game of Thrones, that'll be left later.

 

[Overread]

A Song of Ice and Fire is certainly one of the best reads out at the moment - fantastic scope - and I myself like the fact that there is no invincible lead characters (even if we have to lose some favourites along the way )

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Hell, treachery and loss is the name of the game.

But that's for Martin's forum, whenever I'll be able to pick up Game of Thrones. I DID get the other three, though-and tried to find some stuff of TE's, but alas, Madeline Howard was not on the shelves of the store I visited.

 

[Overread]

I find Amazon about the best place for books - esp once you move off the mainstream in fantasy.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Thing is, I have only cash on me at the moment, so I had to hit the bookstore.

Actually got a fairly good deal....books only came out to be around $5.50 apiece, U.S. dollars. Normally they'd have been eight.

 

[Overread]

Not bad Always nice when the bookshop is doing deals on books

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Yes. I think the clerk said they might get Game of Thrones in soon, so I'll have to stop by again sometime.

Otherwise, just sit and read Hobb's. Still disappointed that I didn't see Rune of Unmaking around anywhere though, it sounds like an interesting series.

 

[Overread]

Hobb will keep you well entertained
And if you can get a hold of her Farseer trillogy - its one of the best she has written and the second series after that was also very strong (though make sure to slip in the Liveships between the two)

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I'll have to take a look.

Actually, I saw Assassin's Apprentice there, but there weren't the others, so I didn't bother to pick it up.

 

[Overread]

Yah I'm sort of similar - I don't like getting one book at a time - because next time you go back books 3 and 1 are there but book 2 has vanished! Though with new authors am more like to just get the one book and see how it goes first

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I wouldn't have picked up either Hobb OR Martin except for the good stuff I've heard about both on this site.....I trust your guys' judgment on these matters, so I'll give some a try. And to keep an eye out for TE's work, of course.

 

[Overread]

hmm I think I only picked Hobb up because there was a Dragon on the front of Liveships!
Oh and a bit of wolf stuff in Farseer

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

It's still depressing that Eddings is dead, and I don't know how I'll react when old diabetic Piers Anthony will pass....


But perhaps I can keep my stuff going by branching off.

 

[Overread]

It is indeed a sad thing when an author passes away - and heck we all selfishly wish they had finished things before they leave us .
All you can do is remember that there are new authors out there just as good, if not better = one just has to find them tis all

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

I only wish I was as good an author. I can't really write freehand for a long period of time, and with my laptop's AC down and out, well, I haven't practiced much.


But, I try to improve all the time I can....

 

[Quokka]

The general consesus seems to be that the soldier son trilogy is a little more uneven than her six dutchies series but having said I think most of the people who have posted here read six dutchies first then soldier son, there's definitely some similarities and a 'style' to Hobbs writing (like with most authors) imo. So maybe that'll change things, I appear to be in the minority and enjoyed the second half of the series more than the first and I also really liked that it was just a 3 book series and not the life long commitment that most fantasy authors ask of us now days .