Darth Richard II

Moorcock couldn’t write himself out of a wet paper bag.

I’m still waiting to hear about books you actually like.

For shits and giggles I actually went and read that inconsistency and errors link and not only is it really short for something as detailed and long as LotR, most of the errors have explanations and the article even opens praising Tolkien.

It started as a joke based on a war hammer 40k saying then took off. I couldn’t tell you what it actually means, there’s debate and my ambien is kicking in. There is a grimdark magazine though. I think a few of the people there post here?

I dunno it’s been a long time since I read it but I would never have labeled it grimdark.

TLOLL is grim dark now?

Why do people always assume GRRM won't finish the book?

46 minutes ago, bms295 said:

Just out of curiosity, what didnt you like about Tigana? Its my personal favorite of his.

I just remember it bored me to tears. I haven't read it since it came out and I have changed A LOT as a reader so I am going to give it a reread at some point.

I think the only sure thing with Kay is that everyone will have one book they dislike, and that every book will have at least wtf sex montage.

12 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said:

Lol.  And what does the child King/Sith Lord think?

I've read everything but Ysabel and A Brightness Long Ago. They are all really good except Tigana, which sucks balls.

7 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said:

It's funny to come to this thread because I've read the Fionavar tapestry and Tigana multiple times and never really gotten into the other novels.  Is it the general consensus that Lions is the best of the rest?

I don't think there is any consensus on anything.

100 or so pages into Earth and Sky and my word, this book is horny.

OK now that’s just baiting me into making a snide comment. :p

Er Athena Club. Auto correct + sleepy not a good idea. Theodora Goss

Oh does the library of the unwritten count? That’s the thing. I’m still unsure what counts as UF.

also one more hurrah for the invisible library. I looooove those books. Maybe my favorite ongoing series at the moment.

Oh do the Athens Club books count as UF? Those books are wonderful.

im generally ok with romancey bits as long as it’s not one of those series with internalized misogyny and alpha male werewolves. I liked soulless. Hmm I should get back to those. 
 

anyway I’m barely awake and ranting 

Ohhh yeah i LOVE The Invisible Library books.  

So I like Peter Grant, Ninth House, last smile in Sunder City, and I’ve been told Gladstone’s Craft Sequence counts as UF. Anyone want to throw some reccomends at me that ARNT Dresden?

On 4/29/2020 at 12:57 PM, Jaxom 1974 said:

Lions is amazing, but on reflection, knowing I have a few more to read, I think Last Light of the Sun competes with Lions for favorite...

Oooooo Last light is my favorite of the ones I’ve read so far too. To be fair I have a thing for that era and area of history.

was it me or was River of Stars super unhorny for a Kay book?

i went to start Children of Earth and Sky just now and the book literally fell apart as I picked it up. Teach me to buy from second hand shops. To amazon!

I just started River of Stars and it’s definitely not set in the two moons world or whatever it is called.

Shit.

I was going to say a series versus one book seems odd.

it does not surprise me though, Sanderson is insanely popular with regular SFF readings. You have to remember what a tiny slice of fandom this site is. 

1 hour ago, Gaston de Foix said:

Hmm.  Does this mean that Doors of Stone is not releasing this year either? Gollancz is PR's UK publisher...

I uh, I'm not sure if you are joking here or not...

 Ah.  

9 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said:

Hope this turns out to be true.  It means two long overdue books to be delivered this year.  

What’s the second? Or is that sarcasm.

I always wondered wtf happened with PYR.