IlyaP Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 On 3/14/2020 at 11:14 AM, Zorral said: Very fortunate indeed. So envious. I dropped my health club and gym memberships in the mid-90's when I realized I was getting infected with colds and flu from the other members. Began working out work outs of various kinds I could do that included elements of cal, aerobics, dance, weights, stretch, that I could do in the confines of home. So I went from cds and radio to audio downloads over the years. But even when I still running in the days of Walkmans and so on, until my Back made that out of the question, I wouldn't shut off the world. I ran down to the shore of the Hudson River Tiderace and it was wonderful. I miss what tourism and all the rest did to that run, which also contributed to me quitting running -- though of course it really was The Back. One of the nice things about life in Sydney - lots of green space, and so many gyms. And some even intelligently built to allow natural light and a reminder of the world outside the gym. New York City being, well, NYC, can't really offer that kind of, uhm, offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady narcissa Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 N.K. Jemisin's The City We Became is out today. I'm curious about this one after reading the short story that precedes it. Is anyone starting it today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 5 hours ago, lady narcissa said: N.K. Jemisin's The City We Became is out today. I'm curious about this one after reading the short story that precedes it. Is anyone starting it today? I don't remember being that impressed by the short story when I read it in the Hugo packet. On the other hand, Jemisin's previous trilogy was spectacular so I'll probably pick this up at some point but maybe not immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Sure whenever I can get a hold of a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady narcissa Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 hours ago, williamjm said: I don't remember being that impressed by the short story when I read it in the Hugo packet. On the other hand, Jemisin's previous trilogy was spectacular so I'll probably pick this up at some point but maybe not immediately. I was born in NYC and I think its the NYC specific aspect of the new trilogy that intrigues me. I have all of Jemisin's previous books but have not yet been inclined to start them. This one just jumps out for me. I think especially with everything going on the in the world and NYC and cities and people living in them being so much on my mind these days. I will probably wait a few days, however. I'm not sure how to link to a tweet but Lauren Panepinto had a pretty interesting discussion on twitter about the creation of the cover, which was very interesting. There be tentacles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 https://ew.com/books/nk-jemisin-city-we-became-influences/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Mark Lawrence has released The Girl And The Stars, although not actually available until April 21st. It starts a new fantasy series set in the same world as Red Sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Slim pickings in Epic Fantasy this month.I have only one new book lined up - Shorefall (Founders #2)—Robert Jackson Bennett . In UF, i'm looking forward to Ghost Money (Eric Carter #5) by Stephen Blackmoore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Speak for yourself! There's a new Mark Lawrence and John Gwynn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 54 minutes ago, AncalagonTheBlack said: Slim pickings in Epic Fantasy this month.I have only one new book lined up - Shorefall (Founders #2)—Robert Jackson Bennett . This excites me greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: Speak for yourself! There's a new Mark Lawrence and John Gwynn. Unfortunately these new characters from Mark just don't do it for me. I hope he goes back to the Broken Empire setting. As for Gwynn, i read the first 2 books of his first series but didn't continue, too generic a setting and story for me.Does that change later on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 4/3/2020 at 11:25 AM, AncalagonTheBlack said: Unfortunately these new characters from Mark just don't do it for me. I hope he goes back to the Broken Empire setting. How can you possibly know if these characters do it for you if as far as we know we've never met this one before? I understand Book of the Ancestor coz (even though I liked it) the characters did sometimes skate the magical-school cliches (even if usually eventually subverted) but this is unlikely to be that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 15 hours ago, polishgenius said: How can you possibly know if these characters do it for you if as far as we know we've never met this one before? I understand Book of the Ancestor coz (even though I liked it) the characters did sometimes skate the magical-school cliches (even if usually eventually subverted) but this is unlikely to be that. I was talking about the characters from Red Sister, which i've read but dropped the series.The new upcoming book is set in the same world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in September!https://www.tor.com/2020/09/01/all-the-new-fantasy-books-arriving-in-september/ All the New Science Fiction Books Arriving in September!https://www.tor.com/2020/09/02/all-the-new-science-fiction-books-arriving-in-september/ Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston - looks interesting.Waiting for a few reviews before buying. The Bone Shard Daughter (The Drowning Empire #1) by Andrea Stewart - another one that sounds interesting The Trouble with Peace (Age of Madness #2)—Joe Abercrombie - already pre-ordered! Dead Man in a Ditch (Fetch Phillips #2) by Luke Arnold - pre-ordered! A Deadly Education (Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik - another pre-order Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - pre-ordered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I had two instances recently where I started reading about a new non-fiction book and was excited to get it. Then, I found the author's name and thought WTF. The books' names were Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America and The Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation. Killing Crazy Horse by Bill O'Reilly The Virginia Dynasty by Lynne Cheney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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