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Care · 01-04-2011, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

I need help. I'm trying to remember a fantasy series where the author finished writing all books before he published. I think there were 6 books. I can't remember if I saw the tips on this author here at MR or if it was somewhere else.

I've tried to search for it but so far I've come up with nothing.

I think you are talking about Michael J. Sullivan's The Riyria Revelations. The first book is The Crown Conspiracy. So far the books get better as they go. It is like a fantasy/action/adventure series.

There is a free iTunes download of the Crown Conspiracy as a podio (like a audiobook podcast or something, I could be wrong on the category name). The narrator doesn't do voices very well though.

gmw · 01-04-2011, 11:43 PM

I just finished re-reading "Strata" by Terry Pratchett. It's been a long while since I last read it, and must say I found it very good. This is one of his very early novels - pre-Discworld. Indeed this book shows him pondering a type of disc-world, right down to the rim-falls, from a science-fiction perspective. It has some humour but less than we get used to seeing in his other books. An easy but still entertaining read ... and I see it is available as an ebook for those who don't have it on paper.

GraceKrispy · 01-05-2011, 03:32 AM

I just finished "But Can You Drink the Water" by Jan Hurst-Nicholson. It's about a Liverpool family moving to South Africa. It's meant to be humorous fiction, but I almost felt it was more literary (with a lighter side) in nature. My Review.

maianhvk · 01-05-2011, 07:58 AM

Well, I'm reading the outline of General Theory of Law and State -- a good book, especially for those whose final exam coming close

kennyc · 01-05-2011, 08:30 AM

Good Luck with that!

FlorenceArt · 01-05-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Jadon

I've read the trilogy. While I found many of the ideas interesting, the relentlessly downbeat tone tempered my enjoyment greatly. I don't have anything against dystopias; I just want them experienced in a more distanced way, less intense. Like the Ty Merrick novels by Denise Vitola, where a (sort of lycanthropic) cop in an enviro-damaged semi-soviet-ized future investigates odd crimes. The setting's about as bad as the Starfish world, but the tone isn't depressing.

I only read the first book in Watts' trilogy, and I agree that it was good but really depressing. I downloaded several other books by him (the rest of the trilogy I think) here on MR but am reluctant to start them because of that.

BearMountainBooks · 01-05-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

I just finished "But Can You Drink the Water" by Jan Hurst-Nicholson. It's about a Liverpool family moving to South Africa. It's meant to be humorous fiction, but I almost felt it was more literary (with a lighter side) in nature. My Review.

Interesting, I've seen that one talked about a few times on the UK site.

GraceKrispy · 01-05-2011, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Interesting, I've seen that one talked about a few times on the UK site.

I think my take was a bit different than the ones on the us site, but then I noticed they were reviewing the excerpt! The author said it started a series of episodes, which makes much more sense now.

I also just reviewed "Roses of Doom." Link to my blog in my sig, won't bother posting more. I feel a bit a though I've been punked...

thinkpad · 01-05-2011, 03:19 PM

I started on Elantris but the book feels gloomy and not very uplifting. I think I will move on to something different.

Latinandgreek · 01-05-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

I started on Elantris but the book feels gloomy and not very uplifting. I think I will move on to something different.

I'm just finishing Elantris off. It's not a bad read, but I'll be happy to move onto something else.

Rumpelteazer · 01-05-2011, 05:10 PM

I finished Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, the first in the Amelia Peabody, series today. Not too far in the book I realized that I have read it before, I think my mother might have the Dutch edition and I read it in my early teens.

I loved it! Amelia is so likeable and her actions and thoughts are realistic and recognisable. This is one series I will continue to read.

Now on the the second installment of the Hamish MacBeth series Death of a Cad. I'm still not sure what to think of the main character, hopefully you get to know him better in this book.

DixieGal · 01-05-2011, 05:31 PM

I am reading Soul Identity. I plan to finish it, but it is sort of a drag. I like the idea of the story, but it is badly planned and written, and full of plot holes. I think a strict editor could have made it terrific, but as-is, it seems amateuristic. That is a shame, because the premise is so interesting.

Care · 01-05-2011, 05:42 PM

I am finishing up the third In Death book. I liked how we get more to Eve's past in this one.

I also started Undead Heart last night. I only read like 25 pages, so I don't know what to think yet.

BearMountainBooks · 01-05-2011, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

I think my take was a bit different than the ones on the us site, but then I noticed they were reviewing the excerpt! The author said it started a series of episodes, which makes much more sense now.

I also just reviewed "Roses of Doom." Link to my blog in my sig, won't bother posting more. I feel a bit a though I've been punked...

VERY good review of a difficult-to-review book. I admire your taking that on and the honesty.

jkeene · 01-05-2011, 07:27 PM

Just finished The Name Of The Wind, found it excellent. Good use of an interesting narrative structure. Still inching forward on The Guns Of August, I'm often a slow read of history. Probably going to start De Bello Lemures for my next fiction read.

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01-04-2011, 11:43 PM	#7697
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	I just finished re-reading "Strata" by Terry Pratchett. It's been a long while since I last read it, and must say I found it very good. This is one of his very early novels - pre-Discworld. Indeed this book shows him pondering a type of disc-world, right down to the rim-falls, from a science-fiction perspective. It has some humour but less than we get used to seeing in his other books. An easy but still entertaining read ... and I see it is available as an ebook for those who don't have it on paper.

01-05-2011, 03:32 AM	#7698
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I just finished "But Can You Drink the Water" by Jan Hurst-Nicholson. It's about a Liverpool family moving to South Africa. It's meant to be humorous fiction, but I almost felt it was more literary (with a lighter side) in nature. My Review.

01-05-2011, 07:58 AM	#7699
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	Well, I'm reading the outline of General Theory of Law and State -- a good book, especially for those whose final exam coming close

01-05-2011, 08:30 AM	#7700
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,914 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Good Luck with that!

01-05-2011, 03:19 PM	#7704
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	I started on Elantris but the book feels gloomy and not very uplifting. I think I will move on to something different.

01-05-2011, 05:10 PM	#7706
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,340 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I finished Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, the first in the Amelia Peabody, series today. Not too far in the book I realized that I have read it before, I think my mother might have the Dutch edition and I read it in my early teens. I loved it! Amelia is so likeable and her actions and thoughts are realistic and recognisable. This is one series I will continue to read. Now on the the second installment of the Hamish MacBeth series Death of a Cad. I'm still not sure what to think of the main character, hopefully you get to know him better in this book.

01-05-2011, 05:31 PM	#7707
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	I am reading Soul Identity. I plan to finish it, but it is sort of a drag. I like the idea of the story, but it is badly planned and written, and full of plot holes. I think a strict editor could have made it terrific, but as-is, it seems amateuristic. That is a shame, because the premise is so interesting.

01-05-2011, 05:42 PM	#7708
Care Aes Sedai Posts: 659 Karma: 46166 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.	I am finishing up the third In Death book. I liked how we get more to Eve's past in this one. I also started Undead Heart last night. I only read like 25 pages, so I don't know what to think yet.

01-05-2011, 07:27 PM	#7710
jkeene Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 85586 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 3	Just finished The Name Of The Wind, found it excellent. Good use of an interesting narrative structure. Still inching forward on The Guns Of August, I'm often a slow read of history. Probably going to start De Bello Lemures for my next fiction read.