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Bookstooge · 06-03-2023, 02:18 PM

Strange Company by Nick Cole. It is definitely "Black Company" in space. Even down to having 2 cranky old "magicians" who work together but hate each other.

Rumpelteazer · 06-04-2023, 04:51 AM

Yesterday I finished The Seance in Apartment 10 by Ambrose Ibsen. It's about a student who moves into an off campus apartment for summer so she can do summer courses. But the apartment is nearly empty and the atmosphere isn't good. When she and some friends do a seance with an ouija board things really start to ramp up.

I do like Ibsen's stories, but many feel like they're not fully fleshed out. The same with this one. He could have delved deeper into certain characters and other aspects and it could have been an even better book than it was.

PurpleStar · 06-04-2023, 11:15 AM

I’m reading A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong. Modern detective time travels to 1869. Quite good so far!

pdurrant · 06-06-2023, 03:41 AM

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Next up: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman. The second in her Invisible Library series.

Which was fun. Onto the third: The Burning Page.

Dr. Drib · 06-06-2023, 08:48 AM

An unexpected spur-of-the-moment read:

Finished the novella by Jack Williamson: With Folded Hands, in the July, 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.

Now back to my regularly scheduled read...

Apache · 06-06-2023, 09:47 AM

Currently rereading the Vlad Taltos Series by Steven Brust.
Apache

Bookstooge · 06-07-2023, 05:20 AM

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Currently rereading the Vlad Taltos Series by Steven Brust.
Apache

Obviously you like it enough to re-read, but what do you think of it in general? I heard a lot of good things about it but had to give up by the 3rd or 4th book...

Apache · 06-07-2023, 08:46 AM

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Obviously you like it enough to re-read, but what do you think of it in general? I heard a lot of good things about it but had to give up by the 3rd or 4th book...

I liked the first 3 the next were colored by his divorce and were OK. I am currently reading book 6 Athyra. I know I did not like this one when I read it before, and it is slow going. I will let you know if I continue after book 7 or not.
Apache

CRussel · 06-07-2023, 08:29 PM

Finishing up To Track a Traitor, the latest Lane Winslow book from Iona Whishaw. OK, but I think this series is starting to fade a bit.

Next up, A Chateau Under Siege, the new Dordogne/Bruno, Chief of Police book from Martin Walker that released in the UK today, but won't be in North America for another 2 months. Really, I should be more patient...

pdurrant · 06-08-2023, 08:11 AM

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Which was fun. Onto the third: The Burning Page.

Also a fun quick read. The rest are waiting for a bargain price.

Next up: Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb. The middle one of the trilogy finally went on offer at a price I was willing to pay, so I can start on the first one.

Apache · 06-08-2023, 08:22 AM

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Next up, A Chateau Under Siege, the new Dordogne/Bruno, Chief of Police book from Martin Walker that released in the UK today, but won't be in North America for another 2 months. Really, I should be more patient...

Time to take a trip to The UK.

Apache

kyrilson · 06-08-2023, 04:52 PM

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I liked it a lot, too. Thanks for the tip that it had been released. I'm looking forward to the next books in the series.

Jim

These are good books. I've liked them all. They're easy reads.

kyrilson · 06-08-2023, 04:55 PM

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Currently rereading the Vlad Taltos Series by Steven Brust.
Apache

Great series! I have them all in paperback (omnibuses er.. omnibii?). I've been slowly picking up the series on ebook as deals pop up (not often for Brust books, unfortunately)

Rumpelteazer · 06-09-2023, 02:25 AM

I finished The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths, it's the second book in the Harbinder Kaur series. It could have been a cozy; an 80 year old, a former monk turner barista and an Ukrainian care worker team up together to find out who murdered their friend/mutual acquaintance and try to help Harbinder Kaur with her investigation. However, the book is a little bit darker than the first in the series. That doesn't mean there isn't some humour.

It's a totally different series than Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series, but I'm liking it.

Up next: The Haunted by Bentley Little.

DiapDealer · 06-09-2023, 06:45 AM

I finished listening to Cixin Liu's Three Body Problem. I generally enjoyed it--I even laughed out loud in several places (which rates high marks). The narration was excellent. It's very clever and fun, but ultimately there were no memorable characters. I've said before that I don't need to like, or identify with, characters to enjoy a book, but I do need them to be distinguishable and have autonomy. For me, Three Body Problem's plethora of characters existed solely to convey the wit and clever ideas the author wished to discuss. They never developed further than that. They were not integral to the story.

Still... I will probably follow up on the other books in this series at some point, but I feel no compulsion to immediately dive back into it.

06-06-2023, 08:48 AM	#31385
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,328 Karma: 59447733 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	An unexpected spur-of-the-moment read: Finished the novella by Jack Williamson: With Folded Hands, in the July, 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. Now back to my regularly scheduled read... Last edited by Dr. Drib; 06-06-2023 at 08:53 AM.

06-09-2023, 06:45 AM	#31395
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,353 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I finished listening to Cixin Liu's Three Body Problem. I generally enjoyed it--I even laughed out loud in several places (which rates high marks). The narration was excellent. It's very clever and fun, but ultimately there were no memorable characters. I've said before that I don't need to like, or identify with, characters to enjoy a book, but I do need them to be distinguishable and have autonomy. For me, Three Body Problem's plethora of characters existed solely to convey the wit and clever ideas the author wished to discuss. They never developed further than that. They were not integral to the story. Still... I will probably follow up on the other books in this series at some point, but I feel no compulsion to immediately dive back into it. Last edited by DiapDealer; 06-09-2023 at 06:48 AM.

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06-03-2023, 02:18 PM	#31381
Bookstooge Member Retired Posts: 805 Karma: 2091358 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle Oasis 1st Gen, PB Era	Strange Company by Nick Cole. It is definitely "Black Company" in space. Even down to having 2 cranky old "magicians" who work together but hate each other.

06-04-2023, 04:51 AM	#31382
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,289 Karma: 27518794 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Yesterday I finished The Seance in Apartment 10 by Ambrose Ibsen. It's about a student who moves into an off campus apartment for summer so she can do summer courses. But the apartment is nearly empty and the atmosphere isn't good. When she and some friends do a seance with an ouija board things really start to ramp up. I do like Ibsen's stories, but many feel like they're not fully fleshed out. The same with this one. He could have delved deeper into certain characters and other aspects and it could have been an even better book than it was.

06-04-2023, 11:15 AM	#31383
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I’m reading A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong. Modern detective time travels to 1869. Quite good so far!

06-06-2023, 09:47 AM	#31386
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,253 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Currently rereading the Vlad Taltos Series by Steven Brust. Apache

06-07-2023, 08:29 PM	#31389
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,282 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Finishing up To Track a Traitor, the latest Lane Winslow book from Iona Whishaw. OK, but I think this series is starting to fade a bit. Next up, A Chateau Under Siege, the new Dordogne/Bruno, Chief of Police book from Martin Walker that released in the UK today, but won't be in North America for another 2 months. Really, I should be more patient...

06-09-2023, 02:25 AM	#31394
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,289 Karma: 27518794 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I finished The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths, it's the second book in the Harbinder Kaur series. It could have been a cozy; an 80 year old, a former monk turner barista and an Ukrainian care worker team up together to find out who murdered their friend/mutual acquaintance and try to help Harbinder Kaur with her investigation. However, the book is a little bit darker than the first in the series. That doesn't mean there isn't some humour. It's a totally different series than Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series, but I'm liking it. Up next: The Haunted by Bentley Little.

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