OT: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Thread - SPOILERS Part Three

[Surrounded By Ahos]

The next one...Tombs of Atuan...has been on my re-read for enjoyment list for a long time. Very satisfying.

I just finished Tombs and it was a delight, just like the first book. It's refreshing to read books that are a bit quieter and have smaller stakes than your usual fantasy stories. The fate of the world wasn't at stake, it was just about a girl who was taken from her parents and being forced into a role she wasn't suited for.

Also, just like the first book, I found several of the passages near the end quite comforting. Especially Ged helping Tenar come to terms with what she had been manipulated into doing.

Listen, Tenar. Heed me. You were the vessel of evil. The evil is poured out. It is done. It is buried in its own tomb. You were never made for cruelty and darkness; you were made to hold light, as a lamp burning holds and gives its light.

I know I said it before, but man do I wish I had read these 20 years ago. Teenage and early 20s SBA could have really used some of that wisdom.

 

[trostol]

finished Redshirts, almost done Kaiju Preservation Society...are any of his other books humorous?

 

[ajgoal]

finished Redshirts, almost done Kaiju Preservation Society...are any of his other books humorous?

The Collapsing Empire has humor in it, but it's not really a humorous series. Old Man's War isn't really, but the series is good. Beyond that I'm not sure.

 

[Chinatown88]

TIL

Maybe I need to stop reading The Will of the Many and get into the secret Sanderson projects.

 

[trostol]

Just ordered a book called Space Team by Barry J Hutchinson...so we will see how that goes

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

TIL

Maybe I need to stop reading The Will of the Many and get into the secret Sanderson projects.

I literally finished reading secret project # 3 about 30 minutes ago, so take that as another sign to begin!

 

[trostol]

Dinner needs to hurry up so I can start the Fallout show

 

[trostol]

if you ever played a Fallout game..you need to watch the TV series

 

[trostol]

Finished the Fallout show..i enjoyed it emensly

 

[ajgoal]

Almost through the first mistborn trilogy. Definitely enjoying it more than Stormlight.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Finished the Fallout show..i enjoyed it emensly

I'm only about 15 minutes into the first episode, but they are nailing the vibe.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Started watching Fallout last night. Not bad

 

[trostol]

kinda meh atm...they canceled Star Trek Lower Decks..i love that show

 

[captainpaxil]

Fallout was really good. It really nails the satir and humor of the early games

 

[Chinatown88]

1248 pages. Mother of God.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

1248 pages. Mother of God.

Must have taken him a whole week to bang that out.

 

[Striiker]

Dune 2 was good but there’s was too much desert stuff in this one.

 

[Lord Defect]

I’m not sure if I’ve seen anything Walter goggins do that he wasn’t good in.
I didn’t care for sons of anarchy but I’ll be damned if he didn’t kill that character.

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[trostol]

This book Space Team I am reading is hilarious

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Dune 2 was awesome.
When does the 3rd one drop

 

[trostol]

just did a rewatch of Fifth Element..its been a while..still love it

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

just did a rewatch of Fifth Element..its been a while..still love it

It’s a movie that will always hold up

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

If any of you people want to get into Discworld and have a Kindle; Sourcery, Reaper Man, and Small Gods are all on sale for $2 right now.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Started 3 body problem last night. Liking it so far. Very interesting story line. Makes you think.