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

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Ok, I'm on pace to read around 60 books this year, so I'm going to go ahead and get a head start on my tier list. Just to humblebrag a bit, I've already finished 18 books as of today, and have read at least something for 171 days in a row.


S Tier: Books I would consider a foundational part of who I am and will recommend without hesitation:

Titus Groan, Best Served Cold, The Word for World is Forest, Gormenghast, The Heroes,


A Tier: Books I loved:

The Other Wind, Tender is the Flesh, The Player of Games, Use of Weapons,

B Tier: Books I enjoyed:

A Natural History of Dragons, Eyes of the Void, Lords of Uncreation, Shadows Linger, Legends and Lattes, The Haunting of Hill House, Roadside Picnic, Matter, Hawkwood's Voyage


C Tier: Books I finished:



D Tier: Books I don't think were worth finishing:

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Anybody who liked Peaky Blinders should check out a book called Priest of Bones. I'm not saying they're identical, but the man character is a man called Tomas who was a mob boss that got drafted to fight in a war. After the war ends, he comes home to an industrial slum filled city and starts mob bossing again, along with his ornery brother and has to deal with his aunt, who wants a bigger say in things. Along the way he becomes infatuated with a barmaid who, as it turns out, is actually a secret government agent, and has to work hard to keep the local chief of police off his back.

So yeah, it's basically Peaky Blinders, the fantasy book, and it's pretty fun. Highly recommend.

 

[Lord Defect]

I finished the last book of the Malazan series. Damn good series.

 

[ajgoal]

I finished the last book of the Malazan series. Damn good series.

Just the main series? Or the side books too?

 

[KINGKENZO]

Anybody who liked Peaky Blinders should check out a book called Priest of Bones. I'm not saying they're identical, but the man character is a man called Tomas who was a mob boss that got drafted to fight in a war. After the war ends, he comes home to an industrial slum filled city and starts mob bossing again, along with his ornery brother and has to deal with his aunt, who wants a bigger say in things. Along the way he becomes infatuated with a barmaid who, as it turns out, is actually a secret government agent, and has to work hard to keep the local chief of police off his back.

So yeah, it's basically Peaky Blinders, the fantasy book, and it's pretty fun. Highly recommend.

Did JJ Abrams write it?

 

[Lord Defect]

Just the main series? Or the side books too?

Main series. They did not have the side books in the humble bundle I picked up last year but I’ll be keeping an eye out for them.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Did JJ Abrams write it?

Nah, not enough lens flares.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I finished the last book of the Malazan series. Damn good series.

I'm taking this as my inspiration to finally start Malazan. Thank you, O Defective One.

 

[Lord Defect]

I watched the new movie Havoc on Netflix with ton hardy and Timothy olyphant. Man that movie was terrible.
They went full overboard Kill Bill esque blood, everyone and their mom died by massive gunfire overkill where the rounds keep the person standing and dancing.
Infinite capacity magazines for everyone!
The subtitles said that a shotgun being racked was a “rifle being cocked”. Totally unwatchable just for that.
There’s much more wrong with it but it’s spoilery.

I’m sure it could be fun if you’re bored and not big into guns or realism in a movie that looks like it should be adhering to physics.

 

[Lord Defect]

I'm taking this as my inspiration to finally start Malazan. Thank you, O Defective One.

Enjoy it.
Fair warning, as per the authors notes at the end of the last book, the main series is over 3.5 million words.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Enjoy it.
Fair warning, as per the authors notes at the end of the last book, the main series is over 3.5 million words.

I’m game. I’ve read all of Discworld and Sanderson’s Cosmere, both of which are just over that (if google is to be believed).


I’m more worried about the lack of exposition. I just read Gardens of the Moon’s prologue. It was like eight pages long and shit out about a dozen titles, names, and concepts with absolutely zero explanation as to what they are or any surrounding context.

 

[Lord Defect]

I’m game. I’ve read all of Discworld and Sanderson’s Cosmere, both of which are just over that (if google is to be believed).


I’m more worried about the lack of exposition. I just read Gardens of the Moon’s prologue. It was like eight pages long and shit out about a dozen titles, names, and concepts with absolutely zero explanation as to what they are or any surrounding context.

They’ll fill you in. Each chapter starts with a poem or two, but I don’t think they hold any actual context or cues to the story on the whole, but rather add additional content. They are not mandatory to read if that’s not your thing.
Later in the series you’ll get hit with a few characters who have somewhat similar names but it’s not a big deal.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

They’ll fill you in. Each chapter starts with a poem or two, but I don’t think they hold any actual context or cues to the story on the whole, but rather add additional content. They are not mandatory to read if that’s not your thing.
Later in the series you’ll get hit with a few characters who have somewhat similar names but it’s not a big deal.

Finished the first chapter today. Still no clue what the f*** is going on. The noble kid from the prologue is a soldier now, and investigated some really nasty shit. A couple dudes summoned some magic wolves and slaughtered a company or something? And those same dudes killed an old lady who may have been a magic user of some sort, then brain wiped some poor girl and are using her to infiltrate the army?


People really weren't kidding when they said it tosses you in the deep end lol. I'm so lost.