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

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I love that I get to live this thru you but utterly dismayed that I cannot read thru it for the first time again.

I'm about to start Chain of Dogs, which from what I've been told is quite epic. Coltaine is already that dude. Man has led a fighting retreat over the course of three months while carting around tens of thousands of civilians. Duiker trying to chase him down while infiltrating enemy lines is right up there with Coltaine on the epic scale. Then the fight at the ford was spectacular as well. The sappers making and mining an underwater bridge overnight, then using it to escape and blow a huge portion of the enemy army to smithereens is the stuff of legends.


I still probably only understand about half of what is happening, but f*** me am I invested.

 

[Lord Defect]

I'm about to start Chain of Dogs, which from what I've been told is quite epic. Coltaine is already that dude. Man has led a fighting retreat over the course of three months while carting around tens of thousands of civilians. Duiker trying to chase him down while infiltrating enemy lines is right up there with Coltaine on the epic scale. Then the fight at the ford was spectacular as well. The sappers making and mining an underwater bridge overnight, then using it to escape and blow a huge portion of the enemy army to smithereens is the stuff of legends.


I still probably only understand about half of what is happening, but f*** me am I invested.

You are flying thru this man

 

[ajgoal]

Once you get your feet wet, the story just moves. Shortest long books I've ever read.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I just finished Deadhouse Gates. I may type up some more thoughts later, but for now this is all I can manage:

 

[freakydallas13]

I just finished Deadhouse Gates. I may type up some more thoughts later, but for now this is all I can manage:
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I remember finishing that book, I put it down and had to go for a walk. So many feelings and thoughts were running through my mind, I could barely process what I just read.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I remember finishing that book, I put it down and had to go for a walk. So many feelings and thoughts were running through my mind, I could barely process what I just read.

Yeah, so much happened over the last couple hundred pages of that book, I'm still just sitting here an hour later trying to fit it all together.


Some random thoughts in no real order:

Spoiler

Coltaine really is that dude. The man did the impossible, over and over again. Only to die right at the end of his journey because that f***ING COWARD Pormqual has absolutely no spine. All of the 7th and the Wickans are f***ing legends, the sappers especially.

I'm sure we'll see him again, given what happened with the crows when he died and during the epilogue. Same with Duiker. The glass jar thing Coltaine passed on to him saved his soul or something.

Pormqual getting decapitated was too quick a death for that bastard. He left Coltaine and his survivors to die, then condemned his entire army to death the next day. The man was barely in the book and he's easily one of my most hated characters in all fiction.


Kalam and Minala (not to mention Auntie Apt) becoming the surrogate parents to 1,300 children (who may or may not remember being crucified) is odd as hell, but far from the weirdest thing in the book.

I feel so bad for Mappo. The whole plotline with him and Icarium is incredibly heartbreaking. No notes.

Felisin becoming the new Sha'ik was absolutely not on my radar, she had quite the journey. I'm fascinated to see what she does next.

I hope Crokus and Apsalar are able to escape the attentions of the gods, and live a quite life in a quiet fishing villiage.

 

[freakydallas13]

Yeah, so much happened over the last couple hundred pages of that book, I'm still just sitting here an hour later trying to fit it all together.


Some random thoughts in no real order:

Spoiler

Coltaine really is that dude. The man did the impossible, over and over again. Only to die right at the end of his journey because that f***ING COWARD Pormqual has absolutely no spine. All of the 7th and the Wickans are f***ing legends, the sappers especially.

I'm sure we'll see him again, given what happened with the crows when he died and during the epilogue. Same with Duiker. The glass jar thing Coltaine passed on to him saved his soul or something.

Pormqual getting decapitated was too quick a death for that bastard. He left Coltaine and his survivors to die, then condemned his entire army to death the next day. The man was barely in the book and he's easily one of my most hated characters in all fiction.


Kalam and Minala (not to mention Auntie Apt) becoming the surrogate parents to 1,300 children (who may or may not remember being crucified) is odd as hell, but far from the weirdest thing in the book.

I feel so bad for Mappo. The whole plotline with him and Icarium is incredibly heartbreaking. No notes.

Felisin becoming the new Sha'ik was absolutely not on my radar, she had quite the journey. I'm fascinated to see what she does next.

I hope Crokus and Apsalar are able to escape the attentions of the gods, and live a quite life in a quiet fishing villiage.

Spoiler: Dead house gates spoilers

The scene where a young girl was walking up to Leoman to assume the mantle of Sha'ik was so well written. I remember genuinely not knowing if it would be Apsalar or Felisin, and it played into that so well.

Mappi and Icarium are such a tragic duo, Mappo's POVs were heartbreaking.

Nothing to add about Coltaine and the 7th. Absolute literature their entire journey.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Spoiler: Dead house gates spoilers

The scene where a young girl was walking up to Leoman to assume the mantle of Sha'ik was so well written. I remember genuinely not knowing if it would be Apsalar or Felisin, and it played into that so well.

Mappi and Icarium are such a tragic duo, Mappo's POVs were heartbreaking.

Nothing to add about Coltaine and the 7th. Absolute literature their entire journey.

No spoilers, but related to your first point, I truly love how when a POV character shows up during another POV, they aren't named immediately, and you have to pay attention to their description to figure out who the current character is dealing with. It makes the physical act of reading so much more engaging.

 

[Lord Defect]

I’m definitely going to revisit this series after I clear up some backlog. As long as the series is, it shouldn’t be a one and done. So much does on in the series that I’m sure that I missed more than I’d like to admit; yet nothing discussed so far made me scratch my head.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Amazon isn't renewing Wheel of Time for a 4th season. Boo.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I wanted a bit of a palate cleanser after Deadhouse Gates, so I did a quick re-read of Night Watch from Discworld. I think I enjoyed it even more the second time. Pratchett really knew how to thread the line between goofy jokes and serious social commentary.


I got started on Memories of Ice today, and I'm repeating the usual cycle of thinking I've found my footing only for eight new things to happen and undermine that. I'm not too far in, and not much has happened, but I'll comment on the most exciting thing thus far:

Spoiler

TOC THE YOUNGER LIVED! MY DAY IS MADE!

 

[Lord Defect]

I wanted a bit of a palate cleanser after Deadhouse Gates, so I did a quick re-read of Night Watch from Discworld. I think I enjoyed it even more the second time. Pratchett really knew how to thread the line between goofy jokes and serious social commentary.


I got started on Memories of Ice today, and I'm repeating the usual cycle of thinking I've found my footing only for eight new things to happen and undermine that. I'm not too far in, and not much has happened, but I'll comment on the most exciting thing thus far:

Spoiler

TOC THE YOUNGER LIVED! MY DAY IS MADE!

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No context, just a name. Who’s your favorite character so far? Can’t be Toc the Younger

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I just finished Deadhouse Gates. I may type up some more thoughts later, but for now this is all I can manage:
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Am I high on acid?

 

[ajgoal]

No context, just a name. Who’s your favorite character so far? Can’t be Toc the Younger

And the appropriate response to 75% of the possible choices is, "I'm so sorry."

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

No context, just a name. Who’s your favorite character so far? Can’t be Toc the Younger

My man, you want me to pick one?! Through two books I've had like 50+ POV characters, let alone all the rest. Gun to my head, I could probably narrow my top 5 down to 10. In no order:

Kruppe
Whiskeyjack
Tattersail
Quick Ben
Coltaine
Duikier/His Marine
Mappe/Icarium
The Hounds

 

[ajgoal]

I wanted a bit of a palate cleanser after Deadhouse Gates, so I did a quick re-read of Night Watch from Discworld.

Don't forget to wear your lilac tomorrow

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Don't forget to wear your lilac tomorrow

That was half the reason I picked it to read. I wanted something quick, and the Glorious 25th of May coming up helped me narrow down my choices.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

My man, you want me to pick one?! Through two books I've had like 50+ POV characters, let alone all the rest. Gun to my head, I could probably narrow my top 5 down to 10. In no order:

Kruppe
Whiskeyjack
Tattersail
Quick Ben
Coltaine
Duikier/His Marine
Mappe/Icarium
The Hounds

Oh, and I'm mad for not giving Sormo, Nil, and Nether. Coltaine wouldn't have made it halfway there without them.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Amazon isn't renewing Wheel of Time for a 4th season. Boo.

f*** Amazon so hard for this. I don't know how realistic it is to hope for another service to pick it up, but to think of all the time and effort that went into it for it to just end after the season they just had is just stupid.