Runnin was it you that read The Rithmatist recently? I'm listening to the audiobook now and enjoying it. I am normally wary of anything classified YA but the combo of Sanderson writing and Kramer reading is formidable.
Runnin was it you that read The Rithmatist recently? I'm listening to the audiobook now and enjoying it. I am normally wary of anything classified YA but the combo of Sanderson writing and Kramer reading is formidable.
No, haven't read or even heard of it. Yes, the YA and Fantasy genre is still pretty much undiscovered by me. I haven't even read LOTR yet.Originally Posted by Jaw
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Runnin if you're into Age of Sail at all then Patrick O'Brian, Dudley Pope, and Sean Thomas Russell are all excellent. O'Brian is more literary and writes beautifully. The others have more action and faster paces.Best maritime writing I've come across since Conrad. I must read more of Mr. Larson.
If you're willing to go into the Cold War era then Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy is fantastic. It's Cold War gone hot in it's entirety, including land/air/sea/politics/intelligence. Larry Bond coauthored it with Clancy, so I feel a bit weird calling it Clancy's best work, even though it is. I've read it at least a dozen times.
Another reread of an old favorite. I haven't had enough reading time lately to gamble on something new. L'Amour rightfully gets beaten up alot but I grew up reading him. This book is unlike any of his others, with a Middle Ages setting and quite a bit of mysticism.
Thanks for the Red Storm Rising suggestion. Sounds right up my poop deck.
I can endorse Jeffrey Archer's Clifton Chronicles for a good story through that same swath of history. Here's the first one. It starts a little earlier but follows Harry Clifton several decades, still going I think.
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Jaw (11-02-2017)
I finished The Rithmatist and remain impressed. Originally I unfairly judged Sanderson by his Mistborn series and considered him mediocre. Mistborn was his most popular series at the time, so it seemed like the best example to grade him by.
I have since decided that Mistborn is one of his weakest efforts and that he is near the top of the list of current Fantasy authors. This book, while not in the same class as the Stormlight Archive series, was very well done. As an added bonus, Sanderson writes at a prolific pace. I especially appreciate that in the wake of Martin and Rothfuss stringing readers along for years.
Picked up the latest book of The Stormlight Archive a couple of days on release day. The hardback is over 1200 pages so its taking me a while to get through it. I am about 25% of the way in and love it.
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I just re-read the first two in the series. My second favorite series after Kingkiller Chronicles. I can't wait to read Oathbringer.Picked up the latest book of The Stormlight Archive a couple of days on release day. The hardback is over 1200 pages so its taking me a while to get through it. I am about 25% of the way in and love it.
The Powder Mage series by Brian McClellan may suit you as well. McClellan was a student in Sanderson's Creative Writing class at BYU.
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I have actually been reading this past year. NOt just web reading but got back into fiction. Read Thrawn novel, and now halfway through the Aftermath Trilogy.
Stockholm, more densely populated than NYC - sturg
I've been meaning to read this one for a while and never have, but finally downloaded the audiobook today:
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jpx7 (11-21-2017)
It's a series Amazon always recommends for me but I haven't tried it.
I need books to kill time until Book 3 of Kingkiller Chronicles is released. I'm guessing I'll be able to read everything ever written between now and its eventual release.
I'm convinced that the third KKC book will either never be released, or will suck. I just can't imagine why else he would need this long to finish it when he said it was mostly done before the first book was ever released.
I enjoyed Powder Mage. I like Stormlight Archive more than KKC.
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Have you read the Gentlemen Bastards (Locke Lamora) series? It's not bad.
I read the first one. I think it was well written but wasn't really my cup of tea. Same with the Robin Hobb assassin series.
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I did not enjoy the Assassin series. He was the assassin who never assassinated anyone.
Excellent no-frills book on all things coffee. Now to find a reasonably priced Burr grinder.
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jpx7 (12-01-2017)
Extremely important and timely book that helps makes sense of much of what is happening in both the economy and society. My read is that it leans left, but it isn't blatant; more a description of forces than an opinion screed. Here's a link to the description: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/family-values
jpx7 (12-04-2017)
Should be required reading for all interested or involved in public policy development and recommended reading for everyone else in America.
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