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Post by adrenaline on Jun 26, 2012 17:17:19 GMT 2
was the name "The Black Company" derived from The Black Company Chronicles, by Glen Cook? I am reading the books right now... seem pretty good so far.
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Post by homer on Jun 26, 2012 17:24:06 GMT 2
Yes, it was, they are pretty good, the Myth Lore spin off is better though in my opinion.
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Post by adrenaline on Jun 26, 2012 17:30:20 GMT 2
it was a choice between reading this or Malazan Book of the Fallen. you read the latter?
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Post by homer on Jun 26, 2012 19:13:48 GMT 2
Yeah Malazan is good I guess, but it's all over the place kind of and the magic involved in the Malazan empire is so obscure it's hard to follow, you can compare it to dragon ball Z or some cartoon where, everytime two powerful sorcerers are having a duel, everyone else is left inconsequential in the battle because they are basically about to destroy everything around them, and just when you think you know who is who a new character or race is introduced with even more powers and your liek wtf is going on. It makes for long interesting climax, but for the first 500 pgs of Malazon books your like wtf is going on, I'm following 6 different characters.
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Post by homer on Jun 26, 2012 19:15:25 GMT 2
Have you read George RR Martin, HBO series aside, and hyper criticism of his last two books aside, he's still the best I've read. Que other fantasy nerd to come into thread and tell me 37 reasons why I'm wrong...
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Post by adrenaline on Jun 26, 2012 19:28:02 GMT 2
Yes... I found the same thing with Malazan. I made it part way through the first book and was like... what the *cruiser* is even happening here?... so I stop reading.
And ya I've read all of A Song of Ice and Fire... amazing series. Definitely enjoyed.
Considering maybe reading The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson next... or the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. I think I've seen you mention something about Wheel of Time before...
Either way... gonna take a long time to get through the entire Black Company Chronicles first...
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Post by rabican on Jun 26, 2012 20:20:15 GMT 2
malazan is one of the best ones in the genre, but not for everyone and definately not baby's first book. Overly complex, over the top and has a lot of internal logic that isn't really clear to reader for most part. But on the other hand its different, unpredictable , complex and has some some great stuff in it.
i'll recommend Joe Abercrombie next . Pretty easy read style but lot less inbred than most fantasy.
But if you aren't yet utterly bored with farm-boy-with-a-destiny shit then go ahead and read wheel of time.
ice and fire is good but it will never be finished. or if it will it be rushed and horrible.
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Post by Aki on Jun 26, 2012 20:34:57 GMT 2
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Post by adrenaline on Jun 26, 2012 20:36:56 GMT 2
and now there's too much homosexuality in this thread. way to go, asshole.
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Post by adrenaline on Jun 26, 2012 20:44:18 GMT 2
You referring The First Law trilogy, Rab? It looks interesting.
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Post by pogue on Jun 26, 2012 23:41:39 GMT 2
I just started reading The Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks, pretty good so far and I NEVER read fantasy books.
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Post by switch on Jun 27, 2012 0:19:09 GMT 2
lol adren's book club: still reading at the grade 9 level.
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Post by adrenaline on Jun 27, 2012 0:34:49 GMT 2
that didn't even make sense, retard. troll elsewhere.
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Post by switch on Jun 27, 2012 0:43:21 GMT 2
Yes... I found the same thing with Malazan. I made it part way through the first book and was like... what the *cruiser* is even happening here?... so I stop reading. And ya I've read all of A Song of Ice and Fire... amazing series. Definitely enjoyed. Considering maybe reading The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson next... or the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. I think I've seen you mention something about Wheel of Time before... Either way... gonna take a long time to get through the entire Black Company Chronicles first...Lols highlighted for your convenience |
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Post by enculator on Jun 27, 2012 0:44:26 GMT 2
The black company is awesome... except the last books
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