Fantasy Book Club discussion

1. The Forbidden Library (4/4)

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2. Millennium’s Rule (3/3)

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3. Mistborn Trilogy (3/3)

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4. The Faithful and the Fallen Series (4/4)

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5. The Witcher Series (7/7)

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6. Shattered Sea Series (3/3)
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7. Farseer Trilogy (3/3)
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8. Temeraire series (4/9)
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9. Wars of Light and Shadow
Short Stories: (3/3)
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Novels: (5/10)
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Good luck with your challenge! :D

Good luck Tom!

Thanks.

I have to admit I am shocked with everything you've read, you haven't done Mistborn haha. Hope you enjoy it. Also how did are you finding the Shattered Sea series? I really enjoyed it and by all accounts, his First Law trilogy is even better.

Aaron wrote: "I have to admit I am shocked with everything you've read, you haven't done Mistborn haha. Hope you enjoy it. Also how did are you finding the Shattered Sea series? I really enjoyed it and by all ac..."

THIS. I thought for sure that you already read it, and the Farseer trilogy as well :O
Between those two, Witcher and Temeraire, you'll have a great reading year :D
(I haven't read the rest so I can't comment on them)

Aaron wrote: "I have to admit I am shocked with everything you've read, you haven't done Mistborn haha. Hope you enjoy it. Also how did are you finding the Shattered Sea series? I really enjoyed it and by all ac..."

Well, to be honest, I just haven't the time to read everything. I have read the Alloy Era books in the Mistborn world and they are some of my favorites. Wax and Wayne, along with Hadrian and Royce, are my favorite buddy teams.

So, I purposely trimmed this years challenges to read things I believe I'll find more appealing. I saved what I believe would be better books in a series and I also would have the freedom to read what I'm in the mood for. It should be a very good year in reading for me.

Finished Warhost of Vastmark. Great Janny Wurts as usual.

Well done!
I read only one book by Janny Wurts (To Ride Hell's Chasm). I loved it to pieces, but it took me forever to read. I didn't have sufficient mastery of the English langage to be able to read it 'smoothly'. It was more than a year ago... I think I'll try another standalone of hers soon.
If anything, I'll be able to jauge if I improved :p

Her first book, Sorcerer's Legacy, is really good, especially for a first book. I think it's the shortest she's ever written. The Master of Whitestorm is good, but pretty long. It's more epic like her War of Light & Shadow series books. If you like short stories, That Way Lies Camelot is a great collection of hers.

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll go with Sorcerer's Legacy then, and take a look at her short stories collection :)

Nice, I hope you enjoy the original series. If I am being honest I can not decide which I like better (probably leaning to the original just because it is complete) Looking forward to your thoughts.

Virginie wrote: "Well done!
I read only one book by Janny Wurts (To Ride Hell's Chasm). I loved it to pieces, but it took me forever to read. I didn't have sufficient mastery of the English langage to be able to re..."

There's also, three short stories in the Wars of Light and Shadow series. They can be purchased on her website. I'm not sure if they are anywhere else.

Aaron wrote: "Nice, I hope you enjoy the original series. If I am being honest I can not decide which I like better (probably leaning to the original just because it is complete) Looking forward to your thoughts."

To be honest, I am looking forward to completing the first one. Sanderson is on my list of favorite authors.

Finished Child of Prophecy.

Oh cool! I'm almost reading along for the Witcher series. I recently finished the Sword of Destiny. Eager to pick up the next one but I consume those in moderation. I don't want to run out of Geralt awesomeness. How do you like it so far?

Lesia wrote: "Oh cool! I'm almost reading along for the Witcher series. I recently finished the Sword of Destiny. Eager to pick up the next one but I consume those in moderation. I don't want to run out of Geral..."

It's awesome. Geralt is a pretty cool dude.

Jim wrote: "Her first book, Sorcerer's Legacy, is really good, especially for a first book. I think it's the shortest she's ever written. The Master of Whitestorm is good, but pretty..."

This!! I read these before the biggie.

Virginie wrote: "Well done!
I read only one book by Janny Wurts (To Ride Hell's Chasm). I loved it to pieces, but it took me forever to read. I didn't have sufficient mastery of the English langage to be able to re..."

You've written this before and it always surprises me.

Helen wrote: "You've written this before and it always surprises me. "

Heh? I surprise you with how often I repeat myself? :O

Virginie wrote: "Helen wrote: "You've written this before and it always surprises me. "

Heh? I surprise you with how often I repeat myself? :O"

That made me laugh :)

Liam wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Helen wrote: "You've written this before and it always surprises me. "

Heh? I surprise you with how often I repeat myself? :O"

That made me laugh :)"

Me too!

lol! If British children could write half as well as people learning it as an additional language, our results would soar!

Ah, that's what you meant! x)
I think that people learning a langage may have a better grasp of the grammar rules than the natives, since they had to understand them rather than using them 'instinctively'.

We’re also battling text speak. In the last couple of years children have stopped capitalising i. They don’t punctuate, the use of ‘would of’ is becoming a norm, might of etc.

I started The Mad Apprentice.

Helen wrote: "We’re also battling text speak. In the last couple of years children have stopped capitalising i. They don’t punctuate, the use of ‘would of’ is becoming a norm, might of etc."

Urgh, I hate when people don't punctuate even a little bit :/

"Text speak", lack of punctuation, & proper capitalization all drive me crazy in novels. It's one reason I read 1 star reviews before reading a book. If I see there is too much of any of those or the dreaded stream-of-consciousness, I won't bother with a book. A little of any is OK to make a point, but our language is too goofy to do much. For instance, we have many homographs & without punctuation to help define them, I might have to read a sentence several times to ferret out the meaning. Yuck.

Finished The Sundering Star and Reins of Destiny. Both were great.

Well done! You're doing great on this challenge :)

Oh, I forgot to mention I finished The Mad Apprentice and almost finished with The Palace of Glass. I am really enjoying this series. It's for kids but apparently adults can appreciate it too.

Are you still on holiday? Or just a reading machine?

I'm back home now but I did do a lot of reading in Barbados.

Welcome home!

I don't know. It's really a shock! It's suppose to be 8°F (-13°C) tomorrow morning with a wind chill of -15°F (-26°C). That's hard after getting used to 80°F (27°C) the whole time we were there.

Virginie wrote: "Well done!
I read only one book by Janny Wurts (To Ride Hell's Chasm). I loved it to pieces, but it took me forever to read. I didn't have sufficient mastery of the English langage to be able to re..."

True confessions , I actually started Warhost of Vastmark in the middle of December. I knew I wouldn't finish it till 2019 so I waited to put it down. IMHO, Janny's books are written to read slow and savor them.

So, I'm going to do the cover thing but it might take me a while so I'll have to work on it when I can.

I finished Fugitive Prince. Typical great Janny story. Love her writing.

Those temps are awful! But excellent book :)

Started The Time of Contempt.

Finished The Time of Contempt. I was a little bit disappointed with this one. However, I'm still going to finish the series. Also, finished The Fall of the Readers. It was a great kid's fantasy series and I recommend it highly. Next on this challenge will be Baptism of Fire.

Finished Baptism of Fire. Liked it. I'm going to read the BOTM, Empire of Sand, then moving on.

Glad you liked The Forbidden Library. I also thought it was a great kids series.

Thanks Bill. So far this year my fantasy selections have been excellent. I'm also really enjoying Empire of Sand.

Finished Grand Conspiracy. 5 stars.

Well done! You're making great progress with your list :)

Love those Janny covers.

Janny is an excellent artist, isn't she? I bought one of her dragon paintings for Lauren, one of my daughter-in-laws. She's into dragons in any medium, but she says that's her favorite.

I really love Janny. She is talented in so many ways. I don't know of very many authors that put thought into their dragons like she does. They are so believable, the different species she describes make them seem real.

I finished Angel of Storms. I am really loving this Series. It's really good.