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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #550 on: November 15, 2018, 01:00:45 PM »
I'm often sympathetic to editors who occasionally misspell things as I'm a little bit dyslexic and tend to misspell things A LOT. If it weren't for spellcheck, pretty much everything I type would be incomprehensible nonsense.

Also, for a while I thought Jurgan's name was a sort of play on words for 'Jerkin'. Guess I was wrong

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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #551 on: November 19, 2018, 03:52:15 AM »
I'm 7 chapters into "For the Emperor" (still noticing some grammatical errors  :icon_wink: ) but I am now getting the distinct impression Cain and Jurgan are basically Blackadder and Baldrick from Blackadder goes forth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxAYeeyoIc  :engel:
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #552 on: November 19, 2018, 07:05:52 AM »
I'm reading the Kal Jerico novels, to get in the moot for Necromunda 2017.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #553 on: November 19, 2018, 01:22:24 PM »
I'm 7 chapters into "For the Emperor" (still noticing some grammatical errors  :icon_wink: ) but I am now getting the distinct impression Cain and Jurgan are basically Blackadder and Baldrick from Blackadder goes forth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGxAYeeyoIc  :engel:

Funny you should say that. Sandy Mitchell is quoted [somewhere] with saying "Cain is of Blackadder and Jurgen Baldrick"

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« Reply #554 on: November 19, 2018, 02:12:19 PM »
To be fair Jurgan did have a cunning plan about dealing with those tau-loving mob in front of the tau compound...and it worked!
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #555 on: November 19, 2018, 02:39:56 PM »
The Mayflower by Nathanial Philbrick

The first part of the book seemed very good overview of the circumstances and story of the Mayflower, very well worth reading.

The second part involved the King Phillip's War, primarily regarding a descendant from the Mayflower voyage Benjamin Church's involvement, although other events covered from a big picture perspective.

The transition between the two seems to leave something to be desired.

I'd say this provides a good general place to start on these topics though, and the first part was very good.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #556 on: November 19, 2018, 03:00:52 PM »
David Eddings' Malloreon.

I've just read the Belgariad and am finishing the first book of the Malloreon, Guardians of the West. It feels a lot more 'adult'-oriented than the previous works, maybe because now we are dealing mostly with an adult protagonist [assuming Garion remains the main character and POV hero.]. All in all, I really like Eddings' works!

I hear the Ellenium and the Tamuli are again a little bit more adult in its themes. I'll have to find out!
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #557 on: November 20, 2018, 10:45:11 AM »
I finished the most recent Cornwell book in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles called War of the Wolf.  Still good.  Though there are times I wonder if Cornwell accounts as much for Uhtred's age in all of the shenanigans that occur. 

I just picked up a super cheap Kindle version of Anglo Saxons at War (800-1066) by Paul Hill.  Been wanting to read this one for a while.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #558 on: November 20, 2018, 07:41:49 PM »
I'm waiting for the same book to arrive. Isn't Uhtred in his 50's or something by that point? He's got to be getting pretty old.

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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #559 on: November 21, 2018, 02:09:57 PM »
Yeah, 50s at least.  I'm picturing him in his 60s, but I could be wrong.  That's a hard life to live.

Edit:  I just found out through some maths that Uhtred was probably born around 857 or so in story.  Aethelflaed's real life death was in 918.  War of the Wolf is after that point, I'm not sure by how much, but that would put Uhtred in his early 60s assuming it was only a couple of years or less.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #560 on: November 21, 2018, 03:28:03 PM »
Just finished The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. Part 1/3 of the trilogy, won the Hugo in 2015 (and parts 2 and 3 won in 2016 and 2017)

I liked it enough to want to finish the series but I didn't love it. The worldbuilding is really cool and I love the concept though.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #561 on: November 22, 2018, 10:32:28 AM »
My wife has gotten me to start reading Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #562 on: November 22, 2018, 03:21:13 PM »
Huzzah for the spreading Pratchett addiction!

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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #563 on: November 29, 2018, 01:13:04 AM »
Halfway through Blood for the blood god. There are some pretty disturbing creatures in the chaos wastes

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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #564 on: November 29, 2018, 03:37:26 PM »
Halfway through Blood for the blood god. There are some pretty disturbing creatures in the chaos wastes

I really like how the Chaos Wastes are described, really make all the crazy/gaudy and colorful, Oldhammer Chaos Warriors come alive for me as creatures out of trippy nightmares!

I picked up Le Morte D'Arthur. Holy shit there are a lot of neighboring kings when Arthur is crowned. :-o

Wish there was a map. I cannot find a decent one from google.

As all good little Tardo-roman Barbarian kingdoms should have!

I'm currently through Sorceress of Darshiva, the second-to-last book of the Malloreon, by David Eddings. Boy, it's real nice. I was quite into the Belgariad despite how 'juvenile' the literature seemed sometimes (given all villains get twarted so... easily). The Malloreon is quite a big more gruesome and adult in its themes, and I really like it!
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #565 on: November 29, 2018, 06:57:30 PM »
I'm currently through Sorceress of Darshiva, the second-to-last book of the Malloreon, by David Eddings. Boy, it's real nice. I was quite into the Belgariad despite how 'juvenile' the literature seemed sometimes (given all villains get twarted so... easily). The Malloreon is quite a big more gruesome and adult in its themes, and I really like it!

Been at least ten years since I read Eddings, but I still recall liking the Polgara books (written with his daughter iirc) the best.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #566 on: November 30, 2018, 05:26:59 AM »
Speaking of King Arthur. Whenever I clean my house I say to myself "What a medieval muddle; time to modernise it"

Also; In regards to the chaos wastes. There was one paragraph that describes a legless stag that moved around on a slug-like lower half and other horrible things. Just like in those John Blanche artworks that were in the old chaos rule books.

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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #567 on: December 09, 2018, 09:20:37 PM »
Finished Pratchett - Interesting Times - very good. Really like Rincewind. Thanks to a storyline image from another site, I now know the proper timeline.
Got the beginning of that Rincewind arc. - The Color of Magic

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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #568 on: December 10, 2018, 01:36:00 PM »
i've read Mort and Guards! Guards!

I liked Mort a lot. Thought G!G! was just ok.

I actually liked the chosen peasant king hidden in dwarfs who you think is the main character better than the captain guy who is actually the main character.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #569 on: December 10, 2018, 04:48:57 PM »
Everybody liked Captain Carrot. That's his thing.

The first few Guard books really show the evolution of all the crew. They all get a lot more development.

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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #570 on: December 11, 2018, 04:42:01 PM »
That is an interesting chart above.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #571 on: December 12, 2018, 03:47:14 AM »
Just read the first thirty pages of Blood Gorgons. The civil populace is trapped between the chaos marines and the dark elder.

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« Reply #572 on: December 20, 2018, 03:44:46 PM »
Terry Pratchett's Color of Magic.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #573 on: December 20, 2018, 06:25:09 PM »
Terry Pratchett's Color of Magic.

Just finished it. Really fun book. I’m continuing the arc with the light fantastic as Rincewind and Twoflower are quickly becoming favourites of mine.
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Re: What literature are you reading?
« Reply #574 on: December 23, 2018, 12:53:11 PM »
Terry Pratchett's Color of Magic.

Just finished it. Really fun book. I’m continuing the arc with the light fantastic as Rincewind and Twoflower are quickly becoming favourites of mine.

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