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Syphilicious! posted:The magic is a metaphor for money. drat.  I think you've cracked it.
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ConfusedUs posted:If you're okay with dragons instead of Unicorns, there's a fair bit of that in one of the Discworld Watch books. Men at Arms, I think. Lady Sybil is part of a group of people who raise dragons and while she's a good person, the rest, not so much. Huh, I thought the other dragon breeders were just all the really wealthy ladies, I don't remember it ever mentioning anything about them being bad. ConfusedUs posted:I really love Gil's All-Fright Diner, and most of that author's stuff is good too. The Automatic Detective is probably my favorite of them all. Ya, the books aren't that fancy but they are fun to read.
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Just finished Gil's All-Fright Diner and thoroughly enjoyed it as an easy romp, leaving aside the dozen-or-so too many descriptions of the protagonists' lust for the 17-year-old antagonist. Will have to check out Martinez's other work.
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Just read Lost Falls Book One by Chris Underwood. It was fun, I recommend. Entertaining main characters, lots of blood and ghoulies, pretty strong emotional core and some moral grey areas. Easy read, but kept my attention. I've got 2 and 3 now It's not Sandman Slim/Dresden levels of male power fantasy and very little drooling over jailbait.
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I'm not sure I'd call it urban fantasy, as such, but I'm about a third to halfway through Beauty, by Robin McKinley; it's a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast". It's slice-of-life and ambiguously Age of Sail Genero-Europe, and while it does mention witches and magic fairly early on, you don't actually see it for quite a while. It's well-written and worth a read on its own merits, at least, though.
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Aerdan posted:I'm not sure I'd call it urban fantasy, as such, but I'm about a third to halfway through Beauty, by Robin McKinley; it's a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast". It's slice-of-life and ambiguously Age of Sail Genero-Europe, and while it does mention witches and magic fairly early on, you don't actually see it for quite a while. It's well-written and worth a read on its own merits, at least, though. I love Robin McKinley’s stuff. If you want her ufish story and don’t mind (absolutely not sexy) vampires, try Sunshine.
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DreamingofRoses posted:I love Robin McKinley’s stuff. If you want her ufish story and don’t mind (absolutely not sexy) vampires, try Sunshine. Seconding Sunshine.
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torgeaux posted:Seconding Sunshine. Thirding.
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May 3, 2020 15:54
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Prime UK is currently offering omnibus urban/, paranormal fantasy for cheap. Blue Moon investigations 1-10 by Steven Higgs (£8) Keira Chronicles 1-8 by Martha Carr (£1) Anyone read these? Are they entertaining crap?
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Welp, I took the plunge on a smaller bundle of Blue Moon Investigations. Wish me luck?
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torgeaux posted:Seconding Sunshine. Nthing, sunshine is great.
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For any Schaerfer/Faust fans, he decided to write a little slice-of-life story while he's trapped in during quarantine, and it's.. His characters, trapped in during quarantine. It's short, sweet, and left me with a smile on my face. http://craigschaeferbooks.com/lockdown Free to read on his site.
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OmniBeer posted:For any Schaerfer/Faust fans, he decided to write a little slice-of-life story while he's trapped in during quarantine, and it's.. His characters, trapped in during quarantine. It's short, sweet, and left me with a smile on my face. Oh that was good
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wheres the fuckin book butcher
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Ramadu posted:wheres the fuckin book butcher Someone's behind on the news. Peace Talks is out July 14. Battle Ground is out September 29. Yes, that's right, two Dresden Files books this year.
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rndmnmbr posted:Someone's behind on the news. what the!!!! thanks man!!!
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So was I right that the previous "Book is totally done and will be published X date" announcement was pushed back yet again?
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There was no delay, and the publication dates were announced on schedule. So you you were the exact opposite of right.
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Gnoman posted:There was no delay, and the publication dates were announced on schedule. So you you were the exact opposite of right. There were multiple delays, but okay.
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Actually you were so wrong there's going to be two books this year. You need a release date to have a delay, and there was never an official release date. But keep on tilting at windmills.
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I like that the argument here is based on "The author claiming things would be done by X date don't count"
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just re-read the series every time a new release date is announced
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BurgerQuest posted:just re-read the series every time a new release date is announced Nah, whenever I try to re-read something I remember the rest of the book as I'm starting it and have to find something else to read.
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biracial bear for uncut posted:I like that the argument here is based on "The author claiming things would be done by X date don't count" Provide a quote from Butcher stating the book would be done by a certain time and I'll send you an av cert.
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Ornamented Death posted:Provide a quote from Butcher stating the book would be done by a certain time and I'll send you an av cert. "The book will be done five minutes before you read this." - Jim Butcher, probably.
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Ornamented Death posted:Provide a quote from Butcher stating the book would be done by a certain time and I'll send you an av cert. People were posting links to him saying as much on Twitter in this very thread? Keep your av cert, I've never paid for an avatar and this one will be replaced at some point anyway the next time a gimmick thread happens where random avatars are handed out.
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No, they posted quotes of him saying he's working on it but doesn't know when it'll be done, as well as quotes detailing why it's taking so long. Butcher learned his lesson about promising when a book will be finished with Ghost Story, he's been careful not to give specifics.
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This was posted in 2018 with nobody coming along to say that the person in the image didn't work for Jim or that they were incorrect about the completion date (until after that deadline passed and was pushed back).Vicissitude posted:A little update for Dresden folks: It's happened, but nobody really cares all that much any more because Jim Butcher pushing back the next Dresden book is just the usual thing. Whoever posted "See you guys in 2021 when the book is released!" way back around page 100 or whatever is probably correct.
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Fair enough. Since you don't want the av cert, want me toss an equivalent amount towards a charity?
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Ornamented Death posted:Fair enough. Since you don't want the av cert, want me toss an equivalent amount towards a charity? Yes, I think Direct Relief is going to need everything anybody can spare for it in the near future.
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biracial bear for uncut posted:Yes, I think Direct Relief is going to need everything anybody can spare for it in the near future. Let's see if I can master uploading an image with the app...
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What a civil disagreement and resolution! Icing on the cake of two Dresden books this year
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i cant afford two dresden books this year
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Up Circle posted:i cant afford two dresden books this year Wait for the fire sale.
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Doing a re-read of the most recent half-dozen or so to get hyped for Peace Talks. I wasn't super duper thrilled with Ghost Story the first time I read it (to be fair Changes is a tough act to follow) so it had been years since I last read it. Came across a bit of foreshadowing that got me amped as fuuuuuuck. Harry's getting shown around the Better Future Group and one of the viking warrior dudes asks Butters when he's going to step in the the ring and learn how to fight. (MASSIVE Skin Game Spoiler) "About five minutes after I get a functioning lightsaber."
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biracial bear for uncut posted:This was posted in 2018 with nobody coming along to say that the person in the image didn't work for Jim or that they were incorrect about the completion date (until after that deadline passed and was pushed back). gently caress it, it's not like anybody died for lack of a new Dresden Files novel over the past five years or so. An unusual confluence of events hosed with Butcher's ability to get the book(s) done sooner. But the books are and they're presumably being shipped to various warehouses in preparation for their release dates. And in the meantime, I read other stuff. I'm still very much looking forward to getting a double dose of Dresden this year with the idea of getting more Butcher books on a more regular schedule as time goes on.
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I'm ready for more Cinder Spires books, The Aeronaut's Windlass scratched an itch I didn't know I had.
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rndmnmbr posted:I'm ready for more Cinder Spires books, The Aeronaut's Windlass scratched an itch I didn't know I had. I need to reread that, but I did recall a distinct lack of teenage boobtalk and sexual slavery, so it was definitely a step up.
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Holy crap, I didn't know the latest Rivers of London book was out! (False Values spoilers) It was pretty fun, but it felt like he didn't do much with the AI stuff and the undercover concept was kinda half-baked; I think it would've worked better as a straight-up "Post-suspension Peter does Wizard Cop Stuff" deal without the Silicon Valley Confidential angle.
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OmniBeer posted:For any Schaerfer/Faust fans, he decided to write a little slice-of-life story while he's trapped in during quarantine, and it's.. His characters, trapped in during quarantine. It's short, sweet, and left me with a smile on my face. I had missed this when it came out, and I needed this tonight.
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