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The best thing for game of thrones would be for Martin to sell the IP to Kevin J. Anderson so that when the final books get published they'll make season 7 look incredible by comparison.
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I'm on the second October Daye book, thanks for the recommendation, I'm really enjoying them.
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Liquid Communism posted:Nobody actually wants ASoIF books to get written. Even GRRM hates them at this point because the TV series took all the fun out of it for him and left him with just the work. That's his own fault for taking long enough a TV show could complete before he finished a book. Hypertension will conclude those books before there's ever a literary conclusion.
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Jun 16, 2022 13:44
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If Grrm never finished the series, it will always be 'what could have been', which will always be better than what he could write, by its very nature.
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Jul 1, 2022 05:01
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Apparently there's some new Dresden File novella, anybody read it? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Law-Dresden-Files-Novella-Book/dp/B09Y2BG3KL
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Deptfordx posted:Apparently there's some new Dresden File novella, anybody read it? Yeah, it's not great. It's on Kindle Unlimited if people want to check it out. It's an easy read, at least.
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Jul 10, 2022 16:18
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stabbity posted:Yeah, it's not great. It's on Kindle Unlimited if people want to check it out. It's an easy read, at least. I'll probably pick it later. Right now I'm in the middle of Seth Dickinson's Masquerade series (waiting for Book 2 to arrive, already have Book 3). After DF 16 and 17 with the editing stuff, Butcher's dropped off of my "Must Read ASAP" list.
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Jul 10, 2022 18:16
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Azuth0667 posted:Butcher and GRRM need to sell their IP to Brandon Sanderson so the books actually get written. That would be terrible. Sanderson's a decent writer, and a hell of a worldbuilder, but his character writing skills are . . . limited. (Look at the terrible job he did writing Mat in the final WoT books.) His take on Dresden would be even worse, I suspect.
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Jul 11, 2022 11:48
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Liquid Communism posted:Nobody actually wants ASoIF books to get written. Even GRRM hates them at this point because the TV series took all the fun out of it for him and left him with just the work. The only reason I would like to see them get written is just to see how he kills off the cast in order to spite the TV show.
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Jul 11, 2022 12:46
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Kenlon posted:That would be terrible. Sanderson's a decent writer, and a hell of a worldbuilder, but his character writing skills are . . . limited. (Look at the terrible job he did writing Mat in the final WoT books.) I'm of the mindset that done is better than good for grrm and butcher's pace.
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Jul 12, 2022 14:00
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Harry died at the end of Changes and it was a good ending.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Harry died at the end of Changes and it was a good ending. Butcher got divorced at the end of Skin Game and that was a bad ending because he lost his best editor.
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Everyone posted:Butcher got divorced at the end of Skin Game and that was a bad ending because he lost his best editor. Look in life you have choices, and one of those choices is, apparently, "capable editor and companion wife or big titty cosplay fangirl wife", and it turns out that choice had some consequences
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Look in life you have choices, and one of those choices is, apparently, "capable editor and companion wife or big titty cosplay fangirl wife", and it turns out that choice had some consequences We've all read the Dresden files. We know Butcher's taste in women. Is it really any surprise which one he picked? 
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ConfusedUs posted:We've all read the Dresden files. We know Butcher's taste in women. Is it really any surprise which one he picked? Not my place to judge here
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Harry died at the end of Changes and it was a good ending. This is honestly the best way to look at the series. He fulfilled the gravestone epitaph and everything.
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Kenlon posted:That would be terrible. Sanderson's a decent writer, and a hell of a worldbuilder, but his character writing skills are . . . limited. (Look at the terrible job he did writing Mat in the final WoT books.) IIRC He's also said he's not interested in taking on ASoIF, since people keep asking him. Give it to Mark Lawrence or Joe Abercrombie instead imo.
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TIL that there's two more Invisible Library books out, The Dark Archive and The Untold Story, and apparently those are meant to wrap up the overarching plot -- she's not ruling out the possibility of more books in the setting but these eight are meant to be complete in themselves. I really liked the earlier ones, so it's probably time to pick up the ones I'm missing and finish the series.
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Space Butler posted:IIRC He's also said he's not interested in taking on ASoIF, since people keep asking him. Give it to Craig Schaefer, she’ll finish the series inside of two years.
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I...did not remember the fairly detailed sex scenes in Moon Over Soho. Was a fairly awkward section of audiobook to listen to.
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Beachcomber posted:I...did not remember the fairly detailed sex scenes in Moon Over Soho. Was a fairly awkward section of audiobook to listen to. Oh god, flashbacks.
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ToxicFrog posted:TIL that there's two more Invisible Library books out, The Dark Archive and The Untold Story, and apparently those are meant to wrap up the overarching plot Read them when they came out and they certainly do that.
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Everyone posted:Good. Problems are good. Problems are story. Nightingale is both smarter and more empathetic than Peter; what he isn’t is as adaptable or technical. Peter’s strengths are a lack of preconceptions and an ability to slow down and plod unimaginatively through things until he has chased down the answer.
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Beachcomber posted:I...did not remember the fairly detailed sex scenes in Moon Over Soho. Was a fairly awkward section of audiobook to listen to. Jazz Vampires will never not be funny as a concept, though.
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biracial bear for uncut posted:Jazz Vampires will never not be funny as a concept, though. True, though not as funny as energy vampires.
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Beachcomber posted:I...did not remember the fairly detailed sex scenes in Moon Over Soho. Was a fairly awkward section of audiobook to listen to. Yeah that's where I gave up on the rivers of london books. And a shame because the sexual tension with him and the other trainee that was doomed to go nowhere (even before uh the event) in the first one was quite well observed. I bet that the girl in 2 turns out to be the bohemian spirit of Soho or something and possibly the murderer too?
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Strategic Tea posted:Yeah that's where I gave up on the rivers of london books. And a shame because the sexual tension with him and the other trainee that was doomed to go nowhere (even before uh the event) in the first one was quite well observed. Return to the series. It's really the only bad sex scene. It's one of two weak books so far (the other being the one with the flying witches).
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And I guess I give props to the author for making the lady sexy, sensual and not a one note character. I'm also impressed that she's messy and plump which isn't something normally associated with sexy.
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The latest Daniel Faust, Down Among the Dead Men stealth dropped yesterday on Kindle. I would have missed it if I weren't checking the Patreon for the latest chapters. I am about 2/3 of the way through, it's been fun so far and has a lot of callbacks since it, you know, takes place in Hell and Faust's opponents aren't likely headed to the Pearly Gates.
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What! I follow her on Amazon and there was no notification. Thanks!
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No worries, I would have missed it as well if not for the Patreon post. I actually had to check my Kindle library since it just showed Daniel Faust Series, 10 of 10 on the Amazon page and no new listing. Overall it's a good read at a fairly breakneck pace, I believe the whole book takes place in less than 12 hours with the split about Hell 2/3, Earth 1/3. The callbacks are pretty well done and you even get closure on Stacy from book 1.Going to Hell gave her a new lease on life and she runs a popular "game" show on one of Hell's 3 TV networks. Channel 1 is hardcore porn, of course, Channel 2 is her network run by Caitlyn's sister and Channel 3 is State TV/Fox News.
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Ninurta posted:No worries, I would have missed it as well if not for the Patreon post. I actually had to check my Kindle library since it just showed Daniel Faust Series, 10 of 10 on the Amazon page and no new listing. I mean they're all three state TV, really. I just finished it, great book, really moving stuff forward. The next book will be wild.
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Finished the new October Daye book. Definitely one of the darker ones after the last few lighter books. Confirmed a lot of things people suspected and really advanced the meta plot. Feels like we’re just a few books from wrapping up the main story. Big Spoilers: It feels like the ending of the series (or at least the Toby storyline) is pretty close. This book was a lot darker and I think the ending of the series is definitely going to be a little darker as well. There are really only a few plot threads I think will be wrapped up due to time and other things(with my predictions): 1) Where is Maeve? Almost certainly Marcia. 2) What’s going to happen with the heart of Faerie? It’s been six years since Toby has been back and the heart of Faerie has to be fed every seven. Maeve has likely been the one doing it with herself to keep the wound from growing but not heal. I would guess that the last feeding was around when October emerged from the pond. The next feeding will probably be a major climax to the series. Probably not the next book but the one after that. I’d guess that Oberon has to end up sacrificing himself to heal it or all of the three have to go. This may or may not end faerie or maybe separate it from the mortal world permanently. 3) When is the Ludaieg going to kill Toby? Either not at all (because Toby unbinds her) or to help heal the heart of Faerie. 4) Toby’s pregnancy and current imprisonment Likely wrapped up in the next book. I think the baby will be fine as will Tybalt. The baby seems like a good way to end the series with Toby and Tybalt getting to be the parents they have always wanted and we’re robbed of being. 5) Tybalt stepping down Probably the next book maybe even offscreen because he’s having to search for Toby and not tend his court. 6) Eira? I hope she isn’t woken up at all and just becomes a big bad for the post Toby universe (if there is one). Nothing else really makes sense to wrap up due to the timeline. So unless there is some sort of 10 year time skip, this is all I see being answered. Maybe 1-2 more main story books unless something really comes out of left field. I have a lot of other thoughts about the book but they will take more time to digest.
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Any idea how long between print and audio for the October Daye books? The wedding book was the last one on audible.
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Soonmot posted:Any idea how long between print and audio for the October Daye books? The wedding book was the last one on audible. The author posted on twitter that there was a delay booking the audiobook narrator, it should be out on the 13th.
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Double posting (a month later), but the first of two kickstarter funded Twenty Palaces book is out: https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Gate-Twenty-Palaces-ebook/dp/B0BGYCYW31/ref=sr_1_1.
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Has anyone still following this thread read Kim Harrison’s Hollows series? It’s mentioned in the previous thread, with the comment that it gets “more generic lady urban fantasy as the series goes on”. How am I to interpret this? As in the thread title, where the ratio of group sex and necromancy changes over the course of the series?
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I liked it when I read it years ago. The protagonist starts out kind of self-righteous and a bit whiny, but improves as the series goes on. Sex stems from dating and monogamous relationships from what I remember, and is not particularly graphic. It's an interesting alternate world that evolves over time.
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xsf421 posted:Double posting (a month later), but the first of two kickstarter funded Twenty Palaces book is out: https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Gate-Twenty-Palaces-ebook/dp/B0BGYCYW31/ref=sr_1_1. Huh, turns out I did back this. Thanks for the update, downloading now and should hopefully wrap it in a few days.
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The Hollows gets boring after a while, from what I remember. Hotheaded main character is hot headed, filthy mouthed fairy swears a bunch, vampire vamps out sometimes. Sexy rich rear end in a top hat that main character repeatedly expresses she will never ever gently caress...well.
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