Books, Books?, Books!, Books...What are YOU reading? aka the WoT, GoT, Orson Scott Card thread

[Andalusian girls]

Mistborn it is.

[Iono]

Just finished Starsight. Skyward book 2. Pretty good read. Not a part of the cosmere, though.

[jelkwaz]

Light and easy: The Reckoners (SteelHeart) series

Midrange but fulfilling: Go with Mistborn series.

Heavy read, very detailed, epic: Way of Kings (Stormlight Archives)

Elantris and Warbreaker are also both good places to start with just a one-off to see if you like his style. Warbreaker is definitely one of my favorite of all of his books.

[Yabby]

I enjoyed both of these, but the problem with Sanderson is he is a very slow burn. I felt like both of these books were just getting good... then they were finished. He is amazing at building these worlds that make you really live there as you read. Plus the guy just understands how to make a magic system with balance.

[Zealot]

My biggest gripe with Mistborn is that the main character is Homer's vision of Poochy. "Whenever Poochy isn't on camera, the other characters should stand around asking 'where's Poochy?'"

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[Zealot]

Kelsier, not Vin.

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[Intrinsic]

Sanderson tweeted earlier today that he just finished the rough draft of storm light four. 424k word count atm, and "11 months or so until we get to read it."

That's 30k lighter than Oathbringer. Going the wrong direction here.

[synistar]

It will be longer. He has interludes to finish.

https://twitter.com/BrandSanderson/s...970724352?s=19

[Odesseiron]

Got all the available Expanse series in paperback for Christmas. Just finished the first. It'll get me through a slow gaming winter.

[Julian]

I HATE being that guy, so apologies, but... I need some book recommendations.

I had a nook 6 or 7 years ago (maybe longer now?) But it died due to lack of use. I finally got the new 2019 glowlight model, I <3 it very much and want to get lots of use out of it.

Last books I read were ASoIaF. I'll probably start rereading them once there's some actual confirmation on winds of winter release date (so maybe in another ten years,) but until then...

I'm mostly looking for standalone books (not ready to commit to another large series just yet), probably sci-fi or fantasy, but open to trying new things. :D

I just finished reading Ender's Game, enjoyed it. Shame about the author being a homophobic nut job. (Despite all of the gay subtext throughout the book... >_>)

[Buffy]

I HATE being that guy, so apologies, but... I need some book recommendations.

I had a nook 6 or 7 years ago (maybe longer now?) But it died due to lack of use. I finally got the new 2019 glowlight model, I <3 it very much and want to get lots of use out of it.

Last books I read were ASoIaF. I'll probably start rereading them once there's some actual confirmation on winds of winter release date (so maybe in another ten years,) but until then...

I'm mostly looking for standalone books (not ready to commit to another large series just yet), probably sci-fi or fantasy, but open to trying new things. :D

I just finished reading Ender's Game, enjoyed it. Shame about the author being a homophobic nut job. (Despite all of the gay subtext throughout the book... >_>)

So if you liked that, then Ender's Shadow is also excellent, but you can skip the rest of the series, the older stuff in particular gets weird.

Stand alone novels:

David Weber: Excalibur Alternative
David Brin: The Postman (excellent book - not the movie, don't grade it on the movie please) If you like David Brin, then The practice effect and Earth are both also good.
John Ringo: The Last Centurion
Eric Flint: 1632. It's part of a series but kinda dumb the first, so just pretend it is a stand alone and be happier. Kinda like Heroes ended after season 1.
Brandon Sanderson: Elantris (supposed to be part of a series, but the only one at this time - don't ask about the cosmosphere though).

[Souj]

A lot of these books have sequels, but the first books are standalones.

Sci-fi;
Children of Time; Adrian Tchaikovsky
Humans send lifeforms to terraform a planet for them but accidentally happen to make spiders into intelligent species and when the humans Encounter the planet, they find human-sized and human-smart arachnids.

Constellation Games; Leonard Richardson
Video game nerd plays pivotal role in the exchange of cultures during alien first contact.

Ringworld; Larry Niven
A classic. Still holds up.

Fantasy

Priory of the Orange Tree; Samantha Shannon
Has the feeling of am epic fantasy without half a dozen sequels.

Neverwhere; Neil Gaiman
Kind of like a fantasy version of Alice in Wonderland.

Warbreaker; Brandon Sanderson
Probably the most underrated of Sanderson's works.
Magic system that's based on and used with colors.

[Byrthnoth]

Supposedly the last chapter(s) of Mother of Learning are being released today. I recommend giving it a Google if you are bored.

Lord of the Mysteries is clearly the best Chinese fantasy I have ever read, but Qidian sucks so read it on Boxnovel or somewhere.

Savage Divinity is also interesting, but I would read it after the other two.

[Buffy]

Bryth ever read R.F. Kuang and The Poppy War?

[Byrthnoth]

I have not. Is it good?

I did the three body problem and webnovels, so I guess I should say that Lord of the Mysteries is the best webnovels.

[Buffy]

I thought it was fair/good but not excellent, so I was hoping you had read it for a comparison. It was worth the 8 bucks I spent on it

[Cantih]

I've spent a chunk of the past year working my way through the top of TopWebFiction.

Out of the top 10, the only thing I haven't read is Mooderino/Deeper Darker, but out of everything else, the only one I didn't like was Metaworld Chronicles.

Mother of Learning, Worm/Ward & Pact, Practical Guide to Evil, The Gods are Bastards, and The Wandering Inn, and Worth the Candle are all absolutely fantastic.
Most, if not all, deserve to be actually published in dead tree format.

[mallister]

Practical Guide to Evil....tell me more.

[Cantih]

https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpre...3/25/prologue/

From the Landing/Summary page.

The Empire stands triumphant.

For twenty years the Dread Empress has ruled over the lands that were once the Kingdom of Callow, but behind the scenes of this dawning golden age threats to the crown are rising. The nobles of the Wasteland, denied the power they crave, weave their plots behind pleasant smiles. In the north the Forever King eyes the ever-expanding borders of the Empire and ponders war. The greatest danger lies to the west, where the First Prince of Procer has finally claimed her throne: her people sundered, she wonders if a crusade might not be the way to secure her reign. Yet none of this matters, for in the heart of the conquered lands the most dangerous man alive sat across an orphan girl and offered her a knife.

Her name is Catherine Foundling, and she has a plan.

A Practical Guide to Evil is a fantasy series about a young girl named Catherine Foundling making her way through the world – though, in a departure from the norm, not on the side of the heroes. Is there such a thing as doing bad things for good reasons, or is she just rationalizing her desire for control? Good and Evil are tricky concepts, and the more power you get the blurrier the lines between them become.

[Connal]

Just finished the original trilogy of Mistborn and have just started The Alloy of Law.

The first three were as good as everyone who recommended them to me claimed, especially the first one. If you’re thinking about reading them, do it!