5th February, 2010
Emergence
Remiss again in documenting what I’ve read. I blame 3 months of no sun. Stupid El Niño. >.>
Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks.
Ok, we’ve already established that it’s been a while since I’ve last posted so my memory is a little hazy on these two books. But, to be honest, the faded memories perhaps speak volumes about how I felt about this series. Was it awesome and something that I will read again? Nah. Was it a horrible waste of time? Nope. It was just kind of there. A middling action/adventure tale that filled the hours of many a long winter’s nights.
2.9/5 gogs.
Canticle by Ken Scholes.
The second entry in the Psalms of Isaak series and somewhat (relatively) brief (epic fantasy under 400 pages – and currently still stupidly unavailable for purchase from Amazon), it was still a decent read. The main plot is still being built up, but I like the attention to detail that he is giving his characters and their environment. As I noted earlier, I think there is a lot of potential here, but it hasn’t reached out and fully grabbed me yet.
3.5/5 gogs.
Line War by Neal Asher.
In this fifth Ian Cormac novel, Asher really opens up the mystery of the Jain and its relationship to the Polity. I found it dragged a small amount towards the middle, but an excellent ending made up for that misstep. If you’ve read the first four novels in this series, you’ll definitely want to check this one out. Too bad it’s also currently stupidly unavailable for purchase from Amazon. Perhaps it’s time to find another bookseller, eh?
4.2/5 gogs.
Posted at 5:26 am | Comments (6)
On February 6, 2010 at 6:44 Neal Asher said:
February 6, 2010 at 6:44
Or try The Book Depository if you want it shipped from Britain (free shipping) http://www.bookdepository.co.uk
On February 9, 2010 at 5:16 Gog said:
February 9, 2010 at 5:16
Thank you for the tip, kind sir. All this time, I’ve been smuggling your recent stuff from Canada. ^^
On February 12, 2010 at 11:24 Will R said:
February 12, 2010 at 11:24
Glad to see you’re back! Just finished the 12th (of 14) book of the wheel of time. It’s a shame it’s not Jordan writing anymore. It’s not that I don’t LIKE Brandon Sanderson, I do; it’s just…well, when you’re finding grammatical errors in a book this important… :/
In any case, have a good one,
Will
On February 16, 2010 at 5:09 Gog said:
February 16, 2010 at 5:09
Thanks. ^^
Aside from the errors, how are you liking Sanderson’s take on the story? I’ve been waiting until all three are out with the plan of then gorging on a WoT overload.
On February 18, 2010 at 15:18 Will R said:
February 18, 2010 at 15:18
That’s a hard question to answer; technically, Sanderson’s take on the story is Jordan’s take on the story, with Sanderson putting the plot into print; certain aspects of it are great (Rand’s saga is very well written) but I find the (arguably) more peripheral stuff (Perrin/Mat) less polished. Mat’s always been my favorite, so it’s a shame that his character is written with less depth then normal. That being said, if my mother, a non-native english speaker, wrote this book with Jordan’s notes, I would still enjoy reading it.
On February 19, 2010 at 5:27 Gog said:
February 19, 2010 at 5:27
Oh, bummer – I’m a Mat fan as well. Maybe we’ll see more of him in the last two books… Thanks.