(December 11, 2016 at 1:28 am)Aroura Wrote: Well, I'll pop into this thread as I finish each. Princess Bride first, but next I'm not sure. I'll probably finish the Live ship traders, then either Neverwhere or the Patrick Rothfuss book, which is just a giant tome of a book, just like the first one. I can hardly wait to dig in!
Beware "The Name of the Wind." It's but the first part of a longer tale. A tale that isn't finished yet and Patrick Rothfuss seems to write on the same time scale as George R.R. Martin. :
That being said, it is (so far) one of the greatest works of fantasy fiction ever and I can't wait to hear the rest of the Kingkiller's tale. If the following books are half as good as the first two, they'll still be better than 2/3 of other fantasy.
"Neverwhere" is an absolutely magical tale, as is most of what Gaiman writes. He does have a very dark and creepy sense of humor though.
Do you ever read urban fantasy? If so, I can recommend some very good ones.
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Finished the Bill Hodges trilogy by Stephen King. A detective story with a bit of the supernatural, but without so much purple prose staining everything near it violet.
Almost done listening to the "Reboot" duology by Amy Tintera. A fairly basic YA post-apocalyptic hero's tale, but entertaining nonetheless. I wouldn't recommend going out of your way to get them, but if they drop in your lap...
Next I think I may re-read "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir. The sequel came out recently but I really don't remember much about the first one except that it was good.
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