great readI need to sit down and read the Game of Thrones books. I have all of them just haven't gotten around to reading them.
great readI need to sit down and read the Game of Thrones books. I have all of them just haven't gotten around to reading them.
I'm thinking of reading The Godfather next. Well, actually audio book like I always do.
I'm a third Gen Italian American so it's almost required reading. But for some reason I'm concerned I won't enjoy it.
Reassure me: Is it a good book or was the movie better?
Should I pick the audio book that's a full cast recording (none of them famous or have names that end in vowels lol), or should I get the one read by Joe Mantegna?
One of the books that I reserved at the library came in earlier than expected, so it was up: "Dead Things" by Stephen Blackmoore. A bit of fantasy about a freelance necromancer returning to LA to solve the murder of his sister. It very much reminded me of the Felix Castor series by Mike Carey with a dash of Constantine.
Next up is "The Dirty Streets of Heaven" by Tad Williams
Keeping it really brief, just know that Mistborn is a completed trilogy while the Stormlight Archive might not be finished for a decade or two.
Every time Sanderson laces them up, I feel like he creates a new system of magic that has never existed.
The Mistborn trilogy is about a group of people who can ingest metal and burn that metal to give rise to unique powers (think pushing/pulling metal, the power of persuasion, increased strength, etc.). It gave me a little bit of a V for Vendetta vibe, and each of the books is under 600 pages.
The Stormlight Archive is Sanderson's baby, a huge, sprawling, epic series. The books are of the 1000 page variety, and it is hard to characterize the premise in a few words...but if you made me do it I would tell you to check the summary at the Sanderson website: http://brandonsanderson.com/books/the-stormlight-archive/the-way-of-kings/
Spoiler alert, he tells you that he also cannot describe this series in a few simple words.
If it was me, I would have you read Mistborn first. It is super solid and it has a conclusion. He is also releasing a couple books in a spin-off series later this year, so it is a good time to jump in.
I'm thinking of reading The Godfather next. Well, actually audio book like I always do.
I'm a third Gen Italian American so it's almost required reading. But for some reason I'm concerned I won't enjoy it.
Reassure me: Is it a good book or was the movie better?
Should I pick the audio book that's a full cast recording (none of them famous or have names that end in vowels lol), or should I get the one read by Joe Mantegna?
I had look at the respective reviews of the audio versions of The Godfather--full cast versus Joe Mantegna as "narrators." Reviews seem highly favorable for each, with some folks being distracted by the "announcer" in the full cast version. I also noticed that the full cast version is hours shorter than the Mantegna version.
It must be a better book than I had recalled, too. Reviews are truly highly favorable, with some feeling the book is dated.
I agree with RJ's summation on Sanderson's two series. Read Mistborn first, if you like the series, The Stormlight Archives is even better. Again, only books 1 & 2 in a projected 10 book series have been released.
Some other epic fantasy series to consider are:
The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson (10 books - completed)
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (14 books - completed with the last 3 written by Sanderson after Jordan passed away).
It must be a better book than I had recalled, too. Reviews are truly highly favorable, with some feeling the book is dated.
Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects. When Isaac is attacked by vampires that leaked from the pages of books into our world, he barely manages to escape. To his horror he discovers that vampires have been attacking other magic-users as well, and Gutenberg has been kidnapped.
With the help of a motorcycle-riding dryad who packs a pair of oak cudgels, Isaac finds himself hunting the unknown dark power that has been manipulating humans and vampires alike. And his search will uncover dangerous secrets about Libriomancy, Gutenberg, and the history of magic. . . .