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[Specter313]

Wizard's First Rule ~ Terry Goodkind

 

[ChickenScratch]

Love that Goodkind.

 

[ComicChick]

finally finished Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

started The Vampire Academy

 

[Platinu]

Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain. (Surprisingly awesome in a Megamind way)

 

[Crockett]

Switch ***** by Roald Dahl. I was surprised by the writing in this collection of four short stories, it's more risqué since it's aimed for the adult audience but Dahl's humor is very much evident and makes it all the more enjoyable.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Finished Full Dark, No Stars. Man those were some grim stories, even for King. Great stuff though.

Starting Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle.

 

[jacobed]

I didn't know if there was a thread for this but I'm curious if anyone has read Devil In The White City? Ken Levine mentioned it as an inspiration for Bioshock Infinite and I was curious if it was any good, certainly sounds interesting

 

[squeekness]

The Exorcist --William Peter Blatty

 

[Matt Mortem]

I finished the novelization of Rob Zombie's The Lords of Salem. I have no idea what the **** I read, but it kept my attention for all 326 pages.

 

[Victarion]

Count Brass by Michael Moorcock. Hawkmoon's unwitting sacrifice hit me right in the feels. For a book that's less than 300 pages, the plot was fairly ambitious:

After Duke Dorian Hawkmoon led the forces of Kamarg to victory against the Dark Empire of Granbretan, he settled down in Kamarg as the province's lord-protector with his wife, Count Brass's daughter, Yisselda.

During a meeting with others from the European nobility, Hawkmoon is accused of being a murderer who plotted to have Count Brass killed in the final battle in Londra, capital city of Granbretan. The accuser served with Count Brass during Brass's days as a mercenary. The accuser claims that Count Brass's ghost told him Hawkmoon was a conspirator to the throne of Kamarg and all of Germany.

Hawkmoon heads into the marshes of Kamarg to investigate. Along the way his horse is trapped in a mire; it dies and Hawkmoon is almost swallowed by the muck when he is rescued by Count Brass. Hawkmoon questions Count Brass and sees that this one is younger than the Count Brass he knew.

Count Brass tells Hawkmoon that he must kill Hawkmoon in order to be freed from his masters in the netherworld. Hawkmoon learns that his other companions who died at Londra are with Count Brass. However, none of them recollect their alliance and battles against Granbretan.

Hawkmoon discovers that a couple of scientists who served the King-Emperor of Granbretan managed to slip into another plane, to a different Earth. These scientists used their knowledge of space and time to pluck each of Hawkmoon's companions from near-death experiences in order to convince them that they--the scientists--were lords of the netherworld who would return the companions to life if they killed Hawkmoon.

These scientists want Hawkmoon dead because their efforts at reestablishing the Dark Empire of Granbretan were being thwarted across the planes of existence; on each plane there was someone similar to Hawkmoon who orchestrated uprisings and rebellions against their attempts at resurrecting the Dark Empire.

At the end, Hawkmoon is phasing through Time and manages to save Count Brass's life at the Battle of Londra, where he had initially died. In the next chapter, Hawkmoon is back in the mire and is rescued by Yisselda. Only its not really Yisselda; it's Count Brass.

Here's the kicker

Spoiler

Hawkmoon made a comment to Yisselda earlier in the story about giving anything to have saved Count Brass at the Battle of Londra. By saving Count Brass in the Battle of Londra at the climax of this novel, Hawkmoon inadvertently allowed Yisselda (who was pregant with their children) to die on the battlefield.

We learn that since the end of the war with Granbretan, Hawkmoon has taken to roaming the marshes of Kamarg, visiting the ivy-grown ruins of an old church, and calling out for Yisselda on his wanderings through the marshes. The people of Kamarg believe Hawkmoon to be on a downward spiral into madness.

 

[Wyrminarrd]

"Small Favor" by Jim Butcher

 

[Duran Man]

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

 

[Luane]

Few months ago I've finished the tenth and last book of a series written by D.J. MacHale, called Bobby Pendragon.
Now, I'm reading The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

 

[mongoose-mania]

The Strategy of Satan by Warren Wiersbe

Disney Trivia from the Vault by Dave Smith

 

[ComicChick]

just finished book 3 of vampire academy. why are these so addicting?

 

[JaD]

Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl

Now reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy

 

[ComicChick]

started book 4 of vampire academy

 

[mongoose-mania]

"Y: The Last Man" deluxe edition 4 by Brian K. Vaughan.

 

[cabel]

"Dreams and Shadows" by C. Robert Cargill

Fantastic mythology building clashed with a modern setting. Memorable characters, great dialogue, though in my opinion the supporting characters out shine the leads most of the time.

 

[Wyrminarrd]

"Look to Windward" by Ian M. Banks

 

[Specter313]

Stone of Tears ~ Terry Goodkind

Love that Goodkind.

Yeah, I can reread this series I don't know how many times, and still love it.

 

[ChickenScratch]

Read The Omen Machine yet?

 

[JewishHobbit]

I FINALLY finished The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Due to lack of time I nearly dropped the book but I'm glad I finished it. It was ultimately a good read. It wouldn't break my top ten, but I enjoyed it. As someone previously stated, it was a bit light on plot detail but astounding with atmosphere. It's worth a read if anyone's interested.

I started Nights In Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks while on vacation. We'll see how long it takes me to read this one

 

[Specter313]

Read The Omen Machine yet?

Yeah. I kinda wish he hadn't continued the story, since I thought the ending of Confessor was a perfect way to cap off series, even though I love the characters and the world itself, Confessor just left them all in a happy place and you could just picture them having a "happily ever after". It has me a little worried that things are gonna go nowhere but down for the characters, since The Law of Nines kinda hinted that Kahlen and Richard had a less than happy ending.

 

[jonathancrane]

Rereading Books of Blood, Vol. I-III.
Finishing Devil in the White City, which I highly recommend.