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Martyn’s 2022 Year in Books
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Martyn Stanley
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United Kingdom
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Terry Pratchet, Steven King, Alexandre Dumas, Ken Follet, Christopher
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Member Since
July 2012
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The Last Dragon Slayer (Deathsworn Arc, #1)
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2012
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The Verkreath Horror (Deathsworn Arc, #2)
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2013
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6 editions
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The Blood Queen (Deathsworn Arc, #3)
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2014
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3 editions
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Rise of the Archmage (Deathsworn Arc, #4)
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2016
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3 editions
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Lady Death (Deathsworn Arc Book 1)
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Ofelia
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The Lambton Worm
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2015
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The Temple of the Mad God (Deathsworn Arc, #5)
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Return of the Worm Slayer (The Lambton Worm #2)
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The Isharian Hoard (Deathsworn Arc #4.5)
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Deathsworn Arc 6
I know, I know... I should have published it years ago. YEARS ago. Sadly, there've been times I thought it would NEVER be published. Back in 2019, my mum died of cancer at the age of 71. That hit hard, for many, many complex ways I can't talk about here. Months later we were into a full-on global death pandemic. My writing dried up completely. My desire to edit and work on writing evaporated. It's
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is on page 800 of 960 of Gotrek and Felix: Wow... This has been an absolutely amazing read. I wanted to read it for a long time, because I started with book 2. The first book wasn't amazing if I'm honest but Skaven Slayer was Amazing and Daemon Slayer is proving to be equally so! Only downside is I can see the flavour of my own writing in this. I wrote all my stuff first, but I can see why people might think... Urgh! Should have read this years ago!
Gotrek and Felix: The First Omnibus (Warhammer Chronicles)
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is on page 110 of 960 of Gotrek and Felix: I love these books and wish I'd read this years ago. I also wish I had more time to read lately. And write! Still working on Deathsworn Arc 6, really in the final edit. I just hope I can it sorted soon. Difficult when you have two kids at highschool with busy lives to operate around. My job has been a lot nusier than usual lately.
Gotrek and Felix: The First Omnibus (Warhammer Chronicles)
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"This short story is absolutely worth the read. Beautifully written, intriguing and full of depth."
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Angela Maher
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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
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"Well... What a cracking start to a trilogy! I absolutely loved the writing, the story, the characters (Adelais is my favourite!), the setting, and the gentleness of the fantasy element (thought I'm sure it's going to beefed up in the following books)"
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Yeah, even though it's now over 70 years ago it still seems 'recent'. I wonder if it'll still seem a recent event to our kids when they are adults?
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“The trouble was, love was such a strong emotion. It made everything else unimportant. It grabbed you and imprisoned you in the moment."
Deathsworn Arc 4: The Temple of the Mad God”
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Deathsworn Arc 4: The Temple of the Mad God”
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“Enough Truthseeker! Do not utter another word about religion! We have debated it to death! If you so much as mention it again while I am present, I will resume my heart-carving. Not for the honour of Avanti, but to shut you up!"
~ Vexis Zaelwarsh to Brael Truthseeker
Deathsworn Arc 5: The Temple of the Mad God
Martyn Stanley”
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~ Vexis Zaelwarsh to Brael Truthseeker
Deathsworn Arc 5: The Temple of the Mad God
Martyn Stanley”
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“Our lives are a flicker of light in the shadowy darkness of eternity. Disease, famine, war, death, sorrow... Life is a cycle of pain, perhaps the one thing we should do with our short lives is to try to leave the world a better place than we entered it?’"
~Vexis Zaelwarsh - Low Priestess to Avanti
-Deathsworn Arc 4: Rise of the Archmage”
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~Vexis Zaelwarsh - Low Priestess to Avanti
-Deathsworn Arc 4: Rise of the Archmage”
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“Interesting Avil, the priests and the acolytes of the various religions and temples of Torea build their whole lives on a lie. At first, as children they believe it. Maybe as they grow older and more wise they see the absurdness of their beliefs, but by that time they have invested time and emotional energy into those beliefs, then seeing them crumble and fall apart would be too hard for them to bear. So the protect the lie, they shore it up with more lies and they ebb out their short lives, knowing what they preach is untrue, but preaching it all the same... Almost as if preaching it hard enough will make it true... Are they trying to convince their congregation? Or themselves? You are wiser than you look Avil.”
― The Verkreath Horror
― The Verkreath Horror
“On the revelation that there are no gods or afterlife:-
"I do not 'like' the truth any more than you Avil, or anyone. I wrestled with it for a long time, for a while I was distraught, desperate to find that my research had been wrong - the more I searched, the deeper I delved the more clear it became that the truth was what it is. After much reflection, I came to the conclusion that though accepting the truth is hard, moving on from that, it becomes clear that the important thing is to make the world we live in a better place. We get one life, it's our duty to make the most of it."
~Brael Truthseeker of House Krazic
Deathsworn Arc 2 : The Verkreath Horror”
― The Last Dragon Slayer
"I do not 'like' the truth any more than you Avil, or anyone. I wrestled with it for a long time, for a while I was distraught, desperate to find that my research had been wrong - the more I searched, the deeper I delved the more clear it became that the truth was what it is. After much reflection, I came to the conclusion that though accepting the truth is hard, moving on from that, it becomes clear that the important thing is to make the world we live in a better place. We get one life, it's our duty to make the most of it."
~Brael Truthseeker of House Krazic
Deathsworn Arc 2 : The Verkreath Horror”
― The Last Dragon Slayer
“Our lives are a flicker of light in the shadowy darkness of eternity. Disease, famine, war, death, sorrow... Life is a cycle of pain, perhaps the one thing we should do with our short lives is to try to leave the world a better place than we entered it?’"
~Vexis Zaelwarsh - Low Priestess to Avanti
-Deathsworn Arc 4: Rise of the Archmage”
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~Vexis Zaelwarsh - Low Priestess to Avanti
-Deathsworn Arc 4: Rise of the Archmage”
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“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
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“All things are possible through belief. When we believe others can be so powerful that they can take away from us what is rightfully ours - then it will happen. We surrender our powers, and give them to others who wish to control.”
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Erin wrote: "Thanks for the friend request."Happy to! Thanks for accepting! :)
Leila wrote: "I too have to admit to collecting and loving all the original Arnie films about Conan Martyn. I still have them and still enjoy watching them now and again, without having to worry about suspending..."Thanks Leila, I'll be honest I need a break from Conan. I ought to focus on reading my own books then getting book 5 and my subscriber exclusive prequel out. I'm really busy at the moment! Thanks for the kind offer of the Conan book. You should give them a go! The Red Nails story is really very good, the Black Seers one is too!
I too have to admit to collecting and loving all the original Arnie films about Conan Martyn. I still have them and still enjoy watching them now and again, without having to worry about suspending belief about what they are, with any of the the faults they may have, or how Arnie steps up to the character he portrays. Quite simply, I'm a sucker for this type of film with any or all of the faults they may be reputed to have, without going into what might be wrong with them. So what! I love them all! Martyn I have a treasured rather large book on my shelves I bought in the late nineteen eighties I think for £20.00. It has 896 pages, is bound with leather (I think) and on the front in gold lettering it says 'Centenary Edition'at the top, then the title - 'The Complete Chronicles of Conan' Underneath the title is a sketch in gold of a helmet worn I presume by Conan and at the bottom the name of the author - Robert E. Howard. At the end of this huge tome is an afterword about the author and Conan by someone called Stephen Jones. This book contains all the stories you have described and many more. I wish I lived nearer to you for I would gladly gift it to you as I don't think I will be reading it now at this late stage in my life. I would gladly post it to you but it is pretty heavy! LOL.
Take care now
Leila
PS... I do have two paperback copies of book 1 of your series and book4 - 'The Rise of the Archmage' which is due to my inefficient system of buying books. If you don't have the actual paperbacks of these two books I would be happy to send them to you.
Orient wrote: "Thank you for the friendvite :) Great that we share love for Pullman books :)"I'm looking forward to the sequel trilogy he's announced to 'Dark Materials'
Thank you for the friendvite :) Great that we share love for Pullman books :)
Nicole wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Martyn :)"Thanks for accepting! Glad to meet you! :)
Tosh wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Martyn:)":)
Natalie wrote: "I'm glad to hear your daughter likes Teen Titans. It was one of my favorite shows as a kid (still is in fact!)"She's actually seen all of Teen Titans season 1 and 2 now! Iv'e seen a lot with her. My favourite is the one with the retro games in it - that was brilliant. I think my favourite character is Raven. She's awesome!
Anya wrote: "Thank you for the Friendvite, Martyn! I look forward to your thoughts on King's UR. I found it deliciously creepy. Hope you have a lovely day! ^.^"
Thanks Anya, I must admit I've had a bit of a 'King' hiatus. Once I've got my studies out of the way and I'm back into my reading I'll have to try another King! I read almost all of the early ones years ago, can't remember the last one I read - might have been Desperation?
Thank you for the Friendvite, Martyn! I look forward to your thoughts on King's UR. I found it deliciously creepy. Hope you have a lovely day! ^.^
Destini Mia~ ♕ Sassy Lassie wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Martyn :)"NP! Glad to hook up!
I ought to try to get her some more episodes - she has the one with a villain called Billy Numerous in it!
I'm glad to hear your daughter likes Teen Titans. It was one of my favorite shows as a kid (still is in fact!)
