Benedict’s Comments (group member since Jan 11, 2018)

Benedict’s comments from the Lost Lore Readalong! group.

It's bedtime over here in Scotland, but thought I'd chime in to answer the question that has popped up a few times already.

This tale takes place a few generations before the events of They Mostly Come Out At Night. Without giving spoilers, because of the events of the novel (as Timy has realised), this Magpie King isn't any of the people claiming the title in that book. However, this isn't the first Magpie King either, as the folktales from back then tend to be the weirder ones (giant squirrels eating the sun, etc.).

So, the short version: this story is a few generations before Mostly, but not too far back :)

As a consequence, however, Felton and Tad's tale ends here.

I'll jump back into the thread in the morning if there are any other questions. Glad people are enjoying it so far!

Just finished the story, and really enjoyed it - almost like a fantasy version of the X-Men, gathering teenagers displaying new powers to protect a world that hates and fears them, etc. etc. Actually REALLY reminds me of a middle school book I enjoyed as a young teenager - Blade of the Poisoner by Douglas Hill. Very similar set up, with considerably less brutal deaths on screen :p

Here are some of my favourite bits:

His face was hidden, but through the bloody gap in his skull, I saw more of him than I had ever seen.

‘Homes travel with a person. They are not one place forever, girl.’

I'm posting this one a bit early as I'll be away from my computer this weekend, and Goodreads Groups hates mobiles.

As before, spoilers are welcome, feel free to post your thoughts on the tale after 4th Feb if you come to the Readalong late, feel free to ask any questions :)

And so it begins!
This thread is for Ben's book, our first stop on the old Readalong. We'll be hitting this book on Saturday 3rd, but feel free to post here afterwards if you get to the party a bit late.

Feel free to reply here with your thoughts after reading the story. Spoilers are fine, as this is for people who have finished the tale already. I'm pretty sure Ben will also be floating around if anyone has any questions for him...

Whoa, hi to all the newcomers - great to see so many familiar faces! (Vinca - loving Breath of the Wild right now too! And Joe, thanks for the shoutout :)

Great to hear, Anton!

Welcome, Diana - looking forward to kicking things off soon :)

One week to go! This’ll be my first time involved in something like this on Goodreads, so I’m genuinely excited to see how the readalong goes…

The Lost Lore Readalong is just over a week away! In anticipation, here is our schedule for the stories in the collection. This has been worked out, in cunning fashion, by tackling the tales one at a time, in the order they are presented in the book. Does my genius know no bounds?

Saturday 3rd February - No Fairytale by Ben Galley
Sunday 4th - And They Were Never Heard From Again by Benedict Patrick
Monday 5th - A Tree Called Sightless by Steven Kelliher
Tuesday 6th - Barrowlands by Mike Shel
Wednesday 7th - Into the Woods by Timandra Whitecastle
Thursday 8th - Paternus: Deluge by Dyrk Ashton
Friday 9th - I, Kane by Laura M. Hughes
Saturday 10th - The Huntress by Michael R. Miller
Sunday 11th - The Prisoner by Phil Tucker
Monday 12th - A Simple Thing by Bryce O'Connor
Tuesday 13th - Palesword by T L Greylock
Wednesday 14th - The Light in the Jungle by Jeffrey Hall
Thursday 15th - Black Barge by J. P. Ashman
Friday 16th - Making a Killing by David Benem
Saturday 17th - The First Thread by Alec Hutson

Sunday 18th - Afterparty?

We'll start a new discussion thread for each story, so anyone coming to the group late can still join in the previous chats.

Looking forward to diving in to this collection with everyone! Let us know if there are any requests or suggestions...

Travis wrote: "Clank! sounds pretty interesting, I'll have to check that out. I tend to hoard board games, though, so I'll have to find a place to fit it. My current favorites are Betrayal at House on the Hill, S..."

I love Betrayal. My group's game of 2017, I think.

Travis! How's The Half Killed going? That's one of my must-reads this year :)

So many of them! I love the idea of being the first to discover new stuff, so I can't wait to see what Jeffrey Hall (debuted only last month) and Mike Shel (yet to debut!) have got in store for us :)

Hi, my name's Benedict, I like long walks on the beach...

I write stuff, I read stuff. I don't do enough of either of those things. I'm an Irishman living in Scotland with my amazing family. I game, both digital and tabletop variety.

My current jams:
Dead paper: Wolf of Oren-Yaro
Ebook: The Disappearence of Winter's Daughter
Audio: Oathbringer
Computer game: Mario Odyssey
Boardgame: Colt Express
DnD Campaign: Curse of Strahd
Sleep: Sleep?

Hey all - as we wait for 27th January to roll around, this post is for people taking part in the readalong to introduce themselves. So... fire when ready!