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Marcus' Epic Reads 2014
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Mar 11, 2014 12:13PM
I didn't realize there were so many. Though the first one would fit in this challenge nicely. I might have to fit it in the next section.
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Well, I'm off and running with the roadrunner books so far having just completed: By Schism Rent Asunder and The Grand InquisitorContinuing with the nautical theme that many of the books in this section of my reading challenge have, I'm working my way through Desolation Island before returning to the Void trilogy. I love a good Aubrey/Maturin book when I'm in the right mindset. I'm saving the next one in this group for my trip to Key West next month :)
Finished: Desolation Island which I didn't like nearly as much as the other books in the series. Hoping things pick back up with the next one.Starting: Monster Hunter Vendetta and The Temporal Void
For MHI #2 you don't want food or drink in your mouth when you meet the gangsta gnomes
Travis of NNY wrote: "For MHI #2 you don't want food or drink in your mouth when you meet the gangsta gnomes"ha. thanks for the heads up
Finished: Monster Hunter Vendetta which was very entertaining. I'm def going to read the rest of this series
Finished: The Temporal VoidMoving right on to The Evolutionary Void to see how the story ends and starting The Fortune of War this weekend while I am in Key West to set the scene for some naval action.
Hi Marcus! I just finished The Fortune of War last week. I recently discovered this series and love it. I can't wait to get to #7 but I have other books to finish. Enjoy!
Great! I'm glad you are enjoying the series...I'm really looking forward to "The Fortune of War" with the Americans being more involved in the plot this time it should be interesting.
There were some interesting things brought up about the prisoner exchanges that make me want to learn more about the war of 1812. Are you reading the series or listening?
Reading and really enjoying "the fortune of war" so far. I grew up near one of the main sites in the war of 1812...Sackets Harbor, NY so I really like reading about it
I always forget about Sackets and its history even though I've been around the sites.
Yeah Sackets is one of my fav places to visit whenever I'm home...good seafood, good beer, water, can't beat it
Finished: The Evolutionary Void and The Fortune of War which were both pretty fun.On to: By Heresies Distressed to finish up the Roadrunner's group of books
Finished: By Heresies Distressed to wrap up Roadrunner's RacersFavorite of the group: Monster Hunter Vendetta with honorable mention going to By Heresies Distressed and The Fortune of War
Starting Taz's Trouncers with: Dauntless to explore a new space opera series and Monster Hunter Alpha to continue the fun-filled monster slaying adventure
Congrats on finishing Roadrunner's Racers. When you finish Taz's Trouncers, make sure you let me know in the "I'm finished a section, give me a badge" section so that I don't miss it. :)
His grimboir chronicles are quite good also. Nothing like mhi at all. Again he builds things so each book gets better as you understand the characters more. It is definitely fitting of grimnoir now that I understand the definition of noir. And that series is complete with the 3 books. Monster hunter has a fifth book out later thus year and I don't know how many he plans to write total.I have a lot of correia books still to check out. I like his uniqueness and ability to write such different books.
Yeah I def plan on checking out more stuff by the author just because he seems to be able to tell an entertaining story with some really creative elements (eg: his version of the origin of werewolves). Also, he really knows his stuff when it comes to guns also which is kinda neat.
Finished: Dauntless which was short but funStarting: The Forever War which kinda had me at the first chapter so I'm looking forward to the rest of the story. Also waiting for Storm Front to show up in the mail and then I'll jump into that as well. I've got a lot of shorter fun stuff in Taz's section to lighten things up a bit.
Finished: The Forever War which was kinda quirky but funStarting: The Rats and the Ruling Sea which is the second in a nautical fantasy series which I have been enjoying so far and still waiting for Storm Front to see if the Dresden Files catch my fancy enough to get me hooked on yet another series
Finished: Storm Front and had a lot of fun with it.Still working on the rest of this group slowly while also winding my way through the "Song of Ice and Fire" series again just for fun. "A man has said"
Finished: The Rats and the Ruling Sea which was fairly disappointingStarting: The Burning Land and Monster Hunter Legion for a little variety
Glad you enjoyed Storm Front. I don't think the second book is as good, but I'm loving the third, and by all accounts it only gets better from there!
Rusalka wrote: "Glad you enjoyed Storm Front. I don't think the second book is as good, but I'm loving the third, and by all accounts it only gets better from there!"Nice...Amazon gave me a deal on the kindle versions of books 2-7 or something for $2 a piece so I got them hoping I'd enjoy the series
Finished: The Burning Land which was entertaining as expectedOn to Monster Hunter Legion and Death of Kings to finish the challenge...I anticipate lots of dead monsters and Vikings before the end :-)
Finished: Monster Hunter Legion which was as fun as the other books in the series.Next up: Death of Kings and then once I've finished my re-read of A Storm of Swords, I'll wrap up the challenge and move into infinity with A Mighty Fortress
Great! I hope you like the series as much as I have.
It does sound fun, and it's great when a series can keep being fun over several books. Pretty high recommendation!
Good choice Rusalka. It's a great series!
And if you can get Oliver Wyman narrating on audio Rusalka its great
I never heard of it until now... Living under a rock it seems. And thanks for that rec on the audio book Travis.
Not finding anything to fit into the monthly reads so I've been reading the Safehold series and adding it to my infinity list. Pretty good books all around
Blood Song was pretty entertaining I think. I'll def be checking out the rest of the trilogy
If I ever get caught up somewhat with the books I have I'll get on that safehold series
Yeah I hope you enjoy it as much as I do...it just has the right mix of military action and political "machinations" that really appeals to me
You definitely should Travis. It's a great series!
After running through Safehold for now...switched it up a bit with prize winner Angle of Repose which was really nice...my wife and I listened to to the audio version while travelling
Hope you enjoyed your trip Marcus. Go somewhere nice? Haven't heard of that book, I will check it out.
Oh well I do outreach work once a month in Helena, Montana which is about 3.5 hours from where we live in Kalispell so we've started doing audiobooks to pass the time while traveling. I've been listening to Swan Song on audiobook when I travel on my own which has been great so far.
Kalispell is an awesome name for a city. Great way to travel. We have started doing that too, except we can't plug phones into the car at the moment, and so we have been using earbuds. Which is fine until I need to head check :P
Ha yeah...I got a cheap audio converter for my phone which works ok but I use headphones when I go solo
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