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[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tammie wrote: "Iain did you request a thread for Age of Death? It doesn't look like I'm going to have time to read it early, so I'll buddy read that one if you still want to."

Nobody else showed interest, at the time... will now

[Saar The Book owl]

Rob wrote: "Ok, based on the responses -

I'm going to request two buddy reads
The Licanius Trilogy #1
The Shadow of What Was Lost 4/10
An Echo of Things to Come 5/10
[book:Th..."


That works for me.

[Veronica]

Rob wrote: "Ok, based on the responses -

I'm going to request two buddy reads
The Licanius Trilogy #1
The Shadow of What Was Lost 4/10
An Echo of Things to Come 5/10
[book:Th..."

I'd like to join these too. They've both been on my list for awhile now. I know I already own Licanius book one.

I'm also interested in the John Gwynne series. I read the original series and was just waiting for this one to be complete before starting.

[Rob]

Veronica wrote: "Rob wrote: "Ok, based on the responses -

I'm going to request two buddy reads
The Licanius Trilogy #1
The Shadow of What Was Lost 4/10
An Echo of Things to Come 5..."

Great. I'll send these on into the mods :)

[Rob]

Veronica wrote: "Rob wrote: "Ok, based on the responses -

I'm going to request two buddy reads
The Licanius Trilogy #1
The Shadow of What Was Lost 4/10
An Echo of Things to Come 5..."

Link to Blood and Bone buddy read

[Zaara]

Rob wrote: "Ok, based on the responses -

I'm going to request two buddy reads
The Licanius Trilogy #1
The Shadow of What Was Lost 4/10
An Echo of Things to Come 5/10
[book:Th..."

Interested in both these series, Rob but don't own the books yet...😂 deffo buying Draconis....I've tried Ryan before.
Skeds are fine!

[Mel]

You guys are doing Age of Death? I was planning on binge-reading the series leading up to Age of Empyre in May. Is there any interest in buddy reading the earlier books?

[Bill]

I’m planning to do the same Melissa. I read the first book when it first came and definitely need a reread of it.

[Chris]

I'd like a refresher too. That's why I haven't gotten to Age of Legend yet, as I need the refresher. Plus is that I have the first two on Audible already.

[Dina]

anyone interested in reading the diviners with me?

[Elizabeth]

I only recently read Age of Legend and mine was an early copy too. I didn't read it until after I got my Age of Death copy.

[Dominique]

Dina wrote: "anyone interested in reading the diviners with me?"

I read the first one last fall and plan on reading the others this year.

[Mel]

Yay, glad to see others are looking to reread the series as well.
So, what kind of schedule would work for everyone?
Personally, I don't need to to read Age of Empyre the second it comes out, but I'm guessing others will want to do a buddy read then. So, looking to finish in May, what do you think of an accelerated schedule every couple weeks in March and April?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Elizabeth wrote: "I only recently read Age of Legend and mine was an early copy too. I didn't read it until after I got my Age of Death copy."

and you didn't continue?... Age of Legend was half or third of a story...

[Elizabeth]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I only recently read Age of Legend and mine was an early copy too. I didn't read it until after I got my Age of Death copy."

and you didn't continue?... Age of Legend was half or..."

I've had so many other books on my plate. I really want to.

[Narilka]

If you guys restart the series to time with the final books' release I'll jump in at book 3.

[Chris]

For those that are planning to do the Sullivan books, Pile of Bones is a prequel story that's free on US Audible.

[Rob]

Down the road (like late summer/early fall), if anyone wants to start Sullivan from the beginning I am game. I've never read his stuff.

[Bill]

Melissa wrote: "Yay, glad to see others are looking to reread the series as well.
So, what kind of schedule would work for everyone?
Personally, I don't need to to read Age of Empyre the second it comes out, but ..."

That works for me. I prefer accelerated schedules anyway. I don’t personally care about reading the last book on release either so if a different schedule works I’m up for anything.

[Barry]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Barry wrote: "@Iain : let’s set up Semiosis for 15 Dec then we’ll wait for the audio version for you and a cheaper price for me before deciding when to continue?"

So uh... we never did this... I d..."
Hi, Iain. Sorry, was pretty hectic so didn't really have time to check the group as often late last year. I still haven't read the second book, though it's still super expensive. So I don't really have a clear date yet when to continue. So, maybe once you've read the first book, we can set up the BR for the 2nd book.

Btw, guys, I'm planning to read the World of Five Gods series by Louis McMaster Bujold (The Curse of Chalion) around Jan 25, anybody interested in joining? One book per month.

[Elizabeth]

Re-posting these dates for the people that were interested. I kinda forgot about it and just saw that no one had responded if these dates worked.

May 1st for Mistborn, and Maybe 15th for Priory of the Orange Tree?

[Kathrine]

I'm gonna read the Witcher-series from Sword of Destiny and onwards to the main saga. Would anyone like to join me? I can see that the group already read The Last Wish recently but hasn't continued yet so maybe some of you would like to continue with me?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Kathrine wrote: "I'm gonna read the Witcher-series from Sword of Destiny and onwards to the main saga. Would anyone like to join me? I can see that the group already read [book:The Last Wish|4060358..."

I might try continuing, at a slower listening speed, so I can enjoy it more... I didn't get much out of The Last Wish... it was near the beginning of my move from 2x speed to 2.5-3x speed, back in October...

[Katie]

Elizabeth wrote: "Re-posting these dates for the people that were interested. I kinda forgot about it and just saw that no one had responded if these dates worked.

May 1st for Mistborn, and Maybe 15th for Priory of..."

I would love to join in on the The Priory of the Orange Tree! I'm gonna try and make it. That is an intimidating book though O.O May 15th works for me, is my birthday even ^~^

[Katie]

Kathrine wrote: "I'm gonna read the Witcher-series from Sword of Destiny and onwards to the main saga. Would anyone like to join me? I can see that the group already read The Last Wish...

I'd be intereted in a reading of some of the Witcher series Kathrine. It just depends on when...I've read Blood of Elves thus far and that was an audio book. I think I struggled with focusing on all of the lore there ^^; But yeah, what days were you thinking? :D

[Kathrine]

I was thinking of doing Sword of Destiny next week (maybe start on Monday?) and then continuing with the Saga as soon as possible. The Last Wish was a really fun and quick read for me so I'm itching to continue as soon as possible, but I'd rather read it with you guys so if that doesn't work for you, we'll push it back :D

[Katie]

Kathrine wrote: "I was thinking of doing Sword of Destiny next week (maybe start on Monday?) and then continuing with the Saga as soon as possible. The Last Wish was a really fun and quick read for ..."

I think that could work Kathrine. I was just looking where I can find the book ^^; I think they have some pdfs uploaded on scribd. But yeah, that seems like a good schedule to go by. The weekend of the 24th will be a bit busy for me, but I will read when I can :D

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Kathrine wrote: "I was thinking of doing Sword of Destiny next week (maybe start on Monday?) and then continuing with the Saga as soon as possible. The Last Wish was a really fun and quick read for ..."

Sounds good to me... I might re-read last wish real quick...

[Kathrine]

Katie wrote: "I think that could work Kathrine. I was just looking where I can find the book ^^; I think they have some pdfs uploaded on scribd. But yeah, that seems like a good schedule to go by. The weekend of the 24th will be a bit busy for me, but I will read when I can :D"

Let me know when you've found a copy then I'll request the thread :D No stress, we'll make it work for all of us!

[Katie]

Kathrine wrote: "Katie wrote: "I think that could work Kathrine. I was just looking where I can find the book ^^; I think they have some pdfs uploaded on scribd. But yeah, that seems like a good schedule to go by. ..."

Sounds good Kathrine! I think I found the right one. We shall see once we begin the BR :D

@Timelord, I may look into "The Last Wish" as well, because I haven't read that one either ^^;

[Kathrine]

Great! I'll request SoD and if you guys decide to read Wish first then I'll be happy to chime in with my thoughts because I just finished it three days ago xD And @Katie, I've heard people say that it's recommended to have read Wish first, so it might be a good idea to tick that one off if you have access to it – to me it was a really quick and fun read, especially as it's basically just a collection of short stories so there's no great plot to run tired in xD

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Katie wrote: "Kathrine wrote: "Katie wrote: "I think that could work Kathrine. I was just looking where I can find the book ^^; I think they have some pdfs uploaded on scribd. But yeah, that seems like a good sc..."

We can re-use the old Last Wish thread, if you want... you want to do Last Wish soon?... we should do it before Sword of Destiny, which Kathrine was already looking to do next week...

These first 2 books are short story anthologies, before we get to the 5-6 full-length books

[Katie]

@ Kathrine & Timelord ~

Thanks guys! I actually just purchased "The Last Wish" on amazon...so we shall see how fast my prime delivers XP And we could definitely use the existing thread Timelord! I just have to find it first ^^;

So yeah you can start without me Timelord if you are raring to go. Otherwise I should get the book in 1-2 days :D

So the first one is a bunch of short stories? Oooh, fun!

[Chris]

Here it is, Katie: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Katie]

Chris wrote: "Here it is, Katie: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Thanks Chris!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Katie wrote: "@ Kathrine & Timelord ~

Thanks guys! I actually just purchased "The Last Wish" on amazon...so we shall see how fast my prime delivers XP And we could definitely use the existing thread Timelord! I..."

No worries... I have like 6 other buddy reads to occupy me until Saturday... thread is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

We'll really be breathing life into that thread... I showed up 2 weeks late, and turned a dead BR into a 2 person BR for a few hours/days... and didn't say much...

[Katie]

@Timelord

Okayy! Yeah I saw you in the reading competition log thing. So many books! How do you do it?! O.o

Thanks for the link! Yeah I just looked into it as you mentioned it...it did kinda fall into a slump, huh? Sometimes people get into the reading zone and forget to comment I guess? hmmm

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Katie wrote: "@Timelord

Okayy! Yeah I saw you in the reading competition log thing. So many books! How do you do it?! O.o

Thanks for the link! Yeah I just looked into it as you mentioned it...it did kinda fall..."

Other problem is when people schedule BRs then don't show... or the series fizzles and the BRs stay on the list... I was kinda in Point Mode in October, trying to overtake Julia... it worked, but I did a TON of BRs, as a result...

Re:January... it's mostly about time management...

Work days, I get up and get ready for work, and start listening to audiobooks around 3:50am... I manage about 2hrs of audio between 4-7am, at work, usually... 7-9am I'm lucky to manage 30 minutes, most days, but 90 minutes on Sundays... 9am-12:30, I manage 3hrs on a good day, 30 minutes on a bad day (generally whether I'm working on a team or solo)... that's 3-6hrs of audio at work (at 3x speed, so 9-18hrs)...

Then I go home, and can manage another 3-6hrs, from 1pm to 8pm...

SO... on a bad day, I manage about 18hrs audio, and a good day, I manage 24-36+ hrs... that 500-1000 pages/day, generally... which my 850-925 pages/day average, so far, attests to...

The last week of October, I was doing closer to 48hrs...

Now that I'm tracking audio hours on the spreadsheet, you can get an idea what I'm managing... I rarely go to bed mid-book (usually it happens when I'm listening to a tome)...

Fantasy tomes definitely slow me down... but I want to read more this year, regardless... I also genre-hop like crazy, if you've been looking at my spreadsheet tab...

[Katie]

@Timelord
whoa! You've got a whole system going, don't you? That's awesome! So you do mostly audiobooks then? Which makes sense when one is one the go and such ^~^

Genre hopping is good though, keeps the reading fresh ^^

[Veronica]

Don't be fooled. Iain has clones...and none of them sleep. ;-)

[Virginie]

Nah, the "ia" part of his name stands for A.I. Just a friendly AI that decided that listening to every audiobook ever recorded was a better use of its time than wiping out humanity.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Veronica wrote: "Don't be fooled. Iain has clones...and none of them sleep. ;-)"

EXTERMINATE

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Virginie wrote: "Nah, the "ia" part of his name stands for A.I. Just a friendly AI that decided that listening to every audiobook ever recorded was a better use of its time than wiping out humanity."

it's iAIn, not IAin... or the less suspicious Ian

[Katie]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Don't be fooled. Iain has clones...and none of them sleep. ;-)"

EXTERMINATE"

Oh no!!! O.O

[Tammie]

Virginie wrote: "Nah, the "ia" part of his name stands for A.I. Just a friendly AI that decided that listening to every audiobook ever recorded was a better use of its time than wiping out humanity."

Who knew Iain was Murderbot.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tammie wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Nah, the "ia" part of his name stands for A.I. Just a friendly AI that decided that listening to every audiobook ever recorded was a better use of its time than wiping out humanity..."

"You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite [books]? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're [Iain]." -- blurb for Network Effect (only had to change 2 words)

[Siobhan]

Tammie wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Nah, the "ia" part of his name stands for A.I. Just a friendly AI that decided that listening to every audiobook ever recorded was a better use of its time than wiping out humanity..."

Hahahaha! 😂

[Charlie]

Timelord Iain wrote: "You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite [books]? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're [Iain]." -- blurb for Network Effect (only had to change 2 words)"


I feel this!

[Katie]

Charlie wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the worl..."

Ditto! Feeling this especially today with some clients. Oh the joys of being a designer ^^;

[Hailee]

Elizabeth wrote: "Re-posting these dates for the people that were interested. I kinda forgot about it and just saw that no one had responded if these dates worked.

May 1st for Mistborn, and Maybe 15th for Priory of..."

That's fine by me. I've pencilled them into my tracker but let's wait to hear from Zaara before we finalise it by asking for threads.