Death's End [July 12, 2018]

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Yanique we can change this if you need more time. I just wanted to get it on the calendar. I can't wait to see how he finishes this off!

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

This came due from the library sooner than expected. So I'm going to start Monday night, the 9th.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

No problem, I own the physical books so I'll start whenever I finish my current physical reads. I'm kind of sad that this will be the end...

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Hey, Have you tried the Arcane Ascension series yet? With Sufficiently Advanced Magic and On the Shoulders of Titans?

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Yanique wrote: "Hey, Have you tried the Arcane Ascension series yet? With Sufficiently Advanced Magic and On the Shoulders of Titans?"

I have not. I see you gave book one 5*'s so I added it to my TBR.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Yay! I loved it, it's a fun fantasy and the official genre is Lit:RPG. It's great for in between all of those more grim fantasies we read.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

BTW, let me know if you want to BR it at some point, I got book 2 and I'm planning on reading in the next couple of months. I may want to reread this one first. I know our buddy reads of this season are ending this month.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

If you're willing to do a re-read I could do any time from the middle of August to the first ten days of September as a start date. I have a lot of BR's during that period but they are all audio. This one I think I'll read.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

I'm down for that and flexible, so you can set a date for that time and I'll be ready.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

OK I'll setup Aug 13th for book 1 and Sept 13th for book 2.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

I started last night. I didn't expect (view spoiler)[We would be back in the crisis era. I figured the next step would be the meeting and blending of the two cultures. (hide spoiler)]

[Yanique, Thread Master]

I'm going to start tonight or tomorrow. I'll be sad when this series is done.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Through the end of the deterance era.

(view spoiler)[Luo Ji's transformation as a wall facer was phenomenally well done. Comparing him to a spiritual swordsman it also was symbolic of nuclear era and what it must have been like for those holding that power. I loved that he came out of it in an almost buddhist like state of enlightenment. The Trisolarans attacking as soon as he was off post was also well done. (hide spoiler)]

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

About a third done, somewhere in the post deterence era.

(view spoiler)[Holy crap, shutting off the power and forcing everybody to go canibal. That's some dark shit. (hide spoiler)]

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Done with the post deterence era

(view spoiler)[I'm not sure I get how the ships foiled the droplets. I think I get it with the 4 dimensions on a 3 dimensional plane, which was really interesting.

I didn't see the Trisolarans never getting to Earth coming.

I was kind of looking forward to this canibal and occupation era.

If I have one issue with the premise of the book it's that the Earth leaders would ever trust the Trisolarans. Governments are naturally distrusting of each other. Now throw in one from a foreign world that had promised genocide.....it doesn't make sense that there wouldn't have been more safeguards and why have only one wall facer replacing Luo Ji?
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Starting Broadcast era.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

He has a new one coming out.

https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Lightning...

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

I couldn't put it down and finished. Truly epic. The author never taking us where I expected. I don't re-read often but this is on that list because I believe it will be even better the second time picking up on missed items. I'm still confused by certain pieces but what a series.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Wow, I'm just starting. Planning on powering through it this weekend. I've been busy with travelling for job interviews, which left me with time for my audiobooks only. I'll be happy when my schedule calms down again.

I'll post my thoughts as I read, so expect posts all weekend.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Yanique wrote: "Wow, I'm just starting. Planning on powering through it this weekend. I've been busy with travelling for job interviews, which left me with time for my audiobooks only. I'll be happy when my schedu..."

No worries, good luck with the interviews. I think you'll find this hard to put down.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Thanks! I got offered the first job I interviewed for. So I’m in a good place. Can’t wait to get into it.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Yanique wrote: "Thanks! I got offered the first job I interviewed for. So I’m in a good place. Can’t wait to get into it."

Congrats!

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Thanks!

So I started over lol. I love the intros to these books. Always so creative and unexpected.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

He just keeps coming up with original ideas and perspectives! I’m loving this one.

I’m glad I’m getting some of the answers to questions I had about what else was going on at the time of the wallfacer plans, and about hibernation being so accessible.

Also, my heart broke for Tianming.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Scott wrote: "Through the end of the deterance era.

[spoilers removed]"

Yes! That was some wonderful character development.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Scott wrote: "Done with the post deterence era

I'm not sure I get how the ships foiled the droplets. I think I get it with the 4 dimensions on a 3 dimensional plane, which was really interesting.

I didn't see..."

I decided that must be the Chinese author's writing being influenced by his political experiences. Many of the things that happened with the handling of the deterrence era were questionable to me as well. However, humans from that era are going to be different from us today, so maybe it does make sense.

I could have made a good wallfacer btw.
(view spoiler)[ My first instinct when facing that situation was that humans should see if we could get some help, lol. That's from years of Stargate fandom. Also.... I wouldn't hesitate to press that button .... just saying.
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[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

I think I would have made a good wallbreaker! :)