bryces challenge and other reading thread 2019 comments okay

[evofox]

1. Oldest bookThe Innocence of Father Brown
2. work of art: Heir of Fire.
3. Novella or short story collection Lord John and the Hand of Devils
4. Title is a question problem children are coming from another world aren't they? volume 1
5. ugly cover: The Eye of the World
6. has inspired other art forms Dead Beat
7. book with your initials in title: The Black Prism
8. A book recommended to you: Poison Study
9. A book that intimidates you: Gardens of the Moon
10. Reminds you of a song Voyager
11. Buddy read (do not need to participate) Knight's Shadow
12. Book with a luck symbol Plum Lucky
13. The 6th book: The Clan of the Cave Bear
14. Last in a series Ruin and Rising
16. hidden gem The High King's Tomb
17. Someplace you want to go The Mitford Murders
18. get on the bandwagon The Final Empire
19. Words in Title in Alphabetical Order: Caliban's War
20. Graphic or illustrated novel: Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3

[evofox]

reasoning
1. enjoyed TV show and have these books on kindle. also released a while back
2. really like the covers for this series. especially the hard covers
3. beginning of side series as well as series of novellas with my favourite outlander character
4. self explanatory. light novel
5. for some reason really dont like cover. my copy has a fairly boring cover. hope this ends up being an okay read
6. comics fan art TV show even a tabletop rpg has been based off this series. still need to finish it
7. night angel was interesting. this series has had better reviews then it so thought i would give it a go.
8. been recommended this book several times by friends and good reads. finally going to read it.
9. book length and reviews talking about pacing as well as dragging povs have continuously put me off reading this. going to try and read it this year.
10. theme song for the TV show is almost synonymous in my mind with book series. see clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvvu0....
11. doing this as a buddy read next year so might as well use it as one of my things.
12. name literally has the word lucky in it. also cover has four leaf clovers on it.
13. randomised list and this came up. recommended in relation to outlander and heard this is a fun historical novel. do not know much about it though.
14. had to change since im reading series in order. want to read this series first so i can enjoy the newest release later
16. not that well known series enjoying it so far but haven't gotten around to book 3. need to stop procrastinating.
17. England in general is on my travel bucket list. this era would be cool to visit if time travel ever becomes a thing
18. not read any of series or authors books. this series is highly recommended in general so thought i would give it a go
19. read book one in december and really enjoyed it. changed it to book two to keep challenge relevant. liked how twisty book one was so really looking forward to seeing what happens next
20. start of a series i started to read a few years back but never got around to finishing. first three volumes in omnibus.

[evofox]

going to play both sides for this one books forth coming

Seven Kingdoms 0/21
Heptarchate 0/21

Book 1: Colors or Sigil/Emblem
Book 2: Words/Motto
Book 3: Setting/Theme

SEVEN KINGDOMS

STARK
Colors: Grey & White
Sigil: Direwolf
Words: Winter Is Coming
Setting: Wintery
Themes: Mythology / Disability

LANNISTER
Colors: Gold & Red
Sigil: Lion
Words: Hear Me Roar / A Lannister Always Pays His Debts
Setting: Mountains
Themes: Political intrigue / Economy

BARATHEON
Colors: Black & Gold
Sigil: Stag & Crown
Words: Ours Is The Fury
Setting: Shore / Island
Themes: Rebellion / Military / Sibling rivalry

TYRELL
Colors: Gold & Green
Sigil: Rose
Words: Growing Strong
Setting: Lush
Themes: Sentient flora/fauna / Political marriage

MARTELL
Colors: Red & Gold & Orange
Sigil: Sun & Spear
Words: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
Setting: Desert
Themes: Gender politics / Poison

GREYJOY
Colors: Gold & Black
Sigil: Kraken
Words: We Do Not Sow / What Is Dead May Never Die
Setting: Maritime
Themes: Pirates / Raids / Revenge

TARGARYEN
Colors: Red & Black
Sigil: Dragon
Words: Fire And Blood
Setting: Volcanic
Themes: Mental illness / Exiled protagonist


HEPTARCHATE

SHUOS
Colors: Red & Gold
Emblem: Ninefox
Motto: The more eyes the better
Themes: Strategic/instable protagonist / Includes a game / Pet with a funny name

KEL
Colors: Black & Gold
Emblem: Ashhawk
Motto: From every spark a fire
Themes: Military / Hivemind / Rigid hierarchy

RAHAL
Colors: Grey & Bronze
Emblem: Scrywolf
Motto: Many lenses, one mind
Themes: Ascetic/communal lifestyle / Legal system / PSI

NIRAI
Colors: Black & Silver
Emblem: Voidmoth
Motto: Every sky is full of stars
Themes: Resourceful protagonist / Includes FTL / Character in STEM

ANDAN
Colors: Blue & Silver
Emblem: Kniferose
Motto: Petal-sweet, thorn-sharp
Themes: First contact / Body-modding / Romance

VIDONA
Colors: Green & Bronze
Emblem: Stingray
Motto: Through blood we prevail
Themes: Prison / Education / Religion

LIOZH
Colors: White & Gold
Emblem: Mirrorweb
Motto: Every reflection is a truth
Themes: Ruined civilization / Philosophy / Ethics / Political intrigue

[evofox]

for another group should be fun
2019 bingo challenge

award winning sci fi fantasy: The Final Empire
space opera Caliban's War
fantasy in modern world Dead Beat
sf/f translated into english: 問題児たちが異世界から来るそうですよ YES 　ウサギが呼びました
novel with non human protagonist: A Court of Mist and Fury
high/ epic fantasy The Eye of the World
hard sci fi: A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 2
lost civilisation found: The High King's Tomb
sf/f first published in 2019: Queenslayer
new to you author: The Gunslinger
free: Knight's Shadow
authors debut novel: Poison Study
sf/f by author of colour: The Handmaid's Tale
involves alternate worlds:The Magic Kingdom of Landover: Volume 1
genre bender sf/f: Voyager
sf/f with talking animals: Shadowblack
complete sf/f series: Spellslinger 6: Crownbreaker
featuring angel, demon or god: はたらく魔王さま! Hataraku Maou-sama!
sf/f humour: The Wee Free Men
sf/f alternative form: Bleach (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3
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[evofox]

suggestions are welcome since i am drawing blanks and always have some fun reading new stuff. comments are also welcome

[evofox]

read a book for seven kingdoms side
spell slinger. sentenient flora fauna: squirrel cat

[evofox]

reasoning for 2019 bingo challenge
mistborn: heard it was good and havent gotten around to reading it. won some fantasy novel awards .
calibans war: enjoyed book one so going to read book two at some point. interested what will happem mext.
dead beat: fun urban fantasy series. trying to get up to date befor next book comes out.
mondaiji: volumes one to six have been translated to english. really enjoyed the adaption. light novels are meant to be better then adaption.
a court of mist and fury: a large portion of main characters are fae.
eye of the world: both fantasy types. need to read this. it has been reccomended to death.
a certain magical index volume 2: has powers that would befound in sci fi novel (rail gun, teleportation, etc.) technically both but the early stuff focuses more on science side then magic.
high kings tomb: cheating slightly with this one. not found/ discovered but they become more mainstream and more people are familiar with them.
queenslayer: really enjoyed book one of series. this and the final book inseries come out this year so stuck the one that came earlier down.
the gunslinger: never read anything by stephen king even though keep meaning to. this series is meant to be good.
knights shadow: loved book one and want too read more. just wanted to use this for a square and fitted best here.
handmaids tale: technically a reread.
magical kingdom of landover volume 1: really enjoyed characters and world. sadly never finished series.
voyager: no clue what genre this book i: like series but having fair bit of trouble with book 2.
shadow black: reichis enough said.
crooked kingdom: second part of duology. book one had mixed opinions from me book two should at leat finish things off.
hataraku maou san: quite funny light novel series. main character is a demon and some support cast is angels i think
the light fanatic: or terry pratchett in general
bleach: reading first omnibus due to never finishing series and really enjoying it the first time around

[Lost Planet Airman]

Some thoughts I had, looking at your commentary on your list:
For The Gunslinger, treat the first book as an allegory. The rest in the series are fantasy, some getting more metaphysical than others, but this first one is meant to have a more representational feel, I think.
For The Light Fantastic, I found it helped to have read The Colour of Magic first. But then, the first time I read these, they were the only two Discworld novels...

Enjoy! :-)

[Sarah]

Hi there! I hope it’s okay to add my two cents (which are exactly that, my two cents). I love Stephen King. However, I don’t know that The Gunslinger is the best introduction to his work.

For me, The Gunslinger was tough because I’d already read so much King by then. It was missing some of the elements of his work that I’ve fallen in love with over the years.

I’m still trying to gather up my courage for book two because I’ve heard that’s better, but honestly if I’d started with The Gunslinger I don’t know that I would have gone back. This is not to say The Gunslinger is bad- it wasn’t, it just wasn’t a favorite for me.

[Lost Planet Airman]

Yep, Sarah's right -- The Gunslinger is radically different for Mr. King. I'd say it compares to his other work like The Giver compares to something like Divergent. (Maybe.)

And I might have misread your statement of "suggestions are welcome since i am drawing blanks..." into "comments are welcome". Oops. Well, if I have burdened your topic, you can use the "delete" buttons on my comments, without rancor!

Have fun with the challenge!

[Sarah]

Yes- same goes for my comments. Mike I was trying to think of a good place for starting King if someone wanted to give him a try and sort of drew a blank. I was thinking The Green Mile but it's so long I don't know if that's a good place to start either.

And honestly I'm not discouraging reading The Gunslinger at all, I'm just trying to say that if you tried it and didn't like it, not to discount him completely. He has written so many things, some of them great, some of them meh, it's hard to judge him based on a single book regardless.

[evofox]

out of curiosity i have two small questions: one, how do you strike an item off a list after you have finished reading in goodreads? two: how do you conceal a small spoiler without doing the whole thing?

[Sarah]

strike through is and before and after the item you want to strike, without spaces.

Spoilers: (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

Again no spaces. If you are on a computer you can clink the link above the comment box that says “some html okay” and it will explain them to you. Hope this helps!

[evofox]

got it thanks

[evofox]

read a book for seven kingdoms vs Heptarchate challenge. shadowblack has a main character in exile/ targareon themes.

[evofox]

book covers vanishing from lists means i have finished the book already. wasnt sure if that made sense so i thought i would comment on it

[evofox]

greyjoys theme/ setting One Piece: East Blue 1-2-3, Vol. 1 main character is literally a pirate so is a large portion of cast.

[evofox]

tentative tbr not sure how much i will get through this month
The Eye of the World
Attack on Titan: Colossal Edition 1
A Court of Mist and Fury
Heir of Fire
Dead Beat
The High King's Tomb
Fairy Tail Master's Edition, Vol. 1
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children