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[Narilka]

And everyone else should join for Discworld too :D The series takes about 3 books to find its stride. Book 1 is unlike the rest of the series in that it is a collection of inter related short stories. Book 2 begins to look like a regular Discworld book. Book 3 is where the pace is set.

It's also one of the only series where publication order isn't nearly as important as sub-series order. Iain's post over on the planning thread is dead on - if you end up liking one sub-series over another, you can just join for those and ignore the rest.

[Ann-Marie]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Ann-Marie wrote: "Are these like the Hitchhikers books or are they good?"

The internet says the early Discworld books have some Hitchhiker vibes, but Pratchett settles into his own style after 3-4..."

I believe I have the first few in the series so I'll likely give them a try :)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Book 1-2 is structured as a D&D campaign, being played by the gods, and the main characters are their PCs... in that context, the sequence of short stories nature of the plot makes a fair bit of sense... (I've only read the first book before)

[Nirkatze]

Did a lazy google and found this very nice website for Discworld reading order...

https://www.discworldemporium.com/rea...

[Tonari no Emily]

Nirkatze wrote: "Did a lazy google and found this very nice website for Discworld reading order...

https://www.discworldemporium.com/rea..."

Ooo that's a cool little quiz. I got Going Postal for a suggested start.

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Did the quiz too and I got Wyrd Sisters for my suggestion.

[Nirkatze]

I was feeling very indecisive and couldn't answer the quiz questions... but it's really interesting to see what y'all are getting!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I don't really do quizzes... my school years are over ;)

Been riding the Codex Alera hangover for days...

Read South Coast, and enjoyed it as a quintessential Nathan Lowell cozy/competent book, but really questioned the veracity of the storyline... it was about a kid discovering what being a real shaman meant, and fishermen finding a way to meet unreasonable quotas on a fishing planet... lots of fishing ingenuity...

Then I read Yule Be Sorry... these characters are so ridiculous, and I love it... bunch of old ladies, and their dragon friends getting into detective hijinks... thinking, because they've read/watched Ms. Marple, Hercule Poirot, and Midsomer Murders, they know what it takes to solve crimes... and the real policemen that have the unfortunate "privilege" to know dragons exist, and keep the secret.... looking forward to the 3rd one, when I have time... hopefully I can get 4-6 on sale, the next time Audible has a sitewide sale...

[Tonari no Emily]

**Obligatory damn-it-Iain,-more-things-to-add-to-the-ol-TBR comment** :D

I kind of want to jump in on Codex Alera late because I remember loving that series... But I've just got too many things!

[Tonari no Emily]

I've been adding in the shorts from The Far Reaches Amazon short story collection. All on KU. Two down How It Unfolds and Voidand I rather liked both of them! And I don't usually do anthologies like this, but the author list is stacked :)
Also its read AND listen for free!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

My 3 day weekend is starting, and I'm ready to chain some BRs again...

In Death, Dark Hunter, Tarot Sequence, Laundry Files, probably a Mystery Book Club book, Yumi & the Nightmare Painter, Cycle of Galand... doubt that leaves any time to continue with Midnight Tides... I read Part 1 a week or 2 ago...

EDIT: Forgot Quantum Curators...

[Narilka]

I should be starting Yumi tonight. I should probably go post on that thread.

[Nirkatze]

I just came across Cursed Cocktails--the blurb looks a bit like Legends & Lattes similar premise, and it's billed as a "cozy fantasy." Also has a kickstarter that's got about 30 hours left... I might give it a try.

[Nirkatze]

Dragon Heist is the Audible daily deal today, in case anyone wanted to pick that up on Iain's rec and hasn't yet.

[Choko]

It is so totally worth it!!!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I reached the tail end of the month... the breather section... I have a half dozen Buddy Reads left, but they're mostly In Death & Dark Hunter stuff... clean out the rest I'm behind on, squeeze some personal reads in, and prepare for another new month of zaniness...

[Tonari no Emily]

Haha yeah it has been a little quieter around here towards the last half... I've been not looking into any new BR's where the book is something that's not on my TBR or at least not heard of, so I've been able to get in some personal reads this month. Plus some time off of work has helped. Binged the first trilogy of The Hidden Legacy series in 2 days.. I'll probably read the rest next month or the month after. I really enjoyed it though!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tonari no Emily wrote: "Haha yeah it has been a little quieter around here towards the last half... I've been not looking into any new BR's where the book is something that's not on my TBR or at least not heard of, so I'v..."

First time read?... nice... it was a binge re-read for me (not sure if you saw... was mentioned in the Hanged Man thread... did it in 24hrs)

[Tonari no Emily]

Yep first time. I didnt see that you had read them recently... im not quite sure how I ended up reading them actually? I tried looking at my search history and to-reads on GR and yeah Im stumped lol
Maybe I had seen a mention of it in my recent updates feed or something idk 🤷‍♀️
But i was a fan. Recommeded it to one of my friends who likes more romance than SFF. Still plenty of plot but definitely had the romance!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

It's that time of the month, again... when I can try and make some progress on Malazan... with The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn done, I have 3 days to finish Midnight Tides and start Bonehunters, before things heat up again...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'm reading Midnight Tides, and recently learned of the Letheri sword, Glory Goat...

But it seems to have nothing to do with the short story Goats of Glory from an anthology... did Erikson just find those 2 words funny and use them in multiple ideas?...

[Choko]

Hahaha! Very possible!!!

Iain, are you guys baking like we are here? Last night the temperature didn't fall below 90... In the 100s for days... We just had a major storm, so it got down to 85, finally! But I have been reading all my e-books in the last several days, because I am not going out in this heat... I am reading a Malazan too:)))

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Choko wrote: "Hahaha! Very possible!!!

Iain, are you guys baking like we are here? Last night the temperature didn't fall below 90... In the 100s for days... We just had a major storm, so it got down to 85, fin..."

There was a storm the other day, and the temp dropped into the 70s for an hour, then shot up to 95... we've been in a heat warning/advisory for the weekend... was 100 yesterday, with a heat index of 112...

Should be dropping a bit throughout the week... it was hot all night last night, but back down to 60s at night for of the rest of the week, with daytime temps of 82-90 (not sure about heat index... my car bakes while I'm at work, tho)...

I've had my landlord/maintenance out twice this month for a leak in the A/C drain pipe (pipe is shared between me and neighbor)...

I'm ready for Autumn... they say next year will be worse, since we just entered an El Nino heat uptick, which lasts a few years, I think... and climate change "isn't real"

[Brian]

I am ready for winter already.

[Choko]

You guys are not kidding! Mother nature has decided to cook and boil us these days... I have had to call our air-conditioning guy twice too! The coils are freezing? I don't know, but I am not happy... We need some moderation!

[Narilka]

Choko wrote: "You guys are not kidding! Mother nature has decided to cook and boil us these days... I have had to call our air-conditioning guy twice too! The coils are freezing? I don't know, but I am not happy..."

Yeah, that super volcano that went off under the ocean is doing a doozy. The articles I read said to expect this for few more years:

https://eos.org/articles/tonga-erupti...

[Tonari no Emily]

Yeah we've had one of the hottest Junes on record down here and July wasn't any better. Also a serious lack of rain which is not usual for Houston summers.. I'm so ready for what passes for fall down here 😅

[Brian]

I was just in South Carolina visiting a friend and it was 96 degrees with 95% humidify. Felt like Hell!!

Back in Seattle today and it was marvelous. 75 degrees with clouds

[Nirkatze]

LOL I am so glad I don't live in the lower 48... it's barely broken 70 all summer and I have been so happy.

[Choko]

I am so envious of you, Brian and Nirkatze!!!

[Tonari no Emily]

Same! Although I'm a baby in cold weather so Idk if I can live anywhere with actual seasons LOL

[Nirkatze]

I love cold weather, so I am in a good place. I would not survive further south. Something about the crisp smell of subzero weather, and the feeling of your eyelashes and nosehairs freezing together just appeals to me.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Seattle or Vancouver sounds more my perfect weather... I don't need the rain so much as the 60F temps...

[Choko]

I am with Iain. I used to love Winter, but then I got arthritis all over my body and winter hasn't been so nice to me:(((

[Narilka]

I too prefer generally cooler weather. 65-70F sounds best. Subzero... not so much ;)

[Nirkatze]

LOL I love that 65-70 is cooler to you, Narilka... to my brain that's already "too hot." I keep my house set at 50. I don't have people over much.

[Choko]

Hahaha! I think you are one of a kind here, Nirkatze! 65-70 is perfect!!!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I think people get used to their environment, to a certain extent... I definitely know people from the tropics who would come to america and wear sweaters in 80-90 degree weather...

I don't think Yanique has posted the BR list for the month yet, but I went ahead and used the spreadsheet to update my spreadsheet, and it looks like I have 29 BRs this month, plus a couple stragglers from last month and even further back, for 33-35 total... normal month, basically...

Half are the weeklies... 4 In Death novels + 1 short story + 1 carryover from yesterday... 5 Dark Hunter... 3 Cycle of Galand... that's 14 BRs right there...

[Brian]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I think people get used to their environment, to a certain extent... I definitely know people from the tropics who would come to america and wear sweaters in 80-90 degree weather...

I don't think ..."

Don't know how you keep up!!!! LOL. I am swimming in Malazan so feel so disconnected on BRs this year. Reading Return of the Crimson Guard and loving it.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Brian wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "I think people get used to their environment, to a certain extent... I definitely know people from the tropics who would come to america and wear sweaters in 80-90 degree weat..."

I saw you added in the Esslemont books... I thought the plan was to focus on Erikson... that's still my plan for now... with Midnight Tides done, I'm on to Bonehunters next...

[Choko]

Brian, I am reading Reaper's Gale right now and just got to Beak, the mage who had brain damage as a kid from his mother beating him up, and I just got so emotional, I had to take a break. ... Those books can really take you under their power...

[Brian]

I hear that @Choko

Also, Iain I thought you sent me the order of books and it included all of them? If that is the case i will power through this and get back on the main series.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Brian wrote: "I hear that @Choko

Also, Iain I thought you sent me the order of books and it included all of them? If that is the case i will power through this and get back on the main series."

I honestly can't remember... I was definitely focused on Malazan Book of the Fallen, for now... people say the Esslemont books aren't as good, and take some getting used to... I saw the first one is short, and a bit of a murder mystery, i think?

There's also the Beauchelain & Korbal Broach novellas, Goats of Glory, and then once you finish the main Erikson & Esslemont series, there's the prequels and sequels...

Path of Ascendancy, Kharkanas, and Witness...

10 books vs 25-30 books, basically...

[Brian]

This one is well done and has some great characters. But your right. 10 books vs 35

[Tonari no Emily]

oh man, I love Beak so much! I hear you Choko

[Tonari no Emily]

I couldn't get into Esselmonts very well. Not quite sure why though. I've really got to keep going with my reread and get to the stuff I haven't read yet... I dont know how many times I've said that lol

[Choko]

He is the best, Emily!!!

Brian, yes, Essemoth's are not as good, but if you remove that comparison, they are actually pretty great. Ericson is just a notch above when it comes to prose.

[Brian]

Choko wrote: "He is the best, Emily!!!

Brian, yes, Essemoth's are not as good, but if you remove that comparison, they are actually pretty great. Ericson is just a notch above when it comes to prose."

I agree. This is my second Esselmont book in the Malayan world and both have been good. Introduced some great characters that play a part in Eriksons books and give a deeper dive into the Crimson Guard which I really enjoyed

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Audible is having another sale... this one is themed around some specific authors like Dean Koontz, and then some random additional books...

I picked up 3 Malazan books & 2 Joseph Bridgeman books (time travel series)...

The Malazan books are Night of Knives (start of Esslemont's main Malazan series), 3rd Kellanved prequel, and start of the Witness trilogy by Erikson... one of those is on the generic August sale, but listed in the author sale as well...

Joseph Bridgeman, the first 2 books are on Audible Plus, and I read them a few years ago... the 3rd is on the August sale, and the 4th is on the author sale, so I picked them up to have the whole series to date... it has an interesting mythos that's slowly being parcelled out...

[Nirkatze]

Finally finished combing through all the audible sale books. Only picked up two this time around--go me! The Great Hunt with Rosamund Pike as narrator, and The Wonder Engine--picked up Clockwork Boys on last month's sale. Thought about Malazan, but I figure I need to actually dedicate time to the main series before I go picking up the side ones... the Joseph Bridgeman ones look interesting, I might go back and nab those...