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It's interesting that we are reading one book by Jim Butcher and one book by Larry Correia this month. Hard Magic has been described as "What Dresden would have been if Jim Butcher was into guns instead of martial arts."
I just recently finished this and loved it...I don't think it reminded me of Dresden at all though....hmmI did think it kind of odd how everyone "coupled up"...even the 'bad guys'
But all in all, quite an enjoyable read!
Yeah, I don't see the Dresden comparison here either.
I liked this book. It was a pretty different from the MHI stuff of Correias that I've read, but still really interesting and fun to read.
I liked this book. It was a pretty different from the MHI stuff of Correias that I've read, but still really interesting and fun to read.
I just finished up. Totally nothing about this reminds me of Dresden.It was different than the MHI stuff - with one exception (view spoiler)
I'm close to halfway through, and don't see the Dresden comparison either. If anything, to me it's like The X-Men with magic instead of mutant power. Although I had a difficult time getting into this book, I'm into it now and having lots of fun with it.
I agree Mrs J--that was both rushed(the romance) and abrupt(the death)
Alright, finished! Except I sort of skimmed at parts, so I don't know if that counts... sadness. For some reason, although I really enjoy Correia's Monster series, this book missed me. I reached my final snort in agreement with Sullivan when he said (view spoiler) I loved Faye, seeing a young girl open up into her power. The writing unfortunately, played to my current frustration with deconstructionist, multi-perspective storylines. I feel like they are often a cop-out to the challenge of writing a continuous storyline in an interesting way, and are trying to capture the attention-deficit reader. I know Correia is capable of more, so it was a disappointment.
I feel like looking sort of dumb and saying.... I liked the action. I don't know (all kidding aside) I enjoyed it. While it's certainly not rocket science (so to speak) I like his take on the magic system. It's a case where while parts of it have shown up elsewhere I haven't run on one just like it (view spoiler).
I saw hints of a lot of the old pulp reads here from Sax Rohmer to Lovecraft with touches of Conan Doyle, Howard and even a little Hammett maybe. At times I thought of some of the older books, short stories and even comics I'd read (I mentioned Rohmer Dr. Fu Manchu kept popping to mind but at times I also thought of the old Phantom strips and some others
Anyway...I liked it.
No, that's not dumb at all. Some times, that's just what you want. Interesting that it reminded you of all those pulp reads--I don't think I've read many of the classic pulp--maybe it's his take on a style I'm unfamiliar with and so less able to appreciate.
Hard to be more precise...but I am planning to follow this to.
While it wasn't the best writing or story ever, it had some promising ideas(and/or takes on ideas) that intrigue me enough to continue with the series.
(view spoiler)
And yeah, I like Faye.
(view spoiler)
And yeah, I like Faye.
I liked the action - I just wasn't too excited about the parts in between the action. I liked the idea of the magic a lot but I really wanted him to explain more of how it worked. One example: what did the eye color have to do with being a traveler? He never explored that at all. (view spoiler)
Discussion questions coming soon.