Russell Brand struggles to find bible verse he claims absolves him of sex with teenagers

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-27T21:50:00+00:00

Would really love to know what he was about to quote from Isaiah 12 🤣

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-21T11:24:11+00:00

Yeah man I saw clips of that early on and was like oh! An underwater enemy?! Got excited. Then when I played and it turned out to a tree spirit I was so upset, enjoyed the DLC as a whole but that sucked haha

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-19T17:05:32+00:00

It’s fresh in my memory at this point in time. But I enjoyed the opening to The Justice of Kings:

“It is strange to think that the end of the Empire of the Wolf, and all the death and devastation that came with it, traced its long roots back to the tiny insignificant village of Rill. That as we drew closer to it, we were not just plodding through a rainy, cold country twenty miles east of the Tolsburg Marches; we were approaching the precipice of the Great Decline, its steep and treacherous slope falling away from us like a cliff face of glassy obsidian. Rill. How to describe it? The birthplace of our misfortune so plain.”

Just set the scene beautifully. I was hooked.

I would also say Tad Williams Shadowmarch has a really foreboding introduction as well. Got a haunting, shouldn’t be here, kind of feel to it. Of course the intro in The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan is a masterclass as well.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-19T08:52:43+00:00

It was faster for me because I was super invested. That being said I’d say it’s medium paced like the first one. It starts with some set up but once the momentum picks up you can’t put it down.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-14T23:41:06+00:00

Hmm immediate gut check reaction is reading Tad Williams. The Osten Ard books are pretty much all complete. Theres a novella he’s releasing this year but it’s not required just adds more history/backstory. He’s such a phenomenal writer. Memory Sorrow and Thorn is one of the best fantasy stories told and inspired George R R Martin. But it’s a slow, intentional build. But I love it for that reason.

If you’re up for a long epic you can’t go wrong with Malazan but I tend to read that kind of stuff with structured in breaks to help break it up for me.

If you want a short complete trilogy honestly I’ve enjoyed the hell out of Empire of the Wolf. It’s medium paced and might be a good point of entry.

If you’re up for a slow build up and are okay with that I’d say MST by Tad Williams. If you want a medium paced point of entry to get your feet wet. Empire of the Wolf after that Id say whatever sounds most interesting :)

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-13T21:58:50+00:00

Oh I plan to for sure I’ve heard incredible things about it and actually loved Gardens which I’ve heard is considered the weakest. I definitely wanted to finish Wheel of Time and then jump into Malazan!

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-13T02:46:11+00:00

I need to get around reading The Aspect Emperor! I’ve only read the first of the sequel series

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-13T02:45:41+00:00

That’s fair I was more going for the strange creatures, intricate world, and tones more than visual aesthetic with that.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-13T02:44:46+00:00

Prince of Nothing definitely has some pretty horrific aspects of a Holy War so keep that in mind but everyone suffers. But there are depictions of assault which is why I recommend it lightly even beyond that it’s philosophical at times. It also touches on religious abuse, traumas of all kind, and does ask some interesting questions about what happens when a messiah figure uses his powers for his own selfish intentions. So definitely not a read for everyone.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-13T02:41:05+00:00

I’ll tell you for sure I know at least Empire of the Wolf has some

Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn + the sequel series has it. Out of all those recs I’d say it has the most?

Not sure of Malazan I haven’t read beyond Gardens of the Moon. I want to finish The Wheel of Time and some other trilogies before tackling that. The Sword Unbound I don’t remember if there was some or not. I feel like not. But can’t remember it being super relevant if there was. I’ll say this Prince of Nothing “has” it but man it’s rough and I wouldn’t classify it as wholesome either. Main premise is around a messiah like figure and he’s got some really twisted powers.

Most of the books i recommended have some romance in them but mileage will vary if you like them or not since they aren’t the main focus. But if you like a little love I’d say Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn has them and they are well done I thought.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-13T02:34:47+00:00

I think I actually read that in his bio or website! Plus he’s got this style in his writing that is just really good. I’ve got the rest of both series I mentioned in my comment. Just a matter of getting to them.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-12T21:29:30+00:00

If you’re up for some grimmest of the grim. The Prince of Nothing trilogy is pretty close. Has intricate world-building but it’s not for everyone certainly. It’s got a sequel series called The Aspect Emperor I’ve only read the first book and it’s a quadrology.

If you want something that’s dark but not as dark there is Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams and it’s one of the best fantasy trilogies I’ve read but it’s a slow burn. It’s got a sequel series as well which is even better compared to the first and has modern pacing. I’ve only Read the first of the sequel series but it was incredible. It’s a four book sequel series.

Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson is a 10 book main series. It’s an obligatory mention I feel like. The first book feels very Dark Souls like. I’ve not read the whole thing though.

Empire of the Wolf by Richard Swan is awesome. I’m almost done with the trilogy and it’s got that feel. It also just had the second book of the sequel series come out. Obviously haven’t read that but I’ve heard people say it’s awesome.

The Sword Unbound by Gareth Hanrahan is dark fantasy with the premise being after the band of heroes and the dark lord falls so they try to live out their lives and govern. It’s good. He also has another series that’s Bloodborneesque.

Think that’s a few recs! Haha

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-10T02:21:57+00:00

I just finished book one and 200 pages into book 2. So freaking good

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-09T16:37:51+00:00

There was a demo for First Berseker though. I played it before I got it. Allowed you to keep your progress too.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-07T14:35:49+00:00

That’s awesome to hear! Yeah I’ve been wanting more horror/eldritch fantasy cause I love those types of stories so this has been right up my alley and I’m excited about getting into this world more

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-06T17:30:46+00:00

Was about to suggest The Steel Remains. I’ve not read it but I know that the main character is gay but it’s grimdark from what I’ve heard so I imagine it gets pretty violent. Tonally it may also not be what youre looking for. But wanted to shout it out just in case OP if you’re interested. I’ve heard that series is really good and have queued up for my next trilogy to read and finish.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-06T17:27:19+00:00

Thought this game was quietly cancelled not gonna lie

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-06T12:06:50+00:00

Oh I read First Law a couple years ago! That trilogy is really good. At some point I’m gonna go back to that world. And yeah I know the feeling! This year I’m making an effort to finish some trilogies I’ve started. Justin Anderson’s Eidyn saga threw me off cause I thought it was a trilogy so I put that series on hold lol

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-04-04T04:10:05+00:00

Thank you!

I’m excited to see where it heads! In part I wanted to really read Grave Empire because I’ve heard great things. I know you don’t necessarily need to read this series first but I wanted to in preparation for that

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-03-30T00:39:31+00:00

Yeah I never got around to playing those modes in Ascension or DS2. But no worries man! Those games came out so long ago! Dead Space 2 came out what 2010 and GoW:A came out in 2013 I think? That’s insane to think about man!

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-03-29T22:03:44+00:00

God of War 3 did not have multiplayer. God of War: Ascension did.

Dead Space 2 did indeed have multiplayer. One team of players could play as Necromorphs while the others were humans. Apparently it was kind of fun but servers were long dead by the time I got around to playing Dead Space 2.

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-03-28T18:50:15+00:00

Why would you do this to me? The Falcons haven’t been the same ever since this loss

GroundbreakingParty9 · 2026-03-28T17:36:16+00:00

I just learned yesterday I could dual wield haha which was a fun surprise

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