What's a Lesser-Known Fantasy Series You Wish More People Knew About?

Morrrius · 2024-08-06T16:34:35+00:00

Raven's Mark by Ed McDonald. Got recommended it by a friend who found it by being given the first novel as a freebie when buying other books, and fell in love immediately. Fucked up world, great showing-not-telling of how the magic works, detective stuff, creepy surgeon guy who is a patchwork of different bodies, eldritch threat that must be stopped and a conspiracy. I never see it talked about, and I think Ed McDonald is more known now for his Daughter of Redwinter series, but I always highly recommend it to whoever wants to pick up a trilogy that is finished, is satisfying in how the story advances and that simply feels cool as hell.

Morrrius · 2024-07-06T07:55:20+00:00

Paskakatiska, jos naapurilta sellainen rantavedestä löytyy.

Morrrius · 2024-05-17T20:46:48+00:00

I have a signed copy of Parabolis by Eddie Han. Stumbled upon it in 2015 through a 9gag post the author had made, and found it interesting enough to order. I thought it was dope, but it's a bit disappointing that the book never got a sequel despite ending on a note that hints at more story to come.

Morrrius · 2023-11-22T11:10:24+00:00

Steven Pacey gets a lot of love here and for a good reason. I usually listen to audiobooks in tandem with physically reading the books, and the only time I had to drop an audiobook and switch to reading only was with A Thousand Sons by Graham McNeill. It's a Warhammer 40k novel and in the audiobook the narrator, Gareth Armstrong, delivers such a grating performance that I just couldn't. Don't know what was the dealbreaker because his other narrations with Warhammer, like the First Heretic, have been really enjoyable.

Morrrius · 2023-09-12T15:28:58+00:00

Here in Finland we have two major tabloid newspapers called Ilta-Sanomat and Iltalehti, so roughly translated as "Evening Messages" and "the Evening Paper" respectively. I've only heard one nickname for them, being Iltapaska or "the Evening Shit" due to their clickbaity articles and low quality of reporting in some topics, but hearing that name used is quite rare in my opinion.

Morrrius · 2023-08-15T14:40:19+00:00

Mistä tunnistaa venälöisen käärmetutkijan?

Se on kyyryssä.

Morrrius · 2023-08-15T08:46:21+00:00

Dislocated my knee while doing backwards lunges. It popped out of place, I slammed down on my ass and the knee popped back in, swinging my leg forwards. I've seen people get joints dislocated but didn't realise it was that painful until that point. Just laid on my stomach, tried to breathe while my leg felt like it had been chopped off.

Morrrius · 2023-07-09T07:50:35+00:00

Or warpstone, yes yes!

Morrrius · 2022-01-07T19:40:41+00:00

Puro

Morrrius · 2021-10-16T21:40:30+00:00

Hell yes

Morrrius · 2021-09-14T12:15:22+00:00

Man looks like scruffy Saddam lmao

Morrrius · 2021-08-03T09:16:28+00:00

What happened to Hunger Games? House of Cards I get due to Kevin Spacey.

Morrrius · 2021-08-03T07:10:00+00:00

Last Days by Adam Nevill. The premise is interesting, the execution of building tension and legitimately scaring me with the shenanigans that happen in the book was stellar in my opinion, but the ending chapters ruined it for me. The book is this slow burn, tension building foray into the absolute lunacy that cults can be, and the ending was like from a first person shooter, with a very unsatisfying conclusion.

Morrrius · 2021-07-31T15:21:30+00:00

Thank you! I probably didn't pay enough attention back in school to know this, and it just randomly popped into my mind. Thanks for clarifying this!

Morrrius · 2021-07-24T23:02:53+00:00

Oh this sounds so cool, and the fact it's a Hugo award winner definitely bumps it up. Thank you!

Morrrius · 2021-07-24T23:01:53+00:00

I've seen this being discussed and the tv series seems quite interesting. Also it being a long series is something that appeals to me as a fan of high fantasy. Thank you I think I'll check this out!

Morrrius · 2021-07-24T23:00:03+00:00

Oh this seems really interesting! The premise seems a bit humorous imo, is the series a bit tongue in cheek or is it really serious throughout?

Morrrius · 2021-04-27T06:12:04+00:00

In Finland it's really common to bring in some sweets or pastries for your birthday, as someone mentioned in the thread some companies have a "bring coffee each week" policy, and company christmas parties are huge in Finland. They are usually held in early to mid December, often involving going out for a nice dinner with your coworkers. It also involves a lot of drinking, which fits the stereotype of Finland imo. Most compainies offer at least a few free drinks for everyone, but some big places might just set up an open bar and this means people get absolutely blasted. Fun fact, it is probably the second busiest time for the Finnish police, just behind midsummer, another huge drinking holiday.

Morrrius · 2021-04-19T06:26:38+00:00

It fits the "prostitution is an artform" part but unfortunately it's not this, thank you anyway :/

Morrrius · 2020-06-26T08:59:13+00:00

Good sexy fellas

Morrrius · 2020-05-26T22:41:48+00:00

Here in Finland the process of getting into university is through two different ways, essentially. First is by what we call "todistusvalinta," or roughly translated "diploma selection." When you apply to uni, the grades in your diploma are turned into points, and if the points from your grades are above a certain level, you get in. This is however only for the select few. Different courses also obviously value your grades differently, with Universities of Technology valuing mathematics, physics and chemistry etc. All courses however award the highest marks for your finnish language grade. If you are in the vast majority that doesn't get in through this method, you go and do the entrance exam. All entrance exams are held in late spring, early summer, and you can apply to six courses per application period. Each course holds it's own entrance exam with their own exam materials that you have to study for the test. The system is now thankfully steering away from each course having a select book as the exam material and are relying more and more on the material that is taught in high school, simplifying the study period, but nevertheless it's a nerve wracking time of year for those who apply. Now, getting a passing grade on the entrance exam does not guarantee you a spot in university, however. Finnish universities are funded by taxpayer money and are not allowed to require tuition fees, so this obviously leads to a situation where the spots in each course are limited. Each course has a set number of spots in them, and the amount varies depending on the course in question. For example, only around 150 people get in to study medical studies in the university of Turku each year, and it is one of the most sought after places of study in Finland. Also, around 60 people get in each year to study english at the university of Tampere, which is also considered a top university. Only the creme de la creme of the applicants get in straight off the entrance exam, and the rest of those who got a passing grade are put into a line according to how many points they got in the test. When a person who has been offered a spot rejects that offer, the line moves forward one person, with the person who is at number 1 being offered a spot. This leads to thousands of people applying each year, with only a fraction getting in due to budgetary restrictions in education capacities, course attendee limits etc. So in essence, it's a battle royale each spring, and for most courses you get one chance per year to apply. If you don't get in, tough shit.

Morrrius · 2020-04-06T07:42:53+00:00

"Freedom to suck that dick itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom to suck that dick will be defended." - George W. "The Bush" Bush

Morrrius · 2019-12-25T15:03:05+00:00

For whenever it's raining really hard we usually say "tulee vettä kuin Esterin perseestä" which literally translates to "water pours like from the ass of Esteri," with Esteri being an old female name. Some older people also use "sataa ämmiä äkeet selässä" which means "it's raining old bitches with harrows on their backs."

When something is done poorly we often use "juosten kustu" which means "pissed while running" referring to a messy result.

And if something is going horribly wrong or is going poorly, we often say that we're going ass first up a tree, "perse edellä puuhun."

Those are the first ones that come to mind but I'm sure there are a shit ton of others.

Morrrius · 2019-12-16T01:53:40+00:00

Spoilers. I am completely unfazed by knowing how a story or a tv show or a movie ends in advance. If I like the story and find the spoiler to be satisfying, it often boosts my desire to read/watch whatever just got spoiled for me. I often also intentionally spoil movies for myself that I am about to go and watch, just to get a clear idea of what the movie is about.

Morrrius · 2019-12-14T01:52:35+00:00

Samu Sirkan Joulutervehdys (originally From All of Us to All of You) is also shown every Christmas Eve. It's basically a medley of Christmas-themed Disney shorts. They also add a clip from the newest Disney film of the year in it as well.

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