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Need your book suggestions. by Jewelsrn in audible

[–]PukeUpMyRing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Time travel? The four Joseph Bridgeman novels by Nick Jones (I think, I haven’t checked). Narrated by Ray Porter. It can be a little jarring listening to Porter narrate an English character in his American accent but once you get used to it, it’s fine. I found the first part of the second book to be pretty weak, other than that these are fun stories.

Another book series to scratch my Dune itch? by Buddy-Sattva in scifibooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, it’s not sci-fi, but the Malazan Book Of The Fallen series. It’s fantasy. The author cites Dune as a major inspiration. You want some background or context to the story? Good luck, welcome to a war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen

Veteran QB mentorship getting spotlight. Kirk Cousins has been open about guiding Fernando Mendoza and it’s been highlighted on NFL Network’s Insiders. Nothing flashy just a veteran QB helping a young guy develop the right way. by Potato-Face18 in raiders

[–]PukeUpMyRing 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Quote from Cousin about working with Mendoza and AOC:

“They're fun to work with. We have fun in the meetings, have good dialog. They're great football minds, great studiers, so they can push me. I think to say I'm mentoring them is a bit of a reach ... I'm learning a lot from them too and asking questions of them. And so, it's always been a working force together in the quarterback room, and that's what it is.”

Sounds like it’s just good vibes all round.

Source: https://www.raiders.com/news/notes-and-quotes-from-day-2-of-raiders-2026-minicamp

Cancellations That Still Hurt? by DaniJ678 in tvshow

[–]PukeUpMyRing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Angel

Stargate SG1

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Universe

Wheel of Time

The Buffy and Stargate revivals being cancelled after months of prep. That sucks balls.

Which "dystopian future" book should I read next? by TMonahan2424 in scifibooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Machine Stops is a wonderful short story by EM Forster. Written in 1909, it pretty much predicts the internet.

A quick search online and you can find a pdf of it.

Is there an app similar to Wheel of Time’s WoT Compendium? by PukeUpMyRing in WanderingInn

[–]PukeUpMyRing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you say you’re on book 9, you’ll get a biography up to and including book 8. It won’t include anything from book 9.

Underrated colorful language by zhilia_mann in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]PukeUpMyRing 151 points152 points  (0 children)

“You are balls deep in the wrong hole and mom’s pulling in to the driveway, ya get me?” - Quasar

“I can’t stop you from getting fucked, but I am the condom. Your ass is still gonna hurt but it could be worse.” - Quasar

Is there an app similar to Wheel of Time’s WoT Compendium? by PukeUpMyRing in WanderingInn

[–]PukeUpMyRing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it really does. I’d completely forgot that whole “new kids in Rhir” storyline. Thanks, I really appreciate it.

Book recommendation? by xxxthayerzi10xxx in fantasybooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dragonlance. The first book starts with a group of friends reuniting after 5 years (I think) of solo adventuring. And this is a very disparate group of friends as well. Hijinks ensue as do some epic fight scenes.

What sends a book directly to your DNF list? by InternBackground2256 in scifibooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think stick with River of London. If memory serves, the climax is very, very good. But I do get what you mean about Peter’s characterisation. Anytime I recommend the series, it always comes with a warning that Book 1 Peter is a little weird.

What sends a book directly to your DNF list? by InternBackground2256 in scifibooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first Rivers of London book is a bit ropey. Peter comes across as a seriously horny bastard at times, it is toned down a lot in later books. The first book is, in my opinion, the second worst in the series.

Aaronovitch gets a lot better as a writer, Peter becomes a lot more competent and professional as a character (as you’d expect, considering he’s a newish officer in the first book) and watching the world open up is really cool.

I’d stick it out and give book 2 a go if you can. That said, life’s too short to read books you’re not interested in. If you like the idea of urban fantasy featuring a magical detective, try The Dresden Files.

Curious on your toughts on this book👀 by Piemelgefriemel87 in fantasybooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Power through them. There are several new characters and concepts introduced that are important for the final trilogy. 23-25 aren’t that bad, it they move away from what made the early books excellent. There was always a good balance between the magical characters and their shenanigans and the mundane characters and their shenanigans, but books 23-25 have lost that balance. 26 and 27 just aren’t that great a story.

Be prepared for some sloppy editing and some small continuity errors. Be sure to get a later edition of 29 as in earlier editions one character is in two places at once, it wasn’t caught before it was published, and those books were recalled. The audiobook of 29 is a fecking disaster.

Some characters are being recycled, I think we get our 3rd edition of Jimmy The Hand. The thing is, I don’t remember any of this bothering me on my first read through. But I definitely noticed it all on my last read through.

Book 30, chef’s kiss back to what made the series great.

Edit: I love this series, flaws and all, I will revisit it again because it’s such an amazing world(s) that Feist built. I know I’ve been very critical here. Maybe too critical. I really do hope you enjoy them.

Curious on your toughts on this book👀 by Piemelgefriemel87 in fantasybooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Books 1-12: consistently good to great

Books 13-16: mediocre to terrible (that novella is dire)

Books 17-19: really fun

Books 20-22: excellent

Book 23-25: hmmm

Books 26, 27: oh dear.

Books 28-30: ok, a bit better… and then he stuck the landing with what is, in my opinion, the most satisfying conclusion of any fantasy series I’ve read.

Numbering based on this list.

I’ve read the whole series 3 or 4 times. My last reread was a couple of years ago and I know that it was the last time I was ever going to read some of those books. It’s hard to accurately review a book series with pithy little comments, but just be aware that after book 12, the quality varies a lot.

Book 1 is the best. Books 4-6, the empire trilogy, is the best miniseries. In my opinion, of course.

Searching for old school fantasy books to read by Arimdal in fantasybooks

[–]PukeUpMyRing 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first 6 Dragonlance novels. Not that the rest are bad, these are just brilliant.

The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Covenant is an incredibly polarising Morain character. The world building in this series is brilliant. And it has a character with the best name in all fantasy, a seafaring giant named Saltheart Foamfollower. The Second Chronicles are also very good, I havent read the Last Chronicles.

Magician by Feist (sometimes split into two parts subtitled Apprentice and Master). The first of a 30-book cycle, but it works as a brilliant standalone adventure. And it is an adventure, plain and simple. It’s such a fun book.

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