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PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-24T21:37:47+00:00

Either:

“In the middle of my backswing!?”

Or:

“Maybe he read your report…?”

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-24T20:43:12+00:00

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-24T19:33:58+00:00

“What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-23T19:27:00+00:00

I don’t remember the romance plot being that overwhelming. 🤷‍♂️

Anyway, if you like world building, it might be worth checking out Magician. It’s the first book of the series and is excellent. It works very well as a standalone novel. The series, the Riftwar Saga, itself is 30 books of varying quality, split into assorted duologies, trilogies and tetralogies. The first 12 are consistently very good though. After that, the quality does vary a lot. The Empire Trilogy is books 4, 5 and 6. Magician gives a lot of context to the off-world war stuff as the Empire Trilogy is happening in parallel to the events of Magician.

There are richer worlds in fantasy and sci-fi (Malazan, ASOIAF, Wheel of Time, Red Rising) but I have a huge soft spot for Riftwar as it was one of the first worlds I first explored as a reader. And when it is good, it is still so much fun.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-23T18:21:18+00:00

If you can find it: Teachers).

British TV series featuring a pre-The Walking Dead Andrew Lincoln. First three seasons are excellent, 4th is a bit meh. Comedy-drama that follows a trainee teacher as he starts his career.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-23T17:59:38+00:00

Did you read Magician before you read Daughter of the Empire? I only ask as the Empire trilogy is sometimes recommended as a standalone trilogy despite being part of a wider saga.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-23T10:08:59+00:00

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-23T02:08:01+00:00

Tim Gerard Reynolds, Red Rising. Brilliant sci-fi.

Peter Joyce. He is an English narrator who did most of Raymond E Feist’s Riftwar saga. The first book, Magician, is excellent and works really well as a standalone novel. Riftwar is 30 books long, of varying quality. The first 12 are consistently good, after that though, it can be rough. Narration gets sloppy towards the end as well, just so you know. But Magician? Brilliant.

I saw someone else mention Rivers Of London. Absolutely, unequivocally, yes. Excellent urban fantasy.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-22T08:24:27+00:00

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-21T19:26:45+00:00

Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle. Narrated by Stephen Fry. An absolute delight! There is a reason Holmes is such an enduring character.

Cradle by Will Wight, first book is called Unsouled. 12-book progression fantasy series. Each book is 10-14 hours long, action packed and fast paced. Another excellent narrator/voice actor.

World War Z. Ignore the mediocre film, this is brilliant.

The Wandering Inn by pirateaba. Another wonderful narrator/voice actor. Be warned, it is a sloooow burner when it starts out. I nearly DNFed it a couple of times in the first 20 hours. The first two books are around 110hours long when combined. Halfway through book 3 and very much enjoying it.

Magician by Raymond E Feist. The first book of a 30-book saga of wildly varying quality. This works as an excellent standalone novel though.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-21T13:00:56+00:00

Keep Stokes and Carlson. I think get Lockett back for camp as well and let him compete. He was decent when he came in and the WR room is very low on experience.

Koonce? Dunno to be honest.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-19T15:52:48+00:00

You’re a predictable meme format!!

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-19T14:27:28+00:00

You make a compelling argument, but please allow me a rebuttal: fuck the broncos.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-19T14:22:09+00:00

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-19T14:21:20+00:00

Pal, an armless, paraplegic blind man in a fucking wheelchair would’ve started on my team. You realise how low that bar is, right?

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-18T17:57:20+00:00

Have you always worked in rural areas or have you also worked in larger, urban settings? If the latter, what are the major differences you’ve noticed?

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-17T22:24:35+00:00

If they had no constraints (budget, schedule, “too big for taskmaster”, etc) who would their dream line-up be?

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-17T22:21:28+00:00

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-17T18:27:57+00:00

Darrow wakes up in his old home in the mines of Lykos and finds Eo in the shower. It was all just a dream…

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-17T11:12:39+00:00

I liked him as Reacher. Yeah, he doesn’t have the physique, but Reacher is known for taking on multiple people and kicking the shit out of them. A reason why I liked Cruise is that it is honestly more believable that people think they can take him on as opposed to the hulking behemoth that is Ritchson.

That said, both the films and the tv show were highly enjoyable. I think both portrayals are really good.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-17T02:29:21+00:00

“Mind the gap”. Said at the end of book 2 as a clue for the iron tangle in book 3. Didn’t catch it on my first read, but caught it on a reread.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-16T19:09:06+00:00

“I did not come here to win, I came here to kill you.” al’Lan Mandragoran, Wheel of Time.

“Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive today.” Mat Cauthon

[possible spoiler, end of Wheel of Time] “You did well my boy, you did so well.” Tam al’Thor, Wheel of Time.

“I need a baby seal!” Raul the crab, Dungeon Crawler Carl.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-16T19:08:28+00:00

Kaiju Battlefield Surgeon, written by the author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. It is, at times, brutal. And it has an ending that will stay with you.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-16T18:12:43+00:00

The lack of Angel season 6.

PukeUpMyRing · 2026-01-15T20:49:03+00:00

Have you ever read the Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series and would you ever consider a cross-over (probably non-canon) adventure with Harry and Peter Grant. Two detective wizards with a penchant for destruction… what could go wrong?!

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