I just finished Waybound by Will Wight and enjoyed the series finale! I've also been working my way through the Malazan book of the Fallen, I'm on book 4 House of Chains

[–] TheBurlapBear@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

(Audiobooks) I've recently finished book 2 of the Mistborn series - The Well of Ascension. Otherwise i'm trying to get myself through book 2 of the Temeraire series - Throne of Jade. I'm torn, it may be that the narrator is killing it for me, or there's just not enough action for a dragon based story.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Mistborn is such a good series!

I mostly prefer to read over audiobooks as my head narrator is often a lot better than audiobooks narrators.

[–] Celediel@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

On my Kindle, I just finished re-reading Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut for the first time in probably 15 years. Helluva book, and reading it as a teenager certainly changed the heading of my moral compass. Still deciding what to read next.

I've also been re-reading my paper copy of This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. It warms my gay little heart.

[–] MisterMonday@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm currently halfway through The Last Echo of the Lord of Bells by John Bierce, as well as procrastinating starting Waybound by Will Wight. Progression Fantasy is my thing right now.

[–] TheBurlapBear@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Question - Did the TV series 'Wheel of Time' do the book(s) justice?

[–] fermionsnotbosons@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

IMO, yes, it was a good first season with some flaws that will hopefully be improved upon just like the first book was good (not great) and definitely improved upon by subsequent entries.

I've read the series 3 times, and am on my 4th read (book 9) right now. Having re-read book 1 in 2019, I had a pretty clear memory of it when the show premiered and was glad to see some repetitive and inconsistent content from book 1 cut and replaced with more integral subject matter (e.g., the warder bond).

Overall, I am most happy to see the world and characters introduced to a larger audience, who seem to be finding the books in the lull between seasons. I also typically give adaptations plenty of leeway to tell the story in a way that works for the new medium. I am psyched to see how they did with season 2.

[–] fermionsnotbosons@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On book 9 (Winter's Heart) of the Wheel of Time right now, albeit for the 4th time! If it's your first read of the series I hope you're enjoying it, it's my favorite of all time. Book 11 is one of the very best!

I also just started The Prince of Nothing series, for which I've heard good things. I'll have more to say about it later.

[–] Landrin201@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Join us in c/wheeloftime! More engagement is always good