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Probably lots of bleed-over from the last week since it was posted so late, but...

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[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I just finished re-listening to CJ Archer's Glass and Steele series on audiobook. From another post:

This one is an awesome mesh of different settings and genres blended really well together. It's Wild West outlaws coming to Victorian era England for a fantasy epic styled coming into the light of magic, where magicians who have hidden themselves for fear of prosecution from the craft guilds come into the light. The mysteries don't ignore the magic elements, but don't use them as a crutch and stay broadly true to the era, and the take on magic is unique and interesting. You really want to read this from book 1.

I highly recommend it. I'll go into the two Glass Library books out so far next for audiobooks. It's set 25-30 years later, and has started to raise its own intriguing exploration of her unique magic setup. (Her After the Rift series is also enjoyable in a more traditional fantasy setting.)


But, this week is vacation, which means I have time to read ebooks, and I'm generally in a different story with audio and visual reading. I restarted Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive series yesterday. I've read the first book and part of the second in the past before getting distracted, and I really enjoyed what I read. I also really think the introductory assassin's powers could make for a pretty compelling video game, though implementing it in an enjoyable way might take a little finesse. I find the really big epics with a lot of characters take longer sessions with a little more focus to engage with, so a week with minimal interruptions is perfect, and hopefully I'll be able to get further this time.

[–] SLaSZT@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Right now I'm reading Out by Natsuo Kirino, it's pretty good so far but I haven't gotten too far into it.

The prose is very good, especially the description of menial work and living while poor, and it's really remarkable how the author can make you sympathize with a truly snotty and judgemental main character.

I haven't really got to the meat of the story yet so I'm hoping it gets a bit more fast-paced.

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