Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

Top priority (completely published)

Riyria Revelations 1/3
Malazan 2/10 (main series) + side series etc
Saxon Stories 10/11
Manifest Delusions 1/2
Riftwar Saga 2/4
Drenai 7/10
The Belgariad 1/5

Catching up (incomplete/some titles released)
Gods of Blood and Powder 1/3
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Waiting in Limbo (up to date/unreleased)

Elantris 1/?
Red Rising Universe 4/6
The Sacred Throne 1/3
Stormlight Archive 3/10
Throne of Glass 6/7
Mistborn Era 2 4/5
Ember in the Ashes 3/4
Lightbringer 4/5
Warbreaker 1/2
Strange the Dreamer 1/2
Draconis Memoria 2/3
Licanius Trilogy 2/3
Nevernight 2/3
Expanse 7/9 + novellas

To Read in Alternate Universe

A Song of Ice and Fire 5/7 + novellas
Kingkiller Chronicles 2/3
Gentleman Bastard 3/who knows

Titles read for challenge:
Words of Radiance
The Last Mortal Bond
Warriors of the Storm
The Hawk Eternal
Oathbringer
Skullsworn
Iron Gold
Blood Follows
The King Beyond the Gate
Waylander
The Twelve
Quest for Lost Heroes
The City of Mirrors
Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
A Reaper at the Gates
The Flame Bearer
The Republic of Thieves
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend

Series completed for challenge:
Hawk Queen
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne
The Passage

Series Brought up to Date
Stormlight Archive
Red Rising
Ember in the Ashes
Gentleman Bastard

Series dropped:
Dragonlance: Chronicles
Greatcoats
Sorcery Ascendant Sequence

I'll buddy read the new Ember in the Ashes book when it comes out. That might be my favorite YA fantasy series ever. That's about as dark as it comes without becoming something like Nevernight or Broken Kingdom where it's really Grimdark with young characters.

Scott wrote: "I'll buddy read the new Ember in the Ashes book when it comes out. That might be my favorite YA fantasy series ever. That's about as dark as it comes without becoming something like Nevernight or B..."

I'd like that, the writing is very smooth for a YA series

Scott wrote: "I'll buddy read the new Ember in the Ashes book when it comes out. That might be my favorite YA fantasy series ever. That's about as dark as it comes without becoming something like Nevernight or B..."

would the beginning of June work for you? it's to be released in May

I would be doing it on audio. Off the top of my head you only have Persepolis Rising on May 24th, and MLN Hanover series on June 10th. Unsure what else you've got up your sleeve

Margret wrote: "would the beginning of June work for you? it's to be released in May."

Yes that would be good.

I will join you for Ember 3!

Excellent I’ll set it up tonight at work

Nice list. I'm jealous you are so caught up with The Saxon Stories. I've only read the first one. Hoping to read a few of them this year so I can at least be less behind. I'm nine behind at the moment and there is no end to the series in sight!!

updated, finished Words of Radiance, and added some series I forgot to include

updated. Finished Saxon Stories #9 of 10 books, completed Unhewn Throne main series, but will read Skullsworn

Nice update :) you don't have a lot of shame at the moment, so wtg! I'm eager to see you pick up the third Riftwar book because for me it was when the series really came alive. Book 2 was boring af.

Margret is kicking shame's ass.

Margret if I were you I wouldn't bother with Hawk Queen. It's not really a series, it an overblown companion novella, and a bad one. I think you may safely abandon it as there are so many other great books.

Mayim wrote: "Margret if I were you I wouldn't bother with Hawk Queen. It's not really a series, it an overblown companion novella, and a bad one. I think you may safely abandon it as there are so many other gre..."

Completed Hawk Queen, I would agree with you Mayim. Passable at its best.

Have brought Stormlight up to date as well, and abandoned Dragonlance: Chronicles

Finished the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne. Loved the series, will be reading Brian Staveley again for sure

Great job Mags.

Added two series, advanced in Malazan and Red Rising

Scott wrote: "Great job Mags."

thanks friend

Two good series at least. :)

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Two good series at least. :)"

Sorcery Ascendance was iffy at first but it grew on me, I just finished book# 2 of Drenai and found it to be better than Legend (#1) so I’m quite happy!

Your thread name still makes me laugh everytime I see it. I don’t know how you keep your list so small with all these buddy reads.

I’ll tell you my secret: I don’t really buddy read 😂 maybe 1-2 per month. I need to involve myself in more but I have to do it in a spontaneous way, so I’m picking buddy reads from the list when I have time between audio so it still counts

Also, I want my list to be musically paired to “Hello” by Lionel Ritchie

Unfortunately at this point I think I would have pair my list with “Oops I did it again” by Britney Spears.

Your cat could be your backup dancer!

The Lees of Laughter's End and the The Wurms of Blearmouth brings me forward in MALAZAN wooo!!!

Made progress in Drenai, added The Passage, and The Belgariad series

updated. Oh wow I let this list go LOL

Lol. Nice weekend project for you. Your title still makes me laugh it’s so dark.