Fantasy Book Club discussion

I finished The Blood Jaguar. I didn't like it much. Poor writing.

I'm now heading back to Valdemar and reading The Oathbound.

These Spindrift Pages by Theodore Dalrymple

Here's what I finished in March. The Way of Kings is something I had been reading off and on for years and finally finished it.

The Windup Girl ★★
The Blood Jaguar ★★
The Way of Kings ★★★★
The Hidden Oracle ★★★★

The Virtues of Captain America: Modern-Day Lessons on Character from a World War II Superhero by Mark D. White

currently reading: Malice by John Gwyne, Crescent City by SJM and Eragon by C. Paolini. I know I'm crazy cause I read 3 or 4 books at a time. lol.

My March:

Across the Green Grass Fields ★★★★★
In Mercy, Rain ★★★★★
Skeleton Song ★★★★★
Juice Like Wounds ★★★★★
A Treasury of Fantasy ★★★★
The Rage of Dragons ★★★★
The Fires of Vengeance ★★★★
Mazirian the Magician ★★★★★
Cugel the Clever: (previously titled The Eyes of the Overworld) ★★★★★

(Less impressive than it looks -- most of the books at the top of the stack were novella or even novelette length. But on the other hand, Treasury of Fantasy was a big anthology that included no less than three full-length novels, so it kind of balances out.)

The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History by Tonio Andrade

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. This is going to take a while.

Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success by K.M. Weiland

I finished The Oathbound. It was really good. Loved the two main protagonists. I've moved on to book two: Oathbreakers.

Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development by K.M. Weiland

Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story by K.M. Weiland

About a 5th of the way into The Night Parade.

I finished Babel: An Arcane History. It was good. Last third or so was a little extreme, but still good. I found it really interesting and the magic system was very cool and clever.

I'm back to sci-fi. Reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.

Here's what I finished in April.

The Oathbound ★★★★★
Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons ★★★★
Babel: An Arcane History ★★★★

I'm revisiting some childhood favorites: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander.

Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 8 by Waco Ioka

Finished the Prydain books (including the short story collection The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain, which I had never read back in the day) and, on a whim, started Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, the no-longer-canonical book that started the whole Star Wars revival back in the 90s.

Just startedYou Can't Hide from Chriskahzaa by Sean Gibson.

I finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. It was really good.

Now I'm reading Tress of the Emerald Sea.

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Manga, Vol. 4 by Matsuri Akai

Cloak of Masks by Jonathan Moeller

I just started the Mistborn Saga. The Final Empire

The Wise Man’s Fear. IT IS ABSOLUTELY GREAT. can’t stop reading it.

Am about to begin The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hide by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Practical Exercise by George Phillies

Babylon Black by Kit Sun Cheah

I finished Oathbreakers. To be honest, I found it kind of boring, so I'm taking a break from Lackey. Reading Waypoint Kangaroo now.

Cupcake Girls: Part 5 of The Vixen War Bride Series by Thomas Doscher

Which, despite the title, is military SF

I just finished Warbreaker and it was beautiful.

Let's see ... recently finished Dan Abnett's Triumff and Amanda Downum's The Poison Court, and am now rereading Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars for about the hundredth time.

By a Silver Thread by Rachel Aaron

Here's what I finished in May. Overall very good month for reading.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? ★★★★★
Oathbreakers ★★★
The Dark Prophecy ★★★★★

The Exorcism Engines by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio

My May:

The Chronicles of Prydain ★★★★★
The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain ★★★★★
Heir to the Empire ★★★
Dark Force Rising ★★★
The Last Command ★★★
Triumff ★★★★
Bone Garden: An Erisinian Intrigue (short story) ★★★★
The Poison Court ★★★★
A Princess of Mars ★★★★★
The Gods of Mars ★★★★★

I finished Tress of the Emerald Sea. It was really good.

Now reading Space Unicorn Blues.

clockwork angel by cassandra clare. first book i've ever read of hers and i am now anticipating her to become one of my fav authors ♡

Helen wrote: "I’m reading Empire of the Vampire"
yessss

I just finished the Rithmatist, and I absolutely loved the ending. I can’t believe it’s been ten years, and I choose to believe there will be a second book. The characters were amazing, and I cannot wait for the second book.

The 2nd book is called The Aztlanian.

A Quote from Brandon Sanderson.
"A glimmer of light for you Rithmatist fans is this: my son just read the book, and he’s joined the crowd calling for me to do a sequel. So you have an in-house representative."

After blasting through the entire* John Carter of Mars series in about two weeks, I'm starting my vacation reading a couple days early -- this year it's Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Death Gate cycle, beginning with Dragon Wing.

*These days, I skip "John Carter and the Giant of Mars", the first half of John Carter of Mars, because it was apparently ghost-written by his son, is canon-breaking, and is kind of terrible.

Phantasm: An Isekai LitRPG by Christopher Hall

I finished Waypoint Kangaroo. Not bad space thriller. Nothing amazing.

I've had my fill of space books now (still in the middle of one), so it's back to fantasy for me with Fourth Wing.

Beyond Kings and Princesses: Governments for Worldbuilders by Oren Litwin

Cloak of Dragonfire by Jonathan Moeller

Finished The Hand of Chaos (fifth in the Death Gate Cycle) and had to pivot to Thieves' World for an upcoming book club discussion I'm taking part in.

Just finished two books in June.

Tress of the Emerald Sea ★★★★★
Waypoint Kangaroo ★★★

I just finished Mistborn, and I deeply admire Sanderson and his skills. This book had so many diverse and creative characters, and Sanderson did the unforgivable, and it only made Mistborn that much better. He broke the rule in writing, but it was a genius move. I aspire to have his level of skill when it comes to my own writings.

Tifani wrote: "I just finished Mistborn, and I deeply admire Sanderson and his skills. This book had so many diverse and creative characters, and Sanderson did the unforgivable, and it only made Mistborn that muc..."

If you liked The Mistborn Trilogy, I think you would like the Wax & Wayne Series (4 books). :)

I just finished Space Unicorn Blues. It was a weird book, but kind of fun.

Now I'm reading Brandon Sanderson's secret project 2: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England.