Grimdark Fantasy discussion

Thought's everyone?

That would not be my first vote. But then, vox populi.
Igor

Just bought the book :)
This is my first time participating in a group read. How does it work exactly?

This is one of my absolute favourite series. I've read the first four and hope you'll enjoy this as much as I have.

Soulaiman wrote: "Just bought the book :)
This is my first time participating in a group read. How does it work exactly?"

Hi Soulaiman,

Glad you will be joining us!

We use this thread for discussing whilst still reading (spoiler tags are used here): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Q&A is here, so if you have any questions for the author ask away: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And this thread for spoiler discussion (when you have finished.)

I think most members are planning on starting around the 1st of January.

PS If you have anymore questions or are unsure of anything feel free to ask! :)

I will also be a first time group read participant. Love Abraham's Long Price Quartet, and have been looking for an excuse to push Dragon's Path higher up my to-read list. Guess I found my excuse!

Andrew wrote: "I will also be a first time group read participant. Love Abraham's Long Price Quartet, and have been looking for an excuse to push Dragon's Path higher up my to-read list. Guess I found my excuse!"

Great to have you Andrew!

Finished this in a week. Really liked it. I am a bit confused with the names of places (which were a lot) but I liked the plot especially its commerce and banking stuff.

the bigger worldbuilding seems to be limited in this first book - the prologue is interesting, reminds me of the white walker scene in A Game of Thrones, i.e. a big menace lurking in the corner while people playing their, well, game of thrones.

First group read. Not as much blood and action as I usually read, but I've been pulled in and will have to carry on with the rest of the series now. I think this has laid the foundations to what looks to be a really good series.

Silvana I really liked how the commerce and banking as well. It helped make the book unique.

I've read the whole series and absolutely loved it. It's original and different.

Just finished. It was a 4* read for me -- very good but not something I would say I loved. Then again, Long Price quartet started off with what I would consider a 3* book, while the remaining three books were all some of my all-time favorites.

The different humanoid races needed a little more definition IMO. They blended together in my mind's eye a lot. I'm looking forward to seeing how the "drowned" race comes into play. Seemed like an awful lot of foreshadowing toward them, but not so much with any of the other races that have yet to make an appearance.

Much like after book 1 of Long Price, I'm not sure where exactly this series is going. But assuming that Master Kit is the runaway priest from the prologue, I'd say that Kit will find himself somehow in the gotta-save-the-world-or-we-all-die role at the end.

I started the serie a couple of weeks ago, i liked part one (3 stars) and it made me really curious especially about the role of the bank.
But i really started to appreciate the world and the serie in the next books (especially 2 and 3, now reading part 5). Part one felt a bit like an intro to me, setting the stage for what is to come. I think it gets a lot better! An original serie with great twists and cool characters.
More people should read it :)

Any thoughts on Marcus's feeling toward Cithrin? I am really bothered with it since at first I thought it was sweet - she as her daughter's replacement or a sister - but at the end it became romanticized. I really wished for main characters with different sexes stay friends....

Andrew wrote: "The different humanoid races needed a little more definition IMO. They blended together in my mind's eye a lot. I'm looking forward to seeing how the "drowned" race comes into play. Seemed like an awful lot of foreshadowing toward them, but not so much with any of the other races that have yet to make an appearance. "

I also wish there are illustrations somewhere! We only have this: http://www.danielabraham.com/books-by...

The Lovecraftian Drowned ones are very interesting indeed. But in the next book you'll get to see them.

Silvana wrote: "Any thoughts on Marcus's feeling toward Cithrin? I am really bothered with it since at first I thought it was sweet - she as her daughter's replacement or a sister - but at the end it became romant..."

Yes, it bothered me too. But as the books continue it didn't bother me anymore. (dont wanna give anything away). What do you think of Geder? For me, that's the only character that does not feel entirely realistic with his childish escapades. (Can't remember if I felt that after book one too though)

Silvana wrote: "Any thoughts on Marcus's feeling toward Cithrin? I am really bothered with it since at first I thought it was sweet - she as her daughter's replacement or a sister - but at the end it became romant..."

Ditto. I'm holding out hope that things become more platonic between them in the next book. Also, Cithrin kissed Marcus, not the other way around. Considering she's still a minor and was up against a life-altering decision at the time, I'm hoping that it was just a one-time thing. And until I read otherwise, I'm going to live in my bubble where Marcus is solely a friend/father figure to her.

Mikos wrote: "Silvana wrote: "Any thoughts on Marcus's feeling toward Cithrin? I am really bothered with it since at first I thought it was sweet - she as her daughter's replacement or a sister - but at the end ..."

Geder was my least favorite POV character. Part of it was that he seemed a touch unrealistic, but I think more so the problem is that I don't really care about him one way or the other. Not hateable, not loveable, just kind of there. I really enjoyed all of the other POV characters though.

Andrew wrote: And until I read otherwise, I'm going to live in my bubble where Marcus is solely a friend/father figure to her. "

same here.

Andrew wrote: "Geder was my least favorite POV character. Part of it was that he seemed a touch unrealistic, but I think more so the problem is that I don't really care about him one way or the other. Not hateable, not loveable, just kind of there. I really enjoyed all of the other POV characters though. "

Mikos wrote: "What do you think of Geder? For me, that's the only character that does not feel entirely realistic with his childish escapades. (Can't remember if I felt that after book one too though) "

I actually liked Geder since the first time we met him - he is like a stronger version of Samwell Tarly - and I always have soft spots for book worms. Plus, he has this weird streak of sudden cruelness - I can understand why this makes him seem unrealistic - which makes him (for me) merely an unpredictable character. He is also naturally kind but he is weak and easy to manipulate. Overall, he made an interesting character.

I don't however really enjoy being told over and over again (as in the second book) on how he used to spend his time reading. We got that already.

Cithrin was the only character I liked in the book. I wasn't fond of Geder, which makes it hard as he kinda seems like the main character. I'm open to reading the next book, however.

Heather wrote: "Cithrin was the only character I liked in the book. I wasn't fond of Geder, which makes it hard as he kinda seems like the main character. I'm open to reading the next book, however."

It is as good as the first one, if not slightly better :)