Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

Buddy read starts 20th June.

In.

Thanks, Angela!

On it =)

I'm tempted to do a reread of the first trilogy because I can get the audio...If I can make it happen before this I might.

I enjoyed the first trilogy enough that a trip back to the world sounds good!

I'm in :) Reading first trilogy with FBR at the moment.

i am in!

I think I'm going to start this one today. Really excited to get into it.

I've just read the first four chapters and really like this so far. Vlora isn't annoying me much, so I'm hopeful that I will like her more here. And Michel is very interesting so far.

17 chapters in and I'm loving this. The writing is great and I'm enjoying all of the characters and stories. Excited to see how they will all weave together.

in, but way delayed.

15-20% in: I'm intrigued by Ben Styke... but Michel just sounds like Adamant 2.0 ... someone tasked with solving a mystery against his will...

Dunno yet about Vlora... how long has passed between trilogies?... is it 20yrs, or is that just how long it's been for Styke and the war BEFORE the first trilogy that Tamas was in?...

(view spoiler)[and who's Tanpo?... He doesn't seem to like Vlora, but otherwise sounds like the celebrity couple name for Taniel + Kapoel... sounds like the guy blackmailing Adamant, all over again... I'm seeing TONS of parallels in the story so far... (hide spoiler)]

I actually really like Michel. I can see similarities to the Adamat story, but he's still a different guy. I think Styke is my least favorite at the moment, though I do like him. And McClellan's writing has improved quite a bit.

And it's been about ten years since the first trilogy. Vlora is around 30 and she and Taniel were 21 in the first trilogy.

I'm through chapter 27 now and I am really loving this. Not sure I can say exactly why, it's just super good.

(view spoiler)[I'm curious to see what Tampo is really up to here. And I'm guessing that Taniel and Ka-poel will show up at some point. Wonder how that will go.

So far I'm liking Vlora much more than in Powder Mage. She can still be frustrating, but I do like her. And Olem is still pretty great, though I wish we had a little more of him. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 35, I think: Tampo: (view spoiler)[ nice to figure something out on my own, randomly, and not because of an accidental google spoiler... altho since it's Tampo and not Tanpo, it's more a cross between Tamas and Ka-poel... (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 39: New bet: (view spoiler)[Styke has/had a Godstone, and that explains his uncanny survival abilities... maybe the ring he lost when his fingers were cut off? (hide spoiler)]

Just finished chapter 34. (view spoiler)[I probably should have seen that coming, but I did not. Even more interested to see what's going on now. And how do Taniel and Michel know each other? (hide spoiler)]

C.P. wrote: "Just finished chapter 34. [spoilers removed]"

Yea... I can't tell if I'm supposed to know these character connections from the first trilogy or now... but I can say I like all the characters in this trilogy more than I did in Promise of Blood... some of the characters in the first trilogy took awhile to grow on me...

I'm nearing the end of this book and can't wait to read the next one...

Glad you're liking it! I really liked the first trilogy and miss having Taniel as a main character, but I do think McClellan's writing has improved. I'm little over halfway and already looking forward to the second one as well.

Just finished chapter 47. (view spoiler)[After finding out that Tampo was Taniel, I assumed that Ka-poel was Mama Palo. Curious to see what all they are up to.

And that godstone thing is disturbing. Why are Taniel and Ka-poel after it?

And the Dynize are attacking now? This is going to be crazy. (hide spoiler)]

I've only got about 100 pages left and am really liking this one. Anyone wanting to continue Wrath of Empire next month?

Me... maybe some others will have read this by then, as well...

Hopefully so. I know several others were wanting to. Do you want to do the 20th again?

yea... I'm so overbooked at the beginning of the month, that I'm going to have to start cutting things again...

You must be really overbooked to have to cut some out. I will ask for this one to be set.

Yea... I read 5-7 books per week, but have 20+ BRs each month this year since I keep signing up for long series... I dumped some at the end of March, and added new ones... it's a never-ending cycle

I'm probably going to end up dropping or falling behind on Malazan, because they take me 4-5 days to read... and jump on the next train when people try reading it again from book 1 or 2... I think some people read the first one and didn't have time for the second... I've also been participating in the weekly romance BRs to break up my year of SF/Fantasy... so many books...

Just finished. I really enjoyed this one a lot. Looking forward to the next one!

Late to start, about 20% in. I really enjoy McCllelan's pacing and plotting even if his characters are a bit on the thin side. Vlora's a main character now, but I already have a better sense for Michel and Styke than her.

I really enjoyed all three of them. I wasn't a big fan of Vlora in the Powder Mage trilogy, but I do think that she was developed more here. Not as much in the beginning. Will be curious to see how the rest plays out for you.

C.P. wrote: "I really enjoyed all three of them. I wasn't a big fan of Vlora in the Powder Mage trilogy, but I do think that she was developed more here. Not as much in the beginning. Will be curious to see how..."

Finished this a bit ago, but didn't follow up. I ended up liking it just as much as any of the other books in the Powder Mage Universe. Looking forward to diving into Wrath of Empire right after I finish this post :) Only read the prologue of it thus far.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I have just started this series hopefully in preparation for book #3 in December. Are we supposed to know how Taniel died? I am only 10% in, and was surprised that he was dead. As he was alive at the end of The Autumn Republic

If the answer is a spoiler for the book just say so and I will find out for myself as I continue reading. Thanks :)

(view spoiler)[No, not a spoiler. He faked his own death in the Autumn Republic, so common knowledge moving into the second trilogy. (hide spoiler)]

Aah thanks I had forgotten that.