Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

Dec 1st.

In

Me too.

I will get there. I have fallen behind I still have 2.5 hours left on audio of Silverthorn.

In

I started yesterday. About 60% in and feel like the story is finally getting going.

Started. That is a very ominous very Wheel of Timey prologue

Planning to start later today.

10 chapters in.

So, is anyone else getting a little tired of Jimmy tagging along? Honestly, I prefer the Martin pov and would have really liked a Laurie PoV.

(view spoiler)[ I am still not entirely clear on why Arutha decided that such a small fact finding mission was a good idea. I mean they could all have been killed and poor Lyam would have been left in the lurch. Frankly what Krondor needs is more statecraft and less adventuring. (hide spoiler)]

Interested to see where Bug's little excursion is going to end up.

Arkadeb wrote: "10 chapters in.

So, is anyone else getting a little tired of Jimmy tagging along? Honestly, I prefer the Martin pov and would have really liked a Laurie PoV.

[spoilers removed]

Interested to se..."

I've only read the first 5 chapters so far and in the beginning I was happy it focused so much on Jimmy but after a while it got a bit tedious. The chapters focusing on Pug and Martin were more interesting.

For some reason, these are books I don't feel a driving need to start, but once I get around to them they're enjoyable and keep me listening... I dunno what it is...

Chapter 6
(view spoiler)[to be honest I'm not really surprised that Arutha is still alive, I didn't buy that he was really dead. (hide spoiler)]

Just started. I’ll get a good jump in tomorrow.

Bea wrote: "Chapter 6
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(view spoiler)[I wouldn’t have been surprised because of how offhandedly he killed other characters (hide spoiler)]

On Chapter Five:
(view spoiler)[Completely shocked when Arutha died. Jaw dropped. (hide spoiler)]

Just got to Chapter Seven: (view spoiler)[Arutha lives! I’m glad and I’m mad. I don’t like it when characters come back from the dead, even if it is smoke and mirrors. (hide spoiler)]

Just starting now.

Lena wrote: "Just got to Chapter Seven: [spoilers removed]"

Dubious deaths are kind of a staple in 80s-90s fantasy. Probably another echo of Tolkien.

They die all the time on Supernatural. Fooey.

I’m on Chapter 13, I love how fast these stories are moving.
Another death: difficult, respectable, real. Better.
I’m liking Martin’s choice of bedmate/potential wife except for the horror that she’s probably illiterate.
The politics of Armengar seem close to a Utopian village (view spoiler)[minus the illiteracy and the constant fear of death.
Does it give anyone else a shades of Israel? Female warriors and enemies on all sides? (hide spoiler)]

Deep in Chapter 16. Not surprised a race that throes around words like Father-Husband and Daughter-Wife has no idea what the word MAD means.

Nighthawks again. Those dastardly villains...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Really enjoyed that! Next month Daughter of the Empire?

Cool, Lena, I think you'll love the empire books.

Lena wrote: "On Chapter Five:
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Just hit this section but at the end of Chapter 3. I'm reading the 1993 paperback edition.

Lena wrote: "They die all the time on Supernatural. Fooey."

(view spoiler)[Hmm... It's the old, 'Pretend the prince is dead and bury the look-a-like assassin trick.' If only I'd realized sooner.... (hide spoiler)]

Graeme wrote: "Lena wrote: "They die all the time on Supernatural. Fooey."

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Can you imagine the thousand conspiracy theories that would launch? The doubt in authority? Long term this felt like cutting your nose to spite your face.

That's a good point, I hadn't considered it.

It's kinda like, "Yoohoo everyone, I'm baaack!"

"Who the hell are you?"

"I'm the prince."

"No you're not! The prince is dead. You're an imposter!"

"No, seriously, I was just faking, it was a clever plan... - hang on a second why have you all got pitchforks and burning torches???"

"Kill him. Kill the false prince!"

and so on.

Yup. And then the rumors about his kids parentage... you look more like Anita’s horse riding instructor than the real Arutha.

I powered through this the other day... I just wasn't feeling this book as much as the other ones, for some reason... your discourse on all the problems with faking your death are funny...

I'll definitely be continuing with Empire tho...

On some level, I think I'm used to fantasy series dragging on for 15 books, and I was surprised they were able to deal with the threat of Murmandamus so quickly... (view spoiler)[not without consequences, obviously... I'm sure the Sword in the Stone & the dragons will play into future books/series (hide spoiler)]

Nearly finished this.

Anyone else think (view spoiler)[Pug is a bit overpowered?... there's like 25-30 books in this series, and we're only on book 3-4... and he just rewound time to the Big Bang... figured out how to use the Little Magic in place of the Big Magic... and a bunch of other things...

How big are the threats going to get in this series, that Pug won't be able to handle them? (hide spoiler)]

Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Anyone else think Pug is a bit overpowered?... there's like 25-30 books in this series, and we're only on book 3-4... and he just rewound time to the Big Bang... figured out how to use the Little M..."

Good point. Maybe he loses them for awhile like Macros.

Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Anyone else think Pug is a bit overpowered?... there's like 25-30 books in this series, and we're only on book 3-4... and he just rewound time to the Big Bang... figured out how to use the Little M..."

The time power was specific to the city of forever island. Not able to be done elsewhere.

Graeme wrote: "..."

Yea, I know... (view spoiler)[was more indicative of Pugs ability to overcome obstacles with new powers, in general... and Macross indicated he would have an extended lifespan, similar to his own... so many possibilities... (hide spoiler)]

I find that Pug's powers settle down, and he has to make do with what he's got. There does seem to be some pretty serious threats that show up.

Feist runs a multi-level conflict where there are powers at Pugs level that contend with each other. Power's above Pug such as the Gods doing their thing, and lower level characters that have to rely on wit, skill and teamwork (Arutha, Jimmy, etc) to survive.

It all works out in a balanced way.