Fantasy Book Club discussion

Hello everyone!

First of all, my apologies for the delay in creating this thread. I've been quite busy (I'm an aunt, and my nephew is a little 2-months-old monster :p) and didn't register we changed months.

I hope you August was kind to you, and that September will be even kinder. What are you reading / planning to read this month? Share with us in the comments, and help us grow our TBR to massive proportions :)

Finished Quillifer the Knight and decided, for a multiplicity of reasons (not least being that ERB, Inc. is reissuing all of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books in uniform hardcover editions) to go back to Tarzan of the Apes for the first time in many, many years. We'll see if this is a Good Thing or a Bad Thing.

Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Correia

I've got several going/started, but as I've been swamped with life stuff, I've only been reading on one...

We Men of Ash and Shadow by HL Tinsley

Moving right along into The Beasts of Tarzan.

Beyond the Clouds, Tome 2 by Nicke

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 6 by Kamome Shirahama

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Vol. 1 and My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Vol. 2 by Matsuri Akai

Having completed a run through the first five Tarzan books, Hadon of Ancient Opar by Philip José Farmer is next in line.

I recently finished The Mark of Athena and A Gathering of Shadows. The former was good, although not my favorite in the series so far. And the latter was too much filler, but I still enjoyed it.

Starting the sequel to Bird Box: Malorie. It's that time for spooky reads.

Finished Hadon of Ancient Opar and started Flight to Opar.

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

I just finished The Rage of Dragons. Good stuff. And started Mexican Gothic.

Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories by C.S. Lewis

Started Conan: The Road of Kings by Karl Edward Wagner, one of the top tier of Conan pastiche stories.

Julia's House Moves On by Ben Hatke

It's round-up time once again! How many books did you read? Any favorites?

Here are some symbols to copy-paste if you want them :)

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📖 = print books
🎧 = audiobooks

I haven't read anything at all this month again. Life is hectic these days, and somehow, reading isn't relaxing me at all...
Oh well, it'll come back eventually.

My round up. All pretty thick boys. All pretty good.

The Mark of Athena ★★★★☆
A Gathering of Shadows ★★★★☆
The Rage of Dragons ★★★★☆

Busy month, mostly revisiting the (somewhat problematic) African jungles of my childhood.

Quillifer the Knight [★★★★☆]
Tarzan of the Apes [★★★★☆]
The Return of Tarzan [★★★★☆]
The Beasts of Tarzan [★★★☆☆]
The Son of Tarzan [★★★☆☆]
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar [★★★★☆]
Hadon of Ancient Opar [★★★☆☆]
Flight to Opar [★★★☆☆]
Conan: The Road of Kings [★★★★☆]

Joseph wrote: "Finished Quillifer the Knight and decided, for a multiplicity of reasons (not least being that ERB, Inc. is reissuing all of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books in uniform ha..."

Tarzan series is well worth the effort. That his books turned out many films suggest something was right, but what the films miss is Tarzan's interaction with the animals. Given the books were written 100 years ago is amazing. His understanding of animals and their behaviour fits in with current thinking and hasn't dated. Well worth a reread.

Pretty good month
Priest of Lies ★★★★☆ 🎧
Vampires in the Lemon Grove★★★★☆ 📖
Snow and Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45 ★★★★☆ 📖
Black Water Lilies ★★★★☆ 📖
Miles: The Autobiography ★★★☆☆🎧
Kin ★★★★☆ 📖
His Truth Is Marching on: John Lewis and the Power of Hope ★★★★★📖
Nifft the Lean ★★★★☆ 📖
Heart of Darkness ★★★☆☆📖
Crota ★★★★☆ 📖
The Spymasters: How the CIA's Directors Shape History and the Future ★★★★☆🎧