I'm in Canberra, Australia. My favourite genres are fantasy and sci-fi. Lately enjoying books by Brandon Sanderson, Tamsyn Muir and Becky Chambers. I like drawing, table-top role-playing games (TTRPGs), cats and trying not to injure my aging body while trying to run far. I live on Ngunawal & Ngambri land.
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20% complete! Matt has read 2 of 10 books.
Dark forces gather in the Malazan Empire as Empress Laseen, malevolent ruler, turns her attention to Darujhistan, last of the …
Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy deodands. Twk-men ride dragonflies and trade …
A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.
IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole …
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, a special gift edition of Edgedancer, …
Should head back to some Brando Sando before I forget what was happening. Let's read Edgedancer before Oathbringer (#3), eh?
Springtime in Styria, that means war. There have been 19 years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked …
Springtime in Styria, that means war. There have been 19 years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked …
They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up …
It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it …
Springtime in Styria, that means war. There have been 19 years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked …
The King of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles …
Content warning Super Spoiler filled thoughts
Finished this trilogy a few days ago, and have been thinking on it. My first thought was "That's it?? That's how you're ending it? The good guys didn't really win, everything's a mess. No happy endings" but the more I thought about it, the more it grew on me. None of the good guys were particularly good. Maybe The Dogman. Was he the only good character that made it to the end? I loved most of the characters though, especially Logen and Ferro. But man, Logen was messed up. Was waiting for some revelation about his beserker murdery side, which seemed quite supernatural, but no. The whole trilogy is a series of shitty people doing shitty things. The ending could be considered a good one, in that the invaders were crushed, the kingdom saved. The big baddies were cannibals after all - they can't be considered the good guys, but, were they really bad? Gosh it's so murky and bleak but also points of light and defiance.
The conclusion sits on my soul like a stone, and I need to think on it more.
i.e. I think I loved it?
The King of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. …
Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and …
Wow, what a good bloody tale! Straight on to the next one.
Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies and riddled with traitors, when your …
A really good read - great characters! Even though it seemed like a whole book of setup, but I guess that's why it's the first of a trilogy. Might have to head straight to "Before They are Hanged" (the next book in the trilogy)
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved …
