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Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Several websites list Tigana as their #1 pick for a fantasy stand alone. Sometimes this worries me because some of these sites favor Game of Thrones to Lord of the Rings, but apparently Tigana is widely accept by both camps as of late. I am very hesitant to read Kay's stuff because he does a lot of "real world turned fantasy" stuff, of which I'm not a huge fan of. I hear he is a great writer and not just a great story teller, and I'm interested to see if I like him, which is why Tigana is on my list. It is a story about a musician(lots of those around these days) and his friends struggling against a tyrannical sorcerer that has enslaved the free world. This book is also in #1 lists for "most feels evah"Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
This book has gotten a few add on novels, but the original was meant to be a single story and can still be read as one. This sounds like the kind of gritty "Game of Thrones" stuff that I can actually take. This book gets put on the top of lists about Anti-heroes, and for people that like characters such as Wolverine, The Punisher, and Kratos. These kind of adolescent "power trip" fantasies are my guilty pleasure. Its no surprise then that he wrote the God of War novelization... I love reading about some smug, snooty asshole that thinks he's untouchable get confronted by the true unstoppable monster in hero form. Its the story of an assassin doing what assassins do.
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie has a popular set of books, a couple of trilogies, that are liked by those that like Game of Thrones, but are said to be made of sterner stuff. I'd like to see how his writing is, and if he can do epic army clashing fantasy without resorting to "shock" factors like Game of Thrones. That's what I'm reading in the previews of this book anyway, and epic battle to end all battles or some such. Sounds good.
Wonders of the Invisible World by Patricia A. McKillip
This is an anthology of stories that I found a really really favorable review of on a popular sci-fi/fantasy website, and it did introduce me to McKillip as a potential author I would like.
21st of Thrimidge
Had some big plans for Tuesday, and now they're kind of on hold. Why? Because a bird built a nest in my truck apparently, and despite me using my truck almost daily, managed to hatch these eggs into babies. I discovered this while going to the grocery store. The birds survived their trip to the store and back, and I decided to forgo the use of my truck till they have gotten big enough to leave the nest(hopefully by the end of the week) because #1 my head can't handle the stress of driving around with 2 baby birds living in my truck right above the wheel, and #2 I may be a baby bird perched precariously in a large moving vehicle to something in this universe, and maybe that thing will put their plans on hold to ensure my safety and a fair chance at life.
Two pieces of toast with maple syrup is not that bad of a pancake substitute if you're having a craving mid-week between your pancake days.
Some people get discouraged going through the lawn and garden section of their local super store. They do not like they it reminds them of how much they don't do. I'm not one of those people, i know that my hold back in monetary. Whenever I go, I make plans. Plans that are realistic, do-able, and would have really amazing results. Those plans live in my head for now.
I am getting excited for Wildstar. I have had hopes for some MMORPG's in the past, but I have always tempered my enthusiasm. I think DAOC was my first MMO-burn, though I know many people would find argument with such a statement. Anyway, I lived through the MMO boom when vague promises and half-shitty games were shoved out the door, and I watched as various friends and guild-mates fell prey to them. As the years went by, you could tell a person's "mmo-age" by if they got excited about the new shiny. I think the last MMO I got excited about pre-release was Conan, and that group went further than any MMO before it to lie and screw people out of money. It was criminal, no two ways about it. Wildstar is in beta, and getting lots of great reviews. You can go on Youtube right now and watch people level 40+ levels and see how the game really is. I don't know if it'll keep numbers, but I think Wildstar may be my MMO of choice for the next few years. I haven't played one since 2009, and when I say "play" i mean commit. Things have to happen first though...
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