Anyone else a Sci-Geek....

aprovencher21

So I just started the George R R Martin series A Song of Ice and Fire.....I'm currently midway through book 3.  Does anyone have any idea when the fifth book will be released??  Hasn't it been like 3 years since book 4 was released!!

Can you tell I'm really into the series.  Oh, and that I've had wayyyyyy too much coffee today.

J&K10910

Tell me about this series, would ya?

katiewhompus

I don't know but it's been over 2 years since the 2nd book in my newest sci'fi series was released and it's killing me! The second ended with this huge epic battle too, but of course it stopped right before the main character either saved the day or died.

raynes

I'm still pissed a Robert Jordan for dying.  Jerk.

aprovencher21

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[QUOTE]Tell me about this series, would ya?
Posted by J&K10910[/QUOTE]

The first thing I warn people is that its another epic fantasy and is very very very long with a lot of characters.  Its in an alternate reality world but loosely based off of the 100 year war and the war of the roses.  Its told from the point of view of many characters.  Basically you have a king of seven kingdoms who seized the throne in an uprising against an insane king who committed series atrocities......but no one in this series is clearly a hero.  Its all very grey with a lot of intrigue.  I really enjoy it because people are good, but still have some nasty characteristics and bad bad guys sometimes have a redeeming quality.

aprovencher21

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[QUOTE]I'm still pissed a Robert Jordan for dying.  Jerk.
Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]

Me too!! How rude of him.

aprovencher21

The first book is called a Game of Thrones.  Seriously I think I read the 800 page book in 2 days it was that good.

aprovencher21

Oh if I pop in and out of the thread its cause I'm in class. 

SarahSmile23

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[QUOTE]I'm still pissed a Robert Jordan for dying.  Jerk.
Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]
DON'T GET ME STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm so pissed about that. those books were NOT easy reads, what with the hundreds and hundreds of characters in every single book. i get through the whole damn series and am waiting for him to finish the last book and he dies??? how dare he!

Blueyed228

I never got into Sci-fi books. Maybe because I wasnt familiar with the good ones.

aprovencher21

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone else a Sci-Geek.... : DON'T GET ME STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm so pissed about that. those books were NOT easy reads, what with the hundreds and hundreds of characters in every single book. i get through the whole damn series and am waiting for him to finish the last book and he dies??? how dare he!
Posted by SarahSmile23[/QUOTE]

Thats basically what I said when he died.  Then I felt guilty becaused, well, he died.....but come on!!!  My brother and I both freaked.  My parents are convinced we're both crazy asses.

aprovencher21

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[QUOTE]I never got into Sci-fi books. Maybe because I wasnt familiar with the good ones.
Posted by Blueyed228[/QUOTE]

Possibly.  I've always been into fantasy and sci-fi but I have run into series that I couldn't get into or had no interest in.

What have you tried to read??

SarahSmile23

has anybody read the final Wheel of Time book? I know somebody else wrote it from Jordan's notes or something. I haven't read it because it has been too long since I read the others and i know i won't be able to keep all the characters straight without starting over. i love those books, but i'm not sure that's a series i can re-read. it's very tedious.

raynes

I'm rereading WOT right now.  I've finally made it to book 11.  The newest one is next written by what's his face, Sanderson.  It soooooo dragged around book 8.  Like, seriously.  And this book?  Rand doesn't make an appearance until, like, page 450.  Seriously.  I do love them though.

aprovencher21

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[QUOTE]has anybody read the final Wheel of Time book? I know somebody else wrote it from Jordan's notes or something. I haven't read it because it has been too long since I read the others and i know i won't be able to keep all the characters straight without starting over. i love those books, but i'm not sure that's a series i can re-read. it's very tedious.
Posted by SarahSmile23[/QUOTE]

See thats what happened to me.  My brother is currently reading it and says its pretty good.  I feel like you do that its just been to long for me and I won't remember enough to make it worth the time.

SarahSmile23

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[QUOTE]I'm rereading WOT right now.  I've finally made it to book 11.  The newest one is next written by what's his face, Sanderson.  It soooooo dragged around book 8.  Like, seriously.  And this book?  Rand doesn't make an appearance until, like, page 450.  Seriously.  I do love them though.
Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]
i smiled when i read this because people who aren't familiar with the WOT series don't understand what an accomplishment it was for you to get to book 11. those are some loooooong books.

apro, i mentioned Ender's Game in my mockingjay thread. have you read that? or any other Orson Scott Card?

Anysunrise

I've read A Song of Ice and Fire, the entire WoT series, and Ender's Game and its follow ups. Ender's Game is fantastic Sarah.

ETA: The only other Orson Scott Card book I've read was Enchantment, which was also very good but much more fantasy/fairy tale-y.

Anysunrise

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[QUOTE]I'm rereading WOT right now.  I've finally made it to book 11.  The newest one is next written by what's his face, Sanderson.  It soooooo dragged around book 8.  Like, seriously.  And this book?  Rand doesn't make an appearance until, like, page 450.  Seriously.  I do love them though.
Posted by raynes[/QUOTE]

It started dragging around book 6 for me. I thought Sanderson did a decent job of the latest one, Mat felt a bit...I dunno, TOO Mat for me. I think he tried a little too hard with some of the characters and they ended up just too much themselves, if that makes any sense.

I'm pretty sure more happened in book 12 than in the last 5 books though. I liked that. And I saw 13 was available for pre-order on Amazon, so yay.

megk8oz

According to DH, the 5th still has not been published ... and he's very angry. It looks like it's never coming out. It was apparently supposed to be 7 books total, and he just quit after the fourth. He is working on putting the books into a TV series, so I don't know if he's planning on just wrapping things up in that instead.

He's also still very angry that Robert Jordan came down with "Robert Jordan disease" and died.

DH hasn't been having good luck with his series lately.

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I don't know that series, but I do know the frustration in authors waiting so long to release the next books in the series. Jean Auel is a prime example with the Clan of the Cave Bear series. I'm still waiting on the last one, oh, some 7 years later.

And now those of you who know me can call me a hypocrite, because I'm doing the same thing with mine. But it's not my fault, I swear.

Anysunrise

Oh and Aprove, to answer your OP, he's stated that he won't announce a release date until the book is finished. He's said it won't be nearly as long as a Storm of Swords, and that he hopes to have it finished by the end of the year. Last I checked, he had 8 characters (perspectives) finished.

The last page count he had up was 1261 in Febuary, but I think he's cut out some chapters. Yeah, I read his LJ. I'm a nerd like that.

Also, have you heard about the TV show? I can't freaking wait for that to start.

Celles

Count me among those re-reading WoT in order to remember enough of the series to understand Sanderson's book. 

I enjoy Dave Eddings for epic fantasy.  He's incredibly formulaic, insofar that each of his series is every other series he has written with new names for people and places.  But he's light-hearted, witty and humorous.  His dialogue is fantastic.

Anysunrise

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[QUOTE]Count me among those re-reading WoT in order to remember enough of the series to understand Sanderson's book.  I enjoy Dave Eddings for epic fantasy.  He's incredibly formulaic, insofar that each of his series is every other series he has written with new names for people and places.  But he's light-hearted, witty and humorous.  His dialogue is fantastic.
Posted by Celles[/QUOTE]

I really enjoyed the Belgariad and the Mallorean. I need to go back and reread those.

SarahSmile23

i'm really excited to see other geeks here! i don't know any other women IRL who have read WOT.

katiewhompus

I love me some Clan of the Cave Bear

Sesh, did you ever read the series She Who Remembers by Linda Lay Shuler? If  not I highly recommend it.

Anysunrise

Oh, and if you haven't read them yet, you'd probably also like the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, and the Sword of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. More modern kind of fantasy, Neil Gaiman's American Gods is one of my all time favourites.

Anysunrise

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[QUOTE]i'm really excited to see other geeks here! i don't know any other women IRL who have read WOT.
Posted by SarahSmile23[/QUOTE]

I've been reading WoT since I was 12 =D I stole them from my step-brother, lol.

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[QUOTE]I love me some Clan of the Cave Bear :) Sesh, did you ever read the series She Who Remembers by Linda Lay Shuler? If  not I highly recommend it.
Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]

No, never heard of it. But I will look into it. I hardly ever have time to read so I like it when other people pick out the books for me.

Night_Sprite

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[QUOTE]Oh, and if you haven't read them yet, you'd probably also like the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, and the Sword of Shannara series by Terry Brooks. More modern kind of fantasy, Neil Gaiman's American Gods is one of my all time favourites.
Posted by Anysunrise[/QUOTE]
Just to give feedback, H is in LOVE with the Sword of Truth series, but I gave up halfway through.  It got boring to me, but I stopped after the most boring book, apparently.  Neil Gaiman's all kinds of good Anansi boys is the same universe as American Gods.  I also loved Neverwhere. 

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone else a Sci-Geek.... : Just to give feedback, H is in LOVE with the Sword of Truth series, but I gave up halfway through.  It got boring to me, but I stopped after the most boring book, apparently.  Neil Gaiman's all kinds of good Anansi boys is the same universe as American Gods.  I also loved Neverwhere. 
Posted by Night_Sprite[/QUOTE]

I liked Stardust too, and the movie was pretty faithful. It made me happy.

Yeah, Sword of Truth is another of those long series that tends to drag a bit in the middle. It's never really been an issue for me because I go through them so fast, so I never have time to get bored. It does definitely slow down a bit though.

Celles

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone else a Sci-Geek.... : I really enjoyed the Belgariad and the Mallorean. I need to go back and reread those.
Posted by Anysunrise[/QUOTE]

The <em>Redemption of Althalus</em> is pretty good too, and it's a one-shot.