BOOKS! This was supposed to be shorter... but I just kept having more to say!

[osaraba]

I just realized that in a previous post I neglected to mention that Carrie got me three volumes from the Samurai Deeper Kyo manga series which I'm in the middle of, but haven't kept up-to-date with in a while. I'm actually quite pleased to have received those so that I can read several volumes at once, for a more satisfying experience! =D Thanks Carrie!

I haven't been reading anything new lately, only re-reading stuff -- like Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. Though I got up to book 6 (Faith of the Fallen) and haven't gone past it because that's all I actually own in paperback. I don't care to buy book 7 (Pillars of Creation) because it's basically a sidestory where the main characters come into it in the last 2-5 pages. For that I'll just make a quick stop to the book store and re-read the end to refresh my memory. So I'll have to eventually get my hands on books 8-10 in paperback. Though I don't think I'm in any rush.

I have also been re-reading some of David Weber's Honor Harrington series. I hit the same wall; got up to the last book I have in paperback (after which I didn't buy them because they were released in hardcover). But you know what's cool? You can access the electronic versions of almost all of his books here if you're inclined to read on your comp... or just desperate and without the funds to actually buy the books. And it's perfectly legal. Because Baen is fucking awesome like that. <3

AND OMG I JUST SAW THAT THEY ADDED Elizabeth Moon's Sheepfarmer's Daughter (book 1 of The Deed of Paksenarrion) WHICH IS FUCKING AWESOME! A good combination of military fantasy and high-fantasy along the lines of Tolkien's LOTR. READ IT!

Sadly, I rarely read on the comp when I can read a book in-hand. But it's a good back-up. It now allows me to revise my answer to the question, What 3 things would you take with you while stuck on a deserted island....

Speaking of back-up! I read Jim Butcher's Back-Up, which is a novella set in the world of the Dresden Files, but told from Thomas's point of view. It was short and entertaining. Thomas was pretty interesting, though it was really more like a light snack than a full meal.

Also read Linda Howard's Death Angel which was ... well, the beginning was pretty interesting but the second half was slightly quite unbelievable in that the characters' personalities kind of did a big switch! In addition, I was not pleased with the Christian-afterlife overtones, which even in her more supernatural-leaning stories, she has previously avoided. WTF?! Did she suddenly realize she's getting old and take up a newfound interest in her immortal soul? It left a bad taste in my mouth, but I'm hoping it's a fluke since I think there may have been ONE other book of hers -- out of a good 50-60 -- that I've ever actively disliked.

Ah yes, I also randomly re-read the first in Jane Dentinger's Jocelyn O'Roarke mystery series, Murder On Cue. One of the few mystery series I actually follow(ed). The other being Carol O'Connell's Kathy Mallory series. Josh O'Roarke is a stage actress in NYC who ends up solving murder mysteries in the business along with Detective Phillip Gerard whom she meets in the first book. Dentinger has a good, witty, dry sense of humor, and Josh is the kind of woman I have aspired to be. I so enjoyed this series; it's really a shame Dentinger never finished it. Six books were published from 1983 til 1996... and nothing since. I don't expect there ever will be, but I can't help but look every so often. Just in case.

In other news, the Rangers suck.

That is all.

Comments

[sarielchan.livejournal.com]

I've been re-reading Sword of Truth too... and stopped at the same place for the same reason (that's all I own in paperback and I'm too lazy to go to the book store). I didn't know that Pillars of Creation was a side-story- AUGH LAME.

Either way I'm excited beyond belief for this Saturday's episode of Legend of the Seeker and I realize that makes me a huge nerd- but the Mord-Sith were my favorite part of those books. D:

Also, hope you're doing fabulously and we get to hang out soon! :B

[osaraba]

Well, I don't know if the publishers or the author called it a side story as it does provide information that progresses the plot -- introduces a character and society that plays a role in the following books. BUT. If you read a good summary of the book, plus maybe the last chapter, you should be good for the rest of the series.

UGH. I call that a side-story.

I've been waiting for this episode! I haven't seen the last 2 or 3, though they're on my DVR. Anything really good happen? Or should I just skip to the Mord-Sith episode? OMG, Mord-Sith are HOT and AWESOME. I hope they do them justice!

And YES, we have to hang out soon!!! Miss you guys! <3

[sarielchan.livejournal.com]

Augh, I agree that sounds like a side-story to me too. :/

OMG OMG OMG I was being a total fangirl and watching the trailer for it here: http://multipleverses.com/2009/01/03/legend-of-the-seeker-01x08-denna-trailer/

I imagined the leather being more red than maroony-brown but yeah... still stands to reason that blood won't show on it so yeah.

You didn't miss anything much in the last few episodes- just sexual tension with Richard and Kahlan and a lot of filler with stuff that didn't happen in the books. There was an episode with the Rada'Han collar thingy and they made it out to be a collar with a key which had me in a small nerd rage... but other than that they've been staying sort of close to the books. They also introduced Demmin Nass and have him looking for the boxes of Orden. And I think they're going to be introducing the Mud People soon... at least I'm imagining that because I think I saw them in some horrible thing I watched on youtube about the wardrobe people for Legend of the Seeker...

holy balls, I'm rambling.

Anyway, MORD-SITH ARE TOTALLY HOT I AGREE. Also Kelly and I are still hoping to come down to the city for Sakura Matsuri- so hopefully we'll see you then? You'll be there, right? Right? :D I don't think we'll be hitting up Katsucon this year because of money issues. :(

[osaraba]

Yeah, I'll definitely be here for the Sakura Matsuri. First weekend of May, right? Are you guys staying over our place or just visiting for the day? You should stay over!

I'll try to actually watch the ep this weekend... we'll see how it goes. ^^