I'm almost done with C. S. Friedman's Wings of Wrath (Canada, USA, Europe), which by the way should be one of the top fantasy books of 2009, and will soon begin Dan Simmons' Muse of Fire (Canada, USA, Europe, and http://www.subterraneanpress.com/).As for what comes next, I'm letting you guys decide! Here are the nominees:
- A Fantasy Medley (http://www.subterraneanpress.com/), an anthology featuring short stories by Hobb, Murphy, Armstrong, and Elliot.
- Cyberabad Days by Ian McDonald (Canada, USA, Europe), a collection of short stories set in the universe of the novel River of Gods.
- Twelve by Jasper Kent (Canada, USA, Europe), a vampire novel using Napoléon's war with Russia as its backdrop.
- The Mystery of Grace by Charles De Lint (Canada, USA, Europe), the author's forthcoming adult novel.
If you liked the first Black Company trilogy, you should at least read The Silver Spike (placed at the end of the Books of the South omnibus) which ties off the loose ends from the original trilogy. Otherwise, you may want to hold off on the actual "Books of the South", which end on a cliffhanger that's resolved with the 4-book "Glittering Stone" sequence (not yet collected in an omnibus edition.)
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ReplyDeleteI think you should read "The Books of the South"... closely followed by "The Twelve" that I keep hearing great things about.
I'm nosy which book will be in front.
ReplyDeleteI voted for the "BOOKS OF THE SOUTH".
I'm going for 'The Books of the South', not as good as the first trilogy but still great fun.
ReplyDeleteHard choice to make... I'd go with Cyberabad Days.
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ReplyDeleteI voted for Twelve as I've heard good things and am very curious about it.
ReplyDeleteI might've missed it, but did you ever do those Jack Vance reviews of the Dying Earth stories? I was looking forward to them.
ReplyDeleteWhy should we vote on this one when you never read the book we voted on last time?
ReplyDeleteBooks of the South!
ReplyDeleteI'd say: Go with the Fantasy Medley!
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Going to disagree with everybody else. I'm currently reading an ARC Cyberabad Days and I am enjoying it a lot. Recommended reading.
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I voted Twelve. It sounds interesting and is more of an unknown than the others. Especially, the Glen Cook which definitely has the early lead on this poll.
ReplyDeleteEverybody keeps saying they've heard good things about "Twelve", but I haven't heard anything from an actual reader. Anybody else?
I've actually read twelve and it was pretty good. Not necessarily blow your socks off good, but a nice memorable tale with an unusual twist. So yeah, its not all viral marketing.
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ReplyDeleteIt looks like you can get started on the Books of the South. Runaway winner there.