viewtopic.php?p=10257-bardic-history-si ... ohn#p10257Acrux wrote: ↑ February 8th, 2024, 23:35I just finished Who Fears the Devil, which I think is the fully collected Silver John stories by Manly Wade Wellman. There are actually several different collections of these stories and they all have a different set, so I'm not quite sure. I'd read a few of them in the past.
The main stories evoke the folklore of Appalachia and those areas really well. In between each one there's a one or two paragraph micro-story - those are excellent. The drawing for each story are very expressive in the 1st Edition Monster Manual kind of way. There's a nice Christmas story included, too.
Lots of good fun country talk. @rusty_shackleford you'd like it as it's stories about your people.
We have a Steam curator now. You should be following it. https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44994899-RPGHQ/
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Any book suggestions for science fantasy-esque far after the apocalypse settings? Dying Earth but not quite dying.
Probably going to get M.A.R. Barker's Tékumel books.
Probably going to get M.A.R. Barker's Tékumel books.
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Real answer: Wolf in Shadow trilogy by David Gemmell.
I guess the Thomas Covenant and Shannarah books count, if you like those.
Personally, I recommend Day of the Triffids but it's "a right during the apocalypse" book.
But seriously, this topic is nearly every Sanderdon book.
Tekumel is a great choice.
Oh yeah, the New Sun, Long Sun, etc books by Gene Wole.
Canticle for Liebowitz
I can't believe I forgot The Night Land!
Real answer: Wolf in Shadow trilogy by David Gemmell.
I guess the Thomas Covenant and Shannarah books count, if you like those.
Personally, I recommend Day of the Triffids but it's "a right during the apocalypse" book.
But seriously, this topic is nearly every Sanderdon book.
Tekumel is a great choice.
Oh yeah, the New Sun, Long Sun, etc books by Gene Wole.
Canticle for Liebowitz
I can't believe I forgot The Night Land!
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I don't think that book you're thinking of was part of Tekumel.
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There's a few D&D Dark Sun novels that are decent, like the Verdant Passage series from Troy Denning. I have the audiobooks if you want me to send you a copy of them.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 25th, 2024, 05:47Any book suggestions for science fantasy-esque far after the apocalypse settings? Dying Earth but not quite dying.
Probably going to get M.A.R. Barker's Tékumel books.
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Yes, please send me the audiobooks.Goblin_Hammer wrote: ↑ February 25th, 2024, 09:46There's a few D&D Dark Sun novels that are decent, like the Verdant Passage series from Troy Denning. I have the audiobooks if you want me to send you a copy of them.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 25th, 2024, 05:47Any book suggestions for science fantasy-esque far after the apocalypse settings? Dying Earth but not quite dying.
Probably going to get M.A.R. Barker's Tékumel books.
I'm finishing reading Blood Meridian. Can anybody recommend me similar fictionized historical books with lots of gruesome shit set in 19 century America?
why do you want to read fiction? real history is betterFargus wrote: ↑ March 25th, 2024, 18:20I'm finishing reading Blood Meridian. Can anybody recommend me similar fictionized historical books with lots of gruesome shit set in 19 century America?
you can read My 60 Years on the Plains, The Adventures of Bigfoot Wallace, or Samuel Chamberlain's My Confession instead.
Checked for multiple such books like the one about Hugh Glass and none of them being published where i live. I guess more or less famous fictional books are easier to find for sale than historical. I can always download them and read from pc but i prefer to hold a book when i read it.Emphyrio wrote: ↑ March 25th, 2024, 18:32why do you want to read fiction? real history is betterFargus wrote: ↑ March 25th, 2024, 18:20I'm finishing reading Blood Meridian. Can anybody recommend me similar fictionized historical books with lots of gruesome shit set in 19 century America?
you can read My 60 Years on the Plains, The Adventures of Bigfoot Wallace, or Samuel Chamberlain's My Confession instead.
In any case thanks for recommendations. *Updated my journal*
I heard he killed a bear who made fun of his name.
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No, but try Suttree next. Its about my people.Fargus wrote: ↑ March 25th, 2024, 18:20I'm finishing reading Blood Meridian. Can anybody recommend me similar fictionized historical books with lots of gruesome shit set in 19 century America?
The Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor was a solid pager turner, about a guy who gets his head frozen and is re-awoken to find himself an AI used in a wartime space race, and then expands into some novel directions.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 25th, 2024, 05:47Any book suggestions for science fantasy-esque far after the apocalypse settings? Dying Earth but not quite dying.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/192752-bobiverse
David Gemmell's Jon Shannow series also qualifies, as a religious gunman bent on taking on injustice in a post-apoc Wild West sci-fantasy setting.ManjuShri wrote: ↑ April 3rd, 2024, 02:36The Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor was a solid pager turner, about a guy who gets his head frozen and is re-awoken to find himself an AI used in a wartime space race, and then expands into some novel directions.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 25th, 2024, 05:47Any book suggestions for science fantasy-esque far after the apocalypse settings? Dying Earth but not quite dying.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/192752-bobiverse
https://www.goodreads.com/series/53254-jon-shannow
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Did you like the Ambergris books? The first one made me want to play Dishonored.
It depends. It's well written and it hits all the beats, but everyone in the book is either vile or a retarded faggot.
Except the mayor. He out-legalizes a literal demon, that part was awesome. He was the only one I was rooting for by the end of the book.
luv me some david gemmell, simple asManjuShri wrote: ↑ April 3rd, 2024, 03:29David Gemmell's Jon Shannow series also qualifies, as a religious gunman bent on taking on injustice in a post-apoc Wild West sci-fantasy setting.ManjuShri wrote: ↑ April 3rd, 2024, 02:36The Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor was a solid pager turner, about a guy who gets his head frozen and is re-awoken to find himself an AI used in a wartime space race, and then expands into some novel directions.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ February 25th, 2024, 05:47Any book suggestions for science fantasy-esque far after the apocalypse settings? Dying Earth but not quite dying.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/192752-bobiverse
https://www.goodreads.com/series/53254-jon-shannow
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Reading the original Dying Earth anthology.
Well, listening to an audiobook and stopping to refer to the text when I hear something I need to reread to fully understand.
Well, listening to an audiobook and stopping to refer to the text when I hear something I need to reread to fully understand.
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The audiobook is narrated by Arthur Morey, and he's quite good, but my main gripe would be the books have a significant amount of dialogue from women and therefore would have benefited from being narrated by a man and a woman.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ April 26th, 2024, 10:47Reading the original Dying Earth anthology.
Well, listening to an audiobook and stopping to refer to the text when I hear something I need to reread to fully understand.
i recommend ambrose bierce short stories, all of them, especially "my favourite murder" and his "devils dictionary".
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Audiobooks are supplements and not replacements for reading. If you don't follow along you'll absorb near nothing, especially so if you're doing anything else. I frequently pause to reread a section or take notes. I set the audiobook to 1.25x speed.
Excellent. In awe of how much Vance was capable of coming up with in these books. The collection was first published in 1950, but he apparently wrote many of these while in military service. Fantastic imagination. I'm not aware of any direct inspirations for these stories in terms of taking entire ideas, and there's many unique ideas here. I'm aware that some of the general themes existed, not what I'm referring to.
Just have about 2/3rds of Guyal of Sfere left, I'll finish it up tomorrow.
Excellent. In awe of how much Vance was capable of coming up with in these books. The collection was first published in 1950, but he apparently wrote many of these while in military service. Fantastic imagination. I'm not aware of any direct inspirations for these stories in terms of taking entire ideas, and there's many unique ideas here. I'm aware that some of the general themes existed, not what I'm referring to.
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Coincidence, or precursor to D&D sorcerer?Morreion […] Unlike most wizards, he eschews spells for simple gestures powered by "personal force."
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Fascinating. I had long thought I was the crazy one for preferring reading to listening because I felt I missed too much otherwise. Are you telling me other people miss stuff all the time and just don't care? Appalling.rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ April 26th, 2024, 21:35Audiobooks are supplements and not replacements for reading. If you don't follow along you'll absorb near nothing, especially so if you're doing anything else. I frequently pause to reread a section or take notes. I set the audiobook to 1.25x speed.