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karwaidotnet
post Sep 21 2015, 03:22 PM

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may i know which book store i have best chance of finding all the Witcher books series by Andrzej Sapkowski?

kino, is missing the third series - the time of contempt...
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post Sep 21 2015, 04:29 PM

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QUOTE(karwaidotnet @ Sep 21 2015, 03:22 PM)
may i know which book store i have best chance of finding all the Witcher books series by Andrzej Sapkowski?

kino, is missing the third series - the time of contempt...
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Did you try ordering from them? Kino's one of the better stocked bookstores, so if they don't have it, you're going to have a hard time finding it elsewhere. Kino will order for you if you ask them to, no extra charges. You just have to wait a bit.

In other news, here's what I've been reading this past 2 years:
The Shadow Campaigns (up till Book 3 now)
Gentleman Bastards (up till Book 3)
Raven's Shadow (only Book 1)
Everything Brandon Sanderson
The Powder Mage (completed)
The Fitz and the Fool (Book 2 of 3. So good to have Fitz back)
The Traitor Son (come on Book 3!)
Assorted Guy Gavriel Kay

Going to start Twelve Kings in Sharakhai soon, right after I finish Fool's Quest. Then on to Seveneves.

Things I can't/haven't finished:
Mark Lawrence's The Broken Empire/Liar's Key
Peter V. Brett's Demon Cycle
the Djinni and the Golem
The Rainwilds books
The Kharkanas books

Series with endings that I don't think will ever see the light of day:
A Song of Ice and Fire (I'm looking at you, George)

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karwaidotnet
post Sep 21 2015, 05:10 PM

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QUOTE(dishwasher @ Sep 21 2015, 04:29 PM)
Did you try ordering from them? Kino's one of the better stocked bookstores, so if they don't have it, you're going to have a hard time finding it elsewhere. Kino will order for you if you ask them to, no extra charges. You just have to wait a bit.

In other news, here's what I've been reading this past 2 years:
The Shadow Campaigns (up till Book 3 now)
Gentleman Bastards (up till Book 3)
Raven's Shadow (only Book 1)
Everything Brandon Sanderson
The Powder Mage (completed)
The Fitz and the Fool (Book 2 of 3. So good to have Fitz back)
The Traitor Son (come on Book 3!)
Assorted Guy Gavriel Kay

Going to start Twelve Kings in Sharakhai soon, right after I finish Fool's Quest. Then on to Seveneves.

Things I can't/haven't finished:
Mark Lawrence's The Broken Empire/Liar's Key
Peter V. Brett's Demon Cycle
the Djinni and the Golem
The Rainwilds books
The Kharkanas books

Series with endings that I don't think will ever see the light of day:
A Song of Ice and Fire (I'm looking at you, George)
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thanks....will try to order then...

btw...any recommendation on fantasy? i enjoy eragon series...i know i know...its kids book...
but what i like is the magic, the elf, dwarf, urgal and how eragon "level" up from a farm boy to a hybrid elf....and got his own sword...
it's very much like a rpg game story...

i prefer less politic....too mind boogling for me i think...

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post Sep 22 2015, 05:13 PM

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QUOTE(karwaidotnet @ Sep 21 2015, 05:10 PM)
thanks....will try to order then...

btw...any recommendation on fantasy? i enjoy eragon series...i know i know...its kids book...
but what i like is the magic, the elf, dwarf, urgal and how eragon "level" up from a farm boy to a hybrid elf....and got his own sword...
it's very much like a rpg game story...

i prefer less politic....too mind boogling for me i think...
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If you like books where the main character grows up and ends up becoming a badass hero, then Bloodsong is pretty good. It's part of three books, but I haven't started Book 2 and 3 yet. To be completely honest tho, a lot of people seem let down by Book 2 and 3. Still, Bloodsong stands alone pretty well.
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post Oct 1 2015, 02:28 PM

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QUOTE(dishwasher @ Sep 22 2015, 05:13 PM)
If you like books where the main character grows up and ends up becoming a badass hero, then Bloodsong is pretty good. It's part of three books, but I haven't started Book 2 and 3 yet. To be completely honest tho, a lot of people seem let down by Book 2 and 3. Still, Bloodsong stands alone pretty well.
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BloodSong - seconded; definitely one of the better contemporary fantasy book out there. Book 2 and 3 are pretty weak compared to Book 1. I would rank them Book 1 > 2 > 3. In fact, this is a trait I have seen in most of the contemporary fantasy series: their sequels are worse than their debuts (at least to me).
Some of the other series that suffered from this symptom are Demon Cycle , ASOIF (pls don't shoot me for this), Gentlemen Bastards (book 3 truly is disappointing) and a few more which I have read.

On the other hand, one of the best read I had in this genre for this year is a standalone novel - Goblin Emperor. IMO, it has one of the most endearing character in the history of fantasy.

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