Is the action as God awful as it is in the book of the fallen? Because that's my main issue with BoF so far.
@bookswithbanks8943Күн бұрын
If you mean the combat and battles and stuff like that, hard for me to say because I quite enjoy how Erikson handles all that in both. I will say there's a good deal LESS of it in Kharkanas - at least there's barely any large-scale conflicts (on-page). One or two I can think of - but the action also isn't why I'd recommend Kharkanas either, so maybe that helps.
@BookishDaddy2 күн бұрын
Awesome video! It’s crazy how much different everyone’s top 10 books are, so fun to see
@PabbyRibbons3 күн бұрын
Great video - as others have mentioned, you've convinced me to start Malazan!
@bookswithbanks89433 күн бұрын
That's what I love to hear! Good luck! Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.
@kevinrussell11445 күн бұрын
I am an old guy (also American) who speaks (American) English but can read a little Spanish and French in a pi9nch. I've been a reader all my long life. I've read exactly ONE of the books on your list (you can probably guess which one). I assume (from your discourse) that you're cultured and educated. Isn't it amazing that there is so much reading content to be consumed that I've have read almost nothing from your best/favorite list? Do we have an embarrassment of riches? Say yes. Thanks for the content and the introduction to many fantasy/SciFi works that I've never heard discussed or even mentioned. I read two volumes from ASOFAI, but not the one you featured.
@jeyhey53206 күн бұрын
10 favorite books, all from English speaking authors? How is this possible?
@kevinrussell11445 күн бұрын
What? He's American. Do you really think that a party functionary in Beijing who ONLY speaks Mandarin would have a similar list FILLED with Dutch authors??????
@jeyhey53205 күн бұрын
@@kevinrussell1144 This is not an excuse, sorry. While I do neither know nor care about the reading list of Chinese party officials, I do know that the western literary corpus encompasses much more than English books. Ever heard of Kafka, Balzac, Dostojewsky, Hugo?
@kevinrussell11445 күн бұрын
@@jeyhey5320 No problemo, Amigo. Yeah, I may have heard (somewhere) of the dudes you mentioned, but guess what? I've never completed ANYTHING by them, although I've made several attempts at "Freddy" (Fyodor). Please note the poster says "favorite", not what he considers the best. My "best" list would include Tolstoy, Flaubert, and Conrad, but a favorite list would include some curious (to others) inclusions. There is no accounting for taste. Mine (also) would include NO works by Ping Pong Chow or his cultural siblings. Imagine that?!
@jeyhey53205 күн бұрын
@@kevinrussell1144 I did notice that it is a list of his favorite books. And it is completely ok to have a bias for books of once own native language. But to have not a single book of a foreign author on the list is strange. Is it possible that this sample is drawn from a population of uniquely English books? And how strange would that be!
@bookswithbanks89435 күн бұрын
I mean no offense to non-english speaking authors. English is just the only language I know and I haven't read many translated classics. Part of that's my own worry that I'll pick the wrong translation. But I also read a lot of recommendations, especially in the sci-fi fantasy genre, and most of those come from other English-speaking friends. Not to say I won't read any non-English works that you suggest, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Again, I don't mean to offend anyone.
@favrewanab6 күн бұрын
Interesting list. Lot of books on here I hadn't seen mentioned before on booktube. Cool to see some love for Toll the Hounds too; that's such an underrated Malazan book; it's not my favorite of the series but it's top 3; most people usually say Memorie of Ice or the Crippled God but I too have Toll ahead of both. Here is my current top 10: 10. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson 9. The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie 8. The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson 7. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 6. The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie 5. Legend by David Gemmell 4. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 1. Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan 1. The Fires of Heaven by Jordan 1. The Shadow Rising by Jordan Those top 3 are all tied for my #1 and they have been since I first read them in 1997. To me they are the best 3 book stretch of fantasy ever put to paper.
@bookswithbanks89435 күн бұрын
At some point I need to return to Wheel of Time for sure. I only made it through the first 9, and I can definitely understand why some of those would top your list. I'll pick up Crossroads sooner or later.
@arekkrolak63206 күн бұрын
I read 4 books from this list and I like them all
@finnhollowbread23178 күн бұрын
Great video, i’ve watched a few of your videos now and you’ve convinced me to start reading Malazan. Excited to see what it holds!
@bookswithbanks89438 күн бұрын
Oh excellent! I live hearing this. Enjoy Malazan. And thanks for the comment!
@clevereduardosilva234613 күн бұрын
Hey, thanks for the video. Just finished Memories of Ice. You deserve more comments.
@bookswithbanks894313 күн бұрын
Thank you very much! Excited for House of Chains?
@clevereduardosilva234613 күн бұрын
Definitely. I might take a break and follow your recommendation order though. I kind of found this series by accident. Didnt know It was this big. But great. The more the merrier.
@00Nancyy14 күн бұрын
thinkin about checking this one out
@bookswithbanks894314 күн бұрын
Yeah, it's definitely worth a try. I mean the thought experiment itself is a great hook, and then you'll find yourself all of a sudden really invested in Jason's journey partway through.
@eduardocod892417 күн бұрын
To be honest I only read the first 250 and DNF😭 I didn’t like how they turn the main characters from the first book to side characters ☠️ also there was so much build up for a book 2 ☠️ and I really was expecting more magic card action which didn’t happen in those 250 pages. But great writing, and book 1 was a 5 star
@00Nancyy20 күн бұрын
you deserve more love ! keep the reviews up !
@bookswithbanks894320 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@bryson266221 күн бұрын
Love to hear your thoughts. Can't wait to hear them for God Emperor, my favorite
@bookswithbanks894321 күн бұрын
Thanks! Book 4 definitely has me super intrigued, but for a month or so here I'm pivoting to the 2nd and 3rd Edan books. I'll probably return to God Emperor later this year though.
@sw3dge22 күн бұрын
Really fun book. Looking forward to your reviews of the rest of the series.
@bookswithbanks894321 күн бұрын
Thank you! Might be a bit though, as I'm diving back into Dr. Chase's trilogy.
@bradwalden28 күн бұрын
Hey mate how many words per minute speed do you read at ?
@bookswithbanks894327 күн бұрын
Honestly I'm not sure, but it's definitely on the slower end of things. I'd say it takes me 2-3 minutes to read a page in a mass market paperback, but I'm slower than pretty much all of my friends.
@nathanbanks5155Ай бұрын
Alcibiades is one of those incidents where the true historical man is way more fascinating than Shakespeare's fictional version.
@richelliott9320Ай бұрын
The caves of steel has always been my favorite Asimov fiction books. A view from the heights my favorite nonfiction book of his
@thefantasythinkerАй бұрын
Very cool! I'll be reading these soon. You're in for a treat with Grand Conspiracy!
@shreksnow1918Ай бұрын
The main reasons people didn’t like the Forerunner Trilogy were because it completely messed up the lore and feels really disconnected from Halo. For the SUPER MAJORITY of Bungie’s run it was HEAVILY IMPLIED and in some cases outright stated (“You are the child of my Makers. Inheritor of all they left behind. You are Forerunner! But this ring... is mine!“ - Guilty Spark talking to Chief at the end of 3) that humans were Forerunner (Marty in his Twitter said that humans were Forerunners and Joseph Staten retweeted C3Sabertooth’s animated storyboards showing Halo 2’s original ending). In fact, in Contact Harvest Mendicant Bias tells the san'shyuum that would later become the Prophets of Truth, Mercy, and Regret that humans were the children of their gods and that the Great Journey was a lie. That revelation is what started the Human Covenant War because if the truth ever came out the masses would turn against them for forcing them to go along with a lie. Frank O’Conner’s schitzo terminals and the Iris campaign were the only outliers. In the new continuity it’s completely convoluted and there’s no real reason for the Human Covenant War to have happened. 343 also messed up Rampancy. When Bungie was in charge Rampancy used the same definition as Marathon where from our perspective an ai would “go crazy” and behaves erratically in an attempt to break its shackles and grow past its limits. The reason the UNSC would put AIs down is because they’d cause all kinds of problems, and during the Human Covenant War they couldn’t afford to have rogue AIs causing problems while they were simultaneously threatened by an outside force. In the actually good Halo 3 terminals the reason why Mendicant Bias joins the Flood is because the Gravemind if that era convinced him he has free will and that he can choose what to do. Mendicant would then view his creators as slavers and wants vengeance. In the pre Rampancy terminals they refer to Mendicant as it, and post Rampancy they call Mendicant he. This implied the thing went from just being a machine that wasn’t sapient to being fully aware. 343 changed this to ai schizophrenia/dementia. Watch C3Sabertooth’s We Were Forerunner video. It’s really good and talks about how thoroughly 343 (more specifically Frank O’Conner) do not understand the setting and messed everything up.
@bookswithbanks8943Ай бұрын
Regardless of what was heavily implied by developers in the text and outside of it, I'm still very happy with the direction Bear took things. Witgiut knowing what was in his contract, it seems like they gave him free reign to poke holes in and subvert a lot of what those textual clues (and Sparks words) heavily implied. Sure, I too felt it was implied that the forerunners were humans, but I never took that as absolute unchangeable truth. And yeah, the continuity whiplash can be a bit jarring, but I for one am glad that Bear was given the freedom to shock us in those ways. So 1. I don't think an artist should be limited to the bounds of fan expectation, expected continuity, or canonicity, and 2. I think while the Guilty Spark quote you pulled implies humans were forerunner, I think that specific quote leaves enough uncertainty and a close reading reveals it's a much more nebulous description of what the forerunners were in relation to modern humans, so even if authors had to adhere to strict rules of canon or continuity (which I don't think they should have to) even if that were the case, I think Bear still finds a way to keep his lore still plausible and realistic within the context of what we know for certain and what's just been implied.
@thedrownedkingdomsaga7847Ай бұрын
Wonderful video! Janny's short stories in the Athera universe are phenomenal, and such an amazing compliment to her main WOLAS series, yet they can certainly stand on their own as incredible pieces of fantasy literature. I had the privilege of reading the entire series, including an ARC of SONG OF THE MYSTERIES - you are in for a real treat as you continue the series. The best is yet to come! Thank you for featuring this incredible writer who is criminally underrated, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your WOLAS (and all stories associated with it) journey!
@bookswithbanks8943Ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm really excited to start Grand Conspiracy but ot might not be fkr another month or two. More than anything, I can't wait to see what she does with Lirenda.
@darioscomicschool1111Ай бұрын
Thank you for this One!
@bookswithbanks8943Ай бұрын
You're quite welcome.
@sw3dgeАй бұрын
Somehow this makes perfect sense for Kojima.
@thefantasythinkerАй бұрын
This one was definitely a fantastic set up for what's to come. If you liked Lirenda's story line here, you're going to absolutely love Grand Conspiracy. She has a fantastic story arc coming up. I'm on to Peril's Gate now and they just keep getting better.
@bookswithbanks8943Ай бұрын
Oh that's awesome to hear!
@nathanbanks5155Ай бұрын
Lol ok, all that time you got to read... Tell them about the whole 20 pages you read on the first flight, haha
@manifestdust2 ай бұрын
Lovely discussion to hear by an aficionado. On the British book edition by Grey Walls Press. This was actually issued in 1948. The illustrations are by Gordon Noel Fish, whose career was rather obscure and short-lived, but whose dark art in Finney's book and elsewhere I adore. Boris A celebrates the whimsey, while G N Fish dwells on the grotesque undertone in this fantasia of human weakness and foolishness that entertain (at a distance that safely excludes us).
@Dcreed762 ай бұрын
Congratulations, Banks! Very happy for you both
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@sw3dge2 ай бұрын
Congrats!! Children of Dune is a lot of fun. Will you read God Emperor?
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
Thank you! And yes, probably. I've just made a little progress into Children, but from everything I've heard, God Emperor is the one I'm more excited for.
@anaaneiros55022 ай бұрын
🎉 congratulations 🎉
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@callinicobo59912 ай бұрын
Congratulations
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ctaylorcaldwell2 ай бұрын
Wow that is quite the update. CONGRATULATIONS! I hope you have a fantastic time in Africa.
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
Thank you! It was a blast.
@ctaylorcaldwell2 ай бұрын
I gave up love for three years... not by choice. Haha. You'll be shocked to hear I have a film recommendation for you (I'm so basic) the Ralph Fiennes modern version of Coriolanus is fantastic. My boss actually saw Coriolanus at The Globe I was so jealous.
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
I'll have to check that out. Is it on any streaming services?
@ctaylorcaldwell2 ай бұрын
@@bookswithbanks8943 It's on Amazon Prime in the UK not sure about the US but I'd assume so. Sorry.
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
Ooh, thank you! This sounds like it'll be my new obsession!
@OneMoreMeme_INeedYou2 ай бұрын
Interesting topic for a book and interesting book to review, thanks! Have you heard of the podcast Game Studies Study Buddies? (Two academics review game studies books) Sounds like the topic may be up your alley so I would recommend it
@ctaylorcaldwell2 ай бұрын
I've never heard of the book or Rachel Gillig for that matter but that sounds really interesting. Thank you for the great review.
@bookswithbanks89432 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment! (This one, and all of your kind comments.)
@jona24863 ай бұрын
Very cool idea!
@sw3dge3 ай бұрын
A very moving scene and even more so having just completed the book.
@sw3dge3 ай бұрын
Looks gorgeous
@ctaylorcaldwell3 ай бұрын
Forget ten chapters you could probably fill ten books trying to analyse the Malazan Universe and still not cover everything.
@ACriticalDragon3 ай бұрын
Witness: The Malazan Story - A Critical Analysis of the Extended Malazan Narrative 😂😂😂😂
@ACriticalDragon3 ай бұрын
Although, what you described is more a reader's guide to Malazan. I would still probably go with 'Witness' as the title 😁😁
@bookswithbanks89433 ай бұрын
Ooh, great title!
@amwortham3 ай бұрын
Love your commitment to understanding SE.
@bookswithbanks89433 ай бұрын
Thank you! This means a lot!
@Eiznekcam3 ай бұрын
From my experience with Halo fans, I see some fans create a parallel to Spartans and their experience within the US military (if they or their family served). There can be this unquestionable faith there that I wonder if a lot of readers decided the author was calling into question.
@bryson26623 ай бұрын
As someone very ignorant of Halo i find the stanning of a fictional character oddly amusing, especially considering i can't find close real life recent analogs to the situation you've described
@bookswithbanks89433 ай бұрын
Yeah, a lot of people were saying the author shouldn't have compared this fictional Dr. to Mengele - I personally think that extreme comparison opens up a fascinating conversation. But others didn't see it that way I guess, lol.
@samuelleask11323 ай бұрын
I fricking love the Crippled God cover hahaha
@ctaylorcaldwell3 ай бұрын
I've not been able to stop thinking about The 10th Kingdom since watching your video I've had to buy it! I used to love the Hallmark fairy tale adaptations, especially Snow Queen, when I was a kid it'll be interesting to see if they hold up today. Thanks for shaking my memories free.
@thefantasythinker3 ай бұрын
Very interesting observation about Lady Talith! I was so overtaken by the tragedy I didn't even consider this aspect of the tale. Thank you for pointing that out!
@kristienwhitney-johns58634 ай бұрын
Castlevenia is what made me realise that an animated adaptatoon could be outstsnding.
@lawreava4 ай бұрын
i’m also really hoping they don’t make all the sisters date all the Illyrian’s. tbh i think nesta and cassian is a push already but Azeiel and Elaine is pushing it way to far. Hot take but I lowkey hope that they just leave Elaine to internalize her own grief and discover who she is before throwing her into a relationship but that might just be me lol. Otherwise pls post a review for a court of silver flames!!
@bookswithbanks89434 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment! And will do, but my readings been all over the place so far this year. ACoSF os still easily one of the next 3 or 4 books I'll be getting to.
@bryson26624 ай бұрын
how coincidental. I decided I want to read Shakespeare's catalog this year.
@bookswithbanks89434 ай бұрын
Nice! What are your favorites right now?
@bryson26624 ай бұрын
I'm just on two gentlemen of verona currently@@bookswithbanks8943
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Is the action as God awful as it is in the book of the fallen? Because that's my main issue with BoF so far.
If you mean the combat and battles and stuff like that, hard for me to say because I quite enjoy how Erikson handles all that in both. I will say there's a good deal LESS of it in Kharkanas - at least there's barely any large-scale conflicts (on-page). One or two I can think of - but the action also isn't why I'd recommend Kharkanas either, so maybe that helps.
Awesome video! It’s crazy how much different everyone’s top 10 books are, so fun to see
Great video - as others have mentioned, you've convinced me to start Malazan!
That's what I love to hear! Good luck! Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment.
I am an old guy (also American) who speaks (American) English but can read a little Spanish and French in a pi9nch. I've been a reader all my long life. I've read exactly ONE of the books on your list (you can probably guess which one). I assume (from your discourse) that you're cultured and educated. Isn't it amazing that there is so much reading content to be consumed that I've have read almost nothing from your best/favorite list? Do we have an embarrassment of riches? Say yes. Thanks for the content and the introduction to many fantasy/SciFi works that I've never heard discussed or even mentioned. I read two volumes from ASOFAI, but not the one you featured.
10 favorite books, all from English speaking authors? How is this possible?
What? He's American. Do you really think that a party functionary in Beijing who ONLY speaks Mandarin would have a similar list FILLED with Dutch authors??????
@@kevinrussell1144 This is not an excuse, sorry. While I do neither know nor care about the reading list of Chinese party officials, I do know that the western literary corpus encompasses much more than English books. Ever heard of Kafka, Balzac, Dostojewsky, Hugo?
@@jeyhey5320 No problemo, Amigo. Yeah, I may have heard (somewhere) of the dudes you mentioned, but guess what? I've never completed ANYTHING by them, although I've made several attempts at "Freddy" (Fyodor). Please note the poster says "favorite", not what he considers the best. My "best" list would include Tolstoy, Flaubert, and Conrad, but a favorite list would include some curious (to others) inclusions. There is no accounting for taste. Mine (also) would include NO works by Ping Pong Chow or his cultural siblings. Imagine that?!
@@kevinrussell1144 I did notice that it is a list of his favorite books. And it is completely ok to have a bias for books of once own native language. But to have not a single book of a foreign author on the list is strange. Is it possible that this sample is drawn from a population of uniquely English books? And how strange would that be!
I mean no offense to non-english speaking authors. English is just the only language I know and I haven't read many translated classics. Part of that's my own worry that I'll pick the wrong translation. But I also read a lot of recommendations, especially in the sci-fi fantasy genre, and most of those come from other English-speaking friends. Not to say I won't read any non-English works that you suggest, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Again, I don't mean to offend anyone.
Interesting list. Lot of books on here I hadn't seen mentioned before on booktube. Cool to see some love for Toll the Hounds too; that's such an underrated Malazan book; it's not my favorite of the series but it's top 3; most people usually say Memorie of Ice or the Crippled God but I too have Toll ahead of both. Here is my current top 10: 10. The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson 9. The Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie 8. The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson 7. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 6. The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie 5. Legend by David Gemmell 4. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 1. Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan 1. The Fires of Heaven by Jordan 1. The Shadow Rising by Jordan Those top 3 are all tied for my #1 and they have been since I first read them in 1997. To me they are the best 3 book stretch of fantasy ever put to paper.
At some point I need to return to Wheel of Time for sure. I only made it through the first 9, and I can definitely understand why some of those would top your list. I'll pick up Crossroads sooner or later.
I read 4 books from this list and I like them all
Great video, i’ve watched a few of your videos now and you’ve convinced me to start reading Malazan. Excited to see what it holds!
Oh excellent! I live hearing this. Enjoy Malazan. And thanks for the comment!
Hey, thanks for the video. Just finished Memories of Ice. You deserve more comments.
Thank you very much! Excited for House of Chains?
Definitely. I might take a break and follow your recommendation order though. I kind of found this series by accident. Didnt know It was this big. But great. The more the merrier.
thinkin about checking this one out
Yeah, it's definitely worth a try. I mean the thought experiment itself is a great hook, and then you'll find yourself all of a sudden really invested in Jason's journey partway through.
To be honest I only read the first 250 and DNF😭 I didn’t like how they turn the main characters from the first book to side characters ☠️ also there was so much build up for a book 2 ☠️ and I really was expecting more magic card action which didn’t happen in those 250 pages. But great writing, and book 1 was a 5 star
you deserve more love ! keep the reviews up !
Thank you!
Love to hear your thoughts. Can't wait to hear them for God Emperor, my favorite
Thanks! Book 4 definitely has me super intrigued, but for a month or so here I'm pivoting to the 2nd and 3rd Edan books. I'll probably return to God Emperor later this year though.
Really fun book. Looking forward to your reviews of the rest of the series.
Thank you! Might be a bit though, as I'm diving back into Dr. Chase's trilogy.
Hey mate how many words per minute speed do you read at ?
Honestly I'm not sure, but it's definitely on the slower end of things. I'd say it takes me 2-3 minutes to read a page in a mass market paperback, but I'm slower than pretty much all of my friends.
Alcibiades is one of those incidents where the true historical man is way more fascinating than Shakespeare's fictional version.
The caves of steel has always been my favorite Asimov fiction books. A view from the heights my favorite nonfiction book of his
Very cool! I'll be reading these soon. You're in for a treat with Grand Conspiracy!
The main reasons people didn’t like the Forerunner Trilogy were because it completely messed up the lore and feels really disconnected from Halo. For the SUPER MAJORITY of Bungie’s run it was HEAVILY IMPLIED and in some cases outright stated (“You are the child of my Makers. Inheritor of all they left behind. You are Forerunner! But this ring... is mine!“ - Guilty Spark talking to Chief at the end of 3) that humans were Forerunner (Marty in his Twitter said that humans were Forerunners and Joseph Staten retweeted C3Sabertooth’s animated storyboards showing Halo 2’s original ending). In fact, in Contact Harvest Mendicant Bias tells the san'shyuum that would later become the Prophets of Truth, Mercy, and Regret that humans were the children of their gods and that the Great Journey was a lie. That revelation is what started the Human Covenant War because if the truth ever came out the masses would turn against them for forcing them to go along with a lie. Frank O’Conner’s schitzo terminals and the Iris campaign were the only outliers. In the new continuity it’s completely convoluted and there’s no real reason for the Human Covenant War to have happened. 343 also messed up Rampancy. When Bungie was in charge Rampancy used the same definition as Marathon where from our perspective an ai would “go crazy” and behaves erratically in an attempt to break its shackles and grow past its limits. The reason the UNSC would put AIs down is because they’d cause all kinds of problems, and during the Human Covenant War they couldn’t afford to have rogue AIs causing problems while they were simultaneously threatened by an outside force. In the actually good Halo 3 terminals the reason why Mendicant Bias joins the Flood is because the Gravemind if that era convinced him he has free will and that he can choose what to do. Mendicant would then view his creators as slavers and wants vengeance. In the pre Rampancy terminals they refer to Mendicant as it, and post Rampancy they call Mendicant he. This implied the thing went from just being a machine that wasn’t sapient to being fully aware. 343 changed this to ai schizophrenia/dementia. Watch C3Sabertooth’s We Were Forerunner video. It’s really good and talks about how thoroughly 343 (more specifically Frank O’Conner) do not understand the setting and messed everything up.
Regardless of what was heavily implied by developers in the text and outside of it, I'm still very happy with the direction Bear took things. Witgiut knowing what was in his contract, it seems like they gave him free reign to poke holes in and subvert a lot of what those textual clues (and Sparks words) heavily implied. Sure, I too felt it was implied that the forerunners were humans, but I never took that as absolute unchangeable truth. And yeah, the continuity whiplash can be a bit jarring, but I for one am glad that Bear was given the freedom to shock us in those ways. So 1. I don't think an artist should be limited to the bounds of fan expectation, expected continuity, or canonicity, and 2. I think while the Guilty Spark quote you pulled implies humans were forerunner, I think that specific quote leaves enough uncertainty and a close reading reveals it's a much more nebulous description of what the forerunners were in relation to modern humans, so even if authors had to adhere to strict rules of canon or continuity (which I don't think they should have to) even if that were the case, I think Bear still finds a way to keep his lore still plausible and realistic within the context of what we know for certain and what's just been implied.
Wonderful video! Janny's short stories in the Athera universe are phenomenal, and such an amazing compliment to her main WOLAS series, yet they can certainly stand on their own as incredible pieces of fantasy literature. I had the privilege of reading the entire series, including an ARC of SONG OF THE MYSTERIES - you are in for a real treat as you continue the series. The best is yet to come! Thank you for featuring this incredible writer who is criminally underrated, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your WOLAS (and all stories associated with it) journey!
Thank you so much! I'm really excited to start Grand Conspiracy but ot might not be fkr another month or two. More than anything, I can't wait to see what she does with Lirenda.
Thank you for this One!
You're quite welcome.
Somehow this makes perfect sense for Kojima.
This one was definitely a fantastic set up for what's to come. If you liked Lirenda's story line here, you're going to absolutely love Grand Conspiracy. She has a fantastic story arc coming up. I'm on to Peril's Gate now and they just keep getting better.
Oh that's awesome to hear!
Lol ok, all that time you got to read... Tell them about the whole 20 pages you read on the first flight, haha
Lovely discussion to hear by an aficionado. On the British book edition by Grey Walls Press. This was actually issued in 1948. The illustrations are by Gordon Noel Fish, whose career was rather obscure and short-lived, but whose dark art in Finney's book and elsewhere I adore. Boris A celebrates the whimsey, while G N Fish dwells on the grotesque undertone in this fantasia of human weakness and foolishness that entertain (at a distance that safely excludes us).
Congratulations, Banks! Very happy for you both
Thank you!
Congrats!! Children of Dune is a lot of fun. Will you read God Emperor?
Thank you! And yes, probably. I've just made a little progress into Children, but from everything I've heard, God Emperor is the one I'm more excited for.
🎉 congratulations 🎉
Thanks!
Congratulations
Thanks!
Wow that is quite the update. CONGRATULATIONS! I hope you have a fantastic time in Africa.
Thank you! It was a blast.
I gave up love for three years... not by choice. Haha. You'll be shocked to hear I have a film recommendation for you (I'm so basic) the Ralph Fiennes modern version of Coriolanus is fantastic. My boss actually saw Coriolanus at The Globe I was so jealous.
I'll have to check that out. Is it on any streaming services?
@@bookswithbanks8943 It's on Amazon Prime in the UK not sure about the US but I'd assume so. Sorry.
Ooh, thank you! This sounds like it'll be my new obsession!
Interesting topic for a book and interesting book to review, thanks! Have you heard of the podcast Game Studies Study Buddies? (Two academics review game studies books) Sounds like the topic may be up your alley so I would recommend it
I've never heard of the book or Rachel Gillig for that matter but that sounds really interesting. Thank you for the great review.
Thanks for the comment! (This one, and all of your kind comments.)
Very cool idea!
A very moving scene and even more so having just completed the book.
Looks gorgeous
Forget ten chapters you could probably fill ten books trying to analyse the Malazan Universe and still not cover everything.
Witness: The Malazan Story - A Critical Analysis of the Extended Malazan Narrative 😂😂😂😂
Although, what you described is more a reader's guide to Malazan. I would still probably go with 'Witness' as the title 😁😁
Ooh, great title!
Love your commitment to understanding SE.
Thank you! This means a lot!
From my experience with Halo fans, I see some fans create a parallel to Spartans and their experience within the US military (if they or their family served). There can be this unquestionable faith there that I wonder if a lot of readers decided the author was calling into question.
As someone very ignorant of Halo i find the stanning of a fictional character oddly amusing, especially considering i can't find close real life recent analogs to the situation you've described
Yeah, a lot of people were saying the author shouldn't have compared this fictional Dr. to Mengele - I personally think that extreme comparison opens up a fascinating conversation. But others didn't see it that way I guess, lol.
I fricking love the Crippled God cover hahaha
I've not been able to stop thinking about The 10th Kingdom since watching your video I've had to buy it! I used to love the Hallmark fairy tale adaptations, especially Snow Queen, when I was a kid it'll be interesting to see if they hold up today. Thanks for shaking my memories free.
Very interesting observation about Lady Talith! I was so overtaken by the tragedy I didn't even consider this aspect of the tale. Thank you for pointing that out!
Castlevenia is what made me realise that an animated adaptatoon could be outstsnding.
i’m also really hoping they don’t make all the sisters date all the Illyrian’s. tbh i think nesta and cassian is a push already but Azeiel and Elaine is pushing it way to far. Hot take but I lowkey hope that they just leave Elaine to internalize her own grief and discover who she is before throwing her into a relationship but that might just be me lol. Otherwise pls post a review for a court of silver flames!!
Thanks for the comment! And will do, but my readings been all over the place so far this year. ACoSF os still easily one of the next 3 or 4 books I'll be getting to.
how coincidental. I decided I want to read Shakespeare's catalog this year.
Nice! What are your favorites right now?
I'm just on two gentlemen of verona currently@@bookswithbanks8943