Hi Alex. Thanks so much for the shout-out for my "Nicholas Raven" novel! I really appreciate your kindness. And I'll be honored to be on your self-published bookshelf, but I'm glad you're only booting the candle off and not another book (ha ha). Thanks again! Oh, and you pronounced my last name perfectly. Take care.
The way you described the magic in Jade City makes me even more excited to start it. I've got a copy on my Kindle that's just been waiting for me to get through my backlog of books.
Hmm, I had to re-subscribe...not sure what happened there? Great wrap up, Alex! I can't wait to try more Bernard Cornwell. A lot of these are on my tbr as well, nice.
Very interesting range of books! Don't exactly remember what I read in July but some recent reads: Fantasy 1) The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke 2) Books 1 and 2 of The Five Warrior Angel Series by Brian Lee Durfee SF Earthseed duology by Octavia E. Butler Non-SFF 1) 11/22/63 by Stephen King (my first attempt to read a Stephen King novel - it was good but I felt there were loopholes and it wasn't as much about key historical events as daily life in late 50s/early 60s suburban USA so some mismatched expectations there) 2) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (very well-written novel from first person 'unique' POV - to say more would be spoiling!) 3) The Likeness by Tana French (mystery - good, well-written but too similar to a book I love and the resolution was underwhelming for me) 4) Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (mystery- this was extremely well-written and the ending was very powerful - a very good read). Currently trying Red Sister by Mark Lawrence. If that is a DNF, I want to give Lonesome Dove a try. Already failed at reading Blood Meridian by McCarthy though, fingers crossed for this one.
In July I read too much lol, but I was already quite a way through some of them by the start of the month: *Fantasy* Black Company - Glen Cook Four Revelations - R Scott Bakker (short story) Long Price Quartet 1: Shadow in Summer *Historical-Fiction* Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest Trilogy - Huge miss for me, mostly cuz of Book 3. I know he wrote a 4th book but I've 0 interest. Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield - This was the pick me up I needed after Grail Quest and its become one of my favourite books. *Horror* I Am Legend - Richard Matheson - So good I read it in 1 sitting. Song of Kali - Dan Simmons *Sci-Fi* Ogres - Adrian Tchaikovsky (novella) - This might be my favourite novella I've ever read. One Day All This Will Be Yours - Adrian Tchaikovsky (novella) - Pretty fun take on time-travel.
My favorite reads in July Sycamore row by john Grisham sequel to a time to kill The coward by Stephen aryan Pride and prejudice by jane Austen Kaikeyi by vaishnavi Patel
Great video Alex! Awesome to hear you enjoyed Foundation! I read it a few years back and I also enjoyed it way more than I expected…Asimov’s ideas have always impressed me so much and because of that I want to check out his Robot novels! Man, The Last Kingdom was such a phenomenal show I loved everything about that….read the first 5 or 6 years ago when the show first aired and was obsessed with those books! Definitely need to go back and continue the series!
You definitely should! I'm not sure what to expect but I'm excited for the final Last Kingdom adaptation Netflix is doing. I don't recall when it's coming out but it's a movie to wrap it all up.
Here's what I read in July 11/22/63 by Stephen king Untamed by glennon doyle Mean baby by Selma Blair her memoir Age of war by Michael j Sullivan Vespertine Accidentally in love The amber crown by jacey Bedford Sycamore row by john Grisham The merciless ones by namina forna 99 percent mine by sally Thorne Pride and prejudice by jane Austen The war of two queens by Jennifer l armentrout Kaikeyi by vaishnavi Patel Fevered star Ravage the dark by tara sim The coward by Stephen aryan
I've been meaning to read Foundation but i don't often get the urge to read more Asimov tho I'll probably continue on in the I Robot series first. Ironically I prefer PKD's writing. I recommend Warlord Chronicles, knowing that you're a Gwynne fan I'd be surprised if you didn't at least like it. That's still my favourite Cornwell series. I have to get back to Last Kingdom, I think I'm finally over my viking fatigue.
