re: Movie Board Recommendations: Books (UPDATE: Post Stormlight Book 1)

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So the quetion is, do I start Way of Kings, which I did get for Christmas... or do I go for the next Kingkiller? It seems I have some years to finish both (although Kingkiller's next should be this year or 2016), but still... I might read them at the same time depending on the density of Stormlight. Thoughts?

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What did you end up choosing? I have tried to get into Way of Kings about 3 times now and couldn't do it. Finally finished Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen). I thought it was okay. The writing is unclear as hell to me and often just oozed inexperience and poor craftsmanship. Particularly the beginning.



About to start the Magicians, though I am not excited about books 2 and 3. Book 1 seems interesting, but the synopses of books 2 and 3 makes me very skeptical.



What I am excited about is:

The third and final book in the Raven's Shadow Series comes out July, 2015. (Blood Song, Tower Lord, and now, Queen of Fire). Author: Anthony Ryan

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Book 4 in the Gentlemen Bastards Sequence comes out September, 2015 (The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves, and now, The Thorn of Emberlain). Author: Scott Lynch