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14. Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1)
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Just in case anyone is in the mood for some lighter reading to pass the time, here are some of my favorite short stories...
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Yep. Quite a lot of people it seems.
I'll see if I can find some of the ones I've read...
Don't really remember where I found them at the moment.
EDIT: They are probably among the 1113 reviews here, but I'm not really awake yet, so you'll have to dig through it to find the funny ones if you're interested.
>It's about Hello Kitty with OCD ...
... except that would be less vapid and tedious.
-Greek - 26. november 2014-
>Unless you want to read about a little person with OCD, alone, moving this and that about and washing all the time, don't buy it
>I pre-ordered and thought this was the Kingkiller Chronicle 3. I have been very excited to read it! Boy was I disappointed. I am glad he (Patrick Rothfuss) got self fulfillment from writing it but, I lost my money! It was well written but, what a snoozer. Thank God for a few pictures, kept me from completely dozing off.
-CA Shopper - 19. november 2014-
>Train wreck
>There was nothing to it ,it Just rambled on and on no plote .I thougt it woud be the third day of The Kingkiller Chronicles it las not just a wast of time and money
-hoyt sanford - 16. november 2014
>This was a huge disappointment. The whole story seemed it was written by a drunken meth head on LSD. Don't waste your money
-beauon - 16. november 2014-
>Don't buy
>Wow, is this a joke? This was not another book in this series, but rather a boring short story. If this had beeen a $2 fan fiction, maybe it would have been worth it. But this looked like the next book in the series. This was a complete rip off, and I am sad I bought it.
-Boston Parenton - 14. november 2014-
>I preordered this thinking is was the next book in the series. It's not. In fact, it's total garbage. I'd desperately like a refund.
-Brett Fischer - 13. november 2014-
To be clear, I loved it.
It was as lovely as the moon, and I cought myself smiling with the whole of my everything while reading it.
Whenever I needed a pick me up at work I would take a bathroom break and fall into Auri's delightful little world. Even the darker parts just made me appreciate her more.
I'd suggest starting with BeginnerBot or FriendlyBot if no one is around to play. A (somewhat outdated) guide to the bots can be found here. FriendlyBot comes with some levels which are nice to progress through. The whole community is very nice and supportive, so feel free to ask any questions you have!
/u/rabbitboy84 wrote a wonderful guide on beginner strategy which can be found here for a pittance.
This truly is a beautiful game. As someone who enjoys the books it is awesome. As someone who enjoys abstract strategy games, it is very accessible, and much more welcoming than, say, Chess or Go.
I recommend the book Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell to anyone who likes deep fantasy. This book, however, is really not for you if you love action scenes, or descriptive violence. This book has a big, big weird world. It's influenced by "faerie" stuff and lore. It's not a black and white morality book like a lot of fantasy.
Mostly, it's totally interesting, and weird, and funny, British dry-humoury. I recommend it if you like fantasy, but not necessarily traditional tropes of sword-carrying, dragon-slaying heroes.
EDIT: Link to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Strange-Mr-Norrell-Novel/dp/0765356155
The first review is pretty helpful to get a gauge on how you'll like it (or not!).
There's technically a short story called "How Old Holly Came to Be" in the Unfettered anthology, but don't worry about it. If there are other things in the anthology that interest you then go for it, but Rothfuss's contribution isn't super substantial (10 pages, lots of repetition and line breaks for a poetic kind of effect; ends up around 1700 words). It also doesn't seem super connected to the Kingkiller Chronicles (at least not yet) other than allegedly taking place in the same world. It seemed like it might be another one of Temerant's legends, maybe.
Anyways, like I said: if you're interested in other stuff in Unfettered, go for it. If not, a super-short Patrick Rothfuss story probably isn't worth the money. Plus I'm sure it'll be republished at some point (I think there was talk about work on an anthology of shorter stories set in Temerant--I imagine TSRoST, The Lightning Tree, and Old Holly are all good contenders to appear in it).
Short story about Bast in Newarre. It's part of the Rogues Anthology. So you not only get an awesome look at what Bast does in his spare time when he's not at the Inn, but you also get a lot of other really great short stories from other authors as well. :)
Rogues https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345537262/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_nKKCzbJGVVY08
>That is the first book right?
Yep! Gardens of the Moon.
> I feel like i'm dropped in the middle and am just supposed to know who these characters are and whats going on.
That's exactly how Erikson writes. He drops you right in the middle of the story and says, "Figure it out, kids!"
And, as frustrating as that can be, you really do figure it out once you adapt to his writing style.
See - I think too often in fantasy we're forced to follow a helpless character who is figuring the world out. I mean, it's a pretty common tactic for exposition: you don't know anything about the world you're entering, and as a reader you are traditionally supposed to relate to the protagonist. So the best way to introduce you to the world is to take the protagonist and introduce him to the world.
That's how KingKiller is written, that's how Locke Lamora is written, that's how Mistborn is written, it's how HP is written...it's how nearly every book with a first-person narrative is written.
Now, for third-person fantasy, GRRM makes it easy on the reader by designating who he is following with each chapter in ASoIaF.
Erikson doesn't hold your hand like that. He just writes. And, trust me, it's a change in style, but very well worth it.
Don't get me wrong - you don't have to enjoy the Malazan series. No one is obliged to. But I can definitely relate to the frustration on trying to get into the series. It's not an easy read (at first).
But (and I sound like a broken record here) what helped me was this character sheet and even some fanart from YapAttack (I don't really like his style, but it's good to see other perspectives for characters - he's also pretty active on /r/Malazan).
I'm actually looking forward to a re-read of the series now that I know what's going on. I think I'll enjoy it much more, and I'll pick up on details that I missed. But it'll take some time.
Now I typically need a "break" after reading one book in the Malazan series.
I just did a re-read of KKC, actually!
As someone who loves both Rothfuss and Hobbs, and did not care for Locke Lamora, I recently enjoyed Carol Berg's Lighthouse duet, the prose is excellent and it has ideas and themes similar to KKC, and is about a magical cartographer. Carol Berg is a talented and underrated author and definitely worth a try if you are tired of the same five common recommendations.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000XEC3US/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000ZJUOV6/ref=pd_aw_sim_351_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=02HJ2G1EZ18AE1AC9Q1J
You're looking for stuff on the craft of writing, the giants of which you've already listed. Literary analysis doesn't teach craft directly, it's a critical and academic approach to understanding a book like a specimen of culture (in other words, go to university if you want to learn that bit!).
If you want to learn about poetry first read a lot of poetry and soak it in. Everything in the books is descended from the Romantics and Shakespeare, so read all those (flippant, sorry. But you do have a lot of reading ahead of you if you're serious about this) but unlike high school try not to see them in a vacuum - you get a lot more if you understand why they were writing, who for, what was on their mind (lit. analysis erk!). His sonnets, Shelley, Keats, Rossetti, Byron (I'd add Swinburne's 'Garden of Proserpine' because I'm an emo and cos he was a ginger who couldn't get his shit together either).
Meter is easy to learn! It's the rest of the tool kit that's hard. The best single book I've read on it, the one that got me, is Stephen Fry's https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ode-Less-Travelled-Unlocking-Within/dp/0099509342
There is a game Kvothe learns called Tak. You can actually buy this, but I have seen quite a few hand made versions which are pretty cool.
Here is the game on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Cheapass-Games-239CAG-Tak-Beautiful/dp/B01LFA7QFK
Study Tai Chi or some form of moving meditation. There are types of yoga that flow and once you have the sequence down, allow you to still your mind. There are types of martial arts that teach amazing focus and how to quiet the mind. It takes patience, perseverance and humility to learn these things and to apply them to the world outside of practice.
I studied a meditative form of Chinese martial arts for over 7 years...the benefits continue long after I quit practicing. It is not magic nor mysticism, but focus and discipline.
I also found a book that goes into some detail about training the mind in a similar fashion as Kvothe did. Wisdom of the Mystic Masters by Joseph Weed. I have yet to finish it, but the mind exercises are pretty cool. He goes into 3 different types of mind exercises: Observation, Concentration and Meditation.
I guess the point is, there are plenty of things you can do to train your mind, but you have to do it, not just sit and cruise reddit...
How many times have you read the books?
You could be falsely assuming the cause is your quick reading and not that you've only read the available literature once instead of three times.
I think understanding that there's more to be found and a desire to look for it should be enough to slow you down. If you find yourself zoning out and reading in a more skim-like manner, go back a few paragraphs to what you remember reading last and start over.
Or if you really want a good resource, get How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler. It's about reading and reading closely and when the two are appropriate and whatnot. Adler was a great man. He's the one who also spearheaded/managed the Great Books of the Western World organization/movement. Not everything he recommends needs to be applied but it's good to know how to (as someone learned thinks you should) properly read closely when you want to.
A fairly recent edition of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle has this endorsement on the cover, which might perhaps carry some weight with members of this sub:
> The Last Unicorn is the best book I have ever read. You need to read it. If you've already read it, you need to read it again." --Patrick Rothfuss, author of The Wise Man's Fear
https://www.amazon.com/Last-Unicorn-Peter-S-Beagle/dp/0451450523/
Tamsin and The Inkeeper's Song are also very good.
Some other books by other authors that I'd recommend are Little, Big by John Crowley, Cloud Atlas by David Mitchel, Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis, and Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis.
There's a short story about Bast in the "Rogues" anthology edited/released by George RR Martin. I think it's called "The Lightning Tree" but it's written more like KKC is. Slow Regard is a totally different writing style, but also great.
Haha you bought the graphic novel adaptation. This is the one you want.
Only read the graphic novel adaptation after the novel.
You might be able to get the Degas version through Amazon? https://www.amazon.com/Name-Wind-Kingkiller-Chronicle-Book/dp/B007HI3HUI/
In my view if you can get hold of it, it's worth it. It's true that he pronounces quite a few things differently to how Pat does, though I enjoy the alternatives.
guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh like the end of 2015 MAYBE more like mid-2016 MAYBE uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
stop reminding us.
In the meantime though, there are cool short stories. One comes out in a few weeks!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Slow-Regard-Silent-Things/dp/0756410436
Read the main series first though.
Roger Zelazny - The Chronicles of Amber
You can either get the Great Book of Amber (books 1-10)
https://www.amazon.ca/Great-book-Amber-Roger-Zelazny/dp/0380809060
or just start with Nine Princes in Amber
http://www.amazon.com/Nine-Princes-Amber-Roger-Zelazny/dp/1935138197
Not sure if you're serious with this post or not, but in case you are, yes there is! http://www.amazon.com/Regard-Silent-Things-Kingkiller-Chronicle-ebook/dp/B00J9SUF2W/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409945825&sr=1-1&keywords=the+slow+regard+of+silent+things
Amazon link - from goodreads, google wouldn't give it as a result
I imagine someone will ask him in Portland or Seattle. Hopefully news will out.
Ben's insults from when Kvothe first sees him are very reminiscent of Schmendrick from The Last Unicorn saying
"I'll stuff you full of misery until it comes out your ears. I'll change your heart into green grass, and all you love into sheep. I'll turn you into a bad poet with dreams." (Pat has mentioned it as a favorite book and inspiration)
The story about the boy with the golden screw is a common folk story and was also in Thomas Pynchon's V, albeit with slightly different wording and locations.
The Ketan is probably inspired by the Tai Chi, though I have no confirmation on that. It just seems remarkably similar.
I feel like Felurian is vaguely based on the Greek sirens, but again, that's just conjecture.
It's in Rogues, an anthology.
There is also a side story published in Rogues about Bast, but I haven't read it yet.
It's a short story in the Rogues anthology.
It's in the Rogues anthology along with new stories by GRRM, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Scott Lynch and many more.
Its called The Lightening Tree and its published in the Rogues anthology. http://www.amazon.com/Rogues-George-R-Martin/dp/0345537262