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I've never heard of The Dryad's Crown - are there other books in a series or is it a standalone?

 

It’s the first in a series - there’s a companion novella (with a Shakespearean play as a frame story) and a charming little Yuletide short story out as well, and book two is expected in the fall of this year.

Book one is fairly “complete” in many ways though. I’m excited for the rest of the series, but it’s a very full story with a satisfying ending already.

 

thank you - I don't do ebooks, but I'm gonna plan on picking up a physical copy of this ASAP, and the companion novella too

 

I haven’t seen the physical editions but I know they have internal artwork that looks really great. The audiobook for The Dryad’s Crown is also very well done if that’s your thing.

Hope you enjoy! I really, really love these books, they’re a mix of all these interesting approaches to fantasy and I think they’re done really well.

 

just got through the Rachel chapter of Hyperion. I'm not crying, someone's just been cutting onions in my apartment for 2-3 hours

 

The character work Dinniman does with Katia always blows me away.

 

Where are you at in your reread? Since you're a big fan, is there a good official wiki or place for a refresh? I only read them all last year so I'm mostly in the 'I still remember phase' but a quick recap wouldn't hurt.

 

no shot i'll remember anything and just gonna go headfirst into the audio lmao

 

85% into DCC7. Since March 23, lol. If he does the same thing he does for this book, he'll have an in world recap (in this one, Quazar was interviewed by his niece for the school newspaper or something).

Can't vouch for the quality, but here's a 55 minute youtube recap you could probably get away with. Reviews seem really positive:

 

oh hey Bookborn rules

 

DCC Hypothesis (don't read unless you're current): Samantha is Scolipindra, isn't she?

 

I just went on reddit (where there was a thread about your theory) and whenever I start reading fan theories at that level of recall / detail, I often wonder if I actually retain anything I read :)

Do people just read 1 series when can they theorize and spitball that much or am I just dumb? lol. I swear when I try to insert myself into a fandom for a book this big I come out thinking 'did I miss a book or 3?'.

 

I always read DCC books twice and I catalogue important things in my reading diary. That being said, I don't think Scolopendra is Samantha. Pretty sure she's Scolopendra's mother "The Scavenger." Carls back patch "The Scavenger's Daughter" has a depiction of Scolopendra that fills up and must be released.

 

I pretty much can only do that with LOTR and WoT. Some Sanderson and DCC, but sometimes I'm amazed at stuff people put together. @Nick is quite good at it.

 

Finished Royal Assassin and damn! Liked it way better than the first book. I'm wanting to finish the entire Realm of the Elderlings this year and I'm absolutely locked in now.

 

I too planned on this being the year of Hobb after finishing Farseer last year but I keep getting distracted. It's either Riftwar or Liveship Traders next for me

 

Once I get home from Italy, it’s one offs until DCC8, then I’ll finish The Expanse.

 

I just polished off Hyperion, absolutely a new classic for me. the last story was yet another emotional knockout and the way everything tied together at the end was incredible. got The Fall of Hyperion on my shelf I'm diving right into that

 

for all you absolute NERDS

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I have to return The Strength of the Few tomorrow and I'm only on page 313. This is the first time this has ever happened to me since I started getting library books again a few years ago. I'm trying to look at my account though to see when I first took it out, because I really don't think I've had it for 6 weeks. Usually library books are 3 weeks and you can renew for another 3, but I got this one from not my home library and I think they considered it a new release and there was a shorter rental or something.

 

I've been listening to some shorter novellas lately. I began Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric series and the first story was pretty fun. Also finished The Summer War by Naomi Novik and enjoyed that.

I also have the first Murderbot story ready to go.

 

I really enjoyed the first handful of Murderbot books - I think I flew thru the first 4 in under a week, and I fully plan on reading the full-length fifth book at some point soon

 

I finished Morning Star last night. While I really enjoyed my overall experience of reading the Red Rising trilogy (I'm not even looking at the four remaining books in the saga until Red God comes out), I don't know if I could say I loved the books themselves. All three had the same pacing issues (I got lost in the sauce for the middle third), and they felt like Baby's First Fiction about class consciousness. Despite some grim moments, overall the novels skew a bit too YA for my taste (which means I'll be recommending them to my students). Yes, there were some incredible gut punches and emotional moments, but the twists felt like they were in there just to surprise and little else (e.g., not develop character or theme). I particularly found the final chapter and epilogue really disappointing. Secret son named Pax? Okay. Those last two chapters felt like a Marvel movie's post-credit scene in the worst way, especially with the knowledge of four more books.

I know I might sound sour on them, but I truly did have an overall fun time, and I appreciate how they made me fall in love with reading again. Taking a break with some Murakami and a reread of Steinbeck's East of Eden before I jump into my next fantasy series!

 

Yeah red rising is enjoyable enough but I’m not high on them like many are