Red Mosquito

Has anyone read this? When it is finished it will likely be my favorite series of all time?

Jesus.

Damn it, why has no one in posting in the last 3 minutes read any of these things?

Brilliant first book. You can easily see where he takes his inspiration from, yet for me it works. Engaging and warm storytelling. Haven't read the second yet though.

This guy is such a lyrical writer. The language is just a joy to read.

The second book is really good, but unlike the first one I think it was actually better the second time. The pacing is much more languid, and reading it not wanting to know what happens next helped the enjoyment a lot.

The Kovthe/Dena love story is maybe my favorite one of all time.

Why do all of these series that you're asking about/recommending have two titles?

It's like A Game Of Thrones / A Song Of Ice And Fire. Two titles.

The series has a title and the then each book has a title? So, the series is The King Killer Chronicles. And the first book in The King Killer Chronicles is The Name of the Wind?

stip wrote:This guy is such a lyrical writer. The language is just a joy to read.

Yes, beautiful writing. I think he must have learned from Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana. a book I know he loves, which also has beautiful writing,

durdencommatyler wrote:The series has a title and the then each book has a title? So, the series is The King Killer Chronicles. And the first book in The King Killer Chronicles is The Name of the Wind?

Yes.

Anders wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:The series has a title and the then each book has a title? So, the series is The King Killer Chronicles. And the first book in The King Killer Chronicles is The Name of the Wind?

Yes.

I just wish Stip would be consistent when making these threads.

Not really a fan of the young magician learns his craft genre.

Anders wrote:

stip wrote:This guy is such a lyrical writer. The language is just a joy to read.

Yes, beautiful writing. I think he must have learned from Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana. a book I know he loves, which also has beautiful writing,

I never read that. My wife had me read some of his books. There was his first series about a few kids from Canada that get sucked into a fantasy world, and one of them is really king arthur and some crap like that. Didn't like it. But the Sailing to Sarantium series of books (two of them, I think) were quite good. they were more historical fiction than fantasy, however

bada wrote:Not really a fan of the young magician learns his craft genre.

me neither, but it has probably never been done better than here.

bada wrote:Not really a fan of the young magician learns his craft genre.

That what this is all about?

I probably won't read it, then.

stip wrote:

Anders wrote:

stip wrote:This guy is such a lyrical writer. The language is just a joy to read.

Yes, beautiful writing. I think he must have learned from Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana. a book I know he loves, which also has beautiful writing,

I never read that. My wife had me read some of his books. There was his first series about a few kids from Canada that get sucked into a fantasy world, and one of them is really king arthur and some crap like that. Didn't like it. But the Sailing to Sarantium series of books (two of them, I think) were quite good. they were more historical fiction than fantasy, however

Tigana is a stand alone novel, and probably the best one he has written. Worth checking out.

durdencommatyler wrote:

bada wrote:Not really a fan of the young magician learns his craft genre.

That what this is all about?

I probably won't read it, then.

The first book is about an innkeeper looking back on his childhood and youth, and also some scenes that happen when he is reminiscing as an adult. We quickly learn he is known as the Kingkiller, but not why. The writing is second to none.

Anders wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

bada wrote:Not really a fan of the young magician learns his craft genre.

That what this is all about?

I probably won't read it, then.

The first book is about an innkeeper looking back on his childhood and youth, and also some scenes that happen when he is reminiscing as an adult. We quickly learn he is known as the Kingkiller, but not why. The writing is second to none.

Yeah, the book is written as an autobiography. Only part of it is about his time at the university, and even there far more time is spent fucking up relationships and worrying about how to pay for tuition than time spent in magic class. it's not a magic heavy book.


Just read the first page, DcT

http://www.amazon.com/The-Name-Wind-Kin ... B0010SKUYM

man, now I want to go home and read that book all over again.

brilliant books. im about to give them a second read.

the 'young magician learning his craft' is an oversimplification and hardly encompasses this story. the writing is beautiful. i like these books more than i like my friends.