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Fantasy Literature

getting old in mke

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12. Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings

Reply to captain queeg (Original post)

Tue Dec 21, 2021, 12:50 PM

Dec 2021

I liked the various series in the Realm of the Elderlings, starting with the Assassin's trilogy.

While not required, a number of things in the Tawny Man trilogy (the one you are starting with Fools Errand) will make more sense, or seem less deus ex-machina, if you read the Liveship Traders trilogy first. There's only a little overlap in character/events, and you won't particularly miss that, but there is a large portion of world building that will be helpful.

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Doesn't look like recent activity with this group. Thought I'd mention recent reads [View all] captain queeg Dec 2021 OP

Hello there! Silver Gaia Dec 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #2

I find escape via reading. I've pretty much given up TV captain queeg Dec 2021 #3

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Reading has always been my escape. Silver Gaia Dec 2021 #5

Seems like when I have the TV hooked up I fall into wasting a lot of time captain queeg Dec 2021 #9

Would reading glasses help? Silver Gaia Dec 2021 #10

Thanks. I'll look into that. captain queeg Dec 2021 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Silver Gaia Dec 2021 #6

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This message was self-deleted by its author Silver Gaia Dec 2021 #8

I'll have to give a look at Tad Williams, never heard of him captain queeg Jan 2022 #19

Covid has interrupted a lot of things! Silver Gaia Jan 2022 #20

Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings getting old in mke Dec 2021 #12

Yeah I've read that trilogy awhile ago captain queeg Dec 2021 #13

I generally like Hobb Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2021 #14

Yes, I was thinking with this new book how slow it started out. captain queeg Dec 2021 #16

The Sword of Truth guy is Terry Goodkind. Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2022 #17

I think I read the first 3 books before abandoning him. captain queeg Jan 2022 #18

I happen to loathe Donaldson. Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2022 #21

I finished the first book of the Tawny man series, went and bought the next two today captain queeg Dec 2021 #15

I know I've read all of the Liveship books captain queeg Jan 2022 #22

Thread necromancy ExWhoDoesntCare Oct 2023 #23

I didn't really like the hobbit much but everyone said read it first befor LOTR captain queeg Oct 2023 #24