What other fantasy books do YOU read?

[Aganzir]

I take back what I said about Rothfuss.

He's brilliant. Can't remember when I last lost so much sleep because of a book! It probably tells something that I've read about 600 pages on since my last post, and since I obviously read English slower than Finnish, I consider it an impressive achievement.

And no, I haven't really seen it all before. It just took me a while to realise it - but then, I tend to be a tad too quick to judge everything anyway.

[HerenIstarion]

Reading became easier affair ever since I treated myself to Kindle Now I keep carrying it around in my bag reading snatches of stuff whenever there is a break in anything going on during the day (time previously dedicated to idle fiddling with the phone and other pointless activities of the kind)

In this fashion I found myself able to reread quite a few of my favourites, like Goblin Reservation by Clifford Simak (not quite fantasy, rather sci-fi, to be precise, but still with Goblins, Trolls, Banshees and a dragon in it I hope it wan't get frowned upon as not in compliance with the thread topic)

Out of ongoing fantasy reading, rereading Harry Potter series (fer meself) and reading Chronicles of Narnia to my kid

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by HerenIstarion

Reading became easier affair ever since I treated myself to Kindle

Ugh. I downloaded the Kindle application on my ipad. I found it pretty useless

[HerenIstarion]

Originally Posted by Galadriel

Ugh. I downloaded the Kindle application on my ipad. I found it pretty useless

I have an app named FBreader on android phone, it works just fine - reads epub, mobi and fb2 formats, meaning I'm always copying whatever I'm currently reading on Kindle to the phone (as Kindle resides in a backpack and I'm not always moving about with it).

I used to have it on Nokia before that, so there was a version for Symbian OS too, they might have something in Iphone line too (fbreader.org was the site), I'm positive there was one for Mac at the very least.

Hope it's not taking the thread away from it's purpose, let's say the purpose of this post is to make fantasy books' reading easier

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by HerenIstarion

I have an app named FBreader on android phone, it works just fine - reads epub, mobi and fb2 formats, meaning I'm always copying whatever I'm currently reading on Kindle to the phone (as Kindle resides in a backpack and I'm not always moving about with it).

I used to have it on Nokia before that, so there was a version for Symbian OS too, they might have something in Iphone line too (fbreader.org was the site), I'm positive there was one for Mac at the very least.

Lol, I'm about as informed about phones and laptops as Tolkien was about general machines I may use Amazon, but it's always for buying actual books. Kindle books are so expensive And if it goes once, it goes forever. The Kindle, I mean.

[Boo Radley]

What Galadriel said.

I like real books and I plan to continue reading real books for as long as I possibly can.

[HerenIstarion]

Originally Posted by Galadriel

And if it goes once, it goes forever. The Kindle, I mean.

Books may be kept in several places - like I have them stored in the desktop PC, in the laptop, in both phones and the kindle - I don't think ALL my gadgets are going to break down together all of a sudden

And even if they do, the e-books you purchased from Amazon are also stored on Amazon server - you can re-download them at any point you like

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by HerenIstarion

And even if they do, the e-books you purchased from Amazon are also stored on Amazon server - you can re-download them at any point you like

But you'll have to buy a new Kindle

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

I take back what I said about Rothfuss.

He's brilliant. Can't remember when I last lost so much sleep because of a book! It probably tells something that I've read about 600 pages on since my last post, and since I obviously read English slower than Finnish, I consider it an impressive achievement.

And no, I haven't really seen it all before. It just took me a while to realise it - but then, I tend to be a tad too quick to judge everything anyway.

What's sleep anyway?

Glad you are enjoying him. Scrooge that I am, I am waiting for the second one to come out in paperback.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

What's sleep anyway?

The thing that makes not skipping morning classes possible.

I finished The Wise Man's Fear today. It was fantastic. I enjoyed especially the Ademre, as you might guess. And I'm at a loss for what to read now (which means that I'm actually reading schoolbooks for once).

[Boo Radley]

Fantasy books? Pratchett's Discworld series immediately comes to mind. I've read those two or three times.