service model was so good, recommend the audio! the girl with all the gifts was also great, i loved his Rampart trilogy too adding art of prophecy to my 2025 tbr!
Hi, Merphy! How are you? Sci-fi and Fantasy have been my favorites for many years. I appreciate your recommendations, including the anime and manga on your other channel. Much love and blessings! 🤗❤️💖💜🙏
Guy Gavriel Kay is really, really good. I'm not sure if Lions is the best entry. Lions does seem to have the highest good reads rating score (but not the most ratings). I think Tigana is likely Kay's true best regarded work, although my personal favorite is the Sarantine Mosaic duology (Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors), and his breakout Fionavar Tapestry is another underappreciated classic series from the 1980s. Hopefully Merphy likes Lion's and tries some of the other books over time.
Please do the first sentence challenge with Korey 😊 I love that one! And maybe hide the books from the camera so we can play along. Also looking forward to hearing your thoughts on The Art of Prophecy 😊
There's also Brief Cases for DF as there are characters and events that happen and referenced later on in series, and you wonder who they are and try to remember when they were introduced
I’m so excited for you to read the art of prophesy! I think it was my favorite book last year! 😊 Look forward to hearing your thoughts on it (and the second book). Also, that book comes with a beautiful map and when I was reading, I was constantly looking at it because the characters moved around
Hey Merphy I really like the sound of The Art of Prophecy, I’m gonna try to read it with you. Also, I started The Gentlemen Bastards series and to say the least it’s very interesting.
I thought Side Jobs was a really fun collection of stories. It's fun seeing different points of view in the Dresden series. The Fifth Elephant was also really good in my opinion. I love the Guards and the Uberwald setting. Like you I have never read Guy Gavriel Kay, but really want to read some of his books. Probably going to start with either Lions of Al-Rassan or Tigana.
Side Jobs is a fun collection, but Ghost Story is gonna be one of your favorite Dresden books, I think. People who say it's one of the weakest in the series are tragically wrong. 😅
The main reason people didn't like it was that they couldn't get James Marsters for the audio book. That is literally where the majority of complaints came from. It is so good. I love this book so much. I love it more and more each time I reread it.
@nolangarrett3440 Yep, Ghost Story is absolutely amazing and beautiful. I've also reread it. The ending of the book is so strong and well written that it could've worked as a satisfying ending to the series, in my opinion. Thank the book gods it isn't, though. And then that last chapter had my jaw on the floor. I had to pick up Cold Days immediately, both times.
Hi Merphy, Any plans on Malazan? The only reason that I am worried is because if you put it off too long, you are going to forget all the details in the previous books, so please keep that in mind too!
I completely forgot The Art of Prophecy, I only know I gave 3 stars on Goodreads. It’s not as good as it seems. The second book is supposed to be better, so Ill give it a try.
The Art of Prophecy is fantastic. I'm currently reading the sequel (The Art of Destiny), and to say I'm being utterly disappointed would be an understatement, unfortunately
It's a shame you've left publication order but any Discworld is good Discworld, though I have to say this one in my memory doesn't strike me as one of the more absurb if thats what you were craving...its better than Eric by far, which is wjat I thought you were going to next...but it's not as absurd as Eric.😅
YAY! Video with Korey 🎉
Guy Gravail Kay is a wonderful author. His prose are beautiful in a subtle, non-showy way.
Very excited for the spoiler discussion for Al-Rassan! GGK is one of my favorites.
I am so hyped for the Side Job spoiler review, Im really enjoying your read through of that series
You're reading Guy Gavriel Kay! Yay! This makes my day :D
(I'm gonna stop rhyming now)
service model was so good, recommend the audio!
the girl with all the gifts was also great, i loved his Rampart trilogy too
adding art of prophecy to my 2025 tbr!
Lions of Al-Rassan is one of my favourite books of all-time!!! Kay's my current favourite Fantasy author.
So so SO hyped for the Lions of Al-Rassan discussion!!!
Hi, Merphy! How are you? Sci-fi and Fantasy have been my favorites for many years. I appreciate your recommendations, including the anime and manga on your other channel.
Much love and blessings! 🤗❤️💖💜🙏
The art of prophecy sounds AMAZING😍
I wish I had watched this in time to read with discord 😂😂
I’m excited to read those Wesley Chu books you mentioned! Thank you, Merphy! You Rock😎
The Girl With All The Gifts is one of my favorite sci-fi books of all time, so I hope you love it!!
Looking forward to your video with Korey. 📚
I love your reading sprints!
Guy Gavriel Kay is really, really good. I'm not sure if Lions is the best entry. Lions does seem to have the highest good reads rating score (but not the most ratings). I think Tigana is likely Kay's true best regarded work, although my personal favorite is the Sarantine Mosaic duology (Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors), and his breakout Fionavar Tapestry is another underappreciated classic series from the 1980s. Hopefully Merphy likes Lion's and tries some of the other books over time.
Please do the first sentence challenge with Korey 😊 I love that one!
And maybe hide the books from the camera so we can play along.
Also looking forward to hearing your thoughts on The Art of Prophecy 😊
Allen and I finished the Mid Year Freak Out Tag-it just took 3 hours over 2 days 🤣. The Lions of Al-Rassan!!! ❤️❤️❤️
AL-RASSAN! My favorite of his stuff I've read so far, and actually the novel I recommend starting with GGK, so great choice. I hope you like it!
I don't know whether you have read it or not, I recommend the novel Lord of the Mysteries (LOTM).
The Fifth Elephant is underrated. Definitely a Top 3 City Watch book.
I am so exciting for you to read the Art of Prophecy, it's once of my favourites!
There's also Brief Cases for DF as there are characters and events that happen and referenced later on in series, and you wonder who they are and try to remember when they were introduced
I read The Southern Reach trilogy because of you. I really liked it! I hope to read Vandermeer's other books soon too
I’m so excited for you to read the art of prophesy! I think it was my favorite book last year! 😊 Look forward to hearing your thoughts on it (and the second book). Also, that book comes with a beautiful map and when I was reading, I was constantly looking at it because the characters moved around
Hey Merphy I really like the sound of The Art of Prophecy, I’m gonna try to read it with you. Also, I started The Gentlemen Bastards series and to say the least it’s very interesting.
I dnfed it 😫 I’m sorry! I tried to push through but I just could not get into it so decided to just move on
Love that you’re in your mushroom era 🍄🍄
I thought Side Jobs was a really fun collection of stories. It's fun seeing different points of view in the Dresden series. The Fifth Elephant was also really good in my opinion. I love the Guards and the Uberwald setting. Like you I have never read Guy Gavriel Kay, but really want to read some of his books. Probably going to start with either Lions of Al-Rassan or Tigana.
The Art of Prophecy is a great book! I think you'll have a good time reading it.
The Art of Prophecy was such a good book! I've been meaning to read the 2nd one for so long.
Side jobs ! i loved that book. I do love all the dresden files xD
Side Jobs is a fun collection, but Ghost Story is gonna be one of your favorite Dresden books, I think. People who say it's one of the weakest in the series are tragically wrong. 😅
Agreed
The main reason people didn't like it was that they couldn't get James Marsters for the audio book. That is literally where the majority of complaints came from.
It is so good. I love this book so much. I love it more and more each time I reread it.
@nolangarrett3440 Yep, Ghost Story is absolutely amazing and beautiful. I've also reread it. The ending of the book is so strong and well written that it could've worked as a satisfying ending to the series, in my opinion. Thank the book gods it isn't, though. And then that last chapter had my jaw on the floor. I had to pick up Cold Days immediately, both times.
Mushroom zombies, no no, that's the last of us. :P Definitely joining in on the art of prophecy buddy read.
It's this book too I think! Probably a few books out there with mushroom based zombies - though this will certainly be my first 😂
@@merphynapierreviewsthe last of us is a video game and tv series Merphy….
The fifth elephant, the Lions of Al-Rassan, the Bright Sword. Awww yeah, july looking to be great
I’ve heard such good things about the art of prophecy!
I hope to get to Service Model this month as well if I can squeeze it in.
I really need to read GGK, hear great things
Sounds groovy 🥳
We do a little Guy Gavriel Kay? Love to see it, hopefully you can extend the Guy Gavriel Kay propaganda machine
I really enjoyed The Lions of Al-Rassan! Also my first and only so far GGK book.
You should try a song for Arbonne ! Those are the 2 I read so far (with Lions) ans I loved both :)
Hi Merphy,
Any plans on Malazan? The only reason that I am worried is because if you put it off too long, you are going to forget all the details in the previous books, so please keep that in mind too!
I completely forgot The Art of Prophecy, I only know I gave 3 stars on Goodreads. It’s not as good as it seems. The second book is supposed to be better, so Ill give it a try.
The Art of Prophecy is fantastic.
I'm currently reading the sequel (The Art of Destiny), and to say I'm being utterly disappointed would be an understatement, unfortunately
Dammit, I keep forgetting to pick up Service Model and I was just at B&N today.
I got the Art of Prophecy and it's sequel earlier this year and been meaning to get into them. Maybe now is the time?
Girl with all the gifts...is like the last of us
It's a shame you've left publication order but any Discworld is good Discworld, though I have to say this one in my memory doesn't strike me as one of the more absurb if thats what you were craving...its better than Eric by far, which is wjat I thought you were going to next...but it's not as absurd as Eric.😅
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the girl with all the gifts is really good, the movie is not and there's a prequel that is ok but it doesn't really adds much to the original story
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Why 2 channels, what is the difference?
Different subject audience, she made a video about it when she made the decision.