The Name of the Wind

Title: The Name of the Wind
Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Publisher:DAW(da da daw daw)

What me thinks:

Here's an excellent read. Something that makes you read, forgetting time, food, bathing or even the person you're currently living with(real or imaginary).

I do enjoy a book that comes at you with this type of aggression. You're being told a tale and this tale is exactly what you want. A person goes to school after being with "gyspies" or travelling performers. Well not a normal person, what fun is that. Before he even gets to this point, he's lived as a street urchin as well. Dam this kid is all bout the hard life. This person has been taught a little bout sympathies(MAGIC!). We follow the story as he then goes to the school for magic(Hogwarts is fun and all but lets get serious, this stuff kills!)

Nope, not going to tell you how he does. Really, you have a mind, what do you think happens...do you think he's going to fail miserably. DOH! I've already said too much.

Ok back to the story, while this typical of such fantasy stories, where a downtrodden character has powers yet untested and bla bla bla, it's set up in an adult fashion. The writing is suberb, the description and storytelling take you out of this world and firmly into Rothfuss's mind.

My stance: Buy! And then buy the 2nd part when it comes out in paperback.(BECAUSE HARDCOVERS ARE EXXXXXPENSIVE UNLIKE YO MAMA'S TIME)

The Clockwork Vampire Chronicles

Title: The Clockwork Vampire Chronicles ( It's above and here's a handy dandy link)

Author: Andy Remic

Publisher: Angry Robot 

my word on it:

Here I was, downtown Toronto, in my happiest of places, the Worlds Biggest Bookstore, located on Edwin between Bay and Yonge(if this means nothing to you...google will help). I did my usual perusal and found something interesting, What you ask?, breathing heavily. First of all stop that..it's creepy. 

I picked up the first of the series: Kells Legend. A homage to Gemmell's Druss, admitted freely by Remic in the afterword. What we have here is something that's familiar to most of us Fantasy nerds, the start of an adventure. The main characters are quickly explored. A normal uni girl with a cantankerous grandpa that her mom doesn't approve of for unknown reasons but he treats her like gold. Soon events come up that turn her world around and she sets off on a mad dash adventure full of action, horror and some fun.

WARNING WARNING.

I won't be telling you the story. You can read the back like everyone else or read it yourself. I'm telling you if I liked it or not. 


So I swallowed the content in a few hours, it's extremely easy to read, there's not unnecessary imagery used, it's fast paced and action oriented. This swallowing happens when I enjoy a book. 
Thus my next purchase: Soul Stealers, followed quickly by Vampire Warlords. 


(Hopefully the titles inform you a bit about some of the content, yes vamps!! No glittery shit here though.)

I was content reading this. It did not have the same majesty of the aforementioned Druss but Gemmell is special. 


Remic is on his way to being just as special. I just hope he makes his characters a bit more real and complete.


Final SAY: Buy. It's fun and a quick read.