It’s fantastic to see you back, Matt! I’m looking forward to our imminent (as in tomorrow) discussion of Claw of the Conciliator! Should be fun seeing who’s the most lost, though I think I’ll win that race.
Great to see you back! Thanks for continuing to add some indy pub to your TBR. Maybe you're able to squeeze in one more in the coming months. Cool sword name! Hope life is getting smoother, and spring is happening over there. Cheers!
As I just told my best mate, it’s almost, but not quite balcony beers weather. 😎 We’ve had some sunny days, but not quite 20 degrees yet, which is the bottom border for balcony beers. 🍻
Glad to see you back! I’m half way through Ship of Magic. It’s very different than Farseer, which I loved, but I’m enjoying it very much. I understand about “overbooking,” I put library ebooks on hold, and when they all come available at the same time while I am reading multiple 800 page books, I have to cancel them.
Nice to see you again sir! We've missed you. When you do get back to Reapers Gale, I think you'll find it re-reads quicker than its chunkiness looks. If that makes sense, ha. Awesome sword name.
Thanks Jarod, good to be back. I had stressy feelings looking at RG the last few months, but after recently playing an RPG set in the Malazan universe, and needing out with some Malazan fan friends, I’m kind of missing it…
Yes Yes Yes!! Good to see you back on the manticore my man. You were missed. All I did this month was commit to a read-a-thon this month.....and I think I over did it. lol. That is a great sword name.
I did notice you were doing less videos and hoped that you were ok. Great that you are back! Like you I found some shorter books for the TBR blitz readathon. Good tactic. Andrea B Knight (previously Andrea B).
I’ll have to keep an eye out for your review of Spear Cuts Through Water. It won the Crawford Award at ICFA last month and so it’s been on my radar the last few weeks. Just last night I read a review that likened it to Zelazny’s work, specifically for a shared devil may care sense of storytelling and a particular attitude toward myth, whatever that means… See you on Saturday!
I am struggling to keep up with my commitments and I have probably way less than half of yours! I’m even struggling to keep up with my YT subscriptions. There is a pattern here 😄 So taking a break from everything makes perfect sense in my head and is to be expected intermittently. I need to clear a Book Club reading commitment next, and then I’m back on Hobb which I am highly looking forward to.
Yeah, getting into Liveships is highly recommend Tufty. ♥️ I was all excited at the start of the year, but I’ve learned my lesson and won’t try to commit to so many things at once again. 😅
Welcome back!! My next audiobook is going to be Shadow of the Torturer, and I can't wait to dive in! Thanks for not sharing spoilers, thoughs! Ah, audiobook narrators can definitely make or tear a book; I haven't listened to Never Die's narrator, but I generally test the 5min sample to see whether I'll like the narrator. Also, Nametaker is such a cool name!
Thanks Livia! 🙂 I don’t mind the narrator’s voice so much (though I inexplicably have a feeling it’s a book that should be narrated by a man), but she mispronounces quite a few words, which always bumps me out of the story. Enjoy SotT, it’s such a weird and wonderful book. When you’re done, check out our spoiler chat on Philip Chase’s channel. We’re recording a chat in the second book this evening, which’ll pop up on my channel soon.
Oh damn, I’m so sorry to hear that Safina. 💔 I hope you’ve got some good friends & family around you and are getting the real life support you need. ♥️
The panhandling is a bit aggressive. If I want to 'Thank Matt' I'll write 'Thanks, Matt' in the comments. As for sending him £2... This is the first time I've actually been 'prodded' into donating to a cyber-beggar. I'm not even sure why this was recommended to me. I hate fantasy literature. It's for men who never left adolescence behind.
I am a fan and you do not need to apologize. Read what you want, film when you want. And I can relate to your stress; I have an annual TBR of 10 books and it can stress me out from time to time. 😜
Glad to see you back - hope YOU’RE well and everything is good! Keen to hear your thoughts on some of these when you wrap up. I’ve been putting off A Spear Cuts Through Water since buying it but it sounds interesting and I want to prioritise a few standalones. Great video, Matt! 🤙🏻
Readathons for me are a recipe for burnout, but it is nice if this one is allowing some flexibility and fun to your TBR! I had to put off Ship of Magic for similar reasons, but I’m very excited to get to it eventually! Same with Spear Cuts Through Water. I know Evie loves nested narratives, so I’m not surprised that book takes it to a new level! Happy reading, my friend! ❤
Wellcome back!!, hope you are ok or getting there. Reading Ship of magic, hopefully somehow will manage to finish it this month... it is soooo long... I am enjoing it so far!!.
Liveship Traders sounds awesome! I've heard other folks mention how good it is, too. I really liked the Farseer Trilogy, and have heard Liveship is even better.
Welcome back! I joined the readathon knowing full well my second son would be born right before April and still am somehow surprised I’m only getting four books instead of five? Part of that is because I ditched my plan to start it on Ship of Magic though 🤙🏻
I am currently alternating between these books: «The Veiled Throne» by Ken Liu (Book #3 in the "Dandelion Dynasty" Series: What a prologue! Already in my top 3 reads of the year so far!) «Ghost Fleet» by PW Singer and August Cole (Tech Thriller of a potential future war between China and USA, with Chinese occupation of Hawaii and US resistance fighters) «The Dervish House» by Ian McDonald (Cyberpunk (& borderline Magic Realism?) set in Turkey in «THE FUTURE OF 2027» (published in 2011). I really enjoy how he chooses to set a lot of his Cyberpunk Novels in unusual settings for the genre: Turkey, India and Brazil, and he created a Moon Colony in the «Luna»-Trilogy unlike most other takes!) «The Little Emperors» by Alfred Duggan (My digital read: Set around the Roman retreat from Britain, a Civil Administrator is dodging plots of Imperial Pretenders and Assasinations) For May I have: «The Conscience of the King» by Alfred Duggan (Digital Read: Set during the Anglo Saxon Migration and the creation of the Kingdom of Wessex) «Speaking Bones» by Ken Liu (book #4 and final book of the «Dandelion Dynasty» «Sailor of the Sea of Fate» by Michael Moorcock (in the «Elric Saga») And if time, I might start on the «Arthurian Age»-series by Sean Poage, my «Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser» by Fritz Leiber Omnibus and/or my Annual GGK read: «Under Heaven» and «River of Stars».
Quite a lineup Mac! 🙂👌🏻 I’m reeeeally looking forward to getting to the Dandelion Dynasty, hopefully later this year. I’ve been reading Liu’s short stories, and he’s a pretty great writer.
@@MattonBooks You really have something to look forward to Matt! «Grace of Kings» is my favourite Fantasy read written within the last decade: Mata and Kuni are such wonderfully contrasting larger than life characters and the ups and downs of their relationships is heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious fun!
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It’s fantastic to see you back, Matt! I’m looking forward to our imminent (as in tomorrow) discussion of Claw of the Conciliator! Should be fun seeing who’s the most lost, though I think I’ll win that race.
Hah! 😆 We’ll see…
Really great to see another video from you Matt! I was beginning to miss them. Hope you are well.
Better every day Jeroen, thanks. 🙂
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Great to see you back! Thanks for continuing to add some indy pub to your TBR. Maybe you're able to squeeze in one more in the coming months. Cool sword name! Hope life is getting smoother, and spring is happening over there. Cheers!
As I just told my best mate, it’s almost, but not quite balcony beers weather. 😎 We’ve had some sunny days, but not quite 20 degrees yet, which is the bottom border for balcony beers. 🍻
I'm happy to see you back.
Thanks Jennifer. 🙂
Glad to see you back! I’m half way through Ship of Magic. It’s very different than Farseer, which I loved, but I’m enjoying it very much. I understand about “overbooking,” I put library ebooks on hold, and when they all come available at the same time while I am reading multiple 800 page books, I have to cancel them.
Thanks Laura. 🙂 It’s a real testament to Hobb as an author that she can write two so totally different series, and they both rock. 🤘🏻😀🤘🏻
Nice to see you again sir! We've missed you. When you do get back to Reapers Gale, I think you'll find it re-reads quicker than its chunkiness looks. If that makes sense, ha. Awesome sword name.
Thanks Jarod, good to be back. I had stressy feelings looking at RG the last few months, but after recently playing an RPG set in the Malazan universe, and needing out with some Malazan fan friends, I’m kind of missing it…
Yes Yes Yes!! Good to see you back on the manticore my man. You were missed. All I did this month was commit to a read-a-thon this month.....and I think I over did it. lol. That is a great sword name.
Yeah, m’man Trevor really came through with Nametaker. ♥️
The name was low hanging fruit! Couldn't pass that up.
When you said he was creepy as f*** I literally spat coffee everywhere 😂 i could not agree more
Hah! 😆 Hope you didn’t stain anything.
No worktops were harmed in the making of this video 😂
Just yesterday I was checking youtube and thinking, "I hope Matt's okay!" Glad to see you back!
Thanks for thinking of me Joe. I’m fine, or will be anyway, and it’s good to be back. 🙂
Some exciting book son here. I'm looking forward to hear your thoughts on Seasons of Albadone
I’m pretty curious, after how Tori’s talked it up. We’ll see! 🙂
I did notice you were doing less videos and hoped that you were ok. Great that you are back! Like you I found some shorter books for the TBR blitz readathon. Good tactic. Andrea B Knight (previously Andrea B).
Thanks Andrea. 🙂 Now if you take the B out, you could just be “A Knight.” 😜
@@MattonBooks 😆
I’ll have to keep an eye out for your review of Spear Cuts Through Water. It won the Crawford Award at ICFA last month and so it’s been on my radar the last few weeks. Just last night I read a review that likened it to Zelazny’s work, specifically for a shared devil may care sense of storytelling and a particular attitude toward myth, whatever that means…
See you on Saturday!
Those are pretty good descriptors for what I’ve read so far. Like I said, it’s very different for a fantasy novel, and I’m really enjoying it. 🙂
I am struggling to keep up with my commitments and I have probably way less than half of yours! I’m even struggling to keep up with my YT subscriptions. There is a pattern here 😄 So taking a break from everything makes perfect sense in my head and is to be expected intermittently. I need to clear a Book Club reading commitment next, and then I’m back on Hobb which I am highly looking forward to.
Yeah, getting into Liveships is highly recommend Tufty. ♥️
I was all excited at the start of the year, but I’ve learned my lesson and won’t try to commit to so many things at once again. 😅
Welcome back!! My next audiobook is going to be Shadow of the Torturer, and I can't wait to dive in! Thanks for not sharing spoilers, thoughs!
Ah, audiobook narrators can definitely make or tear a book; I haven't listened to Never Die's narrator, but I generally test the 5min sample to see whether I'll like the narrator.
Also, Nametaker is such a cool name!
Thanks Livia! 🙂 I don’t mind the narrator’s voice so much (though I inexplicably have a feeling it’s a book that should be narrated by a man), but she mispronounces quite a few words, which always bumps me out of the story.
Enjoy SotT, it’s such a weird and wonderful book. When you’re done, check out our spoiler chat on Philip Chase’s channel. We’re recording a chat in the second book this evening, which’ll pop up on my channel soon.
@@MattonBooks Will do! I actually started the spoilery video, heard the warning, and went to the non-spoiler one. Hope to watch it soon, though!
Sorry not been here much… my husband passed away a month ago it’s been hard… I’m trying to get back on video! Happy reading to you 📚
Oh damn, I’m so sorry to hear that Safina. 💔 I hope you’ve got some good friends & family around you and are getting the real life support you need. ♥️
@@MattonBooks thank you!! 😊
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The panhandling is a bit aggressive.
If I want to 'Thank Matt' I'll write 'Thanks, Matt' in the comments.
As for sending him £2... This is the first time I've actually been 'prodded' into donating to a cyber-beggar.
I'm not even sure why this was recommended to me. I hate fantasy literature. It's for men who never left adolescence behind.
Thanks for watching Paul! 🙂👌🏻
I am a fan and you do not need to apologize. Read what you want, film when you want. And I can relate to your stress; I have an annual TBR of 10 books and it can stress me out from time to time. 😜
Thanks Francois. 🙂 I’ve tried out the book commitment thing and mostly have learned not to do it. 😆
Glad to see you back - hope YOU’RE well and everything is good! Keen to hear your thoughts on some of these when you wrap up. I’ve been putting off A Spear Cuts Through Water since buying it but it sounds interesting and I want to prioritise a few standalones. Great video, Matt! 🤙🏻
Thanks brother. 🙂 A Spear is a change for sure, but it’s really refreshing to get out of the fantasy tropes ghetto occasionally. 😆
Readathons for me are a recipe for burnout, but it is nice if this one is allowing some flexibility and fun to your TBR! I had to put off Ship of Magic for similar reasons, but I’m very excited to get to it eventually! Same with Spear Cuts Through Water. I know Evie loves nested narratives, so I’m not surprised that book takes it to a new level! Happy reading, my friend! ❤
Same. Readathons and readalongs don't hold much appeal for me either. I'm too chaotic for that lol
I’m new to all of this, so I think I’ve also now learned to commit to far fewer things, and just read what I want when I want to.
Wellcome back!!, hope you are ok or getting there. Reading Ship of magic, hopefully somehow will manage to finish it this month... it is soooo long... I am enjoing it so far!!.
It’s an excellent book. Enjoy, Alma! 😀
Liveship Traders sounds awesome! I've heard other folks mention how good it is, too. I really liked the Farseer Trilogy, and have heard Liveship is even better.
“Better” maybe not, but it’s certainly far closer to the switching POVs 3rd person stuff we’re all used to, and it’s daaamn good! ♥️
Welcome back 😊 Real Life mental here too and only now getting back to reading… 🤓
Yeah, it’s a pity life doesn’t take out reading needs into account. 😜
Welcome back! I joined the readathon knowing full well my second son would be born right before April and still am somehow surprised I’m only getting four books instead of five? Part of that is because I ditched my plan to start it on Ship of Magic though 🤙🏻
Congrats on the offspring! 😀 Still managing four books with that happening is impressive! 👍🏻
Not that you need our permission, but easy is all good. ⚔️
Thanks for the awesome name, mate. 🙂👌🏻
I am currently alternating between these books:
«The Veiled Throne» by Ken Liu (Book #3 in the "Dandelion Dynasty" Series: What a prologue! Already in my top 3 reads of the year so far!)
«Ghost Fleet» by PW Singer and August Cole (Tech Thriller of a potential future war between China and USA, with Chinese occupation of Hawaii and US resistance fighters)
«The Dervish House» by Ian McDonald (Cyberpunk (& borderline Magic Realism?) set in Turkey in «THE FUTURE OF 2027» (published in 2011). I really enjoy how he chooses to set a lot of his Cyberpunk Novels in unusual settings for the genre: Turkey, India and Brazil, and he created a Moon Colony in the «Luna»-Trilogy unlike most other takes!)
«The Little Emperors» by Alfred Duggan (My digital read: Set around the Roman retreat from Britain, a Civil Administrator is dodging plots of Imperial Pretenders and Assasinations)
For May I have:
«The Conscience of the King» by Alfred Duggan (Digital Read: Set during the Anglo Saxon Migration and the creation of the Kingdom of Wessex)
«Speaking Bones» by Ken Liu (book #4 and final book of the «Dandelion Dynasty»
«Sailor of the Sea of Fate» by Michael Moorcock (in the «Elric Saga»)
And if time, I might start on the «Arthurian Age»-series by Sean Poage, my «Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser» by Fritz Leiber Omnibus and/or my Annual GGK read: «Under Heaven» and «River of Stars».
Quite a lineup Mac! 🙂👌🏻 I’m reeeeally looking forward to getting to the Dandelion Dynasty, hopefully later this year. I’ve been reading Liu’s short stories, and he’s a pretty great writer.
@@MattonBooks You really have something to look forward to Matt! «Grace of Kings» is my favourite Fantasy read written within the last decade: Mata and Kuni are such wonderfully contrasting larger than life characters and the ups and downs of their relationships is heartwarming, heartbreaking and hilarious fun!
What a cool month of reading with so much variety in type of story! I hope I end up loving Ship of Magic as much as you!
I’m almost certain you will, Ben. It’s a great book, and triology. 🙂👌🏻