My eye reading journeys, all at once
Because normally ambitious people would only tackle one of these behemoths, but not me, i'll dip into them all in weekly timing sessions of no less that 100 hrs, there is a wonder in these tales, and it checks off a whole section of the reading to do bucket list thing, the Fantasy genre that is most enshrined in my mind as those long series people would be reading whenever there was no school work to be done in High School. I wasn't among them, but was aware of their existence, and it's such a trip to be getting to what was being presented to those quiet peaceful souls.
I give myself 2 years and for audiobooks will be slowed down and Dark Shadows will be on my screen an avg of 20 ep’s a day!!
Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson – The Wheel of Time -- my audio adventure of this will be done much sooner but at a more leisurely pace than I had hitherto had thought. The narration is great btw .... the fact that this was made into a series means zilch to me, all I am after is that vintage big fat paperback vibe where a whole other world is immersed in whenever one can fit it in.
1 – The Eye of the World (1990)
2 – The Great Hunt (1990)
3 – The Dragon Reborn (1991)
4 – The Shadow Rising (1992)
5 – The Fires of Heaven (1993)
6 – Lord of Chaos (1994)
7 – A Crown of Swords (1996)
8 – The Path of Daggers (1998)
9 – Winter's Heart (2000)
10 – Crossroads of Twilight (2003)
11 – New Spring (Prequel, 2004)
12 – Knife of Dreams (2005)
13 – The Gathering Storm (2009)
14 – Towers of Midnight (2010)
15 – A Memory of Light (2013)
Robin Hobb – The Realm of the Elderlings -- I may favor this series more at times, as it's got a slower pace, therefore making me think that more time would be needed to savor the sweet pungency of it all.
1 – Assassin's Apprentice (1995)
2 – Royal Assassin (1996)
3 – Assassin's Quest (1997)
4 – Ship of Magic (1998)
5 – Mad Ship (1999)
6–Ship of Destiny (2000)
7 – Fool's Errand (2001)
8 – Golden Fool (2002)
9 – Fool's Fate (2003)
10 – Dragon Keeper (2009)
11–Dragon Haven (2010)
12– City of Dragons (2011)
13 – Blood of Dragons (2012)
14 – Fool's Assassin (2014)
15 – Fool's Quest (2015)
16 –Assassin's Fate (2017)
Steven Erikson – Malazan Book of the Fallen -- I will be collecting the audiobooks of these when i'm done The Wheel of Time, and so even then I will long be done the audio adventure before finishing the eye reading, the more the merrier as this is the most complex of all these series.
1 – Gardens of the Moon (1999)
2 – Deadhouse Gates (2000)
3 – Memories of Ice (2001)
4 – House of Chains (2002)
5 – Midnight Tides (2004)
6 – The Bonehunters (2006)
7 – Reaper's Gale (2007)
8 – Toll the Hounds (2008)
9 – Dust of Dreams (2009)
10 – The Crippled God (2011)
Terry Pratchett – Discworld -- this is funny and brilliant, will be needed with all the seriousness going on in the other series. I remember a few people here and hither about this series, it used to have a laudable audio narrator, but has since been replaced :( Eye reading in such cases as this will have to do, like for Hobb's series above, i've seen enough convincing reviews stating the narration wasn't good.
1 – The Colour of Magic (1983)
2 – The Light Fantastic (1986)
3 – Equal Rites (1987)
4 – Mort (1987)
5 – Sourcery (1988)
6 – Wyrd Sisters (1988)
7 – Pyramids (1989)
8 – Guards! Guards! (1989)
9 – Eric (1990)
10 – Moving Pictures (1990)
11– Reaper Man (1991)
12 – Witches Abroad (1991)
13 – Small Gods (1992)
14 – Lords and Ladies (1992)
15 – Men at Arms (1993)
16 – Soul Music (1994)
17 – Interesting Times (1994)
18 – Maskerade (1995)
19 – Feet of Clay (1996)
20 – Hogfather (1996)
21 – Jingo (1997)
22 – The Last Continent (1998)
23 – Carpe Jugulum (1998)
24 – The Fifth Elephant (1999)
25 – The Truth (2000)
26 – Thief of Time (2001)
27 – The Last Hero (2001)
28 – The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
29 – Night Watch (2002)
30 – The Wee Free Men (2003)
31 – Monstrous Regiment (2003)
32 – A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
33 – Going Postal (2004)
34 – Thud! (2005)
35 – Wintersmith (2006)
36 – Making Money (2007)
37 – Unseen Academicals (2009)
38 – I Shall Wear Midnight (2010)
39 – Snuff (2011)
40 – Raising Steam (2013)
41 – The Shepherd's Crown (2015)
Glen Cook – The Dread Empire and Chronicles of The Black Company -- There's another series of Cook's I may add, he's like a dirtier and nastier version of what is more polished product these days, as a relic of the time, it's neat.
The Dread Empire
1 -- A Shadow of All Night Falling (1979)
2 -- October's Baby (1980)
3 -- All Darkness Met (1980)
4 -- The Fire in His Hand (1984) -- I hear it's good to start with this and the next one first, then the first 3
5 -- With Mercy Toward None (1985)
6 -- Reap the East Wind (1987)
7 -- An Ill Fate Marshalling (1988)
8 -- An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat (2008) -- a short story collection
9 -- A Path to Coldness of Heart (2012)
Chronicles of The Black Company
1 – The Black Company (1984)
2 – Shadows Linger (1984)
3 – The White Rose (1985)
4 – The Silver Spike (1989)
5 – Shadow Games (1989)
6 – Dreams of Steel (1990)
7 – Bleak Seasons (1996)
8 – She Is the Darkness (1997)
9 – Water Sleeps (1999)
10 – Soldiers Live (2000)
11 – Port of Shadows (2018)
12 – A Pitiless Rain (Upcoming)
Garret Files
1 -- Sweet Silver Blues (1987)
2 -- Bitter Gold Hearts (1988)
3 -- Cold Copper Tears (1988)
4 -- Old Tin Sorrows (1989)
5 -- Dread Brass Shadows (1990)
6 -- Red Iron Nights (1991)
7 -- Deadly Quicksilver Lies (1994)
8 -- Petty Pewter Gods (1995)
9 -- Faded Steel Heat (1999)
10 -- Angry Lead Skies (2002)
11 -- Whispering Nickel Idols (2005)
12 -- Cruel Zinc Melodies (2008)
13 -- Gilded Latten Bones (2010)
14 --Wicked Bronze Ambition (2013)
15 -- Last Metal Romance (2027)
R. Scott Bakker -- The Second Apocalypse Series
Part 1: The Prince of Nothing Trilogy
1 -- The Darkness That Comes Before (2003)
2 -- The Warrior Prophet (2004)
3 -- The Thousandfold Thought (2006)
Part 2: The Aspect-Emperor Tetralogy
4 -- The Judging Eye (2009)
5 -- The White-Luck Warrior (2011)
6 -- The Great Ordeal (2016)
7 -- The Unholy Consult (2017)
I give myself 2 years and for audiobooks will be slowed down and Dark Shadows will be on my screen an avg of 20 ep’s a day!!
Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson – The Wheel of Time -- my audio adventure of this will be done much sooner but at a more leisurely pace than I had hitherto had thought. The narration is great btw .... the fact that this was made into a series means zilch to me, all I am after is that vintage big fat paperback vibe where a whole other world is immersed in whenever one can fit it in.
1 – The Eye of the World (1990)
2 – The Great Hunt (1990)
3 – The Dragon Reborn (1991)
4 – The Shadow Rising (1992)
5 – The Fires of Heaven (1993)
6 – Lord of Chaos (1994)
7 – A Crown of Swords (1996)
8 – The Path of Daggers (1998)
9 – Winter's Heart (2000)
10 – Crossroads of Twilight (2003)
11 – New Spring (Prequel, 2004)
12 – Knife of Dreams (2005)
13 – The Gathering Storm (2009)
14 – Towers of Midnight (2010)
15 – A Memory of Light (2013)
Robin Hobb – The Realm of the Elderlings -- I may favor this series more at times, as it's got a slower pace, therefore making me think that more time would be needed to savor the sweet pungency of it all.
1 – Assassin's Apprentice (1995)
2 – Royal Assassin (1996)
3 – Assassin's Quest (1997)
4 – Ship of Magic (1998)
5 – Mad Ship (1999)
6–Ship of Destiny (2000)
7 – Fool's Errand (2001)
8 – Golden Fool (2002)
9 – Fool's Fate (2003)
10 – Dragon Keeper (2009)
11–Dragon Haven (2010)
12– City of Dragons (2011)
13 – Blood of Dragons (2012)
14 – Fool's Assassin (2014)
15 – Fool's Quest (2015)
16 –Assassin's Fate (2017)
Steven Erikson – Malazan Book of the Fallen -- I will be collecting the audiobooks of these when i'm done The Wheel of Time, and so even then I will long be done the audio adventure before finishing the eye reading, the more the merrier as this is the most complex of all these series.
1 – Gardens of the Moon (1999)
2 – Deadhouse Gates (2000)
3 – Memories of Ice (2001)
4 – House of Chains (2002)
5 – Midnight Tides (2004)
6 – The Bonehunters (2006)
7 – Reaper's Gale (2007)
8 – Toll the Hounds (2008)
9 – Dust of Dreams (2009)
10 – The Crippled God (2011)
Terry Pratchett – Discworld -- this is funny and brilliant, will be needed with all the seriousness going on in the other series. I remember a few people here and hither about this series, it used to have a laudable audio narrator, but has since been replaced :( Eye reading in such cases as this will have to do, like for Hobb's series above, i've seen enough convincing reviews stating the narration wasn't good.
1 – The Colour of Magic (1983)
2 – The Light Fantastic (1986)
3 – Equal Rites (1987)
4 – Mort (1987)
5 – Sourcery (1988)
6 – Wyrd Sisters (1988)
7 – Pyramids (1989)
8 – Guards! Guards! (1989)
9 – Eric (1990)
10 – Moving Pictures (1990)
11– Reaper Man (1991)
12 – Witches Abroad (1991)
13 – Small Gods (1992)
14 – Lords and Ladies (1992)
15 – Men at Arms (1993)
16 – Soul Music (1994)
17 – Interesting Times (1994)
18 – Maskerade (1995)
19 – Feet of Clay (1996)
20 – Hogfather (1996)
21 – Jingo (1997)
22 – The Last Continent (1998)
23 – Carpe Jugulum (1998)
24 – The Fifth Elephant (1999)
25 – The Truth (2000)
26 – Thief of Time (2001)
27 – The Last Hero (2001)
28 – The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
29 – Night Watch (2002)
30 – The Wee Free Men (2003)
31 – Monstrous Regiment (2003)
32 – A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
33 – Going Postal (2004)
34 – Thud! (2005)
35 – Wintersmith (2006)
36 – Making Money (2007)
37 – Unseen Academicals (2009)
38 – I Shall Wear Midnight (2010)
39 – Snuff (2011)
40 – Raising Steam (2013)
41 – The Shepherd's Crown (2015)
Glen Cook – The Dread Empire and Chronicles of The Black Company -- There's another series of Cook's I may add, he's like a dirtier and nastier version of what is more polished product these days, as a relic of the time, it's neat.
The Dread Empire
1 -- A Shadow of All Night Falling (1979)
2 -- October's Baby (1980)
3 -- All Darkness Met (1980)
4 -- The Fire in His Hand (1984) -- I hear it's good to start with this and the next one first, then the first 3
5 -- With Mercy Toward None (1985)
6 -- Reap the East Wind (1987)
7 -- An Ill Fate Marshalling (1988)
8 -- An Empire Unacquainted with Defeat (2008) -- a short story collection
9 -- A Path to Coldness of Heart (2012)
Chronicles of The Black Company
1 – The Black Company (1984)
2 – Shadows Linger (1984)
3 – The White Rose (1985)
4 – The Silver Spike (1989)
5 – Shadow Games (1989)
6 – Dreams of Steel (1990)
7 – Bleak Seasons (1996)
8 – She Is the Darkness (1997)
9 – Water Sleeps (1999)
10 – Soldiers Live (2000)
11 – Port of Shadows (2018)
12 – A Pitiless Rain (Upcoming)
Garret Files
1 -- Sweet Silver Blues (1987)
2 -- Bitter Gold Hearts (1988)
3 -- Cold Copper Tears (1988)
4 -- Old Tin Sorrows (1989)
5 -- Dread Brass Shadows (1990)
6 -- Red Iron Nights (1991)
7 -- Deadly Quicksilver Lies (1994)
8 -- Petty Pewter Gods (1995)
9 -- Faded Steel Heat (1999)
10 -- Angry Lead Skies (2002)
11 -- Whispering Nickel Idols (2005)
12 -- Cruel Zinc Melodies (2008)
13 -- Gilded Latten Bones (2010)
14 --Wicked Bronze Ambition (2013)
15 -- Last Metal Romance (2027)
R. Scott Bakker -- The Second Apocalypse Series
Part 1: The Prince of Nothing Trilogy
1 -- The Darkness That Comes Before (2003)
2 -- The Warrior Prophet (2004)
3 -- The Thousandfold Thought (2006)
Part 2: The Aspect-Emperor Tetralogy
4 -- The Judging Eye (2009)
5 -- The White-Luck Warrior (2011)
6 -- The Great Ordeal (2016)
7 -- The Unholy Consult (2017)
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