February 2018 Reading Progress

February 2018 Books
My first time reading a China Mieville book. I did enjoy, but it was a bit too drawn out for me, and though the description was very well done, there was also a bit too much of it. So I'm a bit love/hate with that one.
Dancer's Lament is the first in Esslemont's new prequel series, set before Erikson's Mazalan: Book of the Fallen series, as well as before Esslemont's own Malazan Empire books. I think his writing style has changed a bit and I found myself enjoying this one quite a bit more than the Malazan Empire books.

• Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag #1) - China Mieville
  
  
  
• Dancer's Lament (Path to Ascendancy #1) - Ian C. Esslemont
  

Currently Reading:
BattleAxe (The Axis Trilogy #1) - Sara Douglass

January 2018 Reading Progress

January 2018 Books
Happy New Year everyone! I have not much to say here aside from praising Erikson and the Malazan series as a gift to all fans of epic fantasy once more. Also, I should probably read some shorter books in between these long-ass ones...

• House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen #4) - Steven Erikson [Reread]
  

Currently Reading:
Perdido Street Station - China Mieville

Favourite albums of 2017

Yes, it's another list! How surprising.

Here's a bunch of my favourite albums from 2017, and favourite tracks off them too.

10. Ensiferum - Two Paths

• Favourite Tracks: For Those About to Fight for Metal

9. Kobra and the Lotus - Prevail I

• Favourite Tracks: Light Me Up, You Don't Know

8. Projected - Ignite My Insanity

• Favourite Tracks: Reload

7. Threshold - Legends of the Shires

• Favourite Tracks: The Man Who Saw Through TIme

6. Adagio - Life

• Favourite Tracks: Subrahmanya

5. Orden Ogan - Gunmen

• Favourite Tracks: Down Here, Forlorn and Forsaken

4. Almanac - Kingslayer

• Favourite Tracks: Children of the Sacred Path

3. Anthriel - Transcendence

• Favourite Tracks: Under Burning Skies, Rhapsody of Fire

2. Dragonforce - Reaching Into Infinity

• Favourite Tracks: The Edge of the World, Ashes of the Dawn

1. Ayreon - The Source

• Favourite Tracks: Everybody Dies, Run! Apocalypse! Run! 

Runner Up mentions (in no particular order):

Alestorm - No Grave Bu the Sea
Eluveitie - Evocation II: Pantheon
Wintersun - The Forest Seasons
Voyager - The Ghost Mile
Elvenking - Secrets of the Magick Grimoire

December 2017 Reading Progress

December 2017 Books
So much for increasing my reading speed this month, I barely even had time off anyway. Children of time had some very interesting concepts and science-fiction-y stuff going for it, but storyline-wise was quite slow. Also do NOT read if you're arachnophobic. Rowan of Rin was mostly just good nostalgia and great a a children's (middle grade) book, the sequel was even slightly better with some more exciting pacing and danger.

• Rowan of Rin (Rowan of Rin #1) - Emily Rodda
  
• Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky
  
• Rowan and the Travellers (Rowan of Rin #2) - Emily Rodda
  
  
  

Currently Reading:
House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen #4) - Steven Erikson [Reread]

November 2017 Reading Progress

November 2017 Books
Memories of Ice took me a loooonnggg time, but I was also quite distracted with a whole bunch of other things going on this month, so I expect December may be a little more productive for reading. On the other hand, it does genuinely take a while to get through any Malazan book, especially if you're trying to take everything in properly and occasionally have to flip back and forth a bit to keep up. Worth it though!

• Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen #3) - Steven Erikson [Reread]
  

Currently Reading:
Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky

October 2017 Reading Progress

October 2017 Books
A great month for getting through a number of shorter books, and getting a little further on my Malazan re-read!
Technically I have read the Seventh Tower series before as well, but given that was probably back in my early teens, I can hardly remember a thing about them so it's almost like reading for the first time?

• Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen #2) - Steven Erikson [Reread]
  
• The Seventh Tower Volumes 1-3 - Garth Nix
• The Fall (The Seventh Tower #1)
  
• Castle (The Seventh Tower #2)
  
• Aenir (The Seventh Tower #3)
  
  
  
• The Ice Dragon - George R R Martin & Luis Royo (illustrator)
  
• Spiderlight - Adrian Tchaikovsky
  

Currently Reading:
Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen #3) - Steven Erikson [Reread]

September 2017 Reading Progress

September 2017 Books
This was a great month for me! Discovered a new great sci-fi series in Homecoming, which I will be continuing hopefully soon. FINALLY finished the Wheel of Time in all its epic finale -I still can't believe it's over! Also finished off the Lumatere Chronicles, which I wouldn't put high on my all time favourites list, but was still an interesting read. And continuing on with my Malazan reread -I'm getting towards the end of book 2.

• Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen #1) - Steven Erikson [Reread]
  
• The Memory of Earth (Homecoming #1) - Orson Scott Card
  
• A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time #14) - Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
  
• Quintana of Charyn (Lumatere Chronicles #3) - Melina Marchetta
  

Currently Reading:
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen #2) - Steven Erikson [Reread]