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The Way of The Wolf - Book one of The Vampire Earth - E.E Knight
Here's a blurb:
Welcome to David Valentine?s world. It is a world where conquered humans occupy a role somewhere between livestock and slaves. A world ruled by unearthly monsters of such dark intent and limitless hunger that they can only be called Vampires.
Violently orphaned at the age of eleven, Valentine?s aimless life changes when he meets a group of men bearing arms against the vampiric invaders and their human allies. These men are Wolves: elite guerilla fighters engaged in an ongoing battle to win back the Earth.
The Way of the Wolf is not an easy road to travel. Few men or women can master the disciplines involved, and those who do rarely survive for long. But for young David Valentine, compelled by the losses of his past and the dreams of his future, there can be no other choice. It is a choice that will lead him to adventures beyond his wildest imaginings?and to horrors worse than any he has ever faced.
I personally love this book and am in the process of acquiring the other 6/7-ish books in the series.
Here's a blurb:
Welcome to David Valentine?s world. It is a world where conquered humans occupy a role somewhere between livestock and slaves. A world ruled by unearthly monsters of such dark intent and limitless hunger that they can only be called Vampires.
Violently orphaned at the age of eleven, Valentine?s aimless life changes when he meets a group of men bearing arms against the vampiric invaders and their human allies. These men are Wolves: elite guerilla fighters engaged in an ongoing battle to win back the Earth.
The Way of the Wolf is not an easy road to travel. Few men or women can master the disciplines involved, and those who do rarely survive for long. But for young David Valentine, compelled by the losses of his past and the dreams of his future, there can be no other choice. It is a choice that will lead him to adventures beyond his wildest imaginings?and to horrors worse than any he has ever faced.
I personally love this book and am in the process of acquiring the other 6/7-ish books in the series.
I'm really looking forward to Crime and Punishment. Not so much War and Peace though due to the stigma surrounding its intense difficulty. Out of interest, why does a more recent translation matter?Koroviev said:
Thank you for the Master and Margarita recommendation, I'll bear it in mind when I get around to buying a copy. You seem to know a good deal about books = ]
EDIT: Forgot to reply to this guy:
Well, the module was called Theodore Dreiser and the American City which focused on the era of American Literature where Literaru Realism and Naturalism really came about so I guess you're looking at similar things that I did.Vern5 said:
We studied: Maggie, a Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane. I don't remember too much about it.
Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger. A self-help story for children about a happy-go-lucky street urchin who turns his fortunes throughout the series and ends up becoming a rich and upstanding member of society.
Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. A book that I thoroughly enjoyed despite everyone else in my class hating it, and my lecturer (who is the world's leading expert on Dreiser) constantly harping on about it. It's a great naturalist novel written by a man whom many regard as "the father of naturalism" in literature. I will be hugely surprised if you're not studying Sister Carrie in your class and would be appalled if you said you're not looking at any of Dreiser's work.
We looked at various other extracts and short stories from Dreiser novels but I can't remember them all lol.
I just finished Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, which is quite depressing but it's good. I'm currently reading Brisingr by Christopher Paolini, fantasy genre, and I'm also reading All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque which is a book about World War 1.
I've literally just noticed that you mention Orwell has released a new book! 1982 eh? When did that come out?DeanoTheGod said:Also currently reading Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1982 by George Orwell (Finally!) and re-reading The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (Awesome book, also not very long, can finish in a couple of days!)
Iain Banks is a good writer, he also has a set of Sci-Fi if that's more your thing, under the name 'Iain M Banks'.
Iain Banks could become my favourite author if I ever got around to reading any of his other books. So far, I've only delved into The Wasp Factory and Transition. I enjoyed both immensely but I have to say that I liked his Sci-fi better than his standard fiction. Although in saying that, The Wasp Factory was his first novel so...who knows. What would you recommend?
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, and the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks.
Both are surprisingly good Fantasy genre.
Both are surprisingly good Fantasy genre.
Blood and Ice by Robert Masello. Seems a good read thus far and his other book - 'The Medusa Amulet' is definitely worth the time.
A more recent translation is, well, more recent. The Garnett translations are from around WWI. To be fair, the Garnett translations are not nearly as unwieldly as the Ginsburg translations. Still, modern translations often "sound" better and also include features such as annotations or, at the very least, informative end notes. It is worth bearing in mind that a new translation generally goes hand-in-hand with the latest scholarship.Tips_of_Fingers said:
Oh, I had no idea you were referring to translations as old as that! Yeah, modern translations are incredibly useful for notes, as I found out with my copy of Don Quixote. I never would have enjoyed the book as much as I did without all the annotations in it.Koroviev said:
Haha yeah. I bring them up because they are in the public domain and, therefore, you are likely to come across them quite often. Books featuring her translations are quite a bit cheaper, but as I've already said, I think the newer ones are worth the price of admission (in most cases).Tips_of_Fingers said:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. It's an urban fantasy. Before that I had to read The Godfather for an assignment. Not a particularly good book.
Finished A Feast For Crows now moving on to A Dance with Dragons. I only have three weeks to finish it though!
Yes, that's very true. I'm unsure what translation of War and Peace I've got as it's still at the parent's house after I recently moved out. Not that I plan on reading it anytime soon lol.
Gonna finish Kafka's The Castle and then maybe jump back into The Wheel of Time series in preparation for the next one to be released in paperback. Although I do have Dune so maybe I'll get through that first...I dunno. And I'll definitely pick up Kafka on the Shore and Master and Margarita soon, thanks to your recommendations.
Gonna finish Kafka's The Castle and then maybe jump back into The Wheel of Time series in preparation for the next one to be released in paperback. Although I do have Dune so maybe I'll get through that first...I dunno. And I'll definitely pick up Kafka on the Shore and Master and Margarita soon, thanks to your recommendations.
I'm about halfway through book 8 of the Wheel of Time series. I hope to be done with it by the end of the year.