Book Haul: November 2023

Mike talks about new additions to the home library for the month of November 2023.
From Authors & Publishers Featured This Episode:
Refractions - MV Melcer amzn.to/46RPUXm
Help! My Dog is the Chosen One! - Ronit J amzn.to/46RPQqA
Black Winter - Beauregard & Nicoli Neville amzn.to/41deEs5
Rise of the Dark Princess Warrior - Isaiah Fransen amzn.to/488NrZG
Kaleidoscope - Derek Lafayette amzn.to/3tePywj
Lost Souls - Ryan Skeffington amzn.to/3Noc5xv
Wraithbound - Tim Akers amzn.to/3Nlqsmg
The Christmas Ogre - AJ Pecanic amzn.to/3NkFuIW
The Knight of the Moon - Gregory Kontaxis amzn.to/3t2Nk3b
Sealed Empire - Norbert Zsivicz amzn.to/3RxAy5X
Flight of the Eternal Emperor - James Rogers amzn.to/4a8vlsJ
Grievar’s Blood - Alexander Darwin amzn.to/41fXxFS
The Witcher Cookbook amzn.to/3RAD23p
7 Fates of Chakho amzn.to/3GINWhf
Danje - Gitte Tamar amzn.to/41dHxEt
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0:00 Introduction
0:50 Digital Purchases
3:02 Physical Purchases
3:58 From Authors
9:00 From Publishers
16:34 From Viewers
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[@user-hr4kp2iz7j]

Yes to the Christmas Carol! I like the five nights and then talk about it after, too!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hmm.

[@richardmorgan88]

Definitely do the five night Christmas Carol!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'm considering it.

[@adamgoldberg1427]

Hey Mike it's Adam. You're so very welcome for the Subterranean Press gift of Golden Son. Your gratitude and thanks overflows my cup with more happiness than I can write in words. Thank you for supporting the small family business that I work for in Kalamazoo and taking the time to link the website down below. Have a very Merry Christmas, and I was overjoyed to be your Santa Clause this year! :)

[@tracejefferson3169]

Yes please to the 5 nights of Christmas Carol

[@BeyondtheStatsPodcast]

Hey Mike, I'm Nicoli Neville. You said it right and glad you liked the gift! Can't wait to send you book 2!

[@robbygay8707]

The Sunlit Man is the closest book to Stormlight Archive since Rhythm of War

[@derricklafayette7922]

Thanks so much for showing my book Kaleidoscope!!! Published by The Fictional Cafe

[@mixedmattaphors]

Mike, speaking of metal, you would just adore Blind Guardian. "The Throne" is a better Game of Thrones song than you might have ever expected.

[@Morfeusm]

They are great! What do you think of their newest album?

[@mixedmattaphors]

Oh, man, unbelievable. While Beyond the Red Mirror is probably my favorite album, of what I've heard of them, The God Machine is so incredibly vital, for a band this old. Really incredible stuff.@@Morfeusm

[@tjo25]

Those early Feist books are excellent. Nothing fancy or mind-blowing. Just great yarns and easy reads.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Always room for that.

[@aysseralwan]

I'm reading Tide Child and started the 3rd book today and up until now it was a really fun sea adventure. If anyone likes adventures on the sea you can read that and will enjoy it

[@fantastic7028]

Greetings from Ukraine! Mike, thank you for a great content! I always enjoy seeing someone genuinely happy about getting new books😌

[@tjo25]

Would absolutely listen to your rendition of A Christmas Carol!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Maybe one day!

[@Raechill92]

I’m happy you like your gift! Your channel and the Discord community bring me so much joy, it’s the least I can do. Thanks for being a great friend! 🫂 Merry Christmas! Looking forward to Shogun! 🙌

[@mikesbookreviews]

You're the best! But I warn you not to ignore my threats ;)

[@heidi6281]

Mike, The Magician has a character named Amos Trask who I think is the precursor to Nicomo Cosca! So good things in Riftwar!

[@karenbird6727]

Ooh, I have been reading The Bone Ships. I am about 1/2 way through, and I really like it.

[@Man-With-a-Hat-Who-Reads]

I recently picked up that same edition of 'The Forever War.' I am planning to read it sometime in 2024.

[@kolkatabooknerd]

Mike ,watching your videos is a very wholesome affair. They are very comforting. Have been following your channel since 2021 and I always rely on your reviews and tier ranking videos. Keep doing what you are doing good sir. Love from India.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Wow, thanks so much!

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

Oh man I’m so jealous of those Broken Binding and Sub Press gifts!!!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'm so thankful because I'd never have gotten those otherwise.

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video! Thank you Mike!

[@andreamiller3578]

My big November purchase was Warriorborn and The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher, both his latest Cinder Spires sequels. Happy birthday to me .... I'm so pleased he decided to continue the series.

[@bobbyman0330]

Love the Maiden shirt!

[@sabicsepregi6521]

You reading would be great Mike, I'd definitely listen to it!

[@kingzzz6509]

I'm currently reading Magician: Apprentice, and I'm really enjoying it. It's really good, classic, cozy fantasy.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'm a fan.

[@0Arman0]

Sunlit man is so good! Cosmereeeeeeeee. Yumi was aight :P

[@arlissbunny]

Mike! Hybe is the company built by the success of BTS. The Seven Fates of Chakho is the BTS manhwa with characters and storylines designed by the BTS members. BTS has been evolving into more than one of the most successful bands in the world for some time now. In particular they wanted to have things to fill their media space while they are participating in their mandatory military service. Hybe clearly has yet to master the best way to approach BookTube influencers but they learn quickly. I suspect they will provide a whole package next time.

[@Morfeusm]

Interesting. Keep hearing about these guys everywhere!

[@RevengenceRaven]

Raymond E. Feist is a great author. I love the rift war saga. Ive only read the first series but god its so good

[@Freakgirl1985]

A Christmas Carol is one of my favourite books. I would not mind if you read it to us :D

[@yenneferalvarez7122]

Blood Meredian is his Magnum Opus!!!

[@booknikYT]

My opinion Shogun is great, Taipan was good, Gai-Jin was okay, King Rat was okay, Noble House was my favorite and Whirlwind the first 75% is painful but has a banger of an ending.

[@puzzlingread]

I just picked up the whole series at a local charity book shop for $10 USD total. Charity book shops are the best!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Good to know!

[@egilgarberg9893]

and king rat is semi-biographic

[@earthbound914]

Always love checking out your videos Mike!! Get a lot of recommendations from you :)

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks for watching!

[@momo_genX]

Mike, I appreciate you and you channel and have fun with your lives. I will wait until I publish my first collection before I send you a copy. Love you, Mike!

[@mikesbookreviews]

And I appreciate you back!

[@bottle1211]

you're gonna need to build another room onto your house

[@mikesbookreviews]

Eventually when the kids don't want the play room anymore I'll convert it.

[@bottle1211]

@@mikesbookreviews sounds like a plan haha

[@ryandberry1]

I received The Dregs of the Empire a couple days ago and the dedication made me smile!

[@simonedwards9450]

Some great books there - yes do the five night Christmas Carol reading. I’d definitely tune in and listen. I love talk about nothing. Please keep doing them

[@Paromita_M]

Is this even a question? 😁 Dickens and the holiday season, you reading, what could be better? Yes please. 🙏🏽🌷

[@fangs1972]

Was I the only one that thought handcuffs were coming out of that red box 😮?

[@jaredschmidt8440]

Nice! Otherland by Tad Williams is great. Just bought hardcover copies for my reread. I have a first edition hardback of the fourth book you showed, Sea of Silver Light. Very neat books.

[@saito0969]

Love The Forever War! Excited to see what you think of it. Its also an excellent counter-point to Starship Troopers.

[@pembie2]

I would enjoy seeing you read Christmas carol be like a Christmas countdown especially if you do different voices lol Who knows you could get spotted by audible

[@gryftkin]

1) and my wife thinks I have too many books :D (yes, she's a reader too) and 2) season one of Heroes was SO good.

[@michaelkibble740]

I got Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Lighting Thief graphic novel for my birthday yesterday. And I am loving it.

[@mikesbookreviews]

My kid checked that out from his school library after we read it.

[@aharrold653]

I wanted that boneships set so badly but never had the opportunity. Listened to the audiobooks though and they're really good.

[@jthespiceoflife]

Nice haul! If you want to try polish food before you start cooking it, in Houston one visit someone took me to Polonia. It had a grocery store.

[@thebookborough]

Really want to read Sealed Empire, cover looks awesome too!

[@mikesbookreviews]

It's legit.

[@bethbaskett3]

Fellow Texan here - you're saying pecan correctly, Mike 😂

[@Cynthia-vm3ee]

Battle Beast is a great metal band from Finland with an amazing front woman. Their last album Circus Of Doom is just awsome.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'll check them out!

[@mrsnaythomas9773]

I've seen people say you have to be caught up on the stormlight archive because sunlit man is cosmere heavy.

[@safinan8008]

Hi 👋 great book haul video!! 🎉

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hello!

[@TheShadoth]

Ruocchio's talking about me? Glad the book finally go to you, man.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Christopher is an encyclopedia of knowledge in regard to the Baen roster.

[@ChrisJohnson-pr9jq]

Nice to see the forever war by Joe Haldeman in there. I've just purchased the omnibus edition of all 3 books called peace and war. Sounds like some good Sci-Fi 🤘

[@mikesbookreviews]

Looking forward to it!

[@zacharia827]

"America's favorite old Scrooged!!'

[@bigaldoesbooktube1097]

Scrooged reference 😆

[@RobbieLee90]

Loving the Maiden Tee!! Caught them for the first time last year at Download Festival in the UK 🇬🇧

[@mikesbookreviews]

I saw them FINALLY right before lockdown in the States. It was great.

[@danielclasson9737]

I still remeber seeing them in 07 at download was so fantastic, the little girl next to me in the crowd got gifted Dave Murrays spare headstock, it was so cool.

[@ChrisJohnson-pr9jq]

That's hilarious 😂 I'm on book 3 of the Riftwar Saga, a darkness at sethanon, and they are super fun easy classic fantasy reads. I've also just purchased the otherland quadrilogy by Tad Williams, and Peter f Hamilton is one of my favourite sci-fi authors. Damnit your viewers have some taste 🤘 P.S. I've just bagged a copy of Swan Song by Robert Mccamnon at a reasonable price for the UK, so happy 😁

[@mikesbookreviews]

Swan Song is a ride. Enjoy it!

[@AlexNitsu]

Battle Beast is a great band. Also their lyrics is basically all Berserk (or so I'm told since I haven't reallly read it)

[@MacScarfield]

My November Book Haul: The two first books in the «City of Victory»-Trilogy by Adrian Goldsworthy (have also ordered book 3, which will arrive Spring 2024) «Beowulf and the North before the Vikings» by Tom Shippey «A Brightness Long Ago» by Guy Gavriel Kay The «Lyonesse» Trilogy by Jack Vance «Dragon Lord» by David Drake «A Secret History: The Book Of Ash» by Mary Gentle I have also ordered «Bold Ascension» (sequel to «The Severing Son») by Vaughn Roycroft, so excited to read it in December! 😄

[@mikesbookreviews]

Philip and I had an hour long discussion about Beowulf. I learned more in that talk than I did actually reading it.

[@Cold_Zero_The_Wise]

As a person to live stream games i was telling chat yesterday while streaming Dark souls 1 the best part is interacting with my audience, i kinda enjoy it more than playing the games themselves.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Right. Hard to read the chat while I'm reading the book though.

[@kimtherrien8643]

You could do the Christmas Carol on your podcast, I would listen to that for sure.

[@mikesbookreviews]

That's a possibility.

[@user-fx8ib4gm7q]

Hi there, over here in belgium I have the graphic novel version of the forever war from Joe Haldeman. I guess it’s +20 years old. Unfortunately it’s in Dutch😢. Beautiful book, one of my all time favourites

[@Levi19878]

Picked up a bunch of manga on kindle 30 of those

[@brentasmith]

That copy of Pandora's Star is hot

[@Talking_Story]

I am looking forward to finishing up Last War next month with my plain, old paperbacks🤣

[@mikesbookreviews]

Luckily, the words are the same.

[@Talking_Story]

@@mikesbookreviews 😂You are sooooo right!

[@odiums_taint]

read the Carol!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I just may.

[@misternegative4918]

I picked up Ruin, almost done with Valor. Also picked up The Black Sun, the first two Empire of the Wolf books, and Sword of Kaigen. Probably won’t be buying anymore physical books for awhile. I bought a tone of audiobooks on cyber Monday too

[@mikesbookreviews]

That's quite the haul!

[@Morfeusm]

My friend Ruin is even better than Valour! You are in for a treat.

[@tyarak5669]

I’ve been thinking of starting the expanse but I also really want to watch the show which do you recommend I do first

[@praetorxyn]

I'm from southwest Virginia, and we say puh-con just like you do.

[@mikesbookreviews]

A man of culture.

[@Freyveley]

Battle Beast is one of the greatest Heavy Metal Bands from this new decade. Saw them live a few years ago, in munich, when they opened for Sonata Arctica. Check them out! :)

[@mikesbookreviews]

Will do!

[@ryanskeff]

Great haul! Been really enjoying the channel, but ill have to step away during week 15 and 17 when we the titans and texans clash, but ill be back after that 😅

[@mikesbookreviews]

You may be lucky there. It looks like CJ won't play. Concussion protocol.

[@ryanskeff]

@@mikesbookreviews I can guarantee we won't deserve the win

[@Gamin-yyd]

Mike please read chain gang all-stars

[@arabellawillow9248]

I've heard that Sunlit Man is one of or THE only Cosmere book that it's recommended to be well versed in the Cosmere before reading .. don't know what you've read but I just thought I'd let you know 😊

[@mikesbookreviews]

Everything except Lost Metal and Yumi.

[@arabellawillow9248]

Ahhhh your a veteran then .. I'm SO excited to hear your thoughts on it!

[@JackSte]

Hey Mike, I’ve never watched or read A Game of Thrones before so my question is what do I do first? Start with the books or series or it doesn’t really matter? I’m a newbie in to the fantasy genre this year and so far loving it but hoping the books aren’t too confusing for me to follow so thought I’d ask for your advice as a diehard fan.

[@ReadingAde]

Read the books first

[@mikesbookreviews]

Really depends on how you prefer to do it. The first season is a very literal adaptation.

[@heidi6281]

Jack I watched the first seasons of GOT, The Witcher & The WOT then immediately binged all the books and enjoyed all the first books tremendously. I had an anchor in the story but the reading experience became much richer than the tv shows.

[@odiums_taint]

wasnt much feedback on Sunlit Man.. says a lot. it isnt as good as Yumi or Tress, but if you like White Sand youll be fine

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'll get to them eventually

[@wsmith4020]

Have you read Tender Is The Flesh yet?

[@mikesbookreviews]

I have not.

[@BaldBookTuber]

Count this as an upvote for 5 nights of you reading and interacting live.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Didn't think it was anything folks would want. Good to know!

[@letsGoLeshko]

Is the title wrong? Should this not be November?

[@Freyveley]

Wanted to post the same thing!

[@SciFiScavenger]

​@Freyveley same here!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Thanks! Apparently I sleepwalked through this upload.

[@SciFiScavenger]

@mikesbookreviews i recorded the same video twice yesterday with no sound. Forgot to turn the mic on, then forgot to plug it in...

[@sarahmcdonald9624]

Did he stop reading Stephen King? Can’t seem to find the Holly review and I could have sworn he says the new releases hop to the front. Am I missing something?

[@mikesbookreviews]

Nope. Just wasn't really feeling another Holly book.

[@sarahmcdonald9624]

@@mikesbookreviews I feel that lol

[@xmorte]

pee cans are for truckers

[@andreamiller3578]

It's puh-KAHN or peh-KAHN and always will be. I will die on this hill. Pronouncing it like pee-can is disgusting. 😂