Hacker News Reader

Comment by dtgriscom | Hacker News Reader

I liked the Dirk Gently series a lot; it's a shame there weren't more.

I really like this series, too. If you haven't tried them, I'd suggest Glen Cook's "Garrett, P.I." series. He's a PI in a fantasy world. It's lighter in tone than his "Black Company" books. Kind of a mashup of Adams, Pratchett, and Raymond Chandler.

I picked up the first one, thanks for the recommendation.

I've just ordered the first three, thanks.

Oh, there's a lot of darkness in the Garrett books too.

I have an OpenAI endpoint named “electricmonk”. It is oddly fitting.

They were fantastic books!

Check out the Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky - a brilliant absurdist fantasy series (2/3 published so far).

First one is tough going for a while, then quite fun. Second one is brilliant in my opinion!

Or rather wait for the completion of the series before buying any? We have been burnt before. ;)

even 2 books is good. But Tchaikovsky is potentially one of the most prolific writers i've ever come across so I wouldn't worry about that too much. I think he's released 6 books in the last 12-18 months

How to say Rothfuss without saying Rothfuss. :)

And George RR Martin. :(

I am truly not mad at either of those guys. At the end of the day they gotta live their lives the way they see fit. But it is a real bummer that we are unlikely to see the end of either series. And unfortunately for up-and-coming authors, it makes me very leery of picking up any unfinished series again.

With that one it’s probably a blessing there aren’t more.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com