What Are You Reading?

Just started "Honored Enemy", part of Raymond E. Feist's collaborative 'Legends of the Riftwar' series. Too early to get a feel yet but the writing style is markedly different to Feist's light breezy one.

apsalar wrote: »

Woohoo! with money in my pocket, the latest Steven Erikson has found its way into my library...on page 3 and it's going great!:D

You know I saw "Apsalar" had posted last and I wondered if you had been reading an Erikson book

apsalar

Woohoo! with money in my pocket, the latest Steven Erikson has found its way into my library...on page 3 and it's going great!:D

I saw it in HMV for €6 and assumed it was a standalone. Didn't know there was going to be any kind of new entry to the series. Bring it on Mr. Moore.

Shryke wrote: »

Reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Century: 1910. It's quite a bit shorter than the other installments but it's Alan Moore so who cares. Anything is good!

I thought only part 1 (of 3) had been released so far? If so, then its not that its shorter...its that you only have 1/3 of it...

Reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Century: 1910. It's quite a bit shorter than the other installments but it's Alan Moore so who cares. Anything is good!

Cookie Jar

I have just finished reading Maria V. Snyder's "Yelena" trilogy.
Just picked up in a book store with no prior knowledge. Was really impressed.:D

Reading Shadow's Edge - book 2 of the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks.

I'm enjoying it, but it seems somewhat less dark then book 1. Reminds me in parts of a cross between Terry Goodkind and Trudi Canavan, which book 1 certainly didn't.

fitz0

Robot Dreams - Isaac Asimov. This is my first real exposure to Asimov and I have to say I'm loving it.

Currently reading "Iron Angel" by Alastair Campbell. It's the sequel to "Scar City" and I'm enjoying it so far and this time I'm not having trouble remembering what went before. There's a refreshing industrial feel to this series and, with a large dash of angels, marks it out among the many other series out there.

jonsnow

Dust of dreams from the malazan book of the fallen series by Stephen Erikson.Top notch in parts,really boring in other parts.A lot like Jordan in that respect.I often just skim read the boring characters sections.But the 14th army characters and Karsa Oblong(if he shows up) always entertain.

SPOILERS:Loved the clash of empires in reapers gale but felt cheated by the Redmask storyline.One minute hes a military genius the next hes totally incompetent.and what was the point of it all!!

Johnny Storm

Currently I'm reading Gardner Dozois' Years Best SF 26 (for 2008). Up to the usual standard so far.

I also recently read Alan Moore's "The League of Gentlemen" graphic novel. I had no particular expectations of this one but, IMHO, it's great! The recent movie was total sh1t by comparison.

Trojan wrote: »

Give us a review after, very interested.

Just finished it and have a review here. I purposely put very little of the plot in - I rarely even read blurbs on books as they're too spoiler heavy (this book is no exception - I'd urge you not to read the blurb).

Suffice to say that I really enjoyed it and think it's probably his most mature and best work to date. I'm a Reynolds fan like McGovern but this is his most accomplished feat.

Next up is "Lyra's Oxford" by Philip Pullman which should take under an hour!

mcgovern

Trojan wrote: »

Give us a review after, very interested.

I read it awhile ago, and found it very good, but I love Reynolds so....

Trojan

ixoy wrote: »

Just started into "House of Suns" by Alastair Reynolds. Seems very different to his Revelation Space universe. I know it was Hugo nominated so I'm particularily looking forward to this one.

Give us a review after, very interested.

Just started into "House of Suns" by Alastair Reynolds. Seems very different to his Revelation Space universe. I know it was Hugo nominated so I'm particularily looking forward to this one.

thebullkf

Shryke wrote: »

To Kill A Mockingbird. Completely brilliant. I'll now read some Sherlock Holmes with The Hound of the Baskervilles even though I know exactly what's going to happen.
To keep remotely in line with the forum (sci fi/fantasy) I've also been reading some short stories by Iain M. Banks. I've read most of his novels at this stage but never gave the short stories a chance. I picked up the State of the Art and it's been OK. Like all compelations of stories I look at the index and start by reading the shortest. So far so good I guess. The only persons who have ever impressed me with their short stories are Edger Aen Poe and Neil Gaimen and that says a lot for Neil Gaimen.

+1

Gaimen=genius

To Kill A Mockingbird. Completely brilliant. I'll now read some Sherlock Holmes with The Hound of the Baskervilles even though I know exactly what's going to happen.
To keep remotely in line with the forum (sci fi/fantasy) I've also been reading some short stories by Iain M. Banks. I've read most of his novels at this stage but never gave the short stories a chance. I picked up the State of the Art and it's been OK. Like all compelations of stories I look at the index and start by reading the shortest. So far so good I guess. The only persons who have ever impressed me with their short stories are Edger Aen Poe and Neil Gaimen and that says a lot for Neil Gaimen.

mcgovern

Finished Horizon Storms by Kevin J Anderson, he is one of the most frustrating writers I've ever had to misfortune to read.
Now onto "Treason" by Orson Scott Card, interesting so far.

Currently reading "UnLunDun" by China Mieville. Reminds me a lot of Clive Barker's "Abarat" sequence - an illustrated highly-imaginative fantasy aimed at a young adult audience but that can be enjoyed by all. About 80% of the way through and enjoying it a lot.

Avenuegirl wrote: »

I finally decided to read the much loved Raymond E Feist (I've been putting it off because I've always found the stress of trying to find the books in order in the library too much!) and picked up Exile's Return. It's very good so far, and now I'm glad that I have so many of his books yet to read! However, I have just realised that the book is number three in a series so I hope it won't spoil the first two books too much.

Exiles Return is book 3 in a series, sure. Its also about the 6th series Feist wrote on that world.

If you're going to continue reading Feist, start with Magician. Not only is it his best work, its where it all began.

growler

The Last Argument of Kings, Joe Abercrombie

quite enjoying this trilogy, he writes quite well and although as said above it isn't revolutionary, its very dark in many places and bloody violent.

Must have a look for Feist's new one although I think he's just churning them out for the sake of it in recent years.

Definately not going to get the last instalment of Robin Hobbs Soldiers Son, I'm not sure if she meant it, but I hate the main protagonist with a passion, whinging fat b@stard that he is :-)

Avenuegirl

I finally decided to read the much loved Raymond E Feist (I've been putting it off because I've always found the stress of trying to find the books in order in the library too much!) and picked up Exile's Return. It's very good so far, and now I'm glad that I have so many of his books yet to read! However, I have just realised that the book is number three in a series so I hope it won't spoil the first two books too much.

MultiUmm

I have Northern Lights from the His Dark Materials series lying there unread for nearly a month now. For shame on myself.

Sesudra wrote: »

Am reading "The Bonehunters" from the Malazan series.Did I hear tell that he's writing an encyclopedia for the series?Coz I'm finding it a bit tough keeping some things straight and that'd be great!

Love the series though,and be up to date with Dust of Dreams by the end of the year:D

The encyclopedia is meant to be released following the tenth and final book in Eriksons current Malazan series.

Currently reading Berlin by Antony Beevor. More WW2 history written with great depth and insight.

Finished all five Hitchhikers Guide novels. I enjoyed the first three the most. The fourth was a drop in events more than quality. The fifth, Mostly Harmless, was sadly mostly crap. It would have made such a great trilogy of three.

Sleepy

A Clash of Kings from the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.

Sesudra

Am reading "The Bonehunters" from the Malazan series.Did I hear tell that he's writing an encyclopedia for the series?Coz I'm finding it a bit tough keeping some things straight and that'd be great!

Love the series though,and be up to date with Dust of Dreams by the end of the year:D