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Sleepy · 21-01-2014 2:20pm

The last battle draws near: Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time book 13)

Nody · 24-01-2014 10:40am

Nody wrote: »

Started yesterday Germline: Bk. 1: The Subterrene War (Subterrene War 1) by T. C. McCarthy. Only a handful of pages in but appears to be interesting in the focus on the war induced stress and behaviour changes rather then pure gun porn so far (and I picked up the next two as well so I hope it stays decent :P ).

Finished this; definitly not a gun porn book or "war is cool" style of book nor a "everything ends ok" style of book. I think the author put it best that's it a bookt about growing up and maturing. Not a book that forced me to turn every page but one that made me reflect; if you want the grunt view of war this gives it very well imo.

Moving on to To Reign in Hell by Roger Zelazny & Steven Brust before I go back to the second book in the series.

TwoShedsJackson · 24-01-2014 10:47am

Reading 'The Last Policeman' by Ben Winters - a detective tries to investigate a murder while society starts to collapse around him due to an impending asteroid impact which will destroy the world. Surprisingly good if naturally rather downbeat, it's the first of a trilogy and was only $2.50 on Kindle, well worth a look.

ixoy · 24-01-2014 2:59pm

Reading "Infidel" by Kameron Hurley, her second book in her Bel Dame Apocrypha series. It picks up six years from the first, featuring Nyx the mercenary in a far flung world with a desert Islamic setting and a whole lot of creative bio tech (everything technological being run by a variety of genetically engineered insects).
Enjoying it quite a bit and, like the first one, I got it for free with some limited offer. On the strength of it so far I'll definitely fork out the $6 that the third one is selling for.

Ronanc1 · 25-01-2014 1:33am

ixoy wrote: »

Reading "Infidel" by Kameron Hurley, her second book in her Bel Dame Apocrypha series. It picks up six years from the first, featuring Nyx the mercenary in a far flung world with a desert Islamic setting and a whole lot of creative bio tech (everything technological being run by a variety of genetically engineered insects).
Enjoying it quite a bit and, like the first one, I got it for free with some limited offer. On the strength of it so far I'll definitely fork out the $6 that the third one is selling for.

I'm moving onto the first one God's war now, again on the recommendation of Richard Morgan

mcgovern · 25-01-2014 11:44am

Finished Reapers Gale, good as ever, but I did find it tougher to remember who some of the characters were. For some reason I kept mixing up some of the Sengar brothers with some of the Beddict brothers.
Started Warday by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka, shows its age but interesting all the same.

Manach · 26-01-2014 1:28pm

Once in a Blue moon by Simon Green. A third novel set in the Forest Kingdom series. He has a style and tone and sticks to it, so an enjoyable tongue in cheek fantasy.

Sephiroth_dude · 26-01-2014 10:18pm

Book 2 of the king killer chronicle,nearly finished it now,any recommendations for me to read next ?

Raif Severance · 26-01-2014 10:36pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Book 2 of the king killer chronicle,nearly finished it now,any recommendations for me to read next ?

Blood Song or Codex Alera.

Sephiroth_dude · 26-01-2014 10:55pm

Raif Severance wrote: »

Blood Song or Codex Alera.

Cheers

Are they easy to Read/get into?

Sephiroth_dude · 26-01-2014 10:58pm

Ahhhh codex alera is by Jim butcher I see

Raif Severance · 26-01-2014 11:28pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ahhhh codex alera is by Jim butcher I see

Yup.

Definitely start with Codex Alera, since that Series has already finished, while Blood Song is just getting started.

RedFormanFITA · 26-01-2014 11:33pm

Just finished reading A Christmas Carol, it held my attention to the very end. The book seems much darker and more Gothic than any of the films, the epiphany that Scrooge has also seems much more drawn out. The words and descriptions that Charles Dickens used are a million times better than any screen writer Hollywood can put up.

Now reading H. G. Wells, The Time Machine. And when that's done, Wuthering Heights. All books downloaded to my tablet.

darmat123 · 27-01-2014 7:31pm

hi, new to boards, just saw this conversation, keep reading reality dysfunction, next is neutronium alchemist then naked god, some of the best space opera out there, except of course banks culture novels, his last two, surface detail and the hydrogen sonata, for the fella reading joe abercrombie, get heroes, its just a non-stop 6 day battle, absolutely amazing, he ruined me for other authors, red country and best served cold both great stand alones also, im reading the sequel to morgans steel remains, the cold commands, only started because the last one will be out before summer. but cant wait for more abercrombie!! for p.f. hamilton fans, recommend neal asher, his politics are ****ed up, but writes good books, start with gridlinked the first in the agent cormac series, 5 altogether and the hardbacks sell dirt cheap in chapters, like 1.99 for a 1000 page book

darmat123 · 27-01-2014 8:01pm

Sarky wrote: »

Getting my teeth into The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton. It's a whole lot of reading, but the first 12 chapters have been worth it.

hi, new to boards, just saw this conversation, keep reading reality dysfunction, next is neutronium alchemist then naked god, some of the best space opera out there, except of course banks culture novels, his last two, surface detail and the hydrogen sonata, for the fella reading joe abercrombie, get heroes, its just a non-stop 6 day battle, absolutely amazing, he ruined me for other authors, red country and best served cold both great stand alones also, im reading the sequel to morgans steel remains, the cold commands, only started because the last one will be out before summer. but cant wait for more abercrombie!! for p.f. hamilton fans, recommend neal asher, his politics are ****ed up, but writes good books, start with gridlinked the first in the agent cormac series, 5 altogether and the hardbacks sell dirt cheap in chapters, like 1.99 for a 1000 page book

Zapp Brannigan · 27-01-2014 8:51pm

Decided to do another reread of the Malazan series.

On to Midnight Tides now. This is still my favourite series of books.

darmat123 · 27-01-2014 9:06pm

new to this, replied to comments from 2003, just looked at dates, oops!!

Manach · 27-01-2014 9:15pm

darmat123 wrote: »

, recommend neal asher, his politics are ****ed up, but writes good books, start with gridlinked the first in the agent cormac series, 5 a

Excellent, a conservative writer (link) who does not publish with Baen, will definitely follow this up.

Thargor · 27-01-2014 9:36pm

What does Baen have to do with anything, are people boycotting them or something? Agree with everything Darmatt said anyway, would love to have any of those books ahead of me still...

Manach · 27-01-2014 9:44pm

Baen have a reputation in the US market (perhaps a little unfairly considered they've authors like Eric Flint) of being a very Libertarian/Conservative SciFi publishing House.

darmat123 · 27-01-2014 10:11pm

think ashers bad, look at dan simmons flashback, set in a dystopian america that fell apart because of obama care, i s**t you not,in the book,the world is basically an islamic caliphate with a giant mosque on ground zero, he puts obama care at the start or a downward spiral, he's as bad as orson scott card, and thats saying something!!

Manach · 27-01-2014 11:37pm

Gosh, then you best steer clear of Tom Kratman or Larry Correia.

Raging_Ninja · 30-01-2014 11:22pm

Manach wrote: »

Baen have a reputation in the US market (perhaps a little unfairly considered they've authors like Eric Flint) of being a very Libertarian/Conservative SciFi publishing House.

Meh that doesn't really bother me. Avoiding opinions which differ from yours just leads to a narrow mind.

darmat123 · 31-01-2014 1:36am

Manach wrote: »

Excellent, a conservative writer (link) who does not publish with Baen, will definitely follow this up.

hey, great link, charles stross really good, his laundry series especially,and agree with above, i love neal ashers books ( except his owner series ) but disagree with his politics, which he talks about alot

Dades · 31-01-2014 3:47pm

Finished Blood Song. Loved it.

Hadn't dipped in Fantasy in years, either. Thought it got a bit flat in the middle third, but otherwise moevd along a nice clip. I enjoyed how linear it mostly was - no jumping between between characters or times (with the exception of the very brief narrated parts). That works for George RR Martin because he's the master but why over-complicate here what is just a good yarn.

The sequel will be something to look forward to!

Just started reading another of my Guilty pleasures - Bob Mayer.

Specifically Area 51.

darmat123 · 31-01-2014 7:08pm

Dades wrote: »

Finished Blood Song. Loved it.

hi, im new to this so apologies in advance for anything out of line. With that out of the way, need a new author, S.F. or fantasy, or both. My tastes in sf is space opera, Iain m.banks, P.f. hamilton, Neal asher, A. reynolds, stross, reed, mcauley,N.stephenson (baroque cycle)and his sf,in fantasy the top of the heap is joe abercrombie, just finishing morgans, the cold commands, will have to wait till summer for final book, dont want a link to a top 20 site, are morgans kovacs any good? and ive heard of a patrick rothfuss? advice/recommendations desperately needed. ever since i got my Kobo, i have no patience! sorry for long list,but shows my preferences,thanks in advance,Darren

Valaquenta · 31-01-2014 7:40pm

darmat123 wrote: »

Dades wrote: »

Finished Blood Song. Loved it.

hi, im new to this so apologies in advance for anything out of line. With that out of the way, need a new author, S.F. or fantasy, or both. My tastes in sf is space opera, Iain m.banks, P.f. hamilton, Neal asher, A. reynolds, stross, reed, mcauley,N.stephenson (baroque cycle)and his sf,in fantasy the top of the heap is joe abercrombie, just finishing morgans, the cold commands, will have to wait till summer for final book, dont want a link to a top 20 site, are morgans kovacs any good? and ive heard of a patrick rothfuss? advice/recommendations desperately needed. ever since i got my Kobo, i have no patience! sorry for long list,but shows my preferences,thanks in advance,Darren

I'll start off with the obvious that most likely you've read but are essential if you haven't. SF:The Dune series, Foundation series, pretty much all of Arthur C clarke. Kevin J Anderson's Seven Suns saga.

Fantasy: so many to recommend but dunno how many you'll have read already as most would again be pretty obvious for the most part. George RR Martin. Currently through 85% of Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.. defo recommended. Ursula le Guin has written some very good stuff. Might seem quite/too simple as you're reading yet they have some unique resonance that I can't quite put my finger on. Finished Paul Kearney's The Macht series recently. Very enjoyable heroic fantasy if that's your thing, similar would be David Gemmell.

Robin Hobb is excellent altogether, certainly until recently I found very little as good as her. Read a lot of mediocre stuff til I started Tad Williams. Though he has some detractors Raymond E Feist is again in my opinion, in that Robin Hobb group of excellent story tellers. Loads!! of books in this series too so if you want a long term project, this is where I'd say to start.

mcgovern · 31-01-2014 8:26pm

darmat123 wrote: »

Dades wrote: »

Finished Blood Song. Loved it.

hi, im new to this so apologies in advance for anything out of line. With that out of the way, need a new author, S.F. or fantasy, or both. My tastes in sf is space opera, Iain m.banks, P.f. hamilton, Neal asher, A. reynolds, stross, reed, mcauley,N.stephenson (baroque cycle)and his sf,in fantasy the top of the heap is joe abercrombie, just finishing morgans, the cold commands, will have to wait till summer for final book, dont want a link to a top 20 site, are morgans kovacs any good? and ive heard of a patrick rothfuss? advice/recommendations desperately needed. ever since i got my Kobo, i have no patience! sorry for long list,but shows my preferences,thanks in advance,Darren

IMO, Morgan's Kovac books are excellent, must reads.
Patrick Rothfuss also quite good.
Based on the Sci-Fi you like, I think you'd really like Jack McDevitts academy books, and James S.A. Corey's Expanse books.

darmat123 · 31-01-2014 8:26pm

thanks, read everything in the top list but robin hobb looks good,from what little i just read,thanks alot for the detailed answer. this place is cool!

darmat123 · 31-01-2014 8:29pm

mcgovern wrote: »

darmat123 wrote: »

IMO, Morgan's Kovac books are excellent, must reads.
Patrick Rothfuss also quite good.
Based on the Sci-Fi you like, I think you'd really like Jack McDevitts academy books, and James S.A. Corey's Expanse books.

thanks, i'll defo go for the kovacs, based on his fantasy writing alone, read the expanse books, alot better than i first thought, i'll look up jack mcdevitts, cant say ive ever heard of him, thanks alot for taking time to reply

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