[Shiara]

Picked up For a Few Demons More to re-read on my sick day. I like Kim Harrison's take on supernatural species

[Optimus Prime]

I just picked up

The Summoner by Gail Z. Martin. Anybody read it? Any good?

also picked up

Across the Face of the World by Russell Kirkpatrick on a whim. Any good?

[pat5150]

Just finished Kay Kenyon's Bright of the Sky.

Titus Quinn is a former star pilot now living as a recluse. Most people believe that Quinn lost his mind during an accident, though he swears that the accident transported him to a strange world. He has no memories pertaining to how he was able to return, yet he's convinced that his wife and daughter are still trapped in this parallel universe. When, against all odds, evidence of the existence of this universe is accidentally discovered, Titus Quinn accepts to "scout" this new world for the corporation that abandoned him, secertly hoping to find his missing wife and child. What he unearths, however, threatens the existence of everything he holds dear and forces him to reconsider his plans.

High stakes, skilled worldbuilding, good characterization, adroit pacing: Bright of the Sky is a superior read.

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick

[caladanbrood]

That synopsis certainly makes it sound like a good book

I'm unsure what to start next. Banks' Matter, Glen Cook's Black Company omnibus or Daniel Abraham's Long Price: Shadow and Betrayal... choices choices!

[Sir Thursday]

Just finished Stuart MacBride's Broken Skin. He's probably my favourite crime writer - really makes Aberdeen come to life and shows just how hard being a policeman can be sometimes. Plus it's always nice to have gone to the same fish and chip shop as some of the characters . Another thing I like about MacBride is that he never limits his stories to a single investigation - there's always lots of stuff going on at once. There's usually some connection between them all, but the story never ends with just a single bad guy being caught and accused of everything. For example, in this one, 'Police Hero' DS Logan McRae has to work on 3 cases at once - a serial rapist, a BDSM afficianado killed in sex gone wrong, and trying to catch a 9 year old kid who had murdered an old man.

I have to say that I reckon this is one book that would work better as an audiobook. Helps you get a full sense of the dialect and stuff. I heard one of his other books on CD and found it even more entertaining than the book, which is a rarity.

Still, it's probably the best crime novel I've read in a long time.

Sir Thursday

[Astra]

pat5150;252398 said:

Just finished Kay Kenyon's Bright of the Sky.


High stakes, skilled worldbuilding, good characterization, adroit pacing: Bright of the Sky is a superior read.

How many books are going to be in this series?

[Optimus Prime]

caladanbrood;252508 said:

That synopsis certainly makes it sound like a good book

I'm unsure what to start next. Banks' Matter, Glen Cook's Black Company omnibus or Daniel Abraham's Long Price: Shadow and Betrayal... choices choices!

If you want to start something that actually finishes...I'd go with Glen Cook...but Abraham is very good as well...just not done yet.

[caladanbrood]

Also, add Dan Simmons' The Terror and Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself to that list

[Optimus Prime]

oooooo

I'd have to say Abercrombie then....you can get all three books in the UK can't you?

[ch'arlz]

caladanbrood;252605 said:

Also, add Dan Simmons' The Terror and Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself to that list

It took me almost 200 pages before I finally got into The Terror, but I'm glad I read it, even if it's not something I would recommend highly to anyone else. The Blade Itself is very very good.

[Dag]

ch said:

It took me almost 200 pages before I finally got into The Terror, but I'm glad I read it, even if it's not something I would recommend highly to anyone else.

I'm still chewing on that one...

@Brood:

Abercrombie or Abraham would be my tip. I read both in the past three months and I keep recomending them to everyone.

[Nequam]

I've recently started The Count of Monte Cristo...the abridged version.
I've never seen the movie(s) which my mother was very surprised about. So instead of just showing it to me, she bought me the book. So far it's very cool.

[Mentalist]

oh... that is one of my favourite non-fantasy books of all time
Dumas is an awesome writer

Personally, I have finished "A song for Arbonne" by Kay yesterday.
It was a very nice, well-written story, kept me quite interested. could have used more politics tho, imho...But still, a very nice, original take on the Albigensian Crusade, which is one of the mors interesting episodes of Medieval History, imho... Now, if only Kay would write about the Hussites...
Next up --"Tigana", also by Kay..

[Mentalist]

Wow, can't believe this thread was on the second page...
Finished "Tigana", neat little story had some interesting ideas. I can see why so many people adore Kay, but personally I find his stuff to be good, but noit necessarily great
Currently reading "Warrior of Great Darkness", book 2 of the hjorward chronicles by Nick Perumov...

[Shiara]

Reading Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint. Not too bad so far, am waiting for it to get to the point though - many different characters with lots of backstory to flesh out (unlike Erikson who gives you a character and expects you to judge them by their actions, as their past is rarely known).

[pat5150]

Just finished Joe Abercrombie's latest!

Last Argument of Kings is an excellent conclusion to what turned out to be a very entertaining series.

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick

[Leoman]

Riders on the Storm - My Life with Jim Morisson and The Doors
By John Densmore (Doors drummer)

[Morgoth]

pat5150;259582 said:

Just finished Joe Abercrombie's latest!

Last Argument of Kings is an excellent conclusion to what turned out to be a very entertaining series.

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick

you can be so mean sometimes

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Some book about a WWII nurse who gets sucked back in time to 18th century Scotland. Can't remember the name right now, a friend loaned it to me to read because I ran out of reading material. Not far enough ino it yet to really have an opinion.

[Dr Trouble]

Darkly Dreaming Dexter. I thought I would pick it up after watching the Fantastic season 1.

Sooo good.