[alt146]

Also reading last argument of kings. Wouldn't say it's only that Uber-epic-0wesome level though. Saw one or two of the twists coming, like

Spoiler

Jezal becoming king

but still a decent series & I'm enjoying them. Sorta on the same level as the other good new fantasy writers like Lynch, Rothfuss, Abrahams etc.

[caladanbrood]

Just finished House of Suns, really enjoyed it actually, one of Reynolds' best in quite a while, although the ending was quite frustrating, I imagine there will be a sequel.

Will read Iron Angel next.

[lord of tragedy]

reading talon of the silver hawk. the shame. but its that or something by greg keyes. must get rising suns but i'm angling for a new x box for my birthday. its a pickle.

fuck it. think i'll ask for a beachcaster instead. that way i'll get to go fishing and maybe get kudos for bringing home supper.

[Salt-Man Z]

Chance, on Oct 4 2008, 12:19 PM, said:

Going through the gap series by Donaldson and must say the first one is pretty much the best novel I've read in a long time...perhaps there is more to Donaldson then I thought...

Dang, if you think The Real Story is that good...man, are you in for a treat!

[Use Of Weapons]

Read Brent Weeks's "The Way of Shadows" at the weekend. Too young for me. If I was 15 I'd have raved about it.

Currently starting the omnibus edition of Glen Cook's The Black Company.

[caladanbrood]

I lied. Not reading Iron Angel, gonna go for The Red Wolf Conspiracy instead

[Chance]

Salt-Man Z, on Oct 6 2008, 04:22 PM, said:

Chance, on Oct 4 2008, 12:19 PM, said:

Going through the gap series by Donaldson and must say the first one is pretty much the best novel I've read in a long time...perhaps there is more to Donaldson then I thought...

Dang, if you think The Real Story is that good...man, are you in for a treat!

Well sadly the reason I was surprised was the mediocre quality of the covenant books At least as I remember them from reading them a few years ago...and I've always liked authors that could keep it short and evoke emotion and thought...

Putting the gap on hold after finding book 3 of the gap less then its predecessors...why could Donaldson not keep the to the point, elegance of the first near short story...but then thats a flaw in most writters it seems...

Well heard of Viconium somewhere and must say so far very nice...

[polishgenius]

Having just finished two fairly new fantasies, Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky (an assured though very safe debut- if he decides to up the ante a bit in the sequels this'll be a series to keep an eye on, some intriguing ideas) and Blood Ties by Pamela Freeman (first in the Castings trilogy, her first adult book, though I hadn't even heard of her childrens novels - low key but well written, one for fans of Guy Gavriel Kay or Robin Hobb) I've picked up the Dying Earth collection in the library and will finally be giving Vance a go.

[cauthon]

Revolvo by Steven Erikson. Only got a few pages far, but the start was hilarious.

[casrot]

Finally reading The Scar by China Mieville. My reception to Perdido Street Station was mixed, so it'll be interesting to see how this one goes down.

[moridin]

Currently I'm reading World War Z by Max Brooks. Its an enjoyable fast paced read with a lot of cool things to it.

Also reading BY SCHISM RENT ASUNDER by David Webber. This is a book that was sent to me because I ddint' fill out the return card at SFBC. It seems like a cool concept to the book, its just not grabbing me yet. Gonna keep plugging away though.

[murphy72]

moridin, on Oct 7 2008, 05:25 PM, said:

Also reading BY SCHISM RENT ASUNDER by David Webber. This is a book that was sent to me because I ddint' fill out the return card at SFBC. It seems like a cool concept to the book, its just not grabbing me yet. Gonna keep plugging away though.

It's the second book in a series. The first is Off Armageddon Reef.

[moridin]

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It's the second book in a series. The first is Off Armageddon Reef

Really? Thanks didn't know that. I may have to get the first one now.

[Gothmog]

Reading Jack Vance's Tales of the Dying Earth while commuting and rereading The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson at home.

Then I plan to read Donaldson's The Gap trilogy.

[stone monkey]

I'm stuck in hospital with only 2 books but they are both quite interesting, Homicide A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon - It's the book that the tv show Homicide Life on the Streets was based on, and Simon eventually went on to co-create The Wire. It's a great book and interesting to see that a lot of the concerns of his later work are her, in embryonic form, from back in 1991. The other book I have is King of Infinite Space by Siobhan Roberts, a biography of the mathematician Donald Coxeter who, distressingly enough given how important some of his work has been, I'd never heard of.

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[Salt-Man Z]

Gothmog, on Oct 8 2008, 03:30 AM, said:

Then I plan to read Donaldson's The Gap trilogy.

I would recommend reading all 5 books.

[Deornoth]

It's taken me a few days but I've finally finished Thomas Disch's short story collection, 'The Wall of America'. Although I initially found it hard to get into I found that the effort paid off as the stories themselves were full of beautiful prose as well as being poignant and funny in equal measure. My full review is over Here.
I seem to have built up yet another pile of books where I've read the first couple of pages and then moved onto something else. Ones that are staying the course though are Brandon Sanderson's 'Mistborn', James Barclay's 'Vault of Deeds' and Ian Cameron Esslemont's 'Return of the Crimson Guard'...

[murphy72]

Now reading Sunshine by Robin McKinley. It's one of the best of the vampire/urban fantasy books that I've read so far. Excellent!!!

[Gothmog]

Salt-Man Z, on Oct 8 2008, 04:59 PM, said:

Gothmog, on Oct 8 2008, 03:30 AM, said:

Then I plan to read Donaldson's The Gap trilogy.

I would recommend reading all 5 books.

hehe, I am so used to trilogies that I just thought it would be, but thanks, otherwise I guess I'd be pretty disappointed about the cliffhanger ending

[Werthead]

Salt-Man Z, on Oct 8 2008, 03:59 PM, said:

Gothmog, on Oct 8 2008, 03:30 AM, said:

Then I plan to read Donaldson's The Gap trilogy.

I would recommend reading all 5 books.

Unless they are the new UK editions, which are published in four volumes (one and two are an omnibus). This is going to get really confusing, I can tell.

Currently reading Stephen Deas' The Adamantine Palace, which is basically Temeraire with the cuddly talking dragons taken out and much more hardcore and dangerous animals that need to be brutalised and drugged to be kept under control put in, with some ruthless political scheming put in on top. This could be a real contender when it comes out in 2009.