[Sixty]

Finished Lies of Locke Lamora--immensely enjoyable for the last 150 or so pages.

I've started the sequel as of a couple days ago, Red Seas under Red Skies by Scott Lynch. I'm about halfway through, and enjoying it as well. Not as much, but it's still damn entertaining.

[Puck]

Shadows Linger by Glen Cook. The White Rose is already waiting to be next. I love it.

[Jumpy]

I just finished Inside Straight of the Wild Card's series, a few weeks ago. Now, I have yet to read any of the WC books before this (18 I think). Yet I have to admit that I could not put IS down. Not once. It is really a fantastic read (especially if you're into "superheroes"). It is fairly hilarious, throws a big ass curve ball at you, and has some fantastic action (which is mostly toward the end of the book).

I've started Busted Flush but haven't been able to get into it as much as IS due to the fact that I am on a re-read of Reaper's Gale.

All you GRRM fans will love Lohengrin, in IS. Trust me.
Hive is ftw as well.

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[RangerSG]

I've started Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I love his wit, and the intelligence in his writings. And the worldbuilding in this is superb, if you liked the Baroque Cycle, you'll like this. And even if you liked his cyberpunk, you still might like this, with the setting being other-worldly.

[Dark Wolf]

I finished Samantha Henderson's "Heaven's Bones". I enjoyed the most of the novel, but I believe that will not appeal to every reader. I struggled for the first quarter not to put the novel aside and it's only after the first half that the things become interesting. It is a little rough and bumpy, but the novel has many interesting things. (my full review)

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Finished the Darkness that Comes Before. Really liked Cnaiur and Kellhuss,the battle against the Scylvendi and the chapters in the Emperor court. What I didn't liee was Akka's PoV which could be very boring at times. Plus he does nothing all through the books. However on this basis I will certainly complete the series.

[Yellow]

Just finished Stephenson's System of the World (finally!). Great series... though I'm glad I read it, I'm also glad it's over. It's very dense.

So, onto the Raw Shark Texts (can't even tell what this is about), The Prestige (the Bale film was based on this) and Tales of Heresy (dodgy 40k book).

Then to tackle the History of the Second World War by Churchill (all six volumes of it!)

I think my reading for 2009 is taken care of

[MTS]

I'm reading The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas at the moment. It's about some guy who hits someone else's kid at a BBQ. Quite entertaining. Not the hitting part mind you, but the humour and downright candour of the main character.

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Finished Iron Angel by Alan Campbell. It was definitely better than the first(not that the first was bad) and Campbell has lots of interesting ideas(his take on Hell and its inhabitants is simply great) and knows how to write a fighting scene. However I don't like books that don't have an ending(not even an open one) and are really just one half of a book waiting to be completed with the next one as Iron Angel was.

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[Salt-Man Z]

I finally finished Tales of the Dying Earth over the weekend. Of the four books in the series, I can only recommend the first: The Dying Earth contains a set of enjoyable short stories set in a world infused with an atmosphere of mystery and fantasy. The additional volumes, though at times entertaining, more often than not were a chore to get through, and often felt internally inconsistent. The first volume is definitely worth a read, though, and if you can find the omnibus edition at a decent price, go for it.

I've got two short stories left in The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, and it's still good stuff. The framework of each story is starting to get a little...well, I can't say that "dull" is the right word, but it's certainly becoming repetitive: Conan wanders into the plot, there's a mystery or some sort of lurking horror, Conan fights the bad thing(s), and then Conan leaves. Still, Howard's writing is exciting enough that the predictable nature of his stories is easily forgiven.

Next up? No idea. I've got The Great Book of Amber sitting on my nightstand still, as I've only read the first series of 5 books in the 10-book omnibus. I might start into those. (Or if someone wants to make a recommendation, my TBR list is here.)

[Use Of Weapons]

Currently reading Olaf Stapledon's _Star Maker_. It's been waiting for me for ages. I bought it and _Last And First Men_ together, and read the latter a while ago. Wow. And _Star Maker_ is on a completely different level -- nothing less than a complete history of the universe. It is simply astounding in its imaginative scope.

[Aptorian]

Zhuangzi, on Apr 8 2009, 08:21 PM, said:

Aptorian, on Apr 5 2009, 11:25 AM, said:

Macros, on Apr 5 2009, 08:23 PM, said:

Just starting "the name of the wind"
only about 25/20 pages in, I'm interested enugh to carry on, so it bodes well

I bought that one along with Turn Coat. Next on my read list. The blurb on the back of the book sold the story for me.

Name of the Wind is excellent, you'll love it. I'm waiting for my autographed copy of Turn Coat to come in the mail before I get to it.

Right now reading The Judging Eye. Its freaky and hard to put down. Got in trouble sneaking reads while at work... ;-)

Finished "The Name of the Wind" over the weekend. One of the best Fantasy books I've read this year. Maybe ever.

[stone monkey]

Stapledon does have a way of blowing your mind. I read those two on my late teens, on the recommendation of The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Science Fiction by M H Zool (sadly out of print), and I've yet to read anything approaching them since. Stapledon's other,substantially less epic, books are worth reading too (despite what Cougar says ), I'd recommend Sirius and Odd John for starters.

[murphy72]

Turn Coat by Jim Butcher.

[Deornoth]

I've finished reading Matthew Sturges' 'Midwinter', a tale of secret missions, intrigue and betrayal in the world of Faerie. Certain stylistic choices make this a difficult book to get into but it's well worth sticking with. The ending hints at more to come and I'd love to see this happen. My full review is over Here.
I've got Mark Newton's 'Nights of Villjamur', Anthony Reynolds 'Dark Disciple' and an ARC of Nate Kenyon's 'The Bone Factory' on the go right now. Don't know which one I'll finish first...

[pat5150]

Just finished China Miéville's The City & The City and it's a very good read!

A great blend of murder mystery and speculative fiction that should appeal to most genre readers.

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick

[Deornoth]

Finished reading 'The Bone Factory', a tale of horror in a snowbound Canadian town...
'The Bone Factory' does suffer from the dreaded 'info-dump' every now and then but still managed to both scare the life out of me and keep me reading. I think Nate Kenyon could become a new favourite of mine, my full review is over Here.
I'm now down to 'Dark Disciple' and 'Nights of Villjamur' and it looks like 'Dark Disciple' will be finished next...

[alestar]

Just finished Andrew Davidson's "The Gargoyle" and liked it, would even recommend it.

Today I started Joe Abercrombie's "The Blade Itself", I like his writing style.

[Jumpy]

alestar, on Apr 15 2009, 01:15 PM, said:

Just finished Andrew Davidson's "The Gargoyle" and liked it, would even recommend it.

Today I started Joe Abercrombie's "The Blade Itself", I like his writing style.

I'm about six or seven chapters into it. I'm definitely liking Logen. I like Sand as well, and can't help but feel a lot of pity for him. Poor guy. West's sister is nice, too.

[Use Of Weapons]

I got my greedy hands on what seemed like the last copy of Butcher's _Turn Coat_ just last night. A few chapters in, and I'm sneaking snatches at work. Is this addiction? But it feels so good!

Also got Modesitt's _The Eternity Artifact_ waiting in the wings. I like me a bit of First Contact.