[Binder of Demons]

Just finished "The Name of the Wind" and really enjoyed it. A bit disappointed that i'll have to wait so long though to finish the story considering book 2 isn't even out yet.

Next up i have "Lies of Locke Lamora", which will hopefully be as good. not happy that it's also an incomplete series though. But i've heard so much about the series that i'm willing to give it a go.

[Astra]

Finished Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson.

Good read. Maybe a bit on a light side, even for me and the ending is bit....not bad but sort of unfinished? Or unsatisfactory finished. I would like to learn a bit more about characters after the epilogue. Maybe he will write a sequel later? Anyone knows?
I also have a feeling that Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light lended some ideas for the book. Althought, I didn't like Lord of Light.

I enjoyed Warbreaker. I started to read it with trepidation. The first book by the writer who is going to finish WoT (my first favourite fantasy saga). I was not disappointed! Looking forward to reading his Mistborn Trilogy one day.

Have not decided on my next read yet. I think I got tired of fantasy right now. Maybe I will read some sci-fi, or even mystery/crime!???

This post has been edited by Astra: 29 September 2009 - 02:32 PM

[Binder of Demons]

Astra, on 29 September 2009 - 08:48 AM, said:

I also has a feeling that Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light lended some ideas for the book. Althought, I didn't like Lord of Light.

HEATHEN!!!!!!! Burn Him!!!

Disappointed to hear that.

Sci-fi is usually a good change from fantasy i find.

[Salt-Man Z]

Binder of Demons, on 29 September 2009 - 07:39 AM, said:

Next up i have "Lies of Locke Lamora", which will hopefully be as good. not happy that it's also an incomplete series though.

Don't worry too much about this; The Lies of Locke Lamora works fine as a standalone. Not sure about Red Seas Under Red Skies, though, as I haven't gotten to it yet.

[Deornoth]

Finished reading 'My Dead Body', the final instalment in Charlie Huston's 'Joe Pitt' series. I enjoyed this just as much as I have the others but I wasn't too sure about how Huston tied off some of the loose ends. Having Pitt deal with his adversaries one by one sometimes felt more like Huston saying goodbye to his characters rather than telling a story... My full review is over Here. I've got a few books on the go right now but the one in my bag is Joe Schrieber's 'No Doors, No Windows'...

[no_survivors]

Maia Irraz, on 28 September 2009 - 12:40 PM, said:

I just finished reading Best Served Cold and...it was ok. Nothing spectacular but not horrible either. Now I'm reading a non-fiction book called Sway: the irresistible pull of irrational behaviour.

I just finished Best Served Cold not too long ago as well and I have to agree with you. I really, really enjoyed the first half of the book then I gradually lost interest and started speed-reading the rest.

I am currently reading the The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, I know it is a kids series but I have to say it has some pretty heavy content.

[no_survivors]

Salt-Man Z, on 29 September 2009 - 02:11 PM, said:

Binder of Demons, on 29 September 2009 - 07:39 AM, said:

Next up i have "Lies of Locke Lamora", which will hopefully be as good. not happy that it's also an incomplete series though.

Don't worry too much about this; The Lies of Locke Lamora works fine as a standalone. Not sure about Red Seas Under Red Skies, though, as I haven't gotten to it yet.

The Lies of Locke Lamora is awesome. Red Seas Under Red Skies is good but pales in comparison.

[Astra]

Started The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

[Deornoth]

Finished reading C.L. Anderson's 'Bitter Angels' where a secret agent must get to the bottom of a murder mystery (that could be so much more) in a solar system edging towards either self destruction or declaring all out war on everyone else. I loved the concept but the glacial pace really turned me off, especially in terms of what it did to the main character... My full review is over Here. I'm now well into 'Unseen Academicals'...

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Salt-Man Z, on 29 September 2009 - 02:11 PM, said:

Binder of Demons, on 29 September 2009 - 07:39 AM, said:

Next up i have "Lies of Locke Lamora", which will hopefully be as good. not happy that it's also an incomplete series though.

Don't worry too much about this; The Lies of Locke Lamora works fine as a standalone. Not sure about Red Seas Under Red Skies, though, as I haven't gotten to it yet.

I agree that Lies of Locke Lamora can be a standalone( I would actually have preferred if it had been). Red Seas Under Red Skies instead is more serial, seeing has it finishes with a sort of cliffhanger

[Deornoth]

Finished 'Unseen Academicals'! I had a few issues with the structure of the book (felt a little lopsided and not telling the story that it said it would) but still laughed out loud at the jokes and ended up really getting into what was going on for the characters. My full review is over Here. I'm now reading Charlaine Harris' 'Dead Until Dark'...

[LadyMTL]

Well, I finished Sway and it was very interesting if a bit obvious at times (people make judgements based out outward appearances? No!). Now I'm reading The Outcast by Sadie Jones and so far, it is fantastic. I understand why she won the Costa for best first novel, although it is a lot more bleak than I had expected. Not the best thing to read if you're feeling a bit blue...

[Werthead]

I'm currently reading Dan Abnett's Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero. It's his first original, non tie-in novel set in an alternate history where Elizabeth I married the King of Spain and the two empires became one globe-straddling colossus. They then rediscovered magic, which has retarded technological development but with some modern innovations (such as telephones) being replaced by magical equivalents. The twist is that some other countries have continued their technological development without interruption, leading to high-tech nation-states facing down the Anglo-Spanish Empire which still uses flintlocks and wooden ships but also has fireball and lightning-throwing magic.

It doesn't entirely make sense, but this is irrelevant as the tone is Blackadder meets Flashman by way of James Bond and is absolutely hilarious. There's some fantastic jokes and punnery going on, and our hero's Swiss Army Sword (which unhelpfully replaces the cutlass blade with a potato peeler or a ladle at inopportune moments during combat) is an excellent invention. Some jokes fall a little flat - a Dirty Harry rip-off ("Do you feel opportune, punk?") feels like it's been done way too many times before - but overall it's excellent and rollicking good fun. About a third of the way through it so far and it could be a five-starrer.

[Deornoth]

Finished reading Adam Roberts' 'I Am Scrooge', a cross between 'I Am Legend' and 'Dawn of the Dead' set in Dickensian London. While it doesn't stand up to a more indepth read, I still had a lot of fun reading it and watching Ebeneezer Scrooge fight his way through hordes of zombies. My full review is over Here. I'm now working my way through Kristin Cashore's 'Fire' amongst others...

[pat5150]

Just finished S. L. Farrell's A Magic of Nightfall.

The novel is a multilayered tale of politics, intrigue, religion, magic, love, and treachery. One that should not be missed. Definitely one of the fantasy books to read in 2009!

Check out the blog for the full review.

Patrick

[Binder of Demons]

Just finished Lies of Locke Lamora and i must say i really enjoyed it. Was kind of ambivalent at the beginning, but it really kicked into gear in the second half of the book.

I think i'll try and track down the sequel at the library this evening, and maybe the first book of Joe Abercrombie's trilogy, whatever that's called.

[smurfy]

Just finished The waste lands (dark tower book 3) and really liked it much better than the drawing of the three imo which wasnt all that great i dont think (6 out of 10 maybe) enjoyable but im not going to re read it any time soon.

Just about to start reading Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell (not read anything of his and was a bit of an impuls thing) then probably onto Midnight tides

[Mentalist]

Read tons of stuff whilst in cuba

Neal Stephenson's "Diamond age" was a brilliant peace of nanotech-themed cyberpunk

also read the volumes 2 and 3 in Tchaikovsky's "Shadow of the Apt", and i'm reallly not understanding the hate. it's no SE for sure, but I liked where the story was going, I was fascinated with the general concept, and tchaikovsky kept tossing out little bits of worldbuilding that kept me interested.
Since it doesn't look like the story's done, i'd certainly buy more.

Also, got a chance to read one of Lukyanenko's latest works, which would be translated as "Duffer", I think. A fairy satyrical and light-hearted story about a son of a duke whose father was murdered and he must find a wayt o avenge him and reclaim his rightful place, etc... Seems dull, I know, but once you realise that the author's not being serious, you can just sit back and enjoy the hilarious ride.

Also got a few books lent to me, originally in English, but translated to Russian
one of them "The mayan Code 2012" was a combination of Mayan end-of world prophesies with the legend of the crystal skull. fairly bland, and predictable.
currently reading "the Sand devil" by James Rowlings, because i've got to return thses books soon. ancient city in the Aravian desert + US special forces looking for a new energy source + international conspirators.... iffy at best.

oh, and in between these i've devoured DOD....

[Astra]

Mentalist, on 06 October 2009 - 04:34 AM, said:

Read tons of stuff whilst in cuba

Since when Americans can visit Cuba?

[Deornoth]

Finished reading 'God of Clocks', the final instalment in the 'Deepgate Codex' series. Campbell does what he does best here, painting a dark and gloomy world and then filling it with really cool stuff like fifty foot high battle angels! However, the characters don't really get a chance to shine and I wondered if the time travel sub-plot came a little too late in the day to add anything to the series as a whole. My full review is over Here. Still working my way through 'Fire'...