[Mentalist]

Yay!

I bfinally forced myself to finish "Shadow on the Glass" by Ian Irvine. Seriously, his pacing blows. While the set up and the worldbuilding is excellent, the plot and the characters are awful. I think i've spent at least a month trying to finish this.

now, I have so much good literature sitting in front of me, I don't know what to grab first.... I think i'll give "Iron council" a try, actually

[Puck]

I just finished Wizard and Glass. Lots of love is what this book gets from me. Lots and lots. I can barely wait to get to Wolves of the Calla, BUT I have to wait till end of March to get my hands on it. Thus, as recommended by Astra, I'm now reading Salem's Lot

[alestar]

I'm reading Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer...crazy story!

[Ain't_It_Just_]

jitsukerr, on 03 March 2010 - 03:03 PM, said:

There are really two main characters in The Scar -- Bellis, and the ReMade guy who swims around, with the tentacles on his chest. Can't remember his name, but 'John' rings a bell.

Ah, Bellis-

Spoiler

Isaac's former lover

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[MTS]

Finished Fool Moon, and it was pretty awesome. Now onto Grave Peril. Supposedly it ramps up majorly in kickass factor after this. Can you say, 'fuck yeah!'?

[Astra]

Puck, on 06 March 2010 - 10:21 PM, said:

I just finished Wizard and Glass. Lots of love is what this book gets from me. Lots and lots. I can barely wait to get to Wolves of the Calla, BUT I have to wait till end of March to get my hands on it. Thus, as recommended by Astra, I'm now reading Salem's Lot

I am sure I am going to re-read the whole series one day. Just like the Lord of the Rings.

[Mirthmonkey]

alestar, on 07 March 2010 - 01:17 AM, said:

I'm reading Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer...crazy story!

Excellent book. Krakauer's narration of the tragedy is haunting. Also, apparently there's a book written as a rebuttal by one of the expedition leaders who was angry that Krakauer's telling made him look so bad. I've not read it, but it might be interesting to see another viewpoint.

[Salt-Man Z]

Now reading Death Masks, and I'm already liking it better than the previous two. What's really impressing me is Butcher's handling of religion. Up to now he's been mostly neutral on the subject, with some lip-service to faith having power in book 3. As a religious guy myself, that was encouraging, considering the fact that a lot of others would have either ignored religion completely or used magic and Faerie to debunk religion. But so far, I really like what he's doing in this book. Plus the balance between the real and magical worlds is more even, which I like.

[polishgenius]

Death Masks is epically brilliant.

Anyway, just started Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds.

[Slow Ben]

I figured its about time for some more Dark Tower. Started my 5th re-read last night.

[Yellow]

Just finished Anathem. Thought it was quite good, but petered out a little bit towards the end. It was refreshing to read some scifi again for the first time in about a year.

Next up, the latest part-crap, part-nostalgic guilt, Horus Heresy book

[Yellow]

polishgenius, on 08 March 2010 - 04:56 PM, said:

Anyway, just started Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds.

Woah, woah, woah. Where the hell is my copy?

Edit - 18th March? Damn you, Amazon!

This post has been edited by Yellow: 08 March 2010 - 10:12 PM

[HoosierDaddy]

Finished Under the Dome by Steven King last night. It's about a small town in Maine that is suddenly and inexplicably cut off from the rest of the world by an invisible dome. King does his research, and he does well conveying small-town pettiness tunnel vision.

I really enjoyed the book, but thought it let down at the end. However, I'm a huge King fan, so it might not be everyone's cup of tea.

[polishgenius]

Yellow, on 08 March 2010 - 10:11 PM, said:

polishgenius, on 08 March 2010 - 04:56 PM, said:

Anyway, just started Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds.

Woah, woah, woah. Where the hell is my copy?

Edit - 18th March? Damn you, Amazon!

Pfft. Rookie error. Amazon suck.

Apparently I walked into the shop and picked it up literally seconds after the guy had finished arranging it. My timing is good.

[Binder of Demons]

Just finished off FIRST LORD's FURY by Jim Butcher (the most recent Codex Alera Book), and really enjoyed it.

Am in the porcess of finishing off THE VOYAGE OF THE SABLE KEECH by Neal Asher.

Next up after that is ORBUS by Neal Asher. Love his books.

[caladanbrood]

Good choice. Both excellent books

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Finished God of Clocks by Alan Campbell. I was very disappointed. The previous books( Scar Night and Iron Angel) also had flaws but, the former especially, picked up as they went and compensated witha great worldbuilding. This one didn't. The ending was a complete deus ex machina and there was no hint it would ever go that way, plus there were a few internal inconsistencies. The only thing that was saved in this book, IMO, was the time travel and the temporal paradoxes. Besides, I think he shouldn't have put in that Devon cameo. Devon was a great character in Scar Night but he turned in a pathetic figure in this book.

This post has been edited by Bauchelain the Evil: 10 March 2010 - 04:36 PM

[Knight of Darkness]

Just started reading Bakker's "The Darkness that Comes Before". Liking it so far

[Salt-Man Z]

Finished Death Masks last night, and it was the best Dresden book yet.

Before I start something else, I'll finish of Patrick Doud's The Hunt For the Eye of Ogin; it was unbearably dull for the first half, but now it's finally picked up somewhat.

[kcf]

I finished up Spellwright by Blake Charlton. It's pretty good, but has a few bumps along the road. The very creative magic system and more '90s style to it stand out the most. (full review)

Next up is The Midnight Mayor by Kate Griffin.