[Serenity]

Briar King, on 07 May 2013 - 08:13 PM, said:

Serenity, on 07 May 2013 - 01:13 PM, said:

Just over 400 pages into Leviathan Wakes. Loving it!

I was hoping you would. I think the concepts are neat colonizing the SS and the space battles are nifty. Like I said I'm not much into SciFi other then Star Wars EU novels but I fell in love with these 2 bks and I'm stoked for bk 3 in a few weeks.

Download Calibans War today!

I'll definitely be getting it! Don't know about today, though. I find it difficult reading consecutive books by the same author, for some reason. I tend to end up craving something different, rather than relaxing and enjoying the one I'm reading. So I'll probably wait a few weeks and then get it (and then get the third one . . . ).

[Tiste Simeon]

So

Started reading Simmons' Hyperion already liking the style & atmosphere of it!

[Coco with marshmallows]

Tiste Simeon, on 08 May 2013 - 09:38 PM, said:

So

Started reading Simmons' Hyperion already liking the style & atmosphere of it!

Have you read his Ilium?

At present:

fantasy - Twilight Herald (book 2 of the twilight reign), Tom Lloyd
historical ficiton - Empire - Wounds of Honour (book 1 of Empire), Anthony Riches
non fiction - On War, Carl von Clausewitz

[amphibian]

Olympos improves on a re-read. But the ending still sucks.

That's the thing for most Dan Simmons books - the ending sucks.

[Tiste Simeon]

amphibian, on 09 May 2013 - 03:39 AM, said:

Olympos improves on a re-read. But the ending still sucks.

That's the thing for most Dan Simmons books - the ending sucks.

Oh great thanks

[Nocturnal]

Briar King, on 07 May 2013 - 11:43 PM, said:

Nocturnal, on 07 May 2013 - 10:57 PM, said:

Finishing The Bonehunters and halfway into Emma by Jane Austin.

Is she the one who wrote The Other Boylen Girl?

I don't think so. She wrote Pride and Prejudice, maybe you're familiar with it.

[Salt-Man Z]

Tiste Simeon, on 09 May 2013 - 10:22 AM, said:

amphibian, on 09 May 2013 - 03:39 AM, said:

Olympos improves on a re-read. But the ending still sucks.

That's the thing for most Dan Simmons books - the ending sucks.

Oh great thanks

The thing is, the ride is always worth it.

[Tiste Simeon]

That's what... she said?

[Morgoth]

Tiste Simeon, on 09 May 2013 - 05:59 PM, said:

That's what... she said?

Only to make you feel better, Simeon.

[Salt-Man Z]

Just read Seabury Quinn's short story "Pledged to the Dead" (free on Amazon or gutenberg.org). Jules de Grandin is basically a French Sherlock Holmes who investigates occult-related mysteries (complete with narration by his doctor friend.) It was fun, predictable in a good way, and even rather sweet at the end. De Grandin himself is a delight. I've had The Complete Jules De Grandin on my watch/wishlist for a while now; I'm going to have to bump up the priority on that.

[Nocturnal]

Finished TBH and starting Twilight by Dmitry Glukhovsky.

[JPK]

Hung up a bit on my re-read of Inheritor by Cherryh. Which sucks cause Railsea is next on the list and I've been looking forward to it for months

[Solidsnape]

Halfway through ACoK. It's good, but these books have way less comic relief than TMBotF.
Still, enjoying myself.

[lastname]

Just finished Toll the Hounds (enjoyed it immensely too) and am now about 100 pages into Summer Knight.

[Serenity]

Over the weekend I read Wasp by Eric Frank Russell, and this morning I've started my long overdue re-read of Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep, having first read it about 20 years ago. I saw Children of the Sky in Forbidden Planet last week, so figured my memory needed refreshing.

[T77]

Finished a few books recently.

The Shadow Rising by Jordan. Good, but not great. Jordan is a decent enough writer, pretty good characters and some good ideas. I guess I'm in for the long haul.

Crack'd Pot Trail - I had to put it down about half way through. I guess Erikson was trying to do something different here. Maybe I just don't get it. Since Erikson is one of my favorite authors I'll finish it eventually.

A Shadow of All Night Falling by Glen Cook, first book in the Dread Empire series. I liked it a lot. I'm already into the next book October's Baby and liking it even more than the first book so far. This series supposedly influenced MBotF and I am starting to see more of it in this book.

[Abyss]

THE QUANTUM THIEF... i'm trying, i'm REALLY trying, but it just seems like Charlie Stross' hard SF with weirder words.
Halfway thru and i've reread most of TOLL THE HOUNDS at the same time and enjoyed it more.

I have Tregellis' NECESSARY EVIL on deck and it's calling to me...

[Salt-Man Z]

Troy Denning's Star Wars: Apocalypse wrapped up the Fate of the Jedi series about as well as I could have hoped. Still not sure what I think of the series as a whole, but I like the position it leaves the SW EU in.

Starting Ricardo Pinto's Stone Dance of the Chameleon trilogy with The Chosen. So far so good. The world he's created here is fascinating, and looks to get even crazier.

[QuickTidal]

Salt-Man Z, on 13 May 2013 - 03:08 PM, said:

Troy Denning's Star Wars: Apocalypse wrapped up the Fate of the Jedi series about as well as I could have hoped. Still not sure what I think of the series as a whole, but I like the position it leaves the SW EU in.

Spoiler

Bazel Warv. Best heroic death scene, and best death scene since Anakin Solo died in the EU. Sacrificing himself in a hail of gunfire to protect Allana had me tearing up.

[Salt-Man Z]

QuickTidal, on 13 May 2013 - 03:26 PM, said:

Spoiler

Bazel Warv. Best heroic death scene, and best death scene since Anakin Solo died in the EU. Sacrificing himself in a hail of gunfire to protect Allana had me tearing up.

Spoiler

Better than The Ganner? I think not. Anyway, I never felt attached to Bazel "Barv" Warv as a character, so his death didn't do much for me.

Come to think of it, I haven't really felt emotionally invested in any of the characters outside Jacen, Ben, and maybe Luke, since the NJO ended.