[cerveza_fiesta]

and 12 is the end...gods...big series. Maybe I'll punctuate it with GRR Martin song of Ice and fire AND SE MBotF. Lets see....

now WOT 4
next GRRM 2
WOT 5
either WOT 6 or SE 8, whichever is available
whichever I didn't read above
GRRM 3
WOT 7
GRRM 4
WOT 8
maybe GRRM 5 is done by then
WOT 9

lot of reading to do

good plan I think.

[Aptorian]

The Mind of Egypt by Jan Assmann

[Abyss]

FIONAVAR TAPESTRY - GGKay.

- Abyss, kicksin' it old skool fantasy...

[Dag]

Sinisdar Toste;233525 said:

to answer your questions. book 7 and 8 ok, 9 and 10 are snorefests except for one part of 9, 11 is only better in relation to 9 and 10. and jordans son is trying to finnish off book 12 from his dads notes. i hope to god its gonna be everything it should

You might want to take a look here.

[Anomander Rake]

I'm currently reading The Name in the Wind. Enjoying it greatly. I recommend it.

[Dag]

Daniel Abraham - "Shadow and Betrayal" ("The Long Price" 1&2 )

[pat5150]

Just finished GRRM and co.'s newest Wild Cards offering, Inside Straight.

As a mosaic novel, I was concerned about possible glitches in terms of continuity, consistency, chronology, style and tone. I was also worried about how the individual stories would fit and further the plot of the overall story arc. But the various plotlines are woven together almost seamlessly, and the entire cast of writers involved in the production of this book maintain an even style and tone throughout.

With good characterization and way more depth than meets the eye, Inside Straight is hip, cool, fun and fresh. Fans of the Wild Cards series should flock back in droves, their numbers increased by new readers eager to learn more about all those aces and jokers.

Kudos to George R. R. Martin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Carrie Vaughn, Michael Cassutt, Caroline Spector, John Jos. Miller, Daniel Abraham, Ian Tregillis, and S. L. Farrell for a job well-done! The franchise is in very good hands, which bodes extremely well for the future. I'll be lining up for the forthcoming Busted Flush.

Check out the blog for the full review.

Patrick

[Fist Gamet]

Just finished The Lies of Locke Lamora and was very impressed. Smashing book and Locke is a great character.

Just thought of something as I glanced at Cervaza's post there - does anyone else plan such a lengthy "to read in this order" list? I couldn't do that, I end up buying new books every few weeks and sometimes reading them right away and sometimes not, depending upon how I feel.

Anyhoo, just started The Blade Itself and I am not sure about it yet.

[Mentalist]

hmmm.. no, nothinh that precise....
I usually know what series I'm gonna buy and read next, b/c I buy books once in a coupla months, but then there's always a chance I might get distracted by something I randompy dig up from my Library Manager CD....(Like I did with Perumov)
Anyhoo, right now reading "The warrior-prophet"... still a helluva lot lot like the First Crusade, lol....

[Skywalker]

Fist Gamet;236672 said:

Just thought of something as I glanced at Cervaza's post there - does anyone else plan such a lengthy "to read in this order" list?

I do, all the time... just never get to the end of any plan. Gets revised too often. The current plan is (having finished Blood Follows and The Lees of Laughter's End):

The Healthy Dead/ The Kite Runner (I usually read two books at a time)
The Name of the Wind/ The Lies of Locke Lamora
Runes of the Earth (re-read)/ Shantaram
Fatal Revenant/ Toll the Hounds (one can dream)

[Bent]

Right now I'm reading CONFESSOR....its this book by this guy Terry Goodkind.....not bad...I would have to put it up there with GRRM, Robert Jordon and....ok ok not really, just had to try it to see how pissed off I could make you guys!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

[Krupee]

Bent;236714 said:

Right now I'm reading CONFESSOR....its this book by this guy Terry Goodkind.....not bad...I would have to put it up there with GRRM, Robert Jordon and....ok ok not really, just had to try it to see how pissed off I could make you guys!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

you nearly got me for a second there. Anyway im struggling through Dragonlance. It's nice and all, but i dont seem to tolrate anything other than reallygood ever since I read MBoTF.

[Mentalist]

What are you reading in Dragonlance? (as in: Dragonlance is too big a word for 100+ books, narrow it down to the Trilogy/sequence/series, etc)

I'm actually considering picking Up theTaladas Trilogy.... at least book 1, just to see what's it's all about.

[Spindrift]

The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, oliver sacks. funny and tragic

[pat5150]

Just finished Chris Roberson's Paragaea: A Planetary Romance.

The novel was advertized as a great old pulp adventure story, grounded in the latest thinking in the fields of theoretical physics, artificial intelligence, genetics, and more. Paragaea is indeed a throwback to those science fiction pulp stories of yore made popular by authors like Edgar Rice Burroughs, Alex Raymond, Leigh Brackett, etc. Roberson demonstrates that he has a fertile imagination by cramming this work with cool and fascinating themes and ideas.

Unfortunately, I felt that Chris Roberson was never quite able to make this book rise above the traditional scifi pulp subgenre. All the tropes are present, from original monsters and creatures and swashbuckling to narrow escapes from certain doom. With lots of action, Paragaea is an entertaining read. And yet, the storytelling, relying too heavily on action in typical pulp manner, precludes this one from reaching a higher level.

If you are craving a novel which is a throwback to those old scifi pulp adventure stories, Paragaea: A Planetary Romance is exactly what the doctor ordered. But if you are looking for a work that rises beyond that, then you are bound, as I was, to be disappointed.

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick

[Leoman]

Who Destroyed the Hindenburg -- A.A Hoehling

[Hume]

The Great War for civilisation 'The Conquest of the Middle East' - Robert Fisk.

Awesome book.

[Sinisdar Toste]

haha i finished the whole hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series in like two days. i guess thats what happens when ur bread and butter is 1000 page tomes.

[Mentalist]

Finished "The thousandfold Though" by Bakker, thus comleting "The prince of nothing".. and can't wait for more.. this summer will be much anticipated...

Oh, and gonna finally start my re-read of RG now....

[Masonity]

Currently getting close to the end of Deadhouse Gates. Read the series slightly out of order this time (GoTM then MoI then DHG), so next up is House of Chains. That'll be delayed while i read (for the first time :-D) the novellas Erikson wrote. Managed to pick up a £20 "all three in one" copy for Christmas :-D