polishgenius Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I started Fall of Dragons, the fifth and final Red Knight book. Right out of the gate things go mental... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 5 hours ago, williamjm said: Bujold's just announced that the next story The Prisoner of Limnos should be out in November, following on from Mira's Last Dance. For someone who claims to be semi-retired, she's certainly been prolific in publishing these stories. I had to flip back through Penric and the Shaman to get into Penric's Fox, but I really love this series. I pushed back River and Murderbot for a day. Penric's Fox is a murder mystery. I am really partial to those during times of stress. I read the entire Julie Smith series one semester. My boss was ashamed of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I read Yoon Ha Lee's short story Extracurricular Activities. It was fun to see a young Shuos Jedao doing his best Miles Vorkosigan impression (if Miles happened to be a psychotic assassin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 4 hours ago, williamjm said: I read Yoon Ha Lee's short story Extracurricular Activities. It was fun to see a young Shuos Jedao doing his best Miles Vorkosigan impression (if Miles happened to be a psychotic assassin). I need this. Was it a free story or did you find it in a collection somewhere? I suppose ill just google this answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 8 hours ago, SkynJay said: I need this. Was it a free story or did you find it in a collection somewhere? I suppose ill just google this answer. I got it as a stand-alone short on Amazon's Kindle store. Wasn't free, but was less than £1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I finished Christopher Buehlman's The Necromancer's House. My favorite novel of his so far. A very entertaining read with highly imaginative magic and great characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I read A Reason To Live by Matthew Iden, a noir detective novel. The protagonist, Marty Singer, is a typical hard-boiled ex-cop but instead of being an alcoholic and/or a reckless rebel and/or an ex-special forces bad-ass, he has been forced to retire early as he battles cancer. Well written and a pretty good read, but no special quality to make it stand out in a crowded genre. Since it has been a long time now since my last medieval fantasy, I picked up Red Knight after seeing PolishGenius' post above. OK so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 10/20/2017 at 9:38 PM, SkynJay said: I need this. Was it a free story or did you find it in a collection somewhere? I suppose ill just google this answer. You can read it online at Tor's website here: https://www.tor.com/2017/02/15/extracurricular-activities/ I agree that it's pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkess Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I have not had much time to read, but I did decide to continue on with my WoT re-read and started Crossroads of Twilight. I've been dreading this one a bit as I remember it being quite slow and frustrating, but we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Currently re-reading JV Jones Sword of Shadows series as well as Zoe Sumra's (a poster here) Wages of Sin, book 2 of her Underside sci-fi series which so far is as good as book 1 (Sailor to a Siren). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I've just started reading Tai-Pan. Shogun was excellent when I read it years ago but I have since become aware Clavell was a big fan of Ayn Rand and given the subject matter of this book I'm a little suspicious of it. I'll have to see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peadar Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm reading The Power by Naomi Alderman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceluby Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 In the last month I finally finished the Red Knight, and went through Warbreaker by Sanderson, Dragon Haven, and City of Dragons. Now I'm reading Blood of Dragons and listening to the audio version of The Fell Sword. I'm enjoying the Rain Wilds Chronicles much more than I thought I would given the reviews on here. Each one is better than the last, and while the first one is definitely the weakest, I thought it was still pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm nearly finished Max Gladstone's fourth Craft Cycle book, Last First Snow. It's good but I'd say not my favourite in the series. I think being a prequel hurts it a bit because we already know from Two Serpents Rise how many things turn out, and the plot itself isn't as interesting as in the other books, although I do like the characters - it's particularly nice to see more from Temoc's perspective who was an intriguing character in Two Serpents Rise and gets more depth here. It's also interesting to see things from Elayne Kevarian's perspective, even if I don't think we learn quite as much new about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Just started reading Above the Timberline, an illustrated novel by Greg Manchess, famous artists who has gorgeous fantasy & SF paintings. https://www.amazon.com/Above-Timberline-Gregory-Manchess/dp/1481459236/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Glorious to look at. I've also started on the GRRM story in Book of Swords, basically bought the book just because of this story and the Robin Hobb short. Unfortunately this 3rd GRRM story of this kind is far shorter than the first two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plessiez Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I recently finished Our Lady Of The Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke, which combines three or four different genres to pretty good effect; not saying which as I think it works better not knowing what they are in advance. I thought the four central characters were fairly well developed and the plot mostly held together although I found the final third slightly disappointing. Got a few more things to try to to finish before the end of the month, but I'll probably be reading either Greg Egan's Dichronauts or Brian Catling's The Vorrh first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Stewart O'Nan's A Prayer for the Dying. Dark and tragic. O'Nan's use of a 2nd-person pov and present tense made the story so much more impressionable. Jacob Hansen is one hell of a memorable character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Tackling River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey. I'm only on Chapter 3 and it's the most fun I've had in a long time. There's also a sequal out. Hippopotamus Cowboy Caper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I haven't posted in a very long time. I am currently reading my first western genre book, Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I love it so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Guinevere Seaworth said: I haven't posted in a very long time. I am currently reading my first western genre book, Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I love it so far! It's wonderful, isn't it?! It was such an excellent novel with a perfect ending that I've been hesitant to pick up any of McMurtry's other novels in the series for fear of them diminishing my appreciation and love for Lonesome Dove. I would also recommend the tv adaptation of the novel with Robert Duvall as Gus and Tommy Lee Jones as Woodrow. It's an excellent adaptation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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