RedEyedGhost Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I finished The Dark Glory War by Michael Stackpole. The first 3/4 of the book was a very standard fantasy cliches with 3 youths that are coming of age and central to fighting against the evil queen in the north. The last 1/4 was so unpredictable. Without giving away spoilers, it was like the Red Wedding for all of the characters. Even the main character, who survives gets royally screwed over. About 1/2 way through Fortress Draconis by Micheal Stackpole. It is pretty good and I'm hoping the author will keep things unpredictable. This book takes place 25 years later from the events in The Dark Glory War. After the ending of The Dark Glory War that was enough for me. I just didn't care about any of the characters or the story, and there was no way I was going to read any further. Based on what you're reading now, I guess we had different reactions to the ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I've started Robert Charles Wilson's Axis, which seems fairly good so far. I really liked Spin so I'm interested to see if the sequel will be as good. It's not, but it's not a bad read either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellis Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I just finished Haruki Murakami's Wind-Up Bird Chronicle which I absolutely loved as I was reading it, better than Kafka on the Shore or Hard Boiled Wonderland, the other two books I've read by him. But there's a lot going on in this one, lots of paranormal activity, mysterious women, and symbolism. I'll need a couple days to digest on whether he tied up all the loose ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I'm finishing up Dorothy Dunnett's The Disorderly Knights and loving it. Fantastic book in a fantastic series. I have the 4th book but I'm not sure I want to read it. I might need a break from the series as I've plowed through the first 3 books relatively quickly. I'm sitting on The Name of the Rose as I really want to read it but I don't want to start it for another 2 weeks. In the mean time, I might read The Religion, a historical fiction book about the Siege of Malta in 1565, or start the Death Gate Cycle as a friend of mine sent me the first two books. I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Storm Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Reading World Without End I loved Pillars of the Earthand have been looking forward to reading this book for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Mallister Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 just started: FEVRE DREAM to read: ARMAGEDDON RAG HUNTER'S RUN THE CHRONICLES OF THE BLACK COMPANY- Glenn Cook THE BOOKS OF TALTOS & ATHYRA- Steven Brust still waiting for THE INFERIOR and the rest of the FIRST LAW to be released ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Seaworth Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 After the ending of The Dark Glory War that was enough for me. I just didn't care about any of the characters or the story, and there was no way I was going to read any further. Based on what you're reading now, I guess we had different reactions to the ending To tell you the truth, this came from a friend's recommendation. His tastes are quite erratic. This same guy gave me the great novels such as Lions of al-aRassan, Tigana, and the Sarantine Mosiac by G.G. Kay and at the same time loaned me Eragon :sick:. He said the trilogy was better than the Dark Glory War and I'm hoping that it is the G.G Kay tastes than run true, not the Eragon taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I'm reading Kim Harrison's Outlaw demon wails, book 6 I think. Too bad not all urban fantasy is as good as her Hollow series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumas Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Moby Dick The story is told in a pretty weird way, but it's interesting reading. Unfortunately, encounters with slash fangirls have completely ruined the first couple dozen chapters. Continuing with Persius and Juvenal's Satires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Duchess Re; Territory Does anyone know when the next book is due out? Since you asked I did some digging on this one on the Net. What I could find was that she was writing the sequel last year already, and that the current title is "Claim". It's not on TOR's schedule for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barry Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Those anthologies are definitely worth reading, although sometimes there are WTF? moments and choices. One thing that strikes me when reading them, though, is how glib and formulaic magazine writing can be. This is one reason why I don't read magazines outside of work hours -- I'm not going to give up my free time to something I find frustrating. But the anthologies (Best American Magazine Writing, Best American Science Writing, etc) vastly improve the signal-to-noise. </mag geekout> There was a lot of reaching for the human element going on but thankfully most of these writers were good enough to bring a unique slant on their stories as opposed to the cut and paste jobs you get in a lot of places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeech Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I've started Bakker's The Darkness that Comes Before. Pleasantly surprised so far. But the 70ish pages I've read have been very slow. Whatever, I've been impressed so far. Also reading Seife's Decoding the Universe. It's information theory for the layperson, and I don't think he's the most engaging of writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint777 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Soon as I finish The Titan's Curse by Riordan I'm delving back into more Abercrombie and Lynch with Before They are Hanged and Red Seas Under Red Skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I just finished Haruki Murakami's Wind-Up Bird Chronicle which I absolutely loved as I was reading it The other day, one of my students asked me what was the weirdest book I ever read. That book was the first thing that popped into my head. Now finishing a quick re-read of Last Call in honor of Tim Powers' birthday (which was Friday the 29th) and then going back and finishing Before They Are Hanged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Mallister Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I've started Bakker's The Darkness that Comes Before. Pleasantly surprised so far. But the 70ish pages I've read have been very slow. Whatever, I've been impressed so far. It definitely picks up. I was a little hesitant at first myself b/c of the Erickson recommendation (I don't like the Malazan series), and was very pleasantly surprised. Just finished the Thousandfold Thought yesterday. Bakker is one of the best I've read that brings the reader into the story, and makes his characters relateable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Now finishing a quick re-read of Last Call in honor of Tim Powers' birthday (which was Friday the 29th) Somehow February 29th seems a strangely appropriate day for Tim Powers to be born on. I can imagine a Powers novel in which there was some hidden supernatural significance to a day that only existed every four years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThRiNiDiR Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Finished Mark of Ran (Paul Kearney) on saturdey - a great pageturner, but falls short of brilliant. reminds me of Erikson on some points (Rol=Crokus?) Now onto a classic - The Forever War (Joe Haldeman) thumbzup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davk Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Reading The Chronicles of The Black Company-Glen Cook The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay-Michael Chabon Marvel: 1602-Neil Gaiman To read after The Blade Itself-Joe Abercrombie Before They Are Hanged-Joe Abercrombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuroGeo Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I am reading Dead Man's Walk by Larry McMurtry. It is the first book in the Lonesome Dove series. I never read a western before but this book is pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeech Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 It definitely picks up. I was a little hesitant at first myself b/c of the Erickson recommendation (I don't like the Malazan series), and was very pleasantly surprised. Just finished the Thousandfold Thought yesterday. Bakker is one of the best I've read that brings the reader into the story, and makes his characters relateable. This bodes well, as I don't care for Erikson either. I'm something of an oddity. I'd rank GotM just below MoI, and well above DG and HoC. So actually, I like about half of what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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