What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:06 am

Started the audiobook of House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard, and started reading The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear, which is the first in a new trilogy set in the same world as her excellent Eternal Sky trilogy.

Post by **Skyweir** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 1:34 pm

Sunds interesting Murrin

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:42 pm

Eternal Sky is one of my favourite fantasy series of the last decade, and well worth checking out (starts with Range of Ghosts). This new one is off to a good start.

Post by **Skyweir** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:40 am

Cool .. will look for it .. love great fantasy

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:01 am

Hmmm, me too.

--A

Post by **Skyweir** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:12 am

Is it not one youve already read Av?

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:30 am

It's not.

Seeing the blurb for it on Goodreads leads me to believe it's a fantasy version of the Attila story though.

--A

Post by **Skyweir** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:45 am

The fictional roman history epic?

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:41 am

No, but I didn't mean Attila, (the Hun), I meant Ghengiz Khan.

--A

Post by **Skyweir** » Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:10 am

OOOHHHHH .. well ok .. sounds interesting but

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:05 am

These are good for a version of that story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conqueror_(novel_series)

--A

Post by **Skyweir** » Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:21 am

Niiiicccceeee

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:43 am

I'm Murrin wrote:Eternal Sky is one of my favourite fantasy series of the last decade, and well worth checking out (starts with Range of Ghosts).

YESSS!!! Excellent.

I just started Neverness, which is awesome so far.

Post by **Skyweir** » Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:03 am

Niiiccceee

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:52 am

Just finished The Genius Plague, by David Walton. Definitely a fun read. Not exactly what I thought it was going to be, but when is that not he case? Some pretty interesting thoughts about, well, thoughts and stuff.

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Mon Jun 11, 2018 7:54 pm

Thank God Mallory got off the planet of the sea creatures in Neverness. Too much body fluids... hoping for more in the character development department that doesn't involve sex or murder?...

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:22 pm

Just read The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander. Short, but powerful.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:32 pm

deer of the dawn wrote:Thank God Mallory got off the planet of the sea creatures in Neverness. Too much body fluids... hoping for more in the character development department that doesn't involve sex or murder?...

Oh, ho, listen, Man, and we'll tell you everything! Do you hear the waves whispering the secret? We know you know, Man. The secret of life is just sheer joy, and joy is everywhere. Joy is what we were made for. It is in the rush of the nighttime surf and in the beach rocks and in the salt and the air and in the water we breathe and deep, deep within the blood. And the sifting ocean sands and the wriggling silverfish and the hooded greens of the shallows and the purple deeps and in the oyster's crusty shell and the pink reefs and even in the muck of the ocean's floor, joy, joy, joy!

Post by **Skyweir** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 4:00 am

deer of the dawn wrote:Thank God Mallory got off the planet of the sea creatures in Neverness. Too much body fluids... hoping for more in the character development department that doesn't involve sex or murder?...

Dont hold your breath Deer

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 5:36 am

Finally finished Anathem. It had its moments, and there was a good story in there, but there was also about 600 pages too much of "philosophical" exposition.

Even a late Asimov could've told the actual story in about 300 pages, instead of the nearly 1,000 pages that Stephenson used. (Not needed, just used.

)

I didn't hate it, but definitely not my favourite Stephenson book by any means.

Anyway, starting Sharp Ends now, short stories by Joe Abercrombie set in the world of the First Law.

Will probably follow up with the First Law trilogy itself.

--A

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?