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

[danlo]

(right-actually for a special treat you could go to the Hangar and read Shanidar the short story that inspired Neverness first... )

[A Gunslinger]

Finishing up "The Gunslinger" Dark Tower Book 1, can't wait to start the Drawing of the Three. Cheers.

If you are not hooked by the end of the Drawing of the Three, I'll be shocked.

[Furls Fire]

Okay, I'll do that danlo!!

And Fiz...sounds like your hooked already. The Drawing of the Three will definately suck you in. It's awesome!

[Roland of Gilead]

I'm reading Mieville's The Scar. So far, not as compelling as Perdido Street Station, but I'm only 150 pages into it. The language is just as brilliant, though, the setting imaginative and spectacular, and I still expect the story to capture me yet.

[[Syl]]

I just read Alan Dean Foster's The Interlopers today. Picked it up at the ship's library and had a lot of free time on my hands. A blend of archeology and pulp. It was entertaining, even if it did drop its pace quite a bit (started leaning heavily on a mysterious and powerful "order" instead of reasoned discovery) about a third of the way into the book. One line in particular stuck out at me - [...how could she believe me when this was the type of thing out of badly written science fiction.]

And if you guys are looking for something to read, you know, you can always try Wolfe. My board is frickin' dead.

[Roland of Gilead]

I thought Interlopers was merely okay, and for the reasons you cite.

If you like Foster, try Primal Shadows. His best novel, in my opinion, and ironically enough, it isn't even sf or fantasy.

[Byrn]

I picked up Sphere by Michael Crichton. Like every othe book of his, it reads fast. I'm already fifty pages into it, only about 45 minutes of reading.

[Roland of Gilead]

Sphere was not bad, but I prefer Jurrassic Park, Andromeda Strain and Timeline, among Crichton's works.

[Byrn]

Okay, I' finished Sphere, read Gates of Fire, and am now reading the Drawing of the Three. I think once I've read teh remaining books in teh Dark Tower series, I'll re-read the Chronicles. Should be timed right for Runes of the Earth.

[Roland of Gilead]

I'm reading Alexander C. Irvine's A Scattering of Jades. If you like Tim Powers, this is very similar in style and content. I'm really enjoying it.

And this book had to follow China Mieville's The Scar - a tough act to follow indeed.

Next up - don't know. I'll see what I find at the bookstore this weekend.

[I'm Murrin]

A Man Rides Through arrived yesterday afternoon - I'm 2/3 of the way through it now.

[Byrn]

I've moved on to The Waste Lands.

[[Syl]]

The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, a collection of shorts by Zelazny.

[Lord Mhoram]

Good collection Syl. My favorite is "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," what a great story. There are several other excellent ones in there.

[Haruchai]

I am reading 'Stiff' by Shane Maloney. The movie was really good, so I bought the book. It is pretty good as well.

[I'm Murrin]

Finished A Man Rides Through yesterday, continuing my MBotF reread.

[FizbansTalking_Hat]

Well I just finished The Drawing of the Three and wow, I'm very impressed with how the storylines all wove together in the end, lots of fun times in that book, and some surprises along the way. Just getting into The Wastelands so it should make for some good times now. Cheers and much love to everyone again for pushing me into this series. Cheers.

[Myste]

I've just started In the Forest of Serre by Patricia McKillip. Just a couple chapters in, and it's just as lovely, though more comprehensible, than The Tower at Stony Wood.

[duchess of malfi]

Oh Myste, I LOVE that book!!!!!!

I am about to start Lord Talon's Revenge, written by our own Watcher, Variol Farseer.

Has a great beginning:

A young man of Ban Durris, a dabbler in paltry magics, once set his eyes upon the fairest maiden that was ever seen in those parts, and made up his mind to win her by spellcraft. He read musty tomes of ancient lore, grimoires of the Fair Folk and runestaves of teh Defenders, and one day he perfected a spell that was certain to win her heart. One midsummer night, as the full moon steeped the land in mytery and bathos, he clombed a high hill overlooking the town, drew his runes and circles, laid out his implements and elements, and recited the words of the spell in his most sorcerous and stentorian tones. Sure enough, the spell worked, and he won the maiden's heart. There it lay in the palm of his hand, still trying feebly to beat. To escape her family's vengeance, he had to fly the coutry and go tto sea, where his ship was swallowed by an inconvenient sea-serpent.

[I'm Murrin]

Just went out today and bought three books: The Real Story, Forbidden Knowledge, and A Dark and Hungry God Arises (AKA The Gap into Conflict, The Gap into Vision, and The Gap into Power). Wish me luck.