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

Post by **Warmark** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:28 pm

I finished A Clash of Kings last night, and im going out to buy the next one now!

Post by **dANdeLION** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:43 pm

Heh, Storm of Swords is going to blow your mind.

Post by **Warmark** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:27 pm

Just back from buying it, even the blurb sounds good!
Also the new maps are great.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:47 pm

ASOIAF is one series that has gotten better and better with each book.

I can't wait for A Feast For Crows. Less than two months!

Does anyone know when it'll be coming out in Canada? I know its coming out on my birthday in October in Great Britain, rather than in November like here in the States. If its coming out in October in Canada, I might take a little drive across the border and give myself a birthday gift.

I can pick up all of the Erikson books while I'm at it, rather than just the two available here.

edit: Nevermind. I just answered my own question.
www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/05538015 ... 33-0832335

Post by **Encryptic** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:14 pm

Warmark wrote:Just back from buying it, even the blurb sounds good!
Also the new maps are great.

Yeah, the maps in SoS are good, though I wish they had a map of the overall world instead of breaking it up into the Seven Kingdoms, the Wall, and the area where Daenerys is. I still have trouble getting a handle on where the Free Cities are supposed to be (Pentos, Tyrosh, etc.) in relation to Westeros.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:17 pm

I keep hoping that Karen Fonsted will be doing an Atlas for the series.....

Post by **aTOMiC** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:41 pm

dANdeLION wrote:I keep hoping that Karen Fonsted will be doing an Atlas for the series.....

I thought Karen Fonstad passed away recently which would make an Atlas unlikely.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:42 pm

I didn't know that. Crap.

Post by **matrixman** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:56 pm

Yes, Fonstad passed away on March 11. It was Starkin who alerted us to the news in this thread:kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6465

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:34 am

Thinking of starting Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana, which has been sitting unread in my bookshelf for something like ten years now.

I remember not getting into it when I got it, (somebody gave it to me) and never going back, but I'm pretty sure I've seen good things said about the author here, so I think I'll give it another go.

--A

Post by **Ainulindale** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:44 pm

I went back a few pages can't find where I left off, so if there is overlap I apologize:

I recently finished Catheryyne M. Valente's Yume Me Hon: Book of Dreams, the newest release from one of the great new stylists in the genre. A Beautiful novel.

I also recently finished China Mieville's fantastic collection Looking for Jake - excellent work from perhaps my favorite current SFF author.

Currently I'm making my way through 3 other works, Sanity and the Lady, by the legendary Brian Aldiss, Mothers & Other Monsters, a collection by the thus far terrific Maureen F. McHugh and The Twisted Root of Jaarfindor by Sean Wright.

Regarding non-genre work I just got Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie

Post by **Encryptic** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:08 pm

Avatar wrote:Thinking of starting Guy Gavriel Kay's Tigana, which has been sitting unread in my bookshelf for something like ten years now.

I remember not getting into it when I got it, (somebody gave it to me) and never going back, but I'm pretty sure I've seen good things said about the author here, so I think I'll give it another go.

--A

Yes!

Tigana is probably my favorite work by Kay. I may be a little biased, but it is very good.

I just happened to have finished Kay's most recent book "The Last Light of the Sun" and moved on to read Neil Gaiman's "American Gods".

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:19 am

You've convinced me, Encryptic. I'll start it tonight.

--Avatar

Post by **Encryptic** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:11 pm

Avatar wrote:You've convinced me, Encryptic. I'll start it tonight.

--Avatar

Hehe.

Hope you enjoy it....Admittedly, I had trouble getting into it the first time I read it, but upon successive re-readings I enjoyed it a lot more.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:35 am

Edge wrote:Duchess: I read MJ Davidson's 'Undead' books a couple of weeks ago, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Also her werewolf series (The Wyndham Werewolves) which are even funnier (a bit raunchier, too).

I am finding Undead and Unwed to be both hilarious (though I do have a sick sense of humor) and a bit raunchy. Luckily, I work with the foulest mouthed human being in the world, so all the naughty language doesn't really bother me. I've heard it all and much worse.

Spoiler

I have been finding the sex scenes, especially the orgy scene with Eric and his harem, to be pretty funny.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:41 am

I've finished The Worm Ouroboros, which means I can put behind me tongue-twisters such as this: "Thou doest right. If thou didst other thou'dst have my blame."

Started Jack Vance's The Dying Earth. His style doesn't really suit me; I'll probably read the series one story at a time, and read other things in between.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:37 pm

Murrin wrote:"Thou doest right. If thou didst other thou'dst have my blame."

Post by **dANdeLION** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:39 pm

Sounds like you could warm up for that book by reading old issues of Thor.......

Post by **Ainulindale** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:14 pm

Fifty Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson

Post by **I am not Joan** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:16 am

Ainulindale, it would be really nice if you could provide short descriptions of the books that you list, since many of them are obscure.

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