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

Post by **Ainulindale** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:57 am

I've started M John Harrison's Viriconium.

One of the greatest series in the history of SFF in my opinion.[/quote]

Post by **Phantasm** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:53 pm

Just started to read "A man rides through" (for the first time

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Post by **Dragonlily** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:54 am

Quickly picked up another Nancy Kress: BEGGARS & CHOOSERS. I'm excited about this author.

Post by **Edge** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:23 am

Been carrying on with Feist's Riftwar / Serpentwar saga - this is the first time I'm reading the whole thing right through.

Finished:

The Riftwar Saga:
'Magician'
'Silverthorn'
'A Darkness at Sethanon'

The Serpent War Saga:
'Shadow of a Dark Queen'
'Rise of a Merchant Prince'
'Rage of a Demon King'
'Shards of a Broken Crown'

Legends of the Riftwar:
'Jimmy the Hand'

Krondor's Sons :
'Prince of the Blood'

Riftwar Legacy:
'Krondor the Betrayal'

Now reading:'Krondor The Assassins'

The dilemma I now face is: do I interrupt the flow of Feist, to read 'Knife of Dreams'?

Post by **Brinn** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:30 pm

Reading Mieville's "Iron Council".

Post by **Edge** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:04 pm

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:07 am

Might as finish the Feist, Jordan will keep. (At least read Tear of the Gods and finish that series.

Busy on Christopher Priest's Inverted World.

--A

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 4:25 pm

Four chapters into A Feast for Crows.

Post by **Warmark** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:16 pm

Four Chapter until i Start Feast of Crows!

Post by **drew** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:29 am

I'm reading Life the Universe and Everything (3rd in the Hitchikers Trilogy)--just finished reading my oldest boy The Lion Witch and Wardrobe...the reason that was so cool, it that it was also my first time reading it)

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:57 am

I lifted this off Amazon:

From Publishers Weekly
Long-awaited doesn't begin to describe this fourth installment in bestseller Martin's staggeringly epic Song of Ice and Fire. Speculation has run rampant since the previous entry, A Storm of Swords, appeared in 2000, and Feast teases at the important questions but offers few solid answers. As the book begins, Brienne of Tarth is looking for Lady Catelyn's daughters, Queen Cersei is losing her mind and Arya Stark is training with the Faceless Men of Braavos; all three wind up in cliffhangers that would do justice to any soap opera. Meanwhile, other familiar faces—notably Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen—are glaringly absent though promised to return in book five. Martin's Web site explains that Feast and the forthcoming A Dance of Dragons were written as one book and split after they grew too big for one volume, and it shows. This is not Act I Scene 4 but Act II Scene 1, laying groundwork more than advancing the plot, and it sorely misses its other half. The slim pickings here are tasty, but in no way satisfying. (Nov.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

What do you think, Murrin?

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:02 pm

Interesting review. I can't say much on it since I'm still not even halfway into the book, but it makes sense that the book would turn out that way. Feast was never meant to be written, and it was only the inconvenience of flashbacks and the need of one particular story (never specified, I suspect Brienne) to be told that prompted him to add this volume. So, Feast is basicaly filling the gaps, I suppose - patching up some holes that would've been there if Martin had progressed straight to Dragons. I don't think we expected any particulalry major events to occur in this short period, since really we're all just sitting around waiting for Dany to land, which is where the real story will take off. I'd probably agree with the description of this book as 'groundwork' - but necessary groundwork, background that the series couldn't do without.

And anyway, it's always fun watching Cersei panic every time the little king coughs.

Post by **Warmark** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:04 pm

Murrin - I have not read Feast yet but from the looks of your new sig

Spoiler

Arya finally uses those words

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:09 pm

(not affc spoiler)

Spoiler

Well, she kinda used them at the end of Swords

(and who says it's Arya? It's a common Braavosi phrase...)

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 1:43 pm

If DANCE OF DRAGONS is already almost written, I wonder if I should wait and read FEAST when I can go right on to DANCE.

Post by **Warmark** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 2:26 pm

What is the title of the Book after Dance? Also is that the last one?

Off topic but whe reading SoS today Jaime mentioned something about Dance of Dragons - i think this was a time when brothers of the Kingsgaurd fought one and other?

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:53 pm

The Dance of the Dragons was the Targaryen civil war, fought between a brother and sister. You'll hear a little more about it in one-off PoV chapter The Soiled Knight.

Post by **Warmark** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:43 pm

Murrin wrote:The Dance of the Dragons was the Targaryen civil war, fought between a brother and sister. You'll hear a little more about it in one-off PoV chapter The Soiled Knight.

Ahh after reading this my prediction for the Book a Dance of Dragons is :

Spoiler

Stannis does sacfifice Edric and wake the stone dragons and then fights Dany's Dragons.

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Ah...y'all are ready for the movie now! the trailer I saw made it look awesome.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 8:04 am

Menolly wrote:Ah...y'all are ready for the movie now! the trailer I saw made it look awesome.

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