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

Post by **Warmark** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:16 am

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

Im hoping menolly your saying there is going to be a ASOIAF movie, however i think shes was speaking to drew about TLTWATW.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:21 pm

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

Im hoping menolly your saying there is going to be a ASOIAF movie, however i think shes was speaking to drew about TLTWATW.

Yes, I was speaking to Drew. I think the tralier for TLTWATW movie looks terrific.

Post by **Ainulindale** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:35 am

Currently working through The Strange Adventures of Ranger Girl by Tim Pratt, and Glass Soup by Jonathan Carroll.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:10 pm

I'll be moving back to Viriconium, of which I was only halfway through the second story when I started Feast.

Post by **Encryptic** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 3:08 pm

Re-reading "World Without End" by Sean Russell.

Post by **burgs** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:12 pm

I just started A Feast for Crows.

I was planning on reading A Storm of Swords first, as it has been FIVE YEARS, but I ordered AFFC through Amazon UK and it arrived two weeks early. I'm about six or seven chapters into it, and am finally remembering what the heck happened in the last book.

Thankfully A Dance with Dragons is near completion. My fragile mind can't remember everything that Martin introduces over a five year period. WAY too complex.

Post by **Warmark** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 4:22 pm

Just started Feast.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:41 am

Started Runes again last night.

--A

Post by **duke** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:57 am

Put down A Feast for Crows after about 100 pages. I don't recall enough of the earlier books to get a full appreciation of Feast, and so I've decided to wait until Martin's finished the complete series before picking it up again (and yes I have that much willpower!).

So now I've started Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Williams.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:06 am

I have reviews of the whole ASOIAF series on my site, if you want to refresh your memory, duke.

www.reviewers-choice.com/favorites_2003.htm

Post by **Sunbaneglasses** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 2:08 am

I started A Game of Thrones,got half way thrue it-but it has not grabbed my interest,so I am going to put it down and re-read Runes,starting at the point in the woods behind Haven Farm.I may come back to A Game of Thrones later,so far it just ain't my cup of tea.

Post by **duke** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:01 am

thanks Dragonlily, but I think I'll have a true Feast once Martin's fniished the series.

Post by **pat5150** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:40 pm

LEGACIES by L. E. Modesitt, jr.

The pace could well be a factor for some readers not accustomed to the author's style. Otherwise, Legacies is a solid introduction to what could be a very good series. I remember saying the same about The Magic of Recluce. . .

Fantasy fans looking for something different should add this one to their "books to read" pile.

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Post by **Encryptic** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:27 pm

Started "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson last night. Looking forward to getting into it now that I've read The Baroque Cycle.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:21 am

About to start a re-read of Dune. Having installed a new drive in my PC, I was going through my games, and got an urge to play Emperor, Battle for Dune.

Hearing the little Fedyakin cry out "Long Live The Fighters of Maud'Dib" made me decide to re-read it. Fantastic book.

--A

Post by **Ainulindale** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:25 pm

Reading Cheries Priest's thus far excellent Four and Twenty Blackbirds.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 2:32 pm

duke wrote:Put down A Feast for Crows after about 100 pages. I don't recall enough of the earlier books to get a full appreciation of Feast, and so I've decided to wait until Martin's finished the complete series before picking it up again

I picked up Crystal City, but couldn't rememb3er enough of that series, so I'm rereading Seventh Son right now.

Post by **jelerak** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:40 pm

I'm nearing the end of A Game of Thrones. Probably about 70 pages left or so.

Sunbaneglasses...I have to disagree with you on this book. This is the first new fantasy that I have read in many many years, and I have been unable to put the book down. I do my reading on my lunch hour, and it is killing me that I can't get no further than a couple of chapters a day.

The way that Martin ends each chapter from each characters POV just teases the reader so much. It's like every chapter is a cliffhanger, and I can't wait to read through the other POVs just to get back to the POV that just ended.

It probably took me at least 200 pages to finally identify with all of the characters and factions, that was a bit hard to follow at first. But once the storyline was set and the plot started rolling along, it has been nearly impossible to put the book down.

To all on the Watch who suggested this series to me...THANK YOU!

Post by **IrrationalSanity** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:49 pm

I just got the new Dune supplement (The Road to Dune) for the flight home this Saturday (I'm in Australia on buisness, and I'm flying back to IL/IN).

Post by **burgs** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:41 pm

jelerak - I agree with you. When i first read AGoT, I thought it was the best fantasy I'd read since early Jordan.

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

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