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

Post by **Loredoctor** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:24 pm

For me, Martin's Fevre Dream is a masterpiece. A stunning novel.

Post by **Roland of Gilead** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:48 pm

I thought Fevre Dream was a good novel. But Fevre Dream to the majority of horror novels, as compared to Song of Ice and Fire to the majority of epic fantasy novels, no contest. That's an awkward way to phrase it, but I can't think of a better way.

GRRM is a solid sf and horror writer. But he's an almost unparalleled genius at epic fantasy. I just hope he doesn't get sidetracked and decide, for instance, that Fevre Dream needs a sequel . . . or that Analog could use a couple of insightful sf short stories. Then we'll never see the end of his true masterpiece.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:01 am

Ermingard wrote:I'm reading a hilarious book called "The well of lost plots" by Jasper Fforde.
It's the third book in a series beginning with "The Eyre Affair", the second is called "Lost in a good book" The books are an extermely funny mixture of one part detecitve story, one part alternative future one part regular fantasy and one part "Alice in Wonderland"
Read them!

Thank you, Ermingard! I didn't know there was a third one. I haven't read the books yet, but I am in awe of the concept of going inside the classics of literature and repairing their story lines.

I'm reading James White's short story collection MONSTERS AND MEDICS. As some of you know, he is wonderful at creating aliens.

Post by **Ermingard** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 9:41 pm

Well you're welcome

You are in for a treat! Best books I've read in a long while. Funny, intelligent well written and exciting!

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:44 am

I unearthed THE EYRE AFFAIR from my TBR shelves, where it had been totally lost. At least it's in the top tray now. Before Herbert & Anderson's DUNE sequels -- but under a lot of other things...

Post by **Blue_Spawn** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:48 am

You guys need to start reading Dragonlance! The greatest fantasy series EVER!

*please note the "volumenieux" amount of sarcasm in that statement*

Post by **Ermingard** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 11:22 am

But it's always fun to have a lot to read

When you have time to do it that is.
Right now I've run out of new books

Must... have... books... bookstore... closed...Must ... go...to... library...

Post by **[Syl]** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:13 pm

Not SF, but currently reading the Axbrewer mysteries by Donaldson and Diary by Chuck Palahniuk.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 7:16 pm

Syl wrote:Not SF, but currently reading the Axbrewer mysteries by Donaldson and Diary by Chuck Palahniuk.

Responding in the Reed Stephens forum...

Post by **[Syl]** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 12:23 am

Cool, responded

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:01 am

Wow, I finished the Dragonbone Chair last night - it is a really great book. For some reason it reminds me of aSoIaF a little, though I can't work out why.
Too bad I have to wait til christmas for the next book...

Post by **TRC** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:07 pm

Finishing WGW ,re-read the TCTC this summer, getting ready to re-read the Dark Towers with the new editions

Post by **Furls Fire** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:32 pm

The Dark Tower rocks TRC, your in for a wild ride

Post by **dANdeLION** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:15 pm

Daughter of Regals. Speaking of which, is there a "Short story" division under the SRD part of KW?

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:26 pm

I think there are some threads for some of the individual stories. If you want to talk about one and there is no thread for it, please go ahead and start one.

I'm glad you are enjoying the Tad Williams, Murrin.

Post by **Dragonlily** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:09 pm

MEGATON dAN wrote:Daughter of Regals. Speaking of which, is there a "Short story" division under the SRD part of KW?

Under the "Reed Stephens and Other Works" forum. Please do, dAN, we need more posters in that forum.

Post by **Blue_Spawn** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:18 pm

Foundation by Isaac Asimov....the book is like 85 years old. Its amazing!

Post by **Loredoctor** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:21 pm

Yes, Foundation is amazing.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:01 am

Yes, Foundation is an oldie and a goodie.

I just finished Tuf Voyaging, a science fiction novel by George R. R. Martin, which I really enjoyed. It is about a small time interstellar trader who comes upon a thousand year old 30k long "seed ship" -- the ultimate biological weapon, as it contains DNA from countless species from a thousand worlds...Tuffy is one of Martin's wonderfully drawn characters, and I also love his cats!

I am in the middle of a general novel by a great science fiction writer, Dan Simmons, called Phases of Gravity. It is the story of an Apollo astronaut's midlife crisis...very well written...

I started George R. R. Martin's dark rock 'n' roll fantasy The Armageddin Rag tonight...written around a fictionals 60's rock band called the Nazgul...I am only a chapter into it, but it seems to be pretty intriguing...

Post by **Dragonlily** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:15 am

I have TUF VOYAGING -- and don't forget WINDHAVEN! -- but couldn't find anything of his except the I&F series at the bookstore last time I went.

Yes, I know the TBR stack has turned into a collection in itself. What's the use in worrying about it?

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