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

Post by **pat5150** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:58 pm

Just finished Jonathan Maberry's thought-provoking and balls-to-the-wall Patient Zero. Quite an entertaining read, and I'm not usually into zombies.

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Post by **SoulBiter** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:33 pm

drew wrote: A few months a go, I struggled through Russel Kirkpatrick's First book of his Fire of Heaven trilogy, Across the Face of the World.
According to the person who gave me the whole trilogy, the second two are much better than the first. I doubt they could be any worse.
It was one of the most boring and predictable stories I've ever read. THe World, is very well thought up, and described (the Author is a Cartographer by trade) but the story was rife with cliche, and eye rolling dreadfulness.
The *best* scene was when a group of five or six rural villagers, including three children, one of whom only had the use of one leg, took out three deadly warriors, who earlier in the book killed everyone in an entire town looking for one person.

I may give the other two books a try later, but probebly not until AFTER Against All Things Ending comes out.

I read those recently and enjoyed them all. Predictable.. yeah. But most fantasy books are after you have read a few bazillion of them. I usually just put my 'I believe hat' on before I read alot of fantasy books.

Post by **Shuram Gudatetris** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:21 pm

Cradle, by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee.

I picked it up at the thrift store for 50 cents. I read the Rama series a long time ago and liked it. I didn't know they worked on anything else together. It is an okay read so far.

Post by **lorin** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:32 pm

Armageddon's Children - Terry Brooks

Blech...............

Juvenile stuff, good for a 16 year old. Superficial characters, no substance whatsoever. I hate wasting my time so I probably will give up.

Post by **hoobie** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:34 am

"The Jackal of Nar" by John Marco. Quite good.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:06 pm

With nothing new to read, am doing a steady re-read of some old favourites. Just blown through The Amtrak Wars and Dragon Prince series, and a couple of Clive Barker books, now am rereading the Omaran Saga by Adrian Cole. Finished Bk 1, A Place Among The Fallen last night, now on to Bk 2, Throne of Fools.

--A

Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:31 pm

Loremaster wrote:
Spiral Jacobs wrote:I started a reread of The Algebraist for my flight to NY (the book weighs a lot less) and even though I know how it ends it's more interesting than that.
I LOVE that book. The Dwellers are superb.

I dropped what I was reading at the time to pick up the Algebraist on the strength of its intriguing title and your uppercase "LOVE."

A very good book. You're right, the Dwellers are excellent! I got lost every so often in Banks's convoluted and byzantine sentence structure, but enjoyed the book immensely. Thanks for the tip!

Avatar wrote:...a couple of Clive Barker books...

I can't count how many times I've read Barker's Weaveworld. Among my all-time Top 10. I LOVE that book!

Post by **Avatar** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:04 pm

Not one of my favourite, although I have it...I tend to prefer his short stories and novella's...the ones I just read were Cabal and Hell-bound Heart. His long novels, like the books of the art, I sometimes find a bit impenetrable in the middle.

--A

Post by **hoobie** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:24 pm

John Marco's The Grand Design. Great stuff.

Post by **aliantha** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:09 am

"Winterbirth" by Brian Ruckley. Not bad so far.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:02 am

At Beorn's insistance...

Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials ~ Book One
The Golden Compass

Post by **danlo** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:08 am

OMG! She's reading!?

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:38 pm

On the rare occasion, yeah.

It just takes me forever.

Post by **pat5150** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:02 pm

Just finished Brian Ruckley's Fall of Thanes. Dark, bloody, unforgiving, with what could likely be the largest body count of major characters in the history of the genre, this book is a great conclusion to one of the very best fantasy series of the new millennium.

Check the blog for the full review.

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Post by **stonemaybe** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:32 pm

Just started China Meiville's 'The City & The City'. Wow that bloke has got some imagination! (Hint - if starting this book, be well rested and mentally alert!)

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:35 am

Ah, the guys are going to be happy.
I just received notice that this has arrived at the library and is ready for pick-up...

Blood follows : a tale of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach / by Steven Erikson.

Hopefully the second tale of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach I requested at the same time will arrive soon-ish.

Post by **stonemaybe** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:50 am

Just finished China Mieville's 'The City and The City'. Wow loved it. Went up to the attic earlier to dig out perdido street station, scar, iron council for re-reads, and couldn't find any of them.

Not happy!

Post by **aliantha** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:20 pm

Finished Brian Ruckley's "Godless World" series. Good stuff.

Post by **Akasri** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:16 pm

Just finished the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks. The story was pretty decent overall, but the writing was a bit week in places I thought (e.g. a lot of build up to a big battle that was over very quickly).

Starting on the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson now.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:56 am

Just finished a reread of Gemmel's Troy series, and was in search of something else to read...thanks to Orlion, it's gonna be The Stand.

--A

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