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

[Kathe]

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

Good book

Yes, it was.

I'm now reading The Solitudes, the first in the Aegypt Cycle by John Crowley.

[Orlion]

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

Good book

Yes, it was.

I'm now reading The Solitudes, the first in the Aegypt Cycle by John Crowley.

I got the last book in this Cycle in my bag 'o books at WFC. You'll have to tell me how the beginning is.

[byronmace]

byronmace
Kraken by China Mie'ville
An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe

[danlo]

So what's the plot line to byronmace? No seriously, two quality authors, can you tell us what you think when you're done?

[stonemaybe]

'The Summer Tree' by Guy Gavriel Kay. As recommended by Mr Faith on here somewhere.

[byronmace]

So what's the plot line to byronmace? No seriously, two quality authors, can you tell us what you think when you're done?

It was good but the heroine did not end up with whom i hoped she would and book had a sad overtone not s cthulhuesque as was advertised to me or horror ific


my wife bought it for me it with Cthulhu material at Gencon last year

[danlo]

So the name of the book really is byronmace? I love Lovecraft and anything related!

[byronmace]

oops no i was referring to An evil Guest by Wolfe

[danlo]

Ah!!! (We have a Gene Wolfe forum at my board Ahira's Hangar (Kevinwatch's sister site) if your interested...sounds cool, he's a fantastic writer.

[byronmace]

this is the first time I had read Wolfe,

I'll have to get educated on him

do you read other cthulhu stuff?

Unspeakable oath magazine is starting up again in Dec I think

[balon!]

just started Zoe's War by John Scalzi.

[Kathe]

Good book

Yes, it was.

I'm now reading The Solitudes, the first in the Aegypt Cycle by John Crowley.

I got the last book in this Cycle in my bag 'o books at WFC. You'll have to tell me how the beginning is.

I am about half way through the first book. The writing seems quite dense at first, but I find the more I read, the more I am being drawn into the story and falling into the writing style. John Crowley's prose is elegant and thoughtful; and the idea of there being more than one history of the world, and how stories and myths shape the past, present, and future is fascinating.

If you have the last book, I would recommend getting the other three and reading this series. I am hooked.

[Avatar]

this is the first time I had read Wolfe,

I'll have to get educated on him...

If you wanna get educated on Wolfe, you have to read his series, The Book of the New Sun.

He's a great writer...but convoluted....

(I'm on book 9 of Mission Earth, Villainy Victorious.)

--A

[Orlion]

(I'm on book 9 of Mission Earth, Villainy Victorious.)

--A

Speaking of convoluted...

[Avatar]

Hahahaha, nah, they're pretty straightforward.

Last book now, The Doomed Planet.

--A

[Avatar]

Oh hell, I'm re-reading the bloody WoT books.

--A

[Vraith]

Hahahaha, nah, they're pretty straightforward.

Last book now, The Doomed Planet.

--A

Are those the L. Ron books?
Are they any good?

[Spiral Jacobs]

I've sort of abandoned Matter as it's hard to find the time to sit down with a physical book. I can listen to audiobooks, however, on the bike ride from home to work and back. So I'm now listening to House Of Suns by Alastair Reynolds.

[stonemaybe]

Loving the Finnovar tapestry books, nearly finished #2, number 3 arrived today.

[aliantha]

The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia. Not bad so far. Got a genuine belly laugh out of the following scene. (Zemun is the Celestial Cow, who made the Milky Way, and Koschey is described as "the Deathless" -- sort of a Slavic bogeyman, I guess.)

"Does anyone know where this body came from?" Zemun said.

"No." Koschey's voice crackled like a dry twig. "But I can find out."

The collective groan swirled around the table.

"Not you, with your raising of the dead again," said a blue-skinned dripping vodyanoy, his large frog-like eyes bulging out of his scaly face.

"Why not?" Koschey replied. "At least now I have a dead body to raise. That'll shut your mouth...and aren't fish supposed to be silent anyway?"

Vodyanoy huffed, but offered no further argument.

"Has anyone else any objections?" Koschey stared at Zemun. "Maybe you, beefsteak?"

"Drop dead," Zemun murmured.

The rest of the demigods and spirits remained quiet, and Koschey turned to the people. "Any of you fleshbags have anything to say? In the old days, I swear, I would use your skins for upholstery instead of asking for your opinion, but I guess we have pluralism now."