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

Post by **Shaun das Schaf** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:36 am

Shaun das Schaf wrote:Kindred, Octavia E. Butler.

And now Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler.
Oh and I got an ereader. Why have I not had an ereader before?

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:55 am

Shaun das Schaf wrote:Oh and I got an ereader. Why have I not had an ereader before?

I give up. Why?

What kind did you get? I had a Sony Reader for the longest time. Then Magickmaker talked me into getting a Nook last fall. Perversely, tho, I seem to be using the Kindle app on my phone more than the Nook.

Oh yeah -- Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett.

Post by **Shaun das Schaf** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:20 pm

I Kindled it. Just the basic one, though wondering if I should have gone touch.

No ereading apps on my phone because... this is my phone...

From what I've read, you like your nook yes?

Ooo and just so I'm not TOTALLY off topic... The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell is next in my 'What SF are reading now' queue.
Although I really should go back to Midnight Tides, but I just can't get into it.
Then again, I don't want to be stranded in the middle of this series, with the remaining 5 books already bought on my shelf!

Post by **aliantha** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:05 am

Well, yeah, that kind of phone does cut down on the number of apps you can get....

I do like the Nook (and I'd say that even if Magickmaker didn't work at B&N

). But the eInk screens have their advantages, too -- altho reading in the dark isn't one of them.

The Nook is certainly better for reading on a dark portion of a Metro platform. That said, I rarely use the Nook for anything but reading. If I had it to do over again, I'd likely get the Color instead of the Tablet. Ah well, live and learn...

Post by **ussusimiel** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:18 pm

Just finished The Soldier Son by Robin Hobb. Good book, well written with good ideas and interesting characters. Does feel a bit stretched though, the old one-book-stretched-to-three scenario.

I've read some of Hobbs books before, The Assassin's Apprentice and others in the Farseer Trilogy. Again interesting, well-written books; worth a look.

u.

Post by **Orlion** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:30 am

Finished Blood Follows by Steven Erikson a couple days ago. Yes, I just got the Bauchelain and Korbal Broach omnibus, and yes, I'm counting them as three different books. So there

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:42 am

Finished my reread of This Day All Gods Die...what a ride. I'll probably reread these again one day. And again.

By the way, this was the e-book version, and the amount of scan mistakes was terrible. "Director Donner" became "Director Dormer" a lot, "we'll" became "weil" etc.

Post by **birdandbear** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:26 pm

Shaun das Schaf wrote:
Shaun das Schaf wrote:Kindred, Octavia E. Butler.
And now Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler.
Oh and I got an ereader. Why have I not had an ereader before?

Oooh, I haven't read Fledgling, but Kindred was an awesome read!

I'm reading The Hunger Games - not allowing myself to see the movie until I've finished. And a few months ago I read Charles Stross' The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue. He's really amazing!

Post by **Cambo** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:50 am

The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullman.

Northern Lights has gone missing. Now who did I lend it to?

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:51 am

Good books.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:12 am

How great is it seeing birdy around again!?

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:41 pm

Finished the Chronicles of the Black Company. Pretty good. You have to wonder just how reliable a narrator Croaker is, given that he seems to always be the hero of his own annals.

He does come across as honest, but it's an awfully big coincidence that he's the one that gets picked out to participate in absolutely everything of importance.

Post by **Orlion** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:30 pm

Murrin wrote:Finished the Chronicles of the Black Company. Pretty good. You have to wonder just how reliable a narrator Croaker is, given that he seems to always be the hero of his own annals.

He does come across as honest, but it's an awfully big coincidence that he's the one that gets picked out to participate in absolutely everything of importance.

Think about this, too :

Spoiler

Information seems to be powerful stuff in this world. If some force antagonistic to the Company got a hold of the Annals and everything was reliable information, they could probably do some serious damage to the Company.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:57 pm

Hard to say, since you can't tell what was written when. (There's a section in The White Rose where the words he uses makes it clear that one part was written before he left the Plain of Fear the first time, but other parts imply knowledge from much later in the story.) The only sorcerors whose true names are found there are those who are already dead or powerless by the time it was written.

I guess the one point could be the mentions of the White Rose in the first two books, but think of this: How did the Lady find Darling's true name? My guess is the annals she captured told her enough about where Darling came from for her to find it. So the books kind of, obliquely, hang a lantern on your very point.

(It's not like Cook does much in the books that isn't oblique - he doesn't lay all his cards on the table, say.)

Post by **Shaun das Schaf** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:25 am

birdandbear wrote:
Shaun das Schaf wrote:
Shaun das Schaf wrote:Kindred, Octavia E. Butler.
And now Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler.
Oh and I got an ereader. Why have I not had an ereader before?

Oooh, I haven't read Fledgling, but Kindred was an awesome read!

Hello birdandbear, pleased to meet you.

I really enjoyed Kindred too, but unfortunately found Fledgling VERY disappointing, felt like it was written by a non-writer. Interested to hear what anyone else here who's read it thought but yeah, I'm glad it wasn't the first book of Octavia's I read because I wouldn't have read any others! As it happens, Parable of the Sower is next on my list, when I finish Midnight Tides.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:20 pm

Started The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter.

Post by **Orlion** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:48 am

The Lees of Laughter's End by Steven Erikson.

Post by **Shaun das Schaf** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:00 am

Murrin wrote:Started The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter.

I've been meaning to read that for years. Let me know what you think so I know whether to bunny-hop it to the front of a very long to-read line.

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:08 pm

(double-post)

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 2:09 pm

I'm doing what looks like it'll shape up to being my first full re-read of Lord Foul's Bane ...I am enjoying it; pacing myself this time.

birdandbear wrote:I'm reading The Hunger Games - not allowing myself to see the movie until I've finished...

Yayyy, "Hunger Games"!
You have a teenager and a pre-teen, apparently.. so I have to ask.. have either/both of your kids read it?

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