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

Post by **Earthfriend** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 2:42 am

Lord Mhoram wrote:Earthfriend--my link, Endless Shadows, is a Roger Zelazny board!

I'm salivating already, Lord Mhoram

Thanks for the heads up!

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 3:07 am

It's a very nice place Earthfriend, please feel free to join us!

Post by **Reisheiruhime** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 8:01 am

I'm reading WGW for the umpteenth-billion time.

Post by **Dromond** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 9:39 am

...and yet something new is sure to happen!

Post by **Reisheiruhime** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 8:20 pm

Of course! I make up parodies when things get boring. Like, Cail starts telling stories.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 9:03 pm

To me the great joy of an author like Donaldson is finding new things each and every time I read his books.

Post by **Dromond** » Sun Jun 01, 2003 9:20 pm

oh, yes.

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 12:03 am

I just finished the neverending story (the first movie is only half of the book) so I was really excited when I found out there was a second movie to go with the second half of the book. Yeah, the movie sucked. I didn't even watched the whole thing... Different actors (bad ones at that) and a completely different plot... Grrrrr :X

Post by **[Syl]** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:37 am

TLF wrote:I just finished the neverending story

Kind of defeats the purpose of the title, eh?

And you didn't like Jonathan Brandis?

I know how you feel, though. The first one I still find mildly amusing as an adult, but the second one...

Post by **Earthfriend** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 1:21 pm

In this genre, i like The Princess Bride:

"Hello. My name is Inago Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

I still love that line!!!

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:38 pm

The Leper Fairy wrote:I just finished the neverending story (the first movie is only half of the book) so I was really excited when I found out there was a second movie to go with the second half of the book. Yeah, the movie sucked. I didn't even watched the whole thing... Different actors (bad ones at that) and a completely different plot... Grrrrr :X

I believe there are also more movies after that as well.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:17 am

I have just started a science fiction novel called Evolution, written by a author named Stephen Baxter.

Post by **Damelon** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 9:59 am

I finished Excession by Iain M. Banks. It was a good read, even if it takes a while to get all his goofy ship names straight.

Dutchess, Forever War was allright, I liked Excession better though.

Post by **Damelon** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 2:14 am

Having finished off Excession, I picked up Banks' Look to Windward tonight at Borders.

Post by **danlo** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 4:53 am

Damelon-ur Iain Banks got me thinking of another British Sci-Fi author named Ian MacDonald who wrote a very strange, organic book called The Broken Land (of course the title caught my eye right away, vis a vis: The Wounded Land)--his world was so organic I had 2 check my armpits 4 mushrooms everyday I was reading it--it is not ur normal Sci-Fi but I recommend it 2 every1!

Post by **Damelon** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 11:27 am

I saw a reader review on The Broken Land at Amazon UK. It does sound like an interesting concept. I'll have to keep an eye out for it.

Post by **Ageless Stranger** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 5:35 pm

currently going through Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series. wonderful stuff. i was wondering if anyone has read the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind...im thinking of reading it and wanted to know if anyone thought it was good or bad?

Post by **[Syl]** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 8:25 pm

Dark Tower's good, just wish he'd hurry up and finish it.

Sword of Truth... eh, depends on what you mean by good. Entertaining, yes. It's good time filler. If you like Wheel of Time, chances are, you'll like Goodkind's stuff.

Post by **Damelon** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 3:40 am

I've stayed away from Goodkind because of Jordan. I don't know if Goodkind's epics are of the same length as Jordans; but I'm stuck following the Wheel of Time story. I don't want to get involved in another open ended series of Tor's.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:51 am

I've read some of Goodkind, the S&M and rape scenes are a turn off to me, but a lot of people seem to enjoy his books. Maybe I'm just a bit too sensitive or something.
I've read some of Jordan, too -- his books are frustrating to me because he seems to be in no hurry to come to any sort of conclusion to his series.

But again, a lot of people adore his writing. When he gets around to finishing his series, maybe then I will as well.

The two fantasy writers I've never tried but hope to someday soon are Garth Nix and Phillip Pullman. I keep hearing really good things about both...
I've never read anything by Banks, Damelon. Would you recommend him?

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