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

Post by **Waddley** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:33 pm

i'm workin on White Gold Wielder right now

also i just picked up a teeny little book "On Bullshit" which i'm reading a page or so of at a time. it's helps me out when WGW gets too upsetting

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:24 pm

I've been slowly working my way through Brian Stableford's Swan Songs science fiction series.

Soace opera featuring the most fantastic star ship ever built, with an emphasis on figuring your way out of messes with brains and cooperation rather than with weapons and warfare.

Refreshing.

Post by **BT Shire** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:56 pm

I'm currently reading a little book called Kevin's Watch Anthology 2006... highly recommended!
www.lulu.com/content/335641

Also re-reading George R.R. Martin's A Storm of Swords. This is book 3 of A Song of Ice and Fire, one of the best fantasy series on the market. Book One is called A Game of Thrones. Read it!!!

Jason

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:05 pm

I finished House of Leaves along with all the appendices. The feeling I'm left with at the end? I must get the full colour edition, with plates and braille and all. I must also reread it, and this time keep an eye out for Johnny's mother, who suddenly seems to beeverywhere in the text.
Probably--scratch that, definately--the most elaborate book I've ever read. On the surface a critical analysis of a non-existant film. Beneath that, a horror story about a living house. Beneath that, an exploration of the authors' minds and pasts. Beneath that....

Post by **lucimay** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:34 pm

Murrin wrote:I finished House of Leaves along with all the appendices. The feeling I'm left with at the end? I must get the full colour edition, with plates and braille and all. I must also reread it, and this time keep an eye out for Johnny's mother, who suddenly seems to beeverywhere in the text.
Probably--scratch that, definately--the most elaborate book I've ever read. On the surface a critical analysis of a non-existant film. Beneath that, a horror story about a living house. Beneath that, an exploration of the authors' minds and pasts. Beneath that....

you read all the appendices!!?

ok i did too...but i stopped after a while. you're not going to believe this but i actually got bored about 2/3's the way in.
the first half of the book is AWESOME tho!!! brilliant

oh...between Notes from the Underground and Beyond Good and Evil i've finally started the copy of Neverness that danlo brought to DC for me!!

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:58 pm

Why wouldn't I read the appendices? The notes made by Zampano and his transcribers let you see into who he was and how he worked. The Pelican Poems give you an idea of Johnny's intelligence and creativity. The Whalestoe Letters turn the entire novel on its head when you realise many of the little references and quirks came from them.

I'm thinking of researching a little and digging into the hidden mesages in the book. I already translated the morse code in Johnny's sections of the SOS chapter, but that's probably the easiest to spot.

Post by **lucimay** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:02 pm

*sigh* it was a joke. i was joking because half the book is in appendices. ok...so i haven't had enough coffee to be funny yet. fine.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:55 am

Lucimay wrote:oh...between Notes from the Underground and Beyond Good and Evil i've finally started the copy of Neverness that danlo brought to DC for me!!

WOO HOO!!!

I don't have it with me at the moment, but I'm probably on about page 350 of my second reading. Not too much opportunity to read these days, but the four books are what I'm doing with whatever time I do get.

Post by **Nav** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:30 pm

Lucimay wrote:oh...between Notes from the Underground and Beyond Good and Evil i've finally started the copy of Neverness that danlo brought to DC for me!!

I've been trying to read Beyond Good and Evil. It's really hard, I seem to have to read every paragraph two or three times before I understand it, which makes for very slow reading.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:28 pm

Memories of Ice, Steven Erikson.

Post by **danlo** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:09 pm

Endymion by Dan Simmons. Bought it right after finishing The Fall of Hyperion; the first two books just had too much left over to process. Been on the shelf for about 2 years but it's already tieing up a few loose ends that I was still puzzling about...starts out a little bumpy, however, Raul is an engaging character and once we get to the lost city and initial plan things start to smooth out and take off.

Post by **pat5150** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:15 am

Just finished Paul S. Kemp's DAWN OF NIGHT. It was a disappointment. . .

Full review on the blog, as always.

Patrick
www.fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:57 am

I'm finishing up A Wizard of Earthsea. Fist, you were right about the Tao feeling of the book; there were times when I felt I was drifting or in a trance-like state as reading it; very peaceful, meditative world that Le Guin has crafted. In fact, if the rest of the Earthsea books are this good, it just might top A Song of Ice and Fire on my list.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:50 am

Even when things get crazy in Earthsea, it retains that feel. What I wouldn't give to live in the Old Mage's house on the cliffs of Re Albi!

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:01 pm

Fist and Faith wrote:Even when things get crazy in Earthsea, it retains that feel. What I wouldn't give to live in the Old Mage's house on the cliffs of Re Albi!

I'd love to be on some huge galley, always sailing from port to port and just experiencing the open sea. Don't make me one of the oarsmen, though. Heh.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:53 am

I'm, uh... rereading Wheel of Time

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:52 am

Leper! Outcast! Unclean!

(Heh. I never read any of that, so I don't actually have an opinion. But it seemed like a good thing to say.

)

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:14 pm

Don't feel bad Murrin...I do too sometimes.

--A

Post by **Waddley** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:50 pm

Murrin wrote:I'm, uh... rereading Wheel of Time

I'm so sorry... any chance anyone of us can talk you out of it?

Actually, I need people to read it so they can keep me updated on the story. I still care about it, and I want to know what happens without reading it. (I got to book... 9, I think)

Anyway... between chapters of WGW I'm reading Shaman's Crossing, by Robin Hobb. Because I love her... because she completes me.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:53 am

Robin Hobb is so brilliant at creating depthful characters.

It's Ok Murrin - I just hope Jordan regains his health.

Poor man.