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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:56 am
by Avatar
The Gap Into Power: A Dark & Hungry God Arises.
--A
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:54 pm
by Brinn
"Red Seas Under Red Skies" by Scott Lynch. It's the sequel to "The Lies of Locke Lamora". So far so good!
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:23 pm
by Edge
Finished the rest of Feintuch's Seafort saga - 'Voices of Hope', 'Patriarch's Hope', and 'Children of Hope'. Now on his Rodrigo of Caledon books - finished 'The Still', and busy with 'The King'.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:39 pm
by Farm Ur-Ted
Perdido Street Station (Mieville): I'm about half-way through, and this book is a blast. Dude can really write.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:39 am
by I'm Murrin
Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:53 am
by Loredoctor
Hal Clement's Mission of Gravity.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:59 pm
by Brinn
Ur-Ted wrote:Perdido Street Station (Mieville): I'm about half-way through, and this book is a blast. Dude can really write.
I thought that Perdido was a great read as well. Very different from anything I had read prior. Check out "The Scar" after you're done with Perdido.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:48 pm
by aliantha
Murrin wrote:Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go.
Good choice!
I'm re-reading Runes. We're just transitioning to the Land.
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:07 am
by Dragonlily
So am I, Aliantha. Linden has just gotten home and is worrying about Jeremiah.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:54 pm
by frankELF
pat5150 wrote:[Mod Edit: Fatal Revenant reviews may contain spoilers for the novel. Read at own risk.]
I was eager to read the second volume of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Though a vast introduction, The Runes of the Earth, with its cliffhanger ending, left fans begging for more. Hence, I couldn't wait to return to the Land once more, and see where Fatal Revenant would take this tale.
The sequel begins right where The Runes of the Earth ended. But
SPOILERS DELETED
Nevertheless, fans of the Thomas Covenant saga should love this new installment.
Fatal Revenant is for aficionados who crave high fantasy tales with depth and substance.
Patrick
I wasn't aware Fatal Revenant had been released! Great news!
I'm not interested in reviews, though; I already know I want to read it.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:02 pm
by frankELF
Brinn wrote:Ur-Ted wrote:Perdido Street Station (Mieville): I'm about half-way through, and this book is a blast. Dude can really write.
I thought that Perdido was a great read as well. Very different from anything I had read prior. Check out "The Scar" after you're done with Perdido.
Hey, Ur-Ted,
The second half of Perdido Street Station is much better than the brilliant first half.
This writer is a genius who obviously works out the entire plot from beginning to end ahead of time and, therefore, makes everything fit together perfectly.
Anyone read Iron Council by Mielville? I haven't yet.
By the way, anyone know how to
pronounce China Mielville's name?
I'm guessing Cheena Mee-ellville, rather than Mealville.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:09 pm
by lucimay
mee-AY-vill?
or maybe... mee-AY-vul if you're from kentucky. heh
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:56 pm
by stonemaybe
I always assumed 'May-vill', dunno why!
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:08 pm
by Edge
Now reading 'Old Man's War' by John Scalzi
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:40 am
by Avatar
The Gap Into Madness: Chaos & Order.
--A
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:05 pm
by Brinn
Anyone read Iron Council by Mielville? I haven't yet.
Yeah, I read it. Not bad but not in the same class as Perdido or The Scar.
Just my $.02 but I always thought his name was pronounced "May-Vill" as well.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:11 pm
by Farm Ur-Ted
frankELF wrote:
By the way, anyone know how to pronounce China Mielville's name?
I'm guessing Cheena Mee-ellville, rather than Mealville.
You've got one too many "L's" in there; it's Mieville, with an accent on the e. I think it's Mee-ay-ville, too (or maybe Mee-ay-veal if your French).
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:28 am
by Loredoctor
C.J.Cherryh's Foreigner. I have to say that she is one of the best sci-fi authors. Her books are excellent.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:39 pm
by Farm Ur-Ted
I just started Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan?). It seems pretty good; so far it looks like a standard detective novel in a sci-fi setting. I'm only on the 4th or 5th chapter, so there may well be some big surprises in store.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:18 pm
by stonemaybe
I quite enjoyed Altered Carbon (and i think there are a couple of sequels too aren't there? If memory serves - and it doesn't always! - the plot thickens later in series)
Does anyone know if China Meiville has written/is writing any more books set in Perdido world (there you go, memory failed!)