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

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:48 pm

About 1/4 way through Memories of Ice.

--A

Post by **SoulBiter** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:31 pm

Chronicles of The Black Company by Glen Cook

Anyone read this? Im about halfway through and although some of it seems pieced together, Im enjoying the read.

Post by **stonemaybe** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:20 pm

I went looking for Toll the Hound last week when I was home, but it cost £18.99 so I decided to settle for Making Money by Terry Pratchett. It's keeping me hooked, even though a friend gave the whole plot away a few weeks ago. First Pratchett I've read in years and years.

Post by **Nathan** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:32 pm

I'm currently reading the wintersmith, but it's going slowly because I've switched from reading to listening to old episodes of loveline to send me to sleep!

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:15 pm

Making Money is much better if you read it immediately after Going Postal.

--A

Post by **stonemaybe** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:39 pm

i gathered that! haven't read going postal, but still enjoyed making money. for some reason i decided tonight that i wanted to re-read the whole driz'zt'zzt'z series again so i might venture up to the attic tomorrow to find them.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:30 am

100 or so pages into House of Chains.

--A

Post by **Rigel** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:59 pm

I just finished the 3rd of Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

Now waiting for the 4th from the library (and still waiting for the 3rd GAP novel, as well).

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:18 pm

Rigel, are you following Avatar's suggested reading order for the Tower that includes several works outside the seven main novels? I really enjoyed reading it following his suggestions.

Post by **Rigel** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:42 pm

No, I wasn't aware of that. Since I'm already three novels in, I think I'll try that next time I read it (it's just getting better as I go through it, so I'm pretty sure I'll read it again

).

Since we both enjoyed Twilight so much, I ordered all 4 hardcovers in that series as an anniversary gift (we like to read together), so I'll probably be focused on those for a while.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:55 pm

The other works are first added in after book III, so you are at the perfect spot to add them, if you wish.

Well...other than Eyes of the Dragon. But I don't think it would hurt that much to read that one later than suggested.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:55 pm

I just finished the The Crow, the third book in the excellent Pellinor series by Allison Croggon. Up next is In the Eye of Heaven by David Keck. I got both from my local library. It's so nice to be able to take a chance on a book without spending any money on it!

Post by **balon!** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:36 am

About halfway through Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell by Susanna Clarke. GREAT so far.

Post by **danlo** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:58 pm

Please let me knows how it goes--it's on the bookshelf, but I've put it off for a very long time...

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:12 pm

It's a good 'un, danlo. I'll vouch for it.

Still plowing through the re-read of Reaper's Gale. My shiny copy of Toll the Hounds finally showed up yesterday (apparently airmail from Germany takes two weeks!

) so I've got a powerful incentive now to finish RG....

Post by **Orlion** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:08 am

Let's see, I just finished Crichton's Congo, and am now working on the following:
This Day, All Gods Die
Sphere-Crichton
The Tommyknockers-Stephen King
The Silmarillion-For about the umptinth time, I love this book!

Plus a few others which may not be considered fantasy/sci-fi.

Post by **danlo** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:14 am

20 pages into Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell.

Post by **deer of the dawn** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:33 am

Just read Neuromancer by William Gibson, which I think gets less credit than it deserves for originating the ideas on which The Matrix was built. I mean, Trinity (one of the best movie heroines of all time) even seems to have got her style and appearance from Molly (even if Trin didn't have Wolverine-style razors in her hands). Cranial jacks, Zion, the scrolling hieroglyphs... they really should have at least acknowledged.

I am so proud of my 12 y.o. daughter, who this summer read The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings, and is currently on The Silmarillion.

Post by **balon!** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:35 am

danlo wrote:20 pages into Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell.

Haha. By the time I get to telling you I'll let you know you've already started.

So what do you think? I'm liking the gentlemen thing so far. I dig that sort of thing.

Post by **SoulBiter** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:46 pm

SoulBiter wrote:Chronicles of The Black Company by Glen Cook

Anyone read this? Im about halfway through and although some of it seems pieced together, Im enjoying the read.

Im about 3/4 of the way through this book and its turning out to be a VERY good book.

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