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

Post by **Orlion** » Sun May 08, 2011 1:04 am

The Crippled God... then a break from fantasy may be in order.

Post by **aliantha** » Sun May 08, 2011 2:54 pm

Aw, c'mon, Orlion...

Carol Berg's "The Spirit Lens". When I'm done with that one, the next one in the series awaits.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon May 09, 2011 5:22 am

Neil Gaiman, American Gods.

--A

Post by **Orlion** » Mon May 09, 2011 3:59 pm

Hey, ali, how was Unincorporated Man, btw?

Edit: Also, I'll get to readying the Secret History of Moscow so I can get that to ya during the Fest.

Post by **aliantha** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:37 pm

Orlion wrote:Hey, ali, how was Unincorporated Man, btw?

Edit: Also, I'll get to readying the Secret History of Moscow so I can get that to ya during the Fest.

No need.

I picked up a copy of "Secret History of Moscow" from the free table, and have already read it. I liked it.

Interested to hear what you think, if you get to it before E-fest.

Unincorporated Man was okay. I could see the dystopian world in the novel happening, right enough, but I thought the characters were a little cardboardy. There's apparently going to be a sequel, which I doubt I will look for -- not sure where the authors could plausibly take the story. Happy to bring it along to Albuquerque if you didn't get your own copy.

Post by **Orlion** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:46 pm

aliantha wrote:
Orlion wrote:Hey, ali, how was Unincorporated Man, btw?

Edit: Also, I'll get to readying the Secret History of Moscow so I can get that to ya during the Fest.
No need. I picked up a copy of "Secret History of Moscow" from the free table, and have already read it. I liked it. Interested to hear what you think, if you get to it before E-fest.

Unincorporated Man was okay. I could see the dystopian world in the novel happening, right enough, but I thought the characters were a little cardboardy. There's apparently going to be a sequel, which I doubt I will look for -- not sure where the authors could plausibly take the story. Happy to bring it along to Albuquerque if you didn't get your own copy.

Yeah, it was in my bag as well. Sounds... Randian... I'll give both of those a shot along with Endymion after Crippled God... or during, who knows?

Post by **lucimay** » Mon May 09, 2011 7:15 pm

slogging through Perdido Street Station. it's really not hooking me
even tho there are aspects of meiville's writing i like. its a slog.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue May 10, 2011 5:11 am

The Darkness That Comes Before

*shrug* Might as well. Fist is reading it.

--A

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue May 10, 2011 10:12 am

lucimay wrote:slogging through Perdido Street Station. it's really not hooking me
even tho there are aspects of meiville's writing i like. its a slog.

Pretty much the same with me. Started it long ago, but stopped.

Avatar wrote:The Darkness That Comes Before

*shrug* Might as well. Fist is reading it.

Great. All I need is you buzzing through the trilogy in a week, and me still only halfway through the first book.

Post by **aliantha** » Tue May 10, 2011 12:33 pm

Fist and Faith wrote:
lucimay wrote:slogging through Perdido Street Station. it's really not hooking me
even tho there are aspects of meiville's writing i like. its a slog.
Pretty much the same with me. Started it long ago, but stopped.

It was okay. Luci, I think you'd love The City and the City. It's real noir-ish.

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Tue May 10, 2011 1:00 pm

Fist and Faith wrote: Great. All I need is you buzzing through the trilogy in a week, and me still only halfway through the first book.

We should just rename the thread to "Avatar, what fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW?"

Post by **Avatar** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:11 am

Fist and Faith wrote:
Avatar wrote:The Darkness That Comes Before

*shrug* Might as well. Fist is reading it.
Great. All I need is you buzzing through the trilogy in a week, and me still only halfway through the first book.

I'm not rushing. Plan on taking at least 3 weeks for this trilogy.

What I really need though is to find the next series of it.

--A

Post by **lucimay** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:04 pm

thanks ali but i can't justify buying another book on my kindle when i have this one that i can't get through. its kind of annoying to me too
because, as i said, there are aspects of his writing i like very much.
for anyone who's read it, i'm at the part where the cocoon just
hatched.

i've spent the last few nights (after logging off game) searching for
something to read. i have The Black Company here but that's not
hooking me either. bah!

i prolly need to get Stonewielder. i'm just broke.

Post by **aliantha** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:47 pm

Psst, Luci, there's always the library.

Post by **SoulBiter** » Sun May 15, 2011 1:57 pm

I took a break from sci-fi and fantasy reading and have been reading "Rawhide down: The near assassination of Ronald Reagan".

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Sun May 15, 2011 4:01 pm

Finished my reread of A Game of Thrones.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:57 am

Bakker's Warrior-Prophet.

--A

Post by **Cameraman Jenn** » Mon May 16, 2011 5:09 am

Damn Av, you are making me look slow. Granted I've mostly only been reading on the train ride to and from work, but still....

Post by **danlo** » Mon May 16, 2011 5:16 am

Thinking about reading some A. E. VanVogt...even tho my nose should be in either MoI, AATE and/or The Farthest Shore. I need a quick Sci-Fi fix I've ready nothing but fantasy for the last 2 and a half years...

Post by **Orlion** » Mon May 16, 2011 6:37 am

danlo wrote:Thinking about reading some A. E. VanVogt...even tho my nose should be in either MoI, AATE and/or The Farthest Shore. I need a quick Sci-Fi fix I've ready nothing but fantasy for the last 2 and a half years...

Hells, yeah! VanVogt's the bomb! Which one are you planning on reading? Voyage of the Space Beagle? (contains the short story said to have started the Golden Age of Science Fiction) Slan? The World of Null-A? Some short stories? Oh! The Weaponshops of Isher!

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