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

Post by **[Syl]** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:59 am

Funny, I just finished reading The Wise Man's Fear and was peeking in for any other suggestions.

All in all, I enjoyed the books. I was ready to throw the first book away (passive voice on the first page?), but kept plugging away. It eventually got better. The writing was actually fairly decent in the second book, even if the plotting took a turn for the worse.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:30 am

Sheriff!!!

Post by **aliantha** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 2:49 am

Hey, Syl!

They always come home. (*sniff*)

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:31 am

Hahaha, nice to see you around Syl. It's almost always about the world-building for me, so the writing itself didn't really bother me at all. One more book to finish that seems pretty optimistic to me though.

Anyway, reading The Swords of Night and Day again.

--A

Post by **MsMary** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:09 pm

Hiya, Syl!!!

What I'm reading.

Have I mentioned I'm reading Cibola Burn? I may have since I'm reading it for the second time.

Cibola Burn is book 4 of The Expanse series. The first time through I was engrossed in a "can't put it down till I get to the end" way. Than I went back and did a re-read of the previous 3 books. The physical books are fat, but they are a very quick read and lots of fun.

Post by **ussusimiel** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:48 pm

Hi [Syl]!

I just finished Wolfblade by Jennifer Fallon. Not bad, but I probably won't read any more in the series, it just seems like I've read this kind of story too many times before.

Hi Ms. Mary, I tried to start the Expanse series (on your recommendation

), but I couldn't get into them. Not sure why, maybe some combination of excessive action sequences and characters that didn't grab me. I'll give it a while and have another run at them.

u.

Post by **MsMary** » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:17 pm

ussusimiel wrote: Hi Ms. Mary, I tried to start the Expanse series (on your recommendation ), but I couldn't get into them. Not sure why, maybe some combination of excessive action sequences and characters that didn't grab me. I'll give it a while and have another run at them.

u.

Well, I'm sure they're not everyone's cup of tea. But I enjoyed them. There are a couple of novellas available as ebooks, also. And I enjoyed those as well.

Post by **Wildling** » Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:46 pm

I've been listening to the Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell (actually a pen name for John G. Hemry). I'm about to start book 3, Courageous, and so far I'm very much into it.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:37 am

Bookless, so re-reading JK Rowling.

Read the first two this weekend, onto Prisoner of Azkaban now.

--A

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:18 am

Way behind on my reading for the Hugo Awards ballot (which closes on Thursday), so I'm working my way fast as I can through those.

Got done with the Novelette category, and it's a really tough choice between Mary Robinette Kowal's The Lady Astronaut of Mars, Aliette de Bodard's The Waiting Stars, and Ted Chiang's The Truth of Fact, The Truth of Feeling.

(Short story was slightly easier to decide: I'm voting for The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere by John Chu, with Sofia Samatar's Selkie Stories Are For Losers in a close 2nd.)

I also read one of the Novellas, Charles Stross' Equoid, which was an interesting Lovecraft-inspired piece about unicorns.

(Slightly surprised that every story I mentioned here is available freely online. Though maybe that's how they're the ones that got nominated.)

Post by **MsMary** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:06 pm

Back to reading Doctor Who Eighth Doctor Adventures. Getting towards the end of the series, one book leads into another, so kind of hard to stop reading.

I want resolution! And I have to keep reading to get it (hopefully!).

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:35 pm

Today's reading was another Hugo-nominated novella: Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages. It's not exactly a science fiction or fantasy story, although there's a hint of it. It's mostly about race in Florida during the mid 20th century, shown through characters living at Wakulla Springs where they filmed some Tarzan movies and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. It's pretty good.

Post by **MsMary** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:32 am

I've been to Wakulla Springs. But I haven't read the book. Sounds interesting.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:10 am

Goblet of Fire.

--A

Post by **SoulBiter** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:58 pm

Bah, I just bought an Omnibus of books (for my Kindle) only to realize that I read the books individually a couple of years ago... LOL

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:14 pm

Well, I recommend everyone buys the omnibus of The Pipe Woman Chronicles, regardless of whether the individual books were already read or not.

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:00 am

Menolly wrote:Well, I recommend everyone buys the omnibus of The Pipe Woman Chronicles, regardless of whether the individual books were already read or not.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:58 am

Order of the Phoenix

--A

Post by **Wildling** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:29 am

Wildling wrote:I've been listening to the Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell (actually a pen name for John G. Hemry). I'm about to start book 3, Courageous, and so far I'm very much into it.

1/4 of the way through book 4, Valiant, and still very much into it. Though the romantic angle is starting to really get irritating.

Post by **I'm Murrin** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:12 am

Last night's read was the last one I was reading for the Novella Hugo Award, Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne Valente. And it's the one that's getting my nod for the award, with Wakulla Springs in second.

This one's not online for me to link, but the ebook is available for purchase through the major online stores.

While I'm on the subject, this is what my top selections will be for the fiction categories on the Hugo ballot, which closes Thursday:

Novel - Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie
Novella - Six-Gun Snow White, Catherynne M Valente
Novelette - The Lady Astronaut of Mars, Mary Robinette Kowal
Short Story - The Water That Falls On You From Nowhere, John Chu

There's at least one item in each category I chose not to read, due to the circumstances that caused them to be on the ballot and knowing my own tastes.

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