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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 2:57 pm
by danlo
(right-actually for a special treat you could go to the Hangar and read
Shanidar the short story that inspired Neverness first...
)
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:08 pm
by A Gunslinger
FizbansTalking_Hat wrote:Finishing up "The Gunslinger" Dark Tower Book 1, can't wait to start the Drawing of the Three. Cheers.
If you are not hooked by the end of the Drawing of the Three, I'll be shocked.
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 3:23 pm
by Furls Fire
Okay, I'll do that danlo!!
And Fiz...sounds like your hooked already. The Drawing of the Three will definately suck you in. It's awesome!
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:04 pm
by Roland of Gilead
I'm reading Mieville's The Scar. So far, not as compelling as Perdido Street Station, but I'm only 150 pages into it. The language is just as brilliant, though, the setting imaginative and spectacular, and I still expect the story to capture me yet.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 12:53 am
by [Syl]
I just read Alan Dean Foster's The Interlopers today. Picked it up at the ship's library and had a lot of free time on my hands. A blend of archeology and pulp. It was entertaining, even if it did drop its pace quite a bit (started leaning heavily on a mysterious and powerful "order" instead of reasoned discovery) about a third of the way into the book. One line in particular stuck out at me - [...how could she believe me when this was the type of thing out of badly written science fiction.]
And if you guys are looking for something to read, you know, you can always try Wolfe. My board is frickin' dead.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 2:39 pm
by Roland of Gilead
I thought Interlopers was merely okay, and for the reasons you cite.
If you like Foster, try Primal Shadows. His best novel, in my opinion, and ironically enough, it isn't even sf or fantasy.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 6:39 pm
by Byrn
I picked up Sphere by Michael Crichton. Like every othe book of his, it reads fast. I'm already fifty pages into it, only about 45 minutes of reading.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 8:21 pm
by Roland of Gilead
Sphere was not bad, but I prefer Jurrassic Park, Andromeda Strain and Timeline, among Crichton's works.
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:16 pm
by Byrn
Okay, I' finished Sphere, read Gates of Fire, and am now reading the Drawing of the Three. I think once I've read teh remaining books in teh Dark Tower series, I'll re-read the Chronicles. Should be timed right for Runes of the Earth.
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:57 pm
by Roland of Gilead
I'm reading Alexander C. Irvine's A Scattering of Jades. If you like Tim Powers, this is very similar in style and content. I'm really enjoying it.
And this book had to follow China Mieville's The Scar - a tough act to follow indeed.
Next up - don't know. I'll see what I find at the bookstore this weekend.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:19 pm
by I'm Murrin
A Man Rides Through arrived yesterday afternoon - I'm 2/3 of the way through it now.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:18 pm
by Byrn
I've moved on to The Waste Lands.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:02 pm
by [Syl]
The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, a collection of shorts by Zelazny.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2004 10:11 pm
by Lord Mhoram
Good collection Syl. My favorite is "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," what a great story. There are several other excellent ones in there.
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 4:33 am
by Haruchai
I am reading 'Stiff' by Shane Maloney. The movie was really good, so I bought the book. It is pretty good as well.
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:43 pm
by I'm Murrin
Finished A Man Rides Through yesterday, continuing my MBotF reread.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:43 am
by FizbansTalking_Hat
Well I just finished The Drawing of the Three and wow, I'm very impressed with how the storylines all wove together in the end, lots of fun times in that book, and some surprises along the way. Just getting into The Wastelands so it should make for some good times now. Cheers and much love to everyone again for pushing me into this series. Cheers.
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:38 pm
by Myste
I've just started In the Forest of Serre by Patricia McKillip. Just a couple chapters in, and it's just as lovely, though more comprehensible, than The Tower at Stony Wood.
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:10 am
by duchess of malfi
Oh Myste, I LOVE that book!!!!!!
I am about to start
Lord Talon's Revenge, written by our own Watcher, Variol Farseer.
Has a great beginning:
A young man of Ban Durris, a dabbler in paltry magics, once set his eyes upon the fairest maiden that was ever seen in those parts, and made up his mind to win her by spellcraft. He read musty tomes of ancient lore, grimoires of the Fair Folk and runestaves of teh Defenders, and one day he perfected a spell that was certain to win her heart. One midsummer night, as the full moon steeped the land in mytery and bathos, he clombed a high hill overlooking the town, drew his runes and circles, laid out his implements and elements, and recited the words of the spell in his most sorcerous and stentorian tones. Sure enough, the spell worked, and he won the maiden's heart. There it lay in the palm of his hand, still trying feebly to beat. To escape her family's vengeance, he had to fly the coutry and go tto sea, where his ship was swallowed by an inconvenient sea-serpent.
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 3:51 pm
by I'm Murrin
Just went out today and bought three books: The Real Story, Forbidden Knowledge, and A Dark and Hungry God Arises (AKA The Gap into Conflict, The Gap into Vision, and The Gap into Power). Wish me luck.