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

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:44 pm

Finished Lies Sleeping (7) and False Value (8), now re-reading the latest (9th obviously) book, Amongst Our Weapons since I'm in the groove.

--A

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:04 pm

Got to go with your groove!

Just starting a new book, The Killing God by Stephen R. Donaldson.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:35 pm

Yeah, in the interests of that Groove, I've moved onto the novella's which I was going to skip. So, What Abigail Did That Summer, a Rivers of London novella.

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:39 pm

Wait, did I not update this? Memory's Legion, the Expanse short stories. But what with moving and all I'm still reading it 3 months later.

--A

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:27 pm

Currently in Eyes of the Void, the second book in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy. As always, he doesn't disappoint.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:08 pm

Strangely, I've been reading lately. It's been a long time. I read Beggars in Spain, by Nancy Kress. They genetically modifying embryos, removing the need for sleep. It was good.

Also just re-read The Last Dancer, and now re-reading The A.I. War - The Big Boost , all part of Daniel Keys Moran's Continuing Time series. Among my handful of favorite series, along with TCTC, Malazan, Earthsea, Galactic Milieu, and Neverness. I'm rereading these two, the third and fourth, because a fifth just came out that I'm going to read next. Also a book of short stories came out which I haven't read yet. Then the second part of the AI War is apparently coming soon

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:44 pm

God, 3 weeks sine I've moved and I still haven't unpacked a single book.

--A

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Sat Apr 01, 2023 10:05 am

Spiral Jacobs wrote: ↑ Currently in Eyes of the Void, the second book in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy. As always, he doesn't disappoint.

Sheesh I finished this one, hoping to immediately continue with part 3, only to find out it won't come out until the end of April. I thought it'd already been published otherwise I wouldn't have started on the series yet.

Post by **Avatar** » Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:09 pm

I hate it when that happens. (Looking at you Patrick Rothfuss...)

--A

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Tue Apr 11, 2023 2:55 pm

In the meantime, I've read Nnedi Okorafor's Remote Control and am now halfway Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji.

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Fri Apr 14, 2023 2:17 am

Finished SRD's The Killing God. Now rereading his The Mirror of Her Dreams.

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:28 pm

Started a spontaneous reread of Lord Foul's Bane.

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:58 pm

That’s certainly better than spontaneously humanly combusting.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri May 12, 2023 8:50 am

Well, started my re-read of "The First Law" so on book 1, The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.

(Logan Nine-Fingers is probably now my favourite fantasy character apart from Roland.

)

--A

Post by **Avatar** » Tue May 23, 2023 1:28 pm

Finished book 2, Before They Are Hanged yesterday, so busy on book 3, Last Argument of Kings now.

--A

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Fri May 26, 2023 6:41 am

In the mean time, I've finished a complete re-read of the First Chonicles. I'd forgotten how brutal it can be at times. I already put the second chrons on my ereader so I'll probably re-read them too. This is also the third time I paid for them

Post by **Avatar** » Tue May 30, 2023 11:45 am

I've always found TWL to be the most brutal of all of them. (But if you really want brutal, then the Gap books is where you'll find it.)

Finished the First Law trilogy. I went direct to the "sequel" (Red Country @SoulBiter ) and skipped the "interlude book, Best Served Cold, before going back and reading that.

Now I'm reading Sharp Ends, short stories set in the same universe, and touching on some of the characters.

--A

Post by **Spiral Jacobs** » Wed May 31, 2023 6:44 am

Yeah the Gap is also pretty unrelenting, I think is the proper term.

Currently on The Expert System's Brother by my other fav author, Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:25 am

Well, went from re-reading The First Law to re-reading "The Broken Empire" by Mark Lawrence. Finished "Prince of Thorns" and King of Thorns," now on the final book, "Emperor of Thorns." Good books, although I sometimes feel he's trying too hard. Must keep an eye out for his other series, "The Red Queen's War."

--A

Post by **SoulBiter** » Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:00 am

Avatar wrote: ↑ I've always found TWL to be the most brutal of all of them. (But if you really want brutal, then the Gap books is where you'll find it.)

Finished the First Law trilogy. I went direct to the "sequel" (Red Country @SoulBiter ) and skipped the "interlude book, Best Served Cold, before going back and reading that.

Now I'm reading Sharp Ends, short stories set in the same universe, and touching on some of the characters.

--A

Just finished the re-read of books 1 and 2. Starting 3 tomorrow.

I am going to go ahead and download the others you suggested.

I found Logan remarkable as well (still alive). Many of The Named had such quality character depth in the series, which is rare in a book with secondary characters. Hated seeing any of them go back to the mud.

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