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Rereading Gardens of the Moon, the first book of Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Rereading, because it is worth it. Too complex to be as popular as several other fantasy series, but in my opinion, better than any.
Also, Brent Weeks is terrible.
Also, Brent Weeks is terrible.
Finally gotten round to reading "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Phillip K Dick. Its a sci fi set in a dystopian future where most of humanity have either emigrated to another country or have been killed following a great war. Its the book that Blade Runner was based on. No need to go into much more detail since most of you here have probably read it or heard of it.
I can't second that point enough! I'm reading the Dark Tower series now, (on book 4 of 7) and I think the characters are awesome!BringBackBuck said:
Also currently reading Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 1982 by George Orwell (Finally!
) and re-reading The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks (Awesome book, also not very long, can finish in a couple of days!)Iain Banks is a good writer, he also has a set of Sci-Fi if that's more your thing, under the name 'Iain M Banks'.
about halfway through Star Wars: Survivors Quest. Not the best timothy Zahn written in a galaxy far far away, but by no means the worst star was book ive read.
after that, got big collection of Philip K. Dick books to devour, then the new hitchikers guide,, new bernard cornwell book about the vickings (another one just came out have to get that one as well!) hungers games to read and maybe twilight. if i can stomach it. and if no one tells anyone...
after that, got big collection of Philip K. Dick books to devour, then the new hitchikers guide,, new bernard cornwell book about the vickings (another one just came out have to get that one as well!) hungers games to read and maybe twilight. if i can stomach it. and if no one tells anyone...
How is that comedy!?... Oh, right!!Sonicron said:
OT: a really old monthly military magazine, and an article about the Battle of Barossa, interesting.
I'm currently reading Journey to the West (although it's actually 1/6th of the tale and called Monkey instead, I think because of translation issues and trimming). I finished Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and going from baffling English spy novel to a simplified Chinese story is actually quite refreshing.
Once I'm done I'm moving on to Sharpe's Battle (Bernard Cornwell) and Full Dark, No Stars (Stephen King). Then I've gotta get through Robinson Crusoe, Huckleberry Finn, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.
Yeah, I'm a reader. Thinking about buying a Kindle.
Once I'm done I'm moving on to Sharpe's Battle (Bernard Cornwell) and Full Dark, No Stars (Stephen King). Then I've gotta get through Robinson Crusoe, Huckleberry Finn, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.
Yeah, I'm a reader. Thinking about buying a Kindle.
Pig by Roahl Dahl, his classic dark humor in short stories for adults. Never read something so disturbingly funny. Easy pick up and put down book and it won't disappoint.
Shame I'm stuck reading my course book "Cambridge manuals in Zooarchaeology" .... kill me now.
Shame I'm stuck reading my course book "Cambridge manuals in Zooarchaeology" .... kill me now.
Just finished "The Windup Girl" by Paolo Bacigalupi. It's a fascinating vision of the future that for once, isn't space opera or cyberpunk, so it's a pretty unique read.
Currently reading "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman.
Planning to read "Mogworld," that book that Yahtzee wrote and advertised like 20 times as being available for preorder from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.
Currently reading "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman.
Planning to read "Mogworld," that book that Yahtzee wrote and advertised like 20 times as being available for preorder from amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.
Currently working my way through a bevy of books I purchased from Borders. (before it closed) They had everything in the store at 75% off. So...for a mere pittance, I bought dozens of books. Entire series, hard-covers, etc.
At present, I'm reading some of the collected works of Vernor Vinge. The book I'm currently on is called A Fire Upon the Deep. It's quite an interesting sci-fi action thriller.
Once I'm through his novels, I plan to go on to reading the last few novels written by Michael Chrichton. Including the one I'm most excited about, Prey. After those I'm moving on to the collected works of Phillip K. Dick. Most famous for his short stories that have been used as the basis of many science fiction films, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, Next, Paycheck, and most recently The Adjustment Bureau.
At present, I'm reading some of the collected works of Vernor Vinge. The book I'm currently on is called A Fire Upon the Deep. It's quite an interesting sci-fi action thriller.
Once I'm through his novels, I plan to go on to reading the last few novels written by Michael Chrichton. Including the one I'm most excited about, Prey. After those I'm moving on to the collected works of Phillip K. Dick. Most famous for his short stories that have been used as the basis of many science fiction films, including Blade Runner, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report, Next, Paycheck, and most recently The Adjustment Bureau.
You sir have great taste, the Ciaphas Cain series is what got me into the stories of the 40K universe. The humor is great, the fight scene's are awesome and it just kills me how much of a slacker he can be when he isn't fighting for his life. His aide is a total slob but will follow Cain's (and pretty much anyone else's) order's with the same reponse as if Cain asked Jurgen to get him a cup of tea, no matter how risky or insane they are. Even Inquisitor Vail has a sense of humor with her sometimes snarky comments at the bottom of the pages.Sonicron said:
As for me right now I'm busy working on reading "The Founding" omnibus which contains the first three stories in Dan Abnett's "Gaunts Ghost's" series which takes place in the Sabbat Worlds during the Cursade by the same name.
Currently I'm reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I enjoyed his Mistborn series so I picked up this one but it's taking me a little while to get through.
After that I'm not sure what I'll read. Something from my overflowing 'to-be-read' shelves.
After that I'm not sure what I'll read. Something from my overflowing 'to-be-read' shelves.
Well, I read pretty much everything out of the Black Library (the 40k stuff, anyway), so it was inevitable that I'd come across this delightfully rogueish hero at some point. As I understand, the 4th novel in the series (which I'm reading at the moment) is chronologically the first, so in many aspects Cain is still finding his sea legs in this one. Fun!dalek sec said:
As for the Gaunt's Ghosts series, I have them on my shelf, but I haven't had the time to read them yet; also, I'm not much of an Imperial Guard fan, but these novels are supposed to be really damn good, so I'm looking forward to the experience.
