Books Whats everyone reading atm?

[Roo Stercogburn]

Aye Perdido Street Station is excellent and the city descriptions made me think very much of a steampunk version of London, which is probably deliberate.

 

[taB]

Book related question. I bought a book the other day and it's in such a shit font I really can't get into it - can only read a couple of pages then I have to stop :s. Can I take it back? It's the first Kevin Anderson one.

 

[Ch3tan]

Not reading much atm, next antipated release is :

The Gathering Storm: Amazon.co.uk: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson: Books

Yep, got that on pre-order along with book 5 of a Song of Ice and Fire. Going to have to re-read both series of books I think. The new malazan book reminded me how many damned characters and story arcs there are to remember.

Book related question. I bought a book the other day and it's in such a shit font I really can't get into it - can only read a couple of pages then I have to stop :s. Can I take it back? It's the first Kevin Anderson one.

Yes, as long as it still looks unused, just say you bought it as a gift for someone that already has it or some such bollocks.

 

[Lollie]

Gotrk and Felix the third omnibus

 

[taB]

Yep, got that on pre-order along with book 5 of a Song of Ice and Fire. Going to have to re-read both series of books I think. The new malazan book reminded me how many damned characters and story arcs there are to remember.

Ah Ch3t, you optimist

 

[Ch3tan]

Eh, why am I an optimist?

 

[taB]

Eh, why am I an optimist?

Like he's ever gonna finish that book Amazon originally had the release date down for 2007 I seem to remember. His last I'm working on it note was 18 months ago.

 

[fettoken]

Elizabeth Kostova - The historian. Got it many birthdays ago and started reading today. I think it will be a good read.

 

[DaGaffer]

New Christopher Brookmyre - Pandaemonium, I'm about halfway through and still not sure about it; part is classic Brookmyre, the other part is very different as he strays into SF territory.

 

[tierk]

Finished Mike Dash and caned the David Gemmel book - A Quest for Lost Hero's - though i have a sneaky suspicion that he was either in a big hurry to finish it off or someone else did the last 100 pages or so of it as it was really below his usual high standard.

Anyway started on Escobar - The Inside Story - As Told by Roberto Escobar (brother it seems).

 

[SilverHood]

Started reading the Saga of the seven Suns (Saga of Seven Suns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) by Kevin J. Anderson

Pretty good stuff actually, and since it's already written, I can just go down to my local bookshop and buy the next book in the series.

 

[old.user4556]

Scotland's Mountains: A Landscape Photographer's View by Joe Cornish.

Wonderfully inspirational in pictures and the narrative along with it.

 

[Ch3tan]

The Gathering Storm: Amazon.co.uk: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson: Books

Finally an end to one of the epic fantasy saga's of recent times. Hope that everything gets wrapped up, and that the neckline and hem descriptions are kept to a minimum.

 

[Lorric]

Dont think its the last book they decided to split it into 3 parts.

 

[taB]

Been reading a fair few Lovecraft on my htc hero while on the bog at work

 

[Wij]

Been reading a fair few Lovecraft on my htc hero while on the bog at work

Brill stuff. Which is your favourite ?

I'm reading Valis by Phillip K Dick.

 

[Vasconcelos]

Finishing "Dust of Dreams" and reading some stories of H.P Lovecraft's gathered into a "Necronomicon".

I'm such a geek

 

[Bahumat]

Just read Shutter Island which was pretty good.

 

[PLightstar]

Reading Max Brooks World War Z.

Recommend to everyone, very well written and a great way to read about a world that has survived Zombies

 

[Fweddy]

Currently reading Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey. Really enjoying it so far.

 

[old.user4556]

Started reading The History of Glue. I just can't put it down.

 

[tierk]

A thousand and one nights. Only reached the 23rd night so far so could be a while getting through the next 978 night as it seems the lady - Shayrezad (spelling?) - can tell about 2-3 stories a night!!

 

[Darthshearer]

Started reading The History of Glue. I just can't put it down.

:lol:

 

[Wij]

A biography of the most badass leader of the ancient world Thutmose III.

Ha, Ramses - take your pretend victory at Qadesh and stick it ! Thutmose r00lz.

 

[Shagrat]

I have just finished reading a book that has jumped straight into my top ten fiction novels. Its an excellent read.

It's called "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch and chronicles the story of a bunch of thieves called the Gentleman Bastards.

all takes place in an ancient city built from elderglass that humans have colonised after finding the city empty, switching between the present day and back story chapters filling in on the cities and various characters back stories and is an excellenty written book, starts slow but builds to a great crescendo and cross and double cross.

First of a series of 7 apparently, looking forward to how the characters develop....

This is the reviews and descriptions from Amazon:

Review
"Exports the wit and suspense of a cleverly constructed crime novel into an exotic realm of fantasy and the result is engagingly entertaining. A remarkably stylish debut." -- Lisa Tuttle THE TIMES "Like an episode of the BBC's 'Hustle' on speed, The Lies of Locke Lamora layers a series of daring scams, one on top of the other, in a complex and highly entertaining mix of magic, manipulation and mayhem. Great stuff." -- Sandy Auden SFX 'Like Locke Lamora himself, Scott Lynch's novel oozes charm, ability, guile, flair, courage, cheek, humour, brevity and bravery in equal measure. It's an awesome debut, powerful and dangerous, romantic and relentless and it absolutely lives up to the hype. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a novel you'll have to work very hard not to be utterly blown away by.' -- John Berllyne SF Revu " A richly developed fantasy novel, with a nice line in earthy dialogue and many instances of grotesque violence. Lies of Locke Lamora is just like it's anti-hero - bold, witty and likely to catch you off guard." DREAMWATCH "Excellent fantasy about young grifters known as the Gentleman Bastards, out only for themselves." ABTA magazine "Grabs you by the nethers and tears through a ride of intrigue, deceit and daring deeds. In short, a ripping yarn from a major new fantasy-writing talent." THE LINCOLNSHIRE ECHO "Lynch is a virtuoso plotter, who plays fair with us and keeps us bemused at every turn. For once deserving every bit of the praise heaped on it." -- Roz Kaveney TIME OUT "A surprisingly skillful swashbuckling debut signals the next big thing in fantasy writing. The Lies of Locke Lamora stands up to the hype." EDGE magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Product Description
They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he's part man, part myth, and mostly street-corner rumor. And they are wrong on every count. Only averagely tall, slender, and god-awful with a sword, Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn, and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning. He steals from the rich - they're the only ones worth stealing from - but the poor can go steal for themselves. What Locke cons, wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards. Together their domain is the city of Camorr. Built of Elderglass by a race no-one remembers, it's a city of shifting revels, filthy canals, baroque palaces and crowded cemeteries. Home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples, and feral children. And to Capa Barsavi, the criminal mastermind who runs the city. But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa's power. A challenge from a man no one has ever seen, a man no blade can touch. The Grey King is coming. A man would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi and The Grey King. Even such a master of the sword as the Thorn of Camorr. As for Locke Lamora . . .

 

[Jupitus]

I have just finished reading a book that has jumped straight into my top ten fiction novels. Its an excellent read.

It's called "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch and chronicles the story of a bunch of thieves called the Gentleman Bastards.

all takes place in an ancient city built from elderglass that humans have colonised after finding the city empty, switching between the present day and back story chapters filling in on the cities and various characters back stories and is an excellenty written book, starts slow but builds to a great crescendo and cross and double cross.

First of a series of 7 apparently, looking forward to how the characters develop....

This is the reviews and descriptions from Amazon:

Review
"Exports the wit and suspense of a cleverly constructed crime novel into an exotic realm of fantasy and the result is engagingly entertaining. A remarkably stylish debut." -- Lisa Tuttle THE TIMES "Like an episode of the BBC's 'Hustle' on speed, The Lies of Locke Lamora layers a series of daring scams, one on top of the other, in a complex and highly entertaining mix of magic, manipulation and mayhem. Great stuff." -- Sandy Auden SFX 'Like Locke Lamora himself, Scott Lynch's novel oozes charm, ability, guile, flair, courage, cheek, humour, brevity and bravery in equal measure. It's an awesome debut, powerful and dangerous, romantic and relentless and it absolutely lives up to the hype. The Lies of Locke Lamora is a novel you'll have to work very hard not to be utterly blown away by.' -- John Berllyne SF Revu " A richly developed fantasy novel, with a nice line in earthy dialogue and many instances of grotesque violence. Lies of Locke Lamora is just like it's anti-hero - bold, witty and likely to catch you off guard." DREAMWATCH "Excellent fantasy about young grifters known as the Gentleman Bastards, out only for themselves." ABTA magazine "Grabs you by the nethers and tears through a ride of intrigue, deceit and daring deeds. In short, a ripping yarn from a major new fantasy-writing talent." THE LINCOLNSHIRE ECHO "Lynch is a virtuoso plotter, who plays fair with us and keeps us bemused at every turn. For once deserving every bit of the praise heaped on it." -- Roz Kaveney TIME OUT "A surprisingly skillful swashbuckling debut signals the next big thing in fantasy writing. The Lies of Locke Lamora stands up to the hype." EDGE magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Product Description
They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say he's part man, part myth, and mostly street-corner rumor. And they are wrong on every count. Only averagely tall, slender, and god-awful with a sword, Locke Lamora is the fabled Thorn, and the greatest weapons at his disposal are his wit and cunning. He steals from the rich - they're the only ones worth stealing from - but the poor can go steal for themselves. What Locke cons, wheedles and tricks into his possession is strictly for him and his band of fellow con-artists and thieves: the Gentleman Bastards. Together their domain is the city of Camorr. Built of Elderglass by a race no-one remembers, it's a city of shifting revels, filthy canals, baroque palaces and crowded cemeteries. Home to Dons, merchants, soldiers, beggars, cripples, and feral children. And to Capa Barsavi, the criminal mastermind who runs the city. But there are whispers of a challenge to the Capa's power. A challenge from a man no one has ever seen, a man no blade can touch. The Grey King is coming. A man would be well advised not to be caught between Capa Barsavi and The Grey King. Even such a master of the sword as the Thorn of Camorr. As for Locke Lamora . . .

There's a follow up too, and I think another one planned.... follow up is something like 'tales of the high seas' or something. Totally awesome, I agree

 

[DaGaffer]

Just finished The Jennifer Morgue and Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross. Excellent. New one out in the summer I think.

 

[mr.Blacky]

Reading Max Brooks World War Z.

Recommend to everyone, very well written and a great way to read about a world that has survived Zombies

been looking at it for a while, but is it more short stories in the same universe or something on going?

Same for Hitlers War by Turtledove. looks nice but then he tends to write a dozen books about it going into details that are not that interesting.

 

[Rulke]

There's a follow up too, and I think another one planned.... follow up is something like 'tales of the high seas' or something. Totally awesome, I agree

These books get a hearty recommendation from me too.

If anyone hasn't read Patrick Rothfuss' "Name of the Wind", go grab a copy - easily my favourite fantasy book for a while

 

[dysfunction]

Nation by Terry Pratchett