Books Whats everyone reading atm?

[Rulke]

I struggled with book two of the soldiers son trilogy, I found it went off in a direction that didn't really take my fancy.

That said the live ship traders trilogy and the royal assasin trio were brilliant. The first of her new trilogies is out now also.

Robin Hobb is weird, I loved the Assassin and Fool trilogies but the Liveship and soldier's son ones were just tedious

 

[Shagrat]

I picked this up at the weekend as I liked the picture on the cover and the brief description on the back cover.

The Passage: Amazon.co.uk: Justin Cronin: Books

Read the first few chapters and it's a good read, definitely worth a look.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Currently reading Kafka's Amerika but no doubt that's wasted on your fantasy fags.

 

[tierk]

Just waded back into this one again.

Amazon.com: War and Peace (Penguin Classics) (9780140444179): Leo Tolstoy, Rosemary Edmonds: Books

Its long but i have say that i am really enjoying it. It is certainly epic in proportion (length) as well as scope but i would recommend it to anyone, even having not completed it yet.

 

[Helme]

After being seriously impressed with how Brandon Sanderson handled taking over The Wheel of Time I decided to take a look at his other works and found Mistborn. It's a very well written, fast paced and enjoyable trilogy with lots of intresting characters. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy.

It also gives me high hopes for his next book series that launches at the end of the month - The Stormlight Archives, this man is like a machine - releasing two full fantasy books in one year.

 

[Vasconcelos]

Just finished The desrt spear (book 2 of the demonwar saga) which left me with a 'meh'feeling
Reading The lies of Locke Lamora atm and im liking it: fresh story in a dark atmosphere. hope it lives for the first chapters of the book, cuz its a trilogy

 

[DaGaffer]

In the last couple of weeks I've read this:

And Another Thing ...: Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three Hitchhikers Guide 6: Amazon.co.uk: Eoin Colfer: Books

This:
The Fuller Memorandum (Laundry 3): Amazon.co.uk: Charles Stross: Books

and this:
The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War: Amazon.co.uk: Andrew Roberts: Books

First was...not Douglas Adams. Second was excellent as ever from Charlie Stross, and third was well written but told me absolutely nothing new. I now have absolutely nothing to read and nothing in particular on my "to read" list, which is unnerving me.

 

[Rulke]

Just finished The desrt spear (book 2 of the demonwar saga) which left me with a 'meh'feeling
Reading The lies of Locke Lamora atm and im liking it: fresh story in a dark atmosphere. hope it lives for the first chapters of the book, cuz its a trilogy

The locke lamora books are more than a trilogy, I think its planned as 7.

 

[georgie]

Seeing as people wouldn't STFU about the Wheel of Time series of books (and the Song of Fire and Ice too for that matter) I decided to check them out. Just about to finish book 4, must say I'm really enjoying them.

Despite playing DaoC for so long, it's my first foray into fantasy literature, but it's really very readable. I must admit the blurb on SoFaI sounded a bit more like the roleplayers of Albion type stuff that I was expecting, but maybe I'm doing it a disservice. Regardless I shall give that a go at some point too.

 

[Deebs]

Just on the last of the Milliennium Trilogy of books by Steig Larsson. Awesome books. Then I move onto the Simon Scarrow books....

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Some time ago I was browsing in Waterstones and spotted this:

I've long since lost my original copies so recently bought it again. Dated somewhat (well the first Stainless Steel Rat novel was 1961) but still great fun.

 

[dysfunction]

I'm waiting for this:
The Evolutionary Void: Amazon.co.uk: Peter F. Hamilton: Books

This:
Surface Detail: Amazon.co.uk: Iain M. Banks: Books

And this:
I Shall Wear Midnight: Amazon.co.uk: Terry Pratchett: Books

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Aye I'm also waiting for the third in the void trilogy. Great space opera fun. Not long to go now

 

[taB]

Stainless Steel Rat is great fun. Picked the omnibus up recently myself.

This:
Surface Detail: Amazon.co.uk: Iain M. Banks: Books

I'm going to see Banks talk about this at the Wigtown Book Festival (arse end of nowhere) in October. Tickets still available.

Can't wait!

 

[Rulke]

Seeing as people wouldn't STFU about the Wheel of Time series of books (and the Song of Fire and Ice too for that matter) I decided to check them out. Just about to finish book 4, must say I'm really enjoying them.

Despite playing DaoC for so long, it's my first foray into fantasy literature, but it's really very readable. I must admit the blurb on SoFaI sounded a bit more like the roleplayers of Albion type stuff that I was expecting, but maybe I'm doing it a disservice. Regardless I shall give that a go at some point too.

SoIaF poos on WoT from a great height

 

[Ch3tan]

They are both great. The way its going though, WoT may actually be finished before the 5th Ice and fire book is out (they've put it back ANOTHER year). I get the feeling that Dance with Dragons may go the way of Duke Nukem and never be finished.

 

[megadave]

Just on the last of the Milliennium Trilogy of books by Steig Larsson. Awesome books. Then I move onto the Simon Scarrow books....

Finished them recently aswell. Very entertaining! Shame he had to die suddenly as he had a few more in the pipeline.

Anyone know if the films are any good? Saw an advert for the second one today.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Reading more Kafka.

He really was utterly god-like.

 

[Calaen]

The Left Hand of God - Pal Hoffman, really enjoying it so far abuot 3/4's of the way through.

Finished The Magicians Apprentice - Trudi Canavan (stand alone(ish) prequel to the Magicians Guild trilogy)

Personally I though it was horrible, I felt no attachment to any of the characters, and she seemed to kill important people off without so much as an explanation or any fall out from their deaths. There was indepth chapters on people who had no real need to be mentioned in the story at all, and after it had finished I didn't have a fooking clue what she had been smoking while writing it.

It was meant to give me an insight into how the guild was formed, and to be honest I could have imagined it better than the two sentences I got from her explaining it.

It felt rushed and I was left very unhappy!, because the guild trilogy had been really interesting and I am now dubious about her new follow on books from said trilogy!

 

[Deebs]

The Simon Scarrow books about the Romans and Britain. Cannot put them down, absolutely awesome reading.

 

[Z^^]

Terminal World, by Alastair Reynolds

very good so far..

 

[Shagrat]

I'm waiting for this:
The Evolutionary Void: Amazon.co.uk: Peter F. Hamilton: Books

I wish they'd get their thumb out their ass and get this one published.....

Waiting for the 3rd of Clive Barker's Abarat books as well, good series of stories.

 

[sayward]

Just on the last of the Milliennium Trilogy of books by Steig Larsson. Awesome books. Then I move onto the Simon Scarrow books....

Just started these.

 

[Scouse]

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

It's got some massive fucking forward on it which looks like it's going to explain to me how I should feel about the story before I read it. So I'm skipping that and going straight on into it - I want to decide for myself how to feel

 

[cHodAX]

The Simon Scarrow books about the Romans and Britain. Cannot put them down, absolutely awesome reading.

Thanks for the tip, they sound exactly my kind of thing.

 

[Calaen]

Well finished Left hand of God and it was really enjoyable, I can't wait for the sequel!!!

 

[Tuthmes]

 

[gremlin]

Finished them recently aswell. Very entertaining! Shame he had to die suddenly as he had a few more in the pipeline.

Anyone know if the films are any good? Saw an advert for the second one today.

The first film was pretty good, true to the book (if a bit rushed through). The actress who plays Salander nails the character.

 

[Ch3tan]

Just started reading "otherland" by Tad Williams, picked it up at a charity book stand. It's the future, 50p for a hardback book, yes sir!

 

[Shagrat]

Getting books from charity shops is ace