I probably should check out some of those Ravenloft books. Some of them were written by writers I usually enjoy, like Elaine Bergstrom, P.N. Elrod, and Tanya Huff.
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jhallum
Computer guy
The Highwayman by Salvatore and am halfway through The Ancient, it's sequel. It's not great, but it's good pulpy reading.
I also just finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union, my second Hugo nominee read of the 5 this year. I'll be surprised if it doesn't win it...the prose is very well done. It's not scifi at all, but an alt history mystery, like the Farthing and it's sequels by Jo Walton. Chabon, the author, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in '01, so the fact that he has a way with words is not terribly surprising. The story is good and creative. I had to google search some Yiddish slang, but otherwise, an interesting read.
On tap, the most recent Wild Cards anthology, the 3rd and 4th Hugo noms for long fiction (Ian MacDonald's Brasyl, and Robert Sawyer's Rollback). I always read the Hugo nominees every year, and I am rarely disappointed with the quality.
I also just finished The Yiddish Policeman's Union, my second Hugo nominee read of the 5 this year. I'll be surprised if it doesn't win it...the prose is very well done. It's not scifi at all, but an alt history mystery, like the Farthing and it's sequels by Jo Walton. Chabon, the author, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in '01, so the fact that he has a way with words is not terribly surprising. The story is good and creative. I had to google search some Yiddish slang, but otherwise, an interesting read.
On tap, the most recent Wild Cards anthology, the 3rd and 4th Hugo noms for long fiction (Ian MacDonald's Brasyl, and Robert Sawyer's Rollback). I always read the Hugo nominees every year, and I am rarely disappointed with the quality.
metalprof
Ken Luther
Just following up my own comments, I finished Forest Mage this weekend, and it was quite a chore just to get through it. 700 pages of pretty much nothing happening, except a once fairly strong and interesting, but now completely wimpy, emasculated, indecisive, un-inquisitive, unlikable main character sitting around feeling sorry for himself and being unable to decide to do anything. The overall flow of the story (from where it started to where it ended) works, but it didn't need 700 friggin pages to get there. I'll read Renegade's Magic (the third in the series) because now I'm committed and I still have faith in Hobb to pull something interesting out of all this, but I'm not all that excited about it at this point.
Ken
booB
Señor Member
Thanks for this... I finally finished Twilight Watch (the most recent in Sergei Lukyanenko's Night Watch series), and I was trying to decide whether or not to go back to the Soldier Son series. I never finished the first book, and now I doubt I will ever try.
Any reco's from anyone on what I should read next? I really like stuff with very good character development and an interesting plot. Darkness is a plus. Not necessarily sci-fi or fantasy, as I'm pretty picky about what I read from both genres, but I'd be willing to research whatever is recommended. I was thinking of going with The Lies of Locke Lamora, because I thought it sounded like it was right up my alley. I also have a copy of China Mieville's Iron Council that I haven't read yet. Any other ideas?
Yippee38
Living the dream!
booB
Señor Member
By the time I finish the two that are out, maybe Lynch will have the next book done and released.
Just kidding. Sort of. I'm reading slowly these days.
Harvester
The Promoter
I am going to read John Meaney's "Bone Song" soon. It looks like it might be of interest to you - it is set in a city that is powered by the souls of the dead or some such thing.
MetalRose
ProgPower EMT
Alright don't be excited when I mention this, but I'm currently reading: Casualty Adjusters Pre-Licensing Manual: Connecticut.
Fun stuff I tell ya!
-MetalRose
Fun stuff I tell ya!
-MetalRose
booB
Señor Member
I'm not a fan of this one. The plot was sparse, and the character development could use a lot of work. To be perfectly honest, this book reads like... like a "manual" of some sort.
C4RN470R
will code for prog..
Pellaz
Tigron of Immanion
spag
I am a leaf on the wind
Good one.
I finally got around to reading Duma Key by Stephen King. It's ok so far.
I've been spending a lot of reading time researching schools, thinking of going back for a masters in a different field.
Kenneth R.
Cináed
I just got a bunch of old rare hardcover SciFi on ebay.
So I'll probably read The Crystal Memory first.
So I'll probably read The Crystal Memory first.
OrbWeaver
BECAUSE FALCONER
The Horror at Red Hook - H.P. Lovecraft
Not really a book, but it's part of an anthology I have.
Not really a book, but it's part of an anthology I have.
MetalRose
ProgPower EMT
Actuarily, I must agree.
*Groan* I hope you don't claim that one as your own, it needs a little bit of adjusting.
-Metal
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