So What Are you Reading?: Generations - Page 17

captcalhoun · February 6 2012, 08:26 AM

started Blind Man's Bluff yesterday.

PKS8304 · February 6 2012, 01:24 PM

captcalhoun wrote:

started Blind Man's Bluff yesterday.

finished Blind Man's Bluff yesterday.

Joel_Kirk · February 6 2012, 06:11 PM

I'm currently torn between:

*Menace from Earth
*Space Cadet
*Red Harvest
*Death Troopers (which I have to read after Red Harvest, since it's a sequel)
*Captive of the Desert King
*Fledgling

PKS8304 · February 6 2012, 06:32 PM

Go Death Troopers and Red Harvest back to back and get lost in a Galaxy far far away, the timing is right with the movies coming back to theater

JD · February 6 2012, 08:10 PM

Joel_Kirk wrote:

I'm currently torn between:

*Menace from Earth
*Space Cadet
*Red Harvest
*Death Troopers (which I have to read after Red Harvest, since it's a sequel)
*Captive of the Desert King
*Fledgling

Actually Red Harvest is a prequel to Death Troopers, DT came out first. But I haven't read them yet, so I don't know if it really matters what order you read them in.

Defcon · February 6 2012, 08:31 PM

I have only read DT and it was perfectly understandable as a standalone. I haven't read Red Harvest yet, but if nothing major has changed between this May 2010 interview I had with Joe Schreiber and the release of the book it tells the origin story of the virus in DT, so there's little to none overlap of characters between the novels and it shouldn't be 100 % necessary to read them in the chronological order. But as I said I haven't read Red HArvest yet, so all this is just an (educated) guess.

Fer · February 7 2012, 12:59 PM

Greg Cox wrote:

Fer wrote:

I finally reached the top of the waiting list at my library for Star Wars: Darth Plagueis, so I'll be starting that today and Rings of Time will have to stay on deck for one more book.

Bumped by the Dark Side! The Sith are truly insidious . . . .

Well If it's any consolation, I'll actually be buying Rings of Time, instead of getting it from the library like I did with Darth Plagueis!

Killie · February 7 2012, 01:21 PM

Finally finished Enterprise: Daedalus's Children by Dave Stern and posted a review here if anyone is interested.

Currently taking a break from Star Trek books though and am reading "The Two Faces of Tomorrow" by James P. Hogan.

PKS8304 · February 7 2012, 04:23 PM

Reading Indistinguishable From Magic, awesome

Sakrysta · February 7 2012, 09:29 PM

I finally managed to get through Paths of Disharmony. I was disappointed in how little Shar had to do with the story. Overall I found the Typhon Pact books underwhelming - not bad, but not compelling either.

Now reading Indistinguishable from Magic. I'm intrigued by the story, but I'm finding the shorter-than-usual scenes kind of distracting. Usually when a book has such rapid POV changes, it's building suspense and anticipation toward a climax of some sort. And that might be what's going on here, but I'm about 1/4 of the way through the book, and so far it feels like I'm constantly climbing the first hill of a roller coaster without ever reaching the top.

Joel_Kirk · February 7 2012, 11:32 PM

JD wrote:

Joel_Kirk wrote:

I'm currently torn between:

*Menace from Earth
*Space Cadet
*Red Harvest
*Death Troopers (which I have to read after Red Harvest, since it's a sequel)
*Captive of the Desert King
*Fledgling

Actually Red Harvest is a prequel to Death Troopers, DT came out first. But I haven't read them yet, so I don't know if it really matters what order you read them in.

That is true.

Defcon wrote:

I have only read DT and it was perfectly understandable as a standalone. I haven't read Red Harvest yet, but if nothing major has changed between this May 2010 interview I had with Joe Schreiber and the release of the book it tells the origin story of the virus in DT, so there's little to none overlap of characters between the novels and it shouldn't be 100 % necessary to read them in the chronological order. But as I said I haven't read Red HArvest yet, so all this is just an (educated) guess.

JD · February 8 2012, 06:51 AM

I've decided to give up on CSI: Snake Eyes. I'm just not finding myself caring about either of the cases in the book at this point, and I've got alot of other stuff that I'm more intereseted in reading on my to read pile.
EDIT: I've decided to replace it with The Amber Spyglass, the last book in Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials. I absolutely loved the fist two books in the series, but I got distracted by other things and never got around to reading TAS.

TenLubak · February 8 2012, 06:48 PM

I recently read the STAR TREK VII : Generations novlization and thought this book made an okay but movie I always liked one hundred times better, it explained all the things that made no sense, to the best of the authors ablility, and really filled in the gaps with the deleted scenes that were really necessary to understand the plot actually, so thats a shame that its up to the novel to finish the film, but JM Dillards GENERATIONS novel is superb! And she found a way to get Spock and McCoy in there as well and that was swell! Love it!!!

Here ye here ye!

bok2384 · February 9 2012, 04:46 PM

Just started reading Spirit Walk: Old Wounds, Book 3 in the first iteration of the Voyager relaunch. The first duology managed to go against everyone's gripes on here, so lets hope that the second continues the trend.

I'm coming off of Q-Squared which I read for the third time. Not quite as good as I remembered, don't seem as epic this time around, but I'd love to see the Track A timeline revisited one day. Least of all, to see if they can ever get their Data back.

captcalhoun · February 10 2012, 08:45 AM

finished Blind Man's Bluff last night. starting Dale Brown's Rogue Forces today.

February 6 2012, 08:26 AM	#241
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations started Blind Man's Bluff yesterday.

February 6 2012, 06:11 PM	#243
Joel_Kirk Commodore Location: San Francisco...	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I'm currently torn between: Menace from Earth Space Cadet Red Harvest Death Troopers (which I have to read after Red Harvest, since it's a sequel) Captive of the Desert King Fledgling __________________ 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Joel_Kirk 2.Experiences As a Black Male on Trektoday

February 6 2012, 06:32 PM	#244
PKS8304 Lieutenant Commander Location: NY	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Go Death Troopers and Red Harvest back to back and get lost in a Galaxy far far away, the timing is right with the movies coming back to theater

February 6 2012, 08:31 PM	#246
Defcon Rear Admiral Location: Germany	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I have only read DT and it was perfectly understandable as a standalone. I haven't read Red Harvest yet, but if nothing major has changed between this May 2010 interview I had with Joe Schreiber and the release of the book it tells the origin story of the virus in DT, so there's little to none overlap of characters between the novels and it shouldn't be 100 % necessary to read them in the chronological order. But as I said I haven't read Red HArvest yet, so all this is just an (educated) guess. __________________ Unreality-SF.net - TV on the bookshelf G&T Show Book Report April 2013 - Novel editon

February 7 2012, 01:21 PM	#248
Killie Lieutenant Junior Grade Location: Scotland	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Finally finished Enterprise: Daedalus's Children by Dave Stern and posted a review here if anyone is interested. Currently taking a break from Star Trek books though and am reading "The Two Faces of Tomorrow" by James P. Hogan.

February 7 2012, 04:23 PM	#249
PKS8304 Lieutenant Commander Location: NY	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Reading Indistinguishable From Magic, awesome

February 7 2012, 09:29 PM	#250
Sakrysta Vice Admiral	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I finally managed to get through Paths of Disharmony. I was disappointed in how little Shar had to do with the story. Overall I found the Typhon Pact books underwhelming - not bad, but not compelling either. Now reading Indistinguishable from Magic. I'm intrigued by the story, but I'm finding the shorter-than-usual scenes kind of distracting. Usually when a book has such rapid POV changes, it's building suspense and anticipation toward a climax of some sort. And that might be what's going on here, but I'm about 1/4 of the way through the book, and so far it feels like I'm constantly climbing the first hill of a roller coaster without ever reaching the top. __________________ This is our small proof, not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy. - Joss Whedon, in his Emmy acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

February 8 2012, 06:51 AM	#252
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I've decided to give up on CSI: Snake Eyes. I'm just not finding myself caring about either of the cases in the book at this point, and I've got alot of other stuff that I'm more intereseted in reading on my to read pile. EDIT: I've decided to replace it with The Amber Spyglass, the last book in Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials. I absolutely loved the fist two books in the series, but I got distracted by other things and never got around to reading TAS. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

February 8 2012, 06:48 PM	#253
TenLubak Commander Location: Baltimore MD USA	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I recently read the STAR TREK VII : Generations novlization and thought this book made an okay but movie I always liked one hundred times better, it explained all the things that made no sense, to the best of the authors ablility, and really filled in the gaps with the deleted scenes that were really necessary to understand the plot actually, so thats a shame that its up to the novel to finish the film, but JM Dillards GENERATIONS novel is superb! And she found a way to get Spock and McCoy in there as well and that was swell! Love it!!! Here ye here ye! __________________ "Now, how are we progressing, Mister La Forge?" "About like you'd expect, sir." "Splendid. Splendid. Carry on."

February 9 2012, 04:46 PM	#254
bok2384 Commander Location: Warwickshire, UK	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Just started reading Spirit Walk: Old Wounds, Book 3 in the first iteration of the Voyager relaunch. The first duology managed to go against everyone's gripes on here, so lets hope that the second continues the trend. I'm coming off of Q-Squared which I read for the third time. Not quite as good as I remembered, don't seem as epic this time around, but I'd love to see the Track A timeline revisited one day. Least of all, to see if they can ever get their Data back. __________________ Currently reading: Ishmael by Barbara Hambly Next up: Typhon Pact: The Rough Beasts of Empire by David R. George III

February 10 2012, 08:45 AM	#255
captcalhoun Admiral Location: gone	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations finished Blind Man's Bluff last night. starting Dale Brown's Rogue Forces today.

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