So what are you reading? Part VI

[TenLubak]

I bought 4 books today. Foley is Good by former WWF Champion Mick Foley which picks up in 1998 where is first autobiography left off. Foley;s writing style is direct, no ghostwriter, his stories intersting, and insightful into his time in the WWF during the peak of its popularity in 99 and the early 00s. Heartbreak and Redeption by former WWF and WORLD Champion Shawn Michaels. Another WWE autobiography. TNG Buried Age because so many ppl have said good things about it. and The Further Adventures of Batman. ( a collection of stories by many authors including R. Sheckley, and A Asimov, and Edward Hoch.).
So i begin with Foley, as i finish up my hardback Janus Gate TOS novel hardback special book club edition. In this one people are time shifting, and the crew have to get Kirk back meanwhile being stuch with older versions of Chekov and Sulu, as well as a child Kirk. Oh and aliens come and forbit them from using this Janus Gate which shifts people thru time. So its been 2 books into this Janus Gate and im ready for things to be wrapped up.

 

[Scout101]

Currently reading The Omen Machine, a follow-up book to the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.

 

[Corran Horn]

Just started reading The Hunger Games. Enjoyable so far. (if depressing)

 

[Sakrysta]

^ Well-written but yes, DEPRESSING.

 

[Reanok]

I just started Cast No shadow by James Swallow. The book is alot more interesting reading than DTI by Christopher Benett the book was really slow reading it took forever for me to finish this book..

 

[Destructor]

Currently reading The Omen Machine, a follow-up book to the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.

I'd not even heard of this book until just now. I finished the 'Sword of Truth' series and while it's safe to say I'm a fan overall, I thought the books progressively became more lectures on objectivism and less good fantasy. The 'final solution' of the series was so ridiculous and offensive (I took away the implication that the 'world of the takers' [the non-magical world] that Richard divided from his world was meant to be our world, this world, that we were essentially the dregs of humanity who couldn't learn to embrace the vision of objectivism), but more than that, didn't his solution essentially mean the end of conflict? I find it difficult to imagine how this new novel is supposed to work.

I don't know if, after 12 books, I'm ready to start another series! Sounds like cashing in after his first non-Richard book flopped, to me. Still, I admit I am curious. How are you finding it?

 

[Scout101]

Not bad so far. Can't really disagree with your other comments, although still enjoyed the series.

And while his other book was intended to be more mainstream, by the end it was still a book with all the same elements, last names, etc. , so he didn't stray too far...

 

[aaon80]

I just finished the superb The Subterranean Railway by Christian Wolmar, a thorough history of the London Underground. It looks at both the history of the lines themselves, and their social impact on London. Well worth a read if you have any interest in subways or railroads!

Today on the tram to work I started Scotland: The Autobiography edited by Rosemary Goring . Very interesting, basically a compilation of short writings from Roman times to the present day, chronicling both the major events in Scottish history, along with the day-to-day lives of the people. Some really great stories, really makes the history come alive.

And finally, up next will be Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield. I got a signed copy from him at the Edinburgh Book Festival last weekend, and I'm looking forward to reading it!

 

[John Clark]

Finished Night of the Living Trekkies before. A fun read and lots of references though I don't know if I recognized all of them.

Currently, it's Wing Commander:Pilgrim Truth by Peter Telep

 

[Smellincoffee]

Wrestling with The Age of Faith by Will Durant. Now that I'm over the depressing fall-of-Rome bit, my reading pace has accelerated.

 

[DimesDan]

I've not long read Christopher Brookmyres new novel, Where the Bodies are Buried, which was an okay read, it wasn't his best, but it was good overall and the two female leads were interesting to read about.

I'm currently reading the first Fate of the Jedi novel, Outcast by Aaron Allston from the local library, I was kinda put off by the series by its theforce.net reviews and the fact all nine are in hardback, but as the Library system here have them I decided to start reading them and so far, so good.

 

[Defcon]

Finished Cast No Shadow today.

Until A Coice of Catastrophes is available on Kindle I think I will finally start to read SNW X, which has been lying unread on my shelf for almost three years now.

 

[Steve Roby]

Reading John Shirley's novel Bioshock: Rapture, the prequel to the games. Enjoyable so far, which I expected; I like the games and I like a lot of Shirley's own fiction.

 

[Sakrysta]

I just finished Articles of the Federation. KRAD's ability to make fascinating things I would otherwise find supremely boring (such as politics, or Klingon culture) continues to astound me. This was a really great read. Loved it.

Now I have to go find the annotations, because there were so many references to what were clearly events from other novels that my head is spinning. OH, and for the record, the events of Titan: The Red King ARE set before Articles of the Federation - there's a reference early in the book to Titan's little jaunt outside the galaxy. However, since that's the only reference, it didn't cause any problems in reading this book first.

So, off to find annotations, then onward to Titan: The Red King!

 

[Starbreaker]

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

 

[Cap'n Crunch]

I finished The Ruins of Noble Men, Marco Palmieri's story in Vanguard: Declassified, the other day. It's very good, the best story in the collection so far (I've still got David Mack's left). Now I'm reading Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling. Some people were discussing the series here a while ago and it sounded interesting, so I decided to check it out. So far I'm really enjoying it, but I haven't got very far yet.

 

[Scout101]

Keep going, it's a fun series. And once you finish the 3-book set, you can get into the next set of books, which deals with a slightly different standpoint, the world that Nantucket left behind in the first series...

 

[Sakrysta]

*is still chomping at the bit to start Island in the Sea of Time and restraining herself*

I know if I start it, I will never get back to my goal of catching up with Trek. I'm doing SO WELL there, that I refuse to get sidetracked now.

I have my copy of Island in the Sea of Time shelved BEHIND my Trek collection. It can't whine at me quite so loudly from back there.

 

[label]

Finished : Ready Player One 5/5 stars!
Everyone on this board needs to read Ready Player One. Satisfaction is guaranteed!

Reading : Not sure yet........decide

Review - For ready player one.....


What a blast! This book isn't Shakespeare or Tolkien but is rather like a well done summer block-buster pop-corn flick where you pump your fist when the good guys win.

The book's set in the not too distant dystopian (and not all that unbelievable) future and revolves around one person's quest to win the holy grail of his life and times and is largely set in a futuristic MMO type of environment where the action is really fast paced and very cool for the most part.

I won't dive into any more details because the book's story is best read unspoiled, but the book moves fast, if filled with lots of action, really inventive ideas, a few twists and a ton of geek references from the late 70's through the early 2000's. Basically, if you're 20 or older and any sort of Sci-fi or fantasy or MMO type of geek you're going to love the book. If you're 30 and older, this book is a must read. That being said, I think anyone could read and enjoy the book even without getting some of the geeky references. It's a bit similar to a Harry Potter adventure though it's written more for adults.

I won't say the book is "perfect" as it's not entirely unpredictable in places and it didn't blow my mind or anything and the writer appears to be one of those militant atheists who seems to think anyone who doesn't share his view to one the universe's oldest questions is a moron, but that's only a distraction in a couple of spots. Most of the time he keeps his preaching to a minimum.

All in all, this is one of the most fun adventure-type-puzzle-type quest books I've read since Harry Potter 4 and can't wait for Cline to write a follow up to. Highly recommended to all.

 

[Defcon]

Now reading SCPD #1: The Case of the Claw by Keith R.A. DeCandido.

Finished that one an hour or so ago. Nice novel and the first one in ages I read in pretty much one sitting (read a bit before I made that post, but read the majority of the novel this evening).

My review is online now.

If you're a fan of Keith R.A. DeCandido and/or procedural stories you should really take a look at this one.