So what are you reading now? (Part 3)

[S. Gomez]

After two weeks and only halfway through the book, I decided to put down Reynolds' Chasm City. The plot just wasn't there for me, and it got pretty lethargic and lost in the universe a little bit.

I've moved on to the DS9 book Hollow Men. I'm looking forward to it since "In The Pale Moonlight" is my (and a lot of people's) favourite.

 

[John Clark]

Currently rereading the Mutineer's Moon series by David Weber.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has also been recommended to me so I may give that a try next

 

[Daddy Todd]

I just got hold of a stack of Dumarest Saga books (wallet-crushing 15p each). Does anyone know if they're any good?

The early titles were good pulpy fun, but they got pretty repetitive after a while. I mean, how can you write 30+ books about a guy NOT finding Earth, and maintain much enthusiasm from your reader?

It's kinda like Voyager...

 

[Daddy Todd]

Last night I finished The Spiral Labyrinth, the second volume in Matthew Hughes's Henghis Hapthorn trilogy, and started the third volume, Hespira, today. I've read several of Hughes's books recently, and find I really enjoy his style. Reminiscent of Jack Vance, but with a bit more modern view of human relations. Great fun!

 

[F. King Daniel]

Thanks, Daddy Todd! I'll try a few between big meaty reads.

 

[JD]

I picked up Seven Deadly Sins and the Rihannsu trade at my local Barnes & Noble today. I actually saw the Rihannsu book on the shelf months ago (I'm assuming it's probably still the same copy, it's pretty beat up). I've been wanting to read the Rihannsu books for ages so I'm really happy I actually managed to find a copy. SDS has stories from three of my favorite authors (Ward & Dilmore, KRAD, and James Swallow) and David McIntee who I believe is a poster here.

 

[DBall]

I've moved on to the DS9 book Hollow Men. I'm looking forward to it since "In The Pale Moonlight" is my (and a lot of people's) favourite.

Just finished re-reading Q&A and moved on to re-reading Hollow Men myself...

 

[Steve Roby]

Still having a bit of a break from Trek reading. I read the trade paperback collection of Mysterius the Unfathomable, a comic miniseries written by Jeff Parker and illustrated by Tom Fowler. Missed it when it was coming out, but Fowler did a signing at the local comic shop. Turns out it's right up my alley -- somewhere between Dr Strange and Hellblazer, but with a bit of a Mad Magazine spin on things. I hope they get a chance to do more.

Now reading Super-Cannes by J.G. Ballard. It's relatively recent, and looks on the surface like a fairly conventional mystery, but there are hints of elements of classic novels like Crash and Highrise in there. So far so good.

 

[Cap'n Crunch]

I'm still reading the expanded The Sorrows of Empire. I'm a bit surprised by how much new material there is, it seems to comprise most of the book. Not that that's a bad thing mind you, I'm enjoying the new stuff a lot.

Yesterday I received the TPB's of the IDW comics Star Trek: Year Four and Alien Spotlight, Volume 1. I read Year Four yesterday and started on Alien Spotlight today. Year Four didn't do much for me, I only cared for one or two stories. I also didn't know they were all one shot stories until I started reading them, I had assumed they were part of an arc. Alien Spotlight, however, is very good and I'm trying to make it last longer by reading a chapter or two of The Sorrows of Empire between each story.

 

[elaithin]

I'd been taking a little bit of a break from Trek lately. I finished up finally reading Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series - my wife's been after me to read them for years. They were... okay. I liked some better than others, but I guess my feelings on them can be summed up as 'solid'. I was a little disappointed that so much of my reaction to these books was pondering how they could have been better.

After that, it was back to the Honorverse with the Advance Reader Copies of David Weber's (with Eric Flint) Torch of Freedom, and then Weber's solo addition to that series, the very, very awesome Mission of Honor. So much payoff in this book for fans of that series. Both of those, really.

Then it was on to Mack's incredibly good expansion, The Sorrows of Empire. There's just not enough good to say about this story, except my sheer glee when I learned he was planning to continue it.

That's been the last month or so - now I'm on to an old series that I picked up but never finished. Ed Greenwod's Elminster books, and I'm enjoying my way through The Temptation of Elminster now.

 

[Steve Roby]

I'd been taking a little bit of a break from Trek lately. I finished up finally reading Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series - my wife's been after me to read them for years. They were... okay.

I remember thinking I'd have to get around to those books eventually, back in the 1970s, and in '81 I finally read the first one. And stopped there.

 

[Greg Cox]

I picked up Seven Deadly Sins and the Rihannsu trade at my local Barnes & Noble today. I actually saw the Rihannsu book on the shelf months ago (I'm assuming it's probably still the same copy, it's pretty beat up). I've been wanting to read the Rihannsu books for ages so I'm really happy I actually managed to find a copy. SDS has stories from three of my favorite authors (Ward & Dilmore, KRAD, and James Swallow) and David McIntee who I believe is a poster here.

I think most of us are posters here. Hope you like the book!

 

[Allyn Gibson]

I'd been taking a little bit of a break from Trek lately. I finished up finally reading Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series - my wife's been after me to read them for years. They were... okay.

I remember thinking I'd have to get around to those books eventually, back in the 1970s, and in '81 I finally read the first one. And stopped there.

I have started Dragonflight at least three different times (that I can recall), and have never been able to finish it. I didn't care for McCaffrey's writing style, the sociology of Pern had me calling shenanigans every five pages or so, and I decided life was too short. *shrug*

 

[T'Bonz]

I picked up the last two Best of Trek books that I didn't have and so am reading them.

It's odd to read them, after ten years online, the articles seem so quaint. Nothing is wrong with the articles, but we can go online now and discuss things (and discuss and discuss!) so the format of publishing articles in a book or a fanzine about loves and dislikes, nitpicks, critiques, raves, etc. seems so SLOW.

Those of us in Star Trek fandom have so much more access to each other and in a quicker fashion. Even fan fic has changed due to the 'net, no more waiting forever for fanzines.

And yet, I think there was less fighting with the older format. Or maybe it was just that with it taking longer to discuss a matter, one would cool down before deciding to pick up one's pen or to uncover the typewriter. Online? You can have a post up before you even realize you're annoyed.

 

[F. King Daniel]

^Mostly agreed, but I love old opinion pieces and fan letters. It's one of the things I'm looking forward to when I finally get that comics DVD - the old letters pages. I rediscovered my old Trek comic stash (in tatters) a couple of years ago and had a blast reading though. Trekkies were complaining about the same things 20 years ago as they are today!

Also, back then everything was filtered though the editor, and only the most articulate and interesting letters posted. I'm sure they got lots of letters to the era's equivilant of "F--KING BREWERY WORST FILM EVER!!!!"

 

[Paris]

I put down book 2 of the Maximum Warp duology, Forever Dark, and have picked up the new Seven Deadly Sins anthology. I'm currently reading the first story, Pride: The First Peer.

 

[F. King Daniel]

They've gone and retconned Joseph's gender in Captain's Glory: Once hermaphrodite born with both, and destined to choose one upon reaching a certain age, now Joseph is genderless, and will grow one way or the other naturally with the onset of puberty. Why water down the most insane thing in the history of the loony Shatnerverse?
Otherwise enjoying the book.

 

[JD]

I picked up Seven Deadly Sins and the Rihannsu trade at my local Barnes & Noble today. I actually saw the Rihannsu book on the shelf months ago (I'm assuming it's probably still the same copy, it's pretty beat up). I've been wanting to read the Rihannsu books for ages so I'm really happy I actually managed to find a copy. SDS has stories from three of my favorite authors (Ward & Dilmore, KRAD, and James Swallow) and David McIntee who I believe is a poster here.

I think most of us are posters here. Hope you like the book!

Yeah, sorry about that, I was actually pointing him out because I've never read anything he's written before. Well, other than his posts here, and I think possibly some articles in the Star Trek magazine.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Just started Under the Dome by Stephen King. I love the way King makes you care about a character and then kills them off on the next page.

When I worked in a bookstore people would ask for books by Stefaan King. I respond that "Steve's" book are over here. (Bookstore humor)

 

[pookha]

i am also in a non trek mode after a very heavy trek reading binge back in fall /early winter.

most recently..
reynolds revalation space, michael flynn's eifelheim and mcdevitt's engines of god.
eifelheim was my favorite.