So what are you reading now? (Part 3)

[Thrawn]

Finished Well Of Souls. That was... some kind of something.

I think, actually, that the further the book progressed and the more it resembled what Star Trek usually looks like, the less I got out of it; Bick was truly remarkable in the early long, character-based scenes of just people letting all their massive amounts of fucked-up hang out to dry, and wasn't as skillful at the space battles or plot developments in the last third.

But man, Marco sure did like to experiment, and it's great to read something so totally different from anything else in Trek. Minus the complaints above and some general first-novel-itis, I think Bick really had something here. I think if Bick came back and wrote a Titan book, it could be one seriously stunning piece of work.

In general, the Lost Era miniseries has been uniformly outstanding so far. Daring, varied, complex, and fascinating. Too bad that, from what I hear, Deny Thy Father fails to match the trend.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

In general, the Lost Era miniseries has been uniformly outstanding so far. Daring, varied, complex, and fascinating. Too bad that, from what I hear, Deny Thy Father fails to match the trend.

I don't consider it a bad novel as such, only a disappointment in context; the other Lost Era novels were all great, whereas I found Deny Thy Father simply average.

And I'm glad you liked Well of Souls

 

[mackula]

Decided to hold up on Vendetta and went for some Zombie action: Plague of the Dead

 

[Reanok]

I got the the new StarTrek novel Children of Kings to read .I've been looking forward to reading this novel since I read the book excerpt online a few weeks ago.

 

[BrotherBenny]

I finished reading Stargate Universe: Air by James Swallow over the weekend, and I have to say that it was actually more entertaining than the episodes it was based on. I preferred the more linear nature of the story than the episodes' jumping back and forth.

Still working my way through CSI: The Killing Jar by Donn Cortez and TNG: The Eyes of the Beholders by A.C. Crispin.

Next up after one of those is done is The Calling by David Mack and then Unspoken Truth by Margaret Wander Bonanno.

 

[JD]

In general, the Lost Era miniseries has been uniformly outstanding so far. Daring, varied, complex, and fascinating. Too bad that, from what I hear, Deny Thy Father fails to match the trend.

Have you read Catalyst of Sorrows yet? I've been debating trying to track this one down or a while, and I would love to hear your thoughts.

 

[Thrawn]

In general, the Lost Era miniseries has been uniformly outstanding so far. Daring, varied, complex, and fascinating. Too bad that, from what I hear, Deny Thy Father fails to match the trend.

Have you read Catalyst of Sorrows yet? I've been debating trying to track this one down or a while, and I would love to hear your thoughts.

No, I haven't. I look forward to it.

 

[Trilliam]

Still trying to get through Richard Dawkin's "The selfish gene". Stephen Hawkings'
"A Brief History of Time" is a far easier read!

 

[RonG]

I received The Children of Kings yesterday and started to read it last night.

It already looks to be a great standalone adventure

 

[Warp Coil]

I'm less than 200 pages away from the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I'm actually really surprised at how much I've enjoyed this series. I'd always written it off as just some silly kids' books. I think I am really going to miss the world of Hogwarts once I'm done.

Up next, I'll return to the world of that other wizard named Harry... Harry Dresden, that is. I have the 8th book, Proven Guilty, ready and waiting.

I'm also thinking about revisiting some old Trek classics that I've held onto but haven't re-read, like Q-Squared and Imzadi. It's been so long since I've read them it'll be like reading a new book, and I'm sure my opinion of them will be somewhat different.

 

[JD]

Well, it turns out we might possibly see a new HP story in about 10 years or so. So it turns out you might not have to say good buy to the world of Harry Potter forever.

 

[Reanok]

Children of Kings has been a real interesting book and a mystery that is going to get Pike and his crew into alot of trouble.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

I'm currently reading 'Hiroshima' by John Hersey; and, I want to read 'Mutiny on the Enterprise' again.

 

[DimesDan]

Well, it turns out we might possibly see a new HP story in about 10 years or so. So it turns out you might not have to say good buy to the world of Harry Potter forever.

What? Where did you read that or are you going by the end of Deathly Hallows and the Nineteen Years Later at the end?

 

[Steve Roby]

Picked up Children of Kings today. I'll probably start it once I've finished reading the generally enjoyable Chicks Dig Time Lords, a collection of essays by women about the female experience in Doctor Who fandom.

 

[garoo1980]

I'm reading TNG Requiem, but Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin Ryan. So far so good, but I really like both author's work so I'm not surprised

I know its not cool to quote yourself but here I go. I just got my copy of The Buried Age in so now I have to hurry up and read Requim as quickly as possible.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I finished book 2 of the Janus Gate. Better than part 1, lots more happens, much less slow trekking back and forth though the same cave network. I liked the little references to Final Frontier, The Kobayashi Maru (the old TOS one) and others.
Now part 3: Kirk in the past with his dad, a screwed-up timline and robots that sound a bit like Matrix escapees.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

I finished book 2 of the Janus Gate. Better than part 1, lots more happens, much less slow trekking back and forth though the same cave network. I liked the little references to Final Frontier, The Kobayashi Maru (the old TOS one) and others.
Now part 3: Kirk in the past with his dad, a screwed-up timline and robots that sound a bit like Matrix escapees.

Let me know how you feel about that trilogy as a whole when you're done; I've hesitated to read it.

 

[stonester1]

I,Q by John DeLancie and Peter David. Q, Picard and Data on a romp through eternity to try to save existence. It's told from Q's point of view and is as much a journey through him as it is through this cosmic tapestry. It's really interesting to see how even an omnipotent being can't know everything and his perceptions and assumptions can block him from avenues of explorations

 

[Dancing Doctor]

In general, the Lost Era miniseries has been uniformly outstanding so far. Daring, varied, complex, and fascinating. Too bad that, from what I hear, Deny Thy Father fails to match the trend.

Have you read Catalyst of Sorrows yet? I've been debating trying to track this one down or a while, and I would love to hear your thoughts.

Catalyst of Sorrows is one of my favorite Lost Era novels. I would definitely recommend you tracking it down and reading it.

I'm currently on page 293 of Well of Souls.