Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years
What are you reading?
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Winter's Child, by Margaret Coel. The 20th and final book of her Wind River mystery series.
I am listening to Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley, narrated by Jayne Entwhistle. It is the 8th book in the Flavia de Luce Mysteries series.
Reading John Cleese's autobiography, So Anyway...
Book Six of Steven Erikson's Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen - The Bonehunters
1200 pages of it and just finished a 150 page chapter. Sucka knows how to build and pay off "Event Drama"
Hugo - Roland Emmerich couldn't come up with anything as horrific, disastrous and epic as that was
1200 pages of it and just finished a 150 page chapter. Sucka knows how to build and pay off "Event Drama"
Hugo - Roland Emmerich couldn't come up with anything as horrific, disastrous and epic as that was
Recently began Jerusalem by Alan Moore. According to my Kindle it's marginally longer than the Maude translation of War And Peace at 25919 locations to the latter's 25386. I'm at the first chapter after the prologue and so far it's lighthearted and interesting. Apparently a later chapter is done in the style of Finnegans Wake and focuses on James Joyce's mentally ill daughter Lucia. Hopefully it'll be less bereft of narrative than the actual Finnegans Wake, which I finally finished reading a few weeks ago in preparation for this book. (Took me about two-and-a-half years on and off.) On the strength of a Swamp Thing story from years ago, I look forward to Moore doing things with portmanteau words.
I'd love to read Jerusalem and probably will, but the length is a bit off putting-- like a Neal Stephenson book, only worse. But Moore is a great writer with a fantastic ability to write in diverse genres and styles, so I expect Jerusalem to be an amazing read.
Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
Finished Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters. Possibly my favourite this year. It explores the concept of the civil war never have happened. The writing quality was up there with some great classics. In some ways, it feels retro, which is possibly intentional, but great story.
My niece lent it to me, but I haven't read it yet...will get to it...
Well, Dark Tower is set to be launched as a TV- and Movie franchise coming next year. Thought that might sway your choice one way or the other. In any case, both book series are great, but a hell of a commitment.
I am listening to The Obsidian Chamber' by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, narrated by Rene Auberjonois. It is 16th book in the Pendergast series and it was released yesterday.
I'm reading a massive anthology of SF that I got from SFBC that not only has selections from well-known writers such as Asimov and Sturgeon, but also a lot of seldom-reprinted works from women writers of the Pulp Era and a lot of foreign translations. Very interesting stuff.
