I recently started reading The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden.
What are you reading?
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I am going to try and read ten books that are mentioned in ‘Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ‘70 and ‘80s Horror Fiction’ by Grady Hendrix over the next year. The first book I am reading is the Kindle edition of ‘Slugs’ by Shaun Hutson. Man eating slugs chewing their way through England - love it.
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Just finished The Gods Themselves by Asimov and I'm about to start Nemesis, also by Asimov.
I read ‘The Gods Themselves’ about thirty years ago. I remember how unique the lifeforms in it were. I probably should read it again sometime.
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Oh yeah, quite unique for sure. I've heard a theory about those lifeforms being moonmen from the future, being that near the end of the 3rd part describes a series of tunnels similar sounding to those caverns in the second part, some having been long abandoned. But I'm not sure if I subscribe to that theory. Found it quite interesting that the novel essentially plays out in 3 distinct short stories connected by story threads, with Dennison being mentioned briefly in the first part, and returning for the second part as one of the main characters.
Recently finished Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Anna Waterhouse. Now getting into Salvation by Peter F Hamilton. Also, I’ve started listening to Crime And Punishment.
I am listening to Stephen King’s new novella ‘Elevation’ which is narrated by King himself.
I am taking part in ‘Novellas in November’. I hope to read/listen to 12 to 20 novellas thoughout the month. Recommendations are welcomed
I am taking part in ‘Novellas in November’. I hope to read/listen to 12 to 20 novellas thoughout the month. Recommendations are welcomed
I've just started reading A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. It's pretty good this far.
I am listening to ‘Post Apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors’ by Benjamin Wallace, narrated by Phil Thron. It starts “Even a mushroom cloud has a silver lining. No one ever sees the good in an apocalypse.....”. I am only a couple of chapters in and have had a few good chuckles so far.
I just read Nature's End by Whitley Streiber.
I first read it when it came out in paperback years ago, and just bought the Kindle version. After all this time I'd forgotten just how corny, heavy-handed and preachy it was.
I first read it when it came out in paperback years ago, and just bought the Kindle version. After all this time I'd forgotten just how corny, heavy-handed and preachy it was.
I finished "A Memory of Light" last night. I was mostly satisfied with how it ended, but there were a few loose ends I would have liked to see addressed. I wasn't entirely satisfied with Rand's fate either. Still enjoyed the hell out of it though.
I started "New Spring" this morning.
I started "New Spring" this morning.
Well, I've given up on Nemesis. While I really like Asimov, there was just something about this book that wasn't captivating me. It was a combination of subject material and what felt like uninspired writing, and maybe mood. Felt like a certain spark was missing.
Anyhow, after reading a western by Elmore Leonard (Valdez is Coming), and jumped right into another Daniel Silva spy novel (The English Girl) which has become a comfortable author of mine.
Anyhow, after reading a western by Elmore Leonard (Valdez is Coming), and jumped right into another Daniel Silva spy novel (The English Girl) which has become a comfortable author of mine.
I’ve just started reading Orbs by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
I put the books I was listening to/reading to aside for a couple of days so I could delve into the newest book in the Barker and Llewelyn series by Will Thomas (narrated by Antony Ferguson). I read the first book in this series in July and binged read the rest of the series during the rest of July and into November. Then I had to wait for the 10th book to be released. The series is about a couple of private inquiry agents working in Victorian London.
After Accelerando, I decided to read another Charles Stross novel, Neptune's Brood. (I've noticed this year that I've tended to read a few books - not necessarily part of a series, either - by the same author in succession.) It's set in the same universe as Saturn's Children, but centuries later. Humanity is extinct, and the race called "humanity" are actually androids. The plot involves an android searching for her missing sister, but in actuality the book is more about the economics of the future. The currency is an electronic one which is divided into three types: fast money, which is for daily living, medium money, for ordinary investment, and slow money, which finances interstellar colonies and takes centuries (and three-way cryptography) to come to fruition.
After finishing Neptune's Brood, I was in the mood for something a little lighter, so I cracked open Willful Child by Steven Erikson. It's a no-holds-barred Star Trek parody, in which humans reach the stars because of an alien ship that crashes in a junkyard.
After finishing Neptune's Brood, I was in the mood for something a little lighter, so I cracked open Willful Child by Steven Erikson. It's a no-holds-barred Star Trek parody, in which humans reach the stars because of an alien ship that crashes in a junkyard.
I'm still reading Orbs by Nicholas Sansbury Smith but the plot is getting kinda implausible now. But I'll try to finish it anyway.
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