Finished "Goldfinger" the other day, and now I take a break from Bond to read "The Writer's Tale" by Russel T Davies & Benjamin Cook.
What book are you currently reading?
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Oh, my, yes. You can go to Baen's books free library and read 1633.
Then go here for a bunch of the novels that followed as well as copies of the Grantville Gazette:
http://www.crucis.net/ericflint/
Thanks very much. Those links will be useful in exploring the sideline offshoots.
I finished 1632 just a minute ago, so I'm about to start 1633!
I stumbled upon this Ring of Fire series of Eric Flint's entirely by accident. I'm a big fan of David Weber's Honor Harrington series, and Eric's character of 'Very Special Agent Victor Cachat' was one of it's standouts and my personal favorites. (From the Highlands & Fanatic!)
As such, I figured I ought to pick up one of his original works, and now I'm staring down the barrel of yet another 15+ book ongoing series... lol.
Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945 by Tony Judt. 300 pages in, 500+ to go.
The Reluctant Swordsman by David Duncan. A guy from our world gets put into the body of a swordsman in another world and told to finish the swordsman's mission, unfortunately, he doesn't know what it is. And the guy whose body he is in now failed disasterously.
I bought this in 1988 or so and have reread it (and the next two to finish the trilogy) several times. I just recently looked it up on Amazon and used copies are selling for $13 and up! I have a sticker on it that says $1.75. I also learned it was written in 1968!
I bought this in 1988 or so and have reread it (and the next two to finish the trilogy) several times. I just recently looked it up on Amazon and used copies are selling for $13 and up! I have a sticker on it that says $1.75. I also learned it was written in 1968!
While commuting, I listen to Mao: The Unknown Story, probably the definitive word on the twentieth century's biggest villain. I first read the print version shortly after its release in 2005.
Textwise, I'm nearly a third of the way through A Clash Of Kings, volume 2 of George Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire. It's basically a HBOesque tale of intrigue, war and power-plays set in a brutal quasi-medieval society. Compelling stuff. Only about 40 to 45 hours left in this part, I think.
Textwise, I'm nearly a third of the way through A Clash Of Kings, volume 2 of George Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire. It's basically a HBOesque tale of intrigue, war and power-plays set in a brutal quasi-medieval society. Compelling stuff. Only about 40 to 45 hours left in this part, I think.
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Orion was almost as good as when I read it as a 12 year old. I'm going to dive right into Vengeance of Orion tomorrow.
Currently reading A Feast of Crows by George RR Martin. Not enjoying it as much as the previous books in the series because several of my favourite characters are absent but it is still a good book.
I just started A Storm of Swords. Did a double take when I saw the first POV character. Does he actually get some depth, now?
sorry, double post.
Yes, there is quite a bit of character development of him throughout A Storm of Storms.
Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro
The subtitle is a little misleading, because Shapiro never doubts Shakespeare's authorship: this is a history of the authorship question itself, from its beginnings in the mid-19th century to the revival of Oxfordianism in the present. Shapiro by-and-large refuses to get down into point-by-point refutations of the various arguments, which I think is a wise way to go, particularly for general readership. When discussing conspiracy theories, it's a trap to follow the theorists too far down the rabbit hole instead of keeping the big picture in view. Nonetheless, there are plenty of interesting details, particularly relating to the minutae of Elizabethan/Jacobean publishing. Shapiro's secondary thesis is that the entire authorship question is really an outgrowth of Shakespeare scholars' decision 200 years ago to start interpreting the plays as autobiographical.
The subtitle is a little misleading, because Shapiro never doubts Shakespeare's authorship: this is a history of the authorship question itself, from its beginnings in the mid-19th century to the revival of Oxfordianism in the present. Shapiro by-and-large refuses to get down into point-by-point refutations of the various arguments, which I think is a wise way to go, particularly for general readership. When discussing conspiracy theories, it's a trap to follow the theorists too far down the rabbit hole instead of keeping the big picture in view. Nonetheless, there are plenty of interesting details, particularly relating to the minutae of Elizabethan/Jacobean publishing. Shapiro's secondary thesis is that the entire authorship question is really an outgrowth of Shakespeare scholars' decision 200 years ago to start interpreting the plays as autobiographical.
I did a little searching around my collection and finally came up with
Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt
I like McDevitt, I like time travel... it was a no-brainer.
Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt
I like McDevitt, I like time travel... it was a no-brainer.
That one sounds cool. Must get that.
Neal Asher's Gridlinked for me, and that'll be followed by LC Tyler's Ten Little Herrings...
I have finsihed a Feast of Crows and I will start reading A Dance with Dragons today.
