What August tome are you tackling this month?

[GOLLUM]

I'm surprised it's difficult to find - in the UK (and US as well I think) it's had a lot of marketing and has been surprisingly easy to find.

It won't hit general stores until later this month and my specialist SFF shop may have it in by mid august. They did have a HB edition previous month but I don't buy those normally, too expensive. We always get overseas books a month or three after anyone else unless you go via amazon etc..

Greg Keyes Blood Knight TPB shipment has beeen delayed by a month so won't get this until September now. Part of the price for living so far away from the US and UK I feel.

Cheers...

 

[Thunderchild]

Thunderchild, you mean Justina Robson, not Robinson, right? That book looks interesting; I'm glad you mentioned it! I'm going to add it to my wish list.

yeah thats right - just wrote it off the top of my head, it has some interestinf sci fi and fantasy concepts, but i get the impression they would be beter served in a more 'pure' sci fi or fantasy book

 

[Brys]

Just finished The Lies of Locke Lamora, which is easily one of the most entertaining books I've read this year. Jay's already said it, but I'll repeat it - I think it's one of those books that all fans of fantasy can enjoy. When you can get it, read it.

 

[GOLLUM]

Rest assured I shall.

Any idea how many books in the projected series and does it act something like a stand-alone or your typical cliffhanger?

 

[DanielFullard]

Have just started Aliastar Reynolds - Century Rain and after 100 or so pages Im loving it. The first book of his I have read

 

[dwndrgn]

After When Demons Walk by Briggs, I moved on to a light romance (currently spending most of my free time on painting and other projects as we get our house fixed so reading gets to be second fiddle for a while) and while at work a light mystery, The Accusers by Lindsay Davis. I wanted to pick up Lies of Locke Lamora when I saw it at the library this weekend but with scant few minutes of reading here and there, I wouldn't do a new (to me) author justice. So, I stuck with some good old regulars that I can pick up and read for five minutes at a time and still be able to follow along. I'll probably get it in a few weeks as I've seen so many glowing reviews, though mostly from people who disagree with me over other authors so it might not be my style anyway. We'll see.

 

[stinking_dylan]

Ok, August...

So far, just finished;
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick
Abarat by Clive Barker
Mother London by Michael Moorcock

Currently reading;
Desperation by Stephen King
Wizardry and Wild Romance by Michael Moorcock

Plans for the rest of the month;
Nansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Rose Madder by Stephen King
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Lots of Terry Pratchett (I haven't read him in years and years, but now have 10 of his discworld novels on order)

 

[Brys]

Rest assured I shall.

Any idea how many books in the projected series and does it act something like a stand-alone or your typical cliffhanger?

There are going to be 7 books in the series, but the book has a good ending and it's almost standalone - in the same kind of way Erikson's early books are.

I'm now reading More than Human by Theodore Sturgeon and Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges.

 

[iansales]

Finished John Meaney's To Hold Infinity. It picked up after a somewhat difficult start. Enjoyed it a great deal. Now it's The Collected Short Fiction of CJ Cherryh by, er, CJ Cherryh...

 

[kyektulu]

I am digging out Phylis Eisensteins books...
I havnt read them for years and am looking forward to the great reads to come.

 

[Crisspin]

Just finishing up Magic Time and Magic Time: Angelfire by Marc Scott Zicree (first co-written by Barbara Hambly, the second by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff). An interesting post-apocalyptic story where magic has surged into the world due to an expirement gone wrong. The world is thrown into chaos as all technology fails, and some people begin to change into demonesque dragons, fae/fairies etc. Not bad if you are interested in a mix of modern day, post-apocalyptic settings and a chase/thriller styled storyline.

Overall a B rating, fairly well written and interesting world. It is most comparable to the Stand.

Also just finished The Messenger, by Daniel Silva (non fantasy, excellent political thriller series).

Next up is to finish Carol Berg's The Bridge of D'Arnath series. I have enjoyed this series and am looking forward to a terrific ending. Her previous trilogy Transformation, Revelation and Restoration were fantastic, so I'm hoping for a great ending.

 

[Karsa Orlong]

Currently reading:
Frank Herbert - Dune
Fitzgerald's translation of The Iliad
J.S.Mill - On Liberty

 

[Carolyn Hill]

Finished Ian MacCleod's The Light Ages. (I was blown away by this truly mature fantasy and cried at the end; I must get the sequel.)

Starting Orson Scott Card's The Folk of the Fringe.

 

[Mark Robson]

Finished Teresa Edgerton's 'The Moon in Hiding' - I'm really hooked now, so I'm going straight on to the third volume in the trilogy - 'The Work of the Sun'.

 

[Dianora]

oooh. I forgot I have American Gods. That sounds good for my next conquest. Now I have a plan. But... I gotta get through Son of a Witch first. I can't believe I haven't finished it yet. GREAT book, for those Wicked fans out there. He really does the story great justice. In my opinion, anyway.

 

[Lacedaemonian]

Just started reading Midnight Tides by Stevie Erikkson. Heard that it was poor compared to the previous books in the series.However, so far I am enjoying it a lot. The Tiste Edur seem to be very interesting. Fingers crossed.

 

[ras'matroi]

The last ones were

1984 by George Orwell - just great!!!
Nightwatch - by Sergej Lukianenko
Daywatch . by Sergej Lukianenko
Shadowmarch - Tad Williams

 

[Karsa Orlong]

Just started reading Midnight Tides by Stevie Erikkson. Heard that it was poor compared to the previous books in the series.However, so far I am enjoying it a lot. The Tiste Edur seem to be very interesting. Fingers crossed.

Ahh nonono, it's not that it's poor, it's that it requires more time to get into because it's based so far from the first four books it's almost like starting a new series. It's actually a really outstanding book, you should definitely stick with it. If you're finding the tiste edur interesting already then you'll have no problem I'd imagine, it'll just get better and better.

 

[elvet]

The last ones were

1984 by George Orwell - just great!!!
Nightwatch - by Sergej Lukianenko
Daywatch . by Sergej Lukianenko
Shadowmarch - Tad Williams

How did you like Nightwatch and Daywatch? Ever since I heard about the 2005 movie based on Nightwatch, it has piqued my interest.

 

[Paige Turner]

Still working on Stephen King's Bag of Bones, and yet another flippin' software manual.