Super September - What literary offering are you currently reading?

[Carolyn Hill]

Finished Huff's Smoke and Mirrors. Fun!

Rereading Fallen Angels by Niven, Pournelle, and Flynn, because I'm feeling the need for fanac.

 

[dwndrgn]

Finished Elantris and won't hesitate to recommend it to others. Anyone looking for a well-crafted stand-alone fantasy that doesn't have your usual elves and dragons; try this one. This story has serious life-issues mixed in with a bit of humor, politics and religion. I really enjoyed it.

Now going to read Magyk by Angie Sage.

 

[GOLLUM]

What's this one like? I read The Name of the Rose and loved it, but I couldn't get into Fouchault's Pendulum (sp?), so I'm not sure what to think about Eco.

Only just started so I'll let you know once completed. Personally I think he's a major talent and after finishing this one I'll be reading Focault's Pendulum.

 

[Taltos]

Finished Gregory Benford's "Foundation's Fear" - I'll have to agree with the comments read from other places, it's too long and boring, and doesn't add anything really interesting to the Foundation universe Beside that, Seldon should also be known as Houdini for all the escaped assassination attempts he lives through. Oh well, the comments also say that the next 2 books, Bear and Brin, should be better.
Then attempted to re-start Andrzej Sapkowski's "Narrenturm" - without success. Background and historical details are marvelous, but it's just really, really, really ... hard to get into a book, where the main character is complete idiot. Oh well, I'll give it another try when current book is finished. It just seems to be a very masochistic reading month for me
Now, I'm almost finished with Bruce Sterling's "Schismatrix" - about 10 pages to go and it's been very entertaining read. Next will be some stories which are set in the same universe.

 

[T5.2]

I just finished reading Saga Of Seven Suns Book 4: Scattered Suns, by Kevin J. Anderson...and started today on Consider Phlebas, by Iain M. Banks.

 

[iansales]

I finished Hunters of Dune, Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson's continuation of Frank Herbert's Dune series, and... oh dear. It's better than the dreadful Legends of Dune trilogy, but just a tiny bit. One for the fan-boys only, I think.

I've now started Le Guin's City of Illusion.

 

[Thadlerian]

I finished Hunters of Dune, Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson's continuation of Frank Herbert's Dune series, and... oh dear. It's better than the dreadful Legends of Dune trilogy, but just a tiny bit. One for the fan-boys only, I think.

Oh, the horrors... What's the concept of this new grave robbery?

I've now started Le Guin's City of Illusion.

Have you read Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile? In my opinion, City of Illusion is the best of Le Guin's three earliest novels

 

[iansales]

Oh, the horrors... What's the concept of this new grave robbery?

Long story... but Brian Herbert found his father's notes for "Dune 7", and he and KJA have based their continuation of the series on them.

Have you read Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile? In my opinion, City of Illusion is the best of Le Guin's three earliest novels

Yes, read them.

 

[Thadlerian]

Long story...

I can imagine that. At least something BH and KJA would spend hundreds of pages slowly wading through. I read the three preludes years ago, and reached The Butlerian Jihad before I could stop myself.

 

[nixie]

Colleen McCullough's The First Man in Rome

 

[Karsa Orlong]

Colleen McCullough's The First Man in Rome

I got this recently, 'tis supposed to be excellent.

 

[nixie]

The series has been in my to read pile for over a year.Thought it was time I gave it a try.

 

[Kettricken]

I've just read 'Songmaster' by Orson Scott Card, which pleasantly surprised me. Think I'll pick up 'Alphabet of Thorn' by Patricia McKillip now.

 

[Nesacat]

I've been considering buying Alphabet of Thorn so I'd like to know what you think about it please Kettricken.

I'm reading Reef by Romesh Gunasekara ... there's a cake in it with 10 eggs and I've been wondering how that would be like, especially since they keep saying it's a small cake.

 

[ravenus]

I've read Reef. It's a damn good emotional book and some of the recipes sound quite intriguing yeah!

 

[Nesacat]

I'll have to agree with you there Ravenus. It's a very emotional book and well written. Reads almost like a poem and it's hard to put down.

Romesh is an amazing cook and has the recipe for what is probably the best mutton curry ever. While I'm not tempted to try making the cake I'll probably try some of the other dishes mentioned in the book. I've tried the mutton cury and that's amazing.

 

[Rane Longfox]

Finally started Gene Wolfe's "Fifth Head of Cerberus" Finished the first story in it, but haven't started the second yet. It's been very good so far

 

[iansales]

If you figure it out, let us know

 

[Rosemary]

I am re-reading The Kingless Land - A Band Of Four Novel by Ed Greenwood.

It's been ages since I last read the series but it is just as good...lots and lots of magic...

 

[jackokent]

The weavers of Saramyr - Chris wooding