April's Astonishing, Astounding (and Sometimes Overpowering) Adventures in Reading

[nj1]

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just finished Fiest's Wrath of a Mad God and am now about to start Simon Scarrow's Newest book, CENTURION.

 

[The Ace]

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"Old Man's War," by Jon Scalzi. As a storyteller, this guy is Heinlein reborn.

 

[Connavar]

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"Old Man's War," by Jon Scalzi. As a storyteller, this guy is Heinlein reborn.

Just because he is military SF

I thought he was overrated and gave away my copy of the book.

 

[The Ace]

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I just picked it up in the library, never having heard of either the book or the author before. I found it to be good military SF, a sadly rare breed.

 

[Ice fyre]

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Just starting Steven Erikson gardens of the Moon, so far so good seems a good book, its quite heavy going but I seem to be in the mood for it.

 

[Nesacat]

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That's my fave film Nesa, i've always wondered what the book is like.

Was it written to the film or visa versa?

At the back it says ... Based on an original screenplay by James Cameron. It's a very, very good book. I love the film too.

 

[HoopyFrood]

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Finally finished The Gardens of the Moon (reread) and now going to do something I rarely do -- carry on with the series immediately. So Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson is next.

And also the screenplay of Fargo by the Coen brothers.

 

[Adasunshine]

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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini and still War of the Flowers.

Am enjoying both books but Splendid Suns has taken priority due to it being this month's book group book...

xx

 

[murphy]

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I just picked it up in the library, never having heard of either the book or the author before. I found it to be good military SF, a sadly rare breed.

It's the first book in a trilogy. I really like his writing.

 

[Connavar]

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I just picked it up in the library, never having heard of either the book or the author before. I found it to be good military SF, a sadly rare breed.

I agree good military SF is rare breed specially these days. Which is why i impulse bought Old Man's War.


As RAH fan it is alittle annoying every military SF writer is called a new Heinlein. He isnt only about that subgenre.

 

[clovis-man]

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Currently re-reading Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement. I say "re-reading" advisedly because I first read it about 40 years ago. In the intervening years, my opinion of the story waned in direct proportion to the wealth of new information about the gas giants in our own solar system, all of which seemed to put Clement's tale in the "highly speculative" bin.

Instead, what I'm finding is that the story is well conceived and much better scientifically than I remember. I'm enjoying it anew.

 

[The Ace]

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I didn't mean that, Connavar. I haven't seen descriptions of space battle this good since Heinlein.

I know Heinlein is pure class, this guy is the first to even come close in years.

 

[D_Davis]

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So far this month I've read:

1. Sirius - Olaf Stapledon
2. The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
3. Legion - Blatty
4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Jack Finney
5. The Orphan - Robert Stallman
6. Cosmicomics - Italo Calvino

 

[Tillane]

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Just picked up Alastair Reynolds' latest, House of Suns. If it's anything like as good as The Prefect (or any of his other novels, in fact) then it should be a cracking good read.

 

[D_Davis]

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Just picked up Alastair Reynolds' latest, House of Suns. If it's anything like as good as The Prefect (or any of his other novels, in fact) then it should be a cracking good read.

This guy write some long books!

I am curious...because they look interesting...

Does he justify the length?

Is he really saying that much?

 

[clovis-man]

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Re Alastair Reynolds:

This guy write some long books!

I am curious...because they look interesting...

Does he justify the length?

Is he really saying that much?

I've never thought of his novels as long. They are well written and hold my interest throughout. Now, Peter F. Hamilton OTOH...............

 

[chopper]

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Finally finished The Gardens of the Moon (reread) and now going to do something I rarely do -- carry on with the series immediately. So Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson is next.

And also the screenplay of Fargo by the Coen brothers.

Fargo - one of those unexpected pleasures...saw it at the cinema on a whim (£1 ticket day, iirc).

"he was kinda funny-lookin'"

 

[murphy]

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Now reading Rogue by Rachel Vincent. A light novel about werecats.

 

[gully_foyle]

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Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryh

 

[Talysia]

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Rereading Storm Front, By Jim Butcher.