April's Amazing Adventures in Fiction

[ratsy]

If you want to read Janny Wurts in her own setting without committing to a series The Master of Whitestorm is a very good stand alone book.

I may try to track it down..although I really dont have anything against a series. I always seem to be devouring series after series

 

[Althain's Warden]

Then if your fine with a series you could do no better imo than her wars of light and shadow, starting with Curse of the Mistwraith. There is 8 books so far with another due hopefully early 2010. If you do start reading them i hope you'll check out the janny wurts sub forum.

 

[Hypnos164]

Finished The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and enjoyed it a lot more than I expected - the first chapter is the weakest, so do persevere through it if you decide to read it, after that it is a very engaging YA book.

 

[murphy]

I may try to track it down..although I really dont have anything against a series. I always seem to be devouring series after series

Another stand alone is To Ride Hell's Chasm.

 

[soulsinging]

Just finished Richard Price's "Lush Life." It was fantastic and deserved all the praise it got over the last year or two. I liked it a lot better than Clockers.

Now I'm going to read the Dark Knight Returns graphic novel before catching up on the last novel in Ken Bruen's Jack Taylor series... Cross.

 

[GOLLUM]

I may try to track it down..although I really dont have anything against a series. I always seem to be devouring series after series

Both Master of Whitestorm and Hell's Chasm are good suggestions.

Just be aware that Master Of Whitestorm is representative of Janny earlier on in her devcelopment as a writer whilst Hell's Chasm much more closely resembles what you can expect to read with her current Wars Of Light and Shadow EPIC.

Another one written early on is Scorer's Legacy and the excellent Cycle Of Fire trilogy.

You can't really go too wrong with any of those I think.

Cheers....

 

[Rosemary]

I enjoyed reading Janny Wurt's books as well, ratsy.

I'm re-reading Garden's Of The Moon and enjoying it much better than the first time.

 

[ratsy]

thanks for all the feedback guys...I appreciate it

 

[Hypnos164]

Currently reading The Separation by Christopher Priest - haven't got very far with it yet.

 

[murphy]

Finished The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Steig Larsson and will definitely buy the next two books when they come out. Very good mystery story. Still on the mystery kick so I'm now reading Jim Butcher's Turn Coat. As usual, very good read and a lot of fun.

 

[Lady of Winterfell]

I finished The Boleyn Inheritance last night, and I really enjoyed it. I know its not everyone's cup of tea, but I thought it was great. The writing style took a little getting used to since there isn't much dialogue, but after a couple chapters it was fine.

Now I'm onto The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. I've heard so many good things about this one, I thought it was time to pick it up and give it a go.

 

[Switchback]

I am flat swimming in deliciousness right now. Doing a simultaneous read of Drood by Dan Simmons, and The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell. Both are simply great.

 

[ktabic]

In the most reading I have done in a weekend for a while:
Leviathan Rising Jonathon Green
House of Suns Alistair Reynolds
Celebration Editied by Ian Whates

This is what happens when I get to travel somewhere by train.

 

[Connavar]

Im 70 pages into Darker Than You Think by Jack Williamson.

I liked the writing style,the world,the athmosphere. Will Barbree though is such a fool so far.
I wouldnt mind if things went horribly for him

 

[soulsinging]

Finished Ken Bruen's 'Cross' tonight. Another worthy entry in his Jack Taylor series. I'm going to have to keep my eyes peeled for some of his other books.

Now I can't decide if I want to read Dune, which I stalled out on after 60 pages last time I tried and has been on my shelf for ages, or just dive into my just-arrived First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.

 

[murphy]

Now reading the Warded Man (the Painted Man in the UK version) by Peter Brett. Enjoying it so far.

 

[elvet]

Now reading the Warded Man (the Painted Man in the UK version) by Peter Brett. Enjoying it so far.

I'm looking forward to adding this one to my pile.
I've just started House of Chains. Erikson sure throws you a curve ball. Just when I'm getting used to some characters, a whole new race of beings is introduced. Nothing like keeping us on our toes!

 

[HoopyFrood]

Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes (for the three thousandth...well, the sixth or seventh time).

 

[Pyan]

I bet you could recite that from memory, just about...


Reading The Fantastic Universe Omnibus, edited by Hans Stefan Santesson, and containing a galaxy (as they say) of late 50's/early 60's SF...

I found it in the inevitable charity shop - but it was the blurb on the back that made me buy it...

BEWARE!

Every year more and more people,
both young and old, are falling victims
of a dangerous addiction, which once
acquired can last a lifetime -

SCIENCE FICTION!​

Heh - they don't write 'em like that any more...

 

[j d worthington]

Having finished that edition of Séraphîta (with Louis Lambert and "The Exiles") and "Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu", I've now moved on to another collection of Balzac's tales: Droll Tales (Les Contes Drolatiques). Hadn't realized it when I bought it, but the one I picked up some time back seems to have been the first English translation of these as a unit....