It can't be July, already? Can it? Oh well, let's hear what you're reading!

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Vertigo said:
Yes I think I will have to. When I started this series I didn't realise that it actually followed on from an earlier series :(. I think I shall probably aim to read that series followed by the second series together sometime in the future.
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Well you should have consulted with me first and then you would not have had that particular problem....;) The proposed strategy you suggest is a good one I think....:)

@Allanon: I found the 'Demons' trilogy the best thing Terry has ever written to date and I have read everything he's published including the latest Shannara prequels.

@Talysia: Redwall series is indeed a nice change of pace. I enjoyed the ones I did read way back when. Admittedly nothing too deep, nor reflective of soaring prose or multi-layered plots but still something nice to the stories and characters.
 
GOLLUM said:
Well you should have consulted with me first and then you would not have had that particular problem....;) The proposed strategy you suggest is a good one I think....:)
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Ah but the only problem there is that I read the first couple of books over a year ago (taken that long for the library to get the third one in!) and since I only joined here less than a month ago it might have been a little difficult to consult you ;)
 
Finished Stealing Light and Nova War by Gary Gibson. Not bad, liked the second better and will have to order the final one of the trilogy.

Before starting on Daniel Abraham's Quartet I've gone for a change of pace and started to read The City & The City by China Miévelle. Haven't read anything by him for a loooong time, I think Perdido Street Station many years ago (hallucinogenic butterflies i think?) Good book, very different from my usual fare.
 
Just finished reading "Revolt in 2100" by Robert Heinlein. I'm now reading "Windup Stories" by...the new author with the unpronounceable name. Will probably read "The Accidental Time Machine" by Joe Haldeman after that.
 
I'm reading Angelology by Danielle Trussoni. I've read about a fifth, and it's too soon to tell whether I'm going to like it.
 
Just finished two shorts from Reynolds' Revelation Space - Grafenwalder's Bestiary and Nightingale, which I enjoyed but I'll be honest I'm not much of a lover of short stories I like to get totally immersed in a story and with short stories I feel like I'm just beginning to settle into it and then it's over. So to make up for that I am now getting tucked into the next (chronological) Revelation Space full novel Redemption Ark. Only just started but looking like another good Reynolds offering.
 
Vertigo said:
Ah but the only problem there is that I read the first couple of books over a year ago (taken that long for the library to get the third one in!) and since I only joined here less than a month ago it might have been a little difficult to consult you ;)
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What?....You've never heard of telepathy?.....:eek:;)
 
Indeed.....:p

Now, I've never read anything by Alastair Reynolds before. What is his best book IYO and a short synopsis would be helpful too....:)
 
A few stories into The Complete Father Brown, an amateur detective priest character by GK Chesterton. The stories are alright, not quite Sherlock Holmes and a couple of them even kind of silly, but good fun nonetheless and the sly humor tinged prose is quite palatable.
 
Oh Lord - I am probably not the best to answer that one Gollum - sorry. I've not been reading him all that long and have only read a couple of his Revelation Sapce novels, a bunch of Revelation Space short stories and a couple of his stand alone novels. I have so far enjoyed all of them which is why I am keen on him and steadily working through his stuff.

I would liken him to Peter Hamilton; big, complex, detailed, high tech world building with intricate plots. However as with Banks' Culture, it can take a little while to get all the bits of the his universe in place which I did find a little frustrating for maybe the first half of Revelation Space (the first Revelation Space book I read and later realised was probably not the best starting point). He seems to frequently have two or more separate plot lines that gradually come together. Some say he has a tendancy to hop between the plot lines a little too much, however I find that once I've picked up his "rythm" I have no problem with that. My only grouch (as I have mentioned elsewhere) is that he keeps stretching my vocabulary. Absolutely a good thing but dictionary look ups can be an annoying interruption to my reading. That said my vocabularly has never been that good and I'm sure an erudite, literate ring bearer such as yourself would have much less difficulty :D

You might get some indication from his awards and nominations:

British Science Fiction Association Best Novel winner (2001) : Chasm City
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Novel nominee (2001) : Revelation Space
British Science Fiction Association Best Novel nominee (2003) : Absolution Gap
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Novel nominee (2006) : Pushing Ice
British Science Fiction Association Best Novel nominee (2007) : The Prefect

[Edit: I note that all in that list are from the Revelation Space series except Pushing Ice which will probably be my next Reynolds book after I complete the RS series]

I think Chasm City is probably one of the best starting points into Revelation Space unless you want to read the (chronologically) preceding short stories (they will certainly give you a much gentler introduction to his universe). I have listed a possible reading order here http://www.sffchronicles.co.uk/forum/50493-any-other-alastair-reynolds-fans-here-5.html (can't remember where I got it from) may have been Wiki.
 
I'm actually reading quite a few books right now. The top ones are:

1. The Enchanted Quest by: Frewin Jones
2. The Last Battle of the Icemark by: Stuart Hill
3. High Druid of Shanarra: Jarka Ruus by: Terry Brooks
4. Dragon by: Clive Cussler
5. The Princess Bride by: S. Morgenstern, abridged by William Goldman

I recently finished The Host by Stephanie Meyers, it was a really good book!
 
FireDragon-16 said:
I recently finished The Host by Stephanie Meyers, it was a really good book!
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Sssh....don't say that too loudly round here. You're liable to get a rock or two thrown in your direction...;)

Jokes aside, welcome to the forums. I don;'t recall seeing you around before, so I for one look forward to your continued input.....:)

Vertigo: Thanks for the background details. This will help when I come to making my decision as to which book to start with.
 
GOLLUM said:
Sssh....don't say that too loudly round here. You're liable to get a rock or two thrown in your direction...;)

Jokes aside, welcome to the forums. I don;'t recall seeing you around before, so I for one look forward to your continued input.....:)
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Stephanie Meyers,isnt she responsiblke for all these Twilight films every woman on facebook is going on about?
 
AE35Unit said:
Stephanie Meyers,isnt she responsiblke for all these Twilight films every woman on facebook is going on about?
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Yes, she is. I haven't read them and from what I hear, I don't think I will. Much prefer Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy for YA reading.

In the meantime, I'm reading Imager's Intrigue, by L. E. Modesitt, Jr., and while it's not the best book in the world, I am enjoying it.
 
murphy said:
Yes, she is. I haven't read them and from what I hear, I don't think I will. Much prefer Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy for YA reading.

In the meantime, I'm reading Imager's Intrigue, by L. E. Modesitt, Jr., and while it's not the best book in the world, I am enjoying it.
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such rubbish gives fantasy a bad name! I'm not keen on fantasy as it is but such dross doesnt help!
 
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