February's Fortuitous Following Of Fabulous Fiction

[Fried Egg]

Last minute modification to this month's reading plans and I'm now reading "Forever War" by Joe Haldeman.

 

[Mouse]

Just started The Toymaker by Jeremy De Quidt last night. I'm liking it so far, very creepy. Living dolls with sparrow hearts...

 

[Connavar]

I'm on page 22 of Desolation Road by Ian MacDonald.

Very promising,strong for a debut novel. The prose seems more playful,stylised than River of Gods novel from 2004 that i read not so long ago.

Although the cover blurb ad/review from SFsite made me laugh since it said MacDonald had elegent prose like Jack Vance hehe you dont have to read MacDonald to know thats a bad comparison

 

[Heck Tate]

Just started Zelazny's Doorways in the Sand. It's something I have to try to sneak in between school readings but the first chapter sucked me in and Zelazny's my favorite so I'll manage.

 

[neuroticdog]

I'm reading The Hammer by K.J. Parker after finishing The Folding Knife. I love her writing style. I find it very easy to get caught up in her stories. The characters all always interesting and her humour and rich technical detail bring everything to life. I've now read every easily accessible book of hers, and have gone the extra mile and bought her 2 novellas, Purple and Black and Blue and Gold.

So K.J. is definitely a "she"? I thought that wasnt quite determined. Regardless, last year I read The Company and really loved it. Been meaing to pick up The Folding Knife but have gotten...distracted by my early 20th century readings.

 

[woodsman]

Last minute modification to this month's reading plans and I'm now reading "Forever War" by Joe Haldeman.

Definitely one of the better commentaries on war and very readable, I'm quite the fan.

For myself:
Temeraire: Throne of Jade - Naomi Novak

Really enjoyed the first book. Simple yet engaging and very readable, it's great to see something with a different premise from the tide of high fantasy that has been threatening to sweep me away.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

Am about 3/4 through Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov. It's the funniest thing I've read by Nabokov, but still quite empathetic and even tragic. Also reading Salt by Adam Roberts.

 

[Rosemary]

First I finished reading The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach by Steven Erikson. I knew they were up to something not very nice but not THAT gruesome!

I have now got my copy of our Joe Abercrombie's Heroes but I fear it won't take me too long to read - it's a really gripping story so far.

 

[Talysia]

As I can't get to the library right now, I'm rereading Terry Pratchett's excellent Guards! Guards!

 

[Rothgar]

Day Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko, I didn't realize the viewpoints would flip around. Interesting...

 

[KaptariMind]

Not new: The Keep by F. Paul Wilson - loving it so far.

New: The Seer of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier - haven't started it yet, but have never been disappointed with her.

 

[Tansy]

still reading Iron Angel - Alan Campbell, waiting for Heroes to arrive in the post

 

[Heck Tate]

Finished Doorways in the Sand, loved it. Moving on to Dawkin's The God Delusion for a change of pace.

 

[soulsinging]

Re-reading Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut. It's been years so I've almost completely forgotten it.

 

[bluespider100]

Just finished reading XENOCIDE by OSC and now on to his last book on the ENDER SAGA Children of the Mind... I wasn't disappointed actually I really enjoyed the book, although Ender didn't take up a bigger role than before it was still enjoyable.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

The Cardinal's Blades by Pierre Pevel.

Werthead reviewed it here more than a year ago, and since it sounded entertaining I hoped it would eventually be published here in the US. It has, and I brought it home from the library last week, but work intervened. Finally,* I was able to start reading it this evening. Twelve (very short) chapters into it, I'm enjoying it.


*Yes, a week isn't long, but I did have to wait fifteen months before that.

 

[Jayaprakash Satyamurthy]

I've been diverted by a couple of nonfic books - The Human Touch by Michael Frayn and Athene: Image & Energy by Ann Shearer.

 

[Talysia]

I've decided to continue rereading some of the Watch based Discworld books, so I'm moving on to Men at Arms.

 

[Heck Tate]

At the behest of a philosophy teacher I'm temporarily putting down my science book (The God Delusion) and picking up what I was promised is something completely different. Starting the House of Leaves today.

 

[soulsinging]

Vonnegut goes fast... I'd forgotten how creepy that novel is as an end of the world tale.

Speaking of creepy, now going to take a crack at The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson.