What's everyone reading right now?

Bryancd · September 08, 2009, 05:10:07 PM

Quote from: Rico on August 31, 2009, 09:42:52 AM
Quote from: billybob476 on August 31, 2009, 08:20:50 AM
Legacy is a cool series with a pretty big payoff. Good choice Rico.

Been wanting to get back to it for awhile. Some of these Star Wars book series come out so fast it's hard to keep up. Same with the Trek stuff. Ahh, I remember a day I was actually able to keep up with both universes new book releases.

That's a great series. I'm on to Fate of the Jedi now which is good but not great yet.

ori-STUDFARM · September 09, 2009, 10:45:20 AM

Has anyone read (or listened to) any of Orson Scott Card's sci-fi works. I'm alternating a sci-fi audiobook with the works of Card. I've listened to and loved Enders Game. Fabtastic novel with an excellant twist.

I was slow getting into Speaker For The Dead, but by the end was enjoying it. I know many consider this his greatest work, but I much prefered Enders Story

I am about halfway through Xenocide. I think I may be enjoying this more than Speaker also, but depends how it ends. Interesting view on religion with this one.

SPOCKFAN · September 09, 2009, 12:58:43 PM

I thought Ender's Game was a great novel, but I have never read any of the sequals

ori-STUDFARM · September 09, 2009, 02:06:15 PM

I'm enjoying them, but they are very different to Enders Game. They are set about 3000 years after Enders Game and are more to do with religion and different species perceptions and outlook to the universe and life....hard to put into words, but very different. Enders Game is like a prologue for these later stories.

ChadH · September 10, 2009, 10:50:40 AM

Currently re-reading "Gladiator" by Phillip Wylie. I believe this book may have provided part of the inspiration for Schuster and Seigel when they created Superman in 1932, although neither of them give any credit to the story. The characters of Hugo Danner from the book and Superman share nearly the same appearance and abilities with the book predating the first appearance of Superman by several years.

Bromptonboy · September 11, 2009, 06:39:07 AM

Quote from: ori-STUDFARM on September 09, 2009, 02:06:15 PM
I'm enjoying them, but they are very different to Enders Game. They are set about 3000 years after Enders Game and are more to do with religion and different species perceptions and outlook to the universe and life....hard to put into words, but very different. Enders Game is like a prologue for these later stories.

I read all of the main sequence books for Ender - and all but the last of the parallel books from Bean's perspective.
I would love to see one more main sequence book - wrapping up the encounter. ((trying to be spoiler free here!))

ori-STUDFARM · September 11, 2009, 10:55:11 AM

It is very difficult to be when talking about these books! :D

cosmonaut · September 11, 2009, 02:17:03 PM

Does non-SF/Fantasy count

I recently read the Kite Runner, it's fiction but in a biographical style (there also is a movie i haven't seen yet). I liked the description of the protagonists childhood in Afghanistan, but there were too many unlikely occurrences piling up and the meeting you're waiting for is a huge disappointment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kite_Runner

So I decided to go with real biographies and picked Hans Massaquoi - who grew up in Nazi Germany. This was no disappointment, I still have to read the second part, but it's a great book!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destined_to_Witness

Jaames · September 15, 2009, 08:25:34 AM

Quote from: bromptonboy on September 11, 2009, 06:39:07 AM
I read all of the main sequence books for Ender - and all but the last of the parallel books from Bean's perspective.
I would love to see one more main sequence book - wrapping up the encounter. ((trying to be spoiler free here!))

Same here. I've enjoyed all of the "Ender" books even though they all have a very different perspective and feel to them. I actually enjoyed a few of the "Bean" novels (Shadow series) a little more than the Ender novels.

Currently I'm reading Fallen Heroes by Barry Nugent. Barry is the co-host of the Geek Syndicate podcast and Fallen Heroes is his first book. It's very good so far.

Bromptonboy · September 15, 2009, 10:44:41 AM

Should be getting 'The Lost Symbol' in the mail today:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385504225/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

Dan Brown's books are usually a pretty quick read. Anyone reading this?

Bryancd · September 15, 2009, 10:53:29 AM

Would you believe I am reading the novelization of "The Phantom Menace"? It's very good.

billybob476 · September 15, 2009, 10:58:53 AM

If you want to read an amazing novelization, read Revenge of the Sith. It is AMAZING.

Bryancd · September 15, 2009, 11:12:53 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on September 15, 2009, 10:58:53 AM
If you want to read an amazing novelization, read Revenge of the Sith. It is AMAZING.

I have "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith" waiting, although I thought I had read ROTS but couldn't find it in my SW book collection. I think I may be confusing it with "The Rise of Darth vader" which was also very good and I do have.

Jobydrone · September 15, 2009, 11:15:36 AM

I remember Revenge of the Sith came out a month or so before the movie released and I couldn't stop myself from reading it before seeing the film.

X · September 18, 2009, 08:19:27 PM

I just read Worlds of Star Trek DS9 vol 2 trill/ Bajor and I loved it. So that made me get Over a Torrent Sea yesterday. I just finished that one and I love how well it turned out and now I'm moving to Losing the Peace which I got today.

All in all I would have to say that The Trill / Bajor stories are worth a read to anyone interested in the two worlds. The Bajor story have some interesting surprises in it in relation to Jake Sisko and I fell in love with his story.

I couldn't put down the Titian book. It takes place after the destiny events as does losing the peace. Again I can't recommend these enough.