What are you reading in September 2012?

[Ann]

I stumbled onto the Seanan McGuire books. Finished the first one and am well into the second. It's a refreshingly new slant on urban fantasy.

[njl145]

Just finished the first three books in the Mageborn series by Michael Manning, they are fun and quick reads.

[Ken]

Tim wrote: "Have you heard anything about when the 3rd book will be out? I hope it's just a trilogy"

From what I gather its a trilogy. He has sold an idea for another book apparently set in the same world but thats all I heard

[Ken]

Finished up Discworld's Guards! Guards!. Good and fun read.

Started in on a Rebus mystery Let It Bleed

[Justin]

Haven't gotten around to picking up a book yet this month. I've been keeping very busy trying to market my book and more importantly (to me anyways) working on book 2 lol.

I guess I'll postpone any additional reading until next month when the next YA Honorverse book comes out.

[Kevin]

I'm reading The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks as he is quickly becoming my newest favorite author.

[Steven]

I am reading right now. I am almost halfway through it. I love this genre and I am looking forward to participating.

[Michele]

I am listening to Wizard's First Rule on audiobook. I am not enjoying it. I'm not sure if it is the reader to the endless reveling in the violence that bothers me.

[Shel, Moderator]

Michele - it only gets worse from there. I made it through book 4 of the series before I gave up :(

[Daniel]

I was sent Endless by Matt Bone in a First Reads run-off. About halfway through now, and I'm finding it surprisingly good.

[Kevin]

Michele wrote: "I am listening to Wizard's First Rule on audiobook. I am not enjoying it. I'm not sure if it is the reader to the endless reveling in the violence that bothers me."

Is this the first time you read the book? I loved the series, but a lot of people thought the first book was the best book in the series, and everything just goes down hill from there. The problem is Terry Goodkind makes Richard do some unlikable things just to get across his view on Ayn Rand's Objectivisim. A lot of people on here are not big Ayn Rand fans to began with.

[Steven]

Shel wrote: "Michele - it only gets worse from there. I made it through book 4 of the series before I gave up :("

That bad?

[Tim]

Kevin wrote: "Well in my opinion, the first three books were normal fantasy written in a more readable style."

Maybe, but like a lot of other reviews I saw I got bored following all the pointless (IMO) characters That did nothing to advance the plot

[Shel, Moderator]

Steven wrote: "Shel wrote: "Michele - it only gets worse from there. I made it through book 4 of the series before I gave up :("

That bad?"

I thought so, but a lot of people love the series, so YMMV!

[Marvis]

I'm reading Claire Corbett's debut When We Have Wings.

"In a world divided into fliers and non-fliers, how far would you go to be able to fly? How much would you sacrifice - perhaps your own child? A beautifully written and compellingly original novel of sacrifice, betrayal and love."

(Reading the back cover of the book of course made my mind instantly jump to that other book where some people can fly, (George. R.R. Martin's) Windhaven, but this book is not like that.)

[Jenny]

I finished The Killing Moon and now I'm onto Magic Bites. It's a series I've heard so many great things about.

[Raymond]

I just finished by Chuck Wendig so I'm going to read (doing this a little bass-ackwards because Mockingbird is the 2nd book).
After that I plan to finish , , and a few other ebooks I've picked up.

[Susan]

I am reading Vanished by Kat Richardson.

[Stefan, Group Founder + Moderator (Retired)]

I just received my advance copy of The Hydrogen Sonata, the new Culture novel by Iain M. Banks, so I'm pretty much dropping everything I was working on.

[Tim]

Michael wrote: "Right now I am 3/4 of the way through Shadow's Edge and I am just beginning The Dragon's Path. When I finish, Shadow's Edge, i will go straight to Ready Player One, which my sister thinks that I wo..."

If you enjoy a good blast from the past and remember the 80's I'm sure you'll like Ready Player One Michael. It's not overly wordy and I enjoyed the nostalgia factor.

[The Pirate Ghost]

I just started reading Santiago: A Myth of the Far Future. It's got an interesting "Serinity"-like feel to it.

[Helen]

I'm a third into The Shadow Rising, this and the last part are my favourites so far. I, too, am looking forward to Mr Rothfuss giving us the next book.

[Robert]

I'm nearly halfway through Stories of Your Life and Others. I'm really enjoying it. The stories are short and focused, each with one or two big abstract ideas driving them. Kind of reminds me of a sci-fi Jorge Luis Borges.

[Kevin]

Stepping back from C.J. Cherryh to read Memories of Ice, which I bought yesterday because about 20 pages in the middle of the book is cut off about 1 inch from the top and bottom. Plus the text starts in the middle of the page, then cuts off at the bottom of the page. I'm really loving it so far.

[Esther]

Lately it is more "what book I am falling asleep on" and the problem is not the book. Ah well... I am currently dozing on The killing Moon so i can participate in the discussion. I like it. Then i will go back to napping on A Rising Thunder, the latest Honor Harrington which I put aside temporarily so i could read the killing moon in time.

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Finished Snow Crash--what a ride! Next up is The Fires of Heaven.

[Ken]

Finished up Inspector Rebus mystery Let It Bleed. Very well done. No complaints at all

Started another Miles A Civil Campaign

[Stefan, Group Founder + Moderator (Retired)]

Ken wrote: "Finished up Inspector Rebus mystery Let It Bleed. Very well done. No complaints at all

Started another Miles A Civil Campaign"

That's one of the better Vorkosigan books.

I just finished The Hydrogen Sonata, the new Culture novel by Iain M. Banks, and am now fighting off the urge to re-read Excession (which I think the new one is the most similar to out of the other Culture books). Instead I'll probably do a quick reread of Low Town by Daniel Polansky, preparing for the next one in that series, called Tomorrow The Killing.

[Sandra]

Ken wrote: "Finished up Inspector Rebus mystery Let It Bleed. Very well done. No complaints at all

Started another Miles A Civil Campaign"


I loved that one best of all. I got some huge belly laughs out of it. Brilliant comedy.

[Shel, Moderator]

I just finished Heartless and am heading to the library tonight to return it and hopefully pick up Timeless; this series is too much fun! Like a mashup of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie & Jeeves books. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a little light fun reading.

In the meantime since I didn't make it to the library in time to have something to read last night, I started Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, and oooh is it creepy! It reminds me of the deliciously weird fantastic atmosphere of Valente's Palimpsest, even though the story is completely different. I can't wait to get back to it tonight.

[Jenny]

On my Kindle I finished Heir of Novron- LOVED it- and now I'm reading The Naked Sun.

[Christine]

This past week I've finished reading Gone Girl and Birthmarked. I enjoyed both and would recommend them. The first is neither fantasy nor SciFi and can be a frustrating read (not difficult, just frustrating with the characters). The latter is another dystopian sociaty and a quick read (I have reserves in at ther library for the next two volumes). Now I'm going to start Blind Lake

[Bill]

I started David Weber's Safehold #6 Midst Toil and Tribulation last nite. I've enjoyed the immense detail in this series, but hope Weber isn't getting a Robert Jordan syndrome. OTOH, I'm hoping he takes us through the Human vs Gbaba reprise.