What are you reading in June 2018?

[Lára]

I'm actually pausing all that I've been reading since now and I'm going to read To Ride Hell’s Chasm. I've been wanting to read it for so long and now it's the perfect time to do it

[Tnkw01]

Finished Lord of Emperors. Rated it 5 stars. It was a great read here's my review. Should finish Goblin Quest today or tomorrow. I read To Ride Hell’s Chasm back in November, but I hope to contribute in the discussion. My list for June is Children of Blood and Bone, because it came in at the library, Throne of the Crescent Moon, Darkfever, Scythe, and finallyAge of Swords with anticipation of the release of Age of War.

[Virginie, Meow.]

Currently (buddy) reading Age of Swords and listening to Children of Blood and Bone!

[Virginie, Meow.]

Tnkw01 wrote: "Finished Lord of Emperors. Rated it 5 stars. It was a great read here's my review. Should finish Goblin Quest today or tomorrow. I read [book:To Ride Hell’s Chasm|196149..."

Nice list!

[Tnkw01]

Thanks Virginie, I plan on listening to Children of Blood and Bone also.

[noelle]

I finished Kings of the Wyld and The Lions of Al-Rassan. Kings of the Wyld was a blast to read and I can't wait for the next in the series. Lions I didn't love as much as I'd hoped I would but it was a good read nonetheless and I'd like to check out more GGK.

Currently reading Circe and Norse Mythology. Of the two, I'm enjoying Circe more but they are both good.

I just got some books I had on hold from the library so next up when I finish these two are Stardust and The Traitor Baru Cormorant. I also really want to get around to reading Patricia A. McKillip's Riddle-Master soon.

[Mary]

Frost Fever by Jonathan Moeller

[Mary]

Jess wrote: " I also really want to get around to reading Patricia A. McKillip's Riddle-Master soon. "

A good trilogy. And a classic of the genre.

[Femmy]

Tnkw01 wrote: "My list for June is Children of Blood and Bone, because it came in at the library, Throne of the Crescent Moon, Darkfever, Scythe, and finallyAge of Swords with anticipation of the release of Age of War."

I just finished Throne of the Crescent Moon last night and loved it. It's nice to read a fantasy with a culture closer to my own.

[Virginie, Meow.]

Jess wrote: "Kings of the Wyld was a blast to read and I can't wait for the next in the series."

Oh, that's good to hear! I plan on (buddy) reading it in August and get to the next one soon after (I think the release date is end of August?).

[Mary]

Rebel Fist by Jonathan Moeller

[Virginie, Meow.]

The monthly recommendation thread is up!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Tad]

I'm listening to Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence. He keeps getting better with every series. I love this one!

[Ctgt]

Femmy wrote: "I just finished Throne of the Crescent Moon last night and loved it. It's nice to read a fantasy with a culture closer to my own.."

Yeah that's definitely an under served culture in mainstream fantasy. Are there some other books that scratched that itch for you personally?

[Femmy]

Ctgt wrote: "Yeah that's definitely an under served culture in mainstream fantasy. Are there some other books that scratched that itch for you personally?"

Books with Chinese/Japanese culture
* Under Heaven
* River of Stars - These two are by Guy Gavriel Kay.
* A Hero Born - I nominated this book once for our group read. Classic wuxia fantasy by Jin Yong. The story takes place some years after Kay's River of Stars and the protagonist from RoS features prominently in this book.

* Silver Phoenix - my review
* The Initiate Brother - my review

* Throne of Jade - The second book in the Temeraire series

Books with Arabic/Islamic culture
* The Lions of Al-Rassan - I first read this when I was new to the fantasy genre and I didn't realize that the sun/moon/star worshipers were Christians/Jews/Muslims, hahaha.
* The Desert Spear - Second book in the Demon Cycle
* The Will of the Wanderer - First book in the Rose of the Prophet trilogy

[Tnkw01]

I promise it was just a coincidence that I nominated The Lions of Al-Rassan this month for August. I just really like GGK's work and thought it would be a good fit for the FBC.

[Joseph]

Femmy wrote: "Ctgt wrote: "Yeah that's definitely an under served culture in mainstream fantasy. Are there some other books that scratched that itch for you personally?"

Books with Chinese/Japanese culture
* [b..."

If you haven't read them yet, you might check out [author:Howard Andrew Jones|510991]' The Desert of Souls and The Bones of the Old Ones, both of which are historical fantasy set in or around 8th century Baghdad.

Also Elizabeth Bear's Eternal Sky books (Range of Ghosts, etc.) are set in a secondary-world fantasy version of the central Asian steppes.

[Virginie, Meow.]

Oh, thank you for the list, Femmy!

I would add to the list of books with 'unusual cultural inspiration':
*The Desert of Souls
*Twelve Kings in Sharakhai
*City of Bones

Haven't read them but I heard great things :)

PS: City of Bones was my second choice for this month's nomination. We make quite the team, Tnkw01 ;)

[Ctgt]

Thanks Femmy and all. Big GGK fan and have read RoS and UH, Lions is one of my favorite books and I have City of Bones and Range of Ghosts just have never gotten to either one of those yet. Not familiar with the other titles mentioned so am adding to my tbr.

[noelle]

Virginie wrote: "Jess wrote: "Kings of the Wyld was a blast to read and I can't wait for the next in the series."

Oh, that's good to hear! I plan on (buddy) reading it in August and get to the next one soon after ..."

Have fun, it's a great read! I already pre-ordered the next one. I think you're right, sometime mid to late August it comes out.

[Tammie]

reading foolish hearts and the necromancer's house

[Mary]

Tom by Dave Freer

[Tnkw01]

Finished Children of Blood and Bone. It was great, gave it 5 stars. Started Throne of the Crescent Moon.

[Jason]

Finished The Left Hand of God. I'd never heard of this and it was a nice surprise. I came across it in the library when I was desperately searching for SOMETHING when they had nothing I was looking for! A great read, I bought book 2 whilst reading it.
For now though i'll finish the Night Angei trilogy withBeyond the Shadows

[Virginie, Meow.]

Finished Children of Blood and Bone in audio, which I enjoyed but didn't like as much as you, Tnkw01, and Age of Swords in ebook.

Starting Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (ebook) and Swordspoint (audio). I'm so excited right now, it's ridiculous ^_^

[Janette]

Have just finished rereading Magician. which is one of my all time favourite books. I’m now starting King of Ashes. Be interesting to see how Feist writes about a different world

[Ctgt]

Finished Fool's Errand on audio, enjoyed getting back in to the world of Fitz and the Fool. Also finished my reread of Memories of Ice. Started a non-fiction title that caught my eye The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South

[Jason]

FinishedBeyond the Shadows 5 stars. I'm very impressed with Brent Weeks, i'll get to his Lightbringer series really soon.
For now though The Last Four Things

[Tnkw01]

Finished Throne of the Crescent Moon. Loved the cover. Here's my review. Now on to Scythe.

[Elise]

Finished Artificial Condition yesterday. Really liked it. In some ways it was better than the first book. I was just hoping to get more information about Murderbot's past. Maybe in the next books.

Now I'm reading the prequel book to the Witchlands series, Sightwitch.

[Joseph]

Finished Delirium's Mistress and started Night's Sorceries, the final of Tanith Lee's Flat Earth series.

[Jason]

Just checked out Red Sister from my library. I've never read Mark Lawrence before; is this an ok place to start?

[Virginie, Meow.]

Jason wrote: "Just checked out Red Sister from my library. I've never read Mark Lawrence before; is this an ok place to start?"

Yes, Red Sister is not linked to his previous series. Though it's not my personal favorite, lots of people seem to like Red Sister & Grey Sister better than Broken Empire/Red Queen's War.

[Jason]

Virginie wrote: "Jason wrote: "Just checked out Red Sister from my library. I've never read Mark Lawrence before; is this an ok place to start?"

Yes, Red Sister is not linked to hi..."

Thanks Virginie thats helpful. I didnt want to start with a new author from book 7

[noelle]

I finished The Traitor Baru Cormorant and it blew me away, just emotionally devistating. Also read Sufficiently Advanced Magic and On the Shoulders of Titans with my son. They were both fun reads and I couldn't resist reading ahead of him (he's just finishing the first book). We're both looking forward to the rest of the series.

Right now I'm reading The Library at Mount Char, which is a singularly strange and morbid book. Luckily I have a morbid sense of humor and don't mind dark themes, so I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

[Tnkw01]

Jess, The Library at Mount Char looks like something I would really like. May I suggest Dreamer by Daniel Quinn. It seems similar to this book. It is a great read with an ending that will blow you away.

[noelle]

Tnkw01 wrote: "Jess, The Library at Mount Char looks like something I would really like. May I suggest Dreamer by Daniel Quinn. It seems similar to this book. It is a great read wi..."

That sounds really interesting, adding it to my TBR.

[Mary]

Tomb Howl by Jonathan Moeller

[Jason]

Finished The Last Four Things. Not as good as book 1. Disappointing and only 2 stars, really suffers from middle book syndrome.
Ho hum, you can't win them all.
Onto Red Sister

[Joseph]

I had a work trip, so lots of reading time on the plane, during which I got through Skyfarer and Dragon Road, the first two books in Joseph Brassey's Drifting Lands series (great fun; highly recommended) and started The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories, a collection of Clifford Ball's short fiction. (He was writing back in the late 1930s/early 1940s, and was one of the first to write sword & sorcery stories to try to fill the gap left by Robert E. Howard's suicide.)

[Virginie, Meow.]

Finished my monthly PNR book, Succubus Dreams, and I'm now starting The Last Wish.

Audiobook-wise, I'm almost through Swordspoint which is delightful, and will start Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones for my author challenge after that.

[Paige]

I've been catching up on short stories this month. I'm currently reading Michael Swanwick's Not So Much, Said the Cat.

[Joseph]

Finished The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories and now it's time to get back to my Hugo reading, this time with John Scalzi's The Collapsing Empire.

[Mary]

Hammer Break by Jonathan Moeller

[Jason]

Finished Red Sister. Awesome book, 5 stars. I need to hunt down book 2......

[Jason]

Even though I didnt think much of book 2, i'm going to finish the Left Hand of God trilogy withThe Beating of His Wings

[Virginie, Meow.]

Jason wrote: "Finished Red Sister. Awesome book, 5 stars. I need to hunt down book 2......"

I'm glad you liked Red Sister :D
If you ever want to dive into Mark Lawrence's other trilogies, I highly recommend you read The Broken Empire before The Red Queen's War. There's plenty of easter eggs, and, if you like to theorize & pay attention to the details, you can see the big picture emerging. There's a subtle web of hidden players and alliances you only get hints of.

[Jason]

Virginie wrote: "Jason wrote: "Finished Red Sister. Awesome book, 5 stars. I need to hunt down book 2......"

I'm glad you liked Red Sister :D
If you ever want to dive into Mark Lawrence's other tri..."

I will definitely move on to his other books, i'm totally sold on him as an author after just 1 book (very rare for me). Thanks for heads up about the order to read them - I would've been irritated to get that wrong! If theyre half as good as Red Sister i've got some happy reading ahead....

[Mary]

Blood Cast by Jonathan Moeller

[Joseph]

Finished The Collapsing Empire (which was a very fast read) and am starting New York 2140 (which I expect will take quite a bit longer).