What are you reading in February 2019?

[Ctgt]

Finished The Sunne in Splendour which was fantastic and started Aching God.

[Aaron]

Just finished up Seveneves which was amazing for 3/4, and decent for the final 1/4.

Very excited to be starting The Hod King!

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

My new audiobook is The Trees by Ali Shaw, it’s shaping up nicely. Also I love the fox cover.

[Alexis]

Finished The Invisible Library and with only a few days left until the new month I decided I'd get a small head start on Empire of Sand as I'm quite a slow reader.

[noelle]

Finished Theft of Swords, which I enjoyed but probably not as much as I would have if I hadn't read his Legends of the First Empire series first, simply because the latter is so amazing. Currently reading Wild Seed and I will probably move onto the next books in these series when I'm finished.

[Tnkw01]

Katie wrote: "Finished The Invisible Library and with only a few days left until the new month I decided I'd get a small head start on Empire of Sand as I'm quite a slow reader."

Oh, I'm a slow reader also. I'm so behind this month.

[Tnkw01]

Katie wrote: "Finished The Invisible Library and with only a few days left until the new month I decided I'd get a small head start on Empire of Sand as I'm quite a slow reader."

Did you like The Invisible Library? I thought it was pretty good.

[Alexis]

Tnkw01 wrote: "Katie wrote: "Finished The Invisible Library and with only a few days left until the new month I decided I'd get a small head start on Empire of Sand as I'm quite a ..."

I thought it was okay. Some parts really dragged and I got a bit confused sometimes but it was all right enough for me to not drop the next book as I already own it so I'll read the sequel at some point and maybe that will pick up a little more.

[Kari]

Aaron wrote: "Just finished up Seveneves which was amazing for 3/4, and decent for the final 1/4.

Very excited to be starting The Hod King!"

I've looked at Seveneves and want to try it, but heard it can be a bit dense and overwhelming. I'm somewhat adept at science-y prose but more the popular science level; I don't have an academic background in it or anything and can get cross-eyed at sci-fi that's too technical. What did you think?

[Jason]

Janette wrote: "I'm not going to be reading anything else for a while as I have just got Oathbringer out of the library. It's huge!! The trouble is that it is so long since I read the previous one,..."

Currently on my 3rd read of Oathbringer. In my opinion fantasy doesnt get better than this! Feel free to pick my brain if you're lost or confused...

[Mary]

The Terracotta Warriors: Exploring the Most Intriguing Puzzle in Chinese History by Edward Burman

[Kaela]

Currently reading Kingdom of Ash, the last book in the Throne of Glass Series. What a ride it’s been! Can’t wait to finish.

[Joseph]

Finished Finity's End and am about to start Cyteen (and am embarrassed to say that I'm not sure if I'll get to Empire of Sand in March -- I still have several more C.J. Cherryh books in the pipeline …)

[Aaron]

Kari wrote: I've looked at Seveneves and want to try it, but heard it can be a bit dense and overwhelming. I'm somewhat adept at science-y prose but more the popular science level; I don't have an academic background in it or anything and can get cross-eyed at sci-fi that's too technical. What did you think?

Yeah, I would have to agree with people have said, it is pretty dense and very heavy on the technobabble, and while Stephenson is pretty heavyhanded in his approach, you still get a general sense the problems/solutions he is describing.

I really know nothing about orbital mechanics and the like, but I still knew roughly what he was aiming for. I would say give it a go because you would know within the first 50 pages whether you can put up with it or not. And most of the story is really worth the time investment. (imo)

:) hope that helps

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Joseph, gasp!

I read Kingdom of Ash, there were so many tears.

I’m on The Disappearance if Ember Crow which is so readable. My audio is The Trees.

[Kevin]

Kari wrote: "Aaron wrote: "Just finished up Seveneves which was amazing for 3/4, and decent for the final 1/4.

Very excited to be starting The Hod King!"

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You can handle Seveneves. I listened to it. Really good and the science is not overwhelming

[Joseph]

Helen wrote: "Joseph, gasp!"

I have guilt! And it'll be the first non-Cherryh I read, when the time comes. But the Cherryh books are so good!, and most of them I haven't read for probably 20+ years, so it was time.

[Janette]

Jason wrote: "Janette wrote: "I'm not going to be reading anything else for a while as I have just got Oathbringer out of the library. It's huge!! The trouble is that it is so long since I read t..."

Once I was into it I remembered how it all fitted together. I love it but wish that the conclusion wasn't going to be quite so far away. I'm sure I've read somewhere that it is a projected 10 book series.

[Jason]

Janette wrote: "Jason wrote: "Janette wrote: "I'm not going to be reading anything else for a while as I have just got Oathbringer out of the library. It's huge!! The trouble is that it is so long ..."

Thats true but I hear its structured as 2 five book arcs so there ought to be a satsfying conclusion in book 5. Remember though - Journey before destination.....

[Janette]

Finally finished it. I can't remember the last time it took me so long to read a book. Loved it though and to be fair, he doesn't leave you on a cliffhanger as some books do. The ending of that particular storyline was brilliant and I loved the way it all came together.
Two five book arcs sounds better although I still hope that there aren't too many years before the next one.