What current SF are you reading, 2015 & Up?

[Oleksandr]

Recently finished a nice story collection, Robots Through the Ages: Anthology with a bunch of works from 1899 to 2022, so I ain't sure to which thread to post it and decided to orient at the newest publications. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

Recently finished a debut novel by Emily Tesh, whose previous two fantasy novellas I liked. Some Desperate Glory (2023) is her SF novel, my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Oleksandr]

I've finished an SF novel from India The City Inside (2020). My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ed]

Goodreads is gitching again. It told me there were 100 new messages in this folder. I suspected spam, but nope, just a glitch.

I'm also reading The City Inside, and I also like it but think it has too many details that make it hard to see the plot.

The Emily Tesh sounds nice, since I liked her fantasy novellas.

[Natalie]

I know members have been using the 2000 & Up thread to post about newer reads.
But this one is designated for 2015 & Up. I'm not going to police this thread or the other modern one. Just so you know, you can post here!

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished the disappointing sequel to Ready Player One


Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Rating: 2 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Natalie]

I thought Ready Player One was just okay, though I know many people enjoy it. I have heard the second was not nearly as good.

[Andrew]

The second one was terrible.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Natalie wrote: "I thought Ready Player One was just okay, though I know many people enjoy it. I have heard the second was not nearly as good."

I got a kick out of it when I first read it. Then I revisited it on audio, with Will Wheaton reading it and enjoyed it even more than I did the first time. Will does a great job with the book and even though I knew how it was going to end I found myself completely drawn in. Also, I found that the themes of economic disparity and corporate greed were a little more prominent the second time through.

Andrew wrote: "The second one was terrible."

Yes, it really was.

[Sabri]

Just finished Wool by Hugh Howey, 4 star (just about) review here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Sabri wrote: "Just finished Wool by Hugh Howey, 4 star (just about) review here:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Nice review, Sabri. Have you watched the show? I really enjoyed it. The first season goes right up to the point where (view spoiler)[Juliette goes outside (hide spoiler)]. The second season is supposed to be released later this year, and there will be a third and fourth season which will be filmed at the same time to wrap up the story, which I assume will incorporate material from later books in the series.

[Sabri]

RJ - no I didn't even know it existed! Thanks for the heads up. Have done very little research on the books or author. I am now a third of the way through the sequel, Shift, and enjoying it greatly.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Sabri wrote: "RJ - no I didn't even know it existed! Thanks for the heads up. Have done very little research on the books or author. I am now a third of the way through the sequel, Shift, and enjoying it greatly."

I liked it better than the book. They did a great job bringing the setting to life.

[Sabri]

Continuing my awkward abnegation of this group's monthly reads, I've just finished

Hugh Howey

Review here.

(Aforemention abnegation will probably last as long as I have a big pile of physical books to get through).

[Levi]

Currently reading Your Utopia
Strange but interesting techniques employed here. This is a collection of short stories, so far they seem to be more horror and dystopian bent. First story I've read about a pathogen that turns people into cannibals.

Also, almost done reading Echo of Worlds
I loved the first book, Infinity Gate, and I'm finding I really like this one as well. MR Carey has some fascinating and complex worldbuilding, diverse cast of characters and cultures, I love everything about this.

[Sabri]

Recently finished...

Dust by Hugh Howey
3/5 Not bad, but a mildly disappointing end.

[Leo]

I read Wool, and after that, Shift, and after that I thought, I know this world by now, interesting, but enough.

[Ed]

Levi wrote: "Currently reading Your Utopia ..."

I hope to get to that soon.

I just finished a Korean SF techno-thriller called Counterweight. Didn't like the book, but loved the author's photo!

[Lola]

Allan wrote: "Working on Leviathan Falls, the final book of The Expanse. It’s been a good ride." I bought the books, and I plan to read them. I started the first one, and it is still not pulling me in... I hope it will.

[Thomas]

I just finished Space Oddity (2024) by Catherynne M. Valente. I learned that "The first rule of teleportation is: No."

[Ed]

Thomas wrote: "I just finished Space Oddity (2024) by Catherynne M. Valente. I learned that "The first rule of teleportation is: No.""

That is a good rule! I won't be reading that book, though. I like Valente a lot, but this is part two of a series that I can't stand. Tried reading book 1 twice, but just can't.

[Chad]

I’m reading Rogue Protocol. It’s the third book in the series and I’ve enjoyed them. Apple is putting out a series shortly that I’m sure will be worth watching.

[Natalie]

Glad you're enjoying them Chad. I really liked the Murderbot series as well.

[Yves]

Having a go at The Deluge.

[Lola]

I am getting ready to read The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey.

[Papaphilly]

Finished UPRISING and enjoyed it.

[Thomas]

I am reading The One by John Marrs. Not my cuppa so far.

[Lautaro]

I've read The One Who Stay and Fight, from N. K. Jemisin. It's in Lightspeed Magazine if anyone is interested. It's more of a political piece, in response to The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin, which is more of a philosophical dystopian short story. I liked Ursula's better bc it's more subtle and gives you more room to think about it. Jemisin's short story felt maybe too preach-y. But it's a good short story overall.

[Thomas]

I just finished Gareth Powell’s Future’s Edge. It’s an entertaining space opera.

[Natalie]

I haven't read any Powell before. I do like a good space opera though

[Allan]

Reading The Man Who Saw Seconds by Alexander Boldizar. Fast-paced, very engaging story about a man who can see 5 seconds into the future.

Also started Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky this morning. It's an interesting first contact story set on a very hostile planet. Still in the first 20% setup, but there's a clear sense of something weird going on.

[Leonida]

Right now Nightfall by Asimov, the original one. Stanislaw Lem Return from the stars. And the new Analog issue from may 25.

[Natalie]

Allan, I'm interested in what you think of Shroud; I'm a fan of Tchaikovsky!
And Leonida, I'd be interested in hearing about the Lem book. I've only read Solaris but I plan to read more by him.