What Are You Reading 2015 Edition

[Roberta]

I've just started Impossible Man by Michael Muhammad Knight https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5.... Knight is credited by readers and the New York Times as "the godfather of Muslim punk". The topic seems interesting, and I see that it was contributed to the library book sale with the author's autograph and best wishes to my friend, the creator of the former Canadian TV series "Little Mosque on the Prairies".

[Sumant]

Here is my review of state of art short story collection in culture series.

Here is my review of restaurant at the end of universe.

[Rob]

I'm on a bit of break from reading right now. Or at least, I'm not reading as much as I normally do. I've used this week to pick up a few shorter stories that have been on my radar.

First I finally did The Emperor's Soul (which I've owned for like 2 years). I rather enjoyed it. Then again, I pretty much enjoy everything Sanderson writes. (My Review)

I also did the Expanse short story: The Churn. The ending is what really made the story for me. (My Review)

Finally I did The Three-Body Problem in audio. Looking forward for the second one to come out in English. (My Review)

[Phrynne]

Tria wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Julia is right. When I check it is a story written for a Dr Who collection. called The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller. I'm still surprised :)"

I was..."

Sorry:)

[Michele]

So, I just finished binge-reading (and listening - the audiobooks are well done) the entire Retrieval Artist series by Kristine Kathryn Rusch - https://www.goodreads.com/series/4224...

That's 14 books (I haven't read the several novellas yet) and the next one is due out on the 9th, so I'll be reading that one right away. I'm totally hooked on these!

I finished Queens Walk in the Dusk which was a strange little novel about Aeneas on his search for a new city after the fall of Troy and he meets up with Dido and they have a short romance. Interesting.

I'm about 1/2 way through Nefertiti's Heart which is kind of a sexy, steampunkish, mystery - fun, and the audio version is good too.

Next up either Three Parts Dead or City of Stairs probably. I get my next Audible credit on the 8th so I'll be getting Nemesis Games with that one. I think I need a fantasy in between.

[Happy (Mara)]

I'm reading right now and it is intensely gripping!

[Rob]

Started Nemesis Games in audio this morning. Woo!

I wish audible would let you pre download like Steam does for games though. It was painful waiting for the book to download after I woke up this morning. >.<

[Aaron]

@Rob you can start playing once it has like 4-5% downloaded.

Finished Red Seas Under Red Skies: Locke Lamora Book 2 I felt it was a bit more consistent then the last one 3/5. I think I got a better idea of what I just don't like about the series, it feels like the main characters don't have control over the plot or what is happening and feel like spectators in the plot, which would be fine if this was a light hearted comedy...but it's not it's dreary and dark, so I just go ohh now he is going to kill this character off for drama and the main character can't do anything again.

I started Heroes Die so far I'm very intrigued this is an actually unique story so far.

[Rob]

I know you can..but I wanted it to download before I left the house, and the best chance of that was to forego listening right away and let it finish while I took a shower.

[Greg]

Al wrote: " The Misplaced Legion by Harry Turtledove

Book one of the Vedessos Cycle."

I remember reading that when I was in high school - I should re-read it sometime!

[Kate]

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

and Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood


I needed a silly and a serious :)

[Julia]

I am thoroughly enjoying The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman.

[Scott]

I read Predator One and Cycle of the Werewolf. I timed it pretty good so that this morning I could start Finders Keepers.

[Susie]

Have just finished reading A Dance with Dragons, review here.

Will be reading some non-fiction now. A self-help book entitled Emotional Health for Emotional Wealth: The View From a Therapist's Office and a book on the pirating history of Ostend, one of the cities I live near, called Voor koningin geboren: Oostende, duizendjarig boegbeeld van maritiem Vlaanderen (am fascinated by maritime history).

[Roberta]

I'm bringing "The Secret Sharer and Other Great Stories", edited by Abraham Lass and Norma Tasman, on our visit to our daughter. It's small enough to fit in my purse, and many of the stories are classic.

[Al "Tank"]

Greg wrote: "Al wrote: " The Misplaced Legion by Harry Turtledove

Book one of the Vedessos Cycle."

I remember reading that when I was in high school - I sh..."

I re-read it about a year or so ago. About time for another?

[Kateb]

a few weeks ago someone mentioned the Pern series. I haven't read it since it first came out, so decided to try it again and this time do it in order.
I haven't been able to stop. so much else to read and onto book 14

[S.D.]

Currently reading The Fog Diver by Joel Ross. Really enjoying it so far - lots of original ideas and a refreshingly diverse cast of characters...

[Julia]

I just finished The Museum of Extraordinary Things and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I'm about to start The Biology of Luck.

[Al "Tank"]

Kateb wrote: "a few weeks ago someone mentioned the Pern series. I haven't read it since it first came out, so decided to try it again and this time do it in order.
I haven't been able to stop. so much else to ..."

Pern is in my mix as well. I'm stretching (savoring) it out so every 6th book I read is one of them.

[Tim]

I'm about halfway through Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, very well written, as you would expect for Stephenson, but I am getting very depressed by it. Maybe its me but I expected better from the human race!!

[Michael]

I am reading Tau Zero by Poul Anderson.

[Rob]

Harrison Squared by Darryl Gregory. Big monsters, watery tales, Lovecraftian nonsense...wonderful book.Harrison Squared

[Rob]

I'm still light on text reading, but I finished 2 audiobooks this week.

The first was Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. I liked it, but didn't love it. (My Review)

For text, I did squeeze in Attack on Titan, Vol. 16. Definitely the best volume yet. (My Review)

Finally, I blew through Nemesis Games. LOVED It. (My Review)

[Rob]

Phrynne wrote: "Finished Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines. A new author for me.
My reviewhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Your review goes to a different book.

[Phrynne]

Finished Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines. A new author to me.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

Rob wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Finished Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines. A new author for me.
My reviewhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Your review goes to a differe..."

Thanks Rob. I fixed it. That will teach me to preview before I post:)

[Rob]

You're Welcome.

[Martin]

I've just started reading Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. I am really enjoying it so far. I am a fan of Charles Stross's Laundry novels, and this story has a very similar concept and humour to it. It would also appeal to anyone who enjoyed Kraken by China Miéville.

[Sumant]

Here is my review of Proven guilty, 8th book in dresden files series.

[Al "Tank"]

Just snagged the 4th book in my favorite series: Bruce Davis' Profit Logbook series. Profit and Loss Follows Thieves Profit chronologically. I've had it for 2 days, I'm well into it, and loving every minute.

I bought it within 5 minutes of seeing the announcement. I think I got the first copy (I'm not a rabid fan or anything like that :-O ).

It's so new that it's not on Goodreads yet. Amazon has it at: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YTQBHT4

[Kateb]

my biggest problem at the moment is that I have started a book "share" with my siblings. Neither of them are really into fantasy or sc fi. So I am always on the look out for something they will read when it is my turn to suggest a book. BUt how it drags to read some of their suggestions.
I persist, I feel I should broaden my book choices.
However one book that was suggested and I loved was the Rosie Project, brilliant

[Trike]

Al wrote: "Just snagged the 4th book in my favorite series: Bruce Davis' Profit Logbook series. Profit and Loss Follows Thieves Profit chronologically. I've had it for 2 days, I'm well into it, and loving eve..."

Never heard of these before. They look pretty good, as the story flows smoothly in the sample pages. Are they space opera or something else? Definitely getting a bit of a Firefly vibe.

Also, it's always cool to have another spaceship for my list. :)

[Al "Tank"]

Trike wrote: "Al wrote: "Just snagged the 4th book in my favorite series: Bruce Davis' Profit Logbook series. Profit and Loss Follows Thieves Profit chronologically. I've had it for 2 days, I'm well into it, and..."

A bit of a Firefly influence for sure, but with the author's own twist. The stories take place mostly in port, but there's some traveling as well.

Start with "Initial Profit" (a short story that tells how the hero acquires the ship), then "Glowgems", Then "Thieves Profit", then the one I'm reading.

I heard a rumor there's another in the works (goody, goody!).

[Rob]

Finally started reading Kim Stanley Robinson's 2312. Received it as a gift a few years ago, and it always shuffled down my reading list. I finally put the breaks on it and picked it up - wonderful stuff.

[Al "Tank"]

Al wrote: "Trike wrote: "Al wrote: "Just snagged the 4th book in my favorite series: Bruce Davis' Profit Logbook series. Profit and Loss Follows Thieves Profit chronologically. I've had it for 2 days, I'm wel..."

Al wrote: "Trike wrote: "Al wrote: "Just snagged the 4th book in my favorite series: Bruce Davis' Profit Logbook series. Profit and Loss Follows Thieves Profit chronologically. I've had it for 2 days, I'm wel..."

Okay, I finished it last night and if you're going to buy the entire series, you don't have to buy "Initial Profit". "Profit and Loss" is a collection of a novelette and two short stories. One of the shorts is "Initial Profit".

When to read it is problematical. There's a flashback (2nd story) back to before the ship itself is even in the story. "Initial Profit" takes place after that. And the first story is the most recent chronologically, but loosely tied to the 2nd. Maybe just read the first 2 novels ("Glowgems for Profit" and "Thieves Profit", then this one. Since each story is complete, you don't really lose anything by doing it that way.

Confused? Sorry about that, but that's the way some authors do things when inspiration strikes.

[John]

I'm reading the Hugo novel nominations at the moment. I've recently finished The Three-Body Problem, which is excellent - it's a great slowly-building mystery and if you're going to read it I really recommend going in un-spoiled, because gradually piecing together what's going on is a joy.

Right now I'm half way through The Goblin Emperor which is utterly gripping despite being almost entirely devoid of traditional action. It's about political manoeuvring in an Imperial court and it makes that tense and fascinating.

[Trike]

Just finished Discount Armageddon. Sigh. Urban Fantasy is seriously letting me down this year. Is it no longer possible to be light-hearted yet not light-headed? To have a nice adventure that doesn't constantly remind you how incredibly stupid it is?

[Donna]

John wrote: "I'm reading the Hugo novel nominations at the moment. I've recently finished The Three-Body Problem, which is excellent - it's a great slowly-building mystery and if you're going to..."

I had started The Goblin Emperor but I didn't get very far because of the formal, old style language which seemed a bit Shakespearian to me. Does this continue in the book to the same degree as in the beginning? Maybe I didn't give it enough of chance, but I found the language distracting.

[Donna]

Martin wrote: "I've just started reading Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. I am really enjoying it so far. I am a fan of Charles Stross's Laundry novels, and this story has a very similar concept and humour to..."
I read this as an audiobook and enjoyed it. I don't know if you're into audiobooks, but the narrator for this series is fantastic. I need to fit in the next book Moon Over Soho

[Justine]

Donna wrote: "I had started The Goblin Emperor but I didn't get very far because of the formal, old style language which seemed a bit Shakespearian to me. Does this continue in the book to the same degree as in the beginning? Maybe I didn't give it enough of chance, but I found the language distracting.


Oh I loved The Goblin Emperor! How far did you read? Maia is such a thoroughly likeable character. It is a very character driven book, though, so if you don't like that sort of book then maybe it isn't for you? I don't know...life is too short to waste on books you aren't enjoying, but for me, this was one of the truly good ones.

[Justine]

Also, there is a part at the end called a "Travellers Guide" or something like that (I can't remember exactly, because I barely skimmed it). It explains things like how names work etc. I didn't read it because I don't read that kind of thing, but some people really like that sort of explanatory documentation and if you are one of them, I thought I would alert you to its presence.

Although, now that I have said that, I'm not sure if there is any spoiler like material in there as I didn't really read that part? Maybe someone who read it more carefully could comment on that if they happen to know. :) That might be why it is located at the end of the book...

[Donna]

Justine wrote: "Donna wrote: "I had started The Goblin Emperor but I didn't get very far because of the formal, old style language which seemed a bit Shakespearian to me. Does this continue in the book to the same..."

I think I only read the first chapter which isn't typical of me. I'm usually a patient reader, but I guess I just started this book at the wrong time and wasn't in the mood for the language. Character driven novels are what I look for, so thanks for giving me a reason to try this book again.

[Rob]

I will say I didn't like the start of Goblin Emperor much either. I found the whole first half really slow, but I enjoyed the second half a lot.

I did like Maia from the start though.

[Aaron]

Donna wrote: "I had started The Goblin Emperor but I didn't get very far because of the formal, old style language which seemed a bit Shakespearian to me. Does this continue in the book to the same degree as in the beginning? Maybe I didn't give it enough of chance, but I found the language distracting. "

Yes it does it never really changes narrative style. The plot does heat up but the writing stays the same.

[Donna]

Well, if it's as good as everyone is saying, I'll live with the language and maybe I'll even learn to enjoy it. Thanks for letting me know. :)

[Whitney]

Reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Lost Hero

[David]

War of the Dwarves by Markus Heitz and finding it hard going at he moment. Anyone read it? I read his first book which I enjoyed

[Maarit]

After 2½ months of on/off reading I finally finished King Rat. I didn't like it and think it's the weakest Miéville book that I've read so far (only Embassytown and Railsea left now).

I've started to read Mort by Terry Pratchett a few days back and so far found it hilarious to read. I also started to read Kuu on julma (Moon Is A Harsh Mistress) by Robert A. Heinlein yesterday, because I haven't read any scifi for a while and started it to balance my overly fantasized currently-reading shelf.

[Don]

does anyone think if the Firefly crew did what the "Entourage" men did(follow up their series with a movie) it wouldn't be successful?