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Finished the Positronic Man, very nice tale exploring what it means to be sentient, human, or even simply alive. Now back to Dune with Mentats of Dune by Brian HerbertAlso finished the various graphic novel series I've been reading, down to the last one now - Shangri-La. I have two Dune related books on reserve at the library (one graphic novel and one collection of novellas), after I finish these three that will be it for the library till the snow melts. Of course we've had a very unseasonably warm November so I've been taking advantage of it.
Tony wrote: "NekroRider wrote: "Which Warhammer Fantasy books have you read? I'm hoping to read Malus Darkblade and the Matthias Thulman Witchhunter books next year, myself."I've read the Florin & Lorenzo tri..."
Nice, I keep especially hearing good things about the Vampire Genevieve.
I posted in a different group but forgot to post here, slacker that I am.After rereading Sharpe's Waterloo, (excellent, excellent!), I did a kindle walkabout for something lighter in tone. I settled on J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas. It is so precious! He wrote these letters to his kids as they grew up. He would include funny stories from the North Pole, little drawings in the margins, and illustrations of the stories. I now want the hard cover version!
Just finished the second Dragonwatch book (Wrath of the Dragon King) and am in the middle of Doomsday Book.
Audrey wrote: "Just finished the second Dragonwatch book (Wrath of the Dragon King) and am in the middle of Doomsday Book."Aaahh Doomsday Book! This is still an old favourite that I really need to reread again! I remember it as a devastating and seasonal read. Hope you like it!
Michelle wrote: "I posted in a different group but forgot to post here, slacker that I am"
This sounds like a lot of fun! I have been looking for this sort of book lately so will have to check it out.
NekroRider wrote: "Audrey wrote: "Just finished the second Dragonwatch book (Wrath of the Dragon King) and am in the middle of Doomsday Book."Aaahh Doomsday Book! This is still an old f..."
It was terrific! I highly recommend it. Now I'm back to the Lost Fleet series. I'm reading Relentless. Such a good series.
I need to continue the Lost Fleet series.
Audrey wrote: "I need to continue the Lost Fleet series."Indeed :)
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I just finished re-reading Angel Sanctuary volumes 4 and 5 this week and I'm starting volume 6 tonight.
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I'm also reading the Harry Potter series again.I'm currently reading book four.
Finished Mentats of Dune. If these guys would stop reminding the reader of things that they had reminded them off just a couple chapters ago maybe the books wouldn't bug me so much. There is one character whose best friend was murdered by a crazed mob, and that get mentioned every-single-time this character's POV comes around (with books running over 400 pages and chapters averaging 5, his POV comes up a lot). When reading the preface to their collection of short stories they mentioned how they had to take these snippets out since the books were getting too long, but there were definitely other places they could have trimmed :)Whew, now on to the second to last Ender/Shadow book for the year - Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card
Next month will be pretty amazing when 3 series I'd been reading since January will all come to an end! Though even then it won't be the "end" since Card wrote several spinoff books, Asimov's Robot series kind of ties into his other series, and I have no idea when the Herbert/Anderson duo will stop writing more Dune books, there's another one being published 3 days from now.
Finished Dawnshard, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Nettle & Bone, & The Last Unicorn. Favorite of the four has to be Dawnshard; the other three missed the mark a little. Currently reading The Lie Tree and very impressed with it so far. Before the month ends I hope to get to The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter and Dead Poets Society.
Finished Shadows in Flight, I enjoyed this one, maybe because it was just about the interactions of 4 people stuck on one ship for years 5 years with nothing much to do but get on each other's nerves, until they make a really interesting discovery which makes me look forward to reading the next and last book in the series (so glad on the timing there, it was only published last year). Wonder how everything will tie together since it brings the Shadow and Ender series together for a grand finale.But I'm not reading that one yet, instead time to get started on a new series with Cinder by Marissa Meyer. One book will fill my BINGO Based on Fairy Tale slot and another will be my Young Adult slot, that will check off 2 of the 4 remaining BINGO slots. At the start of the year I was way ahead in the BINGO but now I'm actually falling behind :)
I finished Abandoned, second book in the Donovan series. It is not often that I find the second book in a series better than the first one, but here it is the case. I am now starting the third book, Pariah.
I have finished Horus Rising and quite enjoyed it. It was more than I was expecting. It also fills the Far Future slot in my Bingo.I am continuing with The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood
I finished reading Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold. Book 3 or 7 depending on how you count them of the Vorkosigan saga. It’s an interesting non-Miles book that deals with gender and alternative lifestyles. I am reading Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan next. It’s Book 9 of the Wheel of Time. It features Rand, Elayne, Mat, and Perrin. I plan to read The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson next. It is the seventh book of the Mistborn series and the last book of Mistborn Era 2 featuring Wax and Wayne. It is intimately tied to the Cosmere series and it will be interesting to connect all the dots between the different series.
More progress on The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood and I have started The Time Machine, which will complete my Bingo.
Tony wrote: "More progress on The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood and I have started The Time Machine, which will complete my Bingo." I listened to the audio book of the Time Machine for my bingo card. It was a lot different than the 1960 movie! Surprise! Congrats on completing your card!
Georgann wrote: "Tony wrote: "More progress on The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood and I have started The Time Machine, which will complete my Bingo." I listened to ..."The Time Machine ended up on this year's BINGO card for me too. Seemed it was a popular one, it fits several slots too, would be funny if we each put it in a different slot. There's Time Travel, Published pre-1990, and for the audio version could use Alternate Format...maybe more? Think there was a Takes Place in the Far Future slot too
Finished Cinder, this one is pretty good though I figured out who Cinder was the moment the possibility she could be someone else came up. But at least she's not a helpless lovesick heroine, she had her troubles but the reader at least wasn't drowning in a sea of angst. One positive of YA novels is that while they can be long they are usually fast reads, so will see how many books in this series I can cram in before the end of the year.
Next up, my last library book of the year - Sands of Dune: A Collection by Brian Herbert (feel bad GR doesn't use both authors, Anderson keeps getting left out in my posts LOL).
Oh, I also finished Tales of Dune: Expanded Edition on my eReader. I had a big debate with myself as to what to read next. I should read those Star Trek books I've been collecting since I'm actually paying for them (every month you can get some for 0.99$ each) but I decided to read The Man Who Mastered Time by Ray Cummings...I'm not a Cummings fan but it was the last one I had on my eReader....figured I'd just finish it off.
Andrea wrote: "The Time Machine ended up on this year's BINGO card for me too. Seemed it was a popular one, it fits several slots too, would be funny if we each put it in a different slot. There's Time Travel, Published pre-1990, and for the audio version could use Alternate Format...maybe more? Think there was a Takes Place in the Far Future slot too"I suppose it's possible that someone could have it in their Bingo in the Author New to Me slot as well.
I have finished The Time Machine. This fills the pre-20th century slot in my Bingo and completes my Bingo for this year.
I have finished The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown by Lawrence Block
Not strictly SF but wait... you're in for a suprise!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starting on the third book of the Schools of Dune trilogy Navigators of Dune by Brian Herbert. I discovered the last story in Sands of Dune takes place after this book (by reading the first line of the short story I know a certain character dies...given that Dune spans 10,000 years I mean I knew he was gonna die sooner than later, but didn't want spoilers on how)
Just finished book 4 of
the Murderbot series. So enjoyed them! I may wait a while to read full novel #5, and novella #6. Perhaps they'll fit on our next Bingo card. Only a month away!
I'm reading The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth currently, and earlier I read two Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy books, and am about 70% done with the third book.
My loan for Doomsday Book expired at half-way through. Meanwhile Upgrade came in, and that has a long waiting list, so I'm listening to that now. I will get back to Doomsday Book after.
I have started reading Dead Blood: Book One, which has an interesting concept - what would a vampire do during the zombie apocalypse?
Getting re-acquainted with classic Asimov. My dog ripped off the cover and tore out the first few pages of a second hand paperback of the Currents of Space that had cost me one euro a while back and miraculously stopped on the page I was on and had abandoned. It was a sign to continue on...That's what I call a dog ear stop and start.
Tony that sounds a really cool concept. I will be interested to see how you get on with that. Keep us posted, eh?☺
Audrey wrote: "My loan for Doomsday Book expired at half-way through. Meanwhile Upgrade came in, and that has a long waiting list, so I'm listening to that now. I will get back to Doomsday Book af..."How could you stop in the middle? I've read Doomsday Book numerous times (should reread now that we're in the time of pandemics).
I gave up on Kristoff's Empire of the Vampire several hundred pages in. I never do that, but I just couldn't justify the time I was spending when I wasn't enjoying the book. Not a big vampire fan but I do love Kristoff's writing so I took a chance. Didn't like the main character (at least in his "current day" persona, and the language was fouler than it needed to be. Put it away. Maybe another time.I did reread Stirling's Island in the Sea of Time which is one of my fave "time travel" books. I found it a little wordier than I remembered but still enjoyed the read.
Derek wrote: "Getting re-acquainted with classic Asimov. My dog ripped off the cover and tore out the first few pages of a second hand paperback of the Currents of Space that had cost me one euro a while back an..."I've had a few signs that guided me as to which book to read next, though never one quite so dramatic as this :)
Kivrin wrote: "Audrey wrote: "My loan for Doomsday Book expired at half-way through. Meanwhile Upgrade came in, and that has a long waiting list, so I'm listening to that now. I will get back to D..."It was stolen back! It's perfect for Christmas, too.
Entropy
by Dana HaywardIn 2066, planet Earth is dying and America establishes a colony on the moon. Things get hairy when China builds a lunar colony nearby.
Good sci-fi story. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I've read the Florin & Lorenzo trilogy and I've read Drachenfels - the first of 4 novels about the Vampire Genevieve Dieudonne. I have also read a few adventure modules from various incarnations of the Warhammer Fantasy RPG.