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[Becky]

Done with Cibola Burn and now I'm 1/3 through Nemesis Games. This is one of my favorites. Marco is SUCH a compelling character. (The casting for him in the show was so spot on.)

Also ...I should probably start reviewing these at some point. I'm nearly halfway done with all of the books and stories. O_o

[Ozsaur]

The Art of Prophecy - grumpy woman warrior discovers the chosen one is a badly trained, spoiled brat. Uh oh!

[Marc]

Finished Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver. A great book, quick read, some have said it's a play on Rumplestiltskin (I'm sure I got that spelling wrong but anyhoo!). I dunno about that, if I read it, I read that a long long long time ago! A fantasy novel set in Russia, weird ice elves, jews, a tsar, winter, and... silver!

Anyhoo, now going back to Mira Grant's zombie universe, onto her 4th book, Feed Back. Probably will finish with her 5th and AFAIK final? book in that zombie universe...

[Michelle]

I just finished Mister Slaughter, and full disclosure: I was a nervous wreck for the whole of that book! This one leaned more towards the horror side of the spectrum as opposed to the historical fiction side. I had the shudders more than once, was significantly creeped out many times, and was a complete sissy about certain scenes. Horror's not my thing, but this series is so good. I'm going to take a break before I pick up the next one in the series.

[Oleksandr]

Marc wrote: "A fantasy novel set in Russia, weird ice elves, jews, a tsar, winter, and... silver!."

I'd say somewhere in Eastern Europe. geographically at modern Belarus and Lithuania, historically on land contested by Muscovy and Poland-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

[Dj]

Brett wrote: "Keeping with the Operation Overlord theme in nonfiction, reading George Koskimaki's D-Day With the Screaming Eagles (1970). He was one of the 101 on that day, so it's a little weird reading him ref..."

I have yet to read that particular series of books, at least I think it is a series. Isn't he the one that has books leading from D-Day all the way to the end of the War?

[CBRetriever]

for various challenges, I've recently read two SF books

Border Crosser by Tom Doyle - the main character does not ring true at all. Imagine a female Dexter who likes to torture, create art from the remains, has sex with everyone and sharpens her teeth and nails the better to tear out throats.... It's a real male fantasy and I think the author doesn't like Trump from his description of the US leader of the future being orange faced and smirking.

and

Guardian of Night by Tony Daniel which is a little better. However i couldn't connect to any of the characters, the info dumps were copious and I'm not really into space battles that much.

on the Fantasy side, I did a little better:

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and I'm reading the second part of that duology right now. I liked this one, but I didn't at first as it was a bit confusing in the beginning

and

Jane Yolen's Great Alta series. I was leery of this one going in as I'd read the first book quite a while ago and didn't like it, but re-reading book one, I enjoyed it and finished the rest of the series and was pretty happy with it.

all but Six of Crows were from Humble Bundles/Tor/Baen/StoryBundle and I'd been putting them off for a while

[Brett]

@Dj, quite possibly. The name is familiar, I think from the Caddick-Adams book. I got it from the local library, so I'm uncertain if it's a series or not...but I'll be finding out. It's not the best editing, a little hard to follow at times.

Currently reading Bitter Victory, about the Sicily invasion, and A Higher Call, where a Luftwaffe pilot saves a stricken B-17 from his own flak gunners.

[Faith]

My review of The Man in the Maze by Robert Silverberg

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

[Michelle]

I finished Aftershocks, the first in Marko Kloos' Palladium Wars series. I liked it enough that I'll be reading the sequel.
I've been re-reading Joshua Simon's military fantasy series, the Tyrus Chronicles, and I'm on #3:Resurrected Soldiers.

[Phrynne]

An author I had not come across before but I liked her. Will look out for more.

My review of Falling Bodies by Rebecca Roanhorse

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

[Jacqueline]

Phrynne wrote: "An author I had not come across before but I liked her. Will look out for more.

My review of Falling Bodies by Rebecca Roanhorse [bookcover:Falling Bodies|151908..."

I haven't read her novels yet but have read some of her short stories. She is pretty good.

[DivaDiane]

I’m a little surprised you haven’t read anything by Roanhorse yet, Phrynne! I enjoyed Black Sun.

[Becky]

I finished Nemesis Games last night, and started on Babylon's Ashes before remembering that there was a story released between them - The Vital Abyss, so I'm listening to that now and will get back to Babylon after.

[Eric]

I completed "The Riftwar Saga:" A Darkness At Sethanon. Excellent fantasy. Good versus evil, of course. A solid five stars.

[Marc]

oh, also reading Philip Jose Farmer's Dark Design (Riverworld book 3). It's an ebook, if I happen to not have Mira Grant's Deadline nearby, I read Dark Design! about a 1/3 of the way through both books now...

[Brett]

Just bonked out Galatea. My short review verbatim:

"Good short story, can be read in a sitting. Basically a retelling of Pygmalion, if Pygmalion was a proto-incel."

[Phrynne]

DivaDiane wrote: "I’m a little surprised you haven’t read anything by Roanhorse yet, Phrynne! I enjoyed Black Sun."

Thanks Diane. I will try that one

[Kaia]

I just finished Witch King by Martha Wells, and I loved it. Once I got into the story, I was completely immersed - such an interesting world and great characters. The beginning was a bit confusing for me because you are dropped right into the middle of things, but it comes together if you keep reading.

I also recently finished Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire. This has been one of my favorites in the series so far. I recommend reading the author’s note at the beginning before starting, though - it would have been too stressful for me to make it through the beginning without that information.

[Kaia]

Becky wrote: "I finished Nemesis Games last night, and started on Babylon's Ashes before remembering that there was a story released between them - The Vital Abyss..."

Becky, reading your posts makes me want to start rereading the series, too - it’s so good! But I only read it for the first time two years ago, so I’m trying to make myself wait a bit longer. I know if I start, reading it will be all that I want to do, and with my poor memory for details, it will be more enjoyable if I give myself longer to forget what happened first. :-)

[Brett]

Started Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi. YA post-apocalyptic series set in the flooded coasts of the Gulf of Mexico, and Florida.

[Becky]

Kaia wrote: "Becky, reading your posts makes me want to start rereading the series, too - it’s so good! But I only read it for the first time two years ago, so I’m trying to make myself wait a bit longer. I know if I start, reading it will be all that I want to do, and with my poor memory for details, it will be more enjoyable if I give myself longer to forget what happened first. :-)"

It is seriously so good! I read the first three books spread out over so long that I forgot most of the details, but then I flew through books 4-9 in the summer and fall of last year. I'm really enjoying the sort of 3/4 recollection I've got going on though. Major plot points, but some of the smaller things are like easter eggs of enjoyment, when things click. One of those things is a character arc that is so easily overlooked/taken for granted it's like air, and when I realized it on my readthrough I was like "YOU DAMN GENIUSES." LOL (Actually, I really wonder if it was intended or just incidental greatness that works.)

Anyway, so I'll finish this read through soonish (I'm on book 6 already)... if you want a buddy in 6 months, let me know!

[Kaia]

Becky wrote: "Anyway, so I'll finish this read through soonish (I'm on book 6 already)... if you want a buddy in 6 months, let me know!."

Will do!

[Jan]

I'm rereading Leviathan Wakes after reading it and #2 some years ago. I'd kinda forgotten a lot of it., Not sure why I didn't continue the series at the time, but this time I plan to read on and see how far I get. Enjoying the ride so far.

[Banshee]

It seems a lot of us are into Expanse now! I was a bit cautious after Book 1, because it had a lot of promise, but I didn't like either of the POV characters. But now I'm halfway through Caliban's War and it's soooo good!

[Jan]

Banshee wrote: "It seems a lot of us are into Expanse now! I was a bit cautious after Book 1, because it had a lot of promise, but I didn't like either of the POV characters. But now I'm halfway through [book:Cali..."

I'm starting Caliban's War today :) Although I read this one a few years ago too, all I can remember is Bobbie! Looking forward to rediscovering the story.

[Jenifer]

I'm hoping to give Winter and An Ember in the Ashes another try. I previously tried reading them and had a hard time getting into them; one was too slow for me, while the other had a few too many details of torture and stuff that I wasn't ready for at the time. I also have a stack of Kim Harrison books to get through, but I am currently working on Well of Ascension by Sanderson.

[Becky]

Banshee wrote: "It seems a lot of us are into Expanse now! I was a bit cautious after Book 1, because it had a lot of promise, but I didn't like either of the POV characters. But now I'm halfway through [book:Cali..."

So good. I loved both main POV characters, but I also have questionable judgement so… *hand wavy gestures * lol Thankfully the story gets SO MUCH bigger than just those characters. It’s a world I love to live in… vicariously from my couch. 😆

[Becky]

Jenifer, Well of Ascension is fantastic! I hope you enjoy it! Mistborn took me a bit too get into, but once I was in, I was hooked.

[Marc]

Well, knocked off Mira Grant's deadline. It's like re-reading the first book of her newsflesh books, only instead of the Masons (new journalists), it's a non-family set of new journalists covering a different presidential candidate. Still, she's a great writer, a good story! I'll start her 'Rise' (book 5 of newsflesh) after I finish Philip Jose Farmer's Dark Design.

[Jenifer]

@Becky: I'm enjoying it so far, even though it's been a bit since I read the first book. I'm slowly getting back into the groove of it. :-)

[Ann]

Eric wrote: "I completed "The Riftwar Saga:" A Darkness At Sethanon. Excellent fantasy. Good versus evil, of course. A solid five stars."

I finished this series recently also, classic!

[Eric]

Ann wrote: "I finished this series recently also, classic!"

Epic and a real page turner. I agree.

[Alexandra]

I just finished The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, a historical fantasy set in 10th century Ireland. There are Vikings and the descendants of Tuatha Dé Danann. I enjoyed it somewhat, but I am also reading The Disorderly Knights and the fantasy one suffered in comparison ;)

My review is here ;)

[Alexandra]

I decided to check out the short stories in The Far Reaches series. James S. A. Corey's How It Unfolds was a beautiful, gorgeous tale of interstellar colonisation.

My review is here ;)

[Kaia]

Alexandra wrote: "I decided to check out the short stories in The Far Reaches series. James S. A. Corey's How It Unfolds was a beautiful, gorgeous tale of interstellar colonisation.

My review is he..."

Thanks for the recommendation, Alexandra!

[Alexandra]

Kaia wrote: "Thanks for the recommendation, Alexandra!

You are most welcome! I hope you enjoy it :)

[Rick]

Alexandra wrote: "I decided to check out the short stories in The Far Reaches series. James S. A. Corey's How It Unfolds was a beautiful, gorgeous tale of interstellar colonisation.

My review is he..."

That's a good story. The Scalzi one is as well and not at all his trademark snarkiness. The Leckie seems good but I'm only a few pages in.

[CBRetriever]

CBRetriever wrote: "for various challenges, I've recently read two SF books

Border Crosser by Tom Doyle - the main character does not ring true at all. Imagine a female Dexter who lik..."

I finally finished this book which did get a bit better, but I will not be reading anything else by the author. I'm now reading

Snake Agent and the rest of the books in that series. It's a good genre crosser: police detective/Asian city on a new planet/demons/bioweb instead of digital internet/etc.

[Rick]

CBRetriever wrote: "Snake Agent and the rest of the books in that series. It's a good genre crosser: police detective/Asian city on a new planet/demons/bioweb instead of digital internet/etc.
.."

Loved those books. I kind of wish she'd write more but I respect that she doesn't just want to milk the series for cash.

NOTE: Book 6, Morningstar, doesn't seem to exist, despite a GR page for it.

[CBRetriever]

I found a website where she'd mailed it out to some people:

https://mevennen.livejournal.com/9393...

[Rick]

CBRetriever wrote: "I found a website where she'd mailed it out to some people:

https://mevennen.livejournal.com/9393..."

Yes, but it's defunct (that page is from 2014) and in the 9 years since she's not put it out on Amazon/BN/etc. It's actually pretty annoying that she hasn't bothered but it doesn't detract from the other 5 books being a lot of fun.

[CBRetriever]

no, but the review I found sounded like it was kinda a wrap up

https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/20...

[Sarah]

I just started The Will of Many by James Islington and I love it.

Though it definitely seems like the kind of book that will make you work for it.

[DivaDiane]

I am reading Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao. It’s an upper MG or lower YA near-future Chinese Urban fantasy that takes place in Maine and Shanghai and involves something like Google Glass that all the young people have and an online game like Pokémon Go. It’s great! I’m really enjoying it, so if you like YA and gaming, you might like this book too.

[Marc]

Just finished Philip Jose Farmer's The Dark Design, book 3 of his riverworld series. for those of you who don't know, his series is set in some distant future, pretty much everyone who has ever lived is unexpectedly wakes up by a superlong river. Odds are, you woke up maybe near people who speak your language, but probably don't know. Fun part is, if you lived past age 25, you are now back to age 25, so it would be weird meeting a parent if you lived past 25. And if you die, you are resurrected, but on a different part of the river where, odds are, you can't understand the people you wake up near, as it might be a different culture of a different time period (wake up with 200 BC Egyptians) or even a group of Neaderthals. Anyhoo, the book follows some folks who are trying to find out what the heck is going on, in part by going to the headwaters of the river (and where it empties out to). Is it God? Gods? super-advanced alien race? why did they resurrect everyone? how the heck did they even know about people like me, who lived but in the grand scheme of things, no one other than family/friends/coworkers even know I existed? His protagonists are more well known than someone like me, including Samuel Clemons and Richard Burton (explorer, not actor). Hopefully those questions are answered by the end of the series (book 5).

Anyhoo, now I'm reading Mira Grants Rise, book 5 of her newsflesh series.

[Dj]

Brett wrote: "@Dj, quite possibly. The name is familiar, I think from the Caddick-Adams book. I got it from the local library, so I'm uncertain if it's a series or not...but I'll be finding out. It's not the bes..."

Is that the D'Este book on Sicily. He is a fine author, I have enjoyed everything I have read by him.

[Dj]

Michelle wrote: "I finished Aftershocks, the first in Marko Kloos' Palladium Wars series. I liked it enough that I'll be reading the sequel.
I've been re-reading Joshua Simon's military fantasy seri..."

Kloos' is proving to be a very good writer of space military adventures. He makes them short sweet and to the point.

[Brett]

"Is that the D'Este book on Sicily. He is a fine author, I have enjoyed everything I have read by him."

@Dj - Yes it is. It's quite good; I've been keeping a list of sources here on GR, and it's growing beyond what I'm ever likely to read (I have an idea for an eventual Operation Husky project). I'll give his Patton biography a whirl at some point.

[Dj]

Brett wrote: ""Is that the D'Este book on Sicily. He is a fine author, I have enjoyed everything I have read by him."

@Dj - Yes it is. It's quite good; I've been keeping a list of sources here on GR, and it's g..."

He is a fan of Patton, but unlike some of the works by Patton's admirers D'Este doesn't overlook the less savory aspects of his legacy. It is the most even handed biography I have ever read on Patton. I highly recommend it.