What are you reading in March 2010?

[Phoenixfalls]

So far in March I have read:
Seven for a Secret by Elizabeth Bear; Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny; The Children of the Company, The Machine's Child, and The Sons of Heaven by Kage Baker; Ombria in Shadow by Patricia McKillip; and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

Up next for this month are:
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente; Lud-In-The-Mist by Hope Mirrlees; The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson; The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld; The Philosopher's Apprentice by James Morrow; and Six Moon Dance by Sheri S. Tepper.

And outside the fantasy world, I'm also reading:
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon and The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas.

[Shaun]

Phoenixfalls wrote: "So far in March I have read: <A billion books redacted>"

Being retired must be nice. ;)

[Benjamin]

I just finished The Folding Knife by K.J. Parker. I quite enjoyed this character-driven story of the rise and fall of the Vesani Republic's greatest politican.

Being retired must be nice. ;)"

I'd retire now if I could find someone to support me. There has to be a charity for hopeless bookworms somewhere.

[Whitney]

Ive Finished The Hunger Games,City of Ashes and Wings. Im no debating on what book to read next between A Great and Terrible Beauty,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goose Girl, and Frostbite.

[Phoenixfalls]

Shaun: Not retired, unemployed. :( But the reading is very nice indeed!

[Michelle]

i'm halfway through Patient zero by Jonathan Maberry. It's about genetic engineering and creating walkers (zombies).

[Shaun]

Phoenixfalls wrote: "Shaun: Not retired, unemployed. :( But the reading is very nice indeed!"

Doh! Yeah, I'd probably spend my time unemployed doing exactly the same thing. There's only so many resumes you can send and interviews you can set up per day, unfortunately.

Good luck, but in the meantime, I guess... enjoy the catching up on your reading. :)

[Marc]

Recently got around to reading From Time to Time, the sequel to Time and Again. I wasn't as thrilled with it. Poor logic and bad plotting are used to allow the second story to happen, which often happens when the first book is tightly written and a sequel is not envisioned.

[Janny]

I just finished The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg, Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier, and Dragon's TreasureElizabeth A. Lynn all of which had well executed characters and storylines.

[[deleted user]]

Nothing, I've finished rereading several novels and just can't get into anything else so far.

[Venkat]

I am reading Deadhouse Gates and Catching fire

[Dawn]

Let's see, what am I reading in March... "The Sable Quean" by Brian Jacques (starting this weekend), just got done re-reading the 'Gryphon' books by Mercedes Lackey and the first 6 Merry Gentry books by Laurell K. Hamilton. Started a re-read of "The Dragon Riders of Pern" by Anne McCaffrey and a first read of "Witch Wizard" by James Patterson... There will probably be another 4 or 5 (or 6). I tend to read 3 or 4 books at a time.

[Chris]

So far I've read The Sable Quean by Brian Jacques, The Gateway by Glenn G. Thater, and am currently reading Past Imperative by Dave Duncan. On my reading list is the remainder of The Great Game trilogy (Present Tense and Future Indefinite) as well as a library book I need to get through before that, The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines.

[Jon]

Very early this morning, in my aunt's basement, where I sought shelter from a snow storm, I finished The Red Wolf Conspiracy (my review).

I was torn between two other library books for my next reading adventure: Eifelheim or The Warded Man. Both of these are upcoming book club reads. I opted for Eifelheim because it's shorter than The Warded Man and I may be able to complete it before the end of the weekend, what with the snow and all.

[Benjamin]

I recently finished The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas. It didn't blow my socks off, but it was decent. I'll probably pick up the second book.

[Michelle]

Currently reading 'Catching fire' by Suzanne Collins. It's the second book in the 'Hunger games' trilogy.

[VMom]

Finished . Neat cover. Kept opening it upside down. It's starts out great but fizzles, imo. My review.

Just finished which is excellent! Wacky fun.

[Benjamin]

I read Eric by Terry Pratchett, which was a short, good read. I might have to dig up the graphic novel.

Also read Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth by Simon R. Green. The sixth book in the Nightside series concluded the story arc set in book one quite well. Should be interesting to see where it goes from here.

Last, but not least, I finally finished The Return Of The Sorcerer: The Best Of Clark Ashton Smith by Clark Ashton Smith, a collection of CAS's fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories. A few felt dated, but on the whole all the stories were good.

Mayakda wrote: "Finished . Neat cover. Kept opening it upside down. It's starts out great but fizzles, imo. My review."

I had the same opinion of Green. Parts of it felt disjointed and I sometimes had trouble identifying with the main character.

[[deleted user]]

Reading the The Way of Shadows, enjoying it so far. I found Wizard's First Ruletoday at 1/2 price books, figured I'd get the DTB edition since only the first book of that series is available for the Kindle.

[Ron]

Sarah Zettel's The Quiet Invasion. A well-conceived first contact story.

[Janny]

Ron wrote: "Sarah Zettel's The Quiet Invasion. A well-conceived first contact story."

Ron - wasn't it! I wish this author was more widely read.

[Dawn]

Just got five more new books, two of which I have started reading: Started reading "Witch, Wizard" by James Patterson and "The Second Virgin Birth" by Tommy Taylor (e-book). Also got "Spellwright", "Wondrous Strange" and "Daughters of the Witching Hill".

Looks like I won't have to worry about what to read for the next week or so :)

[VMom]

Just went thorugh all the Inspector Chen books. Whew. What a great series.

[Donna]

Just finished a Tapestry of Spells by Lynn Kurland. I love her books!!! They have the right blend of fantasy, wit and romance to keep me coming back for more.

[Cindy]

I'm about 1/3 through The Boneshaker by Kate Milford, and it's really good so far. It's a new YA steampunk story with a young girl who's really into mechanical things. Very cool!

[Chris]

Donna wrote: "Just finished a Tapestry of Spells by Lynn Kurland. I love her books!!! They have the right blend of fantasy, wit and romance to keep me coming back for more."

I'm glad you mentioned it here! The name alone made me curious and after looking it up I'm definitely adding that to my (ever growing) to-read list.

I just finished The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines. I actually liked it much better than The Mermaid's Madness (book 2 -- I read them out of order) and I can't wait for Red Hood's Revenge to come out. Now reading A Mage in the Making by Alastair J. Archibald which I got through BC's eBook library.

[Small Shop Blogger]

Right now, I'm on Chapter 12 of Changes -- the latest, and greatest, installment of Butcher's Dresden Files.

*Spoiler Alert* Just when I thought Jim couldn't make things more difficul for Chicago's only Wizard, he proves me wrong. In order to save his (8-year-old)daughter, Maggie from the Red Court, he must turn his back on a the rising threat of renewed war with the vampires. Pushing aside his anger at Susan's decision not to tell them about their child, he teams up with her and Martin (her vexing partner from the Felowship) in order to track down what information they can get on the Red Court. By chapter 12 -- where I am now -- Harry's had his office blown to smithereens (for which, the CPD and FBI hold him as a suspect), had to leave behind his home unwarded (having been warned by karrin that the FBI would be coming after him) and fighting two Jurassic-sized centipedes in the Nevernever (after escaping from the authorites through an unexplored doorway in his lab).
More to tell, but will save it for now.Jim Butcher

[Donna]

Lynn Kurland also has another fantasy trilogy you can find easily if you look her up. And if you look hard enough, you can find her short stores in anthologies, which are prequels to all her full length novels. If you end up tracking them down, let me know and I'll tell you which order to read them in. They are stand alones, but also part of a larger plot. She also has medieval and time travel romances. Yep. Love her books!

[M.]

Just finished Rowan of the Wood by Christine Rose. Thought it was a nice read. Any one else read this one? Still deciding what's next to read. So many books, so little time!

[Donna]

That's a new author for me. I'll have to check her out.

[M.]

Donna wrote: "That's a new author for me. I'll have to check her out."

The book is a pretty good read. It's only 99 cents for the Kindle version. Don't be fooled by the cartoonish cover! I think you'll enjoy it!

BTW, I too enjoy Lynn Kurland. Dreams of Stardust is on my bookshelf. =)

[Bob]

I loved Under the Dome! Great to see that ol' King has still got it in him. He was hit and miss for a long time but UTD was as good as some of his early novels.

[Bob]

How was Lord of Light? I just bought it and it looks a little iffy to me...

[Bob]

Anyone have any SciFi suggestions? For reference, I just read Gateway, Caves of Steel, The Forever War ,& Fire Upon the Deep. The last one by Vernor Vinge was the only one I really liked a lot. Also just read my first and last book by Charles de Lint, "Someplace to be Flying" -- really did not like that very much. I'm reading Day of the Triffids right now.

Thanks
Bob

[John]

Bob, although I'm not the one who mentioned it, I'll throw out there that Lord of Light is really, really good. But it can be hard to get into on a first read-through, in part because Zelazny throws the reader in without much explanation, in part because of Zelazny's somewhat ornate style, and in part because of a shift backward in time between the first and second chapters that could easily be missed on a first read.

Really, though, it's on of Zelazny's masterpieces.

[Stephen]

I've just finished The Caves of Steel as well Bob. I'm tackling The City and The City which in some ways has similarities. Looks fascinating.

[Janny]

Bob wrote: "How was Lord of Light? I just bought it and it looks a little iffy to me..."

I would second what John said.
Zelazny is a one of a kind, non traditional, genius storyteller. He will deliver the awesomely unpredictable and completely original story - you have to drop all your expectations and just ride with him.

He's been one of my longtime favorites. There is no other like him.