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[Lit Bug (Foram)]

Rob wrote: "Foram wrote: "Hello, I came to this section wandering about Goodreads in search of sci-fi dystopias that would help me on with my Ph.D. First came in touch with SF through Asimov's Nemesis, and fel..."

Thank you Rob, for the suggestion... I will definitely try posting a new thread...

[Lit Bug (Foram)]

R.K. wrote: "Foram wrote: "Hello, I came to this section wandering about Goodreads in search of sci-fi dystopias that would help me on with my Ph.D. First came in touch with SF through Asimov's Nemesis, and fel..."

Thank you R. K.

[Chris]

hello my name is Chris. I am fairly new to goodreads and a book club at that but after a recent job change i have plenty of time to read. i would like to thank the Sword and Laser crew for inspiring me to start reading again. I have'nt been this excited to start reading book from authors like Trudi Canavan, Joe Abercrombie, and Patrick Rothfuss since I stumbled across Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth series back in high school. Also though I don't often read romance novels, Veronica and everyone else at Vaginal Fantasy are awesome and I really enjoy watching the hangouts. so again Thanks You :)

[Beren]

Hey fellow Goodreaders,

The Sword and Laser podcast brought me here. My name is Zoltán and I am from Hungary. I am a father and husband, a sci-fi/fantasy geek, and an electrical engineer. I read “sword-and-laser type” books since the age of 8.
Just finished Ship of Destiny; currently half-way through The Wise Man’s Fear and getting a dip into Downbelow Station.

[CJ]

Hi Everyone! I'm CJ--no connection to the author we're currently reading but also female. I'm a writer, editor, and avid reader. I love reading many different genres. I'm a fan of fantasy and urban fantasy, and I'll read any story with a vampire in it, especially if the vampire's love interest does not become one. I just finished book one of Deborah Harkness' vampire/witch/daemon series, and I really like the story so far. I also loved Katherine Kerr's Deverry series.

[Robin]

Hello Everyone:

I am Robin. I've been following Sword & Laser for a while now along with VFH and felt it was high time I started to participate. I'm an avid reader with delusions of how many books I can read in a month. I've joined three book clubs and I also have a personal challenge to read all the books in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.

I like both the sword and the laser so I can't pick between the two. Lately I have been stuck in murder and mysteries. If I'm not watching it, I'm reading it. My current list includes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Under the Dome - of course after doing the search for the TV promo I found that I am under the dome but it’s not really a good thing and now I need to know why?; Pleasure Unbound- it’s a VFH alt pick and pretty interesting so far. I have one more to pick for another book club and I also have V is for Vengeanceon standby along with about 13 other books. Enough typing already, I gotta read.

[Brian]

Hello, I'm Brian.
I hate doing introductions so I have been a lurker for quite some time and finally decided that I should introduce myself.

The type of books I am mainly interested in are Thrillers, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. I also like to read Manga and Comics. I don't think any of those will show up in this book club though. ^_^

From watching Tekzilla I learned of Sword and Laser and from there of Good Reads. I thought it would be good to learn about books that I should have read before and newer books that I should be reading now. I just finished reading The Magicans' Guild by Trudi Canavan and loved it now I am reading the book of the month Downbelow Station and hope to finish it in time.

[Helen]

Hello! I'm Helen. I've been reading speculative fiction since I was ten, about equally distributed between Sword and Laser. I was introduced to the S&L book club a few years ago by my fiance, Jesse, and have been enjoying the podcasts & videos with him but never felt the need to join myself. When the last three books in a row were books I'd already read and loved, though, I decided it was finally time to attach my own account to the club.

[T.D.]

Hello. This is Tracey Wilson. Old gamer, sci-fi/fantasy nut and technology enthusiast. Huge fan of Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, RA Salvatore., Brent Weeks, Terry Brooks, etc.

In my spare..spare time, I am also an author. I released my first book, The Epherium Chronicles: Embrace in Oct and the second one in series, Crucible, is coming out in April, 2013

[John]

Hello, I am John. I have been reading sci-fi/fantasy since as a teenager I mistakenly ordered a copy of "The Two Towers" for a summer school reading program. I was totally blown away and confused. I had to stop reading it and find a copy of "The Hobbit", "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Return of the King". I then started over and read the whole stack in about a week. This experience was matched when I discover William Gibson's "Neuromancer" during a long week between college's fall semester and summer school.

[Patrick]

Hey all, I'm Patrick. I enjoy fantasy, but I'm more of a laser. Got hooked on sci-fi with Star Wars when I was eleven and have been constantly reading since. I really enjoy Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series; you've got to love her writing style, and as a blind person I really dig how the disabled guy thrives in a war-based culture despite making very human mistakes. Also a big fan of James Corey's Expanse series for its relevance, attention to detail, and people turning into brown goo.

Very enjoyable podcasts and conversations.

[Alan]

Hi,
I'm Alan. I've been reading SF&F for as long as I can remember (I have a vivid memory of hiding a Heinlein book in my school desk in first grade) but am new to Goodreads. I found out about Sword & Laser a month ago and started lurking on the Boards as a way of working up to joining the conversation on Downbelow Station.

[Stephen]

Hi everyone! I'm Steve, and I just joined the group, although I've been watching the show since it debuted on Geek & Sundry last year.

I'm more of a fantasy guy than sci-fi myself; my road into that was Tolkien (naturally), then the Dragonlance novels in my teenage years, and then onto A Song of Ice and Fire.

I'm reading Joe Abercrombie's The Blade Itself at the moment, and I look forward to discovering some great new books here!

[Scott]

Hi all,

I'm Scott, and I'm new to the group and a recent listener to the audio podcast (although I've followed Tom and Veronica's shows since the CNET days). I'm returning to sci-fi/fantasy after drifting into non-fiction (and heavy work reading, since I'm a lawyer). Revisiting sci-fi/fantasy is a happy result of having young children who devour books way above their age range (especially my daughter).

For my own reading, I am looking forward to more sci-fi noir (after reading Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan) and enjoyed Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton. I really liked Among Others by Jo Walton, which I think Veronica Belmont suggested in a podcast or an interview.

My favorite sci-fi/fantasy authors are: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Neil Gaiman. I'm also a great fan of Stephen King's The Gunslinger series. I'm extremely interested in sci-fi/fantasy with appropriate content for a 9 year-old girl (my daughter) reading at the high school level (bonus points for female authors and protagonists), so I welcome your suggestions. I am also looking to expand upon the classics I grew up with, and would like suggestions for fun and/or thought-provoking titles, including (but not exclusively) sci-fi noir. If anyone has any recommendations for sci-fi/fantasy taking place in Florida, that would be great too.

I'm reading Colson Whitehead's Zone One, and just finished Watchmen.

[William]

Hello all. My name is William Leisner. I'm a longtime SF reader and fan, have been a regular viewer of Sword and Laser since its launch on G&S, and have been slowly wading my way into Goodreads.com. Oh, and I've also written a couple novels myself, in the Star Trek universe, which you can check out on my author page if you are so inclined. Thanks!

[Apolinar]

Hello, everyone. My name is Apolinar Perdomo. The first books I read in my life were an abridged copy of "A thousand and one nights", and two pocket science fiction books whose titles I have sadly forgotten. I was seven and I picked them up from my father's nightstand. Ever since then I have been kindling the sense of wonder that those books awoke in me. Some of my favorite writers are: Clark Ashton Smith, Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, Jack Vance, Stephen King, Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Larry Niven, Piers Anthony, Anne McCaffrey, etc, etc, etc... I am new to Sword and Laser, but I have really enjoyed the little I have seen so far. Thanks!

[John]

Hello, my name is John Wooten. I've been following The Sword and Laser on Geeks and Sundry since they recommended Leviathan Wakes and got me to start reading more. I like sci fi more than fantasy, so I tend to skip the months we are supposed to read fantasy (except for assassin's apprentice which was really good).

[Stella]

Hi, I'm Stella. I'm from Germany but I'm going to move to England this year. I'm 15 years old.
I discovered Geek and Sundry and Sword and Laser through Patrick Rothfuss and through Sword and Laser I discovered Goodreads.
I love Fantasy, my favourite books are The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss and also the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin (although I'm only at the second book yet) I also love The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers and Krabat by Otfried Preußler, they were the books of my childhood. I also like to read a manga now and then and my other hobbies are watching films and tv-series, listening to music and playing video games.

[Victoria]

Hello everyone! I can't believe I didn't realise there was a Fantasy Faction group on Goodreads til now. I'm Victoria Hooper - I post on the forums now and then but tend to lurk, and I also write articles and reviews for FF. :-)

[Isabelle]

Can't remember if I introduced myself or not. My name's Isa. I'm new to Goodreads (didn't even know such a wonderful place existed!), but not so new to Sword&Laser. I'm a fan of both fantasy and sci-fi, to the point where I wish Lovecraft and Heinlein had written a book together.
Glad to join the group.

[Maxi]

Hello everyone,

my name is Maxi and I am of German citizenship. I follow Sword and Laser for a while now, and decided very recently to join the Goodreads community.
I read books anywhere from society (analysing) novels, such as Jane Austen's works, to Fantasy, Tolkien, and Lovecraft, and SciFi, such as K. Dick and Lem. In between there would be a bunch of other authors, more or less known.
In the past few years, I have been reading a lot, although mostly not for pleasure but for university (which does mix more often than not).
Other than that I read comics (in all its forms, and I do count manga and graphic novels in to the category :3 ).
Nice to meet you all.

[Susan]

Hi everyone! From UK originally but now live in Canada. Favorite authors are CJ Cherryh, Janny Wurts, Kate Elliott, CS Friedman and many more. Love to discuss books I've read. Fledgling writer as well, but I started writing because of the influence of so many superb writers.
Looking forward to the discussions!

[William]

Hi everybody,
I'm Billy.
I'm more of a sword than a laser, but hokey religions and ancient weapons don't always get the job done, so I think I'll fit right in.
My favorite book is Jurassic Park and my favorite author is Stephen King.

[Michael]

Hi im Mike. Ive been a big fan of the podcast for a while and finally decided to take the plunge.

[Laura]

Hello, I'm Laura - I read sword - though I'm still pretty new to it, was introduced through Brandon Sanderson's stuff. I discovered Sword&Laser through Patrick Rothfuss. I love the Lightbringer Series by Brent Week and now Im reading Riyrea and Codex Alera Series

[Christopher]

Hi I'm chris. Actually been on the boards for a few days now and realized i never came over here. Sorry. I like my sword in one hand and my laser in the other. But never trusted those bastards with the laser swords.

[Gary]

Greetings folks,

I'm Gary. I've been lurking around the fringes of this place for a few months now, so I figured its time to chime in. There are a lot of great comments, and participation in this community. I'm happy to contribute.

[Scott]

Hi everyone! I'm Scott. I'm admittedly not much of a SFF reader- my tastes tend to lean more toward thirillers (i.e Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn)- although I have read many of the Star Wars Expanded Universe books.

But, after seeing Tom and Veronica on G&S, I was hooked on the show, and actually went back and listened to all the back episodes of the podcast (a great way to make the 8-5 go alot faster lol). And, they have definitely grown my already 40+ "to-read" list, so I figured it was time to stop lurking and actually join.

I also like to write and am working on my Anthology submission.

[Jon]

Hey everyone! Name's Jon. I'm a rather weak (distracted) reader, but I stick with it. Now, I mostly read Star Wars book and some rather pulpy fantasy, but I'm slowly expanding into some of the more traditional books in both traditions.

[Mike]

Hi, I'm Mike.

I am a computer engineer.
I am a huge fan of sword and sorcery books, post apocalyptic books and horror books mostly but I have been known to slide into most genre if the mood takes me.
I am also a larper when I get the time.
I am currently reading the Enchantress (book 1 in the Evermen saga) by James Maxwell.

[Philip]

Hi I'm Philip from the Philippines.
I'm kind of new to the whole Sci-Fi Genre and I'd like to thank the Sword and Laser videos for introducing me to this wonderful world.
I was an avid reader when I was younger, reading Hardy Boys and Nancy Drews but I somehow lost interest after finishing school and starting work.
I used to play games as a way to relieve stress but lately, I don't enjoy it as much.
While browsing through the geekandsundry channel, I watched a few episodes of SnL and I decided to start reading my first book in years, Cloud Atlas (since it was at that time being produced as a movie so I was curious). I felt a sense of fulfillment after finishing the book and I had to get some more!
Fast forward to today, I'm currently waiting for The Winds of Winter by George RR Martin, and Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch. Just finished The Magicians Series by Lev Grossman as well.
Oh and still waiting for the 5 more books that I've ordered.
Thanks again for re-introducing me to the wonderful and colorful world of reading!

[Stacey]

Hi! I'm Stacey, first time Author and long, long, long time reader! I've just released my first novel called "Scarlett Blade: the Bandit Queen" an adventure/fantasy novel. I have two otherebooks out on kindle. I'd love to hear reviews from anyone who has read it. I'm currently reading Robin Hobb's Blood of Dragons. Happy reading!

[Oblomov]

Hi I am Trevor from Australia. By way of introduction, I was one of those kids who started reading at an early age and drifted into science fiction and to a lesser extent fantasy novels as a teenager. During my teens and early twenties I work my way through many of the classic and contemporary authors from that period. Favourites from this time included Arthur C Clarke, Larry Niven, Michael Moorcock, Douglas Adams and of course Tolkein. Somewhere in my mid to late twenties, I took a significant detour into what can be considered more classical literature and have only in the last few years started to explore some of more the current sci-fi and fantasy authors. The Sword and Laser podcast has been valuable in this regards as it has provided many recommendations for title and authors, and it seemed a logical extension to sign up to this group. Hope that I will contribute at least a little in the future. Reading wise at the present moment is non-fiction, but i have just finished the Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding which is the third in the Ketty Jay series, and a must if you were a fan of Firefly/Serenity.

[Raul]

Hey there. Raul here from New York. I discovered Sword and Laser by checking out random Geek and Sundry videos and I got hooked from the first episode I watched which was the one with Jacquline Carey and I'm currently going through the backlog.

I've always been a big fan of reading ever since my mom randomly gave me Goosebumps: How I got my Shrunken Head. It made me obsessed with the rest of Goosebumps and I ended up devouring a whole slew of books just on my free time.

I can't say I have a specifically favorite author that I follow, but I have enjoyed R.A Salvatore, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Chuck Palahniuk. I'm a pretty big enough nerd, loving sci-fi, fantasy, anime, manga, graphic novels and video games. I just love it all.

Right now I'm working my way through Rule 34 by Charles Stross. After that I'm going to hit up Wyrd Sisters by Pratchett and maybe reread Howl's Moving Castle.

[Lucy]

Hey Ho!
I'm Lucy, from Wales and I just love reading, anything and everything! I was introduced to S&L by my beautiful friend and am so grateful as this is a brilliant group. I have recently been on a bit of a Sci-fi binge and just finished this month's book, Downbelow Station, and LOVED it! I am really looking forward to the next book in James S A Corey's 'Expanse' series and trying to get through A Dance With Dragons before the Games of Thrones TV series catches up :P
Please add me as a friend, thanks!

[Melanie]

Hi everyone, I'm Melanie and new to goodreads. My love for Science Fiction started as a kid, when I discovered books by Douglas Adams and Lem Stanislaw on my parents' bookshelve.

Some of my favourite authors, books and Manga include Terry Pratchett Lovecraft, Howard Phillips (I'm also playing a pen & paper RPG set in his universe) Jasper Fforde Snow Crash The Quantum Thief Kaori Yuki Vassalord, Volume 1 PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Ozamu Tezuka, Band 001

Currently I'm reading Day Watch and loving the series.

I'm definitely more of a Science Fiction than a Fantasy fan but have to admit that I haven't read many of the classics in that genre, so my goal for this year is to do just that. I've just finished A Clockwork Orange and Fahrenheit 451 is next on the list

[LegalKimchi]

Howdy.
I'm Alex. Learned to read on the advanced dungeons and dragons player's handbook, because my father is awesome (also in my photo).
I am a lapsed reader, only recently getting back into it (working full time and going to law school takes up a lot of time) through audiobooks.
After the PHB, I started reading novels with Michael Stackpole X-wing Rogue squadron when i was 12 and The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore soon after that.
Even at that age, I was alternating between laser and sword.

[Daniel]

Oh, yikes, 56+ pages! If successful in my submission to the anthology, that's certainly more exposure than what I'd currently get!

*backs up*

Hi, I'm Daniel, from Brisbane, Australia (yes, we ride kangaroos on the roof of the Sydney Opera House). I've recently finished my writing degree, not that publishers really require you to have one. Children of Fire is set in a post-apocalyptic version of Brisbane with mages, mutants and monsters. Which coincidentally abbreviates to MMM, the only station that has the music I like - rock and roll. It should be noted that I prefer pubs over clubs. Cause I'm Aussie As, mate.

I've written the sequel, but I'm editing it at the moment, and that's taking up the most of my free time - that which isn't spent on RPGs, anyway. The game form, not the rocket-propelled grenade. I should mention I'm only writing novellas at the moment, as I struggle with subtext and subplots and complexity. And other things. Things that make a novel a novel and not a shorter thing.

A publisher says they're interested in publishing the first book, but so far it's taken almost 2 years, which is 4 times how long an ebook should take, with nothing back yet, so I'm not holding much faith in that happening soon. No contract yet, and only promises that they still plan to. Maybe this place is a better fit, as Children of Fire has a very tech + magic (magitech?) vibe to it. And pulp. I never intended it to be that, nor funny, but people respond well to both of those aspects, so I may as well go with it. It provides a quirky, crazy kind of setting and tone and style, which is definitely Me, so yeah.

I'm hoping my book will bring me lots of money, fame, women and alcohol. You know, pure artistic stuff.

[Jason (jasonb)]

Hi my name is Jason. I love reading but truly enjoy reading scifi/fantasy. So much so that I usually have a routine in reading: if reading a regular fiction (nongenre) book ill then read a scifi and then fantasy, before reading another fiction book. I also enjoy some crime thrillers: guilty pleasure reading: books by Richard Castle ( I'm aware he's a fiction himself hence the guilty pleasure ).

Favorites scifi author: Robert A Heinlein. Fantasy Author: I don't have a fav fantasy author for some reason. I can say that I live reading the "Fire & Ice" series by George RR Martin but I don't know if I would say he's may fav fantasy author.

[Cara]

Hello, I'm Cara. I tend to lean more towards fantasy than sci-fi. High fantasy can be a bit of a slog for me, I'd say I read more alternate history and modern urban fantasy.

[Joe]

Hi guys, I'm Joe Vasicek. Long-time podcast listener, first time Goodreads forum member. I fell in love with science fiction when I saw Star Wars IV as a seven year old kid, and have been writing it since I read A Wrinkle In Time back in the 2nd grade. I've kind of lived all over, most recently in the Republic of Georgia where I taught English for most of 2012. Sword & Laser was one of my favorite podcasts to listen to on those long marshrutka rides between Kutaisi and my village.

My favorite sci fi writers include Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Charles Wilson, Orson Scott Card (more his earlier stuff though), Robert A. Heinlein, C.J. Cherryh, David Drake, etc. As for fantasy, I'm a HUGE fan of David Gemmell--one of my greatest ambitions in life is to obtain a signed first-edition hardback copy of his first novel Legend. I'm also a fan of Brandon Sanderson, and took a writing class from him at BYU back in 2009. Dan Wells is also really cool--I think he named a character in Partials after me (still on my to-read list though). But my favorite book of all time is The Neverending Story by Michael Ende.

I'm also something of a writer myself. You can find my books on my author page, or check out my blog.

Anyhow, that's pretty much it. I've been following a lot of the discussions in this community via the podcast--looking forward to participating as well!

[Joe]

Yeah, it's a great place! Very rustic and off the beaten path. The electricity went out almost every day, and we had to draw our water out of a well, but the countryside was gorgeous and the people were awesome.

One of my favorite moments was backpacking up near Borjomi, looking back, and realizing "holy crap, those aren't clouds--those are mountains!" You could see the whole Caucasus range from Elrus and Ushba in the west to Kazbegi in the east. The view of the stars was amazing, and we even caught an ISS flyby.

The people out there are amazingly hospitable. Sometimes, backpackers or hitchhikers will come through and stay as guests with a local family for a few months. If you can arrange something like that, it's a great experience. Living on the farm was a lot of fun, and I helped out a lot with the chores: chopping wood, putting the chickens to roost, picking grapes and making wine and vodka. So yeah, definitely a lot of interesting experiences.

If you want to get a feel for the region, a great book to check out is Ali and Nino by Kurban Said. It's like Romeo and Juliet of the Caucasus: Ali is an Muslim Azeri boy who is in love with Nino, an Orthodox Georgian girl, right as World War I is breaking out and the hopes and dreams of their people start to clash. AMAZING book, probably my favorite read from all of 2012. They actually made a statue in Batumi based off of the characters, where a figure of a man and a woman come close to embracing but pass right through each other instead. You can find a video of it here.

Man, I miss Georgia. There's a lot of other places I want to see, but I would love to go back for a while.

[Joe]

Hey thanks! Good to meet you too.

I know what you're talking about when it comes to the wanderer and host relationship. I studied Arabic in college and spent a few months in the Middle East, where the people are downright fierce about their hospitality. It would be amazing to spend some time out in the desert living with the Bedouin, down in Wadi Rum or out near Mafraq. I really hope to visit Damascus someday, though with the current political situation it sadly looks like that country's going to be a mess for the next two or three decades.

I didn't see any golden fleeces, but I did make it up to some of the mountain streams where they used to come from. When the Soviets took over, they killed everyone who knew the best places to collect the gold, since that was illegal under communism. But yeah, I did a blog post on that excursion, so if you want you can read about it here.

[dumbRoss]

Heyo, im dumbRoss. Long time listener but I am so so new to this side of the laser sword. Some great authors I would like to see feature here are Jennifer Fallon - Australian! woot, Jasper Fforde - **sighs and looks skyward. so much whimsy its just charming and lastly Daniel Suarez.

[Gareth]

Hello, I'm Gareth. I've been primarily a scifi reader though am happy to pick up a well recommended fantasy novel. I usually come to an author for their ideas, but stick around for a bit of elegance of language.

Looking forward to discussing scifi and fantasy with folks.

[Mark]

Hi All, My name's Mark.

I'm a long time sic-fi/fantasy reader with far too many favourites to list here.
I'm currently in the middle of three books, with priority going to this months book club book C. J. Cherryh's Downbelow Station.

[Sachairi]

Hello :D
I'm Sachairi (Sa-kai-ree) and I've been reading fantasy/ sci-fi for... well, since for ever. Most of these books are more fantasy- centric and I'm interested in getting deeper into more sci-fi. I'm writing/ have been working on a sci-fi/ fantasy series and thought that this would be a great place to see exactly what sci-fi is about, only more in depth.

What else... I'm from Canada, am married, enjoy reading and writing, and am expecting the birth of my first child in roughly two weeks. I think that about covers it :D

[Francois]

Hi, I'm Francois
I'm a long time fantasy/science fiction reader but new to goodreads and i just discovered the sword and laser show. Some authors that i enjoy David Weber, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, John Ringo, Glen Cook, Mercedes Lackey, Elizabeth Moon.

[Buzz]

Hello Everyone! My name is Buzz and I am a 40-something business owner in the Los Angeles area. When I was a 7th grader, I had to pick out a fiction book for English class. I randomly selected Ray Bradbury's "S is for Space" and instantly fell in love with the genre. I grew up on Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C Clarke, James P. Hogan, etc. Though I took some time off from reading fiction at all during my 20's and 30's, I got back into the gere a few years ago and haven't looked back since. Anyway, thank you for allowing me to join the group and I look forward to participating in the discussions.

As of this posting, I have only contributed one other post which was a link to an e-book version of Downbelow Station here

[Christopher]

Hello, I am Chris. I game in all ways, shapes, and forms. If it has funny looking dice, elaborate game boards, or require millions of mouse or button clicks I am there.
I recently started reading seriously again. 20 years ago I would have told you my favorite authors were Piers Anthony and Tom Clancy. Now...well Butcher, Scalzi, Hamilton, ...
I have developed a pattern of reading, a sword book, a laser book, right now an urban fantasy book, and then something else. Wash rince and repeat.