What are you reading in December 2010?

[Karen]

Beniowa79 wrote: "Karen, I agree with you on Lamb and The Fade. Both are great books."

You've heard of Chris Wooding? That is seriously so exciting for me. Most of my friends never heard of him til I had them read his novels. Is he hugely famous in the UK? I know he's not very popular in the US, which is unfortunate.

[Blushing]

I'm reading Namaah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey. Just finished Kushiel's Mercy yesterday.

[Lee]

Currently reading John Brunner's Children of the Thunder.

[Nathalia]

I'm currently reading . So far, so good.

[Benjamin]

I read Davy by Edgar Pangborn. It was a pretty good book and more original than Julian Comstock. The flashbacks to the characters early life seem a little nonsensical, but on the whole it's very enjoyable.

Karen wrote: "You've heard of Chris Wooding? That is seriously so exciting for me. Most of my friends never heard of him til I had them read his novels. Is he hugely famous in the UK? I know he's not very popular in the US, which is unfortunate. "

I don't know how big he is in the UK, though I found out about him from a UK blogger that I know. I agree it's a shame that he's not more well known. Part of that might be that I think he's written several YA books, which tends to escape attention of most adult readers. I think things are changing though the Ketty Jay books.

[Karen]

Beniowa79 wrote: "I don't know how big he is in the UK, though I found out about him from a UK blogger that I know. I agree it's a shame that he's not more well known. Part of that might be that I think he's written several YA..."

That's true, he has written a lot of Young Adult novels. Thankfully, between the Braided Path series, the Ketty Jay series and his novel The Fade, I think he's definitely had more of an adult audience in mind recently.

[Bill]

I just started Janny Wurts' The Wars of Light and Shadow, volume 1 Curse of the Mistwraith. I cannot believe I overlooked this series when it was new.

[[deleted user]]

Holidays are interfering with my reading time... ugh.

[stormhawk]

The Trouble with Angels - Jane Trahey
A Clash of Kings - George RR Martin
The Book of Air and Shadows - Michael Gruber

[Emma]

Finished and reviewed Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie.
Currently reading Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder.

[[deleted user]]

Just started Fire and Ice. Dont have to much time to read atm tho =(

[Tim]

I am reading
Its called Black Man in the UK, I am very impressed so far, about halfway now. Have just received The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, looking forward to this one.

[Kevin]

Go copies of and , try to read them in that order before the year is over.

[Rusty]

Just finished Too Long a Sacrifice by Mildred Downey Broxon which was an entertaining read. This is the story of Tadhag and Maire, man and wife from 6th century Ireland, whose life leads to quite another existence when they are transported to war torn Ireland of the 20th century. Tadhag is possessed by The Horned One, a mythical creature who rules the winter months. Maire is possessed by the Goddess who rules the warmer months. The story has tragedy, death and mythical creatures. Fun read. Next read is Flash by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.

[Tina]

I read all of my list and added The Drawing of the Three to it, witch I just finished. Loved it! Much more than the first book. The next in the series The Waste Lands, will hopefully be read soon. In the mean time I think I will tackle Narnia.

[Arnold]

Hi, I finished the Hunger Games Trilogy, Ship Breaker and am now reading Pump Six. All so far excellent books.

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Rusty: Too Long a Sacrifice sounds interesting. But that is one ugly cover. Also, it's GoodReads pages are lacking a decent description...

Tina: I both envy and pity you. That series contains some of my favorite and most hated sections. :P

Arnold: Ship Breaker sounds intriguing. Added to my ever growing TBR list

[Arnold]

Ala wrote: "Rusty: Too Long a Sacrifice sounds interesting. But that is one ugly cover. Also, it's GoodReads pages are lacking a decent description...

Tina: I both envy and pity you. That serie..."

Rusty, Ship Breaker is "The Windup Girl" light. Both are excellent books, and I would probably say that the Windup Girl is one of the best SciFi I have ever read. Ship Breaker is also excellent but more geared towards younger readers. But then again, aren't we all young at heart anyways :)

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I don't wanna grow up...

[Rusty]

Thanks for the comments Arnold and Ala. I did like Too Long a Sacrifice and I didn't realize it was part of a series. It was one of a group of fantasy books I obtained on PBS for a few credits. Now I'm about 100 pages into Flash. So far so good.

[Lara Amber]

I finished the titles I previously mentioned for December reading, then I started to reread Jude the Obscure which I hadn't read since high school and didn't remember in the slightest.

I really enjoyed the beginning, but once Sue was introduced I started to get very annoyed with her.

[Jon]

I'm on a novella kick this week. I'll finish three (perhaps four) today and hope to finish more by the end of the week.

If you know of any good Christmas novellas (anything that's 75 to 125 pages long or 35-50k words) that's in the public domain as an ebook or available as a URL, please let me know.

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Maria]

Do you mean you want a Christmas theme? (I'm guessing?)

My favorite set of novellas is Frank Tuttle's Wistril Complete. It was 99 cent on Amazon when I bought it. Nothing about Christmas really, but a really fun fantasy read.

[Robin]

Emma wrote: "Finished and reviewed Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie.
Currently reading Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder."

stormhawk wrote: "The Trouble with Angels - Jane Trahey
A Clash of Kings - George RR Martin
The Book of Air and Shadows - Michael Gruber"

I really want to read some Abercrombie - never read any yet - Can someone give me a recommendation on what is the best book to start with?

[[deleted user]]

Currently working through Lonely Werewolf Girl.

[Rusty]

I'm starting with The Blade Itself, the first of a series by Abercrombie. Supposed to be very good.

[Kevin]

Tina wrote: "Just finished Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, amazing! I read it in two days, and loved it. I will defiantly check out more of his work.

Next is romantic [book:Pride and P..."

Go watch online the Neverwhere miniseries that he first did before he wrote the book.

[Tina]

He did write somehing about a series in the introduction. Is it any good?

[Kevin]

I have watch Neverwhere, it is the same as the book, but as a movie. I think that way, the book will be more truthful to the miniseries. Not many has done that.

[Kim Marie]

This month I've read Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist/Janny Wurtsand now reading their last book in that series Mistress of the Empire. I would happily recommend these books to other readers. About to start on Giants of the Frost by Kim Wilkins, another author whose books I enjoy reading.

[Maggie]

I just finished reading Abercrombie's Best Served Cold, a stand alone. I would recommend that if you dont want to start up a series.

[Rusty]

Maggie: I'm trying to decide which Abercrombie book to read. I have The First Law series and Best Served Cold. Guess I should read Cold first. Have you read the rest?

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I'd read the First Law series before Cold, since cold takes place after it.

[Maggie]

No, I read Cold first, but now that I read it I am going to read First Law as well.

[Benjamin]

I read another Discworld book, Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. Probably my favorite of the series after Guards! Guards!.

[Mariah]

I'm reading the Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (despite being a huge fantasy fan I've never read it!) Though it is slow-paced I'm enjoying the poetic language.
Also reading Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome by Rudy Simone. It's so great to have a book focused on women/girls with AS. (BTW, anyone else here with Asperger's/autism? You can message me if you want to talk about it but not on the forum here.

The previous fiction book I read was Zulu Heart by Stephen Barnes, the sequel to Lion's Blood. They are both set in an alternate America that was settled by Africans who conquered Europe and enslaved Europeans. Very well-told stories, I recommend them both.

[Lara Amber]

Mariah wrote: "The previous fiction book I read was Zulu Heart by Stephen Barnes, the sequel to Lion's Blood. They are both set in an alternate America that was settled by Africans who conquered Europe and enslaved Europeans. Very well-told stories, I recommend them both. "

I checked out Amazon and it looks like they are out of print. Though I did click "request this book for Kindle". :)

[Al "Tank"]

Just finished The Sword of Sophia by John Bowers. It's set in his Fighter Queen world and, chronologically, is the 2nd book in the series behind The Fighter King.

Like the rest of the series, it's a great story with all the good things you'd expect of a good read: good guys, bad guys, love, explosions, conflict at several levels, etc.

Currently reading an oldie: Decision at Doona by Anne McCaffrey.

[stormhawk]

Just started Permutation City - Greg Egan

a friend of mine who I trust for book recommendations said I had to start reading this guy.