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[Megan]

I'm currently reading The City and the City.

[Janr]

Out of curiosity, I downloaded "Return To Mech City" from SmashWords. It was a free book and something about it caught my attention. So far it is very good! I recommend it highly: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

[Kylie]

I'm about half way through Gateway by Frederik Pohl.

Also started Red Mars a while ago, read about 100 pages, and decided I wasn't in the mood. I'll get back to that soon I think.

Oh, another start-and-stop book that I'm going to get back to I think: Prisoner's Hope by David Feintuch. Anyone read it? Didn't do much to really hook me I guess... wondering if it gets better.

[Scott]

I finished NOS4A2. It was excellent. I think I still like Horns better.

Now I'm reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane.

[Banner]

Scott wrote: "I finished NOS4A2. It was excellent. I think I still like Horns better.

Now I'm reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane."

Just finished this. Loved it.

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I just read Perdido Street Station and I'll start The Scar pretty soon. I'm listening to Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge, which should be quick.

[Scott]

I finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane. I really enjoyed the story. Now I'm going to read Joyland.

[Banner]

Hey Scott, let us know what you think of Joyland. I'm on the fence with that one.

[Jeffrey]

About a fifth through Kim Stanley Robinson's 2312 and enjoying it very much. Hard to put down.

One little tidbit I found fascinating is that on Mercury evidently a person can walk faster than planet revolves so one can stay ahead of dawn. Important not to get fried. Not sure if this a true fact or not about Mercury's revolution. Given it is Kim Stanley Robinson probably so.

[Scott]

I finished Joyland last week. I thought it was excellent. Now I'm reading The King of Plagues.

[Scott]

Banner wrote: "Hey Scott, let us know what you think of Joyland. I'm on the fence with that one."

I really enjoyed it. It was one of his "coming-of-age" stories with a mystery wrapped inside of it. The only negative I have with the whole story is that he inserted a bit of his political ideology into the end of the story.

[Banner]

Scott wrote: "Banner wrote: "Hey Scott, let us know what you think of Joyland. I'm on the fence with that one."

I really enjoyed it. It was one of his "coming-of-age" stories with a mystery wrapped inside of i..."
Thanks for the feedback. I've only read a couple of King's books so far and enjoyed the both. I could see his politics but didn't think he was too harsh about it. I may try Joyland soon.

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[Laz]

I just finished The Petrovitch Trilogy, which was way over the top, in a good way.

[Shanasaki]

Just finished reading Ready Player One. I liked it. not going into my top five SciFi or anything but definitely worth the read for fans of dystopias.

[Kelly]

Shanasaki wrote: "Just finished reading Ready Player One. I liked it. not going into my top five SciFi or anything but definitely worth the read for fans of dystopias."

I liked it as well, although I wish it had elaborated on parts that were completely skipped over (like Wade's transformation from "The OASIS is AWESOME!" to "Oh my god, my life sucks because of the OASIS"), and I don't feel like anybody was really made to suffer enough.

It was Cline's first novel, so bearing that in mind I'll give the story a little leeway. I'll be interested in reading his next book!

What I'm reading:

[Mickey]

Finished reading Steel Beach An excellent book, with a great world and character build. The story is excellent and very unpredictable, even the ending was a complete surprise. One extra side note: one may want to read Stranger in a Strange Land before reading Steel Beach.

I will start reading the Cetaganda and hope to finish by the end of the month. This summer is keeping me busy.

[Ruth]

I just finished Loved it.

[Jean-Michel]

Mickey wrote: "Finished reading Steel Beach An excellent book, with a great world and character build. The story is excellent and very unpredictable, even the ending was a complete surprise."

I loved Steel Beach! Still have my old copy from ye olde sci fi bookclub days (the one where they'd send you a hardcover book each month), and occasionally re-read it just to visit that world again.

I just finished reading Charles Stross's latest novel "Neptune's Brood". Another great book, set in the same universe (but much further into the future than) Saturn's Children. Has a similar "disconnect" to Earth, ramped up a bit further as humanity is an endangered species that plays only a minor role (we've gone extinct on 3 occasions because we're so "fragile", only to be resurrected by our robotic successors each time).

For something completely different, I've just started Samual R. Delany's "The Einstein Intersection". So far also an excellent read.

[Mickey]

Jean-Michel wrote: "Mickey wrote: "Finished reading Steel Beach An excellent book, with a great world and character build. The story is excellent and very unpredictable, even the ending was a complete surprise."

I lo..."

"Neptune's Brood by Stross" is on order, I should receive it any day. Since I have already read "Snow Crash" for the August read, I will be reading Stross's book.

Yea, I have been a member of of the Science Fiction Book Club for almost forty years. "Steel Beach by John Varley" was on the collectors list way back then. I have enjoyed every book on the collectors list.

[Ruth]

Just started Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

[Scott]

I finished The King of Plagues and Assassin's Code. Now I'm going to start Extinction Machine.

[Kelly]

I'm reading:



Self-published work by Lance Carbuncle. I'm only about 20% in and it's weird, but I like weird. I'd recommend it to those who love John Dies At The End (so far).

[Jean-Michel]

Just finished reading The Long Earth

An unusual and fun take on the alternate-world trope, with some dark surprises.

[Kelly]

Jean-Michel wrote: "Just finished reading The Long Earth

An unusual and fun take on the alternate-world trope, with some dark surprises."

I'm interested in reading this, if only because it reminds me remarkably of Sliders (anybody remember that show? Loved it back in the day).

[Jenny]

Deadlocked & The Golem and the Jinni. No SF at the moment, but I'm thinking of making Redshirts my next Kindle read.

[Scott]

I finished Extinction Machine and Bite Me. Now I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

[Chris]

On book 3 of 7 of Kevin J Andersons Saga of Seven Suns.

[Jenny]

I loved Redshirts! Go read it, you won't regret it. Next up on my Kindle I'm reading Hounded.

[Shawn]

project nemesis by jeremy robinson. I wanted to read something giant monster related after watching pacific rim.

[Kevin]

Yesteday I random stated on The Shadow Rising.

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It is gorgeous.

[Clark]

I've started reading the Orbit original short story anthology series from the 60's that Damon Knight put together. And, get this, the copies that I'm reading are from the personal collection of classic SF writer Lloyd Biggle. After he passed, his son was so overloaded with his father's life's collection of memorabilia that he had to get rid of some. So, he did what a lot of us do: He put the stuff on Ebay. We ended up getting in a Facebook conversation and I found that these books were sent to Lloyd by Damon Knight!

Nerd-gasm!!!!!

[Scott]

I finished Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and now I'm reading Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll.

[Mickey]

Two books old, One book new.
After reading Consider Phlebas and Cetaganda.

Time for a new book... Neptune's Brood

[Jonathan]

I just reread Atlas Shrugged, which I consider somewhat sci-fi. Since I'm also an author, I'm trying to read other indie authors right now. Earthman Jack, by Matt Kadish is my current read and I'm enjoying it so far. I figure it's a little hypocritical to ask others to read my book without being willing to read other unknown writers!

[Allen]

I am currently reading The Departure by Neal Asher and I cannot help but think the current movie
Elysium is based on this book. The stories are almost exactly the same. Neal Asher even has a space station named Elysium in the book (although the main station is named Argus).

I tried to find where the movie acknowledges that it is based on the book, but nothing. There is no mention anywhere. Am I nuts? Or is this movie a total ripoff of the book?

[Raymond]

The Hidden Realms of Firestone by Linda M. David -
Book Review by Susan McMichael – 4 out of 5 stars

Volcanic Lava Logs and an awesome holiday...

A mysterious figure is looking at a featureless wall.... then Agathea Fulstropp arrives with the bang of the car door. She doesn't want to go on holiday seeing things: “I want to go the beach with granddad.” She knows quite well where she wants to go: to school, on another planet and her parents aren't going to stop her. However, lots of other people have plans for Thea and she is kidnapped....

Who has kidnapped her? Where is she? Returned to the school with little knowledge of what happened Thea is simply delighted to be back. All, however, is not well, with a new girl spoiling everything. Will Thea ever again be friends with Annalije? Will she be able to find out who kidnapped her, before she is kidnapped again?

Linda M. David's The Hidden Realms of Firestone is an engrossing Fantasy/Science-Fiction book for teenagers. It will also appeal to those teenage readers who enjoy the School Story genre. Beyond this David’s novel can be read and greatly appreciated by adults who wish to recapture a little of their youth.


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[Steve]

Finished The Goliath Stone in one sitting - very enjoyable, a wide angle homage to classic sci-fi, with constant reference (and I think I got at least 90% of them :-) )

[Dylan]

Allen wrote: "I am currently reading The Departure by Neal Asher and I cannot help but think the current movie Elysium is based on this book. The stories are almost exactly the same. Neal Asher even has a spa..."

Although I've neither read the book nor seen the movie, production on Elysium began in July 2011, and The Departure was published in September 2011, so I would hazard a guess that any similarities are coincidental. Neither one sounds hugely original - possibly just a case of convergent evolution?

[Micah]

The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks. Working my way to the end of my Borders Bookstore Going Out of Business 75% Off Everything pile...;(

[Chris]

Liking it allot so far. Started off fairly slow but it has really picked up.

[Jeremy]

Just finished reading Hyperion Catos for the 4th time. Still love those books every time i reread them. Currently reading SnowCrash

[Scott]

I finished Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll and The Devil's Bones. Now I'm reading Firestarter.

[Micah]

Nearly finished The Algebraist, which I think wraps up the Iain M. Banks books I had in my "Borders Boostore going out of buisness, 75% off all items" to-be-read list.

Thinking of going back to some PKD novels I haven't read in a long time.

[Tracey]

Entanglement, a YA sci-fi thriller. It's pretty good so far. I'm skeptical about reading YA most of the time because you run into the common traps of "most popular girl/guy in school" and all of those stereotypes, but so far this one has avoided being so cliche. Fingers crossed it stays that way!

[Micah]

The Man in the High Castle
After discussing PKD's works recently I decided to go back and re-read his most acclaimed work. Previously I had enjoyed it, but it hadn't impressed me as one of his better books. We'll see what I think now that I'm **ahem** a little bit older.

[Scrooloose]

Pandora's Star
I'm about half way and it's finally getting more interesting with Second Chance finally reaching it's destination.
It always takes me a while to get into a book and it's all finally "clicking" :)

[Scott]