[April] What are you reading?

[Klaus]

Paz Guerreira, a fantasy book by Brazilian author Talal Husseini. It's massive in scope, drenched in philosophy and has an overall Eastern feel (Persian/Indian, mostly). I hear it may be released in English soon.

 

[Keith Robinson]

I finished Slaughterhouse 5, but now I really can't figure out what I want to read So I've been reading a few original Conan stories while I make up my mind.

I'm not much of a short story reader, so I'll probably just read a half-dozen or so and then pick up something a little more meaty, but Robert E. Howard isn't too bad a filler

 

[Crothian]

I'm slowly reading Wise Man's Fear and really enjoying the storytelling aspect of the book.

 

[TanisFrey]

Finished Beyond the High Road now moved on to Death of the Dragon, the last book in the trilogy. Most likely my last FR novel for a long while.

 

[Nebten]

Reading Pathfinder Tales: Winter Witch. It is much better than Prince of Wolves. I will be following that I will be starting The Name of the Wind since I've been recommended to read it by so many different people.

On audiobook I'm listening to Two for the Dough. I like listening to the Stephine Plum series on audiobook because the reader does an excellent job narriating it. Besides these stories are fun & light even though they follow a formula.

 

[Richards]

I'm just starting In the Courts of the Crimson Kings by S. M. Stirling.

Johnathan

 

[Shag]

Reading the Lankhmar books by Fritz Lieber. It's so very old school D&D. Reading it reminds me of how far away from the source we have come.

After that I have William Hope Hodgeson and Poe lined up, continuing in my reading of all authors that were either an influence or influenced by HP Lovecraft.

I would really love to know if anyone has come across any new 'weird horror', is this genre dead? It doesn't have to be Cthulhu Mythos. I really love this genre since it goes against modern sciences' notion that there is nothing that it cannot discover. In weird horror, there is knowlege that man's brain is not equiped to contain, and should this knowledge enter the mind it invariably breaks.

 

[Krug]

The Tiger Wife by Tea Obrecht (sp?). Quite amazing so far.

 

[Shade]

I would really love to know if anyone has come across any new 'weird horror', is this genre dead? It doesn't have to be Cthulhu Mythos. I really love this genre since it goes against modern sciences' notion that there is nothing that it cannot discover. In weird horror, there is knowlege that man's brain is not equiped to contain, and should this knowledge enter the mind it invariably breaks.

China Mieville's Perdido Street Station comes close.

 

[Shag]

China Mieville's Perdido Street Station comes close.

I am also reading "Sympathy for the Devil" which is a short story collection featuring Satan, the Devil etc. One of his stories is next up! The book is a very mixed bag quality-wise.