[May] What are you reading?

[Gilladian]

I just discovered the Phryne Fisher mysteries and raced through all 18 of them... they're set in 1928 in Australia, and are about the eponymous "Miss Fisher"; a wealthy, beautiful and exotic young woman who sets herself up as a private detective. Phryne is a bit Mary-Sue, but the stories are good, and fun. However, I do have to say they get rather "warm" in places; there's also a lot of (historically accurate) drug and alcohol use, so not suitable for sharing with younger teens, possibly (I'm a teen librarian, I always have to rate for content; it's instinctive). They might make useful research reading for someone's historical investigation campaign!

 

[EricNoah]

Audiobook: just switched over to the Iron Druid series, book 1 - it's Dresden Files with druids, basically. Narrator isn't quite as good as James Marsters but passable.
Print: moved on to book 2 of the Saxon books by Bernard Cornwell.

 

[qstor]

I need to start book eleven of the Wheel of Time. I WILL finish the series one day.

 

[EricNoah]

I need to start book eleven of the Wheel of Time. I WILL finish the series one day.

I'm very glad I stopped with book 3. Was a decent little trilogy.

 

[Morrus]

Sadly, seem to have largely stopped reading these days I don't know why. Partly time, I guess, but partly because I'm really bad at finding books that suck me in.

 

[EricNoah]

It can be hard for me to get into a book these days too. I can really only do it when I'm out of the house. And usually that involves eating. So now eating = reading = eating ... not the healthiest association...

 

[Skryme]

I have to say, I started off reading Patrick O'brien and his Jack Aubrey series, but transitioned to the audio book. The fellow who reads the audio books does a terrific job.

If you like the super hero genre, George R.R. Martin (of Game of Thrones fame) did a series called 'Wild Cards', which was very clever.

 

[EricNoah]

I have to say, I started off reading Patrick O'brien and his Jack Aubrey series, but transitioned to the audio book. The fellow who reads the audio books does a terrific job.

Curious to hear which narrator you are enjoying. I have listened to both Simon Vance and Patrick Tull read Master & Commander and then picked Vance to take me through the rest of the series. I didn't mind Tull at all, but Vance won me over.

 

[Skryme]

First two audiobooks (#2 and #3) were with Patrick Tull. Then the next six or seven were Vance. I agree with you - Vance was excellent.

 

[EricNoah]

He's done a lot of great work. I recommend his readings of The Prestige, Dracula, Dust and Shadow, and The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.