What are you reading in 2022?

[Paul Farquhar]

Next, I'm starting my first Discworld book. I've heard quite a few people say to start with Small Gods, so that's what I'm going to do.

Weird Sisters and Guards! Guards! are also good jumping on points. Small Gods is good for those who like their humour more philosophical.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I finished Karr's Frostflower and Thorn. Without getting into it too much, it was well-written and a topical read with its exploration of women's rights and places in society versus a patriarchal religion.

Now I'm reading Jack Vance's Emphyrio.

 

[HaroldTheHobbit]

I bought almost all Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4e stuff on pdf a while ago and are seriously hooked, so that and a couple of Felix and Gotrek anthologies steals my reading time at the moment.

Besides that and the obligatory stack of unread academia I will try to make room for a rereading of Neal Stephensons earlier works plus the Mongoliad this summer.

Edit: and the Neuromancer trilogy of course, my perennial beach books, but that goes without sayin.

 

[Richards]

So I finished the two books I brought on my business trip. No Blade of Grass was interesting, if a little outdated. By holy cow, Fire Bringer was outstanding - which very much worked in my favor, as it was 498 pages long and I had intended it to be my primary entertainment in the hotel room and on the trip back home. (And in perfect timing, I finished the book about 5 minutes before the last leg of my flight home landed.) But it was pretty much "Lion Ling" by way of "Animal Farm" with deer as the main characters in medieval Scotland, and it was fascinating. As an indicator of how well I liked it, I'll be offering it up to one of my players this Wednesday - I generally only recommend her the books I really found to be worthwhile, and this one definitely made the cut. (Other recommendations have included the "Gentleman Bastards" series, the "Lincoln Rhyme" series, and Piranesi.)

Next up is a book I purchased while on my trip: The Ghost Machine by James Lovegrove, the one novel in the "Firefly" series (thus far) I had somehow failed to pick up when it first came out.

Johnathan

 

[WayneLigon]

I finished Karr's Frostflower and Thorn. Without getting into it too much, it was well-written and a topical read with its exploration of women's rights and places in society versus a patriarchal religion.

Now I'm reading Jack Vance's Emphyrio.

There's also Frostflower and Windbourne, and a handful of short stories with them.

 

[WayneLigon]

Finished Kagen the Damned by Jonathan Maberry. Darn fine book.

Started on the first Chathrand Voyage book, The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick

Redick's Fire Sacraments series is one of my favorite fantasy series so far, and this is probably going to be right up there.

 

[WayneLigon]

Also reading Shattered Pillars, by Elizabeth Bear. Second in the Eternal Sky series. Quasi-steppe-nomads, wizardry, ancient magics - very cool stuff.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

I just finished Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. It's easily the weirdest book I've ever read. But also probably the best of the weird books I've read. I enjoyed it, it was certainly an entertaining and mesmerizing book, but I don't think I'll continue reading Discworld for now. I'm sure I'll come back to it some time, I just think I might enjoy another series more at the moment.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Oh cool, I will have to check that out!

There's also Frostflower and Windbourne, and a handful of short stories with them.

 

[Ulfgeir]

Currently reading Peace Talks by Jim Butcher. The wizard Harry Dresden is as usual in over his head in problems. Even though most of the books are self-contained, you should really read them in order as they form a long series. The author has hinted about some 20+ books in total.