What are you reading in 2022?

[Zaukrie]

Didn't want to bring a hard copy book to Europe, so I'm reading The Fifth Season, which I accidentally bought a hard copy and ebook of......I can see why it gets awards, and I'm not that far in.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Really digging it so far, and I haven't even gotten to the main focus, the sale of TSR to Wizards.

Me too. While I've only made modest progress on it over the last week or so (mostly due to work), I've been able to put some real time into it recently, and I'm hoping to finish it off before Gen Con.

Harrow the Ninth asks a lot of its readers, challenges them with some deliberately difficult, obfuscating choices of plot and framing. But the pay-off is 100% worth it.

I am about 100 pages through Harrow the Ninth. I really didn't expect this book to be written in second person. It's really jarring, and the book is really hard to follow. However, I loved the first book, so I'm going to push through.

The Fifth Season is really darn good.

Not going to lie, though, I've got books on Kindle and physical copy too. I try to avoid it, but sometimes it happens - some books I just want to experience in an older paperback format after reading the eBook, like the people that first read it would've experienced.

Didn't want to bring a hard copy book to Europe, so I'm reading The Fifth Season, which I accidentally bought a hard copy and ebook of......I can see why it gets awards, and I'm not that far in.

 

[trappedslider]

Not going to lie, though, I've got books on Kindle and physical copy too. I try to avoid it, but sometimes it happens - some books I just want to experience in an older paperback format after reading the eBook, like the people that first read it would've experienced.

I have Ready player one in paperback, kindle, and amusingly Audio. Otherwise, I try not to get a book more than once unless there's a reason like an anniversary edition (Heir to the empire, 13 reasons why) or differences between printed editions (THe original printing of The Stand and the 1990 unabridged edition).

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

The Kindle has saved so much space on my bookshelves. It's got the entire Wheel of Time on it, for example, which alone would eat up plenty of real estate.

I do have multiple editions of the Conan stories on Kindle and physical copy. As far as I'm aware, you just can't get the Ace/Lancer versions digitally.

I have Ready player one in paperback, kindle, and amusingly Audio. Otherwise, I try not to get a book more than once unless there's a reason like an anniversary edition (Heir to the empire, 13 reasons why) or differences between printed editions (THe original printing of The Stand and the 1990 unabridged edition).

 

[trappedslider]

The Kindle has saved so much space on my bookshelves. It's got the entire Wheel of Time on it, for example, which alone would eat up plenty of real estate.

I have the worldwar tetralogy by Turtledove on the kindle along with a couple of other series, sadly something I noticed is that over time some books that I know i have bought have disappeared from my library despite the book's store page saying I bought it previously

 

[Zaukrie]

I have the worldwar tetralogy by Turtledove on the kindle along with a couple of other series, sadly something I noticed is that over time some books that I know i have bought have disappeared from my library despite the book's store page saying I bought it previously

That's why I try to remember to download them onto my computer. Though I rarely remember.

 

[Nellisir]

I'm not sure if it will help to say that I found it worth pushing through to the end, but I'll say it anyway

I'll echo this. I had a long break between reading Gideon the Ninth & Harrow, so there was quite a bit of WTF, but eventually I figured out it was intentional. I actually stayed up until 2am yesterday finishing it. (oops).

Nona the Ninth is out in September.

 

[Ulfgeir]

Just Finished The Scorched Sky by Jon Ford.

As I mentioned earlier this is the first in a planned series, and it is inspired by the old MMO City of Heroes. The book can be bought through Amazon.

When the book starts, some people has had weak super powers for a few years, but they are not very common. Now something materializes in the sky in Chicago, and the city is soon under attack by insect-like aliens. We ge to follow a number of different people with powers, in their fight against the alien invaders and to save the city. Each character has a a distinct viewpoint, and it is generally rather easy to read.

If you like superheroes, this might be something for you. I for one can't wait for the next book.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I've noticed that as well with a few books in my library. So frustrating. What's even more bizarre is that it's been pieces of a series, not the whole thing.

I have the worldwar tetralogy by Turtledove on the kindle along with a couple of other series, sadly something I noticed is that over time some books that I know i have bought have disappeared from my library despite the book's store page saying I bought it previously

 

[dragoner]

Finished Surface Detail by Banks, it isn't his strongest Culture novel, I think I like Excession or Look to Windward better, started to read Matter again before realizing how many times I had read it. Instead I started on Destiny's Road, by Niven, which is good.