April '08: What Are You Reading?

[Orius]

Rereading Eddings' Belgarath the Sorcerer. Been busy with lots of other things lately, so just reading some light stuff to pass the time.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

Three books on my nightstand for reading this month.

Nonfiction

The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes​

Fiction (both reprints by Nightshade Books)

The Dragon Never Sleeps by Glen Cook
A Passage At Arms by Glen Cook​

 

[BadMojo]

I'm reading Del Rey's last Conan collection, The Conquering Sword of Conan. This one has some of the very best of the best Conan stuff. They certainly got the good stuff in the last book, including "Red Nails" and "Beyond the Black River".

I'm also reading Realms of War, a collection of Forgotten Realms short fiction. I've only read the first story so far, Paul Kemp's "Continuum", but it bodes well for the rest of the book.

 

[BadMojo]

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I'm working my way through Paizo's Planet Stories line.

Any favorites so far?

If you do decide to read "Perdido Street Station" next, you'll find that it's a big change of pace from the pulp and S&S stuff. By pace, I really do mean pace. Perdido Street is excellent, but the pace is leisurely to say the least. Still a very rewarding book. There are bits of that book that will be seared in to my brain forever.

 

[bento]

How is this bento? I've been mulling over buying it.

You know, I've been pleasantly surprised.

It's a murder-mystery wrapped in a fantasy setting - much like our own world but with magic and mythological gods. The book centers around Setne Inhetep, an Aegpytian detective who travels to Loundon on behalf of the country's top mages to solve a mystery. The characters are likable and Gygax's writing style is clear and with just enough flavor to bring the setting to life, without taking away from the plot. Chapters are about 7 to 10 pages in length, making it perfect bed time reading.

I'm planning on picking up the other EGG's books in this series.

 

[atom crash]

Any favorites so far?

I've enjoyed them all so far. Moorcock's book is basically his own version of John Carter of Mars; Kuttner's book is reminiscent of Howard's Conan stories. Moore's Black God's Kiss is one of the few sword & sorcery tales with a female protagonist, and I especially liked it for that.

I've found them all so far to be very light, fun reading. If you like other sword & sorcery stuff, you'll love these.

Bento's description of The Anubis Murders makes me even more eager to read that one.

And I'm interested in Perdido Street Station primarily for the change of pace.

 

[S. Baldrick]

I just started "Small Favor" (The Dresden Files, Book 10) by Jim Butcher.

 

[mrtauntaun]

I just started "Small Favor" (The Dresden Files, Book 10) by Jim Butcher.

Just finished tha the other night. It does NOT disappoint. Loved it.

 

[S. Baldrick]

I just finished up "Small Favor" by Jim Butcher and I have moved to "Almuric" by Robert E. Howard

 

[Ebon Shar]

I just finished up "Small Favor" by Jim Butcher and I have moved to "Almuric" by Robert E. Howard

I read Almuric as a kid, when I had no idea how to pronounce Esau. I've got fond memories of that book, as well as Lin Carter's Thongor series. Sadly, Not sure how either of them would hold up today.