[Dec] What are you reading?

[Mark Chance]

Not much this month:

A Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement.
The Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen.
Mort and Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett.

 

[isidorus]

I just finished up rereading The Riftwar Saga. Earlier today I finished The Oath of SwordsBY: David Weber.

On Deck is:

GodStalk By: P.C. Hodgell
Isis in the Ancient World By: R.E. Witt
Thraxas By: Martin Scott
The RuneLord Series By: David Farland
Harp BY: Iron Crown Enterprises when my pre-order gets here.

 

[Desdichado]

I was not impressed with PSS either. "Revolutionary" isn't an automatic selling point for me, and I felt that it could have been more than it was. It felt like Mieville shot dozens of ideas at the reader, and developed a few into the plot. His deep background felt to me like chaos.

Oh, I'm impressed enough so far. Emphasis on the so far, of course. It's just not what people claimed it was, at least not yet. It's an unusual setting, but not a unique, revolutionary or innovative one.

And I agree, revolutionary isn't necessarily a good thing anyway. Give me the most time-honored, hide-bound fantasy around, if it's well written and entertaining, and I'll prefer that to poorly written revolutionary any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

 

[Zaukrie]

Clash of Kings, 'bout 1/2 way through and finding it hard to get to bed before midnight. So far, I really like Martin.

Also about to start another in the long line of "agile IT organization books" that work seems to want me to read.

Oh, and any Magic School Bus book my kids pick that night, or Redwall which we started but they haven't really gotten into, or a box car children book. If you're looking for good chapter books for relatively new readers, box car children mysteries are very good.

 

[Olive]

Legends is the collection you're thinking of, and I believe they're publishing a Legends II soon, although I may have the title wrong. It was an excellent collection.

Legends II has been out for months. New westeros George R.R. Martin, new 6 Duchies Robin Hobb. Haven't got it yet, but it looks pretty good.

I was not impressed with PSS either. "Revolutionary" isn't an automatic selling point for me, and I felt that it could have been more than it was. It felt like Mieville shot dozens of ideas at the reader, and developed a few into the plot. His deep background felt to me like chaos.

At what point are we going to stop arguing back and forth about PSS? It's starting to get tedious to me. Ah well, the reason you didn't like King Rat and love PSS Krug is because King Rat is no good, where as PSS is! I liked The Scar but it isn't as good as PSS.

Anyway, I'm reading Balthasar's Odyssey by Amin Malouf. Pretty darn cool, and like a lot of these things good for DM inspirations. Next? I might pick up that Legends II. Any other suggestions?

 

[Justinian]

Either you're thinking of the paperback of Legends, Olive, or you get your books earlier than the US does. Amazon still claims that Legends II won't be published until December 30 in the US, and I haven't seen it in any local stores.

Regardless, I'm looking forward to it.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

I just now started "Ashes of Victory," the ninth of David Weber's "Honor Harrington" series. Over the past month, I've been catching up on the series, having read "Flag In Exile," "Honor Among Enemies," "In Enemy Hands," and "Echoes of Honor." I hope to finish AoV and start on the 10th, and latest, book, "War of Honor." Just a fantastic space opera series.

 

[Pants]

Either you're thinking of the paperback of Legends, Olive, or you get your books earlier than the US does. Amazon still claims that Legends II won't be published until December 30 in the US, and I haven't seen it in any local stores.

Regardless, I'm looking forward to it.

Legends II was published in the UK quite a while ago if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Legends II was published in the UK quite a while ago if I'm not mistaken.

Yep. According to Amazon.co.uk, it came out in September in the UK.

 

[Mark]

Reading the Geddes and Grosset The Scottish Histories: Sir William Wallace which nicely (if somewhat dryly) pieces together the conditions leading up to his time and the various facts and conjecture involved in modern understanding of his legendary status.