[Feb05] What are you reading?

[Dakkareth]

In theory I'm still on my fourth read of Steven Erikson's House of Chains, but I keep getting interrupted, reading other books in between. Mostly those I have to read, but also some that are light reading. Somehow I don't get the consecutive time to continue ...

EDIT: I took some time for myself and am firmly inside HoC

 

[Stone Angel]

The Lions of Al-Rassan


The Seraph of Earth and Stone

 

[trowizilla]

Pleasure: Re-reading the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, then stealing the latest novel in the So You Want To Be a Wizard series by Diane Duane from my baby brother, and then The Left Hand of Darkness again. After that, I'll give Xenocide by Orson Scott Card a try. I loved Ender's Game, but Speaker for the Dead was just okay.

School, but fun: Finishing up Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse for class, and then on to Lolita.

School, but not fun: Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Ick. He's got interesting ideas, but soooo boring to plow through.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Last night I finished American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. An excellent book, though as I remarked to my best friend (whose copy I had borrowed), I would be okay with my future children reading it no matter their ages, because if they can get through the catalogue of yuppie life to the sex and murders they've bloody well earned it.

 

[Acid_crash]

Just finished S.L. Viehl Stardoc, I thought it was a good book, and a great read.

Going to continue my reading with Sara Douglass Enchanter, part two of the Wayfarer Redemption, Michael Stackpole A Dark Glory War, and Elizabeth Hayden's Rhapsody.

Gaming reading: Fireborn GM guide and adventure A Fire Within, d6 Space and Adventure, and Castles and Crusades (when I get them later this month).

Comics: none. I need to get some. What are the good ones? (the last comic I read/bought was in 1994).

 

[Asmo]

I´ve just finished "Chainfire" by Terry Goodkind, and all that I can say is - wow!!
This book reminds me of why I love fantasy so much: great charachters, powerful magics, mighty weapons and a BBEG that makes you shiver with disgust
Highly recomended!

Asmo

 

[Aesmael]

All non-fiction for now, just went down to the local library, started at the beginning of the dewey-decimal system and pulled everything that caught my interest until I hit my limit:
Great Heroes of Mythology by 'Petra Press' Nice illustrations but very light. Nothing new in the ones I'd read before, not enough detail in any to satisfy, but a couple of good reminders about expected divine behaviour.
Costumes of Everyday Life An Illustrated History of Working Clothes 900 - 1910 by Margot Lister. Made me realise I am extremely fashion illiterate. Will give it another go after all the others.
Warfare in the Classical World by John Warry. As with all these books it is not something I am well versed in, but extremely interesting so far and the one I am currently reading.
These ones I have not looked at yet:
The Art of War - the definitive interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy for the Martial Artist Stephen F. Kaufman, Hanshi 10th Dan. I would have preferred something simply about the book itself, rather than one that seeks to adapt it.
The Devil: A Biography Peter Stanford
God: A Brief History John Bowker
A Brief History of the Druids Peter Berresford Ellis
History of Western Philosophy Bertrand Russell

Anyone have any comments, things I should be mindful of with these books?

 

[Starman]

Last night I finished American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. An excellent book, though as I remarked to my best friend (whose copy I had borrowed), I would be okay with my future children reading it no matter their ages, because if they can get through the catalogue of yuppie life to the sex and murders they've bloody well earned it.

I just finished reading that, as well. I enjoyed it.

I just reread Fight Club and Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk. Great stuff. Currently, I am reading Lords of the Sky by Angus Wells. I vaguely remember enjoying it in high school and thought I'd check it out again. So far, so good.

As far as gaming books go, I've been on a steampunk kick, reading OGL Steampunk, Steam & Steel, and Sorcery & Steam. I've been kicking some setting ideas around in my head, but I'm not sure how I'm going to use/blend these to build it, yet. They've been good reading, though.

Starman

 

[Kesh]

Been reading an H. P. Lovecraft compilation. Once I finish The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, though, I'm going to put it down for a while. I finally found a bookstore with Keith Baker's new Eberron novel, so that's next on my list.

 

[RangerWickett]

Just finished William Gibson's "Pattern Recognition." Fun book. A mystery and a commentary on modern culture. Much more entertaining and readable than Mona Lisa Overdrive, though the style is still very similar.

I've got a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card burning a hole in my pocket, and no B&N anywhere nearby that I know. What should I do? I can use it online, but I really just wanted to blow the gift card on something that caught my eye while browsing.