[July] What are you reading?

[Desdichado]

Several Osprey/Men-at-Arms books (Aztec, Mixtec & Zapotec Armies; Border Reivers; Matchlock Musketeer; Landsknechts; Buccaneers; French Religious Wars).

Ooh, I forgot those. I've picked up The Mamluks and one on the Byzantine Army (can't remember the time frame, but it's a later Byzantine army book. There's more than one.) I really enjoy Osprey.

 

[Pielorinho]

Oh, and I was looking at picking up one of the Black Company novels, but the library didn't have the first one in the (newer) series. How important is it to read them in order?

Daniel

 

[Krug]

I am currently rereading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I've read most of it before, but I didn't finish the last five chapters. Hey, tell me how Helsing is Krug, I've been thinking about trying it out myself.

Helsing isn't too bad. There seem to be a lot of rules establishing what vampires can or can't do though.

 

[Enforcer]

Mad Ship by Robin Hobb.

 

[Datt]

Still reading the Saga of Reculce books. My reading time has been cut back so I am just now half way through book 6.

 

[ikazuchi]

I Find myself in the midst of a few books right now:
Magician: Apprentice by Feist (gods I love this series)
Sounds of the Beast: A History of Heavy Metal
The Dresden Files Series

 

[Sir Whiskers]

I'm in retro mode, re-reading Jack Chalker's first Well World series. Bizarre stuff, but some great ideas for gaming.

 

[DanMcS]

Just reread Neverwhere and American Gods by Neil Gaiman, while on vacation.

Currently rereading A Game of Thrones (GRRM), and going to hit the next two next (Clash of Kings and Storm of Swords).

Browsing through a book on the boxer rebellion whose name I can't recall.

Going to read "Salt: A World History". Probably should hit "Guns, Germs and Steel" while I'm on a history of stuff kick.

Playing with Bill Severn's Magic Money: Tricks with Coins and Bills, because I like coin tricks.

Need to reread the Worldwar tetrology by Turtledove, in preparation for getting back into the Colonization tetrology, which I never finished. Tetrology? Trilogy? I thought there were four books planned for it, but only three have been published, in 99, 2000, and '01, apparently). There's something called "Homeword Bound", planned for December of this year, which seems to be in the same series. Maybe if I finish the trilogy I'll be able to figure out what's going on. Hmph. Darn you, Harry Turtledove, and your prolific writing of series that I all want to read!

 

[myrdden]

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay (still)

How is it? I've read his Fionavar Tapestry and thought it was just ok, although the author seemed to have a lot of potential.

 

[Klaus]

The Avenger , by espionage master Frederick Forsythe. And it's been great (it's been too long since Forsythe wrote one of these, ever since The Deceiver ...