[June] What are you reading?

[Eridanis]

Thanks, drothgery. I knew there was a reason I couldn't remember the title.

And isn't Newford supposed to be an analogue of Vancouver or Toronto? And Toronto, at least, has several million in population (I would assume Vancouver is about 1 million - am I correct?). I haven't read deLint in a long time; I should go catch up on the past few years of his work.

 

[Scorch]

Currently finishing up Gregory Benford's Galactic Center series. I read the middle two books (Great Sky River and Tides of Light) a decade ago not knowing they were the middle two books.

This time I found my local library had the other four books so I have been pounding through them.

Good hard SF read. The main reason I was reading it again was that someone pointed out to me how Tsutomo Nihei used a lot of the books' material for his manga "Blame!" which I am currently ga-ga over. For those who are interested in Nihei's work, pick up the Wolverine mini-series "Snikt!" at your local comic book store.

Scorch

 

[Justinian]

The best books I've read so far in June are Star Wars: Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover and The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker. Shatterpoint is about Mace Windu, and is an excellent addition to the Star Wars novels. Actually, everything Stover writes is excellent. Anyone who likes fantasy, and especially D&D, should read Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle by Stover. There's some definite parallels to D&D.

Bakker is a new Canadian author, and that is his first book. It's not a basic fantasy novel, and the characters are unusual and well-drawn.

There's been four or five other books scattered through in these first few weeks, with the result that my monthly run on Amazon is already almost gone.

Upcoming: Black Projects, White Knight. A collection of short stories by Kage Baker about the Company, from her series of science fiction novels.

 

[Welverin]

The best books I've read so far in June are Star Wars: Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover

When did that come out?

 

[Justinian]

When did that come out?

June 3rd, I think.

 

[Darth Shoju]

anglo-saxon chronicle

Originally posted by Mark
I'm enjoying The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Translated by G. N. Garmonsway (1953).

I've got the Swanton version of the Chronicle. I've never tried reading it cover to cover before, as I was mostly just using it for a primary source in university. After reading that excerpt though I think I'm going to give it a more in-depth look.

Thanks!

 

[LightPhoenix]

The ENWorld Message Boards...

Also a bit about writing cover letters.

On the other hand, I think it's about time I finished up Williams' Otherland books.

 

[Welverin]

June 3rd, I think.

Thanks, Amazon was working when I tried to check earlier.

 

[Liminal Syzygy]

Just finished a brief foray into Steven Erikson's Blood Follows and am now moving onto Gene Wolfe's Calde of the Long Sun .

 

[Gizzard]

Started on Kim Stanley Robinson's The Years of Rice and Salt . I got frustrated with KSRs Mars series a while back; I felt his characterization was pretty weak and the pacing was so slow that by the time the political aspect got rolling halfway through the first book I realized I didn't care about any of the characters and was rather hoping they'd all be crushed by a sudden meteor.

I just finished the first section of The Years of Rice and Salt and I'm much happier with the characters in terms of depth and their ability to do something surprising or interesting; to uncover new layers of character rather than remain a flat archetype. And this despite the fact that the main character this time around is actually the incarnation of an archetype!