What are you reading in 2026?

[gban007]

The C.J. Cherryh bundle is also a ridiculously good deal.

Another one not in my area

 

[Autumnal]

Well, foo.

 

[Umbran]

Not available in your area I did grab the Greg Bear collection yesterday before it ended.

Yeah. That's how I got the eBook of his I'm reading!

 

[Autumnal]

Ask the man who has one!

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I have started rereading Perdido Street Station, a book I read and loved over 20 years ago (I remember loving the follow up, The Scar, even more). China Mieville is a fantastic writer and I have enjoyed a couple of his other books.

Well then you should be delighted by this news, a new Miéville novel on its way just released:

The Rouse by China Miéville: 9780399181092 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the award-winning master of uncanny fiction comes a defining work, twenty years in the making—a deeply moving, decade- and continent-spanning epic of personal grief,...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

 

[Zaukrie]

So I talked to the used bookstore guy. Not only is his store filled with boxes, he has another store and several storage areas filled with used books. He has at least 500,000 he estimated. I can't afford that inventory!

I really should ask him if he wants to partner on moving them to a bigger city.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

After finishing the Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the Talents (the fact that Butler only ever got to write two of that series is a tragedy)

Those are a pair of powerful books. They can be hard reading; boy, did they predict the future.

 

[EricNoah]

Scion by James Islington
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Done. At about 225 pages, it was a quick and easy read. There was a lot of action and a fun sci fi premise. The thing it most reminded me of was Murderbot (though Scion didn't tug my heartstrings the way Murderbot did), and it is setting up like it's going to be a series.

 

[dragoner]

ancient copy of murasaki's genji

 

[EricNoah]

Next up: October Daye book #19. It's about 50/50 that I give up on it but we'll see. I remember thinking the past couple of books had been long slogs, with so much time devoted to reminding us who the massive cast of characters is and not that much to the new story. (Edit: already going better than expected.)