What are you reading

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Almost finished Richard Dawkins "The Greatest Show on Earth".
Part way through Steven Donaldson "The Runes of Earth", but can't get enthused by it. Rather like the first time I read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by telecasterguru

JJJ,

Finished reading "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" a couple of weeks ago and yes it is very funny.

Frank

Good to hear Frank.
I wish I didn't have to work today so I could keep on reading it.

Dear Lizzie Bennett. 6 days standing on her hands under the hot Beijing sun. That's discipline for you.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

Almost finished Richard Dawkins "The Greatest Show on Earth".
Part way through Steven Donaldson "The Runes of Earth", but can't get enthused by it. Rather like the first time I read The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.

I truly put the good effort into The Chronicles, but it dragged on and on. I couldn't get passed the 2nd book.
I prefer space opera.

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

JJJ,
I read the chronicles of Thomas Covenant years ago and LOVED IT.

Have a copy of "The Greatest Show on Earth" and that is next.

Frank

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

The chronicles of Thomas Covenant are one of my favourite book series. It is a long read, and a bit drawn out, but it's a wonderful story.

Dave

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

I truly put the good effort into The Chronicles, but it dragged on and on. I couldn't get passed the 2nd book.
I prefer space opera.

I persevered with both the 1st and 2nd. Put them in the bookcase (with the thousand or so other books) for a couple of years and read them again. Much better the second time.

A few samples. I have a fairly complete set of Heinlein, every Julian May except "Dune Roller", most Anne McCaffery (including a signed, boxed, anniversary edition of "Dragonflight"), Frank Herbert, David Eddings. A few Australians including Ian Irvine, Sara Douglass, Jennifer Fallon, Celia Dart-Thornton (most signed), Kathryn Fox (all signed).

[taxman (Matt)]

Prador Moon by Neal Asher.

Giant space crabs attack humanity.

Seriously...

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

I persevered with both the 1st and 2nd. Put them in the bookcase (with the thousand or so other books) for a couple of years and read them again. Much better the second time.

A few samples. I have a fairly complete set of Heinlein, every Julian May except "Dune Roller", most Anne McCaffery (including a signed, boxed, anniversary edition of "Dragonflight"), Frank Herbert, David Eddings. A few Australians including Ian Irvine, Sara Douglass, Jennifer Fallon, Celia Dart-Thornton (most signed), Kathryn Fox (all signed).

I have just about every word that Heinlein published. Right down to an article in Popular Mechanics written in the '60s about his home.
I enjoyed "Grumbles from the Grave" and "Tramp Royale", which Virginia published post hum. The former is correspondence between Heinlein and his publishers and friends, the latter is a travel diary of his world tour.(which included Australia).

[FredSnerd (Claude)]

The Trial of Socrates by Izzie Stone. Great book and quite an eye opener

[FredSnerd (Claude)]

Oh and BTW Jeanette, its just not allowed to mix Jane Austen with Zombies. Cant be done

[mac (Matt)]

The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by FredSnerd

Oh and BTW Jeanette, its just not allowed to mix Jane Austen with Zombies. Cant be done

Can be done.

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

Re-reading: "Emma" - No Zombies that I recall, but I could have missed the first time around.

Just started: "Cataclysmic Cosmic Events" - Self explanatory really.

Still Going: Windows Vista Tips and Tricks. More of a magazine really but taking me as long to get through as W & P.

Just Finished: "Alvin Journeyman" - Just discovered this series of 'alternate earth' SF. Rather good .

[kustard (Simon)]

Almost finished book number 2 of the "Deathstalker" series by Simon R. Green.

Really loved the first book but the second one is kinda dragging.

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

I persevered with both the 1st and 2nd. Put them in the bookcase (with the thousand or so other books) for a couple of years and read them again. Much better the second time.

A few samples. I have a fairly complete set of Heinlein, every Julian May except "Dune Roller", most Anne McCaffery (including a signed, boxed, anniversary edition of "Dragonflight"), Frank Herbert, David Eddings. A few Australians including Ian Irvine, Sara Douglass, Jennifer Fallon, Celia Dart-Thornton (most signed), Kathryn Fox (all signed).

I've got most of Julian May's work (haven't read it all yet), and most of David Edding's works (big fan). A few other authors of note that I like:

A E Van Vogt
H.P Lovecraft (really HUGE fan)
Clive Barker (books of blood are awesome)

Dave

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Poul Anderson is very special to me.
I was privileged to be in correspondence with him during his last days. As quite a few fans were (his publisher organised this) Glad to have a chance to tell him how much I loved the characters he had created, how much joy his stories had given me.

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

All top-notch writers.
David: If you love Lovecraft- have you tried Charles Stross? Particularly his novella "A Colder War". Easily my favorite short SF.
Share JJJ's Love of Poul Anderson
Recently got hooked on Robin Hobb & Jim Butcher
Has anyone read Sean McMullen: Eyes of the Calculor, Souls in the Great Machine & The Miocene Arrow?
Australian author, much overlooked.
Perhaps we should start a book club.
Pete

[kustard (Simon)]

Robin Hobb is a great writer and I have a personally signed copy of Shaman's Crossing when I met her when she came out to Australia a few years back.

David Eddings I read when I was in High School and have fond memories of Belgarath and Polgara.

I've recently been reading Jennifer Fallon, a great Aussie writer and Kevin J. Anderson's Seven Suns series and all the Dune novels he's co-written with Brian Herbert.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

OK, who should I be adding to this list:

Adams, Douglas
Aldis, Brian
Allen, Roger MacBride
Anderson, Kevin J.
Anderson, Poul
Anthony, Piers
Asimov, Isaac
Banks, Iain M.
Barnes, Steven
Bloch, Robert
Boyd, John
Bradbury, Ray
Bradley, Marion Zimmer
Brin, David
Brown, Dan
Brown, Jerry Earl
Brunner, John
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Carmody, Isabel
Cherryh, C. J.
Clarke, Arthur C.
Cook, Paul
Crichton, Michael
Dart-Thornton, Cecilia
Derleth, August
Dick, Philip K.
Donaldson, Stephen
Douglass, Sara
Eddings, David
Ellison, Harlan
Fallon, Jennifer
Farmer, Philip Jose
Feist, Raymond E.
Flewelling, Lyn
Fox, Kathryn
Gibson, William
Goodkind, Terry
Hambly, Barbara
Hamilton, Peter E.
Harrison, Harry
Heinlein, Robert
Herbert, Brian
Herbert, Frank
Hobb, Robyn
Hubbard, L. Ron
Irvine, Ian
Jones, J. V.
Jordan, Robert
Kerr, Katharine
Knight, Damon
Koontz, Dean R.
Lawhead, Stephen
Le Guin, Ursula
Leinster, Murray
Lupoff, Richard A.
Martin, George R. R.
May, Julian
McCaffery, Anne
Miller, Walter M.
Modesitt, L. E.
Moorcock, Michael
Niven, Larry
Pohl, Fredrik
Pournelle, Jerry
Pratchett, Terry
Robinson, Kim Stanley
Sagan, Carl
Sanderson, Brandon
Shelley, Mary
Silverberg, Robert
Smith, E. E. 'Doc'
Sterling, Bruce
Thomas, Craig
Tilley, Patrick
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Tyers, Kathy
Van Lustbader, Eric
Van Vogt, A. E.
Wells, H. G.
Williams, Tad
Wolfe, Gene
Wolverton, Dave
Wurtz, Janny
Wyndham, John
Zahn, Timothy
Zelazny, Roger

[dpastern (Dave Pastern)]

Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

David: If you love Lovecraft- have you tried Charles Stross? Particularly his novella "A Colder War". Easily my favorite short SF.

Pete

I haven't heard of Charles Stross, no. Must look it up Thanks for the tip!

Dave