What are you reading now? - Page 58

burundi · 09-Aug-2012, 17:01

I devoured A Clash of Kings on holiday and started a Storm of Swords during the last couple of days, I'm now buying a Kindle so I can read it better as I've been reading it on my HTC desire and my eyes are bloodshot.

I've had to have a pause about halfway after certain events, not afraid to kill off characters is he!

Harry Palmer · 09-Aug-2012, 18:49

I have a "few" mobi's if you are interested...

burundi · 09-Aug-2012, 20:13

Thanks, once I've read the hundreds I have already I might be in touch

MaNiC^ · 16-Aug-2012, 19:21

So it's not often you see the like of me here, recently finished reading Eriksons Forge of Darkness Part I, I vaguely remember other people here having read the rest of the Malazan series, any of you kept up with this one? Tis bloody good

Hot Soup · 16-Aug-2012, 22:48

Finished The Many Deaths of the Black Company.

Top notch series.

Also started and finished ( only took 3 or 4 days ) the latest Lost Fleet - good shooty space action.

Now onto Calibans War, book two of The Expanse. Picks up where the first book finished.

Rhadix · 25-Aug-2012, 10:32

So finished A dance for Dragons. Thought they were all fantastic but man he really likes to fuck with his main characters

No idea what next, i've a copy of 1984 here thats been burning a hole in my shelf for a dozen years so i think i might try that finally

The Big Kahuna · 25-Aug-2012, 15:54

Just started re-reading all the Carl Hiaasen books again. I just can't get enough of 'em.

T3CH^ · 25-Aug-2012, 16:03

Just Finished Legion of the Damned, a 40k battle book. Pretty well done given they couldn't use the legion as the main characters. They preserved the mystery of them really well, and the stylistic change whenever one of them appeared was nicely done. Normal marines = grimdark style, Legion of the damned = something out of a Edgar Allen Poe story.

Hot Soup · 27-Aug-2012, 22:09

Caliban's War was fantastic. Very good sci-fi. Can't wait for the next one.

Also read The Skinner - Neal Asher. I had started that many posts ago , but got distracted after a few pages for something else. As always Ashers stuff is visceral , imaginative and slightly fucked up. I think the Polity and some of it's goddam thats weird corners like Spatterjay is one of my favourite sci-fi settings. From the future tech to the characters and general plot lines, great.

Onto The Voyage of Sable Keech now. about 250 pages in. Loving it \o/

mAF · 28-Aug-2012, 06:19

Recently finished books 1 - 5 Fire and ice and I am nearly at the end of book 3 of the Hunger games they are quite annoying but I want to see how it all ends.

Badger Man · 28-Aug-2012, 10:53

Just finished the first Hunger Games book myself and was thinking of getting number 2, but from your comment I take it it's not as good?

mAF · 28-Aug-2012, 16:49

They are ok the girl just gets on my nerves a bit and the whole Twilight love triangle pisses me off.Finished it this morning and yes if you have read the first one and liked it you will like the others.

Minty · 28-Aug-2012, 17:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badger Man

Just finished the first Hunger Games book myself and was thinking of getting number 2, but from your comment I take it it's not as good?

Im amazed you managed to get that far in. 5 chapters is all I managed before I decided it was going into the "archived" section of my Kindle.

Badger Man · 28-Aug-2012, 21:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minty

Im amazed you managed to get that far in. 5 chapters is all I managed before I decided it was going into the "archived" section of my Kindle.

Am on holiday in Malta so it was ok for a poolside read - probably why I'm looking at it more favourably than I would normally.

Battle Royale meets the Running Man (book version) IMHO

Eja Cool8 · 29-Aug-2012, 15:18

This week, I am mostly reading "Wired for War; The Robotics revolution and conflict in the 21st century" by P.W. Singer

Badger Man · 29-Aug-2012, 19:54

Bought Game of Thrones to finish my holiday off - hope it lives up to the show as I've loved that so far

Eja Cool8 · 13-Sep-2012, 17:23

This week, I have mostly been reading; "Battle of the Bulge: Britain's untold story", by Charles Whiting (served in the battle, 52nd Divisional Recon Regt.).

Very interesting, and annoying as it really shows up how much Britain's critical role was airbrushed out of history by the Yanks, highly recommended..

Harry Palmer · 13-Sep-2012, 18:00

The latest Lee Child Jack Reacher book "A wanted man" - not bad.

The Big Kahuna · 13-Sep-2012, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry Palmer

The latest Lee Child Jack Reacher book "A wanted man" - not bad.

Got 50 pages left to go. Bit slower than his usual stuff, but decent plotting.

Rhadix · 15-Sep-2012, 23:15

Just finished 2

Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Above average and overall an enjoyable read with a Gentlemen Bastards kind of feel to it. Its a debut novel but i like some of the concepts and hints to backstory that he has laid the groundwork for.

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence.
As with the above it was pretty good, maybe not quite at good as the reviews i have read but still very decent.

Between the 2 i'd give Hulick the edge i think.

Rojin · 18-Sep-2012, 12:12

Last couple of months I have read the whole Sharpe series of books followed by the Dresden Files series of books. Both series quite enjoyable. Just finished the later Jack Reacher book, not too bad but all the while reading it I couldn't get out of my head how badly Tom Cruise fits the character...

Fancy a Sci-Fi series next...

Inertiaman · 18-Sep-2012, 12:31

On that note I'm re-reading Ender's Game and will probably read Ender's Shadow again as well having just found out that Orson Scott Card is making the movie. Excellent cast on the face of it.

Hot Soup · 18-Sep-2012, 12:47

Finished The Voyage of the Sable Keech , Orbus , Prador Moon, Hilldiggers and now onto The Technician all by Neal Asher.

He's definitely one of my favourite Sci-Fi authors. The universe and setting of the Polity , with all it's strange creatures , tech and characters is fantastic.

mAF · 18-Sep-2012, 16:41

On book 2 of The wheel of time really enjoying em.

Valheru_- · 18-Sep-2012, 22:27

Ive been reading all the malaz books with the dresden books in between each. Just finished toll the hounds. Not sure what im going onto after ive finished these.

Minty · 18-Sep-2012, 23:12

Currently reading The Horus Heresy as recommended above. I honestly expected it to just be a bit of fan service rather than a serious novel, but I have to say that its absolutely superb. Has me totally hooked!

Rhadix · 25-Sep-2012, 11:28

Wheel of Time, gave up years ago so i'm doing a full run through

mr_o · 01-Oct-2012, 12:54

Amazon have the Hydrogen Sonata (new culture book) is half price on amazon if you pre order.

Eja Cool8 · 01-Oct-2012, 18:30

This week, I am mostly reading "The Secret Pilgrim" by John Le Carre

Hot Soup · 06-Oct-2012, 12:31

Finished The Technician and the short story collection The Gabble. The Technician was great and The Gabble has some excellent wee stories and characters in it.

The Gabbleduck is quite possibly one of my favourite alien critters of all time.

Read and finished The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky , fantasy novel, almost noirish . A little bit cliched in the grizzled main character . but the book is strong enough and interesting enough to use it very well. If you like Joe Abercrombie / Brent Weeks or even Jim Butchers Dresden you should like this.

Onto the next one now - Tomorrow the Killing.

09-Aug-2012, 17:01	#1711
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,532	I devoured A Clash of Kings on holiday and started a Storm of Swords during the last couple of days, I'm now buying a Kindle so I can read it better as I've been reading it on my HTC desire and my eyes are bloodshot. I've had to have a pause about halfway after certain events, not afraid to kill off characters is he! __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.

09-Aug-2012, 18:49	#1712
Harry Palmer Gun nut Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: War Zone Posts: 13,994	I have a "few" mobi's if you are interested... __________________ Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Reminder: "Do not look into laser with remaining good eye."

09-Aug-2012, 20:13	#1713
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,532	Thanks, once I've read the hundreds I have already I might be in touch __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.

16-Aug-2012, 22:48	#1715
Hot Soup to post or not to post Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scotland Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: 3,570	Finished The Many Deaths of the Black Company. Top notch series. Also started and finished ( only took 3 or 4 days ) the latest Lost Fleet - good shooty space action. Now onto Calibans War, book two of The Expanse. Picks up where the first book finished. __________________ "Thats a lie." "Yes it is. What's your point." Why'd you open your bong hole you smelly hippy? You'd sacrifice a beautiful woman to save a moderately attractive monkey? Hawks of the Luftwaffe!

25-Aug-2012, 16:03	#1718
T3CH^ Too old for this shit Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Blairgowrie Posts: 4,312	Just Finished Legion of the Damned, a 40k battle book. Pretty well done given they couldn't use the legion as the main characters. They preserved the mystery of them really well, and the stylistic change whenever one of them appeared was nicely done. Normal marines = grimdark style, Legion of the damned = something out of a Edgar Allen Poe story. __________________ BF2 - T3CH200 BF2142 - T3CHNICAL BF3 - T3CHguyver R.I.P. CITY OF HEROES 'Oh pitiful shadow lost in the darkness, bringing torment and pain to others. Oh damned soul wallowing in your sin, perhaps.........it is time to die' pɐǝɥ ɹnoʎ ɥʇıʍ ʇɐɥʇ ƃuıop noʎ ǝɹɐ ʎɥʍ

25-Aug-2012, 10:32	#1716
Rhadix troll Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 397	So finished A dance for Dragons. Thought they were all fantastic but man he really likes to fuck with his main characters No idea what next, i've a copy of 1984 here thats been burning a hole in my shelf for a dozen years so i think i might try that finally

27-Aug-2012, 22:09	#1719
Hot Soup to post or not to post Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scotland Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: 3,570	Caliban's War was fantastic. Very good sci-fi. Can't wait for the next one. Also read The Skinner - Neal Asher. I had started that many posts ago , but got distracted after a few pages for something else. As always Ashers stuff is visceral , imaginative and slightly fucked up. I think the Polity and some of it's goddam thats weird corners like Spatterjay is one of my favourite sci-fi settings. From the future tech to the characters and general plot lines, great. Onto The Voyage of Sable Keech now. about 250 pages in. Loving it \o/ __________________ "Thats a lie." "Yes it is. What's your point." Why'd you open your bong hole you smelly hippy? You'd sacrifice a beautiful woman to save a moderately attractive monkey? Hawks of the Luftwaffe!

28-Aug-2012, 06:19	#1720
mAF i've got a brand new forum hamster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 5,978	Recently finished books 1 - 5 Fire and ice and I am nearly at the end of book 3 of the Hunger games they are quite annoying but I want to see how it all ends. __________________ I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex.

28-Aug-2012, 10:53	#1721
Badger Man During the war.... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Stevenage/Minety Posts: 1,241	Just finished the first Hunger Games book myself and was thinking of getting number 2, but from your comment I take it it's not as good? __________________ Faye Turney believed not to be involved.

28-Aug-2012, 16:49	#1722
mAF i've got a brand new forum hamster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 5,978	They are ok the girl just gets on my nerves a bit and the whole Twilight love triangle pisses me off.Finished it this morning and yes if you have read the first one and liked it you will like the others. __________________ I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex.

29-Aug-2012, 15:18	#1725
Eja Cool8 Member shown actual size Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 9,009	This week, I am mostly reading "Wired for War; The Robotics revolution and conflict in the 21st century" by P.W. Singer __________________ "A friend of mine described her disgust as two Blackwater mercs, shortly after introducing themselves, proposed a two-on-one sex act that involved one of the men ejaculating on the other." Steve Fainaru: "Big Boy Rules"

29-Aug-2012, 19:54	#1726
Badger Man During the war.... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Stevenage/Minety Posts: 1,241	Bought Game of Thrones to finish my holiday off - hope it lives up to the show as I've loved that so far __________________ Faye Turney believed not to be involved.

13-Sep-2012, 17:23	#1727
Eja Cool8 Member shown actual size Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 9,009	This week, I have mostly been reading; "Battle of the Bulge: Britain's untold story", by Charles Whiting (served in the battle, 52nd Divisional Recon Regt.). Very interesting, and annoying as it really shows up how much Britain's critical role was airbrushed out of history by the Yanks, highly recommended.. __________________ "A friend of mine described her disgust as two Blackwater mercs, shortly after introducing themselves, proposed a two-on-one sex act that involved one of the men ejaculating on the other." Steve Fainaru: "Big Boy Rules"

13-Sep-2012, 18:00	#1728
Harry Palmer Gun nut Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: War Zone Posts: 13,994	The latest Lee Child Jack Reacher book "A wanted man" - not bad. __________________ Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Reminder: "Do not look into laser with remaining good eye."

15-Sep-2012, 23:15	#1730
Rhadix troll Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 397	Just finished 2 Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick Above average and overall an enjoyable read with a Gentlemen Bastards kind of feel to it. Its a debut novel but i like some of the concepts and hints to backstory that he has laid the groundwork for. Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. As with the above it was pretty good, maybe not quite at good as the reviews i have read but still very decent. Between the 2 i'd give Hulick the edge i think.

18-Sep-2012, 12:12	#1731
Rojin pro poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 717	Last couple of months I have read the whole Sharpe series of books followed by the Dresden Files series of books. Both series quite enjoyable. Just finished the later Jack Reacher book, not too bad but all the while reading it I couldn't get out of my head how badly Tom Cruise fits the character... Fancy a Sci-Fi series next... __________________ Arse to this I need a beer!

18-Sep-2012, 12:47	#1733
Hot Soup to post or not to post Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scotland Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: 3,570	Finished The Voyage of the Sable Keech , Orbus , Prador Moon, Hilldiggers and now onto The Technician all by Neal Asher. He's definitely one of my favourite Sci-Fi authors. The universe and setting of the Polity , with all it's strange creatures , tech and characters is fantastic. __________________ "Thats a lie." "Yes it is. What's your point." Why'd you open your bong hole you smelly hippy? You'd sacrifice a beautiful woman to save a moderately attractive monkey? Hawks of the Luftwaffe!

18-Sep-2012, 16:41	#1734
mAF i've got a brand new forum hamster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 5,978	On book 2 of The wheel of time really enjoying em. __________________ I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex.

18-Sep-2012, 22:27	#1735
Valheru_- Post from time to time Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: land of balti Posts: 1,436	Ive been reading all the malaz books with the dresden books in between each. Just finished toll the hounds. Not sure what im going onto after ive finished these. __________________ "Good answer, but it's not right" A misquote by some bloke

18-Sep-2012, 23:12	#1736
Minty Stick 'im wiv a blayde! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Preston Posts: 10,994	Currently reading The Horus Heresy as recommended above. I honestly expected it to just be a bit of fan service rather than a serious novel, but I have to say that its absolutely superb. Has me totally hooked! __________________ "The French like to do a poo in the shower then poke it down the hole with their toe."

25-Sep-2012, 11:28	#1737
Rhadix troll Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 397	Wheel of Time, gave up years ago so i'm doing a full run through

01-Oct-2012, 12:54	#1738
mr_o empty minds post alike Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 9,076	Amazon have the Hydrogen Sonata (new culture book) is half price on amazon if you pre order. __________________ As the ancient Tibetan philosphy states, 'Don't start none -- won't be none!.'" - Jake Jense

01-Oct-2012, 18:30	#1739
Eja Cool8 Member shown actual size Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 9,009	This week, I am mostly reading "The Secret Pilgrim" by John Le Carre __________________ "A friend of mine described her disgust as two Blackwater mercs, shortly after introducing themselves, proposed a two-on-one sex act that involved one of the men ejaculating on the other." Steve Fainaru: "Big Boy Rules"

06-Oct-2012, 12:31	#1740
Hot Soup to post or not to post Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scotland Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: 3,570	Finished The Technician and the short story collection The Gabble. The Technician was great and The Gabble has some excellent wee stories and characters in it. The Gabbleduck is quite possibly one of my favourite alien critters of all time. Read and finished The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky , fantasy novel, almost noirish . A little bit cliched in the grizzled main character . but the book is strong enough and interesting enough to use it very well. If you like Joe Abercrombie / Brent Weeks or even Jim Butchers Dresden you should like this. Onto the next one now - Tomorrow the Killing. __________________ "Thats a lie." "Yes it is. What's your point." Why'd you open your bong hole you smelly hippy? You'd sacrifice a beautiful woman to save a moderately attractive monkey? Hawks of the Luftwaffe!