What book are you reading...

No1newts · 6 Apr 2018 at 23:26

Shamikebab said:
It starts off really well but it loses it's way and meanders a lot. It falls down because GW doesn't want it to end so there are a billion short stories and audiobooks and it's hard to tell what order things are meant to be read in. I still read it because I've started so I'll finish but it's fallen apart because it's being run by a business rather than as a series of books.

Just finished Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne by Brian Stavely. An interesting series, I liked the world and it did some interesting things.

+1 to this. First half dozen books are amazing but around the time it hit Angel Exterminatus it had taken a swan dive off a cliff as it really painfully overdraws out the story for money.

The irony being they could have started the series earlier (leading up to the big campaign where tge emperor annoints Horus) and done some genuinely interesting stuff instead of the tedium they filled it with.

Ancientpencil · 9 Apr 2018 at 14:00

Anyone got thoughts on the sci-fi series: Helliconia? It's been recommended but unsure, the books look huge.

TonyM19 · 9 Apr 2018 at 17:51

Just fnished Deadhouse Landing - the 2nd Malazan prequel. OK, but felt it was a bit rushed/short.

Earth[Tera].bin · 9 Apr 2018 at 19:08

Ready player One - was going cheap on the Kindle store. Enjoying it so far, good pace and some good humour.

Glaucus · 9 Apr 2018 at 19:21

player of games, culture series book 2, even better than the first one although quite different.

Josh · 9 Apr 2018 at 19:24

Jeffrey Archer, Sons of Fortune - my 5th book by Archer and enjoying it immensely, the pace and story telling is spot on for me tastes.

Meridian · 9 Apr 2018 at 20:51

Ancientpencil said:
Anyone got thoughts on the sci-fi series: Helliconia? It's been recommended but unsure, the books look huge.

The trilogy is very good, if a little slow to get going, but it's a fair way towards the "literary" end of SF. If you read people like Ursula LeGuin, you should like it. If Asimov is more your thing then you might not.

No1newts · 10 Apr 2018 at 09:17

Glaucus said:
player of games, culture series book 2, even better than the first one although quite different.

IMO this was the best of the Culture books (which is saying something as it was a great series)

Ancientpencil · 13 Apr 2018 at 10:23

JOSH said:
Jeffrey Archer, Sons of Fortune - my 5th book by Archer and enjoying it immensely, the pace and story telling is spot on for me tastes.[/Q
Not read this yet so it's now on my list, cheers.

Ancientpencil · 13 Apr 2018 at 10:25

Meridian said:
The trilogy is very good, if a little slow to get going, but it's a fair way towards the "literary" end of SF. If you read people like Ursula LeGuin, you should like it. If Asimov is more your thing then you might not.

I'll look up U. LeGuin, not been there yet. Cheers.

PlacidCasual · 13 Apr 2018 at 11:57

Ready Player One for about fifth time. Just finished the First Law Trilogy again, loved it.

checjb · 13 Apr 2018 at 14:17

"Lord of the Silver Bow" by Gemmell. The first book in his Troy trilogy. It's good so far and Odysseus is very amusing.

HumanShield · 13 Apr 2018 at 14:32

Started Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky a couple of days ago. Wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it but so far so good.

MikeTheNative · 13 Apr 2018 at 15:51

HumanShield said:
Started Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky a couple of days ago. Wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it but so far so good.

I read that over my holiday a week ago. I enjoyed it but wasn't expecting the spiders.

x-st · 13 Apr 2018 at 15:55

HumanShield said:
Started Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky a couple of days ago. Wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it but so far so good.

I found that a bit of a slog to get through. It was interesting, and on the whole a good experience, but I'd probably have enjoyed it more with a little extra editing. The fact that I didn't immediately go and seek out his other books probably summarises my overall feelings. Would have liked a little more of the human story too.

MikeTheNative · 13 Apr 2018 at 16:01

x-st said:
I found that a bit of a slog to get through. It was interesting, and on the whole a good experience, but I'd probably have enjoyed it more with a little extra editing. The fact that I didn't immediately go and seek out his other books probably summarises my overall feelings. Would have liked a little more of the human story too.

I've got to admit I found the final battle between the spiders and humans a bit stupid.

melmac · 13 Apr 2018 at 17:31

TonyM19 said:
Just fnished Deadhouse Landing - the 2nd Malazan prequel. OK, but felt it was a bit rushed/short.

That makes a change for Mr. Erikson

melmac · 13 Apr 2018 at 17:33

checjb said:
"Lord of the Silver Bow" by Gemmell. The first book in his Troy trilogy. It's good so far and Odysseus is very amusing.

Great books.

Destination · 13 Apr 2018 at 21:07

No1newts said:
IMO this was the best of the Culture books (which is saying something as it was a great series)

The wonderful thing is the books were so varied in their scope. I loved Use of Weapons, and of course Excession, for completely different reasons. Player of Games was outstanding.

Terminel · 13 Apr 2018 at 21:58

No1newts said:
IMO this was the best of the Culture books (which is saying something as it was a great series)

I think Amazon have bought the right to televise the IMB's culture novels to televise into a series - wow!