What 📔book are you reading right now?

[balrog]

THAT'S A GREAT BOOK! You've read A Game of Thrones, right? excellent excellent. I have yet to read a Storm of Swords...I have to find it in the library or something.
Lessee...I'm re-reading the Timothy Zahn Star Wars trilogy-Heir to the Empire, Dark force rising (I'm in the middle of that one) and the last Command.

Yes, Game of Thrones was good too, I can't believe the detail and imagination this writer has!! I have yet to listen to Storm of Swords...I downloaded it this morning and it is about 45 hours in audio form (narration)

wow!

 

[Beleg]

George R.R. Martin is a super cool writer. It is known.

 

[Halasían]

I have the Fire & Ice series but haven't read them yet. They are next on my list, and they are hefty paperbacks.

Recently I read through the Black Company series, and they are quite good despite a few dry stretches and some minor inconsistancies. I do say they are unique as Glen Cook doesn't really follow the usual fantasy formula, and I highly recommend them!

Here's a rundown and a list of Glen Cook's Black Company series of books:

• The Black Company
• Shadows Linger
• The White Rose

These are the Annals of the Black Company and are sometimes called the Books of the North. You can usually find the combined hardback of these first three (titled Annals of the Black Company) on ebaY. Start with these. I will say here that the first two chapters of Black Company are kind of hard starting. If it seems so, skip to chapter 3 titled Raker. It was a short in a fantasy mag and gets it going. You can always go back and read the first two as a prequel if need be.

Then there is a standalone book that is a 'journal' of one of the characters you get to know in the White Rose

• The Silver Spike

An excellent book that takes place after the events of the White Rose where an evil so dark attempts to arise.

Then there are the Books of the South:

• Shadow Games
• Dreams of Steel

The first of these accounts the rest of the Black Company as they journey south, minus the members who stayed north and are written about in Silver Spike.

There are seven members of the Company left, and its a hard time for the Company. Shadow Games covers what they encounter, and ultimatly, what they get mixed up in as they travel south, and introduces us to the Shadowmasters who fear their coming. After much intrigue and army-building, There come a climatic battle with the shadowmaster's. Dreams of Steel continues from the aftermath of the battle, and is the first book written from a different character's point of view. The writing style is seemingly different, which is a great feat for an author to do in my opinion.

Then there is the more recent Glittering Stone series.

• Bleak Seasons
• She Is the Darkness
• Water Sleeps
• Soldiers Live

The account in Bleak Seasons is of the annalist protoge Murgen who we get to know starting in Shadow Games. The account parallels events mentioned in Dreams of Steel and is again, a bit different from the earlier writings.

She Is The Darkness gets us back to the writings of the original Annalist Croaker, and all he had been through since the end of Shadow Games. The last couple chapters I noticed a changed writing style, and I felt the story got a little choppy. It seemed he may had let it sit for a time, and now hurried to finish to maybe meet a deadline. The story worked, but I thought it could have used another chapter to smooth it out.

Water Sleeps, and Soldiers Live are follow up adventures and closes out stories of many of the characters we come to know and love. Some new folk are introduced but not really developed, and it leaves open the door for more books in the future me thinks.

As a series, you can feel the morphing of the story through the years it took Glen Cook to write them, and at time I think he dwells too long on things that really didn't require so much verbage, and doesn't go into things I found intriguing. Overall I highly recommend reading this series.

The Black Company Series bookcovers

 

[MOwens143B]

Well I just finished reading Of Mice and Men. Before that I read a seriese By Ted Dekker The Books were Black, Red, and White. These books were a cross between LOTR and the Matrix. At the moment i am reading nothing would some one give me some ideas? This is my email if you want to send it there [email protected]

 

[Niirewen]

Currently I'm reading the first book in Michael Jecks' medieval mystery series (it's called The Last Templar). I'm also reading The Plague for my English class.

 

[greypilgrim]

Am reading "Casino" right now. If you liked the movie...definately read this book!

Oh yeah and I'm reading some Conan books too ..."The Death Lord of Thanza" and "The Gladiator".

 

[King Aragorn]

I'm reading The Lost Ones by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.

 

[Hammersmith]

I'm reading The Lost Ones by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.

Is that one of the young Jedi ones? I never much liked Anderson's Star Wars books. His characters all sound the same, and his writing is rather boring. Good storylines though, and nice concepts. If you're into Star Wars and haven't read Timothy Zahn yet, I advise you do.

I'm reading Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy; I'm on the third, "The Last Enchantment". They're good books, but for the best Arthurian saga, look at Bernard Cornwell's "The Warlord Trilogy" (The Winter King, Enemy Of God, Excalibur) or Rosemary Sutcliff's "The Lantern Bearers"

 

[My_Precious]

I am currently reading the Da Vinci Code and also rereading David Eddings' Belgariad, not to mention the Tad Williams' Dragonbone Chair that is currently on hold. Not very consistent...

 

[e.Blackstar]

Erm...I just refinished Xenocide by Orson Scott Card and now I'm rereading Conquerers' Heritage by TImothy Zahn.

If you're into Star Wars and haven't read Timothy Zahn yet, I advise you do.

Amen.

 

[Kementari]

Ive been doing alot of reading, just finnished Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 for my English class, the later is almost like my new bible.
Im also in a bit of a Charles Dickens phase after reading Tale of Two cities (sosososo amazing) and Great Expectations. Started Davie Copperfield, its charming but i know i will probably never finnish it until Im about 80 years old. Not exactly a suspence thriller.
Also just read Stonehenge by B Cornwell (the guy who writes the Sharpes series) which I HIGHLY recommend for anyone who is an ancient history nut like myself. Couldnt put it down, its incredible and very believeable. Im also starting on Sarum by Rutherford because its suppose to be a very similar novel; hopes its nearly as good...

 

[Jesse]

I am reading DragonQuest by Anne McCaffrey.

 

[VioletFalcon129]

I'm reading Harry Potter and The Order of the Pheonix for about the 5th time.
*hides from heavy objects being thrown*
as if you people care... hee hee

 

[Wolfshead]

I'm reading the Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings just now. Read it before a long time ago, but felt like a re-read when I realised I could remember nothing of what happened! And I'm just about to start on 'The Muslim Discovery of Europe' and 'The Crusades Through Arab Eyes' by Bernard Lewis and Amin Maalouf respectively for one of my history courses... should be fun

 

[Lindir]

I'm reading the Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings just now. Read it before a long time ago, but felt like a re-read when I realised I could remember nothing of what happened!

I'm surprised that you couldn't remember the plot, since it's the same as in all of the other books by Eddings. The redemtion of Althalus is the last Eddings book I'll ever read.
I'm reading George Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, again. Those are good books.

 

[Wolfshead]

Haha, that's true. But it's the general outcome that's obvious, not really the way they get there. And it was a long time ago I read it last.

A Song of Ice and Fire is brilliant - I blame the first one for me only getting a C in my physics exam last year! I've got the third one sitting waiting to be read next. Oddly, I couldn't find Martin's books in Ottaker's bookstore, so I had to get it off eBay instead.

 

[Ingwë]

Now I am reading "The Silmarilion" I begun reading again all Tolkien books I have. I think you know a lot about this book and I must`t tell you about The Sil

 

[Kementari]

Ive started the "Tears of Atramon" serise by Sarah Ash recently for fun (i have a hard time reading fantasy serise's because none are as good as Lord of the Rings, kinda like your first love). It is a really nice story based on the myths of Russia; easy to read and fast paced.

Ive also just finnished the 'Crimes of Charlotte Bronte' - Tully, which was an incredibly shocking and enlightening story (dont want to spoil anything). This has lead me to begin "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" which is the *only* book by the Bronte sisters that i have yet to devour, and i never thought id say this but I believe that it is the best one of them all. It is really a very deep social commentary disguised as a dark beautiful but familar story. Im sure that Huntingdon will remind everyone of somebody that they know, or wish they didnt know. Just a hint this is an *excelent* book for somebody coming off of a bad break-up (as i happen to be) !! Its very reassuring

 

[balrog]

I finished reading A Song of Ice and Fire Series...Game of Thrones, Clash of Kings and Storm of Swords, most excellent reading...can't wait for the upcoming fourth book called A Feast for Crows which will be followed by A Dance with Dragons!

after these encyclopedic readings I picked up Enders Game and read that again. Can't wait for the theaatrical release.

 

[e.Blackstar]

Oh, the Song of Fire and Ice is so good! I've read the first three three times and, like balrog, eagerly await the next two. DragonQuest is good too, isn't it Jesse? Anne McCaffery is brilliant.

Anyway..on my sick day home from school today I've so far read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Prince Caspian. I just started Voyage of the Dawn Treader-I hope to finish the whole sieres by the end of the day. I;ve read them umpteen-million times, and I still love them. They're like Tolkien for simpler souls.