SteveZilla Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... American Gods by Neil Gaiman. An interesting read, if a bit rambling at times. It was loaned to my by the GM of a Gestalt game I am now in, to help me with creating my character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... American Gods by Neil Gaiman. An interesting read' date=' if a bit rambling at times. It was loaned to my by the GM of a Gestalt game I am now in, to help me with creating my character.[/quote'] Now read Anansi Boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... It'll have to wait. I'm reading Footfall now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caris Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher. Good solid writing, buti it did kind of drag a bit for me near the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... The Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher- Tavi makes peace with the Canim Baltimore by Mignola and Golden- A soldier looses a plague on humanity. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestnik Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... I just reread Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? for the first time in nigh-on 20 years. I am amazed by both how good that book is and by how the film adaptation gutted it of its central point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... I just finished a Jim Butcher-a-Thon! I'd picked up and read Storm Front' date=' the first Dresden File book just before my birthday. My wife picked up books 2 through 6 for my birthday, and after I downed them, I picked up 7 and 8, finishing up all the paperbacks within a week. This week, I read (several days of migraines impeding my progress) the first Codex Alera novel, [i']Furies of Calderon[/i]. I'll pick up the other two paperbacks this weekend. Then I'll froth at the mouth until the current hardback for each series is released in paperback. Or else, I'll put it on my library wait list. I'd have to say it looks like Butcher is well on his way to becoming one of the greats in the field. He's simply a solid writer who knows how to move a story along. And that's hard to beat. Furies of Calderon was one of the few 500 page fantasy novels I've read in a while that didn't bog down. Heck, that's probably because he had the sense to keep it to 500 pages, instead of adding another 300-500 pages of bloat. If you like a good page turner, you should like Jim Butcher. I and my wife are both enjoying this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... . . . Am chugging through The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton. Very good space opera. Not even halfway through yet -- it's over 1,200 pages long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Spear Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... . . . Am chugging through The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton. Very good space opera. Not even halfway through yet -- it's over 1' date='200 pages long.[/quote'] It was a good read until the last book. Then...well I won't say anything specific so as not to spoil it for you. Let's just say I was...disapointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... Just completed White Night, which (AFAIK) is the lates Harry Dresden novel. Darn. Now what do I read? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... Josh and I finished listening to Eye of the World, and we're nearly done with The Great Hunt. I'm warming to the series, though I suspect that, if it hadn't been approached in an audio format, Josh's books would've been thrown across the room a dozen times over, and he'd've had to talk me into opening them up again. Gah. I also read The Stupidest Angel on Christmas Eve. It's a Christmas horror story, by Christopher Moore. I found it hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caris Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... Josh and I finished listening to Eye of the World' date=' and we're nearly done with [i']The Great Hunt[/i]. I'm warming to the series, though I suspect that, if it hadn't been approached in an audio format, Josh's books would've been thrown across the room a dozen times over, and he'd've had to talk me into opening them up again. Gah. You may still find yourself doing it with whatever you are playing future audio books on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... You may still find yourself doing it with whatever you are playing future audio books on. I'm listening to them in the car, so I'd have to run the whole thing into a telephone pole. But it's not like I'm doing anything important during the drive, so the audiobook thing is working out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dholcrist Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... . . . Am chugging through The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton. Very good space opera. Not even halfway through yet -- it's over 1' date='200 pages long.[/quote'] I'm on the last book right now. I've enjoyed the story so far pretty much, but more than anything else I've just really liked the setting. Voidhawks are "win", if I may. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caris Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... I'm listening to them in the car' date=' so I'd have to run the whole thing into a telephone pole. But it's not like I'm doing anything important during the drive, so the audiobook thing is working out.[/quote'] So how is your automobile insurance? (Sorry, I can not even begin to tell you how frustrated I got with some of Jordan's tropes before I gave up on the series for my blood pressure.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... Almost finished "Forbidden Magic" by Cheyenne McCray. Ther's a reasonable fantasy story in there but the book is about a hundred pages too long and has way too much romance ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... So how is your automobile insurance? (Sorry' date=' I can not even begin to tell you how frustrated I got with some of Jordan's tropes [/quote'] It's all proud women getting spankings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozimus Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... It'll have to wait. I'm reading Footfall now. I am considering reading Footfall. Please let us know if you liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... I am considering reading Footfall. Please let us know if you liked it. I read it years ago. It was... okay. I liked Lucifer Hammer better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozimus Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... I read it years ago. It was... okay. I liked Lucifer Hammer better. Guess I am in the mood for apocalyptic fiction. What are your faves, Susano? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... Guess I am in the mood for apocalyptic fiction. What are your faves' date=' Susano?[/quote'] In apocalyptic fiction? Uhm.... I don't think I read that much. Let's see.... The Stand Lucifer's Hammer Damnation Alley That's just off of the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozimus Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... My mistake! I didn't mean "apocalyptic" in the Christian sense. I meant "world-ending" via nuclear, asteroid impact, zombie infestation (tried World War Z), viral/chemical, or alien incursion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... My mistake! I didn't mean "apocalyptic" in the Christian sense. I meant "world-ending" via nuclear' date=' asteroid impact, zombie infestation (tried World War Z), or alien incursion.[/quote'] Well, The Stand is super-flu, Lucifer's Hammer is a comet, and Damnation Alley is nuclear war. I haven't read my copy of World War Z yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozimus Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... But "The Stand" counts as apocalyptic(religious) in my opinion...and I read it years ago. I read "Damnation Alley" recently. Although I am a BIG fan of Zelazny, I didn't like it. Kinda looking for a "Jitterbug" type of book, but better. I am considering McDevitt's "Eternity Road". I wish he would write a book like "A Talent for War" again... But thanks for the recs anyway, Susano. I may give "Lucifer's Hammer" another try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vestnik Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it... I read it years ago. It was... okay. I liked Lucifer Hammer better. I thought it was implausible. Footfall I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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