Other Books you are currently reading?

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  1. BeauchN

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    Just finished reading the Iliad. The Odyssey is up next...
     
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    Bernard Cordnwell- The Pagan Lord
     
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    Read that recently (if it's the one I think it is), good stuff :)

    Just started the first book in The Tawny Man Trilogy, Fool's Errand. I think I've read them before but not for a loooong time so I don't mind, aiming to read quite a few Hobb books over the summer, Liveship Traders, Farseer Trilogy etc :)
     
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    Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny

    Bought for £0.01, postage £2.80 as its not on Kindle/generic e-reader.
     
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    Eon by Greg Bear.

    Thought I'd dig it out again as it's been eons since I last read it ;) :lol:
     
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    Two-thirds the way through Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. I can tell it's good, 'cos I only started reading it on Tuesday. Got Console Wars queued up after that; looking forward to playing the "which bits did they make up for dramatic effect" game.
     
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  7. Andy Mc

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    F****** loved that book! Once you've done with that this evening (because you will finish it by then) I can heartily recommend "Off to be the Wizard" and the squeal "Spell or High Water" by Scott Meyer.
     
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    You weren't wrong!
    Cheers, I'll see if I can pick up copies of both.
     
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    Read Ready Player One a few months ago. Not the most brilliant writing style (said the armchair critic), but a great story, and above an affectionate nostalgia trip to 80's greenery (I was there, man!). Required reading.
     
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    I know what you mean: it's very pulp-young-adult, almost Point SF. Immature. But then, that's probably a big part of why I liked it: I love YA SF, 'cos I'm massively immature m'self.

    Grabbed a copy of Off to be the Wizard from Amazon. Got the Kindle version, 'cos I've got enough physical books and it was considerably cheaper for a change, then stripped the DRM and converted it to ePub for my Nook. Looking forward to giving it a go!
     
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    Just finished the latest Dresden Files book: Skin Game. Really good, can't wait for the next one.
     
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    I'll have to look up some of the books you've all mentioned. I normally stick to fantasy stuff though, sci-fi never interested me too much.

    Decided I'd finish off the Aeon's Gate trilogy by Sam Sykes, I'm part way through the 2nd book now, Black Halo.
     
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    Okay, so, you were absolutely right. I've finished Off to be the Wizard already, and have just transferred Spell or High Water to my Nook. Good call!

    For others on the fence: it takes a bit of time to get into, but it's worth it. Very similar premise to Ready Player One, but the pop-culture references are massively toned down. Very dialogue-heavy, although we're not talking Asimov levels. Plenty of puns and the occasional running joke, like Robert Rankin with a far more heavy-handed editor. Very short chapters, and a quick read - as you can tell by the fact I finished it so quickly. Perhaps not worth the £6-odd of the paperback, but the electronic copy was £3.50 so I reckon I've had my money's worth out of it.
     
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    I think for me It helped that I got them both (and Ready Player One) on audible. I enjoyed the stories, but the performance was awesome on both.

    Just finishing up the latest Laundry Files book - The Rhesus Chart by Charles Stross on my Kobo. If anyone wants a detour from the usual Sci-fi/Fantasy stuff then the Lovecraftian Horror of the Laundry Files series is a good read.

    I'm also on book 8 of The Wardstone Chronicles on Audible. It's a Young Adult fantasy series, I'm really enjoying them.
     
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    I love the Laundry Files books. The bureaucracy makes it so credible. :D
     
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  16. Andy Mc

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    "The Stars my Destination" by Bester is awesome too. One of, if not, my favourite books. Along with "I am Legend" By Richard Matheson - Don't let the most recent movie put you off the book is way better than that rubbish Will Smith stared in.
     
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    Have been blitzing the Jack Reacher novels, only one I havent read was the one the movie was based on. Simply because I have seen the movie anyway, oh and one of them I had already read so didnt need to read again.

    Quite enjoyed them so far, just wish Tom Cruise hadn't played Reacher in the movie.
     
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  19. Flibblebot

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    If nothing else, he's about a foot shorter than the book-version Reacher :D
     
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  20. MrDomRocks

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    Yeah, plus Reacher is wide and has shovel sized hands.
     
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