Which book are you reading currently? #3

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Re-reading the Dark Tower by Stephen King, in anticipation of the final volume in paperback.

 

I finished Trading in Danger - it was decent but not as good as most of Elizabeth Moon's work. I was impressed that the main character basically dealt with her own small problems while the large scale problems were just a backdrop to the story. It was kind of fun to have a story where the characters don't "save the world" but instead just solve their own lesser problems. In fact, we never really do find out what exactly was going on with the large scale problem - which might infuriate some but I found it quite refreshing.

I have located Watch on the Rhine and continued reading it. So far I would have to say that it would have been much better if there was less combat and more focus on the ethics/politics/personnal reactions of the situation.

 

Hark by Ed McBain. More story from the Deaf Man.

 

I finished Watch on the Rhine - after its little lull of being too combat focused in the middle it got much more interesting in focusing on how the characters reacted to facing horrible odds and bad situations.

The end was a real surprise actually. Up to that point the book didn't really change/add to the overall story of the main series - it was just telling the story of an event that had been briefly mentioned as having happened elsewhere during the course of the main story. Then, completely out of the blue, the final pages are a huge reveal.

I have started on The Road to the Rim by A. Bertram Chandler. It looks like it has some potential but it is still a little too early to tell.

 

Finished LotR, now it's time to read some Discworld books (can't decide which one to read first)

 

@undertaker the first one of course The Colour of Magic.

I'm re-reading the Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay I needed some light relief from Covenant

 

going postal was pretty funny now reading Fletch by Gregory MacDonald, I love these books

 

I finished The Road to the Rim - it was quite mediocre but at least it was short. Unfortunately that leaves me with another umpteen of the books in the series to read seeing as I bought them in bulk. Oh well, I paid next to nothing for them.

I have started on To Prime the Pump (book 2, still by A Bertram Chandler). So far it is better than The Road to the Rim but not good enough that I would recommend it to anyone.

Still, I have a glimmer of hope for this novel. If the plot goes where the title and early hints lead you to think it will go then the book will rank down in the gutter - however I can't imagine that the author would so badly tip his hand so I am hoping that he came up with something else that is creative and makes sense.

 

I just finished 'A Fortress of Grey Ice' Book 2 of the Sword of Shadows by J.V. Jones. It was pretty good, I thought, but when I went to look for Book 3 I discovered that it hadn't been written yet. Anyone know when Book 3 is coming out?

 

A Feast for crows by Martin, finally. Nothing has really happened yet so my judgement is still out even though I have full confidence in Georgie boy.

 

The Fellowship of The Ring..

 

After a *very* satisfying Feast for Crows by Martin, I'm now reading Pyramids by Pratchett.

 

Just started the Summer Tree - book 1 of the Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay. Not bad so far, but reminds me a bit of the D&D cartoon...

 

Just finished the Moonshae Trilogy by Douglas Niles. The first book was ok....the second book, Black Wizards, was much better and the third book, Darkwell, was quite excellent. All in all, a very good trilogy -- battling gods is always fun.

 

The Other Wind By Ursula Le Guin.

 

Magicians Apprentice by R.Feist. My favorite writer is R.A.Salvatore, but Feist is OK too.

 

After picking it up and putting it down several times I finally abandoned "The Difference Engine" by Gibson and Sterling, 3/4 of the way through. Despite some vivid writing, it just didn't click for me. Disappointing, since I've admired other books by Gibson, particularly "Count Zero".

So I've moved on to the Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian, partly because they must be really good if the cover quotes were even half-true, and partly because I loved "Master and Commander", the movie. The movie in fact comes close to doing the books justice, and the cover blurbs are not exaggerated. These are very fine novels, with breath-stopping storms, knockout battle scenes, subtle and complex characterizations, and great historical accuracy. I've read the first five with great pleasure: "Master and Commander", "Post Captain", "H.M.S. Surprise", "The Mauritius Command", and, at present, "Desolation Island".

 

Good Omen by T.Pratchett

 

I am now reading "Magician" by Raymond E Feist because I see that it was on the BBC Top 100 Books of All Time so it must be OK.