Follow those up with Bill Buford's Heat. Will make you want to get back in the kitchen. New season of Bourdain started yesterday as well, yeah!
Eh, Jeffery Steingarten's "The Man Who Ate Everything" is next, I think, along with "What You Eat", a book about grocery stores and the madness behind it. Used book stores are awesome.
I'm currently reading two books:
The Triumph of the Sun by Wilbur Smith (Fall of Khartoum, 1885 in the Sudan, fictional heroic adventure novel set with the Mahdist-British war as a background)
Day of Infamy by Harry Turtledove, what if alternate history book about what would have happened had the Japanese followed up the Pearl Harbor attack with a seaborne invasion of Hawaii.
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind.
Storeys from the Old Hotel by Gene Wolfe
Just finished up Harry Turtledove's new YA book in the Crosstime Traffic series, The Westside-Valley War. Obviously written for a younger reader, but still a good story of a world where the Bomb dropped in 1967.
The Tower of Fear by Glen Cook. Better than I thought it was going to be.
The Right to Privacy by Caroline Kennedy and Ellen Alderman
Under the Yoke, by Ivan Vazov.
Written after northern Bulgaria gained its freedom from the Turks, Under the Yoke is Vazov's account of what life was like in the days before the revolution. A consummate poet, Vazov uses those skills to capture village life like no other contemporary author. Great read.
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Not too long ago (just after Diablo III was announced) I was in Barnes and Noble and came across The Diablo Archive: a collection of 4 short novels set in the setting of the game. I finally started reading the first story this morning - Legacy of Blood by Richard Knaak. He's also written several Warcraft novels, as well as several Dragonlance novels.
Wrath of a Mad God by Raymond E. Feist
I take it you're liking the DarkWar series? What are the high points, for you, Radavel?
A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense by Normand Baillargeon.
Form in Tonal Music - Douglass Green
Just finished "The Eyes of God" by John Marco and am now reading the second book "The Devil's Armor". Awesome sword and sorcery stuff.
Next will be "The Deeds of Paksennarion" by Elizabeth Moon. This will be my 3rd read of the book!!
And after that...I think it will be War and Peace.
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Ramsey Campbell, The Darkest Part of the Woods.
Awesome imagery, Bradburian evocations of the seasons, beautifully written, and quite creepy.
If it's hot where you live, turn the AC up, find a dark corner of the house, light a pumpkin spice candle and grab a pot of coffee, and you'll be there. He's got a very addictive writing style, so be sure you have some time to devote.
Rereading Charles Stross "Atrocity archives", Mi-Go meets microsoft...(blushes).
Starting Q&A by Vikas Swarup.
Finishing "Measuring the world" by Daniel Kehlmann, "Essays" by George Orwell (recommended)
Feast of Souls, book 1 of the Magister trilogy, by C.S. Friedman. Good so far (100 pages in). Her Coldfire trilogy is one of my favorites.
Just finished "The Eyes of God" by John Marco and am now reading the second book "The Devil's Armor". Awesome sword and sorcery stuff.
Have you ever read Jackal of Nar, also by Marco? Very cool stuff.
Currently reading QUICKSILVER by Neal Stephenson and SPOOK COUNTRY by William Gibson.
Also, a book about Route 66. (The highway, not the TV show or the song.)
The Age of Constantine the Great by Jacob Burckhardt. Simply fantastic so far.
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I finally picked up Necronomicon last week (Lovecraft anthology). I started with Dexter Ward. I also read Call of Cthulhu and Dagon. I'm currently in the middle of Mountains of Madness.
Not a lot of structural variety to these stories :)
Man reads paper with strange ideas
Man meets crazy person and learns things he shouldn't
Man investigates said things
Man sees something horrible
Man dies or goes crazy (someone else is telling the story)
The way the stories are told is very interesting. I'm having a little trouble absorbing the descriptions in Mountains of Madness, but I'm sure it will pay off soon...
currently "The Gilgamesh Epic and Old Testament Parallels" by Alexander Heidel and "Mortal Prey" by John Sandford.
Just finished "The Eyes of God" by John Marco and am now reading the second book "The Devil's Armor". Awesome sword and sorcery stuff.Have you ever read Jackal of Nar, also by Marco? Very cool stuff.
Cool, thanks for the link. That may be my next purchase!!
It's not a gaming book, but I'm reading Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. It's great for seeing how thinking 'against the group' can have positive results. Applicable in gaming? Maybe. Business? Yes.
Jeff Vandermeer,"City of Saints and Madmen". It occupies a seat at the intersections of humor, horror and narrative experimentation.
I just started "Artificial Dreams: The quest for non-biological intelligence" by H. R. Ekbia <-- this guys is a major geek.
Just finished rereading "A Canticle for Leibowitz".
Now rereading "The High Place" by James Branch Cabell.
Just finished rereading "A Canticle for Leibowitz".
Now rereading "The High Place" by James Branch Cabell.
Don't miss the sequel to 'Canticle', Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman. Fantastic stuff.
Just finished The Man with the Iron Heart by Harry Turtledove. Brrrrr...... not fun reading.
Quicksilver, Baroque Cycle #1, by Neal Stephenson.
The Granny, by Brendan O'Connell
Dinosaur Canyon, by Douglas Preston
Quicksilver, Baroque Cycle #1, by Neal Stephenson.
The Granny, by Brendan O'Connell
Dinosaur Canyon, by Douglas Preston
I loved the Baroque Cycle. Couldn't find anybody else brave enough to tackle it!
Am reading Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling
On a non-fiction kick lately.
I need a good fantasy read, but I am pretty picky. Anybody have any suggestions on some good, quality stuff?
MacArthur by Richard Frank. An interesting read especailly since the author pulls no punches as he examines all of the general's triumphs and his ego-driven lowpoints.
Hey, that sounds like a good read. I recently finished Sea of Thunder by Evan Thomas that had a lot to say about Admiral Halsey, and there seemed to be a lot of implied criticism regarding MacArthur. Don't know much about him and am interested to learn.
Laurell K. Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures. Very easy read with a mature way of handling the vampire, undead genre. Similar to Butcher's Dresden Files only I find it smoother and better written.
Laurell K. Hamilton's Guilty Pleasures. Very easy read with a mature way of handling the vampire, undead genre. Similar to Butcher's Dresden Files only I find it smoother and better written.
A great series, up until the book Obsidian Butterfly. Then she takes a left turn into bizzare badly-written vampire porn. She always put a lot of sexual tension into her books, but after Obsidian Butterfly, sex becomes the main focus rather than a sidenote to the series.
Me I'm rereading A Game of Thrones now in hope that the long awaited Dance with Dragons will be released in September. Here's hoping!
I'm really looking forward to Dance With Dragons.
I just started "Sagard the Barbarian #2/The Green Hydra" by Flint Dille and Gary Gygax
I just finished Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing and I'm halfway through Jirel of Joiry, an older printing of Paizo's very own Black God's Kiss.
Next up is The Traveler for my book club and another book on all-girls education. Plus, I'm reading my 4E rulebooks.
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MacArthur by Richard Frank. An interesting read especailly since the author pulls no punches as he examines all of the general's triumphs and his ego-driven lowpoints.Hey, that sounds like a good read. I recently finished Sea of Thunder by Evan Thomas that had a lot to say about Admiral Halsey, and there seemed to be a lot of implied criticism regarding MacArthur. Don't know much about him and am interested to learn.
So far, so good, I'm about a third of the way through.
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The Historian. I am about a third of the way through so far. In the beginning (first 10 pages or so) I didn't think I would enjoy the book as much as I thought. By the time I was 50 pages into it I could barely put it down. I can't remember the last time I read a book that was creepy in a really subtle way.
Just finished "Promises to Keep" by Charles DeLint and just started "Small Favor" by Jim Butcher. Two really different takes on urban fantasy.
I put away "The High Place" for now and I switched to "The Velocity of Honey" by Jay Ingram. If you like entertaining science writing, I can recommend Mr. Ingram's books, especially "The Barmaid's Brain".
I need a good fantasy read, but I am pretty picky. Anybody have any suggestions on some good, quality stuff?
http://www.amazon.com/Blade-Itself-First-Law-Book/dp/159102594X
A trilogy, all published :)
http://www.amazon.com/Lies-Locke-Lamora-Scott-Lynch/dp/055358894X/ref=sr_1_ 1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217265690&sr=1-1
rogues in action!
Reading Charles Stross "Halting state".
Finishing "Pushing Ice" by Alastair Reynolds. Good read.