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Finished The Last Shadow; the only frustrating part is that it didn't seem to have a real ending, as in tying up all of the plot threads and giving a tidy conclusion. It did, however, give a satisfactory dispensation of the extant characters and openings for other stories, though I imagine if that happens, Card himself doesn't expect to be the one to write them. I'm now reading Brothers of the Wind, a prequel-ish story by Tad Williams set in Osten Ard. I'm curious as to how it will relate to the upcoming conclusion to his current epic, though it is a sufficient story in itself and gives good background to the setting.
I'm beginning to dig into dig into a couple of Christmas gifts recently, while on a road trip to drop my oldest daughter off at school. First up is Brandon Sanderson's Firefight, the second of the Reckoners trilogy. After that is Orson Scott Card's The Last Shadow, the final book in both his Ender and Bean series, which have been (sort of) running along parallel paths.
I finished Cline's Ready Player Two; not as good as Ready Player One, but well-done, nonetheless. He managed to make it feel like a natural continuation of the story rather than the "oh, crap, this was popular, now I suppose I have to write a sequel" thing that sometimes happens with an unexpectedly mega-selling title. Currently reading another of Cline's, Armada.
"I'm good at playing videogames, Mom," I said, "not at making them." Armada, Ernest Cline
Leo Moraccioli feat. Hyro the Hero (Anthrax/Public Enemy cover)
Just finished reading Steelheart, the first in Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series. I may never catch up on everything he has written (he tends to publish at a good clip), and that may not be entirely a bad thing... Anyhow, finishing a book means I have also begun reading Ernest Cline's Ready Player Two. I'm ready for a comedown after how ridiculously good I found Ready Player One to be; as long as it's serviceable, I'm good. I'm also listening to Max Hastings' Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 on audiobook on my commute to and from work. So far it's a pretty good general history of WWII, though trying to encompass everything, even in so large a volume, is a Herculean task.
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Currently making my way (slowly, I started the new school year this week) through Mother of Winter, the fourth book in Barbara Hambly's Darwath series. I didn't even realize that she had written anything beyond the original trilogy until I stumbled upon this and Icefalcon's Quest (Book 5) in a local used bookstore. So far it's a good advancement of the milieu, I'm not far enough in yet to speak on the specific baddie of this installment. @Fumarole, have you read most of Lawrence Watt-Evans' Ethshar series? I read With a Single Spell what seems like a lifetime ago, and while I enjoyed it, I was never really able to pick up the thread of the series, even though I knew it existed. Do you think it would be worth it to try and pick up that thread now?
Later by Stephen King. I’ll follow that up with Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.Both of those are on my to-read list, Aberzombie. (Granted, I have a lot of books on my to-read list, but still...) Are you willing to give a spoiler-free opinion when you're done? Thanks for the recommend Aberzombie! I'm looking forward to reading it.
Later by Stephen King. I’ll follow that up with Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Both of those are on my to-read list, Aberzombie. (Granted, I have a lot of books on my to-read list, but still...) Are you willing to give a spoiler-free opinion when you're done?
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
Kobra and the Lotus
Going to have to pick up some other NK Jemison books, because I like her writing (her Far Sector is my favorite DC comic at the moment), just was not a fan of this particular protagonist. Set, where would you recommend a potential fan begin reading NK Jemison? I've been meaning to pick up something for a while, but I'm having a hard time deciding just where to begin.
Currently indulging my previously mentioned love of short F/SF fiction by reading a batch of back-issue genre magazines I've picked up recently. On tap at the moment is Asimov's December, 2015 issue.
...my first (and still treasured) copy of the Ballantine 4 book box set. I also still own a copy of the Ballantine box set (not the box iteself, alas, but the well-loved books themselves). I had set a goal long ago to re-read them on a yearly basis, but slipped out of that around the time that the Peter Jackson movies were released. On my most recent re-reading, I was surprised that in several places, I was beginning to conflate parts of the movies with the books. I'm back to semi-annual re-reads now.
Currently reading The Toll by Cherie Priest. While she has written a well-known steampunk series, Clockwork Century, she also puts her hand in at southern gothic horror, which I also enjoy (and what The Toll falls under).
Smokey Robinson
Now reading the first book in Barbara Hambly's Darwath trilogy, The Time of the Dark. I never could resist 80's Del Rey paperbacks at my local used bookstore *grin*. |