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What was the last book you read? What are you reading now? And what's the next book you're going to read? P.S. These don't have to be recommended books, just curious as to what everyone's reading...

Last book read: Tales of the Dominion War (anthology)
Currently reading: Vulcan's Forge
Next book to read: the sequel to Vulcan's Forge ;)

Originally posted by spotthecat

Last Week: Star Trek "Tales of the Dominion War" :D
This Week: Dune:The Machine Crusade (re-read in preparation for next week)
Next Week: Dune:The Battle of Corrin (if the book store gets it on time!)

Originally posted by Dondo

Last read: "The Portable Door" by Tom Holt
Currently reading: the first book in the B5 Centauri trilogy.
Next: the second book in the B5 Centauri trilogy...

By the time I'm done the Centauri trilogy, I'm hoping I can get my hands on Jasper Fforde's "Something Rotten".


Rhys

Originally posted by Rhys

Last book: Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
Current: Traitor's Moon (Nightrunner series book 3 of 3 )by Lynn Flewwelling
next????? Donaldson's 'Lord Foul's Bane'? I never know until I pick it up.

Originally posted by terrytvgall

Last book I read was Robert Sawyer's "Calculating God" which I LOVED.

I just started "Singularity Sky" by Charles Stross - pretty good so far.

I picked up another book by Sawyer last week - "Flash Forward" and will start reading two Alastair Reynolds books, "Redemption Ark" and "Chasm City" when I'm done with Stross's book.

Happily I will be occupied with the good stories in life for the next few weeks.

Originally posted by ChaseNorth

Originally posted by Sarah E.: Last book I read was Robert Sawyer's "Calculating God" which I LOVED. I just started "Singularity Sky" by Charles Stross - pretty good so far. I picked up another book by Sawyer last week - "Flash Forward" and will start reading two Alastair Reynolds books, "Redemption Ark" and "Chasm City" when I'm done with Stross's book. Happily I will be occupied with the good stories in life for the next few weeks.

I like Sawyer too. He can always be counted on to tell a solid tale.

Originally posted by terrytvgall

Last book: Chronospace by Allen Steele
Current book: Bretta Martyn by L. Neil Smith
Next book: Flinx's Folly by Alan Dean Foster or Blood Canticle by Anne Rice

Originally posted by vchrusch

Last book: Kavalier and Clay
Current book: 100 Years of Japanese Cinema

Originally posted by Peter

I haven't read any Sawyer stuff to date - I don't know, it's all biology related, and it feels like I can't be bothered. I've met the guy, and he's pretty decent, if not a bit self-involved (in the I'm an author, read-me-rara-way), but his books leave me meh just by the back cover.

Originally posted by spotthecat

Originally posted by spotthecat: I haven't read any Sawyer stuff to date - I don't know, it's all biology related, and it feels like I can't be bothered. I've met the guy, and he's pretty decent, if not a bit self-involved (in the I'm an author, read-me-rara-way), but his books leave me meh just by the back cover.

I can't argue with that assessment one bit. His work is sound but despite the fact it's won Hugo's I've not read one that has totally wowed me. I happen not to mind the biology backgrounds; I like things that explore the medical psychological aspects of humanity.

I think a lot of his success is down to having a sharp mind for self promotion and marketing, backed up by consistently sound stories in an easy going style with a wide appeal.

And really what more could an author want for himeself... I should be so lucky just once before I die. :p

Originally posted by terrytvgall

Originally posted by Dondo: Last Week: Star Trek "Tales of the Dominion War" :D This Week: Dune:The Machine Crusade (re-read in preparation for next week) Next Week: Dune:The Battle of Corrin (if the book store gets it on time!)

Now there's a sucker for punishment. Maybe we'll get signed copy number one over at FED2k again, eh?


Originally posted by William

last book: LotR Fellowship of the Ring (never finished way back when i was a youngin :p )

current read: Windhaven - George RR Martin/Lisa Tuttle.

next:unknown... I've got quite a few unread books sitting on my shelves.

Originally posted by crumb

Here's what i'm reading so far.

Last: Jitterbug Perfume
Current: The Art of Deception
Next: Undecided, between The Davinci Code and Transmission.

Originally posted by goose

I just finished Wilbur Smith's Blue Horizon, the latest in the Courtney family chronicles.

Currently I am trying to start Blood Ties by C.C. Humphreys. It's a novel about the six fingered hand of Anne Boleyn being used as a religious relic and the search for it from Europe to early Canada. A little hard to get into.

Next, I have Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott, a novel about Boudica the early English warrior Queen.

And, Vancouver by David Cruise and Alison Griffiths. It's similar to Edward Rutherford's novels Sarum, London and the Forest. Vancouver is shown just after the last ice age, and it follows characters and their descendents up to modern times.

Originally posted by princess

last book read: Practical Loss Control Leadership
Currently reading: Leadership for Safety Excellence
Next book to read: Whatever other dry, lifeless, lifesucking piece of $#@% that gets sent to me to sign off on. :( :( :( :(

Originally posted by milt davies