Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?

[caleb72]

Originally Posted by Nyssa

I finally completed my 3rd book of the year, the MobileRead Book Club selection for February [Romance]: A Town Like Alice. Once again I was pleasantly surprised by a war time (during & after) story that I wasn't sure I would like.

So you're a reading machine again then?

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by caleb72

So you're a reading machine again then?

Not quite, but I'm working on it.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Darkship Renegades by Sarah A. Hoyt. The sequel to Darkship Thieves

A good sequel, but I felt that some of the space stuff was poorly done. (A 'decaying' geosynchronous orbit!)

Next up: The Grey Horse by R A MacAvoy. I got this one in a fictionwise sale in May 2011. I have enjoyed the other books by MacAvoy that I've read, and this one is looking interesting too, in an Irish mythology kind of way.

[John F]

Currently reading: A Town Like Alice
On deck: Third Shift, and then Isle of Blood by Rick Yancey

[pumpkincat]

I'm reading "Close Your Eyes" by Iris Johanson It's a bit disappointing, but I'm determined to get through it.

[Stitchawl]

I've just started on 'The Hunger Games' and yet to see what all the fuss was about. I keep thinking that perhaps I'll stop and switch to something else, but have been pushing on, hoping it will get better.


Stitchawl

[Apache]

I just started The Kris Longknife Series with mutineer by Mike Shepherd. This one grabs you from the start.
Apache

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by alansplace

I finished reading both Third Shift - Pact and the second Nancy Drew Mystery, The Hidden Staircase. Hugh Howey's new addition to the silo saga was really really first rate, as always. Now on to Jeffrey Deaver's, The Bone Collector since quite a few posters really seemed to like it a lot and the fifth Nancy Drew Mystery, The Secret of Shadow Ranch (out-of-sequence because I just read 3 and 4 [also out-of-sequence]).

Well finished up the Nancy Drew Mystery, The Secret of Shadow Ranch and also Jeffrey Deaver's, The Bone Collector and enjoyed them both a lot! Next I'm going to give Lory S. Kaufman's SciFi YA novel, The Lens and the Looker a try and I'm also reading the sixth Nancy Drew Mystery, The Secret of Red Gate Farm.

The Lens and the Looker. It’s the 24th century and humans, with the help of artificial intelligences (A.I.s), have finally created an almost perfect “post-dystopian” society.

To make equally perfect citizens for this world, the elders have created History Camps, full-sized recreations of cities from Earth’s distant pasts. Here teens live the way their ancestors did, doing the same dirty jobs and experiencing the same degradations. History Camps teach youths not to repeat the mistakes that almost caused the planet to die. But not everything goes to plan.

In this first book of the Verona Trilogy, we meet three spoiled teens in the year 2347. Hansum, almost 17, is good-looking and athletic. Shamira, 15, is sassy, independent and an artistic genius. Lincoln, 14, is the smart-aleck, whose wisecracking hides deep insecurities.

The three “hard cases” refuse the valuable lessons History Camps teach. But when they are kidnapped and taken back in time to 1347 Verona, Italy, they only have two choices: adapt to the harsh medieval ways or die.

The dangers are many, their enemies are powerful, and safety is a long way away. It’s hardly the ideal environment to fall in love – but that’s exactly what happens. In an attempt to survive, the trio risks introducing technology from the future. It could save them – or it could change history.

In The Secret of Red Gate Farm. Solving crime never takes a vacation! While off on a summer visit to Red Gate Farm, Nancy becomes suspicious of a secret society gathering near the ranch. Her curiosity gets the best of her and she is drawn to investigate. Despite the risks to her own safety, the pretty titian-haired detective remains undaunted in her determination to solve the mystery.

[PurpleStar]

I just finished Anthem by Ayn Rand and found it quite fascinating. I wouldn't mind if it were a liiiiiiiitle longer! From the looks of it, her other books don't have that problem. LOL

Up next, The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlen.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by PurpleStar

I just finished Anthem by Ayn Rand and found it quite fascinating. I wouldn't mind if it were a liiiiiiiitle longer! From the looks of it, her other books don't have that problem. LOL

Up next, The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlen.

I've never read Anthem (it's considered to be a novella), but did read her two most famous novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, back when I was about 20. Liked them then, but don't think I would now.

[maianhvk]

I just finished Cannery Row and began Shogun by James Clavell

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I've just started on 'The Hunger Games' and yet to see what all the fuss was about. I keep thinking that perhaps I'll stop and switch to something else, but have been pushing on, hoping it will get better.


Stitchawl

How far in are you?

I thought that series was quite good, but again, I'm not a seasoned reader anyway, the books present an interesting scenario.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: The Grey Horse by R A MacAvoy. I got this one in a fictionwise sale in May 2011. I have enjoyed the other books by MacAvoy that I've read, and this one is looking interesting too, in an Irish mythology kind of way.

It was a good tale. No flashy quest or danger, but a well-told tale of 1890s Ireland, with a touch of the supernatural. Recommended.

Next: Sunset of the Gods by Steve White. One of my recent Baen purchases, the second in a series that starts with Blood of the Heros, which gets recapped quite well in the first chapter or two.

I must have read Blood of the Heros, but it hasn't stuck in my mind particularly, even with the recap to remind me. perhaps this one will stay with me better.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl View Post
I've just started on 'The Hunger Games' and yet to see what all the fuss was about. I keep thinking that perhaps I'll stop and switch to something else, but have been pushing on, hoping it will get better.
Stitchawl

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I just finished Cannery Row and began Shogun by James Clavell

That is one of my 'All Time Best Books!' ('Noble House' was #2) I hope you find it as enjoyable as I did. From there, read 'Taipan,' then 'King Rat,' and finally 'Noble House.' Taipan is a historical fiction of the founding of Hong Kong, laying the ground work for Noble House. "King Rat" is set in Changi Prison Camp during WWII and introduces two characters who play an important role later in 'Noble House.' And in 'Noble House' you will meet a young woman named after a relative you met in 'Shogun!'

How far in are you?
I thought that series was quite good, but again, I'm not a seasoned reader anyway, the books present an interesting scenario.

I'm at about 200 pages. It's keeping me reading but I doubt I'll read the last two books. Unless there is some sort of wild plot shift, I feel as if I know exactly where the story is headed.


Stitchawl

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

That is one of my 'All Time Best Books!' ('Noble House' was #2) I hope you find it as enjoyable as I did. From there, read 'Taipan,' then 'King Rat,' and finally 'Noble House.' Taipan is a historical fiction of the founding of Hong Kong, laying the ground work for Noble House. "King Rat" is set in Changi Prison Camp during WWII and introduces two characters who play an important role later in 'Noble House.' And in 'Noble House' you will meet a young woman named after a relative you met in 'Shogun!'

So... that's definitely not the publication order, then But I trust you, so I'll follow your recommended order (if I ever finish this thousand-page book to continue another thousand-page one... )
(I picked Shogun in the first place because it's the most read one in the saga )
You don't suggest the two later ones, Whirlwind and Gai-Jin?

[DianNC]

Originally Posted by maianhvk

I just finished Cannery Row and began Shogun by James Clavell

Such a rare reading experience and I remember that I didn't want it to end. It did, though, and I was sobbing. A few years later, I reread it and loved it all over again.

Time for a reread!