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

[MickeyC]

Just finished Invisible Prey by John Sandford. Classic Sandford; very good.

[Chi Cygni]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I don't read non-fiction books all that often, but I thoroughly recommend this one to anyone interested in space travel. Dan Parry tells the story of the Apollo 11 lunar landing is a way that's as close as you'll get to "being there". The book takes you right through the mission, from takeoff through to splashdown back on Earth, interspersed with the background story of American manned spaceflight. It's very well written, and gives an absolutely enthralling account of the first manned lunar landing.

Very highly recommended.

Thanks Harry. I saw your post a while ago and decided to download a sample. Half a page into it I decided to buy it. Sounds very promising, with nerve and to the point. At least that was my impression from the sample. Looking forward to start it, will be travelling tomorrow so lots of time to read...

[xg4bx]

i think my phase is over. i read A Dance of Death by David Dalglish (one of the best sword&sorcery authors going imo) overnight and now i'm reading Neptune Crossing by Jeffrey A Carver. i'm only about 15% in but i'm loving it.

i think i needed that mini break from reading lol. i'd finish a book then immediately pick up another for month's at a time and i think i just hit literary critical overload.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I don't read non-fiction books all that often, but I thoroughly recommend this one to anyone interested in space travel. Dan Parry tells the story of the Apollo 11 lunar landing is a way that's as close as you'll get to "being there". The book takes you right through the mission, from takeoff through to splashdown back on Earth, interspersed with the background story of American manned spaceflight. It's very well written, and gives an absolutely enthralling account of the first manned lunar landing.

Very highly recommended.

I'm a bit surprised, Harry. Knowing some your other interests, I would have assumed that roughly half your reading was non-fiction.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Nevertheless, I keep trying Next is Death in a Scarlet Coat by David Dickinson. My first with this author but not his first book.

This one was a brick. I enjoyed Dickinson's writing style but the story went on long, hard, rough and immovable. A few things he pulled out of the air at the end. Some plot development issues. Perhaps, if it was 75 pages shorter I'd enjoy it more. Rate it C [3 stars].

[pilotbob]

So _Origin_ by JA Kornrath is the first book in the Thriller collection I got for $.99. Only two chapters in and it is quite a interesting. I think this is going to be quite a page turner.

BOb

[Rumpelteazer]

All that talk about the Mary Russell series made me very curious. On Saturday I bought Beekeeping for Beginners to see if I would like it and I couldn't stop myself from getting The Beekeeper's Apprentice after I'd finished the short story. It's the first time this year I have broken my promise not to start a new series before finishing two I'm currently reading, so after I finish The Dresden Files I can't start a new series to make up for it.

I love the story, though. I read 60% yesterday and will finish it either today or tomorrow depending how I feel after my dentist's appointment later today (finishing of a root canal treatment).

[CRussel]

Ha! Another convert. Excellent. Sorry to break your promise, Rumpelteazer, but I think you'll find this a compelling series.

Meanwhile, I've had to pause my reading of the Elegy for Edie (the new Maize Dobbs book from Jaqueline Winespear) to read From Whence You Came by Laura Anne Gilman. This is a new book in the Vineart War series, written and published as a KickStarter project. As a backer of that project, I have early access to the final version so I'm going to jump on it.

[Dr. Drib]

Just finished "After Death," by D.B. Douglas. I picked this up as an Amazon Freebie.

I recommend this book. It's excellently written, and well-thought out. The ending completely took me by surprise.


I'm now currently reading "Lie Down in Darkness," by William Styron. I'm very familiar with Styron's work, and have wanted to read this for a number of years. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, if your bent is toward serious literature.



Don

[WT Sharpe]

Just finished The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss (the updated version). This is a great book by a respected physicist that's not only for fans of the movies and TV shows, but for everyone who likes science and science-fiction. Very highly recommended.

[Apache]

I just started Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian W. Toll.

http://www.amazon.com/Six-Frigates-H...=AG56TWVU5XWC2
So far a very compelling read, especially for non fiction.

Apache

[MickeyC]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Just finished The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss (the updated version). This is a great book by a respected physicist that's not only for fans of the movies and TV shows, but for everyone who likes science and science-fiction. Very highly recommended.

Couldn't' agree more. Read this when came out in the 90's very much enjoyed it

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The Exiles Trilogy by Ben Bova. I bought this when it was on special offer recently. Let's see if it was worth it!

Three sort-of connected novellas about interstellar travel. Showing their age a bit. Yes, worth the £1.02 I paid, but I probably should have passed on getting it considering the size of my TBR pile.

Next: Falcons of Narabedla by Marion Zimmer Bradley. I got this last year in a big Fictionwise sale. It doesn't seem to still be available there, but is available at Amazon.

[tecweston]

Currently Reading:

- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (81%)

- The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Titanic Tragedy by William Seil (44%)

- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (42%)

- Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (28%)

Quiet has been on hold at my library for the last couple months. Finally it came back in so I've been trying to finish it.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Meanwhile, I've had to pause my reading of the Elegy for Edie (the new Maize Dobbs book from Jaqueline Winespear) to read From Whence You Came by Laura Anne Gilman. This is a new book in the Vineart War series, written and published as a KickStarter project. As a backer of that project, I have early access to the final version so I'm going to jump on it.

Finished From When You Came, and enjoyed it. It's novella length, not a full book, and definitely one you need to have read others in the universe to fully get. But very much worth the read. I'd say a 4 out of 5.

Next up: back to Elegy for Edie, which I am enjoying quite a bit.