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pinklotus · 06-09-2015, 09:49 PM

I'm reading Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.

pdurrant · 06-10-2015, 06:46 AM

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Next Up: The Lizard Wars by John Dalmas. Another long-ago purchase, this time from Baen.

Judging from the intro, this is Alien Invasion (or assistance?) some time post-nuclear apocalypse.

And it was rather fun, although

Spoiler:

I think I've read the sequel some time ago, and I don't feel the urge to revisit it.

Next up: Fantasy Magazine #1. My backissues from the recent LightSpeed Kickstarter have turned up - 57 back-issues of semi-prozine Fantasy Magazine, now defunct sister-publication of Lightspeed Magazine.

DrNefario · 06-10-2015, 08:13 AM

I finished Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie. I really liked it, and am a bit annoyed with myself for putting it off for so long. I was far too worried that it wouldn't be able to follow the first book. It feels quite different, and it's very much a second book in a trilogy, in that it leaves some big questions unresolved, but it was still very readable.

I've also just finished Sudden Blow by Liz Brady, an award-winning crime novel set in Toronto. This was part of my alphabetic detectives challenge (Jane Yeats, for Y), and I don't think I'd have read it otherwise. It was OK, but not that special.

I'm probably going to go for The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison next.

HarryT · 06-10-2015, 09:56 AM

Just finished "The Golden One", by Elizabeth Peters, the 14th book in the "Amelia Peabody" series. This is a book of two halves (or rather, of two quarters, and a half

); the first and last quarter of the book are the type of "Egyptological mystery" that were the mainstay of most of the earlier books in the series, while the central half of the book is a spy story, with Ramses Emerson travelling to Gaza in Palestine on behalf of British Intelligence to find out whether or not the stories about his uncle Sethos having become a Turkish agent have any truth to them. Very good indeed, but this really is a series you need to read in order - don't jump in at this book!

HarryT · 06-10-2015, 10:51 AM

Another book finished: "Pyramid Scheme" by Dave Freer and Eric Flint, originally bought from Baen in 2001. Excellent SF of what I guess I'd call the "humorous military" variety.

An alien probe lands in the middle of Chicago and people in its immediate vicinity start vanishing. Any attempt to attack the probe simply makes it larger. A group of the people abducted by the probe find themselves in a world in which the Greek myths are true, and have to try to survive and attempt to get back home.

Very, very good indeed. Highly recommended.

CRussel · 06-10-2015, 12:23 PM

Hmmm. I happen to have that in Calibre. I might just give it a try. It's no longer available from Baen, but the second in the series, Pyramid Power, is.

HarryT · 06-10-2015, 12:32 PM

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Hmmm. I happen to have that in Calibre. I might just give it a try. It's no longer available from Baen, but the second in the series, Pyramid Power, is.

I do recommend it. Well worth a go.

Unfortunately a lot of books that Baen have sold in the past are no longer available, presumably due to rights issues.

CRussel · 06-10-2015, 12:45 PM

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I do recommend it. Well worth a go.

Unfortunately a lot of books that Baen have sold in the past are no longer available, presumably due to rights issues.

Yes, at some point, rights revert back to the author. Though I'm having a hard time guessing why this one would become unavailable, given that both authors are still actively writing for Baen, I believe. I'm pretty sure I got my copy off a Baen CD. Which makes the unavailability even more perplexing (and a bit annoying if I like it, since I'd certainly have then bought it.)

Moe The Cat · 06-10-2015, 04:16 PM

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I'm pretty sure I got my copy off a Baen CD.

Yes, it's still available at The Fifth Imperium on the "1635 The Eastern Front" CD. You have to download the whole CD (iso or zip file), as The Fifth Imperium is not allowed to link to individual books anymore. That's where I got my copy.

elaysee · 06-10-2015, 09:18 PM

I just read Sarah Monette's mostly-fantasy short story collection Somewhere Beneath Those Waves, and adored it. Stylistically I thought it was pretty broad, from some pieces that jump around in vignettes in time to some straightforward urban fantasy. A lot of the stories feel like modern ghost stories.

Sarah Monette is also the author, as Katherine Addison, of The Goblin Emperor, nominated for the Hugo and Nebula and my favorite book of this year's reading so far. Go read that too if you somehow haven't encountered it already.

CRussel · 06-11-2015, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Moe The Cat

Yes, it's still available at The Fifth Imperium on the "1635 The Eastern Front" CD. You have to download the whole CD (iso or zip file), as The Fifth Imperium is not allowed to link to individual books anymore. That's where I got my copy.

Yeah, that changed at the same time as the Amazon deal. I didn't remember which CD it was (and was too lazy to go search), but I was pretty sure that's where I got it from, since it doesn't show on the Baen site as one of "My Books", but I have the source set to Baen in Calibre.

alansplace · 06-11-2015, 01:59 PM

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I really enjoyed Maggie Sullivan Mystery #3 and am looking forward to the release of book #4 this Fall!!

In order to continue my preperation for The Cinder Spires series I just bagan reading

Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century #1) by Cherie Priest.

I finished reading Boneshaker yesterday. It was very intrestingly set in an alternate reality paralleling ours but with quite interesting differences. This reality was also quite different form the one where Tales of the Ketty Jay take place. I liked it a lot!

Now on to my June selection of a freebie
from the Amazon

lending library,

The Bedroom Bolero (Ed Noon #11)
by Michael Avallone.

mgbino · 06-11-2015, 07:01 PM

I just finished with Alexandre Dumas' Marie Antoinette series (5 books, although The Knight of Maison Rouge is only sort-of related to the first 4 books). Words can't describe how much I enjoyed this series.

Dngrsone · 06-11-2015, 10:28 PM

83% Through Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

I may go with a non-fic next...

pdurrant · 06-12-2015, 11:11 AM

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Next up: Fantasy Magazine #1. My backissues from the recent LightSpeed Kickstarter have turned up - 57 back-issues of semi-prozine Fantasy Magazine, now defunct sister-publication of Lightspeed Magazine.

Which was OK. Some very good stories, but also a poorly labelled except from a longer work (which I would have skipped had I known) and some more 'literary' than I like. But I'm glad I got the back issues.

Next up: Fearless by Jack Campbell, the second in his Lost Fleet series.

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06-09-2015, 09:49 PM	#22366
pinklotus Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 5000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle	I'm reading Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.

06-10-2015, 08:13 AM	#22368
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,207 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I finished Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie. I really liked it, and am a bit annoyed with myself for putting it off for so long. I was far too worried that it wouldn't be able to follow the first book. It feels quite different, and it's very much a second book in a trilogy, in that it leaves some big questions unresolved, but it was still very readable. I've also just finished Sudden Blow by Liz Brady, an award-winning crime novel set in Toronto. This was part of my alphabetic detectives challenge (Jane Yeats, for Y), and I don't think I'd have read it otherwise. It was OK, but not that special. I'm probably going to go for The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison next.

06-10-2015, 09:56 AM	#22369
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Just finished "The Golden One", by Elizabeth Peters, the 14th book in the "Amelia Peabody" series. This is a book of two halves (or rather, of two quarters, and a half ); the first and last quarter of the book are the type of "Egyptological mystery" that were the mainstay of most of the earlier books in the series, while the central half of the book is a spy story, with Ramses Emerson travelling to Gaza in Palestine on behalf of British Intelligence to find out whether or not the stories about his uncle Sethos having become a Turkish agent have any truth to them. Very good indeed, but this really is a series you need to read in order - don't jump in at this book!

06-10-2015, 10:51 AM	#22370
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,556 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Another book finished: "Pyramid Scheme" by Dave Freer and Eric Flint, originally bought from Baen in 2001. Excellent SF of what I guess I'd call the "humorous military" variety. An alien probe lands in the middle of Chicago and people in its immediate vicinity start vanishing. Any attempt to attack the probe simply makes it larger. A group of the people abducted by the probe find themselves in a world in which the Greek myths are true, and have to try to survive and attempt to get back home. Very, very good indeed. Highly recommended.

06-10-2015, 12:23 PM	#22371
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Hmmm. I happen to have that in Calibre. I might just give it a try. It's no longer available from Baen, but the second in the series, Pyramid Power, is.

06-10-2015, 09:18 PM	#22375
elaysee Groupie Posts: 167 Karma: 1319590 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: iPad/MapleRead	I just read Sarah Monette's mostly-fantasy short story collection Somewhere Beneath Those Waves, and adored it. Stylistically I thought it was pretty broad, from some pieces that jump around in vignettes in time to some straightforward urban fantasy. A lot of the stories feel like modern ghost stories. Sarah Monette is also the author, as Katherine Addison, of The Goblin Emperor, nominated for the Hugo and Nebula and my favorite book of this year's reading so far. Go read that too if you somehow haven't encountered it already.

06-11-2015, 07:01 PM	#22378
mgbino Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 3039394 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Nook Glowlight	I just finished with Alexandre Dumas' Marie Antoinette series (5 books, although The Knight of Maison Rouge is only sort-of related to the first 4 books). Words can't describe how much I enjoyed this series.

06-11-2015, 10:28 PM	#22379
Dngrsone Almost legible Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78	83% Through Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I may go with a non-fic next...