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

[CRussel]

Yes, I know the feeling about needing to get back to Ms. Peabody. I always enjoy them. But right now I'm still reading 1635: The Eastern Front. That will take a while.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next: Analog SF Magazine, July/August 2016.

Which was great. A really good issue. I like Trevor Quachri's taste in SF.

Next up: Death's Bright Day by David Drake. The latest in his Daniel Leary/Adele Mundy series.

[drjd]

Originally Posted by drjd

Next up : The D.A. Calls a Turn by the same author.

Just finished The D.A. Calls a Turn. An all the way engaging spy thriller by Earl Stanley Gardner.

Next will be The D.A. Breaks a Seal, the seventh book in The D.A. series by Gardner.

[HarryT]

Just finished "The Genesis Machine", by James P. Hogan, which I bought from Baen in 2003. Very enjoyable hard SF. Baen description:

In an America becoming repressive in the face of world tensions, Bradley Clifford, a young mathematical physicist, has been virtually drafted from academia to contribute to defense priorities. But his dedication is to bring about the unification of all fields and forces and reconcile the quantum and cosmological worlds.

Defying the political authorities Clifford walks out to work independently with a small team of gifted people who achieve experimental demonstrations of the synthesis and control of gravity. But these discoveries also have enormous potential for defense and intelligence gathering application, and it is only a matter of time before the work that Clifford and his colleagues have devoted themselves to is placed under government control.

The only way he will be able to continue now is on their terms, and he and his reluctant team are recruited to the task of creating a super-weapon capability that would give undoubted world-domination to its possessors. But the result that Clifford actually delivers is totally unanticipated.

Highly recommended, although I should note that, although as a previous buyer, I can download this, many of Hogan's books are no longer available for purchase. I don't know whether or not this book can still be bought.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Just finished "The Genesis Machine", by James P. Hogan, which I bought from Baen in 2003. Very enjoyable hard SF. Baen description:



Highly recommended, although I should note that, although as a previous buyer, I can download this, many of Hogan's books are no longer available for purchase. I don't know whether or not this book can still be bought.

Once the bundle date is over, you have to buy it from a regular ebook store such as Amazon. I haven't really been paying attention since I bought all of Hogan's books from Baen back when he was still alive. It does seem like a slam dunk that all of them should be available, but perhaps his heirs aren't all that interested. (insert boilerplate rant about copyright overreach )

That doesn't seem available at Amazon, though the audiobook is available. It is a good book.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

Once the bundle date is over, you have to buy it from a regular ebook store such as Amazon.

No, you can still buy them from Baen; you just can't buy the monthly bundle any longer.

But that's not what I was referring to here. I meant that many (most? all?) of Hogan's books are no longer sold by Baen at all, although they are still downloadable for people who bought them previously. Perhaps they lost the rights to them when Hogan died.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by HarryT

No, you can still buy them from Baen; you just can't buy the monthly bundle any longer.

But that's not what I was referring to here. I meant that many (most? all?) of Hogan's books are no longer sold by Baen at all, although they are still downloadable for people who bought them previously. Perhaps they lost the rights to them when Hogan died.

Ah, ok. Yes, that could be.

[cadele]

Currently about 40% through Warbound by Larry Correia, the third in his Grimnoir Chronicles. A good follow up to Spellbound, but still not as good as his Monster Hunters International series.

Next up will be Witch World by Andre Norton, which since it has *finally* been released as an ebook is going to jump right over Mount TBR to be head of the queue.

[HarryT]

Just finished "The Laughter of Dead Kings", by Elizabeth Peters. The sixth (and last) book in the Vicky Bliss series of books about a mystery-solving museum curator. In this book, Vicky and her long-term nemesis, John Tregarth, try to solve the mystery of the theft of the mummy of King Tutankhamun from its tomb in the Valley of the Kings. This was one of Peters' final books, and she adds a wonderful tie-in to the "Amelia Peabody" series to it, but I won't say more because it would be a spoiler. A fabulous book, and a must read if you're a fan of the Amelia Peabody series. Highly recommended.

[covingtoncat73]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Just finished "The Laughter of Dead Kings", by Elizabeth Peters. The sixth (and last) book in the Vicky Bliss series of books about a mystery-solving museum curator. In this book, Vicky and her long-term nemesis, John Tregarth, try to solve the mystery of the theft of the mummy of King Tutankhamun from its tomb in the Valley of the Kings. This was one of Peters' final books, and she adds a wonderful tie-in to the "Amelia Peabody" series to it, but I won't say more because it would be a spoiler. A fabulous book, and a must read if you're a fan of the Amelia Peabody series. Highly recommended.

WHY have I not read this? I must read this. Thanks, Harry.

[Dazrin]

Originally Posted by Dazrin

Next up: The Water Room by Christopher Fowler, Bryant and May book 2.

Interesting book and certainly a couple interesting characters in Bryant and May.

Next up: Rivers of London (or Midnight Riot depending on where it was published) by Ben Aaronovitch. I didn't plan on reading two books in a row that deal with the other rivers of London but that's what it is.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: Death's Bright Day by David Drake. The latest in his Daniel Leary/Adele Mundy series.

Excellent, as expected.

Next up: Asimov's SF, July 2016. The latest issue.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by Dazrin

Interesting book and certainly a couple interesting characters in Bryant and May.

Next up: Rivers of London (or Midnight Riot depending on where it was published) by Ben Aaronovitch. I didn't plan on reading two books in a row that deal with the other rivers of London but that's what it is.

Oooh, you're in for some fun. I really enjoy this series. And if you enjoy audio books, the Audible version is excellent.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Next is The Mechanical by Ian Tregillis.

This one took me five weeks to finish. Interesting and original story about androids and free will. Enjoyed it but thought it could have been 100 pages shorter without any damage. Bits of action here and there, the rest dullsville. The story ends on a soft cliffhanger. I'll probably read the next in the series sometime down the road. Rated C+ [3 stars].

Next is Unworthy by Kirsten Beyer. Part of the Star Trek Voyager series.

[DiapDealer]

I absolutely loved the first two installments of Tregillis' Alchemy Wars series.