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

[drjd]

Originally Posted by drjd

.. I will jump over for the fourth book, The Last Coyote, by Michael Connelly.

Finished The Last Coyote, which was good. Before going for the fifth book in this series, I will take up mystery ebook received today as gift, The Tenth Unknown, by Jvalant Nalin Sampat, his debut book. I am interested in this myth, because I had read The Nine Unknown by Talbot Mundy a few months back.

[Rumpelteazer]

I'm rereading Stephen King's It. I first read it when I was thirteen or fourteen and since then I must have read it almost a dozen times. However, since I've got an ereader I haven't reread it.

I'm always slightly apprehensive about rereading an old time favourite, I don't want my pleasant memories of a book I enjoyed destroyed if I don't like the book anymore. But I'm loving It. It's a fast read, I started on Monday evening and even with a busy week I'm now 40% in. I still like the 1957/1958 parts better than the 1986 parts. I never really liked the ending, so I'm curious what I will make of it now.

[HarryT]

Just finished "Exiles at the Well of Souls", by Jack L. Chalker, which I bought from Baen in 2003. Excellent SF, and a worthy sequel to the classic "Midnight at the Well of Souls". Recommended.

[din155]

Finished Deaths of Tao by Wesley Chu. It had better pace and more action than the first book in the series. Thoroughly enjoyed and looking forward to read the the third book. Don't want to spoil the but I thought that end was a little predictable but still enjoyable.

[Dngrsone]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Just finished "Exiles at the Well of Souls", by Jack L. Chalker, which I bought from Baen in 2003. Excellent SF, and a worthy sequel to the classic "Midnight at the Well of Souls". Recommended.

I like the Well of Souls books. Then again, I like most Chalker books: the Soul Rider series, The Wonderland Gambit... though I never did find time to read the Dancing Goods books.

I'm in the mood for a reread this month... don't know yet whether it will be some Chalker (I reread the Well of Souls books a year or two ago), Stephen Donaldson, or maybe Rowling... I don't like the writing in the HP books, particularly the later ones (and the American translations hurt more), but the story itself is fairly solid.

Hrm... I also want to reread some Cherryh; I'm a few volumes behind on the Foreigner series, and Cyteen is always fun.

Good Lord, I think I just tripled my TBR with one post.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Fbone

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

This installment in the Star Trek universe was a bit dull also. A little action and suspense but a large amount of personal inter-relationships. Seven of Nine had a strong role but everyone else seemed rather ineffective. This book takes place sometime after the Borg's elimination. I should have read those books first. Oh, and there is a major loose end. Rated C- [2 stars].

Next is a recent purchase, The Edge of Worlds by Martha Wells.

[drjd]

Originally Posted by drjd

Finished The Last Coyote, which was good. Before going for the fifth book in this series, I will take up mystery ebook received today as gift, The Tenth Unknown, by Jvalant Nalin Sampat, his debut book. I am interested in this myth, because I had read The Nine Unknown by Talbot Mundy a few months back.

It was a fantastic book altogether. Fast, action packed drama interwoven with some loose threads of history and myth spanning around centuries of contemporary British, German and Indian socio-political scenario. Recommended read. These books have also aroused me to read about the real, authentic historical facts about Emperor Asoka, so I am now heading for the book Ashoka, The Search for India's Lost Emperor by Charles Allen, bought today from Amazon.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up:The Sword of the South by David Weber.

An excellent continuation of the Wencit stories. The mysterious identity was a bit obvious, but a good yarn anyway. I'm looking forward to the next one, whenever it'll appear.

Next up: Grantville Gazette #66. The latest of the 1632 authorised fan-fic anthologies.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: Grantville Gazette #66. The latest of the 1632 authorised fan-fic anthologies.

A quick and enjoyable read, and would be 5* but for Virginia deMarce's opaque story. She knows the characters and genealogies so well she doesn't realise that a whole heap of names mean nothing to most readers.

Next up: F&SF, July/August 2016 edited by C. C. Finlay

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: F&SF, July/August 2016 edited by C. C. Finlay

Also read The Mouse on the Moon by Leonard Wibberley. Great fun, let down a little by the science. It would have been nice to have it a little more realistic. But that wasn't really the point of the book.


Also reading Three Faces of Asprin by Robert Asprin. Actually three of his books in an Omnibus. But since I counted it as one when I bought it, I'll count it as one when I read it!

[DiapDealer]

I'm currently splitting time between two short-story collections: Joe Abercrombie's Sharp Ends (short stories written in his First Law world), and Benjamin Percy's Refresh, Refresh.

[Cinisajoy]

I am reading Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg.

[charlyee]

I am reading Doubt


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[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by charlyee

I am reading Doubt....

I doubt I'm reading. Very much, anyway, as it seems like one of those periods in my life when everybody wants my attention every moment of the day. But I did manage to read a third of Something New by P.G. Wodehouse today, the MR Book Club's selection for July.

[cromag]

Originally Posted by cromag

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And I'm still reading short stories at the moment. I may have the time and ambition to tackle something longer soon.

And I did. I read a couple of light mysteries, both of which were the first in their respective series.



First, Murder in Primary Colors, first in the Dr. Christmas Connery Cozy Mysteries by Nora Barker. It was an interesting murder set in the art museum of a small midwestern (US) university. It took a little while to get going, but it was a fun, easy read and there were some nice touches. I'd give it between three and four stars. This is free at Smashwords (and, I imagine, the retailers that Smashwords distributes to), but it's $4.99 if you get it at Amazon.



The second was The Avid Angler, first in the Hot Dog Detective series by Mathiya Adams. I really liked this one. It's a bit longer and more complicated than "Primary Colors" was. The protagonist is a former cop who left the force after his wife was murdered (still unsolved), he had a nervous breakdown, became an alcoholic and homeless in Denver. By the time the story opens he has been in AA and sober for some time and he is rejoining society by running a hot dog stand by the courthouse. He is drawn into an investigation of what appears to be a simple murder.

I had one problem with the book. It has nothing to do with the plot, so no spoilers are involved, but one of the characters has a name that is virtually identical (the spelling varies only slightly) to the name of a famous sports figure. There really doesn't seem to be any reason for it, and I found it to be a minor distraction.

Still, I really liked the story. The Avid Angler is free at Smashwords, Amazon, and probably most other retailers.


Next up, White Elephant by Nora Barker, second in the Dr. Christmas Connery Cozy Mysteries. I have the full series from a previous Smashwords sale -- they are not enrolled in the current Smashwords sale.