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pdurrant · 04-24-2019, 07:15 AM

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Next up: Julius Katz and Archie by Dave Zeltserman. It had been on my wish list, and then came up free earlier this year. Dectective Mysteries.

A most enjoyable murder mystery. Archie is the narrator - a mysterious AI, but this mystery doesn't impact on the murder mystery.

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Completed Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone. Very inventive murder mystery in a fantasy setting.

I greatly enjoyed Three Parts Dead myself, along with the prequels/sequels: Two Serpents Rise, Full Fathom Five, Last First Snow, and Four Roads Cross.

(That's publication order. Internal chronology is the title numeric order, but it's probably best to read in publication order.)

Lusitanic · 04-24-2019, 10:50 AM

The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday
Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups by Jason Calacanis
Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things by Brian Burke
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
The Racketeer by John Grisham
King City by Brandon Graham (Graphic Novel)

Finished reading yesterday a memoir, Reasons to stay alive, by Matt Haig

gmw · 04-24-2019, 11:22 AM

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Completed Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone. Very inventive murder mystery in a fantasy setting. Most characters nicely developed. Good world building. Competent word skills. Although I guessed the murderer, it were the details that caught me off guard. This one was enjoyable. Rated B [4 stars].

I'm pleased to see this and pdurrant's positive comments. I picked up the five books as an omnibus (The Craft Sequence) on special a few months ago. I've been wondering what to expect but haven't had a chance to pick them up yet ... they might get bumped up the queue now

Fbone · 04-24-2019, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I greatly enjoyed Three Parts Dead myself, along with the prequels/sequels: Two Serpents Rise, Full Fathom Five, Last First Snow, and Four Roads Cross.

(That's publication order. Internal chronology is the title numeric order, but it's probably best to read in publication order.)

Thanks for the info. I do have Two Serpents Rise already and may read that soon. Interesting how they aren't written close to chronological order. I wonder if that was intentional.

Greg Anos · 04-25-2019, 10:22 PM

Re-reading John Brunner's The Shockwave Rider.

If you haven't read it, you ought to. . .

ReadingManiac · 04-26-2019, 11:28 AM

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Just finished Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey.

Not sure what will catch my fancy next.

Was it good? I haven't read that one.

HudsonSpike · 04-26-2019, 12:40 PM

Near the end of a trilogy of Jason King books written by Matt Rogers. A shoot 'em up, blow 'em up, fast paced, adrenaline fueled action series. Interestingly, I was looking to see if there were any books that tied into the Jason King TV Series of the 1970s like The Man From U.N.C.L.E. had.
Minor plot lapses but still an interesting read. **** out of 5.

Dngrsone · 04-26-2019, 01:04 PM

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Was it good? I haven't read that one.

Typical McCaffrey fare-- fairly light, but entertaining (to me). Currently reading the second in the trilogy, Killashndra

CRussel · 04-27-2019, 12:13 AM

Yeah, fairly typical. I enjoyed them the first time around, but can't see myself revisiting them.

gmw · 04-27-2019, 11:59 AM

Work seems to have been taking away precious reading time. I did read The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey which we discussed over in the NLBC, and I also read The White Queen by Philippa Gregory as part of the interest generated by that topic (and posted about it on that thread). Otherwise just two other novels:

The Great Wheel by Ian R. MacLeod. I found this hard to rate, I both liked it and disliked it. I liked the characters, setting and the writing, but I found the story moved too slowly and was sometimes quite confusing. The point of much of it was never quite clear to me. Finally decided on: 3/5.

Having found that fairly heavy going, I was looking for something lighter and tried:

Arsenic in the Azaleas by Dale Mayer. If I'd looked at the other stuff she writes I probably would have skipped this, but the title attracted me and the premise seemed to have promise ... that, sadly, was never realised. It started out cheesy but amusing, then turned tedious as we follow the main character through food shopping and other such mundanity and then into condescending repetition. The few dead bodies are barely worth mentioning (here or in the book). It could have been fun, it should have been fun, but it wasn't. 2/5.

Fbone · 04-28-2019, 12:36 AM

Finished Verses For the Dead by Preston & Child. This one was just ok/average. Unremarkable. The series has become very hit or miss lately. Nothing like the early books in the series. The plot was too random and much left unexplained. This was a rush job or the authors didn't have their heart into it. No pun intended. Rated C [3 stars].

Dngrsone · 04-29-2019, 02:19 PM

Finished Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey. Now reading One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence.

MickeyC · 04-29-2019, 05:01 PM

Just finished A Taste for Vengeance by Martin Walker and it was very good. But, as I’ve said before, don’t read this book if you are trying to lose weight!

Apache · 04-29-2019, 07:23 PM

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Just finished A Taste for Vengeance by Martin Walker and it was very good. But, as I’ve said before, don’t read this book if you are trying to lose weight!

The newest Bruno, Chief of Police is due out June 4, 2019. I agree. If I was reading them on paper, the books would have drool all over them.
Apache

CRussel · 04-30-2019, 01:08 AM

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The newest Bruno, Chief of Police is due out June 4, 2019. I agree. If I was reading them on paper, the books would have drool all over them.
Apache

Good thing my Kindle is waterproof! They really are a delight.

I just abandoned the second Christopher Paolini Inheritance Cycle book. I should have dropped the first one, but then the second showed up at the library. What a waste of my time. They sounded better than they were executed.

To wash that out of my system, I'm doing a quick re-read of The Steerswoman, by Rosemary Kirstein. Still one of my all time favourites.

I also started next month's New Leaf Book Club selection, The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman.

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04-24-2019, 10:50 AM	#28247
Lusitanic Leader Posts: 80 Karma: 2626226 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Portugal Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura, One Plus 5	The obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups by Jason Calacanis Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things by Brian Burke The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford The Racketeer by John Grisham King City by Brandon Graham (Graphic Novel) Finished reading yesterday a memoir, Reasons to stay alive, by Matt Haig

04-25-2019, 10:22 PM	#28250
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Re-reading John Brunner's The Shockwave Rider. If you haven't read it, you ought to. . .

04-26-2019, 12:40 PM	#28252
HudsonSpike Member Posts: 21 Karma: 25 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: The Catskills, Upstate NY Device: Kindle Fire HD10	Near the end of a trilogy of Jason King books written by Matt Rogers. A shoot 'em up, blow 'em up, fast paced, adrenaline fueled action series. Interestingly, I was looking to see if there were any books that tied into the Jason King TV Series of the 1970s like The Man From U.N.C.L.E. had. Minor plot lapses but still an interesting read. **** out of 5.

04-27-2019, 12:13 AM	#28254
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	Yeah, fairly typical. I enjoyed them the first time around, but can't see myself revisiting them.

04-27-2019, 11:59 AM	#28255
gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	Work seems to have been taking away precious reading time. I did read *The Daughter of Time* by Josephine Tey which we discussed over in the NLBC, and I also read *The White Queen* by Philippa Gregory as part of the interest generated by that topic (and posted about it on that thread). Otherwise just two other novels: *The Great Wheel* by Ian R. MacLeod. I found this hard to rate, I both liked it and disliked it. I liked the characters, setting and the writing, but I found the story moved too slowly and was sometimes quite confusing. The point of much of it was never quite clear to me. Finally decided on: 3/5. Having found that fairly heavy going, I was looking for something lighter and tried: *Arsenic in the Azaleas* by Dale Mayer. If I'd looked at the other stuff she writes I probably would have skipped this, but the title attracted me and the premise seemed to have promise ... that, sadly, was never realised. It started out cheesy but amusing, then turned tedious as we follow the main character through food shopping and other such mundanity and then into condescending repetition. The few dead bodies are barely worth mentioning (here or in the book). It could have been fun, it should have been fun, but it wasn't. 2/5.

04-28-2019, 12:36 AM	#28256
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,296 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Finished Verses For the Dead by Preston & Child. This one was just ok/average. Unremarkable. The series has become very hit or miss lately. Nothing like the early books in the series. The plot was too random and much left unexplained. This was a rush job or the authors didn't have their heart into it. No pun intended. Rated C [3 stars].

04-29-2019, 02:19 PM	#28257
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	Finished Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey. Now reading One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence.

04-29-2019, 05:01 PM	#28258
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Just finished A Taste for Vengeance by Martin Walker and it was very good. But, as I’ve said before, don’t read this book if you are trying to lose weight!

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