Windrider's Oath by Weber, it is OK so far, I don't seem to be enjoying it as much as I did the previous books in the series.
Old Man's War by Scalzi, very very good so far.
Old Man's War by Scalzi, very very good so far.
What fiction book are you currently reading?
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The Raven's Shadow.
http://www.amazon.com/Ravens-Shadow...r=8-1&keywords=raven's+shadow+by+anthony+ryan
I couldn't believe this book had so many 5 star reviews, but it is a quality book. Also, you can get it for kindle for 1.50. The writing is really good and the story is interesting so far. I have just started it and I would have to say that the beginning is 5 stars. I hope the rest of the book keeps that rating. This is about a swordman trained in a Hogwarts school, if hogwarts trained warriors and was interesting. I never understood the interest in Harry Potter, so this book will fill that gap.
http://www.amazon.com/Ravens-Shadow...r=8-1&keywords=raven's+shadow+by+anthony+ryan
I couldn't believe this book had so many 5 star reviews, but it is a quality book. Also, you can get it for kindle for 1.50. The writing is really good and the story is interesting so far. I have just started it and I would have to say that the beginning is 5 stars. I hope the rest of the book keeps that rating. This is about a swordman trained in a Hogwarts school, if hogwarts trained warriors and was interesting. I never understood the interest in Harry Potter, so this book will fill that gap.
The Way of the Wolf by E.E. Knight. Book one from the Vampire Earth series.
I didn't expect much. Actually I thought it was going to be just another Vampire book for teens with sweetly romance and love drama. The book was a gift and I decided that the least thing I could do was to try read it because it would be disrespectfull otherwise. And I was surprised. The book is actually quite good, there is no charming vampires and the author has really created something new and original. I am looking forward to reading the second book
I didn't expect much. Actually I thought it was going to be just another Vampire book for teens with sweetly romance and love drama. The book was a gift and I decided that the least thing I could do was to try read it because it would be disrespectfull otherwise. And I was surprised. The book is actually quite good, there is no charming vampires and the author has really created something new and original. I am looking forward to reading the second book
The Falkenberg's Legion series is very good military sci-fi, they are like the infantry version of Drake's Hammer's Slammers and the two could quite easily co-exist in the same universe. As I recall even the planet names are very similar.
It is surprising how well Dresden holds up, especially the earlier books.
Omar B
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Never got into Dresden too much. Only got through the first 3 before it wore off.
With this post I will probably confirm that I am a bibliophile but here it goes
I’ve just finished reading: Kingmaker, Kingbreaker : The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller aaand its not good. I kept on hoping that it will turn for the better in the last pages but it never did. There are some strong points but the whole book is static, almost uneventful, the characters don’t have depth, don’t change and the paste is so slow it is a pure torture reading it.
I’ve just finished reading: Kingmaker, Kingbreaker : The Innocent Mage by Karen Miller aaand its not good. I kept on hoping that it will turn for the better in the last pages but it never did. There are some strong points but the whole book is static, almost uneventful, the characters don’t have depth, don’t change and the paste is so slow it is a pure torture reading it.
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Just finished Redshirts by John Scalzi. An amusing meta-Star Trek romp seen through the eyes of the guys who always get killed during the away missions.
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So it's good. I saw it and wanted to pick it up. On a side note, picked a whole load of books at the used book store. At 4 for a dollar I now have every Clancy, Ludlum, Trevanian, LeCarre, Hamilton (Matt Helm series) and a couple other random ones.
Read The Hunt For Red October in the past few evenings.
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Too bad that wasn't signed. The Naval Isititute one, or the Penguin Putnam one?
I haven't had much time for pleasure reading over the last 15 years or so, but that's changing now, and I'm loving it....
Right now, I'm finishing up the last of F. Paul Wilson's Repairman Jack novels, Nightworld. I've been looking forward to it, and I'll be sorry to see Jack go, but I think some of the direction he took it in was a bit thin.....
What I'm really looking forward to, though, is revisiting an old friend. I've picked up all Patricia Highsmith's novels, so Tom Ripley and I wll be reaqcuainted....before there was Dexter (who I really love) there was The Talented Mr. Ripley....
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Omar B
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Yeah dude, Ripley rules.
Just finished "Ghost Brigades" by Scalzi, not as good as "Old Man's War" but readable.
Just started Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, fun so far.
Just starting reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for my son.
We use audiobooks for when we are driving, we just finished the audiobook of Swiss Family Robinson yesterday, so today we started on Treasure Island. I have to give thanks to librevox.org for providing free audiobooks, the reader of Swiss Family Robinson was so-so, but the one for Treasure Island is very good. Get (free!) resource.
And for me, I started Torch of Freedom by Weber on audiobook as well, I suspect it will fill in alot of the backstory on A Rising Thunder that I was clearly missing.
Just started Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, fun so far.
Just starting reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for my son.
We use audiobooks for when we are driving, we just finished the audiobook of Swiss Family Robinson yesterday, so today we started on Treasure Island. I have to give thanks to librevox.org for providing free audiobooks, the reader of Swiss Family Robinson was so-so, but the one for Treasure Island is very good. Get (free!) resource.
And for me, I started Torch of Freedom by Weber on audiobook as well, I suspect it will fill in alot of the backstory on A Rising Thunder that I was clearly missing.
Without Remorse by Tom Clancy. This is like my fourth time reading it over the years.
Omar B
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Heck yeah. Clancy rules.
Definitely! That particular book is my favorite of his, even after all these years.
Omar B
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For me my favorite has always been Rainbow 6. Great book, great action scenes. It's the first book of his I have multiple editions of.
But I must point out I'm a big fan of the huge airport novel styled technothriller. Big f-ing books.
But I must point out I'm a big fan of the huge airport novel styled technothriller. Big f-ing books.
