Jolly good July reading... - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

littlemissattitude · 1st July 2006, 10:38 PM

Yeah. I know. They get worse and worse. In my defense, July is a difficult month for which to come up with an alliterative thread title.

Anyway...what are you all reading?

nixie · 1st July 2006, 10:50 PM

Children of Wrath, Mickey Zucker Riechert

mosaix · 1st July 2006, 11:23 PM

Off the subject of Science Fiction and Fantasy entirely I'm reading The Warden by Trollope and thoroughly enjoying it.

I joined a reading circle a few months back and have read books that normally I wouldn't have given a second glance at.

j. d. worthington · 2nd July 2006, 02:25 AM

Well, LMA, at least it wasn't July's Jejune Journals

I'm finally back enough on form to be able to tackle Perdido Street Station again, which I hope to finish tonight.

Snowdog · 2nd July 2006, 09:57 AM

I've started to re-read Asimov's The Stars Like Dust. But I've also picked up his non-fiction book A Choice Of Catastrophes, so I'm reading them both at the same time.

weaveworld · 2nd July 2006, 10:08 AM

Just about to start...

The Master and Margarita by

Mikhail Bulgakov

Culhwch · 2nd July 2006, 10:22 AM

I'm reading Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams. Halfway through and enjoying it quite well.

elvet · 2nd July 2006, 12:23 PM

I'm almost done The Power that Preserves (last book of the 1st Thomas Covenant trilogy). I'm getting so much more out of the series now, versus when I first read it as a teen. Thomas is so flawed, it's hard to feel sympathetic towards him, yet there is something there that makes you think he can save the world.

iansales · 2nd July 2006, 01:01 PM

Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan was excellent. Recommended. I think I'll be picking up the rest of the books in the series...

Just started Red Lightning by John Varley. I'm only a third of the way in and it's already a very different novel to Red Thunder (to which it is a sequel). There are some pretty heavy digs at Homeland Security, and the US Administration's handling of the New Orleans disaster. If Red Thunder was Varley-does-Heinlein-juvenile, then Varley is definitely wearing his politics on his sleeve in Red Lightning...

dwndrgn · 2nd July 2006, 03:53 PM

A Sundial in a Grave: 1610 by Mary Gentle

It started out as a very odd sort of stream of consciousness...and then moved to another character and I wasn't sure who's thoughts we were following until much later in the book. Strange beginning but compelling nonetheless.

Brown Rat · 2nd July 2006, 05:34 PM

Finished two books yesterday: Reeve's Mortal Engines and C.E. Murphy's Thunderbird Falls.

I thoroughly enjoyed Mortal Engines and will acquire the sequel; the situations that the characters face are truly dire, and death and bodily manglement abound--even for sympathetic characters--which strikes me as refreshing in a young adult novel.

Thunderbird Falls is also enjoyable, but it's more by-the-numbers than Reeve's book, fitting securely in the Luna Books list (first-person-narrator shaman-cop learns about her powers, solves cases, and slowly moves toward a romance that will develop over the course of several novels in the series).

Today, I will start reading Mark Robson's Imperial Spy. Hooray!

Perpetual Man · 2nd July 2006, 06:05 PM

Just starting The Last Light Of The Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay.

I should have started it at the end of last month but that nastly life thing got in the way of reading again!

Kay is one of my favourite authors so hopefully will really enjoy this one.

Paradox 99 · 2nd July 2006, 06:06 PM

Almost finished Mark Robson's First Sword.
Then I'll probably move on to Paolini's Eldest, followed by something more on the academic side - possibly The Jesus Puzzle by Earl Doherty.

littlemissattitude · 2nd July 2006, 06:35 PM

Just started, away from fiction, Richard Fortey's Earth. I've always been interested in geology, so this should be a good book. I really liked Life, his similar popularization that took on the history of life on Earth.

However, I need a trip to the library to see if I can find some good novels. After The Footprints of God, just finished a few days ago, my appetite for fiction is back again.

Tau Zero · 2nd July 2006, 07:15 PM

Well, in June i said that was going to read:

Holly Lisle - Gods Old and Dark
Elizabeth Bear – Scardown
Elizabeth Bear – Worldwired

What i actually read was:
Barb and JC Hendee - Sister of the Dead
Holly Lisle - Gods Old and Dark
Kurt Vonnegut - Cats Cradle (not yet finished.)

So for July, I going to read the two Elizabeth Bear books mentioned above.

1st July 2006, 10:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 3,354	Jolly good July reading... Yeah. I know. They get worse and worse. In my defense, July is a difficult month for which to come up with an alliterative thread title. Anyway...what are you all reading?

1st July 2006, 10:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
nixie pixie druid Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 2,627	Re: Jolly good July reading... Children of Wrath, Mickey Zucker Riechert

1st July 2006, 11:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
mosaix Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Shropshire Posts: 1,581	Re: Jolly good July reading... Off the subject of Science Fiction and Fantasy entirely I'm reading The Warden by Trollope and thoroughly enjoying it. I joined a reading circle a few months back and have read books that normally I wouldn't have given a second glance at.

2nd July 2006, 02:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,568	Re: Jolly good July reading... Well, LMA, at least it wasn't July's Jejune Journals I'm finally back enough on form to be able to tackle Perdido Street Station again, which I hope to finish tonight.

2nd July 2006, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Snowdog Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK: ENGLAND: Posts: 363	Re: Jolly good July reading... I've started to re-read Asimov's The Stars Like Dust. But I've also picked up his non-fiction book A Choice Of Catastrophes, so I'm reading them both at the same time.

2nd July 2006, 10:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
weaveworld Rockin! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Dunbartonshire Posts: 573	Re: Jolly good July reading... Just about to start... The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

2nd July 2006, 10:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
Culhwch Lost Boy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia, Queensland Posts: 2,807	Re: Jolly good July reading... I'm reading Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams. Halfway through and enjoying it quite well.

2nd July 2006, 12:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
elvet Easily amused Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 500	Re: Jolly good July reading... I'm almost done The Power that Preserves (last book of the 1st Thomas Covenant trilogy). I'm getting so much more out of the series now, versus when I first read it as a teen. Thomas is so flawed, it's hard to feel sympathetic towards him, yet there is something there that makes you think he can save the world.

2nd July 2006, 01:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
iansales Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 1,764	Re: Jolly good July reading... Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan was excellent. Recommended. I think I'll be picking up the rest of the books in the series... Just started Red Lightning by John Varley. I'm only a third of the way in and it's already a very different novel to Red Thunder (to which it is a sequel). There are some pretty heavy digs at Homeland Security, and the US Administration's handling of the New Orleans disaster. If Red Thunder was Varley-does-Heinlein-juvenile, then Varley is definitely wearing his politics on his sleeve in Red Lightning...

2nd July 2006, 03:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
dwndrgn Fierce Vowelless One Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 3,671	Re: Jolly good July reading... A Sundial in a Grave: 1610 by Mary Gentle It started out as a very odd sort of stream of consciousness...and then moved to another character and I wasn't sure who's thoughts we were following until much later in the book. Strange beginning but compelling nonetheless.

2nd July 2006, 05:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
Brown Rat wandering & wondering Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 946	Re: Jolly good July reading... Finished two books yesterday: Reeve's Mortal Engines and C.E. Murphy's Thunderbird Falls. I thoroughly enjoyed Mortal Engines and will acquire the sequel; the situations that the characters face are truly dire, and death and bodily manglement abound--even for sympathetic characters--which strikes me as refreshing in a young adult novel. Thunderbird Falls is also enjoyable, but it's more by-the-numbers than Reeve's book, fitting securely in the Luna Books list (first-person-narrator shaman-cop learns about her powers, solves cases, and slowly moves toward a romance that will develop over the course of several novels in the series). Today, I will start reading Mark Robson's Imperial Spy. Hooray!

2nd July 2006, 06:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Perpetual Man Biscuit Barrel Master Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 456	Re: Jolly good July reading... Just starting The Last Light Of The Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay. I should have started it at the end of last month but that nastly life thing got in the way of reading again! Kay is one of my favourite authors so hopefully will really enjoy this one.

2nd July 2006, 06:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Paradox 99 KenDodd'sDad'sDog'sDead Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 794	Re: Jolly good July reading... Almost finished Mark Robson's First Sword. Then I'll probably move on to Paolini's Eldest, followed by something more on the academic side - possibly The Jesus Puzzle by Earl Doherty.

2nd July 2006, 06:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 3,354	Re: Jolly good July reading... Just started, away from fiction, Richard Fortey's Earth. I've always been interested in geology, so this should be a good book. I really liked Life, his similar popularization that took on the history of life on Earth. However, I need a trip to the library to see if I can find some good novels. After The Footprints of God, just finished a few days ago, my appetite for fiction is back again.

2nd July 2006, 07:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tau Zero I'm on Earth? Not again! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 192	Re: Jolly good July reading... Well, in June i said that was going to read: Holly Lisle - Gods Old and Dark Elizabeth Bear – Scardown Elizabeth Bear – Worldwired What i actually read was: Barb and JC Hendee - Sister of the Dead Holly Lisle - Gods Old and Dark Kurt Vonnegut - Cats Cradle (not yet finished.) So for July, I going to read the two Elizabeth Bear books mentioned above.

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