[Hobbit]

This is where you talk to us about your monthly SF Reads: whether good or bad, we want to discuss with you what you thought.

Our Fantasy Book of the Month is The One Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin. Discuss here (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31226).

Our SF Book of the Month is The Windup Girl by Paulo Bacigalupi. Discuss here (http://www.sffworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31227).

Mark

[Loerwyn]

I'm less than 100 pages from the end of Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon. It's still a really enjoyable novel, although it's not perfect. It's likely one of the best science fiction books I've read, though, which probably sums up how little sci-fi I've read.

[Ropie]

It's likely one of the best science fiction books I've read, though, which probably sums up how little sci-fi I've read.

Some of my fondest SF memories (ergo, my favourite books) go back to my first year or two of SF reading - is it nostalgia, lack of expectations back then, or just that the books I read then were 'better', who knows? (it's not really to do with age; I'm only talking 10 years ago or so) :)

Nearly finished The Extremes by Christopher Priest. Although it's far from his most gripping story, something about it is quite intriguing and the prose is as readable as usual. I can tell it's working for me as a 400 page book would usually take me at least a few weeks but I'll be less than a week with this one.

[beniowa]

I just started a re-read of The Inferior by Peadar O'Guilin.

[algernoninc]

Mammoth by John Varley : I picked this because it is a standalone, and I like reading about extinct animals. I also love the Ice Age movies.
The science in this one is pretty thin, but the thriller part and the characters were OK, so I might try some more Varley stuff.

[Loerwyn]

Some of my fondest SF memories (ergo, my favourite books) go back to my first year or two of SF reading - is it nostalgia, lack of expectations back then, or just that the books I read then were 'better', who knows? (it's not really to do with age; I'm only talking 10 years ago or so) :)
No idea ;)

I've finished it now, actually. It was a pretty damned good book, and removed a lot of my doubt about Elizabeth Moon's skills after... I've said it enough times now ;)

[chitman13]

I've read, and thoroughly enjoyed, Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi. It took me all of a couple of sittings from start to finish and I loved it. His main character, Holloway, is similar to Perry from his Old Man's War series, but despite this I felt it worked really well here. Despite there being no action and the climax happening in a court room this could be one of the best SF books I'll read this year simply for its sheer enjoyability :)

Now started reading Overkill by Robert Buettner, the start of his Orphan's Legacy series.

[Hobbit]

I've read, and thoroughly enjoyed, Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi.
Read the original by Henry Beam Piper, Mark? Must admit, I quite fancy this, just for comparison.

Mark

[chitman13]

Read the original by Henry Beam Piper, Mark? Must admit, I quite fancy this, just for comparison.

Mark

Scalzi does point out in a note at the start that this is a reimagining, and hopes that those that haven't read the original will do so after reading this one. I've not read Little Fuzzy but certainly will do after reading this one :) There are a fair few Fuzzy novels if I'm not mistaken, anyone know how many?

[beniowa]

Scalzi does point out in a note at the start that this is a reimagining, and hopes that those that haven't read the original will do so after reading this one. I've not read Little Fuzzy but certainly will do after reading this one :) There are a fair few Fuzzy novels if I'm not mistaken, anyone know how many?

I remember looking that up after hearing about Scalzi's book and I seem to recall that there's at least three or four. I went ahead and picked up Little Fuzzy so I could read it before Fuzzy Nation.