Next 10 books on your 'to-read pile'? / What's on your to-read pile? [MERGED]

[Keyoke]

A few on my list..

Midnight Tides - Erickson
Winterbirth - Ruckley
Revelation Space - Reynolds
Judas Unchained - Hamilton
The Charnel Prince - Keyes
The Blade Itself - Abercrombie
Dark & Hungry God Rises (Gap into Power) - Donaldson
Bone Song - Meaney
The Wastelands - King
Jherg - Brust


Just a few..so many more..

Keyoke

[Randy M.]

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Midnight Sun or Ancient Images by Ramsey Campbell
The Van by Roddy Doyle
The Centauri Device or Light by M. John Harrison
Fogheart and/or The Nightwalker by Thomas Tessier
The Mermaid Sings (approximate title) by Val McDermid

And I'd add,
No Place for Old Men and/or Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
The Bone Key by Sarah Monette (sp?)
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Three Imposters by Arthur Machen

I read the Machen, Monette and McCarthy's No Place for Old Men, and a different title by M. John Harrison. Right now I'm looking at these for summer reading,

Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner (currently reading)
Twilight by William Gay
Deliverance by James Dickey
Midnight Sun or Ancient Images by Ramsey Campbell
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Dark Hollow by Brian Keene
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter Beagle
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Swords ... by Fritz Leiber (the first one, the title of which escapes me)


Why, yes, that is eleven or so. Why do you ask?

Randy M.

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The Name of the Wind by Partick Rothfuss - about 150 pages in and I'm loving it.
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkien(haven't read them since high school)
Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Hannibal Rising all by Thomas Harris
The Right Hand of God by Russell Kirkpatrick, read the first two figured I'd finish the series.
American Gods by Neil Gaimen

[Randy M.]

Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Hannibal Rising[/B] all by Thomas Harris

In case you didn't know -- Red Dragon is the first book to feature Hannibal Lector. I think I could make a strong argument that it's the best of the books, with Silence... a pretty close second.

Randy M.

[Ademona]

Currently reading: A Shadow in Summer, Daniel Abraham.

Next up on the list (loosely ordered):

The Tender Bar, J.R. Moehringer
Heroes Die, Matthew Woodring Stover
Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
Stalking Darkness, Lynn Flewelling
The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
Auralia's Colors, Jeffrey Overstreet
The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice, Catherynne M. Valente
Ash, Mary Gentle
The Confusion, Neal Stephensen
Gardens of the Moon, Stephen Erikson

I always make these kinds of lists and inevitably end up with some books that hang around unread for months (or years). It doesn't help that I'm a compulsive book buyer, so I have something like 30 books sitting in my TBR pile at any time. I'm never really sure what I'm going to pick up once I finish whatever I'm reading at the time.

[Gilgamesh]

The Name of the Wind by Partick Rothfuss - about 150 pages in and I'm loving it.

Hey! That's what I'm reading at the moment. I've gone through a little bit more than the half of the book and it's been awesome.

Too many books to read, not enough time!

I have a mental list of the following, even though it doesn't make 10:

1) The Magician's Guild (The Black Magician)- Trudi Canavan
2) The Blade Itself (The First Law) - Joe Abercrombie
3) The Final Empire (Mistborn) - Brandon Sanderson
4) A Song for Arbonne - Guy Gavriel Kay
5) Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen) - Steven Erikson
6) Elantris - Brandon Sanderson

[Gojira]

Right now I'm reading The Confusion by Neal Stephenson, I really liked Quicksilver.

The next ten are:

• A Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin
• Memories of Ice - Steven Erikson
• The Briar King - Greg Keyes
• Sly Mongoose - Tobias Buckell
• Lord of the Silver Bow - David Gemmell
• The White Rose - Glen Cook
• The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden - Valente
• Blindsight - Peter Watts
• The System of the World - Neal Stephenson
• The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenger

At least that's the order right now...

[Kazz Wylde]

Hey Gilgamesh, You'll love The Blade Itself!

[Gilgamesh]

Hey Gilgamesh, You'll love The Blade Itself!

Yeah! It sounds like it's an excellent book. The second book looks even better according to the reviews . Have you read it?

[Ademona]

Hey, Gojira, you'll have to let me know how you like The Confusion. I've been gearing up to read it for a while, but felt like I needed a breather after Quicksilver. (Math and science aren't exactly my greatest subjects, so his books can be a little taxing on my brain.)

I also just finished Cryptonomicon and really enjoyed it. It's fun how he links the characters in the Baroque Cycle to the those in Cryptonomicon.

[Kazz Wylde]

Yeah! It sounds like it's an excellent book. The second book looks even better according to the reviews . Have you read it?

No not yet, Low funds for books right now, but it's at the top of my list!
I'm wanting to read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Blindsight, Prince of Nothing trilogy, and Neuropath as soon as it gets out.
It's funny cause most of those are a little off my beaten path, lol. You know what I mean?

[Gilgamesh]

It's funny cause most of those are a little off my beaten path, lol. You know what I mean?

Totally... I'm not even sure how I'm deciding what to read next. It probably largely depends on the mood that I'm in at the moment of choosing and on the last book I read. Experimenting new styles is good in my opinion...

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Yeah! It sounds like it's an excellent book. The second book looks even better according to the reviews . Have you read it?

The second book I think is much better, although I think it helps if you read the two books back to back.

The Final Empire series by Sanderson is a fantastic read, the magic system he creates is one of the most inventive magic systems in fantasy. Don't get put off by Gardens, if you can get past that book you'll love Erikson.

[Gojira]

Hey, Gojira, you'll have to let me know how you like The Confusion. I've been gearing up to read it for a while, but felt like I needed a breather after Quicksilver. (Math and science aren't exactly my greatest subjects, so his books can be a little taxing on my brain.)

I also just finished Cryptonomicon and really enjoyed it. It's fun how he links the characters in the Baroque Cycle to the those in Cryptonomicon.

I'll let you know. I know several people have said The Confusion is better. I liked Quicksilver quite a bit so we'll see.

I haven't yet read Cryptonomicon but I've heard there are ties. After I finish the Baroque Cycle that will be my next Stephenson read. I really liked Snow Crash however.

[Kazz Wylde]

Totally... I'm not even sure how I'm deciding what to read next. It probably largely depends on the mood that I'm in at the moment of choosing and on the last book I read. Experimenting new styles is good in my opinion...

Yeah exactly,experimenting with new styles is my mind set right now.....don't know how long this'll last though...LOL
I've heard alot of good about Snow Crash & I'd like to read some of Stephenson's other stuff.
If I can just stay off the computer & DO some reading, I'll be in good shape!!!