Reading in January '03

I am about 100 pages into The Briar King by Greg Keyes (J. Gregory Keyes). It was released yesterday in the states and so far, so good. I can't wait for the inevitable comparisions between this and ASOIAF to start cropping up (wait there was one just now). I'm not complaining- interesting characters thus far. Straying away from cliche'd characters who abound in fantasy, Keyes might be starting to develop one of his own. Critics will probably have a field-day with comparisions to a certain daughter of the Stark Family. I welcome it... anything to get people to shut up about Jordan vs Martin. I can't wait for the rest of this one. Peace, DrB
 
Hobbit,
I found 'Sabriel' okay. Three out of five stars.
It had good and interesting ideas and I liked some scenes but overall it did not catch me like other books . . . and I read the German translation - which sounded kind of . . . mmh . . . not very convincing to me. It even had a terrible translation mistake in it! Imagine you did not read the original but still can decipher a mistake on the spot. :rolleyes:

I like Connie Willis' books very much . . . but did I mention that I still had no guts to take on Ash again? Still "stuck" on page 300 . . . but after my tests are over and stress subsides I will go on with it. I must!

:)
 
Me, I'm pretty new, as you can see on how many posts I've put on. Anyways, I just finished Lirael, sequel to Sabriel, and I'm finishing the Otherland series by Tad Williams. Pretty interesting, and I'm on Mountain of Black Glass. 2 hours and 200 pages, quite a feat for me. Anyways, any of you guys know what happens in Remnant, one of the sequels in the Left Behind series? I haven't had time to buy it or anything and I just want to know what happens.
 
Well, I finishedThe Chosen by Ricardo Pinto the other day. I really liked it and will be looking for the second installment in the series which will be coming out sometime this year.
The world and characters were very original. There were some hints of Far Eastern/Central-South American influences in the book. I really liked the use of the brutal and rigid caste system. It made me cringe thinking about what the people in the lower classes had to go through. Also, the 'lack' of magic was refreshing. In place of magic there are really cool settings and non and near human creatures.
My only complaint was the story slogged along at times with too many details. Don't get me wrong, I love lavishly described worlds, but after 600 pages it can get slow.
If you are you looking for a medieval sword and sorcery tale, especially a light one, this story isn't for you. But, if you're looking for something completely different, the The Chosen might be something to check out.

I have no idea what I'm reading next. I'll have to take a trip to the bookstore this weekend.:D
 
I just finished up Stephen Donaldson's Mordant's Need Book I : The Mirror of Her Dreams tonight. I love all the twisting of plots! I think I enjoyed the 2nd half of the book as much as some of the Thomas Covenant books. Nice cliff hanger at the end as well. I'll get right on the 2nd part of this duology as soon as I read this month's Book Club book - Heroes Die.
 
I've been struggling to find the 'into the gap series' thingy by stephen donaldson. until i find it i'm re-reading terry pratchett books, i'm up to 'the truth' now

Are the stephen Donaldson books really worth it?
 
I am reading "the Magic of Recluce" then 'the Death of Chaos" then I'm reading "Cyptonomicon" and then "Into the Darkness" or book 7 of WOT,or start the 'Elenium" if I get them or another recommended book(s) that I would enjoy.
 
YES the Gap series are truly great (ah well the first book is a little boring, but...)
Spent the last 2 weeks with K.Elliots "Crown of Stars"-series, I thought it was finished by now.... I beginning to hate unfinnished series. I love R.Jordan and K.Kerr for the way they write, but can't they find an end to their stories. Elliot was quite nice, new to me. Soon through with book 3 and it's still good. Read "Curse of Chalion" just after newyear and that was VERY GOOD. Hats of for Bujold. Short, concentrated, well written and still an easy read. My compliments to a very good craftsman.
 
Read books 4-10 of WoT, reading God Emperor of Dune (for school) then will read Dark Glory War, Fortress Draconis, and When Dragons Rage.
 
I've just finished reading "The Corrections" by Jonathan Frantzen and I'm currently reading:

"Decipher" by Stel Pavlou,
"Stone of Tears" by Terry Goodkind,
"The Second Book of Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber and
"A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

After this merry little pile, I hope to get my teeth into the Torturer books by Gene Wolfe, "War and Peace" by Tolstoy and "The Chronicles of Amber" by Roger Zelazny.

BigBadMick
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2003 of to a very slow start just one book finished "Murphy's Gambit" Syne Mitchell. Pretty good, enjoyed it.:D
 
I finished Tigana. Excellent book! I never could guess what happened next. It was very fresh and well written.

Then I read The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents while I was waiting on (bad) news of my grandmother. Terry Pratchett was just what was needed at that time.

I read The Last Hero after finding out my grandmother had died. Again, don't think any other author could have taken my mind off of things.

Read Dead Until Dark and Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris. Intelligent addtions to the Vampire Mystery sub-genre.

Right now re-reading Anne Rice's The Mummy. It's one of the best books she's ever written. A great twist on the mummy legends.

Headed to the library today. Don't know what I'll end up with.

Susan
 
I read Jane Yolen's Brair Rose, which I quite liked. I would like to read some more of her stuff, but someone said that this book is her best and her other ones were quite annoying :D
 
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