Beyond Reality discussion

Please tell us what you are reading, or plan to read, in September.

Got a couple books going at the same time. The one I'll finish first is Brass Man by Neal Asher.

Just finished up the first two Rain Wild books. In the middle of City of Dragons and Fool's Assassin and enjoying both. After those I'll probably do my IRL book club's pick, My Real Children by Jo Walton and the last Rain Wild book.

I just finished Hild and it was just lovely. School starts tomorrow, so I will probably content myself with some short stories for the time being, that way I won't get wrapped up in something I can't put down when I have too much else to do!

School started today for me :(

I plan on reading Wool and the Dark Tower part 5. No definite plans for any others yet.

School is some years behind me so that isn't a problem

Started in on another Malazan book Reaper's Gale

Reading The Martian

Reading Artemis Awakening by Jane Lindskold. Liking it a lot so far!

I am reading The Warded Man and I am loving it. Next is The Martian

Right now I'm reading Wilde Stories 2014. Gay speculative fiction given to me by a friend who's writing a fantasy novel featuring a gay protagonist. I bring that up because after reading his book I mentioned that I hadn't seen many good, believable gay protagonists in popular fiction. He agreed, but recommended Wilde stories.

WS2014 does feature good, believable gay prots, but like any short story collection, there's a bit of a wheat/chaff separation to perform. Overall great read so far tho.

currently reading:

The Fall of Hyperion
Time's Eye
The Uplift War - going to start the second book soon.

After these i might read something nice and easy like a Discworld or Harry Potter 3.

Reading The Map of Time and then The Map of the Sky. Probably follow with Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy, I've always wanted to read those and it's time to start. On audiobooks, I'm starting Jack Campbell's Perilous Stars.

After giving up on Tigana I started Three Parts Dead by recommendation from Patrick Rothfuss. Next up I think will be After The Rabbit, the sequel to The (sort of) Dark Mage, which I picked up on a whim late last month and really enjoyed.

Just finished this:

Lock In

A lovely little scifi book, reminding me of "I-robot" without the robots... :)

I'm reading The Novice and have Cat's Eye up next.

I'm currently reading Carrie which is my first Stephen King novel. Really like it so far. Next up is The Hobbit.

Reading Derek Landy books this month - just finished Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men and am still reading Tanith Low in The Maleficent Seven (which is also part of the Skulduggery universe) Next up will be the last (sniff) Skulduggery book, which is The Dying of the Light. I'm really excited to read that one, this series is great! Oh, and I also started Fool's Assassin by Robin Hobb!

I just finished The Savior and really enjoyed it. One of those sequels that is better than the first book. Next up is Breach Zone. I'm loving this series and can't wait to see what happens next.

I am done with Shadow games by glen cook 4th book in black company series and here is My review.

I just finished the first book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, The Gunslinger and am currently continuing on with The Drawing of the Three. I read the first book many years ago and loved it, but never made it to the second book for whatever reason. I finally got around to reading this series again and can tell I'm going to devour it this time around.

I am envious!
There are two series I would love to forgett so I could read it all again without knowing anything...
Its the Foundation-series and then there is the Dark Tower series...
I wish you a rollercasterride of readingsession! :)

I am reading a few books right now.

At work, I'm reading Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, which I am not enjoying as much as I had hoped I would, given my affection for werewolves, but is still pretty good.

On my Kindle, I am reading a couple books. They are The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers, and A Talent for War by Jack McDevitt. I am enjoying both a lot, although I am further into Bluebear and enjoying his story more as a consequence. Walter Moers has an amazing imagination!

Truls wrote: "I am envious!
There are two series I would love to forgett so I could read it all again without knowing anything...
Its the Foundation-series and then there is the Dark Tower series...
I wish you ..."

I have yet to read the Foundation series. I might tackle that next as I haven't read much written by Isaac Asimov. Thanks for the suggestion!

Currently reading The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein. I've never been a big Heinlein fan, and can't say I'm crazy about this one so far. My biggest problem reading Heinlein has always been long stretches of inane conversation between his characters, little of which is relevant to the story. It has high ratings from the readers, so I'm hoping it'll get better.

Here is my review the 4th book in wheel of time series.Loved this book gonna jump into 5th book at once.

Finished Atwood's Cat's Eye, gave it 9/10 stars. A very well-written, compelling story. Some of it cuts a little close to home--the lengths to which one will go to feel accepted or to belong, the genuine cruelty that underlies much teasing behavior, the power of forgiveness and letting go.

The High Lord is up next.

Starting Godslayer which I think I've read before? Or started reading, then realized it was the second book. Then I found it again.
I'm still not sure I read the first one.

Started a couple of books which I abandoned for lack of interest. I'm now reading. 1984 for the first time ever and so far it's frightening and very very good. I won't be putting it down any time soon.

I've bitten the bullet and started the Song of Fire and Ice series. Just finished A Game of Thrones. I'm one of the strange people who has never seen an episode of the TV series. But I've seen the actor Peter Dinklage and it's as if the character of the dwarfish Bannister brother was written for him. So far, so good. But knowing earlier works of Martin's, I cannot help buy think that this business of the years-long winters and summers betrays a science-fiction component that is at the heart of this very medievalist fantasy.

I am done with Silver spike and here is my review.

I'm finally reading The Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock. I'm expecting to read this book and than move onto Von Bek later. But before that will be Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov.

Nick wrote: "I've bitten the bullet and started the Song of Fire and Ice series. Just finished A Game of Thrones. I'm one of the strange people who has never seen an episode of the TV series. Bu..."

You're not the only one. I've been avoiding the show like the plague until I can get the energy together to give the books a try. :)

Life has thrown a number of curve balls this year and I haven't had the energy to participate much. I've either been on a humor kick (in sore need of reasons to laugh), or going through a huge backlog of stuff I've been meaning to read for ages.

I'm currently listening to Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay and reading Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards.

I haven't read Kay since Tigana way back in my university days when the book was new. Don't know why I never got around to trying any of his other stuff.

I am done with 5th black company book and here is my review. I did not much like this book.

Random wrote: "Nick wrote: "I've bitten the bullet and started the Song of Fire and Ice series. Just finished A Game of Thrones. I'm one of the strange people who has never seen an episode of the TV series."

You're not the only one. I've been avoiding the show like the plague until I can get the energy together to give the books a try. :)"

Definitely not the only one. Just like Random, I've put it off despite numerous friends encouraging me to watch. I'm trying to clear my back log of "to read" before I launch into yet another unfinished fantasy series. Don't want the show to ruin the novels' plot twists.

This month I actually ended up finishing City of Dragons (good), Blood of Dragons (decent), Walton's My Real Children (meh), and Fool's Assassin (Ah, Fitz... loved it!). I'm stepping out of sff to read a book on Giftedness, Searching for Meaning: Idealism, Bright Minds, Disillusionment, and Hope, and finding it not as inspirational/detailed as I'd hoped.

Gave up on Godslayer after less than 20 pages.
Started Son of Avonar bleh. Maybe about 1/3rd of the way through it. Very little has happened and too many damn flashbacks.

I, too, am not watching SoFaI on TV and have not started the books, although I own all the ones that have been published so far. I hate to start a series till it's finished, and the few exceptions I have made have only reinforced my feelings. I generally like to read a book first before seeing a film or TV version of it.

I finished The High Lord. This is the end of The Black Magician trilogy and I am glad I stuck it out. Book 1 was not very well done--the action (?) dragged and it seemed very predictable. But books 2 & 3 redeemed things.

Now reading out of genre, Light a Penny Candle.

I just finished reading Son which is a very satisfying ending to the Giver series (I wouldn't mind yet another book). I am now starting Some Kind of Fairy Tale

Coming back to SF/F genre with The Magician's Apprentice after reading Light a Penny Candle.

Kathi wrote: "Coming back to SF/F genre with The Magician's Apprentice after reading Light a Penny Candle."

I quite liked MA, I liked the way the trilogy and it had a whole different way of looking at things.

I've just started Outlander and it's not too shabby at all. I really enjoyed the first episode of the TV Show.

I enjoyed the Outlander books until the author began describing in intricate detail how various things were made or done (in the new world) and the story seemed to get bogged down. This was maybe book 3 or 4?

Christine wrote: "I enjoyed the Outlander books until the author began describing in intricate detail how various things were made or done (in the new world) and the story seemed to get bogged down."

The first book was by far the best, IMO, but I've read most of them. There was a time lapse and then the author put out a few more, which I have yet to read. I agree, Christine, that it got a little tedious in places. I think maybe the author wanted to stress the historical aspect more than the romance or time-travel aspect.

I have not seen the TV mini-series.

Helen wrote: "I quite liked MA, I liked the way the trilogy and it had a whole different way of looking at things. "

This (The Magician's Apprentice) is a prequel to the Black Magician trilogy. I thought is was a standalone...

I am back with science fiction, one of the 'classics' Larry Niven's Ringworld book. Anybody read it, and what are your thoughts?

James wrote: "I am back with science fiction, one of the 'classics' Larry Niven's Ringworld book. Anybody read it, and what are your thoughts?"

I read it years ago, and no longer remember it. Thanks for reminding me of it; I want to read it again.