The Sword and Laser discussion

I just finished Changes by Jim Butcher and Silver Borne (Mercedes Thompson, #5)

I've just started reading the 2nd book in a series by Peter v. Brett called The Desert Spear. The first book is The Warded Man, if you are in the US, but for some reason it is the Painted Man in the UK.
Another wonderful fantasy series that I would highly recommend to anyone except if you don't read series until they are finished.

Law of Nines, by Terry Goodkind

Just finished Ender's Shadow. Wow, it was awesome! Right there with Ender's Game for me.

Philip wrote: "Just finished Ender's Shadow. Wow, it was awesome! Right there with Ender's Game for me."

Ooh I love Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow! I love all books by Orson Scott Card. :D

I'm working on A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. at the moment, for a different book group. It's going really slowly, because the religious stuff just doesn't do it for me, but I'm almost there!

Coming up after that are Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson (for yet another group) and Changeless by Gail Carriger (loved the first one, despite the time period that I usually despise), since those two are due back to the library in about a week and a half.

Hope wrote: "Philip wrote: "Just finished Ender's Shadow. Wow, it was awesome! Right there with Ender's Game for me."

Ooh I love Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow! I love all books by Orson Scott C..."

From all the comments for Orson - I will need to add him to my "To read" list

I'm almost done with The Drowned World, going to start The Sirens of Titannext week.

Just finsihed Daemon and Freedom which i liked a lot. Then Dresden files Changes looks like another good story arc in the making. Now plowing through the Empire of Back and Gold which I have enjoyed. Next is Dwarves which I am hoping is good.

I just started reading Daemon by Daniel Suarez. After Leo Laporte, Tom Merritt and everyone else recommended it I had to read it. Unfortunately it was not available on audible.com, since I don't live in the US, so I am reading the paperback.

Currently reading:

Boneshaker by Preist (eBook)
Linchpin by Godin (book)
Super Crunchers by Ayres (audio book)

Gibraltar Sun by Michael McCollum
then
Gibraltar Stars by Michael McCollum
then
Daemon by Daniel Suarez

I'm reading poetry - Strand, Pashan.

AND the Hunger Games (YA) finally came in at the library, I've been in the queue forever!

AND the Hunger Games (YA) finally came in at the library, I've been in the queue forever!"

I love the Hunger Games!!! I'm waiting for the third book to come out..

Hope wrote: "Oooh, I love Simom Vance. He's the one who reads Sophie's World."

Simon Vance is also the narrator for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

He also reads the Temeraire Books, as well as over 250 other books...

Paul wrote: "From all the comments for Orson - I will need to add him to my "To read" list"

I've gone through the first 5 books of the Ender Saga so far, they're all excellent. My suggestion for you would be to read them in order of publication, I listened to Xenocide first and liked it, but really should have listened in order of pub, I would have enjoyed Xenocide much more.

Philip wrote: "Paul wrote: "From all the comments for Orson - I will need to add him to my "To read" list"

I've gone through the first 5 books of the Ender Saga so far, they're all excellent. My suggestion for y..."

Don't for get the Paralel series, The Shadow Saga ( I think that's what it's called..)

THis is the order of publication date
1.Ender's Game (1985) - Nebula Award winner, 1985;[1:] Hugo Award winner, 1986;[1:] Locus Award nominee, 1986[1:]
2.Speaker for the Dead (1986) - Nebula Award winner, 1986;[1:] Hugo & Locus Awards winner, 1987;[1:] Campbell Award nominee, 1987[1:]
3.Xenocide (1991) - Hugo and Locus Awards nominee, 1992[6:]
4.Children of the Mind (1996)
5.Ender's Shadow (1999) - Shortlisted for a Locus Award, 2000[7:]
6.Shadow of the Hegemon (2001) - Shortlisted for a Locus Award, 2002[8:]
7.Shadow Puppets (2002)
8.First Meetings (2002) - short story collection
9.Shadow of the Giant (2005)
10.A War of Gifts: An Ender Story (2007)
11.Ender in Exile (2008)


This is the order I read them

Ender's Game
Ender's Shadow (Parallel Novel to Ender's Game as seen by Bean)
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow Puppets
Shadow of the Giant
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender in Exile

I'm listening to Daemon by Daniel Suarez, so far its going great!

I just finished The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - I was in the queue forever at the library, but a truly great post-apocalyptic YA book.

Just started "In Cold Blood" on audio.

Jenny wrote: "I'm reading poetry - Strand, Pashan.

AND the Hunger Games (YA) finally came in at the library, I've been in the queue forever!"

I became curious after I read this post and picked up the first book for my kindle. Finished it in a day. Loved it! Thanks for pointing it out.

I've started the Area 51 series. So far a light escapist read while I focus on all the new hotness of Office & Sharepoint 2010. The first and second books were one night reads (each), and I like the tie-ins to the whole UFO tin foil hat conspiracy folks.

Aeryn98 wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I'm reading poetry - Strand, Pashan.

AND the Hunger Games (YA) finally came in at the library, I've been in the queue forever!"

I became curious after I read this post and picked up..."

Oh great! I have the second one coming too.

Hope wrote: "Philip wrote: ..."

Thanks to both of you - will make sure i start these - soonish(tm) - got so many books to read its untrue! Well it is true but ...

I just finished reading The Hunger Games. It was a very easy read, rated grade 7 and up but I really enjoyed the fast paced action. Now i have to read the next two in the series.

Just finished Ship of Fools I thought I had it figured out ...

Jim wrote: "Confessor by Terry Goodkind. Finally getting around to finishing the Sword of Truth series. I am kind of tired of the series but with one book to go I mi..."

Can you believe I've never read Goodkind? Not on purpose... just haven't!

Just finished Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Trilogy. Great story, interesting characters. It's nice to see something that is a bit different from the norm. I can see why Sanderson was chosen to finish up WOT series.

Next up: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green. This is the 10th book in the Nightside series. I highly recommend this author if you are looking for quick and entertaining read. Simon's always been great for taking a break between all of the darn trilogies I seem to read.

Hmm I guess I am reading a few different things right now, having finished a few books recently. I finished Bitter Seeds on the Kindle and a mystery/thriller called Move to Strike on audio.

I've moved on to The Hunger Games on the Kindle (enjoying it so far, but only 2 chapters in) and The Beekeeper's Apprentice on audio (not sure I dig the nararator but was very intrigued by Veronica's previous recommendation and then the recent interview...). I'm also reading Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, though since it's more like a collection of essays, I read a bit here, a bit there, usually in the morning when I don't want to go to work. ;)

I've also got The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest waiting in the wings on audio, I hope to get that soon. Luckily(?), I'm having surgery next week and will have plenty of time to listen to books, so I figure I'll get to it soon enough.

Just finished The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire, loved them both. Reading Secret Asset by Stella Rimington. Very good British espionage.

I just finished William Gibson's "Count Zero" and Kurt Vonnegut's "Timequake," now I'm just focusing on "Bitter Seeds," although I am also always reading "Grapes of Wrath." I don't have it in my possession but I read about one chapter per Borders visit.

I've been reading/listening to a ton of book since school let out.

Listened to, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Screwtape Letters Mere Christianity The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha

I've read The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest The Princess and the Snowbird

And I'm reading/about to start Bitter Seeds halfway through it! A Spell for Chameleon The Little Prince Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse

Yes, I've been busy. :D

I'm reading The Swan Thieves and am loving it more than her last book (The Historian), which I felt like i had to force myself to finish.

Reading The years of Rice and Salt presently, then I'm supposed to read 3rd Millennium book, though I was kinda meh on the last one.

Haven't decided on TYR&S yet. I like the mechanism used to explore alternate history, and I'm ok with the mysticism transitional element. After those, unsure what I'll go at next.

Just finished Bitter Seeds and the new Lynn Flewelling book in the Nightrunner series, The White Road (yay)

Now I've started "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
and the new Stieg Larrson "The Girl Kicked the Hornest Nest" is waiting next in line.

Hope wrote: "I've been reading/listening to a ton of book since school let out.

Listened to, The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha "
What'd you think of this book? Sounds interesting.

@Hope- Mere Christianity is an incredible book, I've gotta re-read it soon. C.S. Lewis's Non-Fiction is outstanding.

Philip wrote: "@Hope- Mere Christianity is an incredible book, I've gotta re-read it soon. C.S. Lewis's Non-Fiction is outstanding."

Yes, an excellent read.

Doug wrote: "Hope wrote: "I've been reading/listening to a ton of book since school let out.

Listened to, The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha "
What'd you think of this book? Sounds interesting."

I really liked it! I listened to it and it only and hour and 45 minutes long and I will definetly be listening to it again.

Philip and Jon, I agree, Lewes's Non-Fiction is awsome. Not that his Fiction isn't awsome, the chroicles of Narnia was the first fantasy books I ever read. Though I admit, when it comes to his book
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold I didn't understand. I felt like I needed to be older, but I was 18 when I read it...