Which book are you reading currently? #3

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just finished pratchett's maskerade, my favorite of his so far. i may start a hatful of sky by him as well, but i'm no too sure since i haven't read the wee free men yet..

 

Reading "Queen of the Depths" by Richard Lee Byers. He is one of the better WOTC writers and this book is quite enjoyable.

 

decided to start Lords and Ladies by Pratchett.

 

Currently reading A storm of Sword. Still eagerly awaiting A feast for crows.

 

Just started "Dissolution" by Richard Lee Byers. Seems to be the usual lightweight Forgotten Realms fare so far.

 

In addition to Crytonomicon (which is fricking huge, I must say), I'm reading Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell in anticipation of doing my NaNo in that time period.

 

@HB
keep reading. it may not be the gutwrenching stuff like hobb's or martin's but WotSQ is easily my favorite FR series. can't wait til Ressurection gets into paperback and sent here. Although reviewers in Amazon have slammed it as being the only piece of crap in a great series. what a way to end it.

am nearly done with lords and ladies by pratchett, it's awesome.

 

just finished Lynn Flewelling Luck in the shadows
a good rogue in a port novel.

 

Just finished Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (which proper boshed my head out).
Just started Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.

 

It boshed your head? Is that good or bad? Hobb rules.

 

I must be one of the few on this board who really didn't enjoy Hobb's "Assassin' s Apprentice". I found him to be long winded and meticulous to the point of bogging the flow of the story down (What's with all the dogs?). I don't think I will pick up any more of his books. As a result of everyone's glowing recommendation of this guy, I won't even attempt to read any of Erikson's stuff. Am I the only one?

 

The Assassin's books were some of the most fluid I've read. Page turning material - and the dogs are kinda an important plot element...

Also - no one compares Erikson to Hobb, so I don't see why you're turned off by that. If anything he gets compared to George RR Martin.

 

I am aware of the importance of the dog in the plot, but why so many? He must go through three dogs in the first book alone - if I was a canine I would be wary of Fitz.

I am not comparing Hobb to Erikson. Everyone likes Hobb so much and then they say Erikson has so many characters and the story is very complex. That sounds kind of like a borefest to me. Hey, to each their own, but the draw to Hobb is not my cup of tea. Erikson sounds even worse.

I just finished reading Chris Pierson's "Blades of the Tiger" set in the Dragonlance setting and found it very enjoyable. I will be tuning in to the Taladas Trilogy.

 

Now reading "The Runes of Earth - Stephen Donaldson" a book I've been waiting a long time for (about 20 years) since the second chronicles finished. I've re-read all the first and second chronicles in preparation of this I hope I'm not disappointed.

 

It was just a strange ending and I didn't fully understand it, it was alo a pretty sad book from start to finish. His woman cheats on him and pisses off somewhere else. He gets thrashed to within an inch of his life when he did nothing wrong. He 'dies' and ends up in the brain of a wolf (!!!). He gets buried, and them exhumed yet is still alive. Then it seems he loses his dog at the end as well.

It was a good book, don't get me wrong, just strange. I'll be getting the next one. Assassins Quest I believe it's called?

Angels and Demons is looking pretty good by the way. But the similarities between this book and Da Vinci Code are ridiculous; it's almost a carbon copy if you ask me.

Oh, and isn't Robin Hobb a she?

 

Barmy, (as I've mentioned in previous posts), Fitz is the most UNFORTUNATE protagonist EVER. Still a great read and one of my favorites, but depressing.

just finished lords and ladies which is my favorite pratchett book right now.

about to start the rage from the FR series by Richard Lee Byers

 

Nibbling my way through Black, White and Silver Gryphon books by Mercedes Lackey.

 

Barmy you're correct Robin Hobb is a she; her real name which she also writes under is Megan Lindholm.

 

Actually, Margaret Ogden is her real name. Megan Lindholm is another pseudonym.

 

Bah - I knew Hobb was a she.

Homage to Catalonia was thoroughly depressing (as can be expected of George Orwell - tragically this was history though). Spain was almost a good functioning anarchy before getting thoroughly pwned...

Edit: and bah, I misread my own post - because I never claimed she was a he, I claimed Erikson was