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Title: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sed8op8 on Wed, 29 April 2015, 09:34:25
I'm a sci-fi fantasy nut and love to read so ill have a couple books going at once!
Currently reading
Brent Weeks
Lightbringer Series
The broken eye

Brandan Sanderson
The Stormlight Archive
Words of Radiance

Jim Butcher
Dreden Files
Just finished reading: Skin Games
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: GenKaan on Wed, 29 April 2015, 09:37:35
Im into audio books and Im going to finish "The old man and the sea" by Hemingway today. Not sure what I will pick up next but Im thinking about a new Hemingway :) Really like it
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 29 April 2015, 09:42:03
I'm also into sci-fi!

Reading The Last Ship by William Brinkley. And I need to finish up Dust from Hugh Howey's Silo series.

Also really excited to pickup Choosing Death by Albert Mudrian (http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/books/products/choosing-death) and NYHC 1980-1990 (http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/books/products/copy-of-only-death-is-real-an-illustrated-history-of-hellhammer-and-early-celtic-frost-1981-1985-by-tom-gabriel-fischer-with-martin-eric-ain). Maybe Murder in the Front Row (http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/books/products/murder-in-the-front-row-shots-from-the-bay-area-thrash-metal-epicenter-by-harald-oimoen-brian-lew) too.
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Wannabe on Wed, 29 April 2015, 09:46:56
Somehow I had never heard of or read Terry Pratchett's Discworld. I am currently marathoning all 40+ books. About halfway through and I've enjoyed every book so far.

The last non Discworld book I read was The Martian (http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B00EMXBDMA). Great sci-fi read.
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Hzza on Wed, 29 April 2015, 09:51:20
I like reading long series of books so I'm about 3/4s of the way through the Bourne Identity (spy thriller) at home and about halfway through Ancillary Justice (sci-fi) at work.

Next up will probably be Neuromancer again, I didn't really give it a chance the first time around and moved house and had a baby half way through so didn't really give it the attention it deserved.

Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sed8op8 on Wed, 29 April 2015, 09:52:12
Im into audio books and Im going to finish "The old man and the sea" by Hemingway today. Not sure what I will pick up next but Im thinking about a new Hemingway :) Really like it
"the sun also rises" or  "farewell to arms " are both good reads. I believe it's his early early stuff though YMMV 8)
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sed8op8 on Wed, 29 April 2015, 09:55:34
I'm also into sci-fi!

Reading The Last Ship by William Brinkley. And I need to finish up Dust from Hugh Howey's Silo series.

Also really excited to pickup Choosing Death by Albert Mudrian (http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/books/products/choosing-death) and NYHC 1980-1990 (http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/books/products/copy-of-only-death-is-real-an-illustrated-history-of-hellhammer-and-early-celtic-frost-1981-1985-by-tom-gabriel-fischer-with-martin-eric-ain). Maybe Murder in the Front Row (http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/books/products/murder-in-the-front-row-shots-from-the-bay-area-thrash-metal-epicenter-by-harald-oimoen-brian-lew) too.
just picked this up a little while ago captain now I'm excited to start it :thumb:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91RnIEO%2BlbL._SL1417_.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: demik on Wed, 29 April 2015, 10:26:58
This thread
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sed8op8 on Wed, 29 April 2015, 10:35:25
This thread
  I was waiting for it  :))
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 29 April 2015, 11:11:24
A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren

before that,

The Master Switch by Tim Wu

both excellent and highly recommended, but beware the paranoia creeping in
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: GenKaan on Sat, 02 May 2015, 11:35:21
Im into audio books and Im going to finish "The old man and the sea" by Hemingway today. Not sure what I will pick up next but Im thinking about a new Hemingway :) Really like it
"the sun also rises" or  "farewell to arms " are both good reads. I believe it's his early early stuff though YMMV 8)

Ended up picking "Men with out women" because of other short stories book ive listen to was absolutely amazing :)
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: meow a cat on Sat, 02 May 2015, 11:48:32
My girlfriend got me a really neat book for my birthday this week,
Star Trek: Ships of the Line. It's full of pictures of different ships from the Star Trek universe, mostly human but a lot of Klingon, Romulan, Ferengi, Borg, etc. Really cool artwork!

I also read Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance religiously.
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sed8op8 on Sat, 02 May 2015, 11:52:50
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/8qJjpL9.jpg)

wonderful blacks/clears/blues
10/10 would purchase with a group again

My girlfriend got me a really neat book for my birthday this week,
Star Trek: Ships of the Line. It's full of pictures of different ships from the Star Trek universe, mostly human but a lot of Klingon, Romulan, Ferengi, Borg, etc. Really cool artwork!

I also read Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance religiously.
Raistlin Majere , elminster ,Artemis enterei, Jarlaxle etc.... Some of my favorite old friends
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Sat, 02 May 2015, 12:10:45
Words of Radiance was a great book. I cannot wait for the next one to come out.

I am not currently reading anything though. One of these days I will catch up on Mistborn though.
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: demik on Sat, 02 May 2015, 12:15:27
Well epzy sent me a love letter out the blue.

Awkward...
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 02 May 2015, 12:16:47
Well epzy sent me a love letter out the blue.

Awkward...

(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/sillyp1.gif)

Must tell GH...
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: demik on Sat, 02 May 2015, 12:18:29
Well epzy sent me a love letter out the blue.

Awkward...

Show Image
(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/sillyp1.gif)


Must tell GH...

Too graphic for GH
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: meow a cat on Sat, 02 May 2015, 12:33:38
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/8qJjpL9.jpg)

wonderful blacks/clears/blues
10/10 would purchase with a group again

My girlfriend got me a really neat book for my birthday this week,
Star Trek: Ships of the Line. It's full of pictures of different ships from the Star Trek universe, mostly human but a lot of Klingon, Romulan, Ferengi, Borg, etc. Really cool artwork!

I also read Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance religiously.
Raistlin Majere , elminster ,Artemis enterei, Jarlaxle etc.... Some of my favorite old friends

For sure, Raistlin is probably my favourite character. He's a badass mage!
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: eldorange on Sat, 02 May 2015, 13:40:45
Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige or Shanks' Mare: Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel and Ribaldry by: Ikku Jippensha[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Sat, 02 May 2015, 13:58:01
I guess there are some things I am currently reading, although they are comics.  Catching up on New Avengers and Avengers, in prep for Secret Wars.  I also read Chrononauts, Amazing Spider-Man, Batman and Robin, Manifest Destiny, Thor, Zero, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  I read other books occasionally, but these are the ones I buy regularly.
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sygaldry on Sat, 02 May 2015, 14:31:59
I'm a sci-fi fantasy nut and love to read so ill have a couple books going at once!
Currently reading
Brent Weeks
Lightbringer Series
The broken eye

Brandan Sanderson
The Stormlight Archive
Words of Radiance

Jim Butcher
Dreden Files
Just finished reading: Skin Games

Good stuff you're reading =]

Big fan Sanderson's and Week's works. Will probably get around to reading Dresden Files this summer (I probably should... cause... Chicago).

Currently reading... Nothing because I'm taking too many classes this quarter for me to do anything other than eat, sleep, and study (and GH).

But some of my recent favorites have been the Mistborn series, the Gentlemen Bastards series, and the Kingkiller Chronicles (all time favorite series yet).

(also a fan of Haruki Murakami's works, and Chinese XianXia webnovels)
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sed8op8 on Sat, 02 May 2015, 14:45:40
I'm a sci-fi fantasy nut and love to read so ill have a couple books going at once!
Currently reading
Brent Weeks
Lightbringer Series
The broken eye

Brandan Sanderson
The Stormlight Archive
Words of Radiance

Jim Butcher
Dreden Files
Just finished reading: Skin Games

Good stuff you're reading =]

Big fan Sanderson's and Week's works. Will probably get around to reading Dresden Files this summer (I probably should... cause... Chicago).

Currently reading... Nothing because I'm taking too many classes this quarter for me to do anything other than eat, sleep, and study (and GH).

But some of my recent favorites have been the Mistborn series, the Gentlemen Bastards series, and the Kingkiller Chronicles (all time favorite series yet).

(also a fan of Haruki Murakami's works, and Chinese XianXia webnovels)
the king killer chronicles I'm going to check that out. I've read so many scifi books I rarely come across something I haven't read so I'm excited thanks syg 8) also the new Brent Weeks Lightbringer Books are amazing one of my favorites since I started Robert Jordan's wheel of time !
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: Sygaldry on Sat, 02 May 2015, 14:49:30
I'm a sci-fi fantasy nut and love to read so ill have a couple books going at once!
Currently reading
Brent Weeks
Lightbringer Series
The broken eye

Brandan Sanderson
The Stormlight Archive
Words of Radiance

Jim Butcher
Dreden Files
Just finished reading: Skin Games

Good stuff you're reading =]

Big fan Sanderson's and Week's works. Will probably get around to reading Dresden Files this summer (I probably should... cause... Chicago).

Currently reading... Nothing because I'm taking too many classes this quarter for me to do anything other than eat, sleep, and study (and GH).

But some of my recent favorites have been the Mistborn series, the Gentlemen Bastards series, and the Kingkiller Chronicles (all time favorite series yet).

(also a fan of Haruki Murakami's works, and Chinese XianXia webnovels)
the king killer chronicles I'm going to check that out. I've read so many scifi books I rarely come across something I haven't read so I'm excited thanks syg 8) also the new Brent Weeks Lightbringer Books are amazing one of my favorites since I started Robert Jordan's wheel of time !

Patrick Rothfuss' writing is on a whole different level from the vast majority of great books I've read =]

It's a rare book that comes to life while reading it and Kingkiller Chronicles definitely was one of the most (if not most) vivid books I've read yet! You'll definitely enjoy it (I don't know anyone who has read the books that hasn't enjoyed it)  :cool:
Title: Re: What are you reading right now?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 04 May 2015, 08:20:36
My girlfriend got me a really neat book for my birthday this week,
Star Trek: Ships of the Line. It's full of pictures of different ships from the Star Trek universe, mostly human but a lot of Klingon, Romulan, Ferengi, Borg, etc. Really cool artwork!

I have that book too! It's so cool :D