What are you reading right now?

Wedge 88, I'm reading Guns of teh South right now. Very interesting. Any recommendations for which Turtledove to read next?

 

The Dark Tower series is awesome. I wonder when the next one is coming out? "Wizard and Glass" came out a couple of years ago, but King finishes the DT books very sporadically.


EDIT: This is from http://www.stephenking.com in response to "When will the next Dark Tower book be out?":

"Stephen suggests you read Hearts in Atlantis (in stores September 1999)--it's not an actual Dark Tower book, but is part of the story. The next actual Dark Tower book has not yet been written and does not have a title, but if all goes well, it should be out in 2001, followed by two more--one in 2002 and the final one in 2003."

I have not read "Hearts in Atlantis"; can anyone comment (sans spoilers, please) on its relationship to The Dark Tower?

BTW, it's pretty clear that the answer was written some time ago.

 

Unfortuanetly, I am a college student, so you name it and I am reading it. Whether it is Gloria Steinem, or Micro Principles of Economics, or Business Administration , or (UGH) Oedipes (in Greek), or one of my favorites (for the second time) Things Fall Apart (love that book). Some how, I find time to squeeze in Isard's Revenge (almost done), Star Fighters of Adumar (the BEST X-Wing novel) Rogue Planet, Darth Maul:Shadow Hunter (just started yesterday), and the Essential Chronology. I am eagirly awaiting Edge of Victory I:Conquest.

 

Can't resist....
I'm reading this thread.
Muahahhaaaa

 

Right now I am rereading Zahns' Thrawn Trilogy, I just started HttF, I am also reading W.E.B. Griffins series Brotherhood of War.

 

Are the books still good when you re-read them?

 

I'm reading Dune: House Harkonnen. It's pretty good read. KJA and Frank Herbert's son, Brian wrote it together.

 

I'm reading Shadow Hunter right now.

 

I just finished the Lando Adventures and was glad I had the EC to fill in the blanks. I knew some from the Han trilogy but not enough. All in all, I'd say the Lando books are a good read. I liked Vuffi Raa and wouldn't mind if he returned to EU.

I am reading Shadow Hunter right now. It is good. Much better than I expected.

Next up for me is the Han Adventures and then a small amount of EU to finish it off, then Herbert's Dune, then Conquest.

 

Ugh, my English teacher wants us to read The Merchant of Venice. That's for March. I have to read a book for my Spanish class for next Tuesday. And I am almost finished with The Hobbit. Great book so far. I still have to finish One Hundrer Years of Solitude for my Spanish class, the test should be in a week or 2. I hate when I have to read lots of books for my school. I think that after The Hobbit I will read the first Harry Potter book.

 

Shadow Hunter (finally!)

Shakespeare is cool, junio, though I didn't appreciate him until I was in college.

 

Right now I'm working on "Ride the Wind" and "The Zentraedi Rebellion"

 

I just finished the third book of Harry Potter, and am now starting Dune.

 

High Time to Kill. Its one of the newer James Bond novels

 

Timeline by Michael Crichton...awesome book!

 

Right now I am reading 'Good Omens' by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Then I will read 'Darth Maul Shadow Hunter'.

 

This thread!

Seriously - re-reading Conquerors' Trilogy by Tim Zahn.

 

Timeline was great...

 

The Source by James Michener. I am only about a hundred pages in. Has anybody else read it?

 

I am currently reading Shadow Hunter which is awesome.

 

I can't say that I have appreciated any of the Shakespeare plays I've read. The stories may be interesting, but he made them boring. And the language, ugh! I read Romeo and Juliet and hated it, read Julius Caesar, and kinda liked it. Now this year I read Macbeth and again, hated it. I hope I get to enjoy The Merchant of Venice, but I won't set up my hopes...

 

Like I said, it took me until college to appreciate him. I thought very much the same things you are thinking until then.

 

"Wedge 88, I'm reading Guns of teh South right now. Very interesting. Any recommendations for which Turtledove to read next?"

Hmm, well, that was the first Turtledove book I read as well. I have only read two... I finished The Great War: American Front a few weeks ago and I am starting to get into it's sequal, Walk in Hell. I like the idea of the CSA still being in existance, so the World War and Civilazation series, the ones with the aliens, don't really intrest me right now. Plus, I have always enjoyed fiction about WWI more than WWII.

After Guns of the South read either The Great War series or the World War/Civilazation series. I personaly vouch for The Great War. Enjoy.

"has anyone read the two Shadow books by Orson Scott Card? are they good?"

I have read Ender's Shadow and I am half way through Shadow of the Hegemon. I enjoy them more that I enjoyed the sequels to Ender's Game. They got to preaching and scientific for me, I couldn't really see the story.

 

I've just finished a series by Sara Douglass called the Wayfarer Redemption, 'Deja Dead' and 'Death du Jour' by Kathy Riechs, all very good books, plus I plan on rereading some of Isaac Asimov's books.

 

I'm currently reading 1984 by George Orwell and recently finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.