Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>songbird wrote:
>
>> i'm currently waiting for Patrick Rothfuss to
>> finish the series of books he started. the
>> first two and the side-show novelette he wrote
>> were worth the read, but it's been a long time
>> to wait.
>
> You and the entire Internet. My husband and I have
> pretty much given up on Rothfuss.

it's been a long wait...


>> i'm always looking for good reads tho. having
>> worked in a library was great because it did give
>> me a chance to read some other things i wouldn't
>> have normally found. i got into history and
>> biographies from that.
>
> Hands down, the best recently deceased (as opposed to living)
> speculative fiction author is Terry Pratchett. You can
> step into the Discworld at a variety of points and feel right
> at home. For women, I generally recommend Witches Abroad. For
> men, Guards Guards.

i've not been able to appreciate his writings
much. i don't really even know why now it's been
a long time since i tried.


> Do you care at all for urban fantasy? Jim Butcher is very good,
> although his first couple of books were rough around the edges.
> A wizard who's a private detective in contemporary Chicago.

usually not, the three early GGK books were as
close to that i got that i enjoyed, but i did
hold my nose for the contemporary crossover bits.


> If you like straight science fiction, we've been enjoying the
> Columbus Day series by Craig Alanson.
>
> We tend to like it funny and snarky.

a bit of snark is fine with me.

as for science fiction i really like most of
Alastair Reynolds writings.

i tend to really go the most for the super hard
science fiction writings more than the lighter fare.
probably because i'm a general science geek and hate
when i read a science-fiction book that is badly
thought out.

i do like fantasy at the other extreme end of
things. a good imaginative work gets a lot of
passes from me.

the past dozen years i've mostly been reading
gardens/dirt/ecology/biology/microbiology/etc
type texts, but i've finally eased off a bit on
those and starting to get back to some other
things and of course re-reading my favorites.
certain books i try to re-read every few years
and i'm always glad i do as it seems i notice
different things each time and enjoy them even
more for it.


songbird