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I haven't read any new books in a while. Right now I'm re-reading "Lord of the Ring" for the 3rd time. I tell you, I loved the movies, but I really wish I had read the books before I saw them. It kind of ruined a few things in the books knowing what would happen.

Karen Armstrong - A short history of myth.

This is the first in the Canongate Myth series, which re-proposes myths from all over the world in a modern key, written by some of the best international authors.
So far, I have read:
Jeanette Winterson - Weight
Ali Smith - Girl Meets Boy
Philip Pullman - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Margaret Atwood - The Penelopiad

Looking forward to the paperback release of Ragnarok, by AS Byatt!

Dark Calling.

Wolf Island was insanely bloody.

Began readin A Song of Ice and Fire series a few weeks ago.

I've just started A Feast for Crows (The 4th book) last night. Overall, the author has some great ideas and a beautiful fantasy world, but at times he fails to really take advantage of certain situations. Some awkward sentences occasionally as well, not sure how the editors let that pass...

I'm reading The Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes, which isn't nearly as good as the first one (the *ahem* "true story" one).

I'm making my second attempt at picking up The Rise of the Governor tonight provided this book store actually bothered to buy a copy.

Fire World by Chris D'Lacey

The Black Echo by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch FTW.

Finished reading The Starlight Crystal by Christopher Pike. That book is unbelievable and I highly recommend it to everyone.

Currently reading Frank Herbert's Dune. Again, everyone read this book.

Currently I am reading The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice.

Christine by Stephen King.

...you stole my username.

prowl123 wrote:...you stole my username.

He had you beat by about 7 years.



I was lucky, and crazy enough to fight through the e-crowds to get one of 3000 only hand signed copies of Aurelian by Aaron Dembski-Bowden from Black Library yesterday! My Horus Heresy collection remains complete!

Jesterhead wrote:

prowl123 wrote:...you stole my username.

He had you beat by about 7 years.

He probably traveled back in time.

Chrmomosome 6, and World War Z.

The Reversal by Michael Connelly.

The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore

'13 things that don't make sense', by Michael Brooks.

The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne.

Just finished Spartan by Matthew Dunn and have moved on to Graham McNeill's Nightbringer.

Finished reading The Outcast Dead from the Horus Heresy series, by Graham Mcneill.

Up next is the Hunger Games series!

A manual.

Re-reading Eragon for when Inheritance comes out

Jesterhead wrote:Finished reading The Outcast Dead from the Horus Heresy series, by Graham Mcneill.

How are you liking the series so far, Jester? I ended up buying the first three novels but have yet to read them.

Until now, I never knew how many novels there were in the series. And I don't know if I'd ever be able to manage to read them all. o.0

Plaything wrote:

Jesterhead wrote:Finished reading The Outcast Dead from the Horus Heresy series, by Graham Mcneill.

How are you liking the series so far, Jester? I ended up buying the first three novels but have yet to read them.

Until now, I never knew how many novels there were in the series. And I don't know if I'd ever be able to manage to read them all. o.0

Thoroughly loving it. The authors have reached a great point currently (about 17 books in) where the heresy is in full swing, and they can take their time exploring small/new/lesser known events. All of these books are a cut above 'normal' Warhammer 40k fiction, with a clear sense of purpose, hope, and mystery, despite the readers already knowing the final outcome.

The first 3 books act like a mini trilogy to kick things off. Do yourself a favor and read the opening line of Horus Rising. That should get you interested!

While there is a lot of books, with plenty more to come, they each have their own stories, and new characters. This keeps the books fresh and exciting. Like for instance, we have yet to really get a book focusing on Jihatai Khan, Konrad Curze, or Sanguinius.

Jesterhead wrote:

Plaything wrote:

Jesterhead wrote:Finished reading The Outcast Dead from the Horus Heresy series, by Graham Mcneill.

How are you liking the series so far, Jester? I ended up buying the first three novels but have yet to read them.

Until now, I never knew how many novels there were in the series. And I don't know if I'd ever be able to manage to read them all. o.0

Thoroughly loving it. The authors have reached a great point currently (about 17 books in) where the heresy is in full swing, and they can take their time exploring small/new/lesser known events. All of these books are a cut above 'normal' Warhammer 40k fiction, with a clear sense of purpose, hope, and mystery, despite the readers already knowing the final outcome.

The first 3 books act like a mini trilogy to kick things off. Do yourself a favor and read the opening line of Horus Rising. That should get you interested!

While there is a lot of books, with plenty more to come, they each have their own stories, and new characters. This keeps the books fresh and exciting. Like for instance, we have yet to really get a book focusing on Jihatai Khan, Konrad Curze, or Sanguinius.

Funny you should mention Konrad and Jighatai. They're my favourite Primarchs from my favourite Space Marine legions. I'd love to know more about them--so, yeah, let's hope one day those books make an appearance.

Once I've finished Nightbringer, I'll give Horus Rising a crack. I've no doubt it'll be a great read.

Cheers for the reply.

"Eat What You Want and Die Like A Man" The World's Unhealthiest Cookbook, by Steve Graham! It's a hilarious read and actually has some great stuff in it if you're a DIY BBQ fan! Check it out if you can find it.