Book discussion thread.

[DylanW18]

I recommend anything by R.A Salvatore. Very good fantasy fighting books, and many of them

[Mikefrompluto]

After abandoning two books due to being boring (read 1/4 of The Straun and 1/4 of Lord of Light and bailed,) I'm happy to be reading something that holds my interest. The Fall of Hyperion. I didnt plan on reading the second book after I read a few others first, but I started the first few pages and couldn't stop.

Also read Swamp Thing #26 today. Kinda meh. Swamp Thing Annual #2 is going to be hard to top. I'm loving this DC reboot via The New 52.

[Metalxdelights]

After abandoning two books due to being boring (read 1/4 of The Straun and 1/4 of Lord of Light and bailed,) I'm happy to be reading something that holds my interest. The Fall of Hyperion. I didnt plan on reading the second book after I read a few others first, but I started the first few pages and couldn't stop.

Also read Swamp Thing #26 today. Kinda meh. Swamp Thing Annual #2 is going to be hard to top. I'm loving this DC reboot via The New 52.

If I'm not mistaken, a new issue comes out Wednesday.

The only comic I'm reading from the New 52 is Batgirl...I'm a sucker for Gail Simone.

[Mikefrompluto]

After abandoning two books due to being boring (read 1/4 of The Straun and 1/4 of Lord of Light and bailed,) I'm happy to be reading something that holds my interest. The Fall of Hyperion. I didnt plan on reading the second book after I read a few others first, but I started the first few pages and couldn't stop.

Also read Swamp Thing #26 today. Kinda meh. Swamp Thing Annual #2 is going to be hard to top. I'm loving this DC reboot via The New 52.

If I'm not mistaken, a new issue comes out Wednesday.

The only comic I'm reading from the New 52 is Batgirl...I'm a sucker for Gail Simone.

#26 came out this past Wednesday. I'm only current on Swamp Thing and Animal Man. Just recently started reading Constantine, even though I'm still mad they cancelled Hellblazer and moved him from Vertigo to DC. John Constantine is a Vertigo staple.

[Aladormax]

I have been reading a large amount of books by an author named hart turtledove. They are well written and are almost all alternative history

[Metalxdelights]

After abandoning two books due to being boring (read 1/4 of The Straun and 1/4 of Lord of Light and bailed,) I'm happy to be reading something that holds my interest. The Fall of Hyperion. I didnt plan on reading the second book after I read a few others first, but I started the first few pages and couldn't stop.

Also read Swamp Thing #26 today. Kinda meh. Swamp Thing Annual #2 is going to be hard to top. I'm loving this DC reboot via The New 52.

If I'm not mistaken, a new issue comes out Wednesday.

The only comic I'm reading from the New 52 is Batgirl...I'm a sucker for Gail Simone.

#26 came out this past Wednesday. I'm only current on Swamp Thing and Animal Man. Just recently started reading Constantine, even though I'm still mad they cancelled Hellblazer and moved him from Vertigo to DC. John Constantine is a Vertigo staple.

Oh ok, then I got my Wednesdays mixed up >_< How many issues in are you with Constantine? I ended up dripping it from my pull list :/ if you're looking for something new to read I definitely recommend Dark Horse's X and another gooodie is Bedlam.

[Mikefrompluto]

After abandoning two books due to being boring (read 1/4 of The Straun and 1/4 of Lord of Light and bailed,) I'm happy to be reading something that holds my interest. The Fall of Hyperion. I didnt plan on reading the second book after I read a few others first, but I started the first few pages and couldn't stop.

Also read Swamp Thing #26 today. Kinda meh. Swamp Thing Annual #2 is going to be hard to top. I'm loving this DC reboot via The New 52.

If I'm not mistaken, a new issue comes out Wednesday.

The only comic I'm reading from the New 52 is Batgirl...I'm a sucker for Gail Simone.

#26 came out this past Wednesday. I'm only current on Swamp Thing and Animal Man. Just recently started reading Constantine, even though I'm still mad they cancelled Hellblazer and moved him from Vertigo to DC. John Constantine is a Vertigo staple.

Oh ok, then I got my Wednesdays mixed up >_< How many issues in are you with Constantine? I ended up dripping it from my pull list :/ if you're looking for something new to read I definitely recommend Dark Horse's X and another gooodie is Bedlam.

I'm on #4 of Constantine. I have mixed feelings about it so far.

I'll check those out for sure.

[Phoenix X30]

I read the 7 Dark Tower books by Stephen King and I havnt read anything since as I'm convinced I'll finish another book and be like "meh, wasn't as good" those books have ruined my reading they're so amazing!
On the up side I got the Game of Thrones books and I'm going to start ploughing into them soon.

I love the Dark Tower books. I read The Gunslinger when I was 12 or 13. I was freaked out so bad when King got hit by that car thinking the series would never come to an ending.

Wow, that sounded a little selfish :-/

I got new prints of the books and there's a few pages at the beginning about how he was inspired to write the books. He says in it about how after he got hit by the car he got loads of letters saying "can you finish the series incase you almost die again?" And "do you know how selfish you would be if you died before you finished the books"

[Metalxdelights]

I was really disappointed with Constantine....and you won't regret reading those Also Polarity by Max Bemis is really good.

[Butch1977]

I read the 7 Dark Tower books by Stephen King and I havnt read anything since as I'm convinced I'll finish another book and be like "meh, wasn't as good" those books have ruined my reading they're so amazing!
On the up side I got the Game of Thrones books and I'm going to start ploughing into them soon.

I love the Dark Tower books. I read The Gunslinger when I was 12 or 13. I was freaked out so bad when King got hit by that car thinking the series would never come to an ending.

Wow, that sounded a little selfish :-/

I got new prints of the books and there's a few pages at the beginning about how he was inspired to write the books. He says in it about how after he got hit by the car he got loads of letters saying "can you finish the series incase you almost die again?" And "do you know how selfish you would be if you died before you finished the books"

That's hilarious. Well I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt that way.

[Mikefrompluto]

Update on my progress. Finished The Fall of Hyperion. It was fantastic. Halfway through Endymion, the third book in the Hyperion Cantos, and it is not that good. It takes place 275 years after the second book and has completely new characters. I will stick with it, however, adn probably read the final book as well.

I've also been listening to audiobooks more frequently at work. Listened to Rise of the Governor and Road to Woodbury. I tried to read Rise of the Governor months ago but the writing was atrocious. The audiobooks are way better because the narrator is really good at his job. Also listened to The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic. Nigel Planer is a really good narrator and does a great job of brining characters to life.

[rarehuntertay]

Just bought "the prince" and "the divine comedy"

[Ertai]

Does anyone know if they made an Eldrazi novel?

Rasser, do you know?

[Deebiia]

I am currently, attempting to, read the Hunger Games series... I won't say it's a bad book by any means because it describes scenes well and goes over so much more things in the book vs movie aspect. Yet, I cannot get over how it's 'narrated' by Katniss and everything is seen from her perspective only. I love learning about characters and backstory of characters, because I am a lore nerd. I must know everything about that character. Since you only learn personal things about Katniss because you are reading from her view only things are a bit skewed and it makes it hard for me to read it.

On the other hand, I got Ted Dekker's new book "Outlaw" and will be reading that after I get "Diablo: The Sin War" finished.

[Galabranth]

LotR.

All ye lore-hunters, feast your heart on the epics of Tolkien. Start with Lord of the Rings, tread through the Hobbit, move with the stories of Hurin and Turin. Yearn for adventure, be amazed. Embark on a journey of a lifetime.

(book costs not included)