What are you reading?

[Otter Disaster]

I'm a couple hundred pages in to my annual/semi-annual/18 to 26 month re-read of Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea'sIlluminatus! Trilogy.  I've read it a dozen times or more and it never fails to surprise me in some new way with each read.


I'm also reading the rulebook for Labyrinth Lord, which is a retro-clone of the Basic/Expert D&D rules from the early 80s released for free under the Open Gaming License.  It's really pretty neat as these are essentially the rules I learned under and DM'd in high school and college (mixed with some AD&D and lots of hombrew). 

[emmett3shelton]

Neuromancer!

[Alisha Mynx]

"The Lost Hero", the first book of the new series set in the same world of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.   Yeah, yeah, it's a kids book, but I find it entertaining enough because I like various mythologies, and the new series touches on the Roman gods where the first series was almost exclusively the Greek gods. 

[Markben]

Jaqueline Carey's 'Banewreaker',it was hard to get into but now I am  really glad I started reading it,all those conflicting morals and the fate of the world keeps my heart a pounding.

[greyman24]

Most of the way through Again, Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison. Next up is re-reading Neverwhere and then on to The Computer Connection by Alfred Bester.

[BrandenburgsAngel]

Rereading American Gods by Neil Gaiman to space out A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin. After that, it's the monthly reread of Tanith Lee's glorious Tales from the Flat Earth.

[whynaut]

Also rereading a lot of Gaiman, but also added:

Old Man's War Series- John Scalzi
A new take (IMHO) on the old theme of humans entering into intergalactic war that, trust me, you won't see coming.  Also you've got to love the snarkiness in each of Scalzi's characters.  There are technically 4 books and 2 short stories in this series.  Each successive book never simply rehashes themes from the older books, each are either a completely different scenario or a completely different perspective.  (Though personally, I fell that reading the last two books at the same time is the most enjoyable way to read the series.)

Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
This is an epic tale.  It is fantasy with a (sorta) science feel (or in any case a magic system with firmer rules than most).  The plot of the first book also centers around a heist story, which I do not think any other fantasy tale has ever tackled before.  Though be warned, each book is roughly 800 pages long and there are three of them.  That being said, the plot twists are perfect and make it so that you always find yourself eagerly anticipating just what is going to happen next.

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
This is another lengthy book that hovers around 850 pages.  It is undeniably fantasy, but takes far more from Jane Austin than J.R.Tolkien.  The book hearkens to an age when books were not something to be rushed through, but rather, something to be appreciated and savored.  And even then by the time you come to the end of the book, somehow, you still find yourself wanting to follow these characters further.  To tell a truth, I am waiting for it's upcoming sequel and would not be disappointed if that book was twice as long.

[ArielDunchon]

I just started now 3 Mistake of my life. Nice book.

[Clifford90Lobo]

Now I am reading  "Batman: Knightfall by Dennis O'Neil", really a good one.

[Slappy]

Knightfall was pretty good, how Bats got his back bback was lame.

[Nitemare]

Currently I'm reading the first book in the Drizzt series Homeland as well as the first Ciaphas Cain omnibus.Not sure if it counts but I'm also reading through my players guides and campaign settings of Dark Sun,Eberron,and Forgotten Realms for DnD 4th ed./b]

[VenusRoes6]

Just ordered book from Alibris named 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America
I heard a lot about this book from my friends, so quite excited about it. Alibris really had awesome collection of Books, Music, & Movies, one must go for it at-least for once!

[kevinryan]

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

[sliksham]

Just finished JV Jones's Bakers boy trilogy and picked up Tad Williams Shadowmarch, excellent so far.

[litanyofthieves]

I'm 3/4ths my way through Dance with Dragons. It started off really strong, then dwindled quite a bit, but now it's getting interesting again. I'm going to have to re-read the whole series soon!