I'm about halfway through Stephen King's Mr. Mercedes. recently I've been getting into the Robert Crais "Elvis Cole" books. you cats that like Robert Parker would probably dig them.
Also been reading a bit of Elmore Leonard. Specifically the Raylan Givens stuff because I've been on a Justified kick. I hear lots about Leonard having a huge for dialogue. Myself I'm a smidge disappointed. Stories move a little slow. After a couple I want to go running back to Robert Parker or Lawrence Block.
Just downloaded the Dresden Files short story collection: Working for Bigfoot. Fun stuff. I need something to get by while waiting for the Cinder Spires book to come out in September.
Wrapped up Wolves of the Calla. I liked it quite a bit and am all the more intrigued in how many of King's other books connect - I haven't read all that many of his books. I'm getting hints of The Stand and a little Eyes of the Dragon along with a whole lot of the obvious Salems Lot.
Wrapped up Wolves of the Calla. I liked it quite a bit and am all the more intrigued in how many of King's other books connect - I haven't read all that many of his books. I'm getting hints of The Stand and a little Eyes of the Dragon along with a whole lot of the obvious Salems Lot.
I've read more of his books then not and pretty much every single one has a nod to the series in one way or another, some have massive connections and some less so.
That's part of the reason I love his books so much. They are all connected in some way. Gives his back catalogue a very real feeling of a huge universe all connected that he's made. Amazing stuff really.
Books like The Talisman and The Black House are very heavily involved with the mythos. And even his recent 'Detective' books, which seem to be trying to step away somewhat from the mythos, gave me a small inclining of a connection.
I'm now three quarters of the way through The Drawing of the Three, love reading these over and over because there are so many small things I pick up on that I hadn't before.
I guess this is the place to ask, concerning Tolkien - after LOTR and The Hobbit what other Middle-Earth stories are there to read? It seems everything else out there is a history book and not actual novels apart from The Children of Hurin, right?
A new Terry Pratchett Discworld book is getting released next week "The Shepherd's Crown" It's a witch book.
I've had it pre-ordered for a couple months, but I may wait a year or two before I read it. It will be nice to have one last unread Pratchett book to look forward to.
Wrapped up Wolves of the Calla. I liked it quite a bit and am all the more intrigued in how many of King's other books connect - I haven't read all that many of his books. I'm getting hints of The Stand and a little Eyes of the Dragon along with a whole lot of the obvious Salems Lot.
I've now completed Wolves of the Calla and Song for Susannah. I've started into the Dark Tower, but am going to have to set it aside for a little while in favor of some corporate reading. Of the two, I liked Wolves quite a bit more, though there were some pretty cool moments in Song.
Finally sat down to read "NOS4A2" by Joe Hill. I'm enjoying it more than I've probably enjoyed a book in a while, but then again Hill is becoming one of the authors I look forward to releasing new work.
Wrapped up Wolves of the Calla. I liked it quite a bit and am all the more intrigued in how many of King's other books connect - I haven't read all that many of his books. I'm getting hints of The Stand and a little Eyes of the Dragon along with a whole lot of the obvious Salems Lot.
I've now completed Wolves of the Calla and Song for Susannah. I've started into the Dark Tower, but am going to have to set it aside for a little while in favor of some corporate reading. Of the two, I liked Wolves quite a bit more, though there were some pretty cool moments in Song.
I'm just finishing up a Waste Lands at the moment. I always forget how good that one really is.
Makes me want to go and pick up the couple dark tower trades I still need.
Wrapped up Wolves of the Calla. I liked it quite a bit and am all the more intrigued in how many of King's other books connect - I haven't read all that many of his books. I'm getting hints of The Stand and a little Eyes of the Dragon along with a whole lot of the obvious Salems Lot.
I've now completed Wolves of the Calla and Song for Susannah. I've started into the Dark Tower, but am going to have to set it aside for a little while in favor of some corporate reading. Of the two, I liked Wolves quite a bit more, though there were some pretty cool moments in Song.
I'm just finishing up a Waste Lands at the moment. I always forget how good that one really is.
Makes me want to go and pick up the couple dark tower trades I still need.
I read the first three as they came out. I recall being completely enthralled by it right up to the painfully abrupt ending. At that point I became very frustrated and angry. Likely this is one of the reasons I've become so calm about GRRMs books.
You're right though, on reread, it was much stronger than I remembered.
Wikipedia footnote reading led me to a happy discovery.
"Oliver Wiswell" by Kenneth Roberts, is a 1940 novel told from the viewpoint of a Loyalist (Tory) during the American Revolution. It's surprisingly funny, and stuffed with the kind of odd historical tidbits I love. I'm still fairly early into the book, as Boston is about to be evacuated, but the tale will eventually find its way to the siege of Ninety-Six, South Carolina (near me), the story of which I am particularly interested to learn.
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How dated does it seem?
So good.
Have you read Archer's Tale?
Yes.
And all three sequels.
And Agincourt.
Taking a trip back to mid-world next. The Drawing of the Three, the second volume in The Dark Tower saga. Hands down my favourite series of books.
That's part of the reason I love his books so much. They are all connected in some way. Gives his back catalogue a very real feeling of a huge universe all connected that he's made. Amazing stuff really.
Books like The Talisman and The Black House are very heavily involved with the mythos. And even his recent 'Detective' books, which seem to be trying to step away somewhat from the mythos, gave me a small inclining of a connection.
I'm now three quarters of the way through The Drawing of the Three, love reading these over and over because there are so many small things I pick up on that I hadn't before.
Also, here comes a 'new' Tolkien book:
http://io9.com/j-r-r-tolkiens-the-story-of-kullervo-will-be-published-1722964621
I went ahead and ordered proven guilty, white night, and working for bigfoot. She should be happy for a week.
"The Shepherd's Crown" It's a witch book.
I re-read The Winter King, listened to the Audiobook of his non-fiction book on Waterloo, and am now re-reading Agincourt.
I may end up digging back into the early Sharpe books next.
Makes me want to go and pick up the couple dark tower trades I still need.
You're right though, on reread, it was much stronger than I remembered.
Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters by Kevin J Anderson.
Both of these coincided with my audio book project, plus they were fun reads.
"Oliver Wiswell" by Kenneth Roberts, is a 1940 novel told from the viewpoint of a Loyalist (Tory) during the American Revolution. It's surprisingly funny, and stuffed with the kind of odd historical tidbits I love. I'm still fairly early into the book, as Boston is about to be evacuated, but the tale will eventually find its way to the siege of Ninety-Six, South Carolina (near me), the story of which I am particularly interested to learn.