Just finished C J Cherryh's DESTROYER. 
Gads, I love Ilisidi…it's a starred read, for me. Too few of those lately!
Airplane reading to Stellarcon will be two more of Carol Berg's.
originally posted by Hunter
I too have just finished Destroyer, what a great book. This a great series, along with the Morgaine series, they are my favourite from CJ (amongst her many).
I was *really* hoping that Cajeiri would have gone and hugged his parents… that would have sparked all sorts of issues and problems for Bren to sort out.
Yes… Ilsidi is a hoot, the Banichi / Jago banter cracks me up.
CJ is really in her element "explaining" the atevi politics through the rather imperfect and not always well informed views of Bren Cameron.
And I've just gotten the Bill Fawcett anthology to read your short story… WooHoo!
Hunter – I was just wondering if that one was out in mass market paperback, yet - or do you have the hardbound? The story should fill in a few "gaps" and also flesh out some connections in TK…enjoy.
originally posted by Hunter
Hi Janny,
I got the local library to buy the hardcover, haven't seen it in paperback yet. It is an import anyway to Australia because it is Baen books which I don't think is printed locally.
The cover graphic still looks like it should belong to a pulp fantasy period, a la Robert E Howard's Conan books of the early 1930s.
I read Child of Prophecy quickly… very interesting… need to do a proper read…
originally posted by Rurack
Hey not sure if anyone else is interested but on Robin hobb's sight se has a new book in a whole new world called Shaman's Crossing.
It would be really neat if everyone's favorite author could get a hold of one of my other favorite authors. Just in case she wanted to put a "quote" for it
It might not hurt if we got our favorite author to tell us if it was really good. And not break the NDA ***nudges** hint hint
Wow with TK coming out, Shaman's Crossing and maybe Feast of Crows all three of my favorite authors will be publishing something this year. Though I am not getting my hopes up with Martin.
originally posted by Memory
I'm looking forward to Hobb's new book too I'm currently re-reading the Fool trilogy, and have got the first Liveships book out of the library to read that again while I wait for Fool's Fate to make it back there.
I love the Farseer world (and the Liveships too, to be fair), although it'll be nice to see Hobb take on a completely different setting. I'm not such a great fan of her books as Megan Lindholm, so it'll be interesting to see how she writes as 'Robin Hobb' in a different world.
originally posted by Cheryl
Could someone magic me speed reading abilities? grin I want to read Destroyer right now too but I'm very much enjoying Soul Weaver by Carol Berg and finishing To Light A Candle by Mercedes Lackey then on To more of Traitor's Knot. I'm in book heaven now. All my favorite authors at one time to read. I can see Janny's eyes popping out at all I'm reading at one time. lol Looking forward to Robin's new book too. I'll be there for that one and I'm curious to see a new world from her too. Still haven't got hooked on Live Ships but I'll try again till I get it right. lol Glad you are reading Carol Berg Janny, that is so cool you are reading each other's books now.
originally posted by Phil
Cheryl,
Don't forget Exile's Return - the new Feist book - should be out in a few weeks in the US. It's a good read and hints at a major conflict about to begin
You can read the first chapter here
http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Resources/extracts/ex_ch1_exiles_return_feist.pdf
originally posted by Cheryl
Thanks Phil. I was wondering if Feist was due around my birthday in May. He's always a birthday book. LOL Thanks. Can't wait and I love Talon. I've been pleased with this series and look forward to the conclusion. Thanks again I won't forget Feist.
originally posted by Neikl
I can recommend "the curious incident of the dog in the night", Mark Haddon.
An autistic child (who is also the narrator) decides to investigate the murder of a dog…
It seems on Amazon that people either loath it (they don't find it accurate concerning the nature of the autism and are perhaps insulted) or love it (the child has a totally different way of viewing his surroundings that whilst odd is not necessarily less correct that 'normal' people).
I liked it very much. I read it at an airport having missed a flight and the way the child views the world is, for me, very touching.
Some have slammed it as being inconsistent. "Nit-pickers" I call 'em. A very nice easy read. Go and see for yourself.
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originally posted by R’is’n
Neikl - yeas! I loved the story: the autistic child, trying to find the truth, and having to face all the obstacles of his condition in order to get to it.
I really enjoyed the way the author took what we normally take for granted (food, travelling on the train etc…) as being able to manage easily, and describing how this child experiences these things in a way that is equally as epic a journey as Arithon transversing Athera or the 12 tasks of Hercules. Great book.
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originally posted by Memory
It was a good book, but not one I'd re-read. I've quite a lot of familiarity with Aspergers as for years I babysat for a family where the oldest boy had it. Because of this, I don't think I was that surprised about the way the book was written.
Memory
originally posted by Trys
I'd recommended this book before. Elizabeth Moon's The Speed of Dark deals with adult autism is quite well done… though I was not entirely thrilled with the ending. Not that it was badly done. Rather, it was not what I would call a happy ending, though others might disagree.
Trys
originally posted by R’is’n
Trys: gryphon with a love for happy endings? *grin*
originally posted by Deborah McNemar
Just a note for those of you who have loved her writing, Andre Norton died yesterday of heart failure. She was 93. Her last book will be out sometime in April.
Saw it - brought a tear to my eye. Andre Norton's were among the first SF books I ever read, and hers WAS the first paperback I ever purchased from a bookstand – first venture outside of the world of the lending library, which had very very little SF (Zelazny and Clark, oddly, was about the limit). Opened a whole new world…
originally posted by Trys
She was grand story teller and will be sorely missed. I started reading SF in 4th grade and starting read her early books shortly thereafter. Then in Junior High, after reading LotR, I found that her books were shifting focus towards fantasy. So I owe her a lot for my love of fantasy and I still greatly enjoy a foray through the gate of the Siege Perilous into Witch World.
Trys
originally posted by Cheryl
I'm sad to hear about Andre Norton. I am grateful to her for inspiring Mercedes Lackey and Janny and some other authors I love now. I never read her books though. I know, but I think she had so many out I didn't know where to begin. I think she did have a few series I would enjoy but I just didn't know which ones to start with so I delayed reading her. I am sorry she has passed away. I'm grateful to her for the influence she had on the authors I love today.
I'd imagine if there was a survey, we'd find her Witchworld had as much influence and inspiration on fantasy as Heinlein's work did in SF…she was certainly read by many of us as young readers, tho I found her "later" than most.
originally posted by Cheryl
I've gone back to read Cherryh's older books now I need to discover Andre Norton. It's always sad to me when an author passes and I know their won't be anymore books from them even if I don't read them it's a sad thought. I still miss Marion Zimmer Bradley and she took Mercedes Lackey under her wing from what I understand.