Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion/Appreciation Anyone..??

[Wyrminarrd]

Finished reading "Redshirts" by John Scalzi. Fun little book, though I was that the main plot at taken longer

Haven't made up my mind about what to read next, though it will probably be "Guardian" by John Campbell.

[Wyrminarrd]

Finished reading several books since my last post:

Guardian - John Campbell
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher
The Quantum Thief - Hannu Rajaniemi

They were all good reads though the last one took some time getting into.

Currently reading "Heir of Novoron" by Micheal J. Sullivan.

[Starfist]

I am actually at a loss at what to read at the moment.
I have so many books to choose from...

[BruTak]

It was my birthday yesterday, so I treated myself to a copy of the "Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future - Space Fleet Operations Manual" written by Rod Barzilay, and illustrated by Graham Bleathman.

[Brother Freyr]

World War Z, before seeing the movie.

[BruTak]

World War Z, before seeing the movie.

Having seen the movie yesterday, I can only say don't get your hopes up.

I was quite disappointed.

[Brother Freyr]

Maybe my expectations were lower. I knew the movie could be only loosely based on the book. (And I agree with you, the two have little to do with each other.) I entered the theater hoping only to be thrilled for an hour.

[BruTak]

Little things bothered me.

For example, it is a physical impossibility to fly a C-130 off the flight deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier. There's simply not enough room.

[Wyrminarrd]

I read an interview with the author of the book and he pretty much said that the movie used the name of the book and just about nothing else.

[Brother Freyr]

I read an interview with the author of the book and he pretty much said that the movie used the name of the book and just about nothing else.

That's true

[Wyrminarrd]

Went to see WWZ on Friday. Thought the movie was actually good and I was glad they changed the ending from what they previously intended.

But to keep this thread about books I´ll just say that I´m still reading "Heir of Novron", I´m about 120 pages from finishing it. Next up will almost certainly be "The Great North Road" by Peter F. Hamilton.

[BruTak]

I see J.K. Rowling's still trying to prove she's more than a once trick pony.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23304181

[Wyrminarrd]

What a load of BS. The book wasn't selling well so they "leaked" the info that she was the author.

[BruTak]

I ploughed my way through "The Casual Vacancy" a couple of weeks ago, and I've honestly never read a bigger pile of crap in my life.

[maneth]

Finished reading several books since my last post:

Guardian - John Campbell
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher
The Quantum Thief - Hannu Rajaniemi

They were all good reads though the last one took some time getting into.

Currently reading "Heir of Novoron" by Micheal J. Sullivan.

I loved The Quantum Thief. IMO its successor The Fractal Prince is even better. Both have interesting interweaving plots that make a complete whole by the end. Both also contain lots of bizarre concepts that aren't explained right away, so the first halves of both books are rather confusing. Also, it really helps if you speak Finnish. Even though Rajaniemi writes in English (he's a quantum physicist and the language of q-phys is English), many names are Finnish (Perhonen = butterfly, hence the butterfly avatar for the ship; Mieli = mind, Sydän = heart).