That's a lot of simultaneous reading, PawPaw. I can only handle two or three books at a time.
I'm reading A Century of Dishonor by Helen Jackson at the moment. Recently finished The Stand, and before that it was Dragonsong, (rereading, I first encountered the Harpers of Pern books in the early 80s.)
The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.
It covers the Word Bearers' path to heresy and the seeds of the Horus Heresy
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"The meaning of victory is not to merely defeat your enemy but to destroy him, to completely eradicate him from living memory, to leave no remnant of his endeavours, to crush utterly his achievement and remove from all record his every trace of existence. From that defeat no enemy can ever recover. That is the meaning of victory."
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
Queen of Zazzau by J.S. Emuakpor. It's a historical epic fantasy novel set in what is now Nigeria in the 1500s; picked it up at IllogiCon in January. It's based on real events and people, with plenty of magic and politics and warring gods, and a very well-written and endearing heroine.
"Great War! / And I cannot take more! / Great tour! / I keep on marching on / I play the great score / There will be no encore / Great War! / The War to End All Wars"
— Sabaton, "Great War"
The Magicians, The Magician King, The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman Death Wave, Survival, Apes and Angels by Ben Bova Flood by Stephen Baxter The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
Currently:
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson The Sandman: Dream Country, Seasons of Mist by Neil Gaiman
Soon:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller Venus on the Half-Shell by Philip Jose Farmer Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abadon's Gate by James S.A. Corey
The Economist and Karl Popper's The Open Society and its Enemies.
As for fiction: I'm considering buying some of The Expanse novels. It's a shame season 3 was never added to Netflix.
Formerly known as Risian4. Risian6 is my new PS4-account. Fleetcaptain5 is my main PC account. I hope to actively play again on PC in a few months.
Now that that's made clear... on to the next issue: when are playable Voth coming, and where's are my T7 Vesta and C-store purchasable real life shuttle?
the only reading i have time to do anymore is while i'm on the toilet...so yeah - some people read newspapers, i read books
my current one is a forensic science crime book - the kind that explains how crime scene investigation actually works - and while i don't own it yet, as soon as i get it, i fully intend to make reading this my highest priority
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch." "We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Passion and Serenity are one.
I gain power by understanding both.
In the chaos of their battle, I bring order.
I am a shadow, darkness born from light.
The Force is united within me.
Haven't had a lot of money for books lately, so not a lot of non-online reading. I did recently finish my third or fourth reread of The Silmarillion, and had to skim The Hitchhiker's Quartet for a quote. Oh, also reread Pratchett's Going Postal for the umpteenth time.
Been collecting Gail Simone's new Domino series, although after issue 10 it apparently segues into a new series called HotShots - basically a Marvel version of DC's Birds of Prey concept, except half the team are semi-reformed villains (the aforementioned Domino, Outlaw, and Diamondback; they're joined by Black Widow, a South Korean called White Fox who is in fact perhaps the last of the kumiho, and a Wakandan expat who goes by Atlas Bear).
fanfic mostly, but I recently bought the first three in the dune series and the complete hitchhikers guide series(in one book), and own the main books of orson scott card's Ender/Shadow series. I reread them pretty regularly.
I have so many things i want to read but i never manage to get around to it anymore. And like I read a chapter at most before getting distracted with a forum post, a news article, or a game. The closest I've managed to accomplish is audio books through Audible, first I listened to LotR while driving because I can't read them without falling asleep, then when I wanted to reread Jurassic Park I got that audio book as well. Maybe I'll try it with some of the other books I've been meaning to read.
Got Xenos by Dan Abnett to start soon,
It's about the Emperor's most holy Inquisition
"The meaning of victory is not to merely defeat your enemy but to destroy him, to completely eradicate him from living memory, to leave no remnant of his endeavours, to crush utterly his achievement and remove from all record his every trace of existence. From that defeat no enemy can ever recover. That is the meaning of victory."
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
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Really should pull out a real book again one of these days.
I also have Heinlein's Starship Troopers around here somewhere. That is a fun read.
And knowing is half the battle!
21 'til I die!
I'm reading A Century of Dishonor by Helen Jackson at the moment. Recently finished The Stand, and before that it was Dragonsong, (rereading, I first encountered the Harpers of Pern books in the early 80s.)
Heard a rumor that there's another movie in the works thats closer to the book than what we have right now.
It covers the Word Bearers' path to heresy and the seeds of the Horus Heresy
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius
— Sabaton, "Great War"
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Tiamat's Wrath (James SA Corey's Expanse series)
"Simba, you have forgotten me. You have forgotten who you are … you are my son and the one true king." (Mufasa)
The Magicians, The Magician King, The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman
Death Wave, Survival, Apes and Angels by Ben Bova
Flood by Stephen Baxter
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
Currently:
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Sandman: Dream Country, Seasons of Mist by Neil Gaiman
Soon:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Venus on the Half-Shell by Philip Jose Farmer
Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War, Abadon's Gate by James S.A. Corey
As for fiction: I'm considering buying some of The Expanse novels. It's a shame season 3 was never added to Netflix.
Now that that's made clear... on to the next issue: when are playable Voth coming, and where's are my T7 Vesta and C-store purchasable real life shuttle?
my current one is a forensic science crime book - the kind that explains how crime scene investigation actually works - and while i don't own it yet, as soon as i get it, i fully intend to make reading this my highest priority
https://www.amazon.com/Circus-WolfMan-Francine-Woodward-ebook/dp/B077MX8Q7Y
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A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Been collecting Gail Simone's new Domino series, although after issue 10 it apparently segues into a new series called HotShots - basically a Marvel version of DC's Birds of Prey concept, except half the team are semi-reformed villains (the aforementioned Domino, Outlaw, and Diamondback; they're joined by Black Widow, a South Korean called White Fox who is in fact perhaps the last of the kumiho, and a Wakandan expat who goes by Atlas Bear).
And knowing is half the battle!
21 'til I die!
It's about the Emperor's most holy Inquisition
-Lord Commander Solar Macharius