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As usually, wondering what everyone has on their reading list for the first full month of Spring.

At the moment The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury

I'm currently reading Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 and Red Sparrow.

Re-reading the wonderful and mind-bending Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. And to brush up on ancient apocalypse material for my eternally-WIP novel, Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come: The Ancient Roots of Apocalyptic Faith by Norman Cohn.

I shall be reading Infernal Devices, The Shadow of the Torturer and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World for book clubs.

I'll be finishing Looking for Jake. For my challenge I will try and read The Windup Girl, The Killer Inside Me, The Stranger and maybe The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

I just finished Dragonflight and will start Seeds of Rebellion Beyonders 2

Finished Star Wars: Knight Errant last night. Going to start Darth Plagueis tonight I think

Kim wrote: "I shall be reading Infernal Devices, The Shadow of the Torturer and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World for book clubs.

I'll be finishing Looking for Jake. For my challenge I will try ..."

I recently read Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World and I thought it was pretty damn good. This was the second Murakami novel I've read (the first was 1Q84) and I'm quickly becoming a fan. Next up on my Murakami list is The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

Over the weekend I started reading The Club Dumas and while I'm only a couple chapters in, I'm already hooked.

Finishing up Year Zero. Going to get the april pick on my nook this evening. I also have The Desert Spear and Blood of the Fold from the library. Also picking up the 3 mistborn books my libraries don't have (yay easter money!). Gonna be a busy month!

I am still reading The Way of Kings...

Dara wrote: "I am still reading The Way of Kings..."

It's worth it in the end though :)

Currently still listening to A Mighty Fortress on audio and after more than 10 hours not much action wise has happened. The political intrigue is fascinating and keeps me wanting to know more. For me it's a nice contrast to the previous S&L read and shows that politics CAN be entertaining.

Finishing up Flowers for Algernon on my Kindle app and just started on Confessor in dead tree edition. Last volume in the Sword of Truth series so I am looking forward to completing this epic read.

I'm having motivation issues with reading. I was doing really well until PAX East, and now I'm on a video game kick.

In my queue right now...
The Mongoliad: Book One
Dragonflight (and then the others)
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut (still...I really can't figure out why I'm not getting into this...I've met astronauts and I generally like takes on the history of the manned space programs...so...)

Kevin wrote: "As usually, wondering what everyone has on their reading list for the first full month of Spring."

or Autumn for us southerners :-)

I'm reading Dragonquest and then The White Dragon

terpkristin wrote: "I'm having motivation issues with reading. I was doing really well until PAX East, and now I'm on a video game kick.

In my queue right now...
The Mongoliad: Book One
Dragonflight (and then the ot..."


I recommend The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements. It'll give you a break from the usual SF&F and it's really cool and interesting. It's one of the best non-fiction books I've read.

I finished listening to The Way of Shadows today. I started listening to The Fault in Our Stars. As soon as I figure out how to load the 13 discs of Iced into iTunes 11, I'll be listening to that. (This newest iTunes doesn't work the way it used to.)

I'm almost finished with Wool Omnibus and haven't decided what my next book will be. Maybe I'll go ahead and finish A Clash of Kings.

Sarah wrote: "Don Quixote is my long term book for the month. It may take a while..."

I tried to read that one, the full version and couldn't make it past the first monologue. I hope you will do better than me :).

Me, it looks like this is a YA month for me. I'm still reading book:The Historian|10692], slowly but surely and that is the only "grown up" read right now in my stack. I'm listening to Cinder, reading Beautiful Darkness and Shopaholic and Sister for my "Sequel Challenge". I think with that and this month's pick I should be busy enough for April.

terpkristin wrote: "The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements"

I really enjoyed this book. I listened to it in audio and it was one of my favorites. I have the next book by the author in my audible queue.

Just finished Hit Me by Lawrence Block.

Currently reading The Valkyrie Song by Craig Russell

Sandi wrote: "I recommend The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements. It'll give you a break from the usual SF&F and it's really cool and interesting. It's one of the best non-fiction books I've read."

I did start listening to it yesterday, and though I think it's quite interesting and well-written, I'm finding my mind wandering a lot.

I'm only through Part 1 so far, so maybe it changes later, but I think I'm running into a "problem" where the author spends a lot of time explaining how the periodic table works and how elements interact...I studied a lot of that in college, between being a physics major and taking a fair amount of bio and chem including organic chemistry (I thought I was going to be a doctor). So, my mind wanders while the author explains things for the lay audience, then he gets to the parts about the history and the stories behind elements and I have to snap back to paying attention. I'm finding myself doing a lot of rewinding. :\

terpkristin wrote: "I'm having motivation issues with reading. I was doing really well until PAX East, and now I'm on a video game kick.

In my queue right now...
The Mongoliad: Book One
Dragonflight (and then the ot..."

I also enjoyed The Disappearing Spoon but I wonder if it will be scientific enough for you! I'm still enamored by the silver drinkers.

terpkristin wrote: "I did start listening to it yesterday, and though I think it's quite interesting and well-written, I'm finding my mind wandering a lot."

I had that problem too. However, I still found it fascinating. My daughter is a high school physics teacher and she ended up getting a hard copy for her classroom book shelf after listening to it. She keeps an assortment of fun science books and hard SF on her shelf for students to read on their own. My teenage son loved the book too. He was taking chemistry when he read it. I don't know if it helped or not.

I finished reading Wool Omnibus today. It was outstanding and I want more. I saw that there's a sequel. I might have to get it.

Ok on my list are:
Audio for drive to work and home:
A Game of Thrones Which I will probably finish before the end of the month so I have queued up The Evolutionary Void.
In text format:
The Dragonriders of Pern I am going to read all three books. Followed by finishing the Old Man's War series with Zoe's Tale. I will probably be able to get through 2 more books which in my queue are Blood Rites and River of Blue Fire. Since Dragon Riders and River are both 700+ page books I doubt I will get to anything else this month.

I'm going to finish up the The Second Chronicles of Amber, Books 6-10, and then...well, Blood of Dragons is coming out on the 8th, and I'll have to drop everything to read that! We'll see what I get into once that's done.

Alif the Unseen is out in paper and as i was walking through my local bookstore it jumped out at me and forced me to buy it.

Funny thing is that I went in for Empty Space so I have both of those on my list. Plus finishing Gun Machine and The Way of Kings

Whats next for me:

The King's Blood by Daniel Abraham or City of Ruin by Mark Charan Newton

Opinions?

2/3 the way through The Grapple and will finish the series with In at the Death. Just finished Time's Twisted Arrow.

As with last month, I'm currently in a battle of wills with my local library to get the books I want, so it's still a little up in the air.

For sure on the list for this month: Reaper's Gale, Fade to Black, Childhood's End

If the library let's me have them: The Best of All Possible Worlds, Consider the Fork: How Technology Transforms the Way We Cook and Eat

And tiding me over in discounted e-book form if I don't get those books: Containment, A Fire Upon the Deep, The Penultimate Truth

Finished Prince of Wolves by Dave Gross and just started the second Pathfinder novel, Winter Witch by Elaine Cunningham.

Finished Dragonflight
My review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Starting on Peter V Brett's second Demon Cycle book The Desert Spear

Finished The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury (meh...) and picked up Faithful Shadow

Just picked up The Terrible Tudors and Wuthering Heights The Graphic Novel: Original Text from the library. I used to look through the Horrible Histories books at a friends house and now, seeing it at the library, I thought I'd finally read one completely. The graphic novel is just for fun. I loved the book, lets see if the graphic novel is any good.

And I'm still continuing to read The First Law series, currently at book two.

I finished The Fault in Our Stars yesterday. It was devastating; I was in tears. The audio production was one of the best I've heard. I'm now listening to Iced by Karen Marie Moning. On my Nook, I've started The Killing Moon.

Just finished The Hero of Ages audiobook and what an awesome trilogy this was. Sanderson is definitely one of my favorite authors. Currently reading Dark Apprentice getting back on my Star Wars kick though this trilogy is just written so poorly. Got my audible credits coming tomorrow so not sure what is next. I could go back to WoT but I'm not feeling the series either.

terpkristin wrote: "I'm having motivation issues with reading. I was doing really well until PAX East, and now I'm on a video game kick."

I'm having a similar issue myself. I was making good progress through Dragonflight, then I went to Wondercon, and haven't found the motivation to go back yet. Maybe I'll finish it off on Saturday afternoon when there's nothing better on television.

My trek through the Dresden Files continues. Finished up Death Masks last night. Plan to start Blood Rites tonight.

Currently I am listening to Michael Sullivan's Theft of Swords, David Anthony Durham's The War With the Mein, and Peter F. Hamilton's Great North Road.

Next up will be Joe Abercrombie's The Heroes and re-listens to Steven Erikson's Forge of Darkness or maybe Iain Banks' The Hydrogen Sonata or another of the Culture novels (so sad to hear of Mr. Banks' health issues!).

This, along with my regular podcast rotation, which includes some fiction as well, including the three Escape Artists podcasts (Escape Pod, Podcastle, and Pseudopod), and the Beneath Ceaseless Skies podcast, which I just discovered a couple of months ago, and which is an absolute gem. Lots of back catalog to get through there.

Going to give Eon a try because I am unable to resist dragons and cross-dressing heroines

Hoping for the best because the last few books Ive picked up (Poison Princess, Wings, The Shadow Heir) have been DNF/Lemmings for me

The Bone House and The Girl Who Played with Fire
Not Sci-fi or Fantasy, but they're good.

The Scourge
One of the best books I've read this year. Zombie fiction set in historical mid-evil England. No magic or sorcery, well written and delivers to the end.

Finished the audiobook for 11/22/63 (My Review)

Starting The Wretched of Muirwood as my first official SFFAudio review.

Taking the day off because I still seem to be sick, hoping to start and/or finish Dragonflight. Got 2 doc appointments and a trip to the vet with the cat so maybe I'll listen and read on Kindle.

Ah yeah. I'll be starting Dragonflight as well when I get home from work.

, , , , , , , some other historical fiction and a horror story that I picked up by impulse at the library but the names elude me that I will add in an update. This is my April reading list.
EDIT - and

Just started listening to The Way of Kings. 45 hours!! I might have to tag team whispersync this one (book is $2.99). Gonna sneak in Dragonflight as well

Jeff wrote: "Just started listening to The Way of Kings. 45 hours!! I might have to tag team whispersync this one (book is $2.99). Gonna sneak in Dragonflight as well"

I wish it had been longer..

Rob wrote: "Finished the audiobook for 11/22/63 (My Review)

Starting The Wretched of Muirwood as my first official SFFAudio review."

I've started listening to The Telling by Ursula K. LeGuin, also for SFF Audio. Apparently it is in the same broad universe as The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, but I don't think I knew those two were related.

Just finished:
- Dragonflight. (Finished March 30th)
- The Short Book of Short Shorts. (Finished March 31st)
- World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. (Finished April 6th)
- Redshirts. (Finished Apr 7th)
- Leviathan Wakes. (Finished Apr 11st)

Starting: Ender's Game.

Next on my list for April:
- Hellhole Awakening

They're a part of "the Hainish Universe."

Rob wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Just started listening to The Way of Kings. 45 hours!! I might have to tag team whispersync this one (book is $2.99). Gonna sneak in Dragonflight as well"

I wish it had been longer.."

Me too !

The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't, Dragonquest, Sojourn and waiting for the last installment of The Human Division

Fresh off of pre-ordering Book 3 for my friend's birthday, I picked up Scott Lynch's Red Seas Under Red Skies. Maintains the strong characterization, though I don't understand what he's going for in the plotting realm as of page 500 (out of 760). Wondering if he's got a magical ribbon of twists coming. Am reading it way faster than I'd anticipated.

Am considering finally reading Stephen King's Under the Dome next. Had it for too long, and I've been so long without an Uncle Steve tale.