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Hey, just what is everyone here going to read on the first full month of summer? Me, I don't know yet, going back and forth between book since I finished my last book, Wild Cards I. I will post once I decide on a book soon.

Kevin wrote: "Hey, just what is everyone here going to read on the first full month of summer? Me, I don't know yet, going back and forth between book since I finished my last book, Wild Cards I. I will post onc..."

Kevin, would you be interested in setting up a side read discussion of
The Once and Future King since it seems popular but not enough to win the poll?

I'm starting two books today, both of which I'm leading a discussion for at two other GoodReads groups (what's wrong with me? I need my head examined): The Shadow Rising and The Silent Tower

I'm on a detour trip in the Honor Harrington series, though, trying to read through Crown of Slaves and The Shadow of Saganami and I just realized I also need to squeeze in The Service of the Sword before returning to the group read of At All Costs. Thank goodness they are all available on my Nook so I can read when and where I can.

I also need to finish the Riyria series with Percepliquis, but I doubt I'll get to that book until the end of July.

Started The Half-Made World today and I'm about a quarter of the way through. I've been re-watching Deadwood lately and it put me in the mood for something with a Western setting. This fits the bill, but oddly the conflict between the Gun and the Line is also reminding me of the Culture-Idiran War from Consider Phlebas.

Should also finish The Wise Man's Fear, The Diary of a Nobody, and hopefully The Fabulous Riverboat this month.

Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Hey, just what is everyone here going to read on the first full month of summer? Me, I don't know yet, going back and forth between book since I finished my last book, Wild Cards I. I..."

Yeah, I'm up for it, but I will have to set it up on Tuesday if that is all right with you.

Kevin wrote: "Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Hey, just what is everyone here going to read on the first full month of summer? Me, I don't know yet, going back and forth between book since I finished my la..."

Sure. Whenever.

I'll be reading The Magicians' Guild, and if I love it (which I'm certain I will) I'll read the 2 sequels. After that First Rider's Call, the sequel to Green Rider.
I just finished Elantris and now I'm worried anything I read for a while will be mediocre in comparison u_u

Bidding adieu to Barsoom -- I finished John Carter of Mars and started Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire, which should be almost completely different.

I'm reading The Stand for the first time. I'm finding it rather disturbingly compelling as I keep reading and reading. Since it's the school holidays and I'm meant to be interacting with my son instead of curled up in the corner with my Kindle, this may not have been the best time to start it.

Technically, I'm also reading a whole lot of other things, but I've been struggling to get caught up in any of them. That certainly hasn't been my problem with The stand.

Kerry wrote: "I'm reading The Stand for the first time. I'm finding it rather disturbingly compelling as I keep reading and reading. Since it's the school holidays and I'm meant to be interacting with my son ins..."

kerry I love The Stand its a huge book.
@Jaq I also loved Black man but not read Anansi Boys.

As for July I will be reading Elantris at some point but not sure what else in the fantasy genre. Lots of other stuff in other genres though.

For fantasy I'm reading The Shadow Rising, and I'm thinking of picking up Daughter of the Blood for a challenge, but I might just continue with WOT instead.

I'm still at Best Served Cold (and bloody), it's already been a month (I'm not really a fast reader).
I'll pick something nice to read after that!

I'm reading Neverwhere and haven't decided what to read afterwards. I have one book left in The Dark Tower Series, so I might try to finish it this month.

I have been threatening to read the Song of Fire and Ice books since August last year, though others keep recommending other books. Currently reading the Parasol Protectorate series.

Just finished with The Wise Man's Fear, man that is a long book. I really enjoyed though and have added my name to the long list of those awaiting the 3rd installment of this story. Beginning with The Hero of Ages and hope to start Midnight Tides.

The Black Prism

Still working on A Game of Thrones. I absolutely love this story and would have finished it earlier but didn't take it with me on vacation, as it is a tree book and I was limited as to weight. Took my Kindle instead and read a bunch of other books, but am glad to get back to A Game...

@stephen I also enjoyed The Wise Mans Fear.

Also enjoyed Best Served Cold and the others by the same author. Games of Thrones also good.

Just read a Maria Snyder book which was very average Touch of Power

Jon wrote: "I also need to finish the Riyria series with Percepliquis, but I doubt I'll get to that book until the end of July."

Wow, for some reason I thought you had finished the series some time ago. Don't feel you have to read it just to "finish off the series" though. Life is too short to read books that don't appeal to you so by all means concentrate on the books you want to read the most.

Finished Discount Armageddon and, because I somehow hadn't gotten around to it yet, started The Sorcerer's House by Gene Wolfe. He's one of my all-time favorite authors, but I need to be in the right frame of mind.

Going old school for a bit with the classic Complete Ghost Stories by M R James. Major influence on many authors including Lovecraft

Currently reading: Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter: Scenes de la Vie de Boheme by Henri Murger

This month, I plan on reading:
Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson
Time and Again by Jack Finney
What Dreams May Come: A Novel by Richard Matheson
Let Me In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

I'm reading Journey to the Centre of the Earth and I'm finishing up a couple of other books from previous months. I'm going on vacation on Monday and that means I'll have lots of time to read!

Finished The Sorcerer's House and started Shadow by K.J. Parker.

Almost finished with Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper and then will start Strangeness and Charm by Mike Shevdon

Finally finished A Clash of Kings last night. Took me forever. I thought it was great, but I preferred Game of Thrones because there were quite a few slow bits.

I'm not ready to dive into the next massive tome yet. I'll probably give it another book or two before I come back to ASOIAF. So for now I've started The Last Colony by John Scalzi.

I'm currently reading The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie.

Reading the The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs as of this moment.

I'm finishing Elantris by Sanderson and will probably start Malazan series next.

Ended up reading The Long Earth and The Word for World is Forest over the weekend, but now I'll continue with WOT. ;)

Currently doing Harry Potter ( so I can discuss with my 8 year old who read them ages ago ) plus need to read a couple of books with colours in the title and others for reading clubs.

Clifford wrote: "Going old school for a bit with the classic Complete Ghost Stories by M R James. Major influence on many authors including Lovecraft"

Summer is a great time for ghost stories, isn't it? I have "Ghost Hunting" on my coffee table.

I've been reading the canon currently available from Hadley Rille Books. Eolyn by Karin Rite Gastreich and two novels from Terri Lynn Defino: Finder and A Time Never Lived. Enjoying all three.

Elantris done, just started Gardens of the Moon

planning on reading , and

Pickle wrote: "planning on reading , and [bookcover:Siege: To Green Angel Tower Part 1]"

Hi Pickle I am also planning to red Broken Sword - just awaiting its arrival.

Reading A Fortress of Grey Ice by J.V. Jones.

Just finished Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper, which is totally awesome. And I'm already about 1/3 of the way through Thieftaker by D.B. Jackson which is shaping up to be pretty good so far.

Well I just finished Elantris and The Dragon Prince Heir, part way through Blood Fever, half way through the books of Barsoom, started the second book by Lyndon Hardy (got these recently second hand), also on the second book of The Rose Prophet and I want to read a book by Wallace Stegner called Crossing to Safety.

I am currently reading The Sharing Knife Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold. Its good so far.

Nigel wrote: "Well I just finished Elantris and The Dragon Prince Heir, part way through Blood Fever, half way through the books of Barsoom, started the second book by Lyndon Hardy (got these recently second han..."

What do you think to the Hardy books, I read them years ago?

I've got Disappearing Nightly by Laura Resnick on my desk, and The Weird anthology upstairs by my bed. I'm going to try to read more short fiction--the heat makes it hard to focus on longer works.

I loved Percepliquis. I've finally finished The Eye of the World, really enjoyed it but took ages as end of school year stuff going on. Next is Magician Guild but I'm doing the prequel first. After them Dragon Haven then more WOT.

I'm finishing Neverwhere, then starting on The Dresden files

I just finished The First Confessor and am currently working on The Hallowed Hunt, which I actually like better than the other Chalion books even though it's considered the inferior one. I've been working on The Crippled God for ages now, but I'm still plugging away at it. Also recently started ����ō���ܲ� and plan on starting Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince once I'm done with The Hallowed Hunt.

Everyone seems to be reading books that I love. I'm jealous if you're reading them for the first time!

I'm just starting The Blade Itself.

I'm reading My Life As a White Trash Zombie. It's a new and different take on zombies. Very cool.

Currently reading:

Finished Shadow and went straight into Pattern, both by K.J. Parker.