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Le Guin is not an "action" author in any case, and won't appeal to everyone. I happen to like her quite a bit, but I'm not always in the mood for her stuff either. |
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I'm going to be taking Niven's Building Harlequin's Moon and Allen Steele's Coyote with me on vacation... both paper. I have a few Dr. Who books on my PDA that I haven't read yet. Unfortunately, I know I won't finish them all in a week! (Besides, I'll be spending some of that time writing my next book!)
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![]() Mostly I read only fantasy. I have a long list of what I would like to read. Earthsea was the next on the list after The Lions of Al-Rassan ![]() The list is very long for a slow reader like me ![]() P.S. Then there will be Black Man and Ysabel in a new future to read as soon as I can ![]() |
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Sounds like you would probably like Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series, and I highly recommend Garth Nix's Abhorsen trilogy. If you like contemporary fantasy, I'd recommend Patricia Briggs and maybe Charles de Lint (though he may be a bit slow for you). If you are considering Harry Potter, I would recommend Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy, Diana Wynne Jones, particularly the Chrestomanci books, Garth Nix's Keys to the Kingdom series, and possibly Diane Duane's Young Wizards. You might also like Tamora Pierce's Tortall books.
Since you're not really enjoying Le Guin, I would suggest that you steer away from C.J. Cherryh's fantasy, as well as Patricia McKillip, and Robin McKinley is likely to be chancy for you as well, though you might like The Blue Sword. (These are all authors/books I really liked, but their pace and style more resembles Le Guin than the others I mentioned.) Happy reading! ![]() |
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I'm now reading The Road (mobipocket) by Cormac McCarthy. WOW
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I just started "Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill. So far, it's exquisitely creepy, just like his dad's stuff...
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I'm now reading Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds. This is my first Reynolds book and I'll probably be reading Chasm City next. Really good book so far (about 1/3 complete). It's a shame that his other works (Revelation Space) are not available in an Ebook format.
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I'm reading Woken Furies, the last book in Richard Morgans's Takeshi Kovacs trilogy. A bit of cyberpunk, a bit of the Singularity, a lot of action. Each book feels a little bit different, but all have been excellent so far.
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I have started reading some serious sci-fi classics from Brian Aldiss "Saliva Tree" and than going for Philip K. Dick's books. And just yesterday finished listening to Stephen King's Salem's Lot. First time ever done it and it was very impressive. Have to admit, unabridged audio books are great
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I just finished Pratchett's Wee Free Men and A Hatful of Sky. I haven't read any other Discworld novels, but I really liked Good Omens. I highly recommend these two books. I'm going to read Wintersmith next.
And, for the record, it was the online ads for Wintersmith at ebook stores that got me thinking about reading these books! |
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Currently, I'm reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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A couple of days ago I finally finished 5 books Earthsea. Definitely it is not my cup of tea. Let alone Tihanu was a bit too feministic for my liking...
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Now that HP's done I'm back to Cherryh's 'Company Wars' and then back to Steve Jordan.
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