Which book are you reading right now?

Apeman · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 11:57am

Or which one was the last one you read?

Mine at this time is: Death of the Dragon, third book in the Cormyr trilogy

Harkle · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 2:18pm

I'm reading Dragonlance book named Downfall (author Jean Rabe). It isn't good at all (I don't like 5th age)

Foradasthar · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 3:41pm

Shandril's Saga vol 2: Crown of Fire. After that I'll re-read some books, go for the Legend of Huma somewhere on the way and then return to LoTR for another read-through.

Mathetais · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 3:47pm

Right now I'm reading:

1) The Bible

2) Lord Foul's Bane, the first book in the Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever series by Stephen Donaldson

3) The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (daily devotional)

4) Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

5) The World According to Garp by John Irving

6) Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy

wow ... maybe I should just pick one and finish it!!!!

Jack Funk · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 4:06pm

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein

Rallymama · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 4:33pm

1) I'm Just Here For The Food, by Alton Brown
2) The Dubliners, James Joyce
3) How To Talk So Your Kids Will Listen, How To Listen So Your Kids Will Talk.
4) If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks, by Peter Navarro

Hmmm... I think I need something light and fluffy! Maybe it's time to re-read "The Pig Plantagenet" and "Castle Crespin," both by Allen Andrews. I'm eagerly awaiting the paperback release of volume 4 of Harry Turtledove's "Darkness" series.

Taluntain · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 5:48pm

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

The Deviant Mage · Wed, 4th Dec '02, 10:11pm

- Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer's Journal of the Fifteenth Century by Professor Richard Kieckhefer

- The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny

Spellbound · Thu, 5th Dec '02, 1:26am

Waterdeep, of the Avatar Trilogy, by Denning. Outstanding!

joacqin · Thu, 5th Dec '02, 2:09pm

Cordelia's Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold, very good and I am sure to pick up a few of her other books.

Mathetais · Thu, 5th Dec '02, 3:33pm

TDM ... should we be worried about you???

Its *just* fantasy man ... you really can't summon a zombie lord to do your homework.

Frog · Fri, 6th Dec '02, 5:56am

Dragons of Winter Night by Weis and Hickman.

Veldrin · Sat, 7th Dec '02, 8:57pm

Just finished The Crystal Shard and started Streams of Silver.

aegron · Sat, 7th Dec '02, 9:10pm

the Bible

the poetic edda

the chosen by Chaim Potok

the canterbury tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The history of the kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth

the last two are for course at the university and the first one isn't a book I will finish (you just keep reading and studying it)

The Deviant Mage · Sun, 8th Dec '02, 8:05pm

Yeah, I'm not gonna try any of the spells or anything...even if they worked I'm not positive I want a nice conversation with Lilith or Satan. Plus they're a lot of work.

Actually reading the book accomplishes two things: helps me with my Latin (half the book is a copy of the original manuscript), and satisfies my curiousity on the usage of magic in history. Apparently most necromancers were part of the clergy: that's what you get for having such a large clerical body with many of them doing little (this was the era of younger sons of the nobility becoming priests, the Church was huge).

EDIT: Nevermind. It turns out I can summon a zombie lord to do my homework and Lilith is great cook and can play raquetball with the best of them. I'd like to recommend demon trafficking to all the kiddies out there.

[ December 10, 2002, 07:49: Message edited by: The Deviant Mage ]

Mauricio Eiji · Sun, 8th Dec '02, 8:18pm

The Workers of the Sea, by Vitor Hugo

Vince Clortho · Sun, 8th Dec '02, 8:34pm

Hehe... actually am finally reading The Lord of the Rings.

Mortensen · Wed, 18th Dec '02, 3:00pm

Well I'm reading yet another Catherine Cookson lol

Thorin · Wed, 18th Dec '02, 5:29pm

Well I am reading

CyberShock by Winn Schartau
The Linux Cook book

Never know when i will be stranded on a island with nothing more than a computer with linux

Akujin · Wed, 18th Dec '02, 5:38pm

My next planned read will be 'The Night Watch' by Mr Pratchett. Discworld 0wnz fs

aegron · Wed, 18th Dec '02, 6:42pm

Right now i'm reading a book of Toon Tellegen. He's a great dutch writer, who has mostly written short stories with animals as the main characters. It ranges from hilarious to deeply philosophically.

I'm also reading Chaucer's canterbury tales and Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the kings of britain, for courses at the university.

I'm about to start in Kalevala a finnish hero epos or something like that. Perhaps some Fin around these boards can tel us more about this work.

dmc · Wed, 18th Dec '02, 8:51pm

Just picked up Fortress Draconis by Michael Stackpole, an author I find compelling in the Fantasy genre. So far, so good. It's the first book of a trilogy. I also recommend Once a Hero and Talion: Revenant by him.

{Edit} - Avrahtar is right. The book lists itself as both the first and second of a series, so the publisher has some logic issues apparently. In any event, the Dark Glory War definitely takes place in the same universe. I think I like Once a Hero best of all.

[ December 19, 2002, 08:08: Message edited by: dmc ]

Avarahtar · Thu, 19th Dec '02, 3:30am

Fortress Draconis is the second book in the series. The first is Dark Glory War and I agree that the books are pretty good though I didn't find them as enjoyable as Talion: Revenant.

TheBlackRose · Thu, 19th Dec '02, 3:39am

LotR: The Two Towers.

Mauricio Eiji · Thu, 19th Dec '02, 3:59am

Now I'm reading "Blood and Gold" by Anne Rice

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Wed, 4th Dec '02, 11:57am	#1
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Wed, 4th Dec '02, 2:18pm	#2
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Wed, 4th Dec '02, 3:41pm	#3
Foradasthar It's simplicity that matters Join Date: May 2002 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1,332 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,103 Level: 18 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 1.08% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 1.29% Monthly Activity 1.51% Achievements	Shandril's Saga vol 2: Crown of Fire. After that I'll re-read some books, go for the Legend of Huma somewhere on the way and then return to LoTR for another read-through.

Wed, 4th Dec '02, 3:47pm	#4
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Wed, 4th Dec '02, 4:06pm	#5
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Wed, 4th Dec '02, 4:33pm	#6
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Wed, 4th Dec '02, 5:48pm	#7
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Wed, 4th Dec '02, 10:11pm	#8
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Thu, 5th Dec '02, 1:26am	#9
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Thu, 5th Dec '02, 2:09pm	#10
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Thu, 5th Dec '02, 3:33pm	#11
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Fri, 6th Dec '02, 5:56am	#12
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Sat, 7th Dec '02, 8:57pm	#13
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Sat, 7th Dec '02, 9:10pm	#14
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Sun, 8th Dec '02, 8:05pm	#15
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Sun, 8th Dec '02, 8:18pm	#16
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Wed, 18th Dec '02, 3:00pm	#18
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Wed, 18th Dec '02, 6:42pm	#21
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Wed, 18th Dec '02, 8:51pm	#22
dmc SPS Account Holder Distinguished Member Moderator Speak softly and carry a big briefcase 3 Card Poker Champion! Balloon Shoot Champion! Bumper Golf Champion! Falldown Champion! Plumber 2 Champion! Rotations Champion! Towerball Champion! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Posts: 6,537 Like: 21 Liked 63 Times in 48 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 15,977 Level: 36 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 29.11% Daily Activity 2.26% Weekly Activity 27.13% Monthly Activity 28.64% Achievements Awards	Just picked up Fortress Draconis by Michael Stackpole, an author I find compelling in the Fantasy genre. So far, so good. It's the first book of a trilogy. I also recommend Once a Hero and Talion: Revenant by him. {Edit} - Avrahtar is right. The book lists itself as both the first and second of a series, so the publisher has some logic issues apparently. In any event, the Dark Glory War definitely takes place in the same universe. I think I like Once a Hero best of all. [ December 19, 2002, 08:08: Message edited by: dmc ]

Thu, 19th Dec '02, 3:30am	#23
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