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I'm currently reading the Wool omnibus by Hugh Howey. It's pretty decent I've been making very rapid progress as it's been too hot to sleep here recently now the summer has arrived.

I haven't seen the Apple show, but maybe I'll watch it in the future when I've finished all the books (I had Shift and Dust as well).

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I’m reading The Best Of World SF Vol 2 compilation, edited by Lavie Tidhar. There are some phenomenal short stories in this and the first one, and I really enjoy hearing voices from outside the English-speaking bubble that I usually read

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I’m currently hooked on the Dresden Files, by no means perfect literary master pieces but damn if I’m not completely hooked. I’m averaging one-two books of the series a week right now lol

Also just finished Revival by Stephen King as an audio book. I’m a big Stephen King fan, but I have to say I did not find this book to be that scary and the build up was looooong even by his standards.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Working on The Name of the Wind and then next up is Death’s End.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm so so sorry. Name of the Wind is brilliant. The sequel is decent. But I've given up hope for the series to ever be completed.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Whatcha sorry about? Does the book end on a cliffhanger or something? Or can I get away with just reading the first one?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really enjoy the books by Peter F Hamilton, my favourites being Pandora's Star and it's sequel Judas Unchained.

The worlds he creates are just so detailed and interesting to read about, and of course the story is very compelling

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I have a couple things on deck:

  • Light from Uncommon Stars - Ryka Aoki - I've seen this one recommended several times, and finally decided to give it a spin.
  • 36 Streets - T.R. Napper - A more niche title, but something to hopefully give me a bit of a noir fix.
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's my 1st time through Count of Montecristo AND Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy! I have an awesome new job that allows me to work 32 hours/week. I have a WHOLE EXTRA DAY EVERY WEEK to read, learn, draw, garden, whatever. So I'm tackling the dense books I've never been brave enough or committed enough to try befor!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

count of Monte Cristo surprised me. I thought it would be a little boring and have that "this is a super old book" feel to it with a writing style that I just didn't enjoy. but it was actually super interesting and has a killer theme throughout that I did not see coming.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm reading Children of Ruin, the second book of the Children of Time series. I blasted through the first book in less than a week. First time I've read Tchaikovsky and I love it.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Currently I'm reading the Space Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clark

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

I'm re-reading Broken Angels (the sequel to Altered Carbon) by Richard Morgan. Of the three books in the trilogy, this is the one I liked the most.

I've got River Of Pain by Christopher Golden on pause. It's an Aliens-prequel about the colony set up on the planet where the Nostromo crew picked up the alien. I haven't read it before, but I'm pretty sure I know how it ends.

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