Oh hell yes! http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2011/08/15/a-red-country/ Here's a blog post by Joe Abercrombie about the progress on his next book, tentatively titled A Red Country. This book is one my most anticipated titles of 2012. I can't wait to see what Abercrombie has in store for us, and then I'm really looking forward to him getting back to work on his next trilogy. Spoiler Bring back the Bloody Nine!
how can I get my hubby to love reading as much you do, ScriboErgoSum? lol Finished the Hunger Games and now reading Catching Fire. I am loving this series! I'm Team Peeta. I'm looking forward to see the Hunger Games movie in March. I think Jennifer Lawrence is a good fit for Katniss.
Apparently rimrocker and and I are on similar kicks. I just picked up Empire of the Summer Moon, about Quanah Parker and the rise and fall of the Comanches. Reviewers are comparing it to Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. If it's half as good, it'll be fascinating. I'll report back later. The Hunger Games was excellent. The rest of the series is on my list, for when I'm reading for just entertainment instead of entertainment and education.
Go back in time and get him hooked at books at an early age? My parents are both pretty avid readers, and I and my siblings all love to read as well. It's fun on birthdays and Christmas to buy each other books that aren't on gift lists but because we know each other's taste in books. Maybe scope out outstanding books from whatever genre(s) he's interested in. We're taking the same tack with our kids. We only recently got a TV again after a long absence without one, and even then they only get to watch one show a day. But they love reading books and going to the bookstore. That is an awesome feeling. I'm curious what you think about the Hunger Games trilogy after you finish it. I loved the first book, but will withhold any further comments until you complete the trilogy.
Yeah, he said he hated being forced to read growing up and his parents/siblings are not avid readers. My parents and sister are not readers either...there was no captioning on TV when I was a child so reading was my escape. I def plan to make my future kids to be avid readers! Reading is the best. Uh oh, I guess the rest of trilogy was not as good as the first book? I'll let you know what I think when I finish it!
Slogging my way through Martin's books. About 2/3 done with the second book and enjoying it all so far.
I bought a Nook just to be able to read A Dance with Dragons. That's after having bought the hardcover. At a bit over 1000 pages, it was simply too heavy for me to comfortably read. Pretty sad, hey? I'm enjoying the Nook. It's got the same screen as a Kindle, but with a touch screen feature that works pretty well. You don't have to push a button to change the page, or to do some other things. Touch the right side of the screen to go to the next page, and the left to go back. Tape on the middle and you get the menu. I wouldn't mind having the screen an inch or so bigger, but increasing the font size makes reading it a snap. My main complaint? That there aren't more font sizes. It's either a bit larger than ideal, or a bit smaller. The Kindle is the same way. A simple software fix would increase the available sizes, so I hope they get around to it.
The fact that you two are reading this series just about clinches it for me. I held off forever buying the books, and I think I'll have to start them after finishing The Lions of al-Rassan.
After lamely avoiding science fiction for my entire life, I decided to delve, and blew through Ender's Game in two sittings. Anything else anyone can recommend in the genre?
Will be reading soon: Vernor Vinge -- The Children of the Sky Just finished: Alastair Reynolds -- House of Suns... great book.
For heaven's sake, read them already. They are as good as you've heard. While we've been besieged with hype because of the superb HBO adaptation of book one, in this case, the noise is well deserved. Like the reaction surrounding the release of Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, those who read The Game of Thrones 15 years ago are still experiencing a mild case of disbelief that they actually made a mini-series of it, and that it is (gasp!) terrific. The novels are decidedly aimed at an adult audience, which I found refreshing. HBO may focus a bit more on the randy goings on of certain characters in The Game of Thrones than the novel does, but they didn't exactly make things up, either. ;-)- You will enjoy them immensely, in my opinion.
I highly recommend Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card. Ender's Game is his most famous book, but I think Pastwatch is his best.
Does it have to be current releases? I read Dune: House Atreides and now I'm going back and re-reading Dune to get the continuation feel and compare writing styles between Frank Herbert and his son, Brian.
Restaurant at the end of the Galaxy (2nd book, HitchHiker Series, Douglas Adams) Just finished Jack and Jill (3rd book, James Patterson)
