Niners (io9) discussion

I'm focusing on World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks now, before I'm moving to Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves. After that it's the new novel by John Ajvide Lindquist (who wrote Let the Right One in), (freely translated) "Little Star". No supernatural stuff in this one, so I'm a little excited for which direction he's going in now. :D

Finishing off the The Hero of Ages before I move on to Blindsight, which I'm reading for the very awesome Sword and Laser book club. Then, probably, The Way of Kings

Finished World War Z yesterday. Now halfway into , which so far is very good. :)

Currently trying to catch up with the Song of Fire and Ice series -- about half way through book 3 so far. Although I'm trying to intersperse those books with other books as well -- there's just so much stuff to read ... :)

Currently reading Cirkeln. This book will explode whenever they start selling the translations outside of Sweden. At least if the reviews are right. So I thought I was going to check out the hype.

Finishing up the latest Robert J Sawyer book, Triggers. After that, I might try to polish off a non-fiction book before my next book club read.

I'm reading A Beautiful Blue Death, just a light victorian mystery that I'm really liking.

Currently reading Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov, third novel in the Empire trilogy. Very nice read.

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway. Has anyone cracked the code and feel like sharing?

2012 is my Year of Pratchett. I hope to get through most, if not all, of the Discworld Series.

Currently, I am reading The Book Thief and Thud. After finishing these up I am also picking up World World Z because everyone in my life (internet and IRL) is reading it. I must jump on this bandwagon.

His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik and Moribito: Guardian Of The Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi. The former instigated a dream I recently had in which i was riding a dragon. The latter is a YA novel i picked up at the library bc I recognized the cover art as being by Yuko Shimizu. I'm enjoying both but sadly america has and will only translate 2 books from the Moribito series.

I read His Majesty's Dragon not too long ago (working my way through Throne of Jade now), and thought it was great!

Now there's one chapter left in A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow, so I'm finishing that before moving on to either Ready Player One or 11/22/63 (the Stephen King-time-travel-book). Don't know which yet.

zephyrkey wrote: "Finishing off the The Hero of Ages before I move on to Blindsight, which I'm reading for the very awesome Sword and Laser book club. Then, probably, The Way of Kings"

I just finished Hero of Ages, as well as the prequels Mistborn and Well of Ascension. I loved this series. It was so surprising and refreshing to read about a new form of magic (allomancy) that I thought was so ingenious and really exciting.

30% through 11/22/63 now. It's good so far; interesting, but not really great.

Two-thirds of the way through the second book of Barsoom - The Gods of Mars . Not liking it as much as the first one, but still good solid 'pulpy' fun...

I'm reading The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

I'm about to start A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

I'm reading Dreams and Shadowsright now and I am loving the heck out of it, even though I've only finished like 60 pages or something. Really beautiful, very Gaiman-esque mixed with The Stolen Child. We'll see if I feel the same way when I've finished.

I'm reading Skyward Academy by Nick James. It's a really good book but I'm not really focused on it.

Working my way through the Vorkosigan saga.

when I manage to read I'm submerging myself in the world of Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle's Quicksilver.
I love seeing the names again I came to admire in Cryptonomicon.

I'm currently reading a supernatural thriller, The Blood Gospel, by James Rollins, but next on my list is The Drowning Girl by Caitlin Kiernan. It's a book that has gotten nominations for best novel for both the Nebula Awards and the Bram Stoker Awards, and I'm seeing it on a lot of people's lists of "what are you nominating for Hugos" so I won't be surprised if it ends up nominated there too. I definitely want to see what all the fuss is about.

Last night I finished both Simon Singh's The Code Book and Neal Stephenson's Reamde, so now I need to figure out what to read next! I think perhaps a genteel hiatus, with Brideshead Revisited before I dive into a spring/summer of pure sci-fi bliss.

Skildert, I read 75% of Quicksilver back in college but didn't have a chance to finish it. I've been really hankering to read it again. But then, I've been meaning to read Cryptonomicon, too... That's the problem with Stephenson's doorstops. They're rewarding, but you can only commit to so many of them a year!

I'm working on Blood of the Mantis, the third book in the epic fantasy/gear-, steam-, and insectpunk series Shadows of the Apt. I'm also on the third volume of my reread through Alan Moore's Promethea.

I'm reading Red Country by Joe Abercrombie

I'm just under 300 pages into A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin.

I'm finally getting around to Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Currently reading The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett. Very good so far.

Emily wrote: "Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway. Has anyone cracked the code and feel like sharing?"
NIck said he was going to release it. I should see if he forgot.

John Dies at the End by David Wong

although, spoiler alert, I see there's a sequel so I hope that doesn't ruin my appreciation o the book.

I just finished Blackdog and now I'm going to continue with the reading of The Judging Eye

Currently reading Gravity Dreams (c2000) by L.E. Modesitt, recommended by my boss, and finding it really fascinating. I hadn't heard of the author, who appears to be a fairly prolific sci/fantasy mid-lister. It's mostly set in a post-nanotech, total surveillance society which is presented as a kind of pragmatic utopia (i.e. the only way progress can continue without humanity destroying itself). The ghost(liche?) of Ayn Rand isn't totally absent, but it's an interesting future nonetheless. The setting is post-post-apocalyptic, with society rebuilt down two distinct paths. Most of the population of the Earth actually lives in near ignorance of the nanite-enhanced, spacefaring civilization, seeing them only as "demons." They live like 46th century Amish, freezing their technological progress at a level slightly beyond our own but short of the nanotech revolution and living according to strict traditions based on the old world religions. The narrator hails from a "Dzin" (post-Zen) society but gets infected with nanites and driven into the "demon" lands.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I'm fighting way through this book. I don't like this book.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat by Olivera Sacks.

Kurt wrote: "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I'm fighting way through this book. I don't like this book."

What is it you don't like about it?

I started Angelmaker last week because it had great reviews bit really struggled to get into it. I'm going to try again later because I didn't dislike it, I just wasnt in it.

last night I finally started The Hobbit. I KNOW. I was a big fantasy watcher as a kid but not a fantasy reader. Supernatural this week was the final push I needed to to finally pick it up.

José wrote: "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat by Olivera Sacks."

That is a great name for a book. I almost don't care what it's about!

@Jessica:

It's really interesting. Basically a neurologist telling and meditating about some of his most outrageous cases.

Currently reading John Scalzi's Old Man's War, having heard a lot of good things about it. I think this will be my summer for working my way through all the sci-fi/fantasy I've been meaning to read but never quite got around to.

Started The Gone Away World by Nick Harkaway last week, I'm currently up to page 191. Unless the last 60% of it completely falls apart this is definitely the best book I've read so far this year.

Just started reading Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin.

On book 12 of the Jack Reacher Series by Lee Child.

I'm on book 10 of C.J. Cherryh's Foreigner series. It bogs down here and there and the plotting can be workmanlike, but a diplomat hero really appeals to me and the alien society is fascinating.

Currently reading Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco and I enjoy it so much! It is unexpectedly funny as it makes fun of all the conspiracy theories you can imagine!

Jessica wrote: "José wrote: "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat by Olivera Sacks."

That is a great name for a book. I almost don't care what it's about!"

I love the movie version of Oliver Sacks' book Awakenings with Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro. An uplifting tearjerker.

I am currently reading The Innkeeper's Song based on several comments to a recent article on io9. Fantasy isn't normally something I read but I wanted something relatively light and short to read. And, it supposedly has a totally gratuitous group sex scene in there somewhere so win/win/win ;)

Actually going to start the Conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar. Not sci-fi related but still worth reading. After that is the Fourth Power by Juan Gimenez. Than Ringworld by Larry Niven so back to sci-fi with those two.

Shockingly I'm reading Lexicon right now! Must be the first time I'm reading a pick during the month instead of after it.

Finished Lexicon and now on to The magician. I have heard good things about The Magician. Hoping it is true.

I really want to read Lexicon. Sounds great!
I'm more than halfway through The Night Circus and recommend it to everyone! It's beautifully written (my reading pace is slower for this book because I'm taking in every word) and is telling a few wonderful, interconnected stories.

About halfway into Neuromancer. Loving it so far.