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Topic:  Where are You in Fantasyland: November 2009 reading 0 / 62 wedi'u darllen

Tach 5, 2009, 6:33pm (top)Message 1: EstelleChauvelin

I'm in Ireland and the otherworld in Heir to Sevenwaters. Where are you?

Tach 5, 2009, 9:21pm (top)Message 2: marinty

Wow! That book sounds excellent, since I'm pure Irish, with all of my grandparents hailing for southern Ireland, and I live in "Another World", California, USA.
I like light reading, plus mythology, so I am reading: The Little People, by Neil Philip, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. NY 2002.
Joseph Campbell is my hero. His quote: Follow your bliss!

Tach 6, 2009, 1:25am (top)Message 3: Emily1

I just started The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. Not having read any of his books before, I'm unsure what to expect, but I've heard some good things about him, so we'll see.

Tach 6, 2009, 6:31am (top)Message 4: Phanatique

Seven Cities ... (in House of Chains - my favourite Erikson so far barring Gardens of the Moon).

Tach 6, 2009, 7:46am (top)Message 5: majkia

I'm chasing cats through the Red Keep with Arya Stark
Game of Thrones - reread

Tach 6, 2009, 8:10am (top)Message 6: goddessladyj

I'm back in Randland with A Crown of Swords, book 7. My goal is to be caught up with the whole Wheel of Time to date by the end of 2009. It'd go faster if I didn't read other stuff in between!

Tach 6, 2009, 7:07pm (top)Message 7: km.cruz

I've started the new book Shifter by Janice Hardy. Debut author, book just came out the end of October. I have high hopes as its quite hard to be a new author in this economy.

Tach 6, 2009, 9:49pm (top)Message 8: AHS-Wolfy

Picked up another series opener in The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.

Tach 7, 2009, 9:31am (top)Message 9: Patrick487

I'm in C.S. Lewis' world of Narnia ! :)

Tach 8, 2009, 1:33pm (top)Message 10: ncgraham

I'm still taking my merry time with Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings; specifically, I'm with Frodo and Sam in Ithilien.

Tach 8, 2009, 1:48pm (top)Message 11: calm

I'm in the palace library of Raine trying to decipher an Alphabet of Thorn.

Tach 8, 2009, 1:56pm (top)Message 12: LadyViolet

Last night I started to run around Louisiana with Faythe Sanders in Stray - currently enjoying the trip quite a lot.

Tach 8, 2009, 2:06pm (top)Message 13: ncgraham

#11 - I really enjoyed that one when I picked it up last year; as a McKillip fan (which I see you are from your profile page), have you read it before?

Tach 8, 2009, 3:08pm (top)Message 14: dfmorgan

Me, I'm on board a ship setting sail to China in Temeraire: Throne of Jade.

Dave

edited to correct title

Golygwyd neges gan yr awdur, Tach 8, 2009, 3:11pm.

Tach 8, 2009, 4:24pm (top)Message 15: calm

#13 ncgraham - yes I've read it once before. I love McKillip's writing.

Tach 8, 2009, 4:39pm (top)Message 16: FicusFan

I am reading The Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia. Probably more SF than fantasy, but its still early.

Tach 8, 2009, 9:27pm (top)Message 17: quinaquisset

I'm in the King's City with Fire, just one kingdom over from Graceling.

Tach 8, 2009, 11:28pm (top)Message 18: awink1993

I am re-reading The Great Hunt, Book 2 of The Wheel of Time, by Robert Jordan.

Tach 8, 2009, 11:44pm (top)Message 19: beniowa

I just finished Nightingale's Lament by Simon R. Green. It's a little bit of a step down from the previous Nightside book, but it's still good.

Tach 9, 2009, 3:50am (top)Message 20: tulipblack

I'm in the Hollows with Rachel Morgan (and her mum). The Outlaw Demon Wails - Kim Harrison.

Tach 9, 2009, 7:20am (top)Message 21: bluesalamanders

I am in Tortall with Keladry.

Tach 9, 2009, 3:18pm (top)Message 22: kmaziarz

I just left a vampire-haunted Seattle in Hunting Ground and I'm about to join forces with the Dragon Reborn in The Gathering Storm.

Tach 9, 2009, 3:51pm (top)Message 23: sandyg210

I'm in Portland - I just started Magic in the Shadows by Devon Monk

Tach 15, 2009, 7:51pm (top)Message 24: sally906

I have just finished a sweet little Fantasy Christmas read. The book has 3 short dragon stories. We Three Dragons edited by Bill Fawcett.

Tach 15, 2009, 8:01pm (top)Message 25: davisfamily

I am in the Blight, reading Eye of the World by Robert Jordan.

Tach 16, 2009, 8:56am (top)Message 26: popslan

Splitting my time between New Crobuzon in Perdido Street Station and Tombstone in Territory.

Tach 16, 2009, 3:08pm (top)Message 27: beniowa

Tach 16, 2009, 3:18pm (top)Message 28: Jenson_AKA_DL

>12 That's where I am as well.

Tach 16, 2009, 3:31pm (top)Message 29: kmaziarz

I've left the Dragon Reborn and the Aes Sedai behind in The Gathering Storm and now I'm visiting with Mingan, Muire, and the rest in By the Mountain Bound.

Tach 20, 2009, 9:53am (top)Message 30: smiley24

>17 You're lucky! I wish I was reading that right now. I'm waiting for Christmas.

Tach 20, 2009, 1:22pm (top)Message 31: BigJoel55

George R. R. Martin's A Feast for Crows.

... once more into the breach ...

Tach 20, 2009, 8:24pm (top)Message 32: Narilka

Finally back to fantasy land! I'm in Discworld again with Sourcery.

Tach 22, 2009, 9:08am (top)Message 33: bluesalamanders

I'm in Pern, with Menolly at the Harper Hall.

(I'm not sure why I keep rereading these books, much as I like the story, the crappy writing always irritates me...)

Tach 22, 2009, 3:04pm (top)Message 34: yummyfishmeister

I am with Cat and Janet at Chrestomanci Castle for the billionth time.

Tach 22, 2009, 4:14pm (top)Message 35: CKmtl

I'm in the Fantasyland Tourism Office, reading The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land.

Tach 23, 2009, 7:31am (top)Message 36: Jenson_AKA_DL

I'm in New Amazonia reading Carnival by Elizabeth Bear. I'm pretty sure it was recommended on this group in another thread but I can't find it. I wanted to say I'm really enjoying it so far.

Tach 26, 2009, 6:52am (top)Message 37: Navigator7

I've recently finished "The Gathering Storm" and have made a mental note to prepare a complete glossary before book 13. At present I am halfway through Trudi Canavan's "The Magician's Apprentice". I still have a few books on my 'Next to be read' shelf but as my children have started phoning with "What do you want for Xmas?" queries I have been looking at what book suggestions I can give. The first to go down is Katherine Kerr's "The Silver Mage".

Tach 26, 2009, 10:13am (top)Message 38: ncgraham

I just finished another quick journey to Mahapura with Tamar in The Iron Ring, and enjoyed the trip very much. Review to come shortly.

Tach 26, 2009, 12:17pm (top)Message 39: jnwelch

I just finished The Gathering Storm, too, Navigator7 (no, touchstone, not the Winston Churchill one!) What did you think? I thought Brandon Sanderson did a great job, and that this one had the pace and interest level of the early books in the series.

Tach 26, 2009, 12:41pm (top)Message 40: calm

I better avoid this thread for a few days - I just started The Gathering Storm! (hopefully the correct touchstone - hit others and it is the third one down)

Tach 26, 2009, 5:30pm (top)Message 41: MonicaDC

I'm with the pigs in the Animal Farm, George Orwell

Tach 26, 2009, 7:53pm (top)Message 42: seitherin

I've just finished Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie and I'm leaving FantasyLand for MysteryLand for my next read.

Golygwyd neges gan yr awdur, Tach 26, 2009, 7:53pm.

Tach 26, 2009, 9:08pm (top)Message 43: GirlMisanthrope

I'm splitting my time between a dark Neverland in The Child Thief by Brom and experiencing a different Seattle (I already live there) in Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs.

Tach 28, 2009, 3:26pm (top)Message 44: elleeldritch

Just left America (California > San Francisco) and Europe, particularly France, with The Sorceress by Michael Scott and not sure where I'm going next..

Golygwyd neges gan yr awdur, Tach 28, 2009, 3:28pm.

Tach 28, 2009, 3:33pm (top)Message 45: kmaziarz

Having finished The Gathering Storm and been impressed by the quality of Brandon Sanderson's writing, I have started Mistborn.

Tach 28, 2009, 10:15pm (top)Message 46: FicusFan

I am now reading Undead and Unworthy by Mary Janice Davidson. It is book 7 in the Queen Betsy series. It is romance, humor fantasy. The POV is a good hearted Valley Girl type who dies and comes back as the queen of the vampires.

Rhag 1, 2009, 12:03am (top)Message 47: goddessladyj

#45 kmaziarz

I hope you enjoy Mistborn. I like Brandon Sanderson's writing even better than Robert Jordan's. I'm so looking forward to The Gathering Storm!

Rhag 1, 2009, 7:32am (top)Message 48: Navigator7

#39
I thoroughly enjoyed The Gathering Storm and will be reading more of Brandon's work. I also enjoyed the Magician's Apprentice. At present I'm 2/3 rds through Poison Study by Maria V Snyder. The 2nd of this trilogy is already on my bookshelf and I've just added the last one to my Xmas list.

Rhag 1, 2009, 7:42am (top)Message 49: AHS-Wolfy

I recently picked up the boxset for The Mistborn Trilogy as I'm waiting for the paperback of The Gathering Storm. Wanted to check out his work as he is generally well regarded anyway. Will be making headway into this in the not too distant future.

Rhag 2, 2009, 5:27am (top)Message 50: Peta31

i'm in Discworld again (practically live there!) re-reading Reaper Man,

Rhag 2, 2009, 10:35am (top)Message 51: kmaziarz

#47...I very much enjoyed Mistborn! So much so that I wanted to go straight from that one into The Well of Ascension and was sad that I didn't have it available. So I'll be heading to the bookstore today after work to pick up the next two!

Rhag 2, 2009, 11:35am (top)Message 52: Jenson_AKA_DL

I'm in old London with the young adult steampunk novel, The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade. Also, in purgatory with Tsuzuki in volume 5 of the Descendants of Darkness manga series.

Rhag 4, 2009, 2:34pm (top)Message 53: EstelleChauvelin

I'm in various parts of Greece and the Greek underworld in Alcestis.

Rhag 5, 2009, 7:27am (top)Message 54: cimorene

I'm with Bod in The graveyard book by Neil Gaiman. It deserves the prizes it won.

Rhag 5, 2009, 8:47am (top)Message 55: Jenson_AKA_DL

>54 I just finished listening to the audiobook of The Graveyard Book on the way home from work last night. Neil Gaiman is a fantastic orator and it really made the book for me. I was almost in tears at the end.

Rhag 7, 2009, 1:07pm (top)Message 56: beniowa

I just read the reprint of Ariel by Steven R. Boyett. It was good and fairly absorbing, though it didn't blow my socks off.

Rhag 10, 2009, 5:47am (top)Message 57: sally906

I am reading a book of nine short stories My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding that was edited by P. N. Elrod. I am really enjoying it

Rhag 10, 2009, 2:57pm (top)Message 58: Jenson_AKA_DL

>57 - That was an interesting anthology. The two that really stuck out to me were Rachel Caine's Pirate short story and Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden short. It was what got me interested in the series to start with.

Rhag 14, 2009, 6:39am (top)Message 59: sally906

>58 - I liked Rachel Caine's pirate story too "Dead man's Chest" - I have gone an got my grubby little hands on book one in her weather warden series Ill Wind

Also liked Lori Handeland’s "Charmed By The Moon" so will keep my eyes out for her books.

Rhag 14, 2009, 12:46pm (top)Message 60: AHS-Wolfy

Just made a start on Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.

Rhag 15, 2009, 9:09am (top)Message 61: readafew

Finally received my copy of The Gathering Storm this weekend and have got a good start on it. I'm impressed with what Brandon has done so far, and I've got almost all his other books so I already had high expectations.

Rhag 18, 2009, 12:02pm (top)Message 62: Navigator7

I'm waiting for Xmas to finish the 'Study' trilogy and I've used Alison Croggon's Pellinor series to bridge the gap. I'm two thirds through "The Riddle" at present but I'm going to have to slow down a bit as books 3 & 4 are also coming at Xmas.

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