Topic: Resurrection: What are you Reading?

[Malim]

Sword of truth by terry goodkind.

[TerryTee]

Ender's game series. Now on Xenocide.

[Cory Magel]

Sword of truth by terry goodkind.

Wizards First Rule is very close to my first rule of life: People are stupid.

[tbigness]

That is close to my philosophy of "A person may be smart, but people in general are stupid."

[markc]

  I know a lot of smart people who are dumb and vice versa (sp?). I know that sounds like a Yogi Berra quote but I think it is mine. Some a really smart in some areas and knowledge challenged in others, some have trouble burning water but are great a math or accounting, etc.
 But I also agree that a lot of people are too busy to be smart and ok some are just plain dumb also.
MDC

[Cory Magel]

  I know a lot of smart people who are dumb and vice versa (sp?). I know that sounds like a Yogi Berra quote but I think it is mine. Some a really smart in some areas and knowledge challenged in others, some have trouble burning water but are great a math or accounting, etc.
 But I also agree that a lot of people are too busy to be smart and ok some are just plain dumb also.
MDC

I equate "Stupid" mostly as having little to no common sense.

You can be an uneducated smart person and still understand how to, say, merge with traffic for example.  I'm not going to look at you like an idiot if you can't tell me Pi, but if you ask me why I always hand sharp instruments to someone handle first I might be tempted to stab you.

I believe that's the "Wisdom" stat in the game that shall not be named.

[madvogon]

Let us not forget Wizard's First Rule as applied to retail: Never underestimate the stupidity of the average customer.  Also remember the related axiom: Sooner or later, you're somebody else's customer.

As far as books: I am unfortunately limited to audiobooks as I am blind.  Currently, I am listening to several ongoing series which are a lot of fun. 

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Vampire Earth by E. E. Knight
Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill
both ongoing series  by Laurell K. Hamilton

In terms of standouts, Kevin J. Anderson's Terra Incognita and sequels and Robert Charles Wilson's Spin, Axis, and Vortex (although anything by Wilson is worth reading).

My most recent disappointment, and it pains me incredibly to say this, was Stephen R. Donaldson's The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.  The first two books left me wanting more, and the last two were utter disappointment.

[markc]

If you check most books that can be opened by adobe acrobat reader can be read to you.
MDC

[egdcltd]

The Saga of Seven Suns. I read books one and two; decided to wait until I'd bought the rest of the series, bought five books cheaply on two occasions several years ago, decided to check how many I was missing the other day and discovered I had the entire series already.

madvogon, I'd recommend The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch, the Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka and the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.

[madvogon]

Here are more suggestions that your post reminded me of, although not available as Audiobooks yet.

Susan R. Matthews, An Exchange of Hostages, et al.  Warning, extremely uncomfortable subject matter; approach with care but amazing.

Christopher Golden, the Peter Octavian series.  First book is Of Saints and Shadows. 

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What can be said about the series that is not contained in the following sentence: Jesus Christ was the first vampire.

Nancy Collins, any of the Pretender books, especially Sunglasses After Dark, except A Dozen Black Roses. 

Ian Douglas (aka William Keith), the trilogy of trilogies starting with Semper Mars.

Any book by Michelle Sagara/West.

Seanan McGuire, Incryptid series.  If you are into filk, check out her CD Red Roses and Dead Things.

The wife recommends Barbara Hambly's series beginning with A Freeman of Colour.  The Vogon prefers the Darwath series.

[RandalThor]

Ian Douglas (aka William Keith), the trilogy of trilogies starting with Semper Mars.

I really liked these, the time spanning was done well.

[madvogon]

Just finished listening to the Chronoliths (of course any Robert Charles Wilson is worth reading, but too many people only know of Spin/Axis/Vortex these days).  Still looking for an audio edition of Bios.

[GrumpyOldFart]

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

By Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

[Colin-ICE]

I love that book. A classic!

[madvogon]

Re-reading Chloe Neill's entire Chicagoland Vampires series.

Waiting for the new Kim Harrison book next week!

[pyrotech]

It will be interesting how Kim Harrison will wrap up Rachel's story.  I just have to decide if I get it hardcover or just for the kindle.

In the mean time I'm waiting for my next paycheck to get the last 3 dresden files to read.  And waiting patiently for something new from Glen Cook, or a new Merchant Princes book from Charles Stross....... or maybe one day I'll see a new Chtorr book (unlikely) or the next GoT book.

Books in my queue:
Ghost Story
Cold Days
Skin Game (all my Jim Butcher)
The Rhesus Chart (Charles Stross)
The Witch with No Name (Kim Harrison)

Man looking at this list I need to find a new sci-fi and medival fantasy series to follow.  These are all modern fantasy novels.  Maybe I'll try Butcher's Steampunk series too.