Working my way through this series by John Marrs. Incredibly good. Set maybe 20 years in the future.
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Someone at a local bookstore recommended The Pretty Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Romance is not at all my genre, but the quirky author uses considerable humour and surrealism, and I enjoyed this book.
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A Rip Through Time
The Poisonerās Ring
Disturbing The Dead
Death at Highland Wedding
By Kelly Armstrong
Now I have to wait until the new release in May to find out what happens. Been a while since I was caught up enough in a book to be sad it ended.
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I started āEmpire of Silenceā by Christopher Ruocchio
Itās a really cool blend of scifi and fantasy. I managed to blow through 23 chapters between the audiobook and my kindle yesterday. Its great
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I am reading Volume I Mr. Lincolnās Army by Bruce Catton. I am listening to Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant. My goal is to listen to or read the complete series by Will Durant. Unfortunately now, as I am making an effort to be as well read as I can be (since college) I seem to be a bore amongst those I know. I think, they think, I am a know-it-all. So they either avoid me like I am a leper, or they fact check me behind my back.
It is OK. I have my head down and am moving forward.
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Comfort Crises by M Easter. Great book to motivate you to do things good for you but very hard to make yourself do.
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My recent reads:
Chinaās World by Mika Hentunen and Kristiina Helenius.
Not yet available in English. Great summary about Xiās China and its goals.
Adrian Tchaikosvky: Dogs of War.
Good semi-dystopic scifi about bioforms and legal/moral/societal questions regarding them.
Julian Baggini: How the World Thinks.
Just started this. But seems to be interesting read about differences abd similarities in different philosophical (and religional) schools around the world.
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I think my friends think this, too. Must have something to do with weightlifting. 
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So Iāve been on Libby for a 3-4 months now, and am failing it utterly. Iāve only been able to read one book through them and I donāt even know what it was because after my time was up they sucked it back out of my kindle. (I do realize I can look on the app. I donāt care! Iām miffed.)
How do you guys manage all of the time limitations and unknowability of when things will be available? Because I keep having to release books because Iām in the middle of something else, and then it goes back away for long enough that I start other things, and then have to decline it again when it pops back up .
The Red Rising series was phenomenal for any of my sci-fi / fantasy fans.
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Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the food giants hooked us
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Iām a bit unsure whatās this about. Some app problem? Youāll rent an ebook and have to give it back after s while or something?
I read mostly paperbacks, which I borrow from library in old school way. But audiobooks are handy too. I often listen books while cycling to work or in the gym (have to pause when doing a set though).
Iām a hardcore scifi reader. Iāll add that to my list. Next in that list will be a classic Iāve never touched for some reason. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe. Iāll go on with the series if it stands by itās reputation.
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God I just finished book six. This has become my favorite sci-fi series. I just started the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio because of it
@SepCalla Did you read Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikosvky?
Another fantastic series.
Another recommendation would be The Coldfire Trilogy - more fantasy related though and not Sci-Fi.
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I just looked it up. It sounds really cool so Itās going on my TBR
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Yes, I have. I liked the first book a lot. It was my first book from Adrian and a breath of fresh air at that time. His witty British writing style amuses me, and the evolutionary themes (which are common in many of his books) are great. The guy can do really good world building. And he loves bugs/insects.
Children of Ruin was decent, and the last book was kinda average. But the first one was definitely worth a read.
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Itās a library app, so the books are free. They have audio and ebooks. Iām struggling to manage the timing of it all.
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Have never noticed this thread but jumping in. Currently reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, on book 3. Itās a fun book, not too much deep thinking.
Red Rising is up next and then want to dive back into some Brandon Sanderson. Seems like a lot of sci fi / fantasy in this thread to look through
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I was just looking at Libby and it gave me this to renew a loan:
I have no idea how it works but this could help with the timing of it if itās available to you!
It would - Iāve been messing with books that have waiting lists, which means they go to other people and then come back to me at random times. I guess I shouldnāt mess with the hot titles. (āHot titles,ā heh. Wally Lambās new book - sizzling!)
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