[headdie]

Finally came to the end of my Tom Clancy spree (Burned out on "The Bear and the Dragon" because Nomura started really getting on my nerves). "Executive Orders" makes me wonder why we can't have a real Jack Ryan for president

Coming back to the good ol' Brotherband series; just ordered "Slaves of Soccoro".

I found Tom Clancy to be very good reads, especially the Jack Ryan books, Op Centre and Net Force series' not so much.

[InsaneBaron]

Finally came to the end of my Tom Clancy spree (Burned out on "The Bear and the Dragon" because Nomura started really getting on my nerves). "Executive Orders" makes me wonder why we can't have a real Jack Ryan for president

Coming back to the good ol' Brotherband series; just ordered "Slaves of Soccoro".

I found Tom Clancy to be very good reads, especially the Jack Ryan books, Op Centre and Net Force series' not so much.

Totally agree; "The Hunt for Red October", "Patriot Games", and "The Cardinal of the Kremlin" were pure awesome, the later ones were pretty good too. I haven't started Op Center or Net Force yet. I stopped temporarily because A. you can only read a single series for so long before you want something new and B. Chet Nomura, who I'd thought of as an okay guy, went and ticked me off by using the same tactics that made me loath that Felix Cortez villain from CaPD... and everyone else put up with it.

I'll probably come back to it, but for now I'm giving John Flanagan and Timothy Zahn their turn.

[watsisname]

Completed:
Peter Watt's Echopraxia.  Actually finished this ages ago but never posted.  It is very awesome, though I enjoyed Blindsight more.  But wasn't Portus some scary ****?
Carl Sagan's Contact.  The antithesis of Blindsight.

Picked up yesterday and just finished:
Steven Callahan's Adrift.  One of the most amazing books I have ever read.  I want to find and hug this man.

Still on the to-do list:
Mind of the Raven  (currently working on)
Music of the Sun
This is Your Brain on Music
The Worst Hard Time
Koma Kulshan - The Story of Mt. Baker

Newly added to the todo list:
Geology of the San Juan Islands, by Ned Brown

[X3N0-Life-Form]

Just started my apparently yearly reading of Hyperion. I'm puzzled at how much I enjoy these books despite having read them nearly a dozen times over the past 10 years.

[Aesaar]

Have started re-reading Livy's The War with Hannibal.  It's an extremely sensationalized story to anyone who's actually done research on the Second Punic War, but it's still entertaining.

[InsaneBaron]

Have started re-reading Livy's The War with Hannibal.  It's an extremely sensationalized story to anyone who's actually done research on the Second Punic War, but it's still entertaining.

I've heard it's a good read; I'll put it on my list for this summer.

Meanwhile, I'm on a Timothy Zahn kick now, plowing through Cobra and Blackcollar. Blackcollar is Zahn's earlier work, and it shows- it's a good bit cheesier than, say, the Thrawn Trilogy, but still quite entertaining. Cobra is a lot grittier, it's basically the mature Zahn going beyond Star Wars and writing his own universe. AAMOF, Since the SWEU is kinda shut down ATM, Zahn's evidently working on the 8th Cobra book right now, due sometime 2015.

[Scourge of Ages]

Zahn's evidently working on the 8th Cobra book right now, due sometime 2015.

There're 8!? I've only read the first three, I guess I have some catching up to do.

[Scourge of Ages]

The Martian - Andy Weir

I really like this book so far. It strongly reminds me of my favorite book as a kid, "My Side of the Mountain". So far, extremely recommended.

[watsisname]

I read that recently, too.  It's very good.  Hilarious main character, great problem solving skills and hard science.

[Piemanlives]

I've been re-reading the first two books of the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. It's a really good read I feel if you're into epic fantasy.

[Grizzly]

Bernard Cornwell's "The Empty Throne" and 1356 are as good as ever (as in, good).

[Polpolion]

I'm finally getting around to The Brothers Karamazov. It's a surprisingly easy read for a 19th century translation from Russian, which is why I was hesitant to pick it up.

[InsaneBaron]

Just read The Door of No Return by Sarah Mussi; strongly recommended. A very sensitive treatment of African slavery wrapped in a very entertaining (and often hilarious) ordinary-kid-on-Indiana-Jones-Adventure story.

[FlamingCobra]

I'm currently reading Halo: The Fall of Reach. I have not been this engrossed in a book since I first read Harry Potter years and years ago.

[Scourge of Ages]

I just finished Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey and I think I need to lie down now.

Next up: Don Quixote

Oh by the way, did you know that Syfy is adapting both The Expanse and Old Man's War? 'Cause that's a thing.

[Lorric]

Old Man's War

Hmmmm... I hope they do it justice.

[Phantom Hoover]

I got Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman last week, but I just read the American Gods followup (which was very good) at the end and haven't touched it since. I probably should read the rest.

[Gortef]

I read the Ready Player One since my friend recommended it. Clearly it is aimed for a tad younger audience, but it was entertaining and a good read nevertheless.

[InsaneBaron]

Just finished Crime and Punishment, which very much lives up to its reputation.

I'm kinda annoyed that my library doesn't have Cobra Outlaw by Timothy Zahn yet. Luckily I got my hands on Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising and John Flanagan's Scorpion Mountain

[Colonol Dekker]

Reading something called starships mage.

Quite novel feels original but a bit behind.