What are you reading?

[Ruckdog]

I'm thinking about starting up the Lost Fleet series in Audible! I've got a few credits built up and a long drive ahead for the move.

As for me, I've been reading an old (1990) book called "The Art of Wargaming" by Peter Perla. This book has some fascinating history of how wargaming developed, and also how wargaming was used at the Naval War College. There is a new edition out as well, but I have a copy of the first. As such, some of it is dated, but the history portions from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries are still pretty good!

[Landlubber]

Picked up Jim Butcher's new steampunk novel on Tuesday when it came out. "The Aeronaut's Windlass", first book in the "Cinder Spires" series. I'm about 20 pages in, it's interesting so far. Pretty hefty book as well...over 600 pages. I'm more used to his Dresden books, under 400 pages (at least the ones I've read are under 400). Will post more thoughts on it as I get farther into it.

On a side note, for those of you in Colorado, Jim Butcher will be at the Barnes and Noble on Colorado Boulevard on 6 October (I think) for a book signing. If you get the new book at that store, they'll give you information on the event.

[Dakkar]

Jim Butcher will be at the Barnes and Noble on Colorado Boulevard on 6 October (I think) for a book signing. If you get the new book at that store, they'll give you information on the event.

But...but...Tuesday is Malifaux night... :-(

I don't know what I'd have him sign anyways, all his books I have are audio or ebooks :-)

I need to decide between his new Steampunk or the new Drizzt ARCHMAGE book for my next audible buy. Hmmmm....

[Ruckdog]

I too have started in on the Lost Fleet series! I just finished book 5.

[Landlubber]

And I just finished "The Aeronaut's Windlass" (in analog form, not audiobook  ).

Overall, not too bad. It's a little over 600 pages, but I found that it read pretty quickly--I just was pretty busy with work when I picked it up, so I didn't have a lot of time to read it. There are elements of steampunk, but it's not set (as far as I know) on our world. Some interesting ideas and possibilities raised, and I will pick up the next book in the series, whenever it comes out.

[Dakkar]

And I just finished "The Aeronaut's Windlass" (in analog form, not audiobook  ).

I'm like 20 min from the end on Audio. LOVING IT!

Spartan needs more airships.

Now I need a new book, and sadly the next EXPANSE book isn't til June, and the new Brimstone Angels book isn't til January.

BTW - Expanse Vial marketing is going nuts on FB
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[Landlubber]

I can loan you my copy of Retribution Falls, if you'd like...but it is a physical book, not audio book. I really think you'd like it.

http://www.amazon.com/Retribution-Falls-Chris-Wooding/dp/0345522516/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447813820&sr=8-1&keywords=retribution+falls

[Landlubber]

Just finished Edward Paice's book World War I, the African Front: An Imperial War on the African Continent. Review can be found here (scroll to the bottom of the thread):

http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=569.0

Pretty good read!

[Fracas]

Seveneves' ending feel rushed

The Martian (book) was entertaining

Currently reading the Crimson worlds series by jay allan
Very entertaining
http://www.crimsonworlds.com

[Ulric the Grey]

how many books are out for the lost fleet series? Whats the link Ruck?

[Landlubber]

Seveneves' ending feel rushed

The Martian (book) was entertaining

Currently reading the Crimson worlds series by jay allan
Very entertaining
http://www.crimsonworlds.com

I read The Martian in three days flat, and two of those were work days. Couldn't hardly put it down. Movie was OK, book was better (almost always the case, I know).

After finishing the book about WW1 in Africa, I've moved on to Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. This one has been on my list to read for some time now. I'm a chapter in and it's already pretty entertaining.

Fracas, yeah, I think you've mentioned the Crimson Worlds series before. Looks like good pulp military sci-fi. I have the first one on my reading list.

[Ruckdog]

how many books are out for the lost fleet series? Whats the link Ruck?

There are 6 books in the first story arc, and  5 books in the second arc. These 11 books all center on a core group of main characters. There are two other book series that take place in the same universe, one being set in the same timeframe as the other 11 but looking at events from the perspective of a different faction, and the other taking place 100+ years before the events in the other 3 series. Here is the link to the author page for the main series:

http://www.jack-campbell.com/_series/lost_fleet/lost_fleet_intro.htm

[Ulric the Grey]

how many books are out for the lost fleet series? Whats the link Ruck?

There are 6 books in the first story arc, and  5 books in the second arc. These 11 books all center on a core group of main characters. There are two other book series that take place in the same universe, one being set in the same timeframe as the other 11 but looking at events from the perspective of a different faction, and the other taking place 100+ years before the events in the other 3 series. Here is the link to the author page for the main series:

http://www.jack-campbell.com/_series/lost_fleet/lost_fleet_intro.htm

Thanks Ruck. I am looking at a different series called the Lost fleet series, though the first part of the series is called the Slaver War.

Basically a group of humans is attacked by a race that is just slightly ahead of them in techonolgy, and this race is just a puppet of a SkyNet in space. Humans get overwhelmed and well... The second book in the series is called Moon Wreck( A slight teaser)... I think some people here would enjoy that book series as well.

[Ryjak]

Just finished reading "Earth Awakens", which I enjoyed as much as any other book set in the "Ender's Game" setting.  Parts of this and the previous book confused me from a narrative standpoint, but I should have realized they were setting things up for another trilogy on the Second Formic War.  I don't know if you needed several chapters to do this though...

I also sometimes wonder, when reading any of these books, if anyone is really as smart as some of the characters, forming brilliant, complex plans essentially on the fly.  Too bad the need to communicate this to readers and characters often seems to consume too much time; talking isn't a free action, especially during a firefight.

[Ulric the Grey]

Well thinking out these plans is a Free action if I process infomation at the quantum level and speed!