What's Ari reading?
Dec. 7th, 2009 07:17 pmI've really enjoyed quite a few of the books I've been reading lately, and I think they're worth sharing:
1. Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett-
Pratchett's newest Discworld book is a real delight. It's primarily an Unseen University book, with cameos from several other Discworlders. Some bits have a real bittersweet feel to them. I hope Mr. Pratchett has lots of Discworld books left in him, but UA definitely had a "fond farewell" feeling to it.
2. Time Travelers Never Die, by Jack McDevitt-
Despite McDevitt's prolific nature, Time Travelers Never Die is the first work of his that I've read. It has a classic SF feel, while still retaining a modern sensibility and tone. I stormed my way through TTND in just a few days, and will definitely give McDevitt's other works a look.
3. Doctor Who: Who Killed Kennedy, by David Bishop. A clever in-Whoniverse look at the JFK assassination, as well as a perspective on the third Doctor's tenure from the eyes of a journalist in Britain at the time. It helps if you have a strong DW background when you read this book, since there are lots of cameos and references to episodes of the show. I missed several of them on first glance.
I'm currently enjoying Harry Turtledove's newest Atlantis book, but I'm only on the first or second chapter. More later...
What are you reading?
1. Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett-
Pratchett's newest Discworld book is a real delight. It's primarily an Unseen University book, with cameos from several other Discworlders. Some bits have a real bittersweet feel to them. I hope Mr. Pratchett has lots of Discworld books left in him, but UA definitely had a "fond farewell" feeling to it.
2. Time Travelers Never Die, by Jack McDevitt-
Despite McDevitt's prolific nature, Time Travelers Never Die is the first work of his that I've read. It has a classic SF feel, while still retaining a modern sensibility and tone. I stormed my way through TTND in just a few days, and will definitely give McDevitt's other works a look.
3. Doctor Who: Who Killed Kennedy, by David Bishop. A clever in-Whoniverse look at the JFK assassination, as well as a perspective on the third Doctor's tenure from the eyes of a journalist in Britain at the time. It helps if you have a strong DW background when you read this book, since there are lots of cameos and references to episodes of the show. I missed several of them on first glance.
I'm currently enjoying Harry Turtledove's newest Atlantis book, but I'm only on the first or second chapter. More later...
What are you reading?