w00t! I’m Reading “Words Of Radiance” At Last! What Are You Reading?
Nov
09
2014
Right now I’m very pleased to finally be starting Brandon Sanderson’s Words Of Radiance, which is Book 2 in the Stormlight Archive series.
As you may recall, I loved the first book in the series, The Way of Kings when I read it in 2011, as reported on here, so have been looking forward to getting into Book 2 for some time.
I’ve also been re-reading Anne McCaffrey’s Restoree, which I loved as a teen — it’s great reacquainting myself with the story & deciding what it is was that spun my wheels as a young adult & whether it still all stands the test of time. 😉
How about you, dear readers? What is your book-de-jour and what do you like or not like about it?
Comments
I loved Words of Radiance and am hanging out for book 3.
Currently, I’m on a mind candy binge and reading Redoubt by Mercedes Lackey and The Quantam Prophecy by Michael Carroll.
Redoubt is a fun, easy read, in that iI know it’s not going to stab me in the heart by killing anyone important. I just wish Lackey wasn’t quite so heavy on the exposition.
The Quantam Prophecy is a YA superhero novel, and I’m reminded that just because it’s about teenage superheroes doesn’t mean the characters I care about will survive. Superhero novels (the ones I’ve read, at least) are surprising dark.
Is “Redoubt” a new Mercedes Lackey? I don’t recall it, but then she has written a LOT of books!
Superhero tales, especially Batman from my recollection of the graphic novels, but also Watchmen, ‘are’ dark–will be interested to hear how the YA variant turns out.:)
And thanks for the positive rec for “Word Of Radiance”–admit it is “so far, so more than good” on my read—but have only just started!
‘Redoubt’ is new-ish and worth a read if you can find it at your local library or used book store. It’s not as good as ‘By the Sword’ though (my personal favourite).
Do you have a favourite Lackey book?
I started with the original “Arrows” books and have also enjoyed the “Oathbound” adventures by way of lighthearted sword and sorcery. In terms of standalone works, as a ballet fan I couldn’t really go past “The Black Swan”–I liked the “counterculture” on the Odette-Odile tale.
How I loved Restoree as a young person, I still love it though I always felt Anne McCaffrey a little Mills and Boon like when she wrote in her romance I suspect that is exacalty why I like it, it fits with my secret indulgence of reading the occasional op shop 1960/70s Mills and Boon.
Im reading Kameron latest, The Mirror Empire which I am enjoying despite a bit of a struggle with keeping all the characters and locals straight. I realy admire her and have been reading her blog for many years so I feel I want to support her work.
I “suspect” the romantic elements, together with what was basically a “girl’s-own” adventure were probably why it appealed to me so much as a teen. It was my “Twilight” perhaps! 😉
I am keen to read Kameron’s trilogy. I’ve heard so many good things about it—and of course she is a fellow “Booksworn” author. 🙂