Whatcha reading?

[Jack T. Chance]

This week, I have once again started picking up some of my favorite graphic novels to re-read them... quite probably THE BEST comic book currently being published...

It takes place in world where heroes glide through the sky on lightning bolts and fire. Flamboyant villains attempt daring daylight robberies. God-like alien creatures clash in epic battles over the nighttime sky.

And on the dirty streets below, homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate crimes involving those special beings, those people blessed or cursed with...

POWERS.

Think Homicide: Life on the Street meets superhero comics. I recommend it not only for those looking for a modern, unique, gritty and mature take on superheroes (especially if in the last year or so, you've read Watchmen and/or Wanted and want to know what to read next that will be as good) but ALSO for anyone that's a fan of police procedurals such as Homicide, Law & Order, and C.S.I.

If you've never read Powers and want to try a few issues FOR FREE, then CLICK HERE to go to Powers Daily and read the first 4-5 story arcs online without spending any money!

You'll see the story arcs listed on the left-hand side, in order from top-to-bottom. Start with "Who Killed Retro Girl?" and continue on from there! But be warned: Powers is a MATURE READERS ONLY title that is absolutely NOT for children! It contains explicit dialogue, nudity, sexual situations, graphic violence, and at times, downright GRISLY crime scene images! If any of this stuff offends you, DO NOT READ IT! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

If that warning didn't scare you off, enjoy my recommendation if you choose to take a look! If you've never read Powers before, I envy you the experience of discovering it for the first time!

*Goes offline to continue reading Powers*

[Aethian]

Sorry, I was in a terrible mood last night, and interpreting everything negatively. Combine that with one of my hot buttons and.....

*pounces and give scritchies and snugs*

[Lace Neil Singer]

The Birthgrave - Tanith Lee

No-one cept for myself ever seems to have read this author. -.- Brilliant fantasy books, tho.

[ArcticChicken]

*pounces and give scritchies and snugs*

purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Buglady]

I really enjoyed the Otherland series. Any similarities at all? Or is it back closer to the Fantasy of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn?

It looks like "Shadowmarch" and "Shadowplay" are more traditional high fantasy rather than the cyberpunk aspect of Otherland (which I really enjoyed). I've actually read very little of Tad Williams' other work besides Otherland and "Tailchaser's Song" - I got rather annoyed with him when the Dragonbone Chair trilogy started stretching out with cliffhanger after cliffhanger.

[Buglady]

The Birthgrave - Tanith Lee

No-one cept for myself ever seems to have read this author. -.- Brilliant fantasy books, tho.

I've read quite a few of hers. Her earlier work was a bit overwrought (needed some editing to deal with some overuse and misuse of obscure words... that sort of thing bugs me. See "Eva Fairdeath" for an example), but her more recent stuff is fantastic. Her short stories are particularly good.

[Slytovhand]

ATM - page 6 of a thread entitled "Whatcha reading?" on a forum...

Robert A Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land', hailed as one of the best SF ever written... I like it!

Thinking about re-reading Earthsea Quintet by Ursula K Le Guin (after having watched the movie), and Chronicles of Morgaine by CJ Cherryh.

Of course, there's my regular reads of OOTS (Order of the Stick), Devil's Panties, and Menagea3 online.

Lace, I recall reading a bit of Tanith Lee's many years ago, but it obviously didn't grab me enough for me to pursue it.

[Bramble]

My current book is Warriors Power of Three: Long Shadows by Erin Hunter. THe next book needs to hurry up and come out.

[Setsunaela]

i'm currently reading the Thomas Covenant novels, by Sthephen R. Donaldson. my hubby has all of 'em. i think i'm on book 3

[AirHostess]

I've read 6 novels in the past week to avoid reading university texts-Henry V and The Rover. I'm off on a 3 day work trip now so packed uni books and a Danielle Steele novel.

[AdminAssistant]

I've read 6 novels in the past week to avoid reading university texts-Henry V and The Rover. .

Oh, I love The Rover! It's actually a very quick read, and it's easily my favorite Restoration play. Two would-be nuns turned loose at Carnival - fun! I've actually not read Henry V, but it's considered to be one of the best history plays (after Richard III). Once more into the breach, dear friends!!

(PS. There's a very good film version starring Kenneth Branaugh. I'm not advocating watching the movie instead of reading, but it might offer better understanding.)

[NightAngel]

I just finished the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer and am getting ready to move on to the House of Night Series. Someone also suggested I read the Night Angel Series by Brent Weeks- which actually sounds pretty good.

I was reading The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, however, my Mother stole my copy.

[RayvenQ]

Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett
The Vampire Genevieve by Jack Yeovil

and I think I'm going to re-read the Gaunts Ghosts series, by Dan Abnett (11 books of Grim Dark future warfare)

[AnaKhouri]

i'm currently reading the Thomas Covenant novels, by Sthephen R. Donaldson. my hubby has all of 'em. i think i'm on book 3

I just finished book 3. I had to think about it a while but I thought it was a fitting ending. I don't know if I'm going to move on to the second trilogy or not, though.

Oddly, many of the men I know who have read the first book gave up after about 90 pages or so- after Covenant's crime (you know the one I mean) out of disgust. My husband did. But most of the women who've read it have gotten past that with not trouble. I wonder why? My husband is particularly sensitive to violence against women but I wonder if all male readers feel this way.

[Shpepper]

Right now I am reading "Brother Odd" by Dean Koontz.

I haven't been reading as much as I used to. I recently quit smoking and I would read and smoke all the time and it's still difficult to sit and just read. But I am getting back to it. I have missed it but not the smokes.