What books are you reading?

Malevolence · 09-14-2010, 08:52 PM

Transition
by Iain M. Banks

There is a world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse. Such a world requires a firm hand and a guiding light. But does it need the Concern: an all-powerful organization with a malevolent presiding genius, pervasive influence and numberless invisible operatives in possession of extraordinary powers?

Among those operatives are Temudjin Oh, of mysterious Mongolian origins, an un-killable assassin who journeys between the peaks of Nepal, a version of Victorian London and the dark palaces of Venice under snow; Adrian Cubbish, a restlessly greedy City trader; and a nameless, faceless state-sponsored torturer known only as the Philosopher, who moves between time zones with sinister ease. Then there are those who question the Concern: the bandit queen Mrs. Mulverhill, roaming the worlds recruiting rebels to her side; and Patient 8262, under sedation and feigning madness in a forgotten hospital ward, in hiding from a dirty past.

There is a world that needs help; but whether it needs the Concern is a different matter.

Gawyn_Trakkand · 09-14-2010, 09:19 PM

At the moment i'm reading/re-reading

Robert Jorden: The WoT series (the names of all my chars come from this series)

Kelly Armstrong: Stolen (2nd book in her series, very involved writing though verges on pornographic in places

)

Stephen King: The Dark Tower series (re-reading after i heard rumors of a movie coming out.)

Jim Butch's: The Dresden Files (books about a Private Detective who solves crimes/mysteries of the unknown oh and he's a wizard, They also made a horrible TV series loosely based on the books it sucked ass)

Jim Butcher's: The Codex Alera (books about a boy named Tavi where in a world where everyone can control elements to a degree he is the only one who relys on his cunning and wit to excell. Amazing writing though not a well known series)

Angel_de_Combate · 09-14-2010, 09:21 PM

The Gunslinger - Stephen King

Conclusions - Stephen is an brilliant writer...you really can't fault how he describes people, places, situations - i've liked him since i began reading his books when i was 14(i also read Rose Madder recently...again a good book).

Inspiration for this book - Stemmed from a poem by English author Robert Browning, entitled "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came." I say poem, but it is rather a long one so I'll post one verse.

"There they stood, ranged along the hill-sides, met
To view the last of me, a living frame
For one more picture! in a sheet of flame
I saw them and I knew them all. And yet
Dauntless the slug-horn to my lips I set,
And blew. ``Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came.''

Now i just need to read the rest.

animalartist · 09-14-2010, 09:37 PM

Dragon Haven - Robin Hobb
2nd book in the Rain Wild series.

tikinho · 09-14-2010, 09:37 PM

Is RO forum couting?

Gabburtjuh · 09-14-2010, 09:43 PM

RO how-to: be like rumple and die on a suicidal warrior.

Codebook 1.2.7 version M, not reading but writing ^^

Pizdzius · 09-14-2010, 10:45 PM

I wish I could translate from polish literature

ArcticWolf · 09-14-2010, 11:00 PM

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (yeah, again);
Graph Theory and its Applications;
Javascript: the Definitive Guide.

VandaMan · 09-14-2010, 11:23 PM

I'm illiterate.

Seher · 09-14-2010, 11:38 PM

Andrzej Sapkowski: The Witcher Saga
Liked the game, bought a book, fell in love with the spelling style.

And I'm impatiently waiting for the last book to get translated to German. :/

I guess I'll re-read the dark tower, too, until then.

09-14-2010, 08:52 PM	#1
Malevolence Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Scotland/Canada Posts: 139	What books are you reading? Transition by Iain M. Banks There is a world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse. Such a world requires a firm hand and a guiding light. But does it need the Concern: an all-powerful organization with a malevolent presiding genius, pervasive influence and numberless invisible operatives in possession of extraordinary powers? Among those operatives are Temudjin Oh, of mysterious Mongolian origins, an un-killable assassin who journeys between the peaks of Nepal, a version of Victorian London and the dark palaces of Venice under snow; Adrian Cubbish, a restlessly greedy City trader; and a nameless, faceless state-sponsored torturer known only as the Philosopher, who moves between time zones with sinister ease. Then there are those who question the Concern: the bandit queen Mrs. Mulverhill, roaming the worlds recruiting rebels to her side; and Patient 8262, under sedation and feigning madness in a forgotten hospital ward, in hiding from a dirty past. There is a world that needs help; but whether it needs the Concern is a different matter.

09-14-2010, 09:43 PM	#6
Gabburtjuh Baron Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere where grinding does NOT exist Posts: 822	RO how-to: be like rumple and die on a suicidal warrior. Codebook 1.2.7 version M, not reading but writing ^^ __________________ EX - Dutch Wannabe OP/Tank / Wannado Bash marks/knight/barb 60 Chuck Norris hunter 52 One Bite Snack, 60 barb / Wang King, 60 knight

09-14-2010, 10:45 PM	#7
Pizdzius Baron Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Polish Side of RA Posts: 779	I wish I could translate from polish literature __________________ Pizdzius Swedzioszek Leader of CBA Regnum Comic <- my Regnum Comic , RSS version -> RSS (if you wish to contact me on my other realm character: Ignis - Josephine)

09-14-2010, 11:00 PM	#8
ArcticWolf Duke Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 0x00CAFE Posts: 3,366	Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (yeah, again); Graph Theory and its Applications; Javascript: the Definitive Guide. __________________ I don't have a solution, but I admire the problem.

09-14-2010, 09:19 PM	#2
Gawyn_Trakkand Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cheshire, England Posts: 219	At the moment i'm reading/re-reading Robert Jorden: The WoT series (the names of all my chars come from this series) Kelly Armstrong: Stolen (2nd book in her series, very involved writing though verges on pornographic in places ) Stephen King: The Dark Tower series (re-reading after i heard rumors of a movie coming out.) Jim Butch's: The Dresden Files (books about a Private Detective who solves crimes/mysteries of the unknown oh and he's a wizard, They also made a horrible TV series loosely based on the books it sucked ass) Jim Butcher's: The Codex Alera (books about a boy named Tavi where in a world where everyone can control elements to a degree he is the only one who relys on his cunning and wit to excell. Amazing writing though not a well known series)

09-14-2010, 09:21 PM	#3
Angel_de_Combate Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 440	The Gunslinger - Stephen King Conclusions - Stephen is an brilliant writer...you really can't fault how he describes people, places, situations - i've liked him since i began reading his books when i was 14(i also read Rose Madder recently...again a good book). Inspiration for this book - Stemmed from a poem by English author Robert Browning, entitled "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came." I say poem, but it is rather a long one so I'll post one verse. "There they stood, ranged along the hill-sides, met To view the last of me, a living frame For one more picture! in a sheet of flame I saw them and I knew them all. And yet Dauntless the slug-horn to my lips I set, And blew. ``Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came.'' Now i just need to read the rest.

09-14-2010, 09:37 PM	#4
animalartist Initiate Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 108	Dragon Haven - Robin Hobb 2nd book in the Rain Wild series.

09-14-2010, 09:37 PM	#5
tikinho Initiate Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 244	Is RO forum couting?

09-14-2010, 11:23 PM	#9
VandaMan Baron Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 747	I'm illiterate.

09-14-2010, 11:38 PM	#10
Seher Count Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,026	Andrzej Sapkowski: The Witcher Saga Liked the game, bought a book, fell in love with the spelling style. And I'm impatiently waiting for the last book to get translated to German. :/ I guess I'll re-read the dark tower, too, until then.