What We're Reading

[Formless]

Warriors of the Steppes, by Harold Lamb. These are collections of Harold Lambs short stories featuring Khlit the Cossack, aka the Wolf of the Steppes. If you've never read them, I highly recommend them, starting with Wolf of the Steppes.

I've read some of Harold Lamb's stuff, he was Robert E. Howards favorite writer.  If you like Harold Lamb check out Robert E. Howard as well, especially his Conan stories, they were fantastic.

[Gorath]

check out Robert E. Howard as well, especially his Conan stories, they were fantastic.

Indeed.  The blasted movies never did them justice.  The stories were great, and of all the writers that followed Howard I appreciated Robert Jordan's work on the conan mythos greatly.

[Kophka]

I love Howard's books. You can see some of the influence that the "father of the modern adventure genre" (Lamb) had on him. To people who haven't read any of Lambs work, he's got plenty of non-fiction as well as short stories and novellas. The "Flame of Islam" is one of the best books on the Saracen POV of the Crusades I've ever read.

[jspook]

Will probably read all of Isaac Asimov's books again for fun next.

Love Asimov
Most people will probably point to the Foundation (good series, but I dont think even he liked where it was taking him.  note the main characters' brooding over his choice and wanting the possiblity to reverse his decision towards the evolution of man), but I personally like some his independant stories a lot more.  The most notable ones for me were:
The End of Eternity
The Gods Themselves
Nemesis

[Franklin]

Currently reading Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett and on my Kindle (best christmas present evar  ) I'm on the 2nd book of The Painted Man trilogy by Peter Brett.

[Formless]

I own around twenty Terry Pratchett books and I must have read each one at least three times, they are incredibly funny.  The best part is after enough time goes by, I can pick up a Terry Pratchett book and reread it and laugh all over again at the jokes. 

I was sad to hear that Terry is battling Alzheimer’s, the world will be a little greyer without him.

If you never read a Terry Pratchett book, do yourself a favor and read one, you might just get hooked.

[Kalam]

If you never read a Terry Pratchett book, do yourself a favor and read one, you might just get hooked.

+1

Though my favourite has to be the Gaiman collaboration, Good Omens.

[ManOfWar]

I read every now and then, usually when I read, they are philosophy books or books from the past.

For example some of the books I have read are

The Prince
Candid
ah that book by a American writer, cant remember him, a famous line is," during these times that men's souls are truly tried' something along those lines

when I was younger I read a crap load of those narnia books,

other than these books I cannot really remember what else I have read

[Artyem]

Unfortunately, I haven't gotten much reading done lately, but hopefully I can pick up a book again soon, I'll take these books as suggestions and try to find one I like


Last book I read was something about the Gestapo in WW2, if I can find it I'll try and get the name for you.

[Allers]

Forums XD

[Kophka]

Oh, Arty, if you want unique WWII fiction, my favorite is "The Berkut" by Joseph Heywood. I'm not gonna spoil it for you, but it's a pretty neat tale.

[Artyem]

Oh, Arty, if you want unique WWII fiction, my favorite is "The Berkut" by Joseph Heywood. I'm not gonna spoil it for you, but it's a pretty neat tale.

Thanks, Koph, I'll check the library for it tomorrow.

[Stormcrow]

Just finished the Darth Bane trilogy by Drew Karpyshyn. A very good series even though not very medieval.

[Kalam]

Just finished the Darth Bane trilogy by Drew Karpyshyn. A very good series even though not very medieval.

Haven't read that, but the games he's written for have been among my favourites.

[Airith]

Just finished Brisingr, now I'm starting on the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, I believe Gardens of the Moon is the first one.