October 2019 reading thread

Interesting discussion but I would like to point out that I did not say that Ark was a "post-apocalyptic" book. I said it was an "apocalyptic" book. So to make sure that someone does not read the book under false pretenses ..... The starting point of the book is that the earth has discovered a monstrous asteroid on a course that will obliterate the planet in decades. The earth pulls together to move out (this small book does not go into any detail about this) it tells the story of a young woman who intends to die rather than escape.
 
Didn't read at all last week while I was traveling. I did visit a lovely little bookstore, the Winchester Book Gallery, in Winchester, Virginia. On a whim I picked up The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman and have just started it. Only a few pages in so not really sure what to expect yet.

Randy M.
 
I'm trying to read and support more Indie self published writers and have just read The Final Empire: Mistborn 1 by Brandon Sanderson. It took me a while to get into it, but once I was I loved it, the world building and development of magic was really good and great characters that I could connect with. Just been looking at his website and he's very busy producing books so I'm sure I'll be reading more :giggle:
 
laduchessa said:
I'm trying to read and support more Indie self published writers and have just read The Final Empire: Mistborn 1 by Brandon Sanderson.
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I'm not sure how Sanderson counts as an indie self-pubbed author since he's published by Tor and repped by the head of JABberwocky Literary Agency. He's pretty much as traditionally published as it gets.
 
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laduchessa said:
I'm trying to read and support more Indie self published writers
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Good idea! You'll find a few here - and welcome to the chronicles forums. :)

OHB said:
I'm not sure how Sanderson counts as an indie self-pubbed author
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I suspect they meant "as well as". :)
 
Welcome aboard @M. S. Ari. Did you like Aurora?

I'm reading a detective novel Thin Air by Lisa Gray. Just got a good start 10% and so far so good.
 
Finished Arthur O. Friel's Tiger River (1923). Moving on to finish Bram Stoker's collection of short stories in Dracula's Guest and Other Stories (1914).
 
I'm currently rereading the Wheel of Times series, just finished the last book Robert Jordan wrote and got into the first one Brandon Sanderson wrote. And transitioning like that instead of having to wait a couple of years, it is clear that the writing style is different. Also, got a renewed appreciation for Jordan's writing.
 
Finished Thin Air by Lisa Gray. Pretty solid mystery. One surprise is that although the setting is very American and the ethos is just right for southern California and I just assumed an American author, the author is actually a Scot. She's a sports writer nonetheless. This was her first novel and surely not her last one.

I thought the main character was interesting and I did not see the ending until it arrived. I gave it 4 of 5 stars, and if you like mysteries and tough yet surprisingly vulnerable female leads this is a good choice. Next up The Chasch by Jack Vance. (I haven't read one of his in probably 20 years.)
 
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