What book are you currently reading?

[Merlin the Elder]

Butch, The Stand is my favourite novel. I've read and reread it numerous times.  Looking forward to this then...

[RefMom3]

I just finished Tradition! by Barbara Isenberg, about the history of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof." Some interesting background on the personalities involved in the development of the story, and the performers through the years.  I have to get the sequel to Silverlock, because it shouldn't have ended that way, Rani! lol

[Jack Daw at Work]

I am almost finished with, "A History of the World in Six Glasses" by Tom Standage.  It's better than I thought it would be.  Beer and Bread, everybody!

[Trillium]

I just finished "The Greatest Knight" and "The Scarlet Lion" by Elizabeth Chadwick.  What an amazing story!!  It is the story of Sir William Marshall, who was Eleanor of Aquitane's protector and served 5 different kings. It had me crying at the end....

[LissaRoisin]

I'm currently on Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, 5th book in the Outlander series

[Butch]

Just started Mr Mercedes last night. More King, I know.  Waiting for the third Orson Scott Card book in the Mither Mage series (after The Gate Thief). I like Card.

[Merlin the Elder]

Love me some Stephen King, Butch! I am on the Dark Tower series. I had never read those before.

[RefMom3]

I'm amazed you haven't read that series by King, Sir.

Trillium, I read the Greatest Knight last year (I think it was last year), and have the Scarlet Lion but haven't started it yet. I think I love William Marshall; I hope his wife would be ok with it

The death of Terry Pratchett recently hit me hard; he is probably my favorite author. I'm about halfway through his Dragons at Crumbling Castle, which is a collection of short stories geared to younger reader, which he wrote when he was very young, around 17. Very light, humorous, and kind of bittersweet now.

[Merlin the Elder]

Reading King takes time. You can't skim his stories and get it all like you can many other authors. He's incredibly detailed...like Kevin Brockmeier, in some respects (which I know you've read).

I have to prepare my head to read the longer King stories, although The Stand I have read over and over.

[Jack Daw at Work]

Were you sitting while you read it, Merlin?

[Butch]

Finished Mr Mercedes. A detective/crime novel. No supernatural elements to it. Not like his other stuff. His matter-of-fact descriptions of tragedies will let you know it's him. Quick, easy read.

[Merlin the Elder]

Mr Mercedes was indeed an easier read than normal.... but quite enjoyable, if that is a valid description of a King story.

Jack, I was reclined as I read The Stand, lest I grow weary.

[RefMom3]

Maybe that might be something I can handle, then. I just realized the other day that it has been a very long time since I'd read something that allowed me to completely immerse myself in it. Bummer.

[Rowan MacD]

   Just finished Affliction by Laurel K Hamilton.   If you like zombies, specifically rotting zombie vampires, you'll like this one. 
  She does fantastic paranormal/police mashups, lots of action and gore,  but I had all but quit reading her when she started getting away from the spooky stuff and more into soft porn.   Her books are still being stocked under Scifi instead of paranormal Romance for some reason.

Still waiting for the last installment of the Tremaire series.  There were some premature announcements that League of Dragons was ready to publish-but her website says that the manuscript was returned to her and has not yet been resubmitted.  Hopefully we shall see that this year!
  In the meantime Novik produced a teaser for the start of the next series; Uprooted. 
   This has a distinct Mercedes Lackey flavor to it; and since I love Lackey's Elemental Masters series, I'll definitely be picking this one up once it hits the shelves. 

[Butch]

Rowan, my wife Vicki has just started reading a story by Laurel K. Hamilton!