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Davine · May 4, 2011, 12:04 AM

I didn’t see a post anywhere on the first page for this or when I searched, so I figured I would start a thread of my own!

What book are you currently reading? Or what was the most recent book that you have read? I myself have just started reading a book called Drylor The First Artifact. It is an Action/Fantasy book created by Ryan Tomasella. So far it is actually damn good, it is a story about a man that suffers amnesia and struggles to regain his memory. As his memory starts to come back to him he realizes that his brother is an evil S.o.b and he makes it his mission to stop him.

It seems like a fairly generic story line but the author makes it his own. There are tons of twists and turns in the story (mainly when the main character thinks he remembers something from his past he realizes that it was only an illusion that his brother wanted him to think was true.) I must say I am really impressed with this book, then again I read almost anything that involved sword and sorcery. Below is what the back of the book says!

When a man wakes up inside a cage that is being carried through
an underground city, he has no idea where he is or what has
happened to him. As Von, a victim of amnesia, is taken to a jail
cell to await his fate amongst elves, humans, dwarfs, gnomes, and
halflings, he is told he is a member of the Royal Guard of Genisus.
It is not long before he is transported to the palace where he
meets an impatient king who eventually returns him to his jail
cell while deciding his destiny.

As Von’s memory slowly returns, he discovers that he is the only
one who can protect Drylor—a world that abandoned him—
from its greatest evil, his own brother. Through his journey to the
truth, Von meets an unlikely group of friends who are willing
to sacrifice everything to help him stop his brother Scarlet
from annihilating the only world they have ever known.

As Von’s past becomes clear and reveals his future, he soon
realizes the only way he can end his brother’s heartless
massacres is to find him and kill him.

Lateralus · May 4, 2011, 12:50 AM

Car by Mary Walton, per Tooki's suggestion.

I've about 50 pages to go and, yeah, excellent book for anybody with even a passing interest in the auto industry or the story that precedes a mass-market car.

OldManMac · May 4, 2011, 03:48 AM

Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers. Having recently been diagnosed with Prostate cancer, I'm trying to educate myself all about it. It's a must read if you've been diagnosed. 75% of prostate surgery is unnecessary.

Amazon.com: Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers: No More Unnecessary Biopsies, Radical Treatment or Loss of Sexual Potency (9781590513422): Mark Scholz M.D., Ralph Blum: Books

subego · May 4, 2011, 04:38 AM

I'm kickin' it old school.

mattyb · May 4, 2011, 04:50 AM

QI: The Book of General Ignorance (The Noticeably Stouter Edition)

Very interesting.

Paco500 · May 4, 2011, 10:34 AM

I'm reading A Clash of Kings, the second book in the series on which the HBO series "A Game of Thrones" is based. It's actually pretty good. By only complaint is oddly (as I'm not at all prudish) is excessive (graphic and some might call deviant (a good deal of incest))sexuality. I don't think it adds much to the text other than fanboy titillation.

Doc HM · May 4, 2011, 12:26 PM

Iain M Banks: Surface Detail. I loves a bit of Culture me

olePigeon · May 4, 2011, 12:30 PM

I'm writing a sci-fi book.

The Final Dakar · May 4, 2011, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Doc HM

Iain M Banks: Surface Detail. I loves a bit of Culture me

Is that Michael jackson from Thriller on the cover?

As for me, I haven't read anything in a year or so. Have 9 books waiting for longer.

Doc HM · May 4, 2011, 12:45 PM

I'm writing a childrens book

OAW · May 4, 2011, 01:01 PM

Tom Clancy: Dead or Alive on iBooks.

OAW

Atheist · May 4, 2011, 01:11 PM

Just finished reading Tina Fey's Bossypants and the first 2 in the Millennium series by Stieg Larsson. I'm now halfway through the third. Before that I enjoyed Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith.

I read mostly for pleasure...my brain is usually fried by the end of the workday and the last thing I want is a book that makes my think hard.

Davine · May 4, 2011, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

I'm writing a sci-fi book.

really? what is it about? =)

olePigeon · May 4, 2011, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Davine

really? what is it about? =)

In a sentence: Earth is drafted into a galactic navy and forced to fight a war it was in otherwise not involved.

Atheist · May 4, 2011, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

In a sentence: Earth is drafted into a galactic navy and forced to fight a war it was in otherwise not involved.

I hope your book is comprised of sentences less awkward.

SpaceMonkey · May 4, 2011, 02:36 PM

I'm writing erotic MacNN fan fiction.

The Final Dakar · May 4, 2011, 02:41 PM

...and I'm editing it.
Naked.

Doc HM · May 4, 2011, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

In a sentence: Earth is drafted into a galactic navy and forced to fight a war it was in otherwise not involved.

ooh. I had a similar idea a while back where aliens discovered that human made the best soldiers and so conscripted humans to fight their wars for them.

Jawbone54 · May 4, 2011, 04:22 PM

Reading several right now:

Creating Magic - Lee Cockerell
The Hole in Our Gospel - Richard Stearns
While Europe Slept - Bruce Bawer
I Only Road the Ones I Love - Jeffrey Ross

The Final Dakar · May 4, 2011, 04:27 PM

I think Jeff Ross is full of shit.

SpaceMonkey · May 4, 2011, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

...and I'm editing it.
Naked.

Kids in the Hall: Secret Pleasures

"Now, now, looking at this very thick report...and, Nichols? May I congratulate you on the, the thickness of this report?"

Jawbone54 · May 4, 2011, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

I think Jeff Ross is full of shit.

He is, and the book isn't exactly classy reading, but there are funny bits here and there. I'm halfway through it, so I might as well finish it.

If Brian Regan or Jim Gaffigan wrote a book seven times the size of War and Peace, I'd finish it ten times.

ShortcutToMoncton · 05:42 PM

Master & Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov

Tried starting it several times over the years but never got around to finishing it, so now I'm buckling down because it feels like a classic I should read. Keep thinking this humour must be all Russian though - I don't think North Americans laugh at Russian humour. They're just not good at joking.

The Final Dakar · May 5, 2011, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

He is, and the book isn't exactly classy reading, but there are funny bits here and there. I'm halfway through it, so I might as well finish it.

If Brian Regan or Jim Gaffigan wrote a book seven times the size of War and Peace, I'd finish it ten times.

Brian Regan?

Really?

Jawbone54 · May 6, 2011, 01:41 AM

No doubt about it. I love the dude.

Shaddim · May 6, 2011, 03:41 AM

I'm reading a few. Reading The Prince by Machiavelli again. Also re-reading A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R Martin again, because it's been 8 years since the last time I read the first book. Also, I shamefully admit that I'm reading the Anita Blake series, because I'm helping someone with a script.

ShortcutToMoncton · May 6, 2011, 06:56 AM

Ahhh yeah, The Prince is next on my list as well. Once I get past the Russian humour.