What book are you reading now? and Fav. Author(s)?

[senryu]

Been reading a lot of older SF lately.

Highlights from the past few months were Ubik by Philip K Dick, Definitely Maybe by the Strugatsky's (better known for the excellent book Roadside picnic which was done as beloved film called Stalker), The Death of Grass by John Christopher, The Drowned World by JG Ballard, A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge and Fugue for a Darkening Island by Christopher Priest who recently passed away.

I also finally got around to reading East of Eden and it might be the greatest book I've ever read (isn't SF of course)

Loved Ubik. I've got East of Eden on my bedside based on hearing your and another person's testimonial of it being at the apex of writing on the same day.

[PenguinHunter]

Scotty - by Ken Dryden.

Wow... so much information in that book.

[doulos]

Loved Ubik. I've got East of Eden on my bedside based on hearing your and another person's testimonial of it being at the apex of writing on the same day.

Oh, enjoy!

Since mid-February the best ones I have read were:

The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett
The Long Afternoon of Earth by Brian Aldiss (also called Hot House)
The Palace of Eternity by Bob Shaw

I listened to Blindsight by Peter Watts which SF fans seem to rave about and I really didn't like it. I think maybe I needed to read it at a slower pace and not in audio format to enjoy some of the more complicated topics in the book.

[PenguinHunter]

Anyone read this one yet?

Yay or Nay?

[YzermansLegacy]

I personally found it (Draft Day) "pretty good". Not fantastic but enough behind the scenes stuff to keep me interested.

PH you're big into the entry draft/prospects (like me) so you may also find it a bit lacking. In that sense it didn't meet my expectations/hopes - but it's still a good read.

Definitely worth a read for those not overly familiar with the draft/scouting. Some fun historical stories help balance it out from being too dry (just my 2c).

[finnys_fanatsy]

Anyone read this one yet?

Yay or Nay?

yup, i did read it, and as YL says its "good" not great. i like Doug Mac, but if you listened to ANY of his Pre-release interviews say on NHL network, they already discussed ny of teh really good stories..that being said if you were to ask me for one of them, i couldn't recall one so....

if you're like me and like reading books from guys that have been / are involved in the NHL then its right up your ally. if your looking for a book you cant put down..look elsewhere