What are you reading?

[Xenon]

There is a what are you watching. what are you playing, and a what are you listening too. I have not found a what are you reading so why not make one. 

 

I am reading H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness Deluxe Edition (Manga). Written originally by of course H.P. Lovecraft and the manga is by Gou Tanabe.  Gou is the master of manga horror. Artwork is great so far. It was nominated for the Eisner and Harvey Awards, 

Here is the dark horse comics link: https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3009-552/H-P-Lovecrafts-At-the-Mountains-of-Madness-HC-Deluxe-Edition

I don't know the policy about linking to amazon or any other store. 

 

[+thexfile Subscriber²]

I've been checking out the audiobook "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir, which came out in 2021.

It's getting a movie.

[Xenon]

Project Hail Mary is on the digital pile with about 50 other books. 

[Som]

Reading jaws, listening to the others by Jeremy Robinson, narrated by RC bray. I basically slowly going through RC bray's back catalogue 

[FloatingFatMan]

I tend to prefer me some old school scifi authors, currently working my way through EE 'Doc' Smith's series of Skylark then Lensman novels for the umpteenth time.  He has an... interesting.. writing style, to say the least!. Hardly surprising considering it was written over a century ago, though...

 

[Xenon]

On 16/07/2025 at 15:51, FloatingFatMan said:

I tend to prefer me some old school scifi authors, currently working my way through EE 'Doc' Smith's series of Skylark then Lensman novels for the umpteenth time.  He has an... interesting.. writing style, to say the least!. Hardly surprising considering it was written over a century ago, though...

 

May I suggest Asimov writing as Paul French Lucky Starr series. Pulp Sci Fi at its best. Venus has seas of carbonated water, pirates in the asteroid belt, etc. A fun read. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Starr_series

David Starr, Space Ranger introduces the series' setting and main characters. The novel is set around A.D. 7,000 (five thousand years after the first nuclear bomb, as stated at the beginning), when humanity has founded colonies on the inner planets of the Solar System, as well as spreading to other planetary systems with separate and sometimes hostile governments. The most powerful organization in the Solar System is the Council of Science, which uses scientific expertise and intrepid field agents to counter political and military threats to Earth's government.

[FloatingFatMan]

On 16/07/2025 at 21:09, Xenon said:

May I suggest Asimov writing as Paul French Lucky Starr series. Pulp Sci Fi at its best. Venus has seas of carbonated water, pirates in the asteroid belt, etc. A fun read. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Starr_series

David Starr, Space Ranger introduces the series' setting and main characters. The novel is set around A.D. 7,000 (five thousand years after the first nuclear bomb, as stated at the beginning), when humanity has founded colonies on the inner planets of the Solar System, as well as spreading to other planetary systems with separate and sometimes hostile governments. The most powerful organization in the Solar System is the Council of Science, which uses scientific expertise and intrepid field agents to counter political and military threats to Earth's government.

Oooh, it's been a minute since I read the David Starr books...  About 23.6 million of them!

Asimov is just about my favourite author, and the only one I've ever actually met in person.  Lovely guy.  Had about 3 brains, you know.  

Fred Pohl is another great from the pulp magazine days who's unmatched.

[SidVicious]

The Omen (I to V)

[Som]

On 06/07/2025 at 23:08, thexfile said:

I've been checking out the audiobook "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir, which came out in 2021.

It's getting a movie.

just started reading it. Its good, very easy read