And then you have to read the Robot novels for the later crossover with the Second Foundation trilogy.
It's good reading, if not necessarily good writing and well-drawn characters.

Currently reading:
Long Legged Fly by James Sallis



Detective noir. Really short book. Only about 160 pages. Should finish it by tomorrow or Sunday.

I've read some of them. Read I, Robot; Caves of Steel; and the Empire trilogy.

Finished Second Foundation and started Wilderness: A Novel


Wilderness: A Novel by Lance Weller

Started Second Book of Lost Swords by Fred Saberhagen.

Not sure why I keep reading these. The writing is pretty dull, and the swords aren't nearly used in as many interesting ways as they could be.

Thanks to the Kaiju Combat Kickstarter, I got a free ebook copy of Project NEMESIS: A Kaiju Thriller. I'm only a few chapters in, but I gotta say, I'm already sure I'm going to be recommending this to people for years to come.

Candyfreak by Steve Almond.

Most likely will not be finishing this POS.

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Finished Brave New World. I liked it, though I definitely prefer 1984.

Next will probably be either Game of throne or Under the Dome.

Originally Posted by Mr. Sax Appeal Finished Brave New World. I liked it, though I definitely prefer 1984.

And on that note, I'm currently reading an anthology of short stories about dystopias called Brave New Worlds. Pretty good so far, though I can't say as many of the stories have stood out to me, but I'm enjoying the variety in how dystopian literature is approached. While there are a few of your typical dystopias, many take unique approaches in either what caused the utopia or how the government exerts its control.

Did we ever start a CAG group on goodreads?

I use Shelfari, but if you start a Goodreads CAG group, I'll transfer over to it.

Edit- I'll just stick to using this thread to join CAG readers.

Originally Posted by Mr. Sax Appeal Next will probably be either Game of throne or Under the Dome.

Can't go wrong with either one.

Finished Wilderness yesterday and started Foundation's Edge


Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

Since my last post I have finished several books.

Pillars of Earth (Good)
Dune (Very Good)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Excellent)
Me Talk Pretty One Day (Meh)

I started The Looming Tower a few days ago. It is very engrossing.

Originally Posted by kerouac kid All Quiet on the Western Front (Excellent)

I just picked that up in paperback from a library sale. Good to see someone else liked it.

Originally Posted by eldergamer Did we ever start a CAG group on goodreads?

There is one but it was pretty much DOA.

I think I'm going to start the Dragonrider's of Pern series today. I feel like this series was sort of a joke to me when I was in middle school so I never tried it. Should I get into it?

Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

Started it last weekend. Only maybe 50 pages in so far, and it hasn't quite captivated me yet. Hell, it won the Hugo, so that was enough for me to pick it up. But I don't need a trite coming of age and unrequited love story shoved in the middle.
Good sci-fi is hard to find.

Finished Foundation's Edge and started Foundation and Earth


Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov

Roosh V - A Dead Bat In Paraguay

very funny, but also interesting on society and men/women relationships.

Its on Amazon.

I just finished a pair of novels from Daniel H. Wilson, whose background is in robotics: Robopocalypse and Amped (links below).

Critics are comparing him to early Michael Crichton. I don't know if I'd go that far, but his writing is very visual (to the point where Dreamworks has already optioned Robopocalypse). He also takes time to (in Amped anyway) to make the world seemingly as realistic as possible through news reports, government documents and other means. The technology is all rooted in science fact but still years away from becoming reality. But both novels are more about our humanity, or in Amped the struggle to maintain humanity, with the tech taking the back seat just to set the scenes.

http://www.amazon.com/Robopocalypse-...1001443&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Amped-Daniel-H...d_bxgy_b_img_y

Originally Posted by parKer I just picked that up in paperback from a library sale. Good to see someone else liked it.

It really makes you think about the "other side". A great look at stolen youth.