read 24 novels in 2009

Drew Karpyshyn – Mass Effect 1 – Revelations

21. A Relic of Empire – Larry Niven
22. Protector – Larry Niven

18. Man Kizin Wars IX – Larry Niven
19. A Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking
20. The Throne of Ringworld – Larry Niven

both worth the read… but I’ve noticed that my reading material is getting a little stagnant. Any book suggestions? (preferably fiction)

16.The Gathering Storm – Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson
17.Juggler of Worlds – Larry Niven & Edward Lerner

both excellent books…

Ringworld Engineers – Larry Niven
twilight – Stephanie Meyer
new moon – Stephanie Meyer
eclipse – Stephanie Meyer
breaking dawn – Stephanie Meyer
the dancing wu li masters
brisingr – christopher paolini

So I was in a bit of a funk and decided to sit down and read something mindless and up beat. The ringworld engineers was really good as is most everything larry niven puts out there, and The Dancing Wu Li Masters was a good read for anyone looking for some physics info. Brisingr was a book that simply was missing feeling, could be something is lost in translation? I can only hope.
The Twilight series I picked up because I wanted to know what all the talk was about and see if the good reviews were justified. It could be I’m not a teenager anymore, but it didn’t strike any chords with me. After each of the books I left with the same plodding, melodramatic feeling that was reminiscent of watching 90210 (for those of you old enough to remember the show). The characters are so absorbed with their preceived problems that they spawn new problems. There are a total of three characters developed over the course of 4 books. I tried, but not my cup of tea.

so i’m three novels closer to my goal (honestly wished manuals counted) and here they are:

the last colony – John Scalzi
zoe’s tale – John Scalzi
reflex – Steven Gould

all were good, but i’ll admit that the two installments from John Scalzi didn’t compare to he other works. Reflex is the sequel to the book Jumper (which was made into a film). an okay book but it turns out there were some serious liberties taken when writing the screen play and since i didn’t read the first book, i know i know, there were gaps in the story. maybe if i read jumper it will be better. we shall have to see.

one more down… ghost brigade by john scalzi

Well, currently my count is 4… all well worth a read btw.

paul of dune
ender in exile
fleet of worlds
eye of time