CUK Book Club: Currently reading...

[northernladuk]

Are we allowed to mention e-books on this thread or is it old school paper and reading only?

I'm listening to Michael Moorcocks Elric of Melniboné sagas on Spotify while I'm driving. Really enjoyed the books being a die hard D&D fan. You know it's a good one when you can't pronounce half the names in it and it's odd to hear them spoken rather than making your own names up as you read it. He can waffle a bit when describing stuff but really makes a long journey disappear while listening. Samuel Roukin who narrates it is really good with loads of different accents which adds a new level the books can't do. Heard some really dull narrators that can destroy a good book but he's really good.

Recommended to any D&D fan that knows Michael Moorcock.

[DoctorStrangelove]

More cock & bull:

1972 Hawkwind with added Moorcock as it were.

I still remember "The Blood Red Game" (aka "The Sundered Worlds") that I read what seems like aeons ago in another life. IIRC it was remaindered in Woolies for 9d.

[DoctorStrangelove]

It did Off to Oxfam with it.

Next: "The Dark Side of the Earth" by Alfred Bester: and lo! this one shares many stories with the afore mentioned: should be a quick read. .

I don't think I've ever encountered a set of books that share so many of the same stories between them. Must have bought them over the years without realising.

Done: off to Oxfam with it.

Next: "One step from Earth" by Harry Harrison. Matter transfer. And the last story is the one where homo sap is replaced by a species with 12 fingers. Another story that's stayed with me for decades. A bit like the book.

[NotAllThere]

Are we allowed to mention e-books on this thread or is it old school paper and reading only?

I'm listening to Michael Moorcocks Elric of Melniboné sagas on Spotify while I'm driving. Really enjoyed the books being a die hard D&D fan. You know it's a good one when you can't pronounce half the names in it and it's odd to hear them spoken rather than making your own names up as you read it. He can waffle a bit when describing stuff but really makes a long journey disappear while listening. Samuel Roukin who narrates it is really good with loads of different accents which adds a new level the books can't do. Heard some really dull narrators that can destroy a good book but he's really good.

Recommended to any D&D fan that knows Michael Moorcock.

Do you mean audio books rather than e-books? Most of my books nowadays are e-books.

I used to play D&D and avid read Michael Moorcock - but never connected to the two.

[sadkingbilly]

Done: off to Oxfam with it.

Next: "One step from Earth" by Harry Harrison. Matter transfer. And the last story is the one where homo sap is replaced by a species with 12 fingers. Another story that's stayed with me for decades. A bit like the book.

does that have slippery jim d'griz in??

[DoctorStrangelove]

does that have slippery jim d'griz in??

Er, no. It's about Matter Transmitters, a Rat free zone*.

*Er, not quite: a white rat is sent through as a test subject on the first transmission to Mars. And a guinea pig was a test subject on the Saturn expedition.

[northernladuk]

Do you mean audio books rather than e-books? Most of my books nowadays are e-books.

I used to play D&D and avid read Michael Moorcock - but never connected to the two.

Sorry yes audio book. I know what you mean about connecting the two. It's always odd when two different fantasy books have different lore. To me the standard is D&D and warcraft and do find it hard to connect with some books that try creating their own versions of it but that's pretty rare. If it's a well written book I can easily get in to their versions. Spotify also has a couple of the Dragon Lance books and quite a few Warcraft ones which I loved. Being an ex Warcraft player the books slot in perfectly to the game. Running out of books after this last Elric one but am tempted to purchase the rest in the series.

Don't think anyone will care but Spotify also have quite a few Dredd books which (IMO) were effing epic! Made regular two hour drives to the client an absolute breeze.

[NotAllThere]

Judge Dredd was large part of my teenage years.

[NotAllThere]

Have a look here, too : https://oceanofpdf.com/

Trouble with those they're pdf, which render rubbish on Kindle.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Done: off to Oxfam with it. Though no doubt "Hobson's Choice" and the Postman from Hiroshima will stay with me.

Next: "The Light Fantastic" by Alfred Bester.

Can't say I'm a real fan of his, though he didn't write much all in all. Unlike Asimov. Or Anderson.

Done: off to Oxfam with it. One of the stories was almost a novella.

Next: A Tor Double: "Sailing to Byzantium" Robert Silverberg / "Seven American Nights" Gene Wolfe. Both probably chopped about to make them fit. Oh, turns out they're both novellas.

I don't recall reading much Gene Wolfe.

However, having reached the age of Goldfish Recall, that's probly not surprising.