What are you reading right now? (possible RotE spoilers)

[Albertosaurus Rex]

Ah, Fiona McIntosh. Anyone who comes with such high recommendations by Robin Hobb should be worth checking out. I myself am most interested in her Percheron trilogy, which apparently takes its inspiration from Arabia - an area that I have become very interested in of late.

I finished Karen Miller's Empress today and as always feel compelled to summarize what I thought of the book. In the beginning, I really enjoyed it. Which is no mean feat, given that the book starts off with a rape and the main character being sold into slavery. But around the midway point, my enjoyment declined as the main character became more and more unsympathetic. It's a very understandable development, but it's difficult to read.
Apparently, the next book shifts to another kingdom, after which the third and final book will feature a clash of civilizations. I'm very curious how it will all work out.

No new book yet, although I'm eyeing Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being.