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

[Clarity]

I have read a few of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon series but didn't realise how much else she has written until just looking it up.
I had really looked forward to a film version of Wizard's First Rule as I thought it would be a great story to bring to life but the TV series was so bad I only could endure one episode. It trivialised the main concepts of the book - really dumbed it down. What a disappointment.
What other Science Fantasy films/TV series have been made that were worth watching? Lord of the Rings must win, hands down.

[joost]

Apart from the Avalon books I've only read a few Darkover books, but didn't like them as much.

Science Fantasy TV series:
- Xena had its moments
- Red Dwarf is one of the (if not the) funniest series I've ever seen
- Battlestar Galactica (I enjoyed both the original and the new series. Galactica 1980 was a disappointment though)
- Buck Rogers, but I haven't seen that in over 25 years, so this is based on childhood memories
- Does Dollhouse fall under your 'science fantasy' definition? Similar question for Firefly.
- Floris, a Dutch TV series from the 60s. I have no idea whether this has been translated to English.

['thul]

Good quote from book mentioned above...

"There was an enormous advantage in always telling the truth, [name] thought. When at last you told a monstrous lie, who would suspect it?"

[Farseer]

Having spent my Saturday reading 'Twilight', it is very easy to understand its popularity within its target audience. While many readers have disliked it or given it negative reviews, I would say that it covers all of the major concerns of an average teenager - home, school, relationships etc - and does it well. I am disappointed that I have taken so long to read it (having listened to the negative reviews), and will happily continue onward through the saga. Easy to put myself in the shoes of a teenage girl as I have been there, done that...

As a bit of a tribute to Sara Douglass, I am currently about a quarter of the way through 'The Twisted Citadel', the second book of her DarkGlass Mountain trilogy, having finished the first book, 'The Serpent Bride', yesterday. I find that I am thoroughly absorbed (though the use of brackets disturbs me at times! ).

['thul]

Have you read the related books in the same world? (battleAxe trilogy, wayfarer redemption trilogy, threshold, beyond the hanging wall)

All her books in that world build on each other...

[fool-ish]

Having spent my Saturday reading 'Twilight', it is very easy to understand its popularity within its target audience. While many readers have disliked it or given it negative reviews, I would say that it covers all of the major concerns of an average teenager - home, school, relationships etc - and does it well. I am disappointed that I have taken so long to read it (having listened to the negative reviews), and will happily continue onward through the saga. Easy to put myself in the shoes of a teenage girl as I have been there, done that...

As a bit of a tribute to Sara Douglass, I am currently about a quarter of the way through 'The Twisted Citadel', the second book of her DarkGlass Mountain trilogy, having finished the first book, 'The Serpent Bride', yesterday. I find that I am thoroughly absorbed (though the use of brackets disturbs me at times! ).

Those were pretty much my thoughts when reading Twilight. I could relate to Bella in many ways, though I don't think I was ever quite as sulky and down on myself as she is. Then again, I wasn't all of a-dither over a vampire! Hope you enjoy the rest of the saga.

[Farseer]

Have you read the related books in the same world? (battleAxe trilogy, wayfarer redemption trilogy, threshold, beyond the hanging wall)

All her books in that world build on each other...

No, 'thul beings, I haven't...but as soon as I got a little way into 'The Serpent Bride', I came across a word that appears in one of the earlier book titles and thought, "Oh, bugger!", realising that I was reading a far later series that was obviously built on many earlier events. I should have stopped immediately, and went right back to the start (at 'Battleaxe') but couldn't help myself! I finished 'The Infinity Gate' today...

Still, I think I will go back and read the rest one day not too far away. I may know the 'ending' and also many of the events that have taken place in the past but it would be good to go back and back and back....

I might grab the rest of the Twilight books tomorrow while away.

['thul]

Sara douglass did indeed build a lot on previous works.

Her series about the Troy Game does not build on any others, though.

[Farseer]

The Secret River by Kate Grenville - it's taken me a trip around Queensland to finally source a copy (!!) but, as luck would have it, the copy I was able to purchase was part of a very nice hard-back set that also included the sequel to TSR, The Lieutenant. Enjoying it so far, and couldn't help but be reminded of Robin's Homecoming as both are based on our Australian convict past.

['thul]

These beings have begun reading The Tir Alainn trilogy, by Anne Bishop. Read at least one before, but they needed something decent to read last night. Unfortunately it was too decent, and they got almost halfway through during the night. Halfway through second book, that is.

The Pillars of the World, October 2001
Shadows and Light, October 2002
The House of Gaian, October 2003