- The Darkness That Comes Before (The Prince of Nothing, Book One) by R. Scott Bakker
A fantasy in the vein of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Very character-driven. Instead of being set in an analogue of Medieval England, The Prince of Nothing is built around a version of the Middle Eastern Holy Wars. Jihads abound. So far very recommended.
-Song of Kali by Dan Simmons
This came highly recommended to me as a very scary book. I’m only into the third chapter and it’s good so far – not very frightening though. We’ll see…
-and in the car: Neverwhere (the author’s preferred text – read by the author) by Neil Gaiman
I read Neverwhere years ago and of course I loved it. Haven’t run across a bad Neil Gaiman story yet. What makes this so special, aside from being the version of the story that Gaiman apparently prefers, is having the author read it. Neil Gaiman reads his work perfectly – his Scottish lilt and quiet manner bring depth to the characters (especially Richard Mayhew, the main character – this is what he sounds like) and pushes the action along. Everybody should hear this.
So what are you reading? Or what have you read recently that you think the world needs to hear about?
