What are you currently reading?

[Jean]

[dnemec]

its not exactly horror but i recommend Battle Royale by Koshun Takami

Thanks--it looks interesting!

[Dan]

Mystery by Peter Straub

[Jean]

I believe that's the one I've started a few times

[Dan]

I believe that's the one I've started a few times

Haha. I will let you know what I think.

[Dan]

Started listening to Doctor Sleep. I read it back when it was first released.

[Ruthful]

[WeDealInLead]

[Ben Staad]

I just finished Westlake Soul and thought it was awesome. I'm looking in my TBR pile now for the next book.



I think I will start on "Return of the Mothman" by Michael Knost.

[CRinVA]

Mentats of Dune

[fearless-freak]

is that a prequel or sequel?

[Girlystevedave]

"our hero is Pico, a poet and librarian who is forbidden to pursue the girl of his dreams - for she has wings, and Pico does not."

[webstar1000]

Hitting up Song of Susannah. Been re-reading the Dark Tower... Man I love this shit!!

[CRinVA]

is that a prequel or sequel?

Mentats of Dune occurs after the Butlerian Jihad Series - perhaps 75 to 100 years after the Battle of Corrin. Their last book Sisterhood of Dune was also in this time period.

There is one more "school" book coming out called Navigators of Dune to complete the "Schools of Dune" Trilogy.

Here's a cool Interview of the two authors right after Mentats of Dune as published.

Of the dozen or so books Bryan Herbert and Kevin J Anderson have published in the Duniverse, I have all of them signed except one. I am working on that! I also have Bryan's Biography of his dad Frank Herbert called Dreamer of Dune and Bryan signed that for me. They also published the Road to Dune and I have the ARC signed by both!

Chronologically here are the Dune Books - the six in Red were written by Frank Herbert, the rest by son Bryan with co-writer Kevin J. Anderson. All Novels are bolded, short stories are not.

• Hunting Harkonnens (Short-Story)
• The Butlerian Jihad
• Whipping Mek (Short-Story)
• The Machine Crusade
• The Faces of a Martyr (Short-Story)
• The Battle of Corrin
  
• Sisterhood of Dune
• Mentats of Dune
• Navigators of Dune (not yet published)
  
• House Atreides
• House Harkonnen
• House Corrino
  
• Dune
• A Whisper of Caladan Seas (Short-Story, takes place during 'Dune')
• Paul of Dune
• The Road to Dune (Short-Story by FH)
• Dune Messiah
• The Winds of Dune
• Children of Dune
• God Emperor of Dune
• Heretics of Dune
• Chapterhouse Dune
• Sea Child (Short-Story, takes place during 'Chapterhouse Dune')
• Hunters of Dune
• Treasure in the Sand (Short Story)
• Sandworms of Dune

[DoctorDodge]

So much thanks for the list, CRinVA! I've been curious about the Dune series, but was curious about the chronology of it all. One of my goals this year is to ideally make a start on Dune this year, so I'll try to get round to that soon.

[DoctorDodge]

How is that WDIL, as I've been really curious about that one, especially with its unreliable narrator. How is it so far?

[Tommy]

Currently reading Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker

[Bev Vincent]

Whoa -- I'm seriously out of touch with Dune -- I read the first five books back in the 80s and nothing since.

I'm currently reading:

[CRinVA]

So much thanks for the list, CRinVA! I've been curious about the Dune series, but was curious about the chronology of it all. One of my goals this year is to ideally make a start on Dune this year, so I'll try to get round to that soon.

I read the first six Frank Herbert Books in a row - then years went by and his son and co-writer Anderson took up the reigns to complete the story left on a cliffhanger by Frank Herbert's death! Along the way they filled in a ton of back story and continue to do so - parts that Frank Herbert only eluded to. Every time a new Dune book comes out I am on it quickly - I really love getting into the Duniverse as it is called.

[DoctorDodge]

Sound like it's really worth checking out, even the stuff that isn't written by Frank Herbert. I'll try reading the first one soon. Thanks for the info.

[Ruthful]

[Stebbins]

[Girlystevedave]

YAYuh!

[Jean]

good. One of my three favorite volumes

[Ricky]

That's the one I didn't finish!