Oh and I read
Renegade's Magic, which is the final book in Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 10:53, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I'm making a start on the final Liveship Traders book
and have the Soldier Son stuff to look forward to on holiday. I got Gateway by Frederik Pohl as well on your recommendation :-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 11:01, Reply)

Mrs Monkey got me into the Assasins and Live Ship books
which I thought were pretty good. She's recommended the new series she's started as well continuing the dragon stories so they're in the pile for me to work towards.
(Pirate Monkey is not the goddamn Batman, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 11:06, Reply)

I thoroughly enjoyed the Assassins ones and the liveship stuff
definitely among the better fantasy authors around.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 11:13, Reply)

Nice
enjoy Gateway as well, it's quite a clever little book, and I believe the first book to contain made-up computer code
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 11:10, Reply)

I'm looking forward to it
the concept seems really good
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 11:13, Reply)

just don't laugh too much
at the pyschiatrist bits, for me it's actually the only bit of the book that dates it- the concentration on Freud
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 11:14, Reply)

Amberl - we part company here.
I picked up some of Hobb's stuff (at your recommendation) and put it down sharpish. That Hobbity sort of stuff with ludicrous names and dragons and goblins (probably) just ain't for me.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 21 Apr 2010, 12:37, Reply)

Which ones did you read?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 21 Apr 2010, 12:49, Reply)