Psamathe wrote:As a compliment to the "What Are You Currently Listening To" thread I thought might be interesting similar thread but about books being read.
For me (as a bit of a complete Science Fiction Geek) "Foreigner by C J Cherryh"
Actually not particularly Science Fiction as the technology level is just where they have just "released" technology to the jet aircraft level, bullets using gunpowder cartridges, etc., trying to avoid too much road building, etc. and it's more of exploration of cultural contamination (rather than possible futures) plus some good adventure.
It is science fiction because humans have travelled extensively in space and met other beings. I've just finished the latest book in the Foreigner series. I quite like them. Though, I do think that last couple haven't been quite as good as the rest in the series. My favourite books by Cherryh are the Morgaine books, but I like pretty much anything she has ever written.
The other book I've read recently was The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear. That's fantasy, but she also writes SF. Karen Memory is a nice bit of Steampunk. Other books by her I like are the Jenny Casey trilogy and the Jacob's Ladder trilogy. I haven't read the Promethean Age books, yet.
I'm now reading a trilogy by Rhiannon Held, Silver, Tarnished, and Reflected which are urban fantasies about werewolves. A friend gave them to me for Xmas. I like the stories. There are a couple of aspects I'm not completely impressed with, but I'd give them 3 out of 5 stars so far.