What are you reading now... II!

[Andrew Curnow]

Brave Tim, very brave!

[Paul Clement]

Finished Ghosts of Sleath. Nice book, very dark & gross in places. But a good read.
I might have found a new genre of book to read.

I always had a soft spot for James Herbert. The Rats trilogy and Fog, Spear and Moon were my favourites

[Paul Clement]

Just finished Jules Verne - From the Earth to the Moon & Round the Moon. Not particularly keen on it, but I'm going to persevere with Verne and read Journey to the Centre of the Earth next.

[Dirk Gently]

Brave Tim, very brave!

Yes, I may have been a little too brave. Doctor's 1 & 2 delt with quickly, Doctor 3 done to death!

[Andrew Curnow]

Madness will probably really set in with Doctor 6!

[MacNimon]

You're keen with that one, Tim. There are much more enjoyable novels by Uncle Terrence out there but by it's very nature this was a flawed effort in the first place. Having said that, if the BBC had specifically requested a novel to feature all 8 Doctors, I can't think of anyone better qualified to do the job...

I've just finished Peter Anglehides novelisation of his Blakes 7: Warship audio, telling the story of the alien invasion between S2 & 3 of B7, and a very enjoyable read it was too. I'm looking forward to listening to the audio sometime soon.

Before that, it was Felix Francis latest novel Damage in which he continues to write in the style of his late father. He's being pretty successful at keeping his dads name in the public eye every year with the release of a new book...he's maybe not quite the standard of his dad at the top of his game, but still capable of giving us an enjoyable tale which feels as if it could have been written by his dad. He doesn't need the Dick Francis name on his book covers any more, but I'm sure that it will remain for a while yet to maximise sales...

It's been a long while since I read any James Herbert, though I really enjoyed some of his early novels way back in my younger days...I'll have to check him out again sometime soon. I think that Graham Masterton just gradually became my favourite writer in the horror/supernatural genre...

[Stuart Wallis]

Madness will probably really set in with Doctor 6!

No it doesn't - Suggs doesn't mention Doctor Who once in his book!

Ah... (Actuall he does mention Michael Grade and the Daleks in passing - but not alas in the context we might imagine!)

Now I've moved on to a biography of philanthropist and cricket nut Sir Julien Cahn. And you would only have heard of him if you know something about early 20th century cricket.

[Paul Clement]

Perfidia by James Ellroy

[Stuart Wallis]

I now can't get the Glen Miller song of the same name out of my head, damn your articles!

[Paul Clement]

It's been namechecked in the novel with one of the main characters reminiscing about it while on opium.

[SiHart]

Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch

[Dirk Gently]

Madness will probably really set in with Doctor 6!

You're not wrong. After finishing it all I was left with was the question that 6/7ths of the book could have been cut if the 8th had just visited his 7th self & got all his memories back all at once. :/

[Dirk Gently]

Oh & having quite enjoyed the 4th Doctor segment I've moved on to Vampire Science.

[Andrew Curnow]

Vampire Science - now that is a good one!

[SiHart]

The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd.

[Stuart Wallis]

A Lesson in love by Gervase Phinn. And it's not that sort of book, Tim!

[Jon Masters]

Despite trying to pace myself I finished the latest Haary Dresden book Skin Game in 3 days ( the last third by staying up til about 3am ). Now just started Bryant & May and the Bleeding Heart by Chris Fowler.

[SiHart]

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig.

[Alex]

Just finished "That's Not A Feeling" by Dan Josefson. It was a random charity shop purchase due to a quote from David Foster Wallace, and eh, it was okay. The prose was impressive, but nothing happens for too long a time, until it's all rushed at the end. Which is a shame as it showed promise, but ultimately disappointed.

[Stuart Wallis]

The Ragged-trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell.

[SiHart]

The Visitors by Sally Beauman.

[Stuart Wallis]

Iron Man: The Ultimate Guide by Matthew K. Manning.

[Paul Clement]

Inferno - Terrance Dicks

[Andrew Curnow]

Having re-read The Fall and Rise of... and The Return of... earlier in the year, I'm currently reading (for the first time) The Better World of Reginald Perrin (which is effectively the third series). Although the third series often seems a bit of a poor relation, I'm really enjoying it, the book somehow feels a lot more 'coherent' as opposed to the rather 'bitty' state of some of the TV episodes.

[Rob McCow]

A Classless Society - Britain In the 90's (or Major was weak and Tony was a gobsh***)

And Iain Banks - A Song of Stone.