Audiobook finished

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

Book 1 of The Belgariad

Pretty good, fairly short as these things go. Seems a decent enough story. It is right up there on the top 100 fantasy books list I've been looking at so I trust it will be worth it. It's good enough so far, the characters are pretty decent and the story seems good. I didn't realize that the books absolutely do not stand on their own at all until I got to the end of this one. I wonder how they sell these things; I wouldn't start such a series until they were all out, but if everyone did that they'd never sell book 2.

I'm working largely from lists these days since I don't really keep on top of anything and have little insight. Perhaps when I get my Nook reader I may be able to link up with some of you via the social networking features and get other suggestions.

Here are some of the lists I've been working from lately

• Current Hugo nominees
  
• Top 100 fantasy books/series
  
• Top 100 SciFi books/series

Book finished

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Book 1 on the Hyperion Cantos

Wow, very good. All of the pilgrims' stories were excellent. However, be warned that the story continues in the next book, which Wikipedia says will finish this story.

I picked this selection due to a "top 100 SciFi books" list.

FWIW I'm back to using my Sony reader, but only for the rest of the week or so, as I'm selling it in preparation for buying a Nook Touch. I'll probably use the Android tablet in between when I sell the Sony and when the Nooks are available. The page turn time on the Sony has really started to bug me, though the battery life and readability more than makes up for it. The Nook should give me all of that. I've started buying my books from B&N, and in fact this title was purchased for the Nook, cracked and moved to the Sony reader.