Stuff I've been reading
Lots of B5 tie-ins, specifically The Passing of the Techno-Mages and the Bester trilogy.
- The Shadow Within, Jeanne Cavelos (Anna and Morden backstory about what happened on Z'ha'dum, prequel to the Techno-Mage arc. )
- Casting Shadows
- Summoning Light
- Invoking Darkness. A friend recommended this as not only being good tie-ins, but also being a good stand-alone story; I agree. Galen is a great character.
- Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps, J. Gregory Keyes
- Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant
- Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester. I picked these up because I was always intrigued by Bester's character. (Although I admit that I keep hearing "Eee! Now say 'nuclear wessels'!" in my head as I'm reading.) I thought they were okay tie-ins, but I thought the Techno-mage books were just better all around.
- Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space, Philip Reeve. A boy's own tale of space pirates, giant spiders, and adventure set in an alternate Victorian era in which space travel is a fact of life and is accomplished via alchemy. Utterly charming, and now I have to pick up the sequel which was just recently released. (Starcross: A Stirring Adventure of Spies, Time Travel and Curious Hats)
I know I'm missing at least two books, but I forgot to make note of them and I cannot for the life of me remember what they were. Clearly, they must've been really engaging. ;) Currently, I'm alternating between Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything and The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden. - Summoning Light