The Library (or 'Now reading...')
I just realized we have threads dedicated to all kinds of media. There's
Playing Other Games,
Now Listening, a thread on
Movies & TV-shows.
But I discovered that there is none for books* and felt that had to change. There ought to be some people who still cherish the printed word. Especially with The Witcher being a Fantasy game based upon a series of books.
Here it is: Our Library. A place to discuss books and written stories, no matter if they are novels, short stories, poetry, dramatic plays, epic saga or non-fiction. A place to share what you are currently reading and a place to share your opinion. A place to promote Fan Fiction you have written or stumbled upon and liked. A place to look for recommendations and a place to make your taste in books known.
A place to praise a form of art and to prove that the pen is mightier than the sword.
To get things going, I'll commit to being a passionate reader of Fantasy literature. That includes High and Dark Fantasy as well as historical fiction. Among the favorites are The Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Fire and, of course, Sapkowski's Geralt saga. If I feel like reading something funnier, there's nothing like Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.
I also greatly enjoyed Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series (well mostly, anyways) and both the Ulldart- and The Dwarves-series from German author Markus Heitz (don't know if he's known abroad).
Other than that, I'm a medival nut and read as much about it as I can. Mostly in magazines, but recently I started studying the Edda in a German translation by Wilhelm Jordan.
Feel free to comment on any of those or tell us about your current reading, favorites or recent discoveries. Go into some detail and the pros and cons, if you want - I merely tried to give several potential starting points without making the OP a lengthy mess.
*at least not one that has been active since April 2011 or was to be found via search function.
