Exactly, it's on most lists of best fantasy series/novels, but for me it simply drags on for too long, even though the book itself isn't long by any standards. The quality of writing itself isn't anything great either. Overall a solid but mediocre book so far.

Frankly I'm not getting my hopes up if the first one is the best of them all.

Don't worry about that, you might like the second or the third book more. I suggest you to complete the reading and make your own opinion on the whole series. There were at least 2 *dark fantasy moments* for me in it, somewhat worth a reading.

Now reading Operación Kazán (Operation Kazan) by Vicente Vallés.

Leguin is an author who's generally above criticism but I must say her work has never done a thing for me.

I'm mildly ashamed to say that I've mostly read comics more recently.

Still continuing my run through Judge Dredd and I've recently finished The Complete Case Files #6 and I still love this series. Its goofiness and anthology format make it something I can't really read in big doses but I enjoy reading 2-3 short Dredd stories day. Since I've fallen in love with Star Trek a couple of years ago I kinda have a thing for these little stories that just explore a variety of sci-fi ideas. Those are often just silly but sometimes surprisingly clever and prophetic even. It's also a fascinating time capsule. I'm slowly growing tired of black and white illustrations, though, and it seems that I still have hundreds of stories ahead of me until I reach Judge Dredd in colour, lol.

Besides that I've also checked out The Boys by Garth Ennis and finished the first omnibus recently. I only learned of the series through the TV show, which I adore, but I've enjoyed Ennis' Punisher runs a ton and to me The Boys is also brilliant. And luckily it's very different from the TV show, in spite of many parallels. It's also very provocative though it is a lot milder than the show. It's a lot sillier and allows itself to tell entire absurd stories that barely push the main narrative forward. It's not quite as engaging as the show as a result but it does make for very fun reading. And I must say that this is one of the few cases where I recommend to watch the adaptation before reading the source material because the show would suffer from spoilers a lot more than the comic. Now I'm honestly not sure I want to keep reading the comic series before the TV series has concluded.

But I've also read something more serious recently: Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke. It's his third novel I've read and I must say: I realize that the guy was a genius and actually helped advance real scientific progress but to me he wasn't a particularly enticing storyteller (and I've read whole bunch of other works from that era which I found very exciting to read so it's not just about me disliking "old books"). There are quite a few fascinating ideas and thought experiments and mysteries you just want to get to the bottom of, some of which are still impressive and original even if you've consumed a ton of more modern sci-fi media. But still, it was a bit of a drag for me and I was a bit disappointed by the fact that it wasn't quite as "hard" sci-fi as I assumed it would be. That said, I am very glad that I've read this novel. It's the kind of story that makes you uncomfortable in a good way and gives you stuff to contemplate.

Angels of Darkness by Gav Thorpe.

The Peace War by Vernor Vinge.

Great book. If you enjoy it, make sure to get the sequel, which is more than a sequel.

I recently read A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold and Bad Weekend by Brubaker and Phillips. Right now I'm reading The House of the Dead by Fjodor Dostojevski.

Thank you for the recommendation. I thought the book was ok. Would probably make for a decent movie. I did enjoy having a character based on Ramanujan. I'll add the sequel to my library list.

I'm currently reading two books, Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire and The Name of the Wind.
I almost completed GoT and just started the prologue of The Name of the Wind, both books have a fantastic prose, Patrick Rothfuss show from the very beginning, with a poetic tone and a almost romantic descriptions, but I will say more once I finish it.
Game of Thrones is like a combination of genres set in the fantastic medieval setting, Eddard and Cathlyn is like a noir story, Jon is like a coming of age story, Daenerys is like a empowerment story, Sansa is like a teen drama, Arya like an adventure story, Tyrion like an hedonist journey and Bran like a psychodelic trip. The narrative change depending on the character and the description made too, Westeros is a fantastic setting, very coherent, with a sense of distance, full of political intrigue.
The descriptions are clear make it a really easy read. Very recommend for all ages XD

I've just started the Silo series by Hugh Howey - currently about halfway through the first book Wool.

So far the story has been engaging, if you are into post-apocalyptic dystopia stories I would definitely recommend it.

Urshurak by Jerry Nichols & Hildebrandt brothers

Sagan's Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space.

I've recently started Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov.

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin