Hello!  Welcome to the first feature post from the new crew at The Book in Hand!  Westu hal!  I am delighted to be kicking this document off and showcasing what I am reading at the moment and what everyone else is reading as well.

While we are telling you, why don’t you let us know in the comments about what you are reading?  It was always interesting and great to learn about other readers and add to the TBR pile as well (not that mine isn’t worryingly high) but anyway let us begin!

Peter

Well I am very excited at the moment, my reading has gone so well this month that I was able to get to my bonus September read early and thoroughly enjoyed re reading Northern Wrath by Thilde Kold Holt, book 1 of The Hanged God Trilogy. This was mostly in anticipation of the sequel Shackled Fates which I was granted a physical ARC for by the publisher.  I am at this moment reading another eARC, The Bone Ships Wake by R.J Barker and seriously enjoying my return to this amazing world but sad because it is coming to an end.  I am also beta reading A Skeleton’s Eye for Michael Baker – and if you have never read anything by this chap then I highly suggest you do as he is an author to watch. 

Anyway I now turn the table to the next member of the squad 

Arthur / nocrackedspines

Hi everyone! I am excited to be stepping back into the Wheel of Time this month with book number 7 – A Crown of Swords! I started my journey through the series for the first time last March. With all of the excitement around the Amazon series, I have been itching to get back into the world. I recommend picking up Wheel of Time if you haven’t read it yet especially if you love Lord of the Rings and Dune! I picked up an eARC this month from an author for a book called Scion of the Oracle. Looking forward to reading in the next couple of weeks!

I will turn the table once to the next member of our squad

Edpool / Hatboy’s Hatstand

By the time you read this, it will be out of date. I’m currently churning through three books a week as a judge for the first ever Self-Published Science Fiction Contest, the SPSFC. Each book I read gets a review and I’m posting them on Amazon, Goodreads, The Book In Hand and my own blog. I tried Reddit but it turned out to be Reddit. So look for those books as they pop up! There’s some mithril to be found in the self-published mine. I’m currently just finishing up with Week 7 out of 10 for round one of the contest, and then I will have a little break to read a couple of books written by the contest organisers: Wool by Hugh Howey (soon to be a live action show on Apple+, I believe!) and Monstre by Duncan Swan. I’ve been looking forward to them!

Preparing to turn the table to the next member of our squad, turning the table, table turned

Sam 

Hello everyone! I’m not reading anything. 

JOKE! I am actually at the very start of The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler, which is book two of The Shadow Campaigns books. Book one was fantastic so I jumped straight into book two. I also had to due to peer pressure of my buddy reading companions who finished the book way sooner than me 🙈😂 Yes, David and Eleni I’m talking to you!

I am also currently listening to The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley, which is also the second installment of its series. Again book one was really good and I thoroughly enjoyed my listening experience. I’m liking the change in pace in book two and also more time with other characters!

Turning table to the next squad member…

Dan 

Hey Folks !! I am currently embroiled in the dark and sordid goings on of Earwa. I’m reading The Great Ordeal By R Scott Bakker.This series remains to be completely consistent in every way and i do think that this series has reached new heights and surpassed the first half of the series in some ways. Bakker is one author that doesn’t pull any punches and I would say that some of the content is not for the faint of heart, but it’s totally uncompromising in every way, as intended. It’s writers like this that really have a lasting impact on me and I love that he goes near subjects that most writers won’t and still manages to write something that’s completely credible.. His character work still continues to blow me away and im currently so impressed with one character that he’s created, as he is by far one of the most psychotic characters that ive read in fantasy and this is a seven year old boy… Enough rambling lol  I will be continuing with The Aspect Emperor series and finishing the series with The Unholy Consult coming up next! Its looking like I will be starting my journey into the Mazalan book of the Fallen series after I finish Bakkers series. My Erikson and Esselmont collection seems to be growing at an alarming rate in the last few days…. I cannot wait !!!

Turning table to the next squad member…

William!

The final entry here is me, William. I have quite the world of chaos going on. The deepest read I’m in right now is Rise of the Ranger, book 1 of The Echoes Saga by Philip C. Quaintrell. This is the first book I have read by him and color me impressed. The best way I can describe this book is classic fantasy with Peter’s own twist. We have elves, dwarves, humans, dragons, and magic. The twist is that Elves are in quite a dark place. Peter’s writing is in the classic vein, but it is more action oriented than grand epic feel. It does have an ultimate evil. I’m enjoying this book and would be done, but this is my first Kindle Paperwhite read so I’m still adjusting to using it. As for my Audible book I have just finished one and will continue on with The Sandman production with Act II. Hoping Kat Dennings as Death is around more because she kills it. I also have ventured into The Obelisk Gate, book two of the Broken Earth Trilogy. I have moved slowly on it because its post apocalyptic fantasy which just hasn’t really hit my current mood. It’s brilliantly written just as The Fifth Season was, I’m just not exactly sure where it’s going yet. I do like the new PoV of our protagonist’s daughter though. Anyways. I will probably steer towards a horror read for October as well.