I've had some stressful stuff going on lately (grad school prelim, moving, etc). I think I read more when I'm stressed. Here's what I've been reading:
Mountain of Black Glass, Tad Williams
Sea of Silver Light, Tad Williams
The Rithmatist, Brandon Sanderson
The Martian, Andy Weir
A Fall of Moondust, Arthur C. Clarke
Inda, Sherwood Smith
Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
Mars, Ben Bova
Red Mars, Kim Stanley Robinson
Daemon, Daniel Suarez
The Emperor's Soul, Brandon Sanderson
Influx, Daniel Suarez
The Fox, Sherwood Smith
Freedom, Daniel Suarez
I enjoyed Tad William's Otherland series, but it sometimes felt drawn out, as if the author was delaying the action just to explore the cool world he'd created.
The Martian was fantastic and everyone should try it out. This book is so good that the author was able to get a book deal after having self-published it.
Inda and the sequel The Fox were nice high fantasy. I enjoyed the characters in these books
