Got through quite a few books recently as I caught the "kill-you-slowly-over-the-course-of-two-weeks" version of THE FLU.
Storm Front by Dresden -- Okay. Not my favorite. Kind of cheesy. Made me chuckle a few times. Have been told that things pick up a bunch by about book 4. So, I might continue on with this series but not chomping at the bit for the next one by any means.
Snow Crash by Stephenson -- Decent. Good writing, interesting characters, lots of speculative chaos. Especially for a book that is as old as it is (17 yrs). Totally different than what I thought it would be. Can't say that I really much enjoyed the book though. It was interesting, and I finished it...I just don't think I liked it. <<shrug>>
Writers of the Future, Vol 24 -- Really disappointed in this one. Just not a lot that grabbed me. Bitter Dreams (Gold winner, by Ian McHugh) was decent, if simple. One of the others just totally pissed me off that it was even in there. Horrible use of "withholding information from the reader". I don't know. It was pretty much one let-down after another for me.
Currently reading Lamentation by Ken Scholes. Pretty good so far. About halfway through. Interested to see where it is all going. He's a WotF winner whose winning story totally had me lost. Hoping for good things though.
Next up will probably by Unclean Spirits by MLN Hanover (Daniel Abraham). Urban fantasy from an author that I think writes some GREAT fantasy (Long Price Quartet). Really looking forward to that one.