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I’ll start!

Right now I’m reading Atmosphere, which is about astronauts in training and their lives and missions together later on. It’s great so far.

Also reading The Starfarers Quartet. I read the first one a couple of years ago and am now on the second book and plan to finish the series in the next couple of months. It’s about the crew of a (sort of generation) starship, which is supposed to go on a mission to Tau Ceti in search of life.

I'm taking a break from fantasy and am into non-fiction. Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945-1960 .

Happy New Year!

I ended with Queen Demon (The Rising World part 3) by Martha Wells and I really hope there is a part 3 bc Kaiisteron is the most compelling character and I absolutely love the way Wells puts in so many layers to the Rising World saga. Her stye is so rich with a diversity of characters, the story is told with interesting emotional insight and fantastic world building. My first book of the new year that I’m reading is by Kate Eliot The Nameless Land. It’s a completely different from the first two books of the Sun Chronicles (fantasy not sci fi) the writing is different as well, world building is intriguing and the story seems to be a fast and easy read. Perfect for the first book. I’ve also got like 10 Pendric books (Lois Mcmaster Bujold) from the library that I’ll be reading soon. The first one was so much fun I have to see what happens next.

Continuing my reread of the entire Midkemia series and just completed King of Foxes by Raymond E. Feist

My rating: 3.25 of 5 stars

A solid entry into this series. The main character didn't inspire me like prior ones, but there is nothing wrong with the writing and others enjoy this book quite a bit.

My review here

Continuing with the last in the Conclave of Shadows sub-series, Exile's Return. Also listening to Pratchett's Feet of Clay while working in the shop.

I've just begun a reread of Furies of Calderon and subesequent books. Had forgotten how much I'd enjoyed these.

I'm blogging my review of an EW+ DRC from days of yore...A Coin for the Ferryman by Megan Edwards, a time-travel tale starring Julius Caesar; whisked away mere seconds before the Ides of March murder, now he's here...now what?
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finishing The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski.

So I just got around to finishing She Commands Me and I Obey by Ann Leckie (Imperial Radch 0.6) after….checks notes….2 years. I read the first half at the beginning of 2024 and reread it and found the second part yesterday. Yayyy me.

Hopefully this year will be better than last year. I only read 3 books last year. Started maybe 20 but lost interest in them. The year before wasn’t much better. Anyhoo…

The recepy for January is as follows:

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, The Midwich Cuckoos, The Stepford Wives, Rosemary's Baby, plus a reread of The Lathe of Heaven if I can fit it in.

Just finished Isles of the Emberdark and savouring the aftertaste. The first half of the book seemed a bit weak for Sanderson, even though I absolutely adore Cosmere crossovers. But, of course, then everything came together and I couldn't tear myself away from the book.

Glad to see you again, Jacqueline. I hope this is a better reading year for you and congrats on finishing the Leckie!

I am currently reading One Shot (Jack Reacher #9) by Lee Child. I plan to continue till Bad Luck and Trouble (Jack Reacher #11). After that, I will continue with the Riftwar Cycle starting with Prince of the Blood (Krondor's Sons #1).

At some point this year, I plan to start Isles of the Emberdark and at least one among The Broken Earth Trilogy/Dungeon Crawler Carl/The Dresden Files.

I finished The Tower of the Swallow and am now beginning Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski.

Thanks DD. I’ve always dropped in to see what you lot are up to. And I haven’t stopped collecting books. Quite a few newbies have ended up on my shelves. Probably 1-2 a week. We moved this year and I have what was supposed to be a huge lounge room that has been turned into a library. 3 full size Billys, one thin Billy and 4 other big bookcases around the same size. Still not enough room for all my books.

Charlton wrote: "I finished The Tower of the Swallow and am now beginning Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski." My favs! I grew up with this series and wanted to be be Yennefer :) Enjoy

not a fantasy, but so good. Family drama, emotional, funny and wise, which is so rare these days. So if you're looking for something different, give it a try.

I've finished Golden Dream: A Fuzzy Odyssey. You can find my review here.
Kat wrote: "Charlton wrote: "I finished The Tower of the Swallow and am now beginning Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski." My favs! I grew up with this series ..."
I grew up with this series, like you, but I wanted to be Ciri and chop off the heads of bad guys with my sword. I liked the Scoia'tael too, though I'm not sure why.

Jacqueline wrote: "3 full size Billys, one thin Billy and 4 other big bookcases around the same size. ."

I have a bedroom with several walls covered with those bookcases

Raviteja wrote: "After that, I will continue with the Riftwar Cycle starting with Prince of the Blood (Krondor's Sons #1)..."

Hope you enjoy those as much as I do.

Having a decent library is the best eh Chessie. The only spare bedroom that I could commandeer for me is full of craft, sewing and Lego gear. Absolutely chockers. We upsized to 4 bedrooms and thankfully this place has a family room (kitchen, dining and living area all in one big space) where my hubby is happy to watch his 75” TV and I could have the formal lounge room for my books. There are two lounges in there too and one of them takes up precious wall space which could fit at least 3 more Billies but we have to make compromises sometimes. Also I have nowhere for that second lounge suite. I also have Lego displayed in there too. The children have the two remaining bedrooms set aside for when they come to visit. Which isn’t often. But yeah anyone who says Boomers need to downsize haven’t seen how much stuff we accumulate and let me tell you I’m not giving up my stuff for anyone. Makes me happy.

moving from Texas to Oregon significantly culled my books and other items and our basement is set up as an ADU so that where most of the books are stored (other than the three smaller bookcases of cookbooks

I've finished 2 short stories and currently also reading War Music: An Account of Homer's Iliad

Netgalley handed me a scary lens to look at the world to come:
Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Economondos wrote: "Raviteja wrote: "After that, I will continue with the Riftwar Cycle starting with Prince of the Blood (Krondor's Sons #1)..."

Hope you enjoy those as much as I do."

I've very much enjoyed the Riftwar books. I look forward to reading the rest of the series and I hope to see Pug and others there too :)

The Name of War, Jill Lepore (she wrote These Truths.) It's about King Phillip's War, of 1675-1676.

I am currently reading Soul Survivor. It's a medical science fiction novella. The crew of the Magpie is on a salvage operation to a derelict space ship whose crew has mysteriously died or disapeared.

It's the second one in this series. I enjoyed the first one last year, and I'm half way through this one, and enjoying it as well.

Finally reading Dungeon Crawler Carl. I really like it, but my sister hated it. Maybe some of the humor isn't for everyone. I plan on reading Hyperion for the second time.

CBRetriever wrote: "moving from Texas to Oregon significantly culled my books and other items and our basement is set up as an ADU so that where most of the books are stored (other than the three smaller bookcases of ..."

Yeah we've moved a lot and all of my books from before 2017 are in a shipping container on our farm. Every time we moved before I would pack my books in boxes and leave them at my childhood home. When I sold it in 2021 we had to move everything to where we were living on the farm so I bought a shipping container to store all of my stuff from that house in. My parents had heaps of antiques and stuff. Basically there was 64 years and 4 generations of "treasures" in there. So yeah I can't ever bring myself to cull books. Or anything for that matter.

Just finished Exile's Return by Raymond E. Feist

My rating: 3.25 of 5 stars

How many of us would like to start over with all our current knowledge? Well, maybe not in as brutally abrupt a manner as Duke Kaspar.

My review here

That completes the Conclave of Shadows sub-series. Continuing the reread with Flight of the Nighthawks, the first in the Darkwar Saga.