I'm considering reading tonight, or rather starting, Presumption of Death by Jill Paton Walsh a New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery based on the characters created by Dorothy L. Sayers.
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Tonight, after I finish reading Stephen Briggs's stage adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment, I'll start The Battle for Skandia, Book Four of John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice Series. The Play is a much simplified abridgment of the book, but with the stage directions, one gets the jist of the story. And I had already read the book twice. Lots of things you can do with a rolled pair of sox. 
Have only been reading the works of Tolkien's nemesis, Michael Moorcock. Just finished The Fortress of the Pearl.
I am trying to read Farmer Giles of Ham. I like it so far. Garm reminds me a lot of our dog Zorro. 
Still, it's not easy finding the time to sit down in peace and read these days.
Still, it's not easy finding the time to sit down in peace and read these days.
Well one of these days Amarië, you will start reading little EV to sleep and you will have tyo memorize the stories, because she will have and will let you know when you mess up. I used to sing some of the stories to my kids. I especially remember doing it to the Barenstiens B Book. "Big Brown Bear, Blue Bug, Biking backwards, Brother Bob's baseball Bus....." 
In the book of my post above, the Vikings called Scandians, had horns on their helms and had to watch the rigging to keep their helms from being knocked off from contact between a line and a horn.
I'm considering again reading Angie Sage's second book in the Septimus Heap Saga. It is titled Flyte.
In the book of my post above, the Vikings called Scandians, had horns on their helms and had to watch the rigging to keep their helms from being knocked off from contact between a line and a horn.
I'm considering again reading Angie Sage's second book in the Septimus Heap Saga. It is titled Flyte.
I tried reading Michael Moorcock about 10 years ago, but could never get into it...
At the moment I'm reading The Riddle by Alison Croggon.
At the moment I'm reading The Riddle by Alison Croggon.
That is around the time I read about a half-dozen Michael Moorcock books concerning Elric and his soul sucking sword. I enjoyed them but couldn't find any more of the books.
Tonight I will probably start Michael Jecks's Dispensation of Death another in his Knights Templar series of 13th century murder mysteries.
Now I'm reading Jonathan Kellerman's The Murder Book, a modern mystery featuring an LA police detective and a civilian psychologist-detective as they try to track-down the person(s) responsible for the brutal murder of a young woman twenty years ago. A very cold case.
In preparation for Queste the forth coming fourth book of Angie Sage's, 'Septimus Heap' fantasy series, I'm reading for the second time the third book, Physik.
Now I'm reading Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts. It is an epic saga of the world on the other side of the Riftwar and is the first in a trilogy.
I'm into the world of Joe Abercrombie. His world of bows, sword and sorcery is a fantasy new to me. The First Law, book one "The Blade Itself", book two "Before They are Hanged" are intriguing and very hard to close before the last page is read.
I'm now reading Queste, the fourth volume in Angie Sage's Septimus Heap series, which has just been published.
I have just recently finished the fourth Ranger's Apprentice book, by John Flanagan(?). I am a huge fan of this series, and highly recommend it to any Tolkien fans.
At the moment our English PAP class has started reading The Adventures of Hucleberry Finn, and I must say it is a better book than I first thought.
At the moment our English PAP class has started reading The Adventures of Hucleberry Finn, and I must say it is a better book than I first thought.
Gimili_man43: Yes, the Ranger's Apprentise series is a very good one, I reported on the fourth book in my above post of 22 March. I received Huckleberry Finn from my father for my tenth birthday way back when. It remains a good read and I've seen it in a couple movies and a play, as well as a TV mini-series.
I was reading Catch 22 by Joseph Heller in the library, and the bell rang, on a Friday, when I had only thirty pages left to go. I was very irritated. It's definitely one of my favorite books, though. At one point I had to put my head down and wait, shaking all over, until I had forced down the convulsive laughter. After I thought it was gone, I saw the the same statement again in the book and a shorter spell of laughter had to be dealt with. The very next sentence had the same effect as well.
"There was only one catch, and that was Catch-22."
"There was only one catch, and that was Catch-22."
If you think you are crazy enough to be discharged from military service on a Section 8, then you aren't crazy and thus it may not be done. Is that the catch? I've never read the book; though I think I've seen a bit of the movie.
Now I'm reading Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts. It is the second book in a epic trilogy.that takes place on the world on the other side of the Riftwar. I see a parallel to the Samurai history.
Tonight I may start a reread of R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Triogy , which begins with Homeland and is about the early years of Drizzt Do'Urden.
Now I'm reading for the second time R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Triogy, and am in the second book which is Exile about Drizzt Do'Urden when he ran away from his family and the evil Dark Elf city of his birth.
The name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.
An AMAZING book and I'm only on the second day....
An AMAZING book and I'm only on the second day....
Yes, The Name of the Rose is great; I.ve4 read it twice and seen the movie about three times. 
THERE'S A MOVIE???!!!!!!!!!! 
Yes in 1986. it starred Sean Connery as William of Baskerville
And Christian Slater as the apprentice who picks the rose.
I MUST watch the movie!
And I just finished the book, too.
*SPOILER ALERT*
I KNEW it was either Jorge or the abbot! I mean, the murderer had to be someone venerable and connected to the library, and Alinardo was never given as much gravity as Jorge. I did suspect the abbot for some time, but then, Jorge showed himself...
That was one good mystery...and a lotta twisted minds (and of course, Vir, not all the roses in that abbey were feminine)
And I just finished the book, too.
*SPOILER ALERT*
I KNEW it was either Jorge or the abbot! I mean, the murderer had to be someone venerable and connected to the library, and Alinardo was never given as much gravity as Jorge. I did suspect the abbot for some time, but then, Jorge showed himself...
That was one good mystery...and a lotta twisted minds (and of course, Vir, not all the roses in that abbey were feminine)
Tonight I may start reading Mistress of the Empire the conclusion of the Empire trilogy by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts.
I finished Mistress of the Empire late this morning.
Tonight I may start the third bookfor the second time in R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Triogy, which is Sojourn about Drizzt Do'Urden after he ran away from the Underdark to the surface and encounters new friends.
Tonight I may start the third bookfor the second time in R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Triogy, which is Sojourn about Drizzt Do'Urden after he ran away from the Underdark to the surface and encounters new friends.
Having finished Sojourn last night, I will start Margery Allingham's Flowers for the Judge, another in her Albert Campion mystery series .
Now I'm reading for the second time R.A. Salvatore's The Crystal Shard, the first book of his Icewind Dale Trilogy.
I am thinking of reading for the second time, one of Sax Rohmer's pot-boilers entitled, The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu, which he wrote in 1913. It can now be found in The Fu Manchu Omnibus, Volume 1, published in 1995 by Allison & Busby Ltd London. I believe I have all three volumes of this Omnibus, each containing three novels.
I am currently reading 'The Emperor- Kings deaths' by Conn Iggulden. Its mainly about Julius Ceasar's life and doings. A very good read for a roman nerd like myself 
I finished the first Fu Manch last night, will probably start the next Drizzt book tonight, the one that comes after The Crystal Shard.
I finished the second Drizzt book and am now reading The Devil Doctor the second potboiler novel from Volume 1 of The Fu Manchu Omnibus.