Just finished a re-read of Clavell's Shogun, currently re-reading Tai-Pan with a non-fiction book called Wired for War on deck.
What are you reading?
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been meaning to read it for a while and since it’s so short I read Chess by Stefan Zweig yesterday. Normally I’m not the biggest fan of such short novellas but his writing style makes it work 
I forgot to mention THE LEGACY by John Coyne, OF MICE AND MEN by Steinbeck, PLATOON by Dale Dye and THE ICE STORM by Rick Moody.
One of my favorite Trek novels, The Final Reflection.
Reading Mycroft Holmes by Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar (yes, that one!) and Anna Waterhouse (likely ghostwriter) and it's surprisingly good and I see there are two more of them that follow.
I think these books are among the better "Sherlock Holmes"-based pastiches.
Yeah, I have to say I'm quite impressed. I initially didn't think his character could carry a book, let alone a series, but It's been a lot of fun so far, with just enough connections to Sherlock Holmes. I like the bit about his history with Dr Bell, who was initially the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes.
I am currently listening to ‘The Great Martian War: The Gathering Storm’ by Scott Washburn. It is the fourth book in a series which is based on HG Wells’ War of the Worlds. Narrator is Ray Greenley.
The first three books were set mainly in the USA but this books goes to other parts of the world. Sydney has fallen and those Australians who survived have been evacuated to Tasmania (I was pleased to learn that my state is currently safe) and to New Zealand. Australian soldiers have been sent to fight the Martians in Africa and Turkey.
I am really enjoying this series. In some chapters of the series we see the Martians’ POV.
The first three books were set mainly in the USA but this books goes to other parts of the world. Sydney has fallen and those Australians who survived have been evacuated to Tasmania (I was pleased to learn that my state is currently safe) and to New Zealand. Australian soldiers have been sent to fight the Martians in Africa and Turkey.
I am really enjoying this series. In some chapters of the series we see the Martians’ POV.
^ I did read Trigger Mortis by him, which is another Bond novel he wrote, and he did manage to really capture not only the Fleming feel, but the 60's as well.
Yeah, it really is. And I haven't actually come across that very often. I think it's a special quality. The last time I felt that way was the Andromeda Strain sequel, The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H. Wilson. He really captured Crichton's voice. And Stephen Baxter wrote the awesome Time Machine sequel The Time Ships.
Star Wars the high Republic: The eye of Darkness. The writers of these series really like to kill the Jedi alot and in a horrible ways
I still need to get High Republic Temptation of the Force along with either the Living Force hardcover or Brotherhood for paperback. But at the same time I really need to get back into reading Parts II and III of the Dark Nest Trilogy and Legacy of the Force and Fate of the Jedi books that are my main priority
Just finished a beautiful novel called Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton. I found this book surprisingly refreshing. The prose surrounding the night sky felt deeper than most I've read, which suggested an affinity for the topic she was writing about. Great stuff. Although admittedly, I was disappointed in the ending.
