I've got a nice array of books ready to read: Star Trek: Crisis of Consciousness by Dave Galanter Star Wars: Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray (reread) Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn Star Wars: Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin I will report back if any of the first time reads were awesome (Leia definitely is).
THE EGYPTIAN by Mika Waltari, an old historical novel from 1945. Translated from Finnish, apparently.
I'm finding it quite engrossing. Apparently it was a major bestseller back in the day. I picked up a paperback copy at a yard sale or thrift store years ago and it finally surfaced to the top of my TBR pile.
I finished up The Flash Vol. 5: History Lessons, which was another good one, and I started The Simpsons Comics Show Stopper. I'm a big Simpsons fan, and I've been curious to check out the comics for a while now, so yesterday I finally decided to get Show Stopper and check some out.
I'm re-reading Star Trek TNG Requiem by Micheal Jan Friedman and Kevin Ryan. I do like the time travel story arc of Picard going back to Cestus 3 before the encounter of Captain Kirk and the Gorn .
I've started reading "Watching the Clock" (DTI) and also bought "The Missing", since I haven't yet read anything from the more recent DS9 novels.
Just started "Die Standing"--my hope is to complete that and "More Beautiful Than Death" by the time I get my copy of "To Lose the Earth" Thank you JJ Miller for short chapters .
I agree - I really like Well of Souls, although it never feels like a Star Trek story when I read it. I've just finished Stoneskin by K. B. Spangler, and don't know what to pick up next. I have a few new, unread non-Trek books, but I might just pick up Well of Souls or The Romulan Way (as inspired by this thread).
Last night I finished up the Dresden Files short story Love Hurts by Jim Butcher. It was a pretty fun little story.
I just wrapped my first re-read of the star trek Destiny trilogy since its first release. On to TNG Losing the Peace.
CHANGELESS by Gail Carriger I actually intended to read the first in the Parasol Protectorate series, which turns out to be Soulless, while this is the second book. I have the first four, but the first one seems to have been moved somewhere separate to the others, so… Basically, it’s tongue in cheek steampunk with a Lady who acts as a secret agent in a Victorian era filled with vampires and werewolves, as well as aether and dirigibles. I was a shade worried that the vampire/werewolf thing might be that kind of sub-Twilight fashion, but that concern was very quickly dispelled. It’s more readable than that, with a nice worldbuild setup, and I was sold on it with the comparison between Scottish big and English big. The plot gets into gear nice and gently but picking up pace and all makes sense at the end. Well, apart from one loose end which is very minor. The characters are engaging, especially the lead, Lady Alexia Maccon, and it’s all quite amusing. The blurb compares it to Austen and Wodehouse, but it’s actually more mild echo of Pratchett and genteel Blackadder, though of course those in turn were influenced by Austen and Wodehouse. The humour works, the action works, and plot and characters work, and the worldbuilding works. There’s also an unexpected bi ethos through it, which seems coincidentally appropriate for this being Bi Visibility week. And it’s a bonus that this is caused by a good character who seems to be just introduced in this sequel. It does end on a fairly obvious and predictable cliffhanger, which is somewhat undercut by outright stating the cause, but I didn’t feel like I’d missed anything by coming in on the second book without having read the first, and that’s a definite plus point. Overall, highly recommended, and I loved it. That said, if Gail Carriger ever reads this, I do have to mention that ‘pollock’ and ‘bollix’ should be ‘pillock’ and ‘bollocks.’
The latest episode of the Positively Trek Book Club is up! Bruce and I discuss the classic TNG novel Q-in-Law by Peter David. This was my first time reading this one, and I loved it. Peter David at his best, in my opinion. Let us know what you think of the episode! I'm currently reading TNG: Warped: An Engaging Guide to the Unaired 8th Season by Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan.