Books Read in 2024

At the beginning of the year, I was finishing up a full reread of Lee & Miller’s Liaden Universe®​​ novels after getting Outcaste, Book 6 of the Tales of Tolari Space, in shape for my publisher. Toward the end, I was reading much longer works (Sanderson,...

Books Read in Nov 2024

A family member encouraged me to pick up the Sanderson again, and this time I finished it. It’s a doorstop, though, and took me the month. 52 Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson 53 Edgedancer, by Brandon Sanderson
Research Turns

Research Turns

One of the hazards of researching for a novel — at least for me — is that the subject I’m researching can, under certain conditions, become an obsession. The story behind this particular obsession is complicated. I don’t know why my father, a...

Books Read in Oct 2024

46 Daughter of Fire, by Sofia Robleda 47 The Magpie Lord, by KJ Charles (reread) 48 China in Ten Words, by Yu Hua 49 A Case of Possession, by KJ Charles (reread) I may pick up Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson again and give it another try — after I finish...

Books Read in Sept 2024

Yes, just one novel in September. (sigh) I spent most of my time working on Tolari Space #7, The Song of Lynadria. I spent my reading time trying to get through Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, but I took a strong dislike to one of the characters and...