9/27/08 Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. The first look at the world of Krynn. A war is coming to the land and a group of friends is reluctantly drawn into the battle after encounter a woman with a blue crystal staff. Now they must fight not only for their survival but also for all those on Krynn who will be effected by the wars.
currently reading
9/25/08 Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. A fictional look at Stalin’s purge of dissidents in the Soviet Union. Rubashov is a former revolutionary leader who has become disaffected with the movement.
9/25/08 True Believers by Eric Hoffer. It is a psychological and sociological look at why people join mass movements. It is thought provoking and disturbing.
9/17/08 Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. Lewis’s retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. It delves into faith, belief, and doubt. It is the greatest work ever written in the English language.
9/10/08 Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. A look at the life of a man raised in a wealthy family who abandoned it all for a life on the road.
9/3/08 Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl. Short stories by the man who wrote James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
8/30/08 The Orc King by R.A. Salvatore. This continues the story of Mithral Hall and the Kingdom of Many Arrows as they try to learn to live together in peace, orc and dwarf.
Over the summer I spent the time rereading the whole Drizzt saga, I skipped Homeland, Sojourn and Exile because I have read them more than any other books in the series. I even read the Sellswords series about Entreri and Jaraxle though I think it is cheap that Salvatore made an existing book from one series the first book in the Sellswords series. I read all these so I can be prepared for The Orc King the first book in the new Transitions series. The second book The Pirate King is coming soon in hardback.
6/11/08 True Believers by Joe Queenan. It is a look at why fans follow certain teams, even if the teams are abysmal, ie the Cubs. It was written before the Red Sox recent streak of World Series wins so it is a little dated that way. I let my sister borrow my Hitler book I was going to read so I haven’t gotten back to that yet.
6/1/08 Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett. I needed a quick read and Pratchett’s books are always entertaining and insightful. Is there a king in Ankh-Morpork? One man thinks so. See this reading guide to pick an order to read the books. There is one book this does not include and that is the newest Making Money which should be included in the Industrial Revolution line.