I finally finished The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse last night. I liked it, though it is not my favorite of his.

I'm sure you all have heard already, but Terry Pratchett passed away. I've only read a few of his books, but they were a lot of fun. Terry wrote wonderful stories and I'm sure helped many people through tough times via laughter. RIP.

I'm still reading The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse. It's good, but it is a slow read, at least for me.

I'm also reading Mythbreaker by Stephen Blackmoore. It's an urban fantasy with gods and prophets in the modern world. So far, it's good.
I had finished metatropolis last month. It was pretty good.

I finished Dead Men Walking. It's very good, if you like military sf and especially the 40k universe.

Still reading The Glass Bead Game. I like it much more this time through.

Started metatropolis, a short story collection edited by John Scalzi. Not sure about this one...

Still reading Dead Men Walking, which is pretty good.

I reread The Journey to the East by Hermann Hesse, and it is still a great book, one of my favorites.

I've also restarted The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse. I attempted it a few years ago, but stopped. I love a lot of his books, so I'm giving it another shot.

I finished Grass for his Pillow last night. It's good, but not as good as the first book in the series. It's mainly prepping for the last two books in the series.

Next up is Dead Men Walking by Steve Lyons. It's a 40k novel featuring the Death Korps of Krieg. I suspect I will like it a lot.

I finished up People of the Longhouse today. It was pretty good, but it ended right in the middle of an adventure. I didn't realize it was part of a series.

I'm now reading People of the Longhouse by W. Michael and Kathleen Gear. It's a historical fiction set in the Iroquois Nation just before the Europeans arrived. I'm only a few chapters in, but it's very good. The authors work closely with archeologists, trying to make the setting as realistic as possible. Just in the intro, I've learned some things ( Read more... )

I finished up The Crusader Road last night. It was enjoyable. Nothing amazing, but I liked it. If you like gaming fantasy novels, it's worthwhile.

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