Books I've Read

A selection of really good Sherlock Holmes stories by modern authors. Really good!

People keep finding a list of books, so they read them and come out of their safe zones to live better lives. It's very nice, I wish I could remember all (or any) of the wonderful thoughts the people have. But I can't.

A sort of Sherlock Holmes-ish story, with werewolves, vampires, angels, and I don't know what-all. I enjoyed it.

The Chronicles of Osreth #1. I've read two other books by this author, I guess in this series, and I liked them a lot, so I read this one which appears to be the first in the series, so I got that going for me. So what is this book about? A half-Elf/half-Goblin boy finds himself emperor, due to his father and several elder brothers dying in an airship accident. Or was it?

The Cemeteries of Amalo #2. Also #3 in The Goblin Emperor series, I suppose. I enjoyed this fantasy mystery very much, just like I did the first book I read. I'm intrigued by the bits of technology mentioned, the coin-operated gas metering in his squalid apartment, the pneumatic messaging tubes at work, the occasional airship. One thing is, I keep thinking of Thara as a woman, why is that?

The Goblin King Book 2. A priest (of sorts) investigates deaths in the course of their duties. A really good read, I'm looking forward to reading the other ones in the series.

Simon adventures in London while attending art school. Those Hanorverian rascals!

Is is in the south of England with Arun looking for his mother when they run afoul of smugglers whose use the Channel tunnel for their nefarious deads.

Dido is back in London and "reunited" with her dad, who is again involved in a plot against the king, although it's a different king now. Very exciting, and the wolves make an appearance.

Felix Brooke series, #1. Felix runs away from his home in Spain to England where his deceased father is from. Pretty good story, once it gets started.

Dido ends up in the U.S., if you can imagine, and what does she run into? Pretty much what she ran into back home.

Dido hitched a ride back to the U.K., Great Britain, or whatever it is called in this alternate history book, but ends up in South America, as near as I can figure, where she may be tossed into a lake (the stolen one, after it is returned) to extend the life of someone with a oddly familiar name. There, I don't think that's a spoiler.

"Wicked wolves without and a grim governess within threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia..." Read pre-1998, read again, 'cause it's good. Many words to look up!

Written by L. Frank Baum under a pseudonym. A boy ends up on a cruise to Alaska during the gold rush days. Good story. Interesting how the author using "negro" dialog to portray what the natives from the Philippines are saying.

After rescuing a Chinese man from a sinking ship Sam Steele heads off to China, with his pals, to, Essentially, steal valuable ancestral jewels and such.

Written by L. Frank Baum under a pseudonym. I read the Project Gutenberg e-book edition. A decrepit steel-hauling ship is damaged in a storm and is run up on a beach in Panama to save the cargo. Angry natives are encountered. A Princesses heart is stolen, as are a bunch of uncut diamonds.

Sam and the crew end up in Yucatan looking for a lost city settled by people from Atlantis who have a lot of gold and jewels.

Sam and friends steal antiquities after spending much time justifying there actions.

A voyage in the Arctic in the early 1900s goes awry. This book was written by one of the survivors from his diary. Not all that long, but quite readable, and has several maps, thank goodness!

A mystery in the village where Beatrix Potter lives. Very interesting, spent a lot of time looking up stuff on the internet. Nicely written, but I don't feel a longing to read any more of the series.