Not so many this month as the World Cup is taking up leisure time!
The Nitpickers Guide for Next Generation Trekkers. Phil Farrand. I bought this book for a few pence at a charity stall. For the money its been a hoot. It goes through every episode Of Star Trek: The Next Generation and identifies all the mistakes in continuity, script, clothes and between episodes. Defo a nerds book but fun also. 2.5 stars
King Rat. James Clavell. I had not read this book for ages. It tells the story of the Changi prisoner of war camp in Asia. It is a great story well told and is the first of James Clavell’s books (Tia Pan, Shogun etc.) on Asia. The characters are human, complicated and exciting and you cant wait to see what happens to them. 4 Stars.
The Sharpe Companion. Mark Adkin. Another book difficult to find. I bought this on eBay second hand. This book is a companion to the Sharpe books of Bernard Cornwell of which I am a fan. It provides a detailed historical and military guide to that best selling series of novels. Only for fans of the series. I hope to use it when we explore Northern Spain. 4 stars.
The way of Shadows. Brent Weeks. I bought this book via an e-book library as it was the first of a trilogy and found out this part is 500 pages. It part Tolkien, part Harry Potter and oddly addictive. The story in the first book is about a young orphan boy from the poorest area growing up as a ‘wet boy’ or assassin meeting along the way wytches, woryms, mages (all spelt as is), ordinary kings and god kings. Will I get the second in the series? I don’t know. 3 Stars.
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