The No Time to Read but I Keep Buying Blues

I've never been a fast reader, but I used to knock out a book every two weeks, or every week, if I had the time. Nowadays, though, I'm lucky if I read a book a month. But I keep buying them!

A new Salvation Army Family Store opened by the mall a few months back, and they sell hardcovers for $1.99 and paperbacks for $0.99. How can I resist? I picked these up today, for a whopping $11 and change:


Since I'm not the biggest Stephen King fan, $1.99 is quite nice. And who knows, I may read them someday.

I also canceled my Science Fiction Book Club membership and immediately opened a new one. (Yes, I am quite all right with book club editions, thank you very much!) I got my introductory shipment today, plus a paperback from PaperbackSwap.


I can't wait to finish the Frankenstein series. I read the first in paperback, but not the rest. I was hoping for hardcover editions someday. An omnibus will do just fine.

And if you haven't read Naomi Novik's alernate history/fantasy Temeraire series, you're missing out. They're brilliant!

I've never read anything by Kevin J. Anderson, but I figured The Edge of the World wouldn't be a bad place to start. The novel has a musical companion album called Terra Incognita: Beyond the Horizon, by Roswell Six, which I love. It's a progressive rock/metal album that features some great musicians and singers, such as Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie, Erik Norlander and his wife, Lana Lane. Not sure if the book will hold up, but the album is excellent.


See what I mean? A ballad, but it still rocks. There's a new album out called A Line in the Sand, which is the companion for the second book in the series, The Map of All Things. I haven't heard it yet, but I imagine it's just as good considering those involved.

Anyway, carry on...