A rather lovely reading binge

Because I was working backstage at a community theatre production of Seussical in a job that left me with a lot of free time on my hands I read a bit more than unusual. Even for me!

The first was A Rather Lovely Inheritance by C. A. Belmond. The web site is here: http://www.cabelmond.com/. An unexpected inheritance, some unsuspected branches on the family tree, a mystery and a treasure hunt are all delivered in a rather mellow style. An good read never the less. I'll be looking for the sequel.

Next was science fiction, Kris Longknife: Intrepid by Mile Shepherd. His web site is here: http://www.maryfreemanrosenblum.com/moscoe/mikeshepherd/index.html This doesn't seem to have been updated recently.

This series is space opera, complete with super high tech, including a precocious AI. an assortment of villains and a princess. In this series its the princess who rides to the rescue.

Mercedes Lackey's Foundation was next. Her web site is here: http://www.mercedeslackey.com/

Its back to the early days of Valdemar. Back to the time of the founding of the Heralds Colleguim.. It makes for fascinating reading if you been following the Valdemar universe.

This book is definitely the first of several. It ends at what is obviously a pause rather than a finish. Its still a good read.

The Sassy One by Susan Mallery is the second of a series of at least four, but probably five books about the Marcelli siblings. Mallery's web site is here: http://www.susanmallery.com/ A not quite typical romance, but the the family isn't very typical.

I read the first and enjoyed it. This one was good too. This series is several years old at this point so all of the books in the series may be available. I'll have to look.

If the Kris Longknife books are hard science fiction, A. Lee Martinez's The Automatic Detective is definably pulp science Fiction. His web site is here: http://www.aleemartinez.com/. Being pulp fiction doesn't make it bad, just rather strange. A good read though.

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