A Random TBR Pile (An Occasional Series)...

I've got a chronic health condition (well, two actually but we're only talking about one of them today) that has absolutely done for me over the last couple of days and my reading took a beating as a result. That means I'm going through one of my periodic phases where I make small piles of books and read a few pages of each until I decide on one to stick with. Fancy a quick look at one? Of course you do :o)

As you can see, I'm a little way into 'Withered Hill' and 'Creed: Ashes of Cadia', I'm also a fair way into 'The Day of the Doctor'. Those are the front-runners so far :o) 

I was watching 'The Dark Tower' the other day (What? I like it) and that prompted me to stick 'The Gunslinger' on the pile. I was after some 'old school' fantasy as well so 'The Trolltooth Wars' joined it. And 'Spores of Doom' looked like a safe bet for some short story action to break things up a bit.

Is there anything here that you'd like to see me read first?

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  1. Bookstooge24 May 2025 at 02:56

    Did Steve Jackson actually write "real" novels? I was under the impression he was a gamer and only did the fighting fantasy books.

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    1. Graeme25 May 2025 at 15:08

      I think he's mostly about the game books but I came across 'The Trolltooth Wars' a while ago and had to pick it up. Fingers crossed, I'll actually read it this time ;o)

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