Books for the TBR Pile... 'No Manga' Edition

Sorry for the brief period of 'radio silence'... I had my daughters over yesterday and it was great but there was also a lot of walking around Central London looking for certain Manga books (my eldest daughter loves the stuff) and we didn't find anything... Well, nothing that she was after anyway, we found loads of stuff that didn't make the grade ;o) Seriously, if anyone knows of places in London that sell all the Manga you won't find in Waterstones or Forbidden Planet, let me know...

Having said that though, I came back with a couple of books because of course I did ;o) I also picked up a couple through Amazon, can you tell I've been paid? ;o) As things stand, there are more books leaving the house than coming in, I just need to read a little quicker... Lets take a look at what I've picked up.


'The Incorruptibles' was a charity shop find on the way home from a hospital appointment; not a priority read but one that I enjoyed years ago and fancied reading again. 

I've been enjoying dipping in and out of 'The Opener of the Way' and 'Pleasant Dreams' was the logical next step. I really need to post some thoughts on 'The Opener of the Way' but 'Pleasant Dreams' won't be too far behind.

I've had my eye on 'Leontus' for a while and this week was heavy going so when payday rolled around, I took the plunge and grabbed a copy. I'm headed into the final stages of 'The Fall of Cadia' and there's a very good chance that this could be my next Warhammer 40K read.

And last but not least... The spoils of yesterday's stopover at Forbidden Planet. Short stories are very much my thing at the moment (if you hadn't already guessed) and 'Eyes of the Demon' was bought with that in mind (that and the promise of Predators vs, well, whatever they're hunting). And it has been a long old time since I last read 'The Infernal City' but Greg Keyes has written some of my favourite fantasy so I'm picking this one again, despite vague memories of not enjoying it so much the last time. What can I say? I'm contrary, even to myself ;o)

And that's your lot for this week, anything here catch your eye? Leave a comment and let me know ;o)


Comments

  1. Bookstooge19 May 2025 at 10:49

    I don't usually leave a link, but in case of Eyes of the Demon, you totally need to be aware of the crapfest you're about to enter:
    https://bookstooge.blogspot.com/2022/11/predator-eyes-of-demon_18.html

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    1. Graeme19 May 2025 at 23:43

      Ouch! The last time I said 'it can't be that bad' I really regretted it but... It can't be that bad... ;o)

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