Return of the 'Random Book Pile'...

At the time of writing, it's about 3am and I am wide awake... It's not that I can't go sleep, I'm great at going to sleep, I just can't seem to get the timing right :o( Oh well, at least it's the weekend and all I've got to do is stay awake for when my daughters visit. The rest of my time is my own ;o)

You wouldn't believe it but I'm really trying not to buy so many books at the moment (turns out that 'limited space' really is a thing...) but things happen and... I suddenly have extra books in the house. Here's what ended up at mine over the last few days (with bonus 'what I'm currently reading') and while I need to work on my restraint at little more, it could have been a lot worse... ;o)


There's a free micro-library near my youngest's school so after I drop her off, I always pay it a visit on the way back; it would be rude not to ;o) What I love about 'Free Libraries' is that you never knew what you are going to find on any given day, last Tuesday was a real bonus then as there were a handful of David Gemmell books and I was finally able to pick up a copy of 'Ghost King', a book that I've never read (although I have read the sequel, 'Last Sword of Power'). Not sure when I'll get to it, hopefully soon.

Thursday was a busy one and also really stressful in places so, once I'd got certain things done and dusted, I took myself to Greenwich for a coffee and a look through a couple of bookshops. Oxfam didn't have anything for me this time (three quarters of the books there were ones that I had donated...) but Waterstones was a little better. 'Anji Kills A King' sounds like a fun slice of fantasy, and just the kind of thing I'm after, while 'Nordic Visions' promises a mix of intriguing Nordic fantasy and horror (sci-fi too but I'm really here for the first two).

And 'Island of the Dead' is a book that's spent too long unread and finally gets its time in the sun. It's looking good so far ;o)

What are you reading this weekend?

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