Lord Samper's Library

I've spent most of today boxing books, for the move, and what I've done has barely scratched the surface. Tomorrow looks like it's going to be more of the same and if my books are all packed, there's not going to be an awful lot to blog about so... I'm going to pause the blog for a bit. Not a hiatus this time, just a little break so I can get all my stuff moved and for me to settle into the new place. Give me a week and I'll be back (that's when I get broadband in the new place). In the meantime, there's plenty to read here so have at it! I'd suggest starting Here and working your way along but then I would say that... ;o) See you all later :o) 

Sorry... It's another 'recycled review' (from the 'heady' days of 2011) today but in my defence, there is a lot of other stuff happening and only the one of me to get it all done. I can see it being more of the same over the next week (especially with only a few days to go until the big move...) and then, fingers crossed, everything should start to get back to normal. Right now though... Here's another book that I found, in a pile of other books, and I absolutely adore it; if you read it too then I reckon you'll feel the same ;o) I'm including the whole review in this post but if you want to see where it first featured, well... that's over Here . And as far as the final comment goes, 'Stories' was a surprise read for 2011. As good as it is, I wouldn't say it's that in 2023 but only because I saw it coming this time round... ;o) So, here goes... One of the things that I enjoy most about blogging here is the opportunity that it gives me...

Things are starting to get busy at work and if that wasn't enough (it was more than enough for me), I've finally started to pack for the move. Not an awful lot of time for reading then... You'll have to excuse me some more recycled reviews then, at least for the next few days, until things start to calm down again. I really hope they do... There's nothing like packing books up to make you realise just how many you own... Some of the local charity shops are going to be very happy this weekend ;o) You know what though, it is fun going through piles of books and finding ones that you completely forgot you had, books like 'Swords & Dark Magic' for example. My current copy replaced another copy that got lost in one of many moves several years ago and I thought it would be cool (and save me a little time today) if I dug up my old review and shared it here. It's a long post so grab yourself a coffee and settle down for a read. And fair warning... Given the rece...

Yesterday was a day in the office so, of course, I needed a little something for the bus ride in and the journey home (and for some of lunchtime too, once I’d found something to eat). I’ve been really enjoying revisiting some of the old Doctor Who novelisations and figured it was time to go back and read ‘Day of the Daleks’, one that I always enjoyed as a kid. Way, way back in the day (and it’s a bit scary how long ago that was now), I used to have ‘Day of the Daleks’ as part of the ‘Dalek Omnibus’ collection, I’ve no idea where that book is now but Amazon saw me coming and so, when I left for work yesterday morning, ‘Day of the Daleks’ came with me... UNIT is called in when an important diplomat is attacked in his own home - by a man who then vanishes into thin air. The Doctor and Jo spend a night in the 'haunted' house and meet the attackers - who have time-jumped back from the 22nd century in the hope of changing history. Travelling forward in time, the Doctor and Jo find...

Thousands of years ago the evil city of Kuan Hador was defeated by a vast army of mystic warriors, the Enemy banished beyond the Gateway between Worlds. Spells of enormous power sealed the Gateway. Now icy mists begin to form around the ruins of Kuan Hador. Awesome beasts stalk the hills and forests. The spells are fading. Beyond the Gateway the vengeful armies of Kuan Hador await. And where years before a host stood against the Enemy, now only a handful of warriors prepare to face it once more: Kysumu the Swordsman, last of a dying breed, Yu Yu Liang, the ditch digger, Ustarte, the Beast-Priestess, and the mysterious Waylander. Together they must solve an ancient mystery, which will bring the dead to life for a final battle outside Time. But first Waylander must find a way to kill a man who cannot die... Before we get into the book itself… I used to try and come up with my own blurbs, when writing a review, but now I’m all old and tired so just swipe an online blurb instead. A...

Once again, not a lot of reading happened over the weekend; mostly because I was working my way through 'Superstore' (horribly late to the party but I'm really enjoying it anyway) but also because I was up in the loft, going through piles of books ahead of moving house next week. Damn I have a lot of books that I had totally forgotten about... I managed to bag some up, for a charity shop run, but I also found myself doing what I normally do when I find myself in the middle of a pile of books, cracking a couple open and having a little read. So not a lot of reading then but enough to get in the way of what I should have been doing, dammit... ;o) I picked up a copy of 'The Troop' a few months ago and this weekend was the weekend it finally got a read. I'm recycling an older review as my views haven't changed and also, it's going to be another hectic week so I'm going to be kind to myself and let 'Past Graeme' take up the slack for a little bit ...

I saw this floating around Twitter (yes, I still call it Twitter) and thought I'd share it because (A) it's awesome and (B) I'm going to be out and about for most of today and wanted to post something while I was near a computer. Mostly (A) though ;o) I really hope this is canon now. And if this is how we see Davros from now on, I'm cool with that too.