Some more books

Over the last month or so, I’ve read a trilogy by Trudi Canavan, The Magicians’ Guild, The Novice, and The High Lord. I picked the first one up from the library on a whim and they were good enough that I ordered the second two, and devoured them within a day each time. They didn’t seem terribly complex, and I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was I enjoyed about them, certainly not in the Feist league, but definitely worth a look, especially if you can get them from your library.

I also borrowed The Margarets (Gollancz S.F.) from Helen, following her recommendation here (beware, the post contains spoilers to the book it reviews) and I have to say, I do agree. It’s slightly out of the run of ordinary Teppers, with a different plot line, which made it a bit more pleasant to read, so I enjoyed that. And she is a good author, it’s just that so many of her books are basically the same book.

And from Jan, I borrowed The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure, which I started as a once a week read aloud this morning – it went down pretty well. I think Big thought she’d been conned slightly, but the rest of them seemed to really enjoy it, so we’ve ordered a copy for school so that when I give Jan’s copy back, we’ve still got one