Books read in March
Mar. 31st, 2024 10:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valoiseDuring March I only read six books, concentrating instead on catching up on short fiction.
Vets May Fly by James Herriott
Vets in a Spin by James Herriott
In these two books he covers his military service in World War II, interspersed with animal stories from before the war.
Doctor Who: The Only Good Dalek by Justin Richards and Mike Collins
Although this graphic novel came out in 2010, this Tenth Doctor comic was new to me. The Doctor and Amy are come across a research station trying to find a way to use captured Dalek technology to win the war. With elements from the First Doctor's stories Mission to the Unknown and Dalek Invasion of Earth, I liked this one a lot.
Doctor Who: The Dalek Project by Justin Richards and Mike Collins
This 10th Doctor story has echoes of Victory of the Daleks, but set this time in WWI. Archeologists working on a WWI battlefield uncover unusual metal artifacts that the Doctor immediately recognizes as Dalek. The bulk of the story takes place decades earlier with a British arms manufacturer and the eventual revelation that Daleks are working both sides, British and German, to their own advantage.
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
I don't know how I never read the first Discworld book until now. Really enjoyable, but now I feel like I need to reread The Light Fantastic, the book that followed this one.
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
I've loved Talabi's short fiction for several years so I was excited to read his first novel. Shigidi, a minor god in an Orisha spirit company, is hired to steal back a Nigerial spirit object from a British museum aided by his succubus partner Nneoma. My only disappointment is that I didn't read this soon enough to add it to my nominations for the 2024 Hugo awards.
Vets May Fly by James Herriott
Vets in a Spin by James Herriott
In these two books he covers his military service in World War II, interspersed with animal stories from before the war.
Doctor Who: The Only Good Dalek by Justin Richards and Mike Collins
Although this graphic novel came out in 2010, this Tenth Doctor comic was new to me. The Doctor and Amy are come across a research station trying to find a way to use captured Dalek technology to win the war. With elements from the First Doctor's stories Mission to the Unknown and Dalek Invasion of Earth, I liked this one a lot.
Doctor Who: The Dalek Project by Justin Richards and Mike Collins
This 10th Doctor story has echoes of Victory of the Daleks, but set this time in WWI. Archeologists working on a WWI battlefield uncover unusual metal artifacts that the Doctor immediately recognizes as Dalek. The bulk of the story takes place decades earlier with a British arms manufacturer and the eventual revelation that Daleks are working both sides, British and German, to their own advantage.
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
I don't know how I never read the first Discworld book until now. Really enjoyable, but now I feel like I need to reread The Light Fantastic, the book that followed this one.
Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi
I've loved Talabi's short fiction for several years so I was excited to read his first novel. Shigidi, a minor god in an Orisha spirit company, is hired to steal back a Nigerial spirit object from a British museum aided by his succubus partner Nneoma. My only disappointment is that I didn't read this soon enough to add it to my nominations for the 2024 Hugo awards.
