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The eighth book in Isaac Asimov‘s extended Foundation series, this Pebbles in the Sky is the final background novel before Prelude to Foundation (1988) really kicks things off. It’s a bit more intriguing than its predecessors—especially The Currents of Space…what … Continue reading
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Missionary to Burma I recently took a trip overseas to modern-day, war-torn Myanmar and the city of Yangon, formerly Rangoon. I packed lightly—so lightly that I did my laundry in the sink each night and wore those clean clothes the … Continue reading
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After You, Marco Polo (1955) follows Jean Bowie Shor and her husband Franc along the ancient Silk Road to meet peoples and cultures that are now many decades since passed. Continue reading
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Book #6 in the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis is actually the first book chronologically. As such, it holds a prominent place of importance in the set, and I dare say it’s as close to being the best … Continue reading
Earlier this year, I happened upon a “new” adventure writer through a handful of books sitting on the dusty shelves of a thrift store in Florida. HMS Ulysses now marks the third Alistair MacLean book I’ve finished, after The Black … Continue reading
It’s been a strange year, this 2020. But one thing in particular that COVID-19 has impacted—apart from everything else in life—is that no one in the Midwest wants to host garage sales anymore! It’s a sad place to be, sitting … Continue reading
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James Bond #3 Another installment to our Siblings’ Book Club for 2020, this third book in the original James Bond series by Sir Ian Fleming is also the third of his books I’ve read. I sort of began the series … Continue reading
Yet another first-hand account from a fugitive in danger, Fellow Passenger was as grand as Rogue Male and more lively than A Rough Shoot. The situations into which Household’s current runner—the Oxford-educated Ecuadorian-Englishman and possible Communist, Claudio Howard-Wolferstan—are so fantastic … Continue reading
