| The Book of Three | Books | [16-Jul-2026]
by Lloyd Alexander
Alternate Fantasy: 187 pages
The origin of the Black Cauldron movie. Taren the pig keeper has to go find Henwen the missing oracular pig.
Note this series has no page numbers. Amazon estimates the series is 935 pages so just dividing that by 5. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| Anabasis: The Perisan Expedition | Books | [01-Jul-2026]
by Xenophon
History: 155 pages
Nothing of real note here, heard most of it before in pieces just wanted to read it all together. Ten thousand Greek mercenaries become trapped in Persia after a civil war and must march out, and then do mercenary things along the Black Sea. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| A Parade of Horribles | Books | [10-Jun-2026]
A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 688 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Next level is a Mario cart style race. There are almost no crawler left. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Inevitable Ruin | Books | [06-Jun-2026]
The Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 870 pages.
Volume 7 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
The faction wars on the ninth floor which Carl and team total screw over. Oh and they make it real rather than a game for the factions which really pisses off the factions. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Princess Bride | Books | [06-Jun-2026]
by William Goldman
Fantasy: 456 pages
How do you take one of the best movies ever and make it a crappy book? Spend the first 36 page in your made up author and made up nonsense driveling crap about your wife in stuff that is entirely not relevant to the story. Other than that once the story starts its not bad. But SKIP the entire introduction. Rating: 3 (out of 8) |
| Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | Books | [05-Jun-2026]
by Robert C. Obrien
Fantasy: Contemporary: 233 pages
Mrs Frisby is mouse with s sick kid who cant be moved but the house will be wrecked by the plow in spring so she recruits the super smart rats of NIMH to move the house. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | Books | [03-Jun-2026]
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 812 pages.
Volume 6 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Carl and Donut end up in Cuba, which they destroy as usual. Carl gets a tattoo. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Warlord of Mars | Books | [02-Jun-2026]
by Michael Moorcock
Fantasy: 179 pages
A John Carter knock off. Man gets transported to Mars, man meets Princess, Princess is in danger, man solves danger. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Gate of the Feral Gods | Books | [23-May-2026]
The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 589 pages.
Volume 4 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Carl is breaking despite his repeated claims they wont break him. Its not all the aliens fault, his fellow earthmen are partially responsible. Games that make my life depend on the competence and actions of other people suck. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Operation Bounce House | Books | [23-May-2026]
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Sci-fi: 437 pages
Colonist farmers are accused of terrorism and attacked by kids playing video games in mechs as a cover for the governments real genocide of the planets people. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
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