Chubby, brunette Eunice Kinnison sat in a rocker, reading the Sunday papers and listening to the radio. Her husband Ralph lay sprawled upon the davenport, smoking a cigarette and reading the current issue of EXTRAORDINARY STORIES against an unheard background of music. Mentally, he was far from Tellus, flitting in his super-dreadnaught through parsec after parsec of vacuous space. E.E. "Doc" Smith, Triplanetary, Chapter 5: "1941"
Thursday, January 05, 2006
H.M.S. Surprise
H.M.S Surprise by Patrick O'Brian: So what do I do after overdosing on historical novels last year? I start the year off with a historical novel! A great read all around, a nice slow introduction and middle section (that will probably foreshadow future events) and one heck of an excellent naval battle to round off the book. No disappointments here. On with the next installment (The Mauritius Command)!
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