I’m going to skip those books listed as ‘reading now’ in the last few weeks. Or, at least, I’m just going to comment on them minimally, because I just finished an amazing book.
So here it is:
Shroud for the Archbishop by Peter Tremayne. Peter Tremayne writes non-fiction under the name Peter Berresford Ellis. He is a very well respected authority on the ancient Celts. This is the second book in his series about an Irish nun named Sister Fidelma. The first book, which I read last summer, was pretty good (Absolution by Murder). This second book wasn’t. It was still a good mystery, but the writing was hardley intriguing. I couldn’t wait for it to be over.
Star of Danger, by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Another Darkover novel. One worth reading, as it fills in some of the underlying questions about the First Age (Against the Terrans).
Ghostlight, by Marion Zimmer Bradley. This is the first book in a series of ‘lights’. It was mostly about experiencing life and accepting the actions of those people you have no control over, all within the facade of being a book about magick. I am very excited to read the other books in the series, which include Witchlight and Heartlight.
I also read Journey to America, Fiona McGilray’s Story, A Voyage from Ireland in 1849 by Clare Pastore. It is fairly accurate, but very stereotypical. It is a book that I would give a younger girl to teach her about Ireland and immigration to America (any daughter I have will be learning about it anyway). But as someone interested in Irish immigration (I wrote several History papers on it in college), I did find the book worth reading.