Category Archives: On The Nightstand

I was traveling yesterday and today – quick trip to Boston for work.  While it kept me from posting last night, it did give me a chance to finish Scalzi’s sequel to “Old Man’s War”.  “The Ghost Brigades” is the … Continue reading →

Here’s the 4th and final book I read during our cruise and I have to say – it wasn’t in the plan.  I’d downloaded this one awhile ago – around the time it was released – and it’s just been … Continue reading →

Anyone who read my post on “The Collapsing Empire” probably remembers that I found the book to be interesting but not outstanding – a tick above average.  I also talked a bit in that post about the less than detailed … Continue reading →

Here’s the third book I finished during the cruise – the second in internal chronological order in Neal Asher’s Polity series.  This is a pretty massive body of work – 15 books with the 16th coming this year.  I decided … Continue reading →

Here’s the second book I finished during the cruise – “The Collapsing Empire – first book in the newest series by John Scalzi.  Like most readers, the first Scalzi book I read was “Old Man’s War”.  I read it when … Continue reading →

I finished this one tonight and thought I’d try to get some thoughts down before calling it a night.  Not sure whether or not this is a good call.  Given the nature of the book, a wiser course may have … Continue reading →

  This was the first book I finished during my trip – mentioned in my Holiday Reading Post on 12/11/2018.  I’ve also posted on “Devil Said Bang” – the fourth novel in the series.  “Kill City Blues” is the fifth … Continue reading →

I also found this book to be a very timely reminder of just how possible it is for one powerful, venal and completely unscrupulous man – Philip IV of France – to completely destroy, in fairly short order, an institution … Continue reading →

I finished this one today – about a day and a half after I started.  It’s a very easy read – a narrative history that focuses exclusively on Who, What, When and Where.  It actually uses the history of the … Continue reading →

I did finally finish “House Of Chains” (HoC) yesterday and I did it right here in front of the fire – watching the snow fall.  It took me longer than I’d anticipated – partly because I worked through the week … Continue reading →