Finished SEVENTH DEIMATE, THEGREAT GOD'S WAR

 

Within a very few pages, I knew this was an allegory (I mean, everyone who has taken any Latin at all knows belleg....is a root meaning "war" and ami...is a root meaning "friend."  The first half of the book seemed pretty childish and stupid, but this is Stephen R. Donaldson, so I read on.  This is the first of a series of books which it appears will explore the human condition in its foibles (catastrophes), to include magic and wisdom and friendship.  I am intrigued.  I will read on...  (this is very much the way I felt after finishing the first book in his Gap series and that was epic!) 

I have now started How to Raise and Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith, another of his #1 Ladies' Detective Agency books.  Charlie borrowed Mma. Ramotswe's van and has returned it with a dent in it's floor and an odd smell.  When her husband investigates, he discovers that Charlie is keeping a baby elephant in his uncle's back yard (possibly without asking to do so.)  The only real problems with adopting a baby elephant are...yep, you guessed it...they eat and grow.

Finished THE BLESSED SEASON and 50 pages of THE CODE BREAKER

 

You would think the holidays would be a busy enough time for retail business owners, especially if they also have a small working farm, but what with the US Post Office deciding to close their Prosper branch because it is so small....  Well, really hectic since the townspeople are sure that this means the end of their town.  What can they possibly do to save their beloved town?  I enjoyed this relaxing read as always.

I then returned to The Code Breaker for another 50 pages.  Again we are immersed in how complicated giving credit to the correct scientist(s) when several in different parts of the world worked to develop something as earthshattering as a procedure that can cure virus born diseases, many cancers, and even some genetic diseases!

I have now started Seventh Decimate by Stephen R. Donaldson.  This is the first in a series...I probably won't live until the last book comes out.  The series is called The Great God's War.  A war has been raging, started by brothers who fell in love with the same woman...centuries ago.  It continues because magicians are involved constantly improving their techniques to kill people...