Next On My Agenda

A passionate recommendation comes from my 8-yr old daughter: the Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage that begins with Magyk, Flyte, and Physik. In September '09, two more books for the series and a companion book come out. There is also a great website for the series.

http://www.septimusheap.com/

Arthur C. Clarke Is Turning My Brains into a Pretzel

"Time's Eye" by Clarke and Stephen Baxter has aliens messing with timelines on earth, resulting in Alexander the Great going to battle against Ghenghis Khan, with some Colonial British troops (and Rudyard Kipling) and three soldiers from 2037 on hand. The mental meltdown comes in the last few chapters, when we learn what is going on. It was like sour candy--it's almost painful, but it is so much fun, I jumped right into the sequel, "Sunstorm." Then there's a third book, "Firstborn." Woooo-hooo!