92. Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories by Garth Nix (2005)
Abhorsen Trilogy, Book 4 (sort of)

Length: 305 pages

Genre: Short Stories; Fantasy

Started: 20 July 2008
Finished: 22 July 2008

91. The Questory of Root Karunkulus: Item I: Miist by Kamilla Reid (2007)
Root Karbunkulus, Book 1

Length: 307 pages

Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy

Started: 18 July 2008
Finished: 20 July 2008

Read my summary and review of the book.

Read my Q & A with the author, Kamilla Reid.

Enter to win your own copy of The Questory of Root Karbunkulus

I’m thrilled to announce a winner for my very first giveaway of a signed copy of J. Scott Savage’s Farworld: Water Keep. (Read my review of the book or my Q & A with the author.)

The free copy goes to: Leesy from LeesyKnits! Congratulations, Leesy!

If you didn’t win, fear not! You can check out the other stops on J. Scott’s Savage’s Blog Tour, many of whom are doing giveaways of their own. Also, stay tuned… I’ll be unveiling my next giveaway tomorrow!

At the moment, though, Leesy’s blog has inspired me to go finish the blanket I’ve been working on for months, so it’s off to the knitting needles for me!

90. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1992)

Length: 578 pages

Genre: Science Fiction; Historical Fiction

Started: 15 July 2008
Finished: 17 July 2008

89. The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (2003)
Discworld, Book 30; Tiffany Aching, Book 1

Read By: Stephen Briggs
Length: 7h 10m (400 pages)

Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy

Started: 09 July 2008
Finished: 17 July 2008

So, after a week and a half of vacation to Canada, I’ve made it back home with no casualties, about a bazillion pictures, but sadly not very many books read.

That's yours truly, standing near the Burgess Shale, which is about as close to a pilgrimage site as us evolutionary-biologist-types get, besides maybe the Galapagos or Darwin's home. And yes, that is 2-3 inches of snow on the ground in the middle of July. Not pictured: my totally non-waterproof hiking boots.

But, to my delight, I came home to four new books!
- Dies the Fire by S. M. Stirling, which I will be reviewing for SF Site
- Sunshine by Robin McKinley
- The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton
- The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould

We’ll just not mention that I’m not supposed to be acquiring any more books (for Ye Grande Olde TBR(e) Challenge), and that I’m certainly not currently reading at a faster rate than I’m acquiring. Shhhh. No one saw that.

I’ve spent the afternoon unpacking, starting loads of laundry and then forgetting about them for a few hours, and catching up on all of the book blogs I missed while I was away… man y’all are productive readers (and bloggers!). I had a fun time away, but it’s also nice to be back in the land of reliable internet service and my comfy reading chair.

88. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (2003)

Length: 447 pages

Genre: Non-Fiction; History

Started: 10 July 2008
Finished: 15 July 2008

87. Redwall by Brian Jacques (1986)
Redwall, Book 1

Length: 333 pages

Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy

Started: 04 July 2008
Finished: 10 July 2008

86. Dreamsongs, Volume 1 by George R. R. Martin (2006; individual stories obviously earlier)

Read By: George R. R. Martin, Adrian Paul, Mark Bramhall, Roy Dotrice, Kirby Heyborne, Scott Brick, Barry Mendenhall, Claudia Black, Kim Myguest
Length: 14h 52m (The audiobook volume 1 covers up through p. 357 of the hardcover edition of volume 1)

Genre: Short Stories; Science Fiction/Horror.

Started: 28 June 2008
Finished: 09 July 2008

85. Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell (2000)

Length: 434 pages

Genre: Historical Fiction

Started: 27 June 08
Finished: 04 July 08