In September I have 9 books planned to read, plus September's monthly reading challenge is standalones, so I'll be reading a bunch of those as well. I'm not sure what they will be yet, so they aren't included in this list.
Reading at Fantasy Buddy Reads-
Now one hundred years in the future, the Majere twins and their companions set out to challenge Takhisis, the goddess of evil
One
hundred years have passed since the fiery Cataclysm that changed the
face of Krynn forever. For one hundred years, the people of Krynn have
struggled to survive. But for some, those one hundred years have passed
in the blink of an eye.
Catapulted forward in time by Raistlin’s
powerful magic, Caramon and Crysania find themselves aiding the mage’s
unholy quest to master the Queen of Darkness. To his dismay, Raistlin
discovers along the way that the annals of Time are not so easily bent
to his will—and neither are the longings of his heart.
It has been nearly ten years since the starship
Phoenix returned to Alpha, the station orbiting the world of the atevi ,
which had been abandoned following a rift between a faction of the
station's inhabitants and the spacers' Pilot's Guild. The unexpected
return of the Phoenix has forever changed the lives of both atevi and
Mospheirans, for over the ensuing decade, the captains of the Phoenix
have brought both species into space. Their motivation seemed Reunion
Station, a human station in another sector of space, had been destroyed
by aliens.
But on his deathbed, the senior captain of the Phoenix
admits that he lied to the crew—that Reunion was merely damaged, not
destroyed, and many people may have survived. At this disclosure, the
crew rebels and forces the Phoenix to undertake a rescue mission to
Reunion.
Onboard the rescue mission are Bren Cameron, brilliant
human paidhi representing the atevi ruler Tabini-aiji, and Tabini's
grandmother Ilisidi, a fearsome and ambitious atevi leader with an
agenda of her own. Trapped in a distant star system with little fuel
left, facing a bellicose alien ship, how can Bren help to avoid
interspecies war when the notoriously secretive Pilot's Guild aboard
Reunion Station refuse to cooperate, and may have kept the inhabitants
of their own station ignorant of their true situation?
The
long-running Foreigner series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre
readers in sub-trilogy installments. Explorer is the 6th Foreigner
novel, and the 3rd book in the second subtrilogy.
Monsters breed legends… and legends breed monsters. This is the way of things. This is the way of the Ranger.
Turned
from the path of the assassin, Asher roams the world no better than a
nomad, with naught to offer but his sword and grit. But woe betide the
monster that believes his sword and grit will not be enough…
In a
twisted chance of fate, the brash actions of Doran Heavybelly — a
dwarven hunter with a lot to say — forces Asher back into the world of
man. And so the ranger is brought into the light, into the gaze of
Illian’s greatest crime guilds and onto the lawless island of Dragorn.
A
deal must be made, and with a creature far worse than any of the fiends
Asher has put to his sword. To save those who cannot save themselves,
the ranger must choose between his life and theirs. Should he make such a
deal, 'tis not his life that would be forfeit but the man he has worked
so hard to become.
In the end, it will all come down to blood and coin…
Verra, Vlad's patron goddess, hires him to assassinate a king whose country lies outside the Dragaeran Empire, resulting in increased tension between the two places. Meanwhile, the peasant Teckla and the human Easterners persevere in their fight for civil rights. As Vlad's wife Cawti is a firm partisan of the movement, and Vlad is not, their marriage continues to suffer, causing Vlad to make some decisions that will change his life forever.
Reading with the Mystery Book Club-
Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving
crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself in a dreadfully
precarious position as the bestselling Lady Sherlock series continues.
Charlotte’s success on the RMS Provence
has afforded her a certain measure of time and assurance. Taking
advantage of that, she has been busy, plotting to prise the man her
sister loves from Moriarty’s iron grip.
Disruption, however,
comes from an unexpected quarter. Lord Bancroft Ashburton, disgraced and
imprisoned as a result of Charlotte’s prior investigations,
nevertheless manages to press Charlotte into service: Underwood, his
most loyal henchman, is missing and Lord Bancroft wants Charlotte to
find Underwood, dead or alive.
But then Lord Bancroft himself
turns up dead and Charlotte, more than anyone else, meets the trifecta
criteria of motive, means, and opportunity. Never mind rescuing anyone
else, with the law breathing down her neck, can Charlotte save herself
from prosecution for murder?
Margot’s clients all lie to her, but one lie could cost her family and freedom.
Psychologist
Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a
husband, two children, and a successful career. On a warm spring
morning, Margot spots one of her clients on a busy train platform. He is
looking down at his phone, with his duffel bag in hand as the train
approaches. That’s when she slams into his back and he falls in front of
the train. Suddenly, one tragedy leads to another leaving her, her
family, and her patients in danger. As misfortune unfolds, listeners
will soon question Margot’s true role in all of these unfortunate
events.
Tell Me Lies is a fast-paced, psychological, whodunit mystery that will leave listeners wondering if anyone can actually be trusted.
Reading with my Book Club-
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of
the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her
predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely
independent mining Station, has died. But no one will admit that his
death wasn't an accident—or that Mahit might be next to die, during a
time of political instability in the highest echelons of the imperial
court.
Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue
herself, and save her Station from Teixcalaan's unceasing expansion—all
while navigating an alien culture that is all too seductive, engaging in
intrigues of her own, and hiding a deadly technological secret—one that
might spell the end of her Station and her way of life—or rescue it
from annihilation.
My pick it for me book-
Violet is all about the holiday season this year
— her first one as owner of Blue Heron Cottages. But what she isn’t
expecting for Christmas is meeting Danny Parker - no relation to the
Moonbeam Parkers. Danny and his daughter come to stay at the cottages
for the holidays and his daughter is not pleased. At all.
Rose
returns to the cottages to be surrounded by friends, but her heart
aches as she prepares to spend her first Christmas without her beloved
Emmett.
Aspen is sure Walker is hiding something. Or
maybe he’s losing interest in her… Then, to make things worse, her
sister cancels plans to come to the cottages for Christmas.
Can Moonbeam and the Blue Heron Cottages weave their magic and provide the perfect Christmas for everyone?
Continue
on with the Blue Heron Cottages series, a touching saga of love,
resilience, and the profound connections we stumble upon in the
unlikeliest of places. It's a journey through love, loss, and
ultimately, the transformative power of friendship.
The Hercule Poirot book-
Famed private eye Hercule Poirot tackles international intrigue and espionage in this classic Agatha Christie mystery.
Framed
in the doorway of Hercule Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest,
coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment, then he
sways and falls. Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just
exhaustion? Above all, what is the significance of the figure 4,
scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper?
Poirot finds
himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his
life—and that of his "twin brother"—to uncover the truth.
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