The Tunnel By: Ernesto Sabato/Translation By: Margaret Sayers Peden

A twisted tale of a painter and his dark journey to murder.  There is so much to analyze in this startling piece; I can't wait to discuss it with my Book Club!

Death with a Double Edge By: Anne Perry

Oh, My!  Anne Perry is not messing around with this story! Multiple murders, blackmail, assassins, kidnapping, family and friends-Perry has packed it all into a taut thriller that will leave the reader breathless!

 

Bag of Toys By: David France

   

 I have to say this is the first true crime book that I found boring, and I've read a lot of true crime over many decades.  This seemed to be more of a biography of Andrew Crispo rather than the tale of a murder.  It was disjointedly written for a true crime novel and I would have said the same thing if it was touted as a bio of Crispo.  Meh.

The Sea and the Little Fishes By: Terry Pratchett

It's been a while since I've read any of Prachett's works so it was wonderful to revisit with this short novella.  Granny Weatherwax is such a delightful and unforgettable character and this short which involves her being nice, is just too fabulous!

The Burning Man By: Tad Williams

Started a little slow, but picked up.  More emotional than I thought it was going to be, so kudos to Mr. Williams for setting up the characters and story so well in such a short amount of pages!

Dragonfly By: Ursula K. Le Guin

I found this one a little slow going, and considering it's a very short novella, it made it a wee bit boring.  The ending however, is gorgeously rendered.

New Spring By: Robert Jordan

A great addition to the Wheel of Time Series. The reader is shown how Lan and Moraine meet and how she bonds him as her Warder and this perfectly sets up the action in the first book of the series.

 

The Runner of Pern By: Anne McCaffrey

I'm chagrined to admit that I've never read any of McCaffrey's work before now.  Runner of Pern was a perfect little story of a Runner on her first crossing and the friends and the man she meets along the way.  A perfect sampling of McCaffrey's work to tantalize the taste buds for more!

The Hedge Knight By: George R.R. Martin

I was surprised at how moved I was by this simple tale.  For such a short novella, Martin manages, beautifully, to create a full character in Dunk and the storytelling is superb!

Debt of Bones By: Terry Goodkind

It's been a while since I read the Sword of Truth novels, and this short brought me right back into that rich world!  An exciting story and full of great twists!

The Wood Boy By: Raymond E. Feist

 

A wonderful short that exemplifies great storytelling.

The Tales of Alvin Maker: The Grinning Man By: Orson Scott Card

This short novella was great fun.  It was a throw back to an old road movie; two buddies and their adventures and plenty of humor and; with a touch of magic!

The Seventh Shrine By: Robert Silverberg

This short, in between novel was fascinating.  Completely in the real of fantasy, and yet also a great mystery! Having not read read this series, I still had no problem being transported to this intricately constructed world and it's history!

 

The Dark Tower 0.5: The Little Sisters of Eluria By: Stephen King

This little slice of horror perfection is a perfect addition to the Dark Tower Series!

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla By: Stephen King

 

The saga continues with this astonishing feat of storytelling.  Roland and his companions find themselves in a small town where all hell is about to break loose, again.  As it has ffor many generations previous.  Can the ka-tet of Gunslingers thwart the Wolves?  What's happening with Susannah?  Is she or isn't she pregnant? and with what?  Brilliantly interwoven into Wolves of the Calla is the story of Salem's Lot.  The Dark Tower series is storytelling at it's best and most powerful.

Island Queen By: Vanessa Riley

A gorgeously written life of an extraordinary woman of her time, or any time!  Mrs. Dorothy Kirwan Thomas survives at all costs at a time when this was nigh on impossible for a woman, let alone an enslaved woman.  Dorothy (Doll and/or Dolly)'s life begins and ends in the West Indies, but wends it's way to Europe along the way.  Richly detailed, reverently told this awe inspiring life will bring you to the height of every emotion, and leave you reeling and bowing to this Island Queen!