\nBit late again this month with the list. Nine books read, six of which were science fiction.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe Last Valley<\/a><\/cite> — Martin Windrow<\/cite> \nGolden Witchbreed<\/a><\/cite> — Mary Gentle \nA Sporting Chance<\/cite> — Elizabeth Moon \nAt All Costs<\/cite> — David Weber \nAn Investigation of Murder<\/cite> — Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo \nMission of Honor<\/cite> — David Weber
\nA very thorough history of the battle of Dien Bien Phu, which meant the end of any serious French attempts to defeat the Vietmin and keep control of Vietnam.\n<\/p>\n
\nAnother book read in my Year of Reading Women project<\/a>, this was as good as I remembered it as.\n<\/p>\n
\nAnother lightweight Elizabeth Moon space adventure, entertaining as everything else I read of her recently.\n<\/p>\n
\nMore Honor Harrington read as ebook on my Android phone.\n<\/p>\n
\nA BBC4 documentary on Nordic Noir mentioned the Sjowall and Wahloo novels which made me want to read them. This was the only one we had on our shelves. A terrible, terrible translation, done by somebody who has only a limited grasp on either English or Swedish, or perhaps both. The written equivalent of one of those text to speech translators.\n<\/p>\n
\nAnd even more Honor Harrington. Weber is by all objective measures not a very good writer, but these books are like chewing gum, more enjoyable than not reading them in those circumstances where any other book would be difficult.\n<\/p>\n