Monday
I have acknowledged that I'm slumping in my reading. It has been happening for a while.
So what I'm doing at the moment is to re-read a couple of beloved books. They happen to be by the same author but they're different series/worlds. Both of these books make me physically smile when I think of them.
HUNTING PARTY by Elizabeth Moon. 1st in Serrano Legacy scifi series.
Heris Serrano--formerly a commander in the Regular Space Service--must take whatever job she can get after her resignation under a cloud. What she can get is the captaincy of a rich old lady's space yacht...a rich old horsewoman, who has little liking for the military, and whose spoiled nephew Ronnie (and his equally spoiled friends) have been foisted on her after his folly embarrassed the family. Lady Cecelia's only apparent interest is horses--she intends to go fox hunting on the private pleasure planet of a friend of hers, Lord Thornbuckle. But events conspire to make it far more than a fox hunt.
Published 1993; 364 pages.
THE SHEEPFARMER'S DAUGHTER by Elizabeth Moon. 1st in The Deed of Paksenarrion fantasy series.
Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter may be the daughter of a humble sheep farmer in the far north end of the kingdom, but she dreams of so much more. After refusing her father’s orders to do the sensible thing and marry the pig farmer down the road, Paks, runs away to join a band of mercenaries, dreaming of daring deeds and military glory. But life in the army is different than she imagined, and her daydreams at first seem to be turning to nightmares. But Paks refuses to let her dreams die—and does her duty with honor and integrity. Her path is an arduous one, but it will transform her into a hero remembered in songs, chosen by the gods to restore a lost ruler to his throne.
Published 1988; 402 pages.
We'll see if this does the trick. I'm also thinking of doing a re-read of a Dragonlance book/series that has been decades since I read it. We'll see how this goes.
No sprints tonight.
Have a good day
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
