What I’m currently reading…
Judge Dredd Year One
I know these 2000AD novels aren’t what you would call mainstream reads for book lovers, since their origins were established in comics, but I love this world. So I’m indulging myself.
![Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes (2022)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/13dd9f2c-9608-4765-9592-a670bbfa566b/deadsilenceh.png)
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes (2022)
Right off the bat, there are a lot of Alien (the movie) comparisons here. But I guess it's hard to see how there wouldn't be, considering that movie's influence in this genre.
![The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma (2008)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/115088ec-7deb-4032-a163-16cd31c416d9/mapoftimeh.png)
The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma (2008)
It's taken me an entire day to sit myself down in front of the PC to write this review, and I still haven't got a clue just how to approach this thing.
![The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher (2015)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/8e2c8d8c-519d-479b-8869-eba986ded23b/theaeronautswindlassh.png)
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher (2015)
I still can't quite decide if I actually liked this book or not. I read all 630 pages, but every time I discussed it with my wife, during the read, it was always to complain about things that irritated me.
![The Salvage Crew by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne (2020)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/ddf690cc-40f4-4a26-be93-3c677d34c7b2/thesalvagecrewh.png)
The Salvage Crew by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne (2020)
I bought this book after reading the first couple of pages. I thought, this sounds like a lot of fun, I'll have some of this, thank you very much!
![A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (2015)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/d04cf97d-b7c3-45c8-994b-7d962ae33081/adarkersideofmagich.png)
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (2015)
I really enjoyed this book, or at least most of it, but I was spitting nails right at the end. Let me explain.
![The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/c4a5dab1-1b2a-4ef6-9860-647e19455953/thegreatgatsbyh.png)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)
I'm afraid this has to be a half-hearted review, simply because I can't work out what all the fuss is about.
![Paris Adrift by E.J. Swift (2018)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/55e32555-f49a-40ac-a302-831adb7d7b7f/parisadrifth.png)
Paris Adrift by E.J. Swift (2018)
To sum up this book in a word...frustrating!
This seems like two different story ideas mashed into one, when both would have been perfectly acceptable on their own.
![A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny (1993)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/a7585939-df11-4b6b-90f2-427f4f99072e/anightinthelonsomeoctoberh.png)
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny (1993)
I was introduced to the existence of this title by a Goodreads friend, thanks, Fred.
And what a strange little book it is.
I really enjoyed unravelling the many references to classic figures and elements, of which I'm sure I missed so many.
![Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear (2019)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/4fb24a1d-9ed1-4c66-bedc-f7c7e67f4039/ancestralnighth.png)
Ancestral Night by Elizabeth Bear (2019)
Wow, this felt like a long read.
This is a good book, for sci-fi lovers, I would suspect.
![Judge Fear's Big Day Out by various authors (2020)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/14110dde-6e16-4746-94ea-c0be337ad3ae/judgefearsbigdayouth.png)
Judge Fear's Big Day Out by various authors (2020)
Overall this was a good read. There are 32 short stories here, featuring all walks of life, differing Mega-City locations and narratives.
![Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen (2019)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/e92d01d9-06db-478a-a326-676948cb995c/hereandnowandthenh.png)
Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen (2019)
This is a good book, if it's your kind of thing...unfortunately it's not mine.
![Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (2015)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659add28158fd72d85f667dc/ae2bcc90-08eb-4a9e-9be0-b052190fb87b/karenmemoryh.png)
Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (2015)
Ok, another book I have a love-hate relationship with.
But don't get me wrong, this is a good book. It has an interesting cast of characters, an intriguing location and a really nice flow to the story.