books
Wonderful World Pride Exhibition by @thelittleblackgallery 📷 #photography #art #exhibition #northsydney #sydney #mardigras
Successful book haul from Abbeys Bookshop in central Sydney 📚🛍️😜😳
So many great history books!
(Some pre-planning may have been involved…)
Started reading: The Tyranny of Faith by Richard Swan 📚
I enjoyed the first the Empire of the Wolf series; looking forward to this one.
Finished reading: Godkiller (Godkiller, Book 1) by Hannah Kaner 📚
Oh yes! Fantastic! More please :)
Finished reading: Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell 📚
Fun queer space opera in the same universe as “Winter’s Orbit”.
Finished reading: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo 📚
Wow. That was a ride and a half!
Finished reading: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 📚
Well crafted tale of magic, privilege, colleges, and the dead. Looking forward to the sequel.
Finished reading: The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan 📚
This one was fast and furious, gripping and gory. Excellent grimdark fantasy. Can’t wait for the sequel. #BookReview #Fantasy #Grimdark
Finished reading: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka 📚
A marvel. #mīharo
Year in books for 2022
Here are some more of the books I finished reading in 2022:
{{< bookgoals 2022 >}}
Finished reading: Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis by Annie Proulx 📚
A troubling but gloriously well written call to action to save or rehabilitate or fens, bogs and swamps.
Started reading: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 📚
I was gifted this last Xmas - and didn’t get around to reading it. It has stayed at our beach house all year, and now we are back and it seems like a good time to start. 😜
Just arrived: The Wordhord by Hana Videen 📚
Heard a lot about this - can’t wait to dive in :)
Currently reading: The Glass Wall by Max Egremont 📚
This one is interesting so far - a travel book - but deeply steeped in the complex history of the Baltic states.
Today’s book purchase: “Procopius: The Secret History” (Folio Society, 1990) from the excellent Ferret Bookshop on Cuba St, Pōneke. 📚#Books #SecondHand #History #Roman #Byzantine #FolioSociety
Finished reading: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan 📚
Really enjoyed this one. I enjoyed the great story telling, the strong characters, and the exploration of traditional Chinese mythos in new ways.
Finished re-reading: The Ness Of Brodgar - As It Stands 📚- an overview of the current state of the excavations at this Neolithic site on Orkney. #Archaeology #Prehistory #Neolithic #Orkney
The Ness of Brodgar
The Ness of Brodgar Excavation continues to uncover fascinating information about Neolithic Orkney:
At its zenith, in the main phase that we are currently exploring (dating from c 3100BC), the Ness was dominated by huge freestanding buildings flanked by a pair massive stone walls.
The best book on the Ness at present is The Ness of Brodgar: As It Stands (Orcadian, 2020)
I am very keen to visit this and other sites in Orkney at some point!
Finished reading: The Adventures of Ibn Battuta 📚- accounts of the 14thC travels of Ibn Battuta.