I am currently reading The Thirteenth Majestral, by Hayford Peirce. Idle reading in the sci-fi genre. I also read Phylum Monsters prior to this and liked it. Interesting premise and fairly believable. This one is too early to call.
The main reason I dug these two out of the used bookstore stacks is because I happen to know the author and was, until recently, going to have him for dinner. (Yes, I went there! Ha Ha)
He has promised to sign them for me, which will probably double their value. I threatened to return them to the used bookstore (they buy books) and demand more than I paid since they are signed first editions. The owner was less amused than I was.
Next on my reading list (and yes, I *do* read) is Poems from a Transgendered Heart, by Sally Jackson. Yes, I know the author here, too. And yes, she will sign it for me. (Is this a pattern?)
Reviews to come.
Pamela