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February 9, 2024
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The story of Dune continues 12 years later (Bookends) Set 12 years after the original novel, Dune, this book skips past all the unpleasant things that had to happen in order for the oracular vision with which Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides was blessed or cursed, by a combination of his genetic heritage, and an overdose of the spice called melange, to come to fruition.
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Toasted Coconut Pet Of The Week
February 2, 2024
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In which the fate of the world is decided (Bookends) I have a whole shelf of Roger Zelazny, including two collaborations which I keep putting off reading just because I always hate to come to the end of a favourite author.
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Frank Pet Of The Week
January 26, 2024
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An alternative 1973 trip to the moon and back (Bookends) The Apollo program was the NASA program that put the first humans on the moon. It ran from 1968 to 1972.
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Groot Pet Of The Week
January 19, 2024
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An absorbing history of the Tragically Hip (Bookends) I didn’t follow all of The Tragically Hip’s career.
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Taz Pet Of The Week
January 12, 2024
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A 100-year-old mystery sheds light on a modern one (Bookends) It’s odd that Deborah Crombie, who grew up in America and who lives in Texas, should produce such English-feeling books as her Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series, of which this is the ninth book since the first in 1993.
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Mittens Pet Of The Week
January 5, 2024
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Tales of everyday, exceptional Canadians (Bookends) The title of this book is a bit deceptive, leading one to expect the former voice of The National would be profiling some of the famous Canadians whose stories he had covered for years.
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Chives Pet Of The Week
December 29, 2023
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This cold case warms up very quickly (Bookends) It’s been a few years since I’ve read or listened to one of Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan novels.
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Gomez Pet Of The Week
December 22, 2023
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Concepts about how to live a very long life (Bookends) Poul Anderson is best known to me as a science fiction writer, with his own extensive future history series.
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Chilkoot and Billy Pet Of The Week
December 15, 2023
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A big book about the legend of the Fab Four (Bookends) I’m not entirely sure how many revisions this book has gone through.
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Ray Pet Of The Week
December 8, 2023
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A tale about growing up and liberation (Bookends) This is the second book in a connected trilogy called Annals of the Western Shore.
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Hercules Pet Of The Week