Monthly Update | Feb 2010

This month has been a bit of a stinker - I had a cold for the first half and I've not got back into the swing of things properly since then. Even with my week off I couldn't focus on doing much of anything, but I'm finally back on the straight and narrow now :)

Books Read

1. The Waste Lands by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton) (Audio Book)
2. Starship: Mutniy by Mike Resnick (Pyr) (Audio Book)
3. Starship: Pirate by Mike Resnick (Pyr) (Audio Book)
4. Meridian Days by Eric Brown (Pan SF)

Not too many this month, although I am halfway through both The Orphaned Worlds by Mike Cobley (great so far) and Spellwright by Blake Charlton (also rather excellent). I just haven't been able to find the energy to fully immerse myself in much this month, but I sincerely hope to correct that in March :)

Games Played

1. Resident Evil 5

Yep, still going on this one. I'm up to chapter 6-2 now, so only this one and the final chapter to go, but I've been going back to earlier points in the game to stock up on ammo and healing items before tackling these later chapters. It's getting a challenge and I know I've got some big bosses coming up. I was incredibly lucky to find the official Resident Evil 5 guide (limited edition) in a local Game store for £3 - suffice to say I picked it up and hurried out of the store before they realised their mistake (it cost £20 when new)!

Books Received

Everwild by Neal Shusterman (Simon & Schuster)
40 Years by Bernd Struben (Strider Nolan)
Visions Volume 1 (Strider Nolan)
Visions Volume 2 (Strider Nolan)
The Eyes of a King by Catherine Banner (Random House Children's Books)
Voices in the Dark by Catherine Banner (Random House Children's Books)
Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn (Gollancz)
Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh (Gollancz)
Farlander by Col Buchanan (Tor UK)
Salute the Dark by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK)
Above the Snowline by Steph Swainston (Gollancz)
Veteran by Gavin Smith (Gollancz)
Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill (Pan Macmillan)

Books Purchased

Resident Evil 5 The Official Guide (Limited Edition) by Piggyback Interactive
Perseus Spear by Julian May
Penumbra by Eric Brown
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Meridian Days by Eric Brown

Plans for March

I'm going to be continuing with the audio books for Mike Resnick's Starship series - I'm really loving them! - and probably just take things as they come. Apart from the books that I'm currently reading I really want to try and make a good dent in the to-read pile. My guilt levels are once again rising and seeing just what I've got on the shelves sometimes makes me want to cry - I just don't know where to start!! Watch out for a poll or two in March just to help me along the way :)