Fiction log - August 2025

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Fiction books
(anthology). The Night Marchers and other Oceanian stories
Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities
EM Forster. A Room with a View
Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet
Cherry Wilder. A Princess of the Chameln
Jay Williams. The Practical Princess and other liberating fairy tales

In progress
Cory Doctorow. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (e)
Julian Rathbone. The Last English King
Helen Simonson. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (e)

Non-fiction books
(none)

Non-fiction books in progress
Richard Fidler. Ghost Empire
Yuval Noah Harari. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (e)


Short fiction
(none)

Fanfic, novel-length
lenin_it_to_win_it. Catching Shadows (The Lord of the Rings, canon divergence au)

Fanfic, novel-length, in progress
acuteneurosis. We Will Not Wear Chains (Star Wars, canon divergence au)

Fanfic, novella-length
BlueCatWriter. "Angels Unawares" (Dracula) (re-read)
snack_size. "Revelations" (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (re-read)

Poetry, in progress
Robert Herrick. The Hesperides and Noble Numbers (e)

Film
Superman

Theatre
(none)

Television serials in progress
Bluey
The Muppet Show

Television, individual episodes
The Sandman presents Death: The High Cost of Living

Audio drama in progress
The Hidden Almanac

Web serials in progress
Natural Six

Webcomics in progress
DM of the Rings
Triangle and Robert (re-read)


Books bought
(none)

Books borrowed
(none)

Free ebooks
AN Afanasyev, tr. Leonard A Magnus. Russian Folktales (e)
Guy Boothby. A Bid for Fortune (e)
Adam Smith. The Wealth of Nations (e)
Robert Louis Stevenson. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (e)
Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (e)
Horace Walpole. The Castle of Otranto (e)
HG Wells. The Island of Doctor Moreau (e)


Top of the to-read pile
Uri Orlev, tr. Hillel Halkin. The Island on Bird Street