Fiction log - April 2026

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Fiction books
Peter S Beagle. The Last Unicorn (e)
Marshall Browne. The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
William Gibson. Neuromancer
Max Gladstone. Three Parts Dead (e)
James McGee. Wolf's Lair
Caroline Stevermer. A College of Magics (re-read)

In progress
Antony Johnston. The Dog Sitter Detective

Abandoned
James P Blaylock. The Last Coin (e)
Olaf Stapledon. Last and First Men

Non-fiction books
Erik Larson. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
MV Woodgate. St Vincent de Paul

In progress
John Green. The Anthropocene Reviewed (e)


Short fiction
Peter S Beagle. "Two Hearts" (e)
Dorothy J Heydt. "Moonrise" (e) (re-read)

Short non-fiction
Donald Hall. "The Third Thing" (e)

Fanfic, novella-length
hollimichele. "The Brain Thief" (Discworld) (re-read)
irnan. "and don't you dare be late" (Marvel Cinematic Universe, canon divergence au)
sanguinity. "Perseverance" (Elementary x Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, fusion)
sanguinity. "Persistence of Memory" (Elementary x Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, fusion) (re-read)
x_los. "Gentle Antidote" (Lord Peter Wimsey, canon divergence au) (re-read)

Film
The Princess Bride

Films partially re-experienced through reaction videos
Casablanca
Gladiator
Les Misérables in Concert
The Matrix
The Mummy
Tron
Wicked

Theatre
(none)

Television serials in progress
Jet Lag, season 17

Television, individual episodes
Babylon 5: Sleeping in Light

Television serials partially re-experienced through reaction videos
Babylon 5

Audio drama in progress
The Hidden Almanac
Zombies, Run!

Web serials in progress
Natural Six

Webcomics
Triangle and Robert (re-read)


Books bought
(none)

Books borrowed
James P Blaylock. The Last Coin (e)
John Green. The Anthropocene Reviewed (e)
Antony Johnston. The Dog Sitter Detective
Erik Larson. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Jack Weatherford. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (e)

Free ebooks
Anonymous. The Pearl (e)
Charles Dickens. Barnaby Rudge (e)
Peter Kropotkin. The Conquest of Bread (e)
Ring Lardner. Short Fiction (e)
Edgar Lee Masters. Spoon River Anthology (e)
LM Montgomery. Anne of Green Gables (e)
Catherine Louisa Pirkis. A Bride of a Summer's Day (e)
Olaf Stapledon. Last and First Men (e)


Top of the to-read pile
Jack Weatherford. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (e)