Here’s my list of books from November:

1. RACE OF SCORPIONS by Dorothy Dunnett (534 p.) House of Niccolo volume 3–Nicholas is kidnapped to Cyprus to help King James (Zacco) claim his kingdom, torn in a civil war.

2. SCALES OF GOLD by Dorothy Dunnett (519 p.) House of Niccolo, volume 4–In an attempt to save his bank, Nicholas travels into the depths of Africa searching for gold.

3. READER & RAELYNX by Sharon Shinn (420 p.) Twelfth House series, book 4–finale of the series and, I think, the weakest of the four, mainly because it had so many loose ends to tie up. Still, it’s Sharon Shinn … how bad could it be?

4. UNICORN HUNT by Dorothy Dunnett (656 p.) House of Niccolo, volume 5–Nicholas travels to Scotland to compete with the St. Pol family and also tries to find his son.

5. ELEMENTAL MAGIC by Sharon Shinn et al (378 p.) Four short novellas, all fantasy/romance and far, far too “romance” for my tastes. Didn’t like it at all.

6. TO LIE WITH LIONS by Dorothy Dunnett (626 p.) House of Niccolo, volume 6–Nicholas tries to put his family back together, but first, he has to end his competition with his wife.

7. EXILE’S HONOR by Mercedes Lackey (433 p.)

8. EXILE’S VALOR by Mercedes Lackey (402 p.)
9. TAKE A THIEF by Mercedes Lackey (351 p.)
10. ARROWS FOR THE QUEEN by Mercedes Lackey (320 p.)
11. ARROWS FLIGHT by Mercedes Lackey (318 p.)
12. ARROWS FALL by Mercedes Lackey (293 p.)
13. OATHBOUND by Mercedes Lackey (302 p.)
14. OATHBREAKERS by Mercedes Lackey (279 p.)
15. BY THE SWORD by Mercedes Lackey (492 p.)–All these are “Valdemar” fantasy books . . . I just blew through vast chunks of the series….

16. KNIT KNIT by Sabrina Gschwandner (170 p.) A very “arty” knitting book, with a focus on some vfery cutting-edge designers.

17. LIADEN UNIVERSE COMPANION #2 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (293 p.) A collection of short stories in the sci-fi “Liaden” world. Always good.

18. SCIENCE OF GOOD AND EVIL by Michael Shermer (263 p.) Non-fiction examining, well, good and evil. I enjoyed the beginning of this, but either the book fizzled or I did–I’m not entirely sure which, but the more I read, the more bored I got, even though the writing was solid and the information was interesting.

19. BEEKEEPER’S APPRENTICE by Laurie R. King (405 p.) First in the “Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes” mystery series–just as WWI is beginning, 16-year old Mary Russell stumbles across Sherlock Holmes and they begin a friendship. I still think this is the best in the series.

20. MONSTROUS REGIMENT OF WOMEN by Laurie R. King (330 p.) Book two, Mary is now 21 and has come into her inheritance, just as she meets a charismatic religious speaker around whom accidents seem to occur.

21. LETTER OF MARY by Laurie R. King (315 p.) Third, A voice from their past leaves a Biblical mystery on Mary and Holmes’s doorstep….

22. JUSTICE HALL by Laurie R. King (425 p.) In England, Mary and Holmes come to the aid of their Arab cohorts from Jerusalem–who turn out not to be Arab at all, but the bluest of blue bloods. Definitely one of the better books in the series.

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