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- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling) (unabridged)
First, I love the way Jim Dale reads the Harry Potter books. I know all of you were discussing this book months ago, so I'll just say that, while Harry is a bit of a prat, I am very interested in seeing where Rowling takes the next (and final) book. Highly recommended. - Out of the Silent Planet (CS Lewis) (unabridged)
One of the classics I read as a kid, and remembered pretty much nothing of. Its an interesting, but not particularly compelling read. - The Long Ball: The Summer of '75 -- Spaceman, Catfish, Charlie Hustle, and the Greatest World Series Ever Played (Tom Adelman) (unabridged)
Ok, if you are interested in the Red Sox or baseball history in general, this is a very highly recommended book. Lots of interesting side stories, background, texture, and the playoffs in a great deal of detail. For me, this was an outstanding read. - Spring Fever (Dick Francis) (unabridged short stories)
Three short stories, all based in the UK horse racing community. I didn't find these as interesting as his novels, but that is generally true for me and short stories, so I leave the decision to you. - So You Want To Be a Wizard (Diane Duane) (unabridged)
Oddly, this story (which I'd never read before) seemed more familiar than Out of the Silent Planet (which I had). I won't get into the plot, which is aimed at YA, I think. It was pretty good, but not as good as the Tamora Pierce stuff. - Talking God (Tony Hillerman) (abridged)
Another reread, narrated by the author. As Leaphorn describes at the end, (to paraphrase) "Mr. Chee and I are like wolves who have followed two different tracks to the same bush. One of us thinks that there is a chipmunk hiding in there, and the other thinks there is a bobcat." Both trails start in the New Mexico reservation, and end up in Washington DC. Not one of Hillerman's best, but still recommended.
As an aside, I have the following audiobooks for trade (or sale, I guess)
- Star Trek TNG: Triangle: Imzadi II (Peter David) (2 tapes)
- Star Trek DS9: The Fall of Terok Nor (Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (2 tapes)
- Mission Earth 3: The Enemy Within (L Ron Hubbard) (2 tapes)
- X-Files: Ruins (Kevin J Anderson) (2 tapes) (read by Mitch Pileggi)
- All Madden (John Madden) (2 tapes) (read by the author)
- James Madison (Gary Willis) (4 tapes)
- The American Century Vol 1: 1889-1929 (Harold Evans) (4 tapes)
- Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987 (Robert Woodward) (2 tapes)
