I've never read any of the books but I loved the humor in both Discworld computer games.

Thew first two or three aren't wonderful but once he hits his stride, they are brilliant, witty and sometimes laugh-out-loud silly, almost Pythonesque,

I agree about the Terry Pratchett books being great fun, having only come to them a few years ago.

Meanwhile, a digital library tip: I only discovered Libby last year, and I have only just discovered that if you have a digital library card you can share it with someone else without problem, meaning that if your library does not have a digital title you want to borrow you can look elsewhere courtesy of any co-operative friend. This was actually suggested to me by staff at the LA public library which you can only join if you are a California resident and which (as you might expect) has a very extensive catalogue.

Currently becoming increasingly hooked on Jonathon King's Max Freeman series of thrillers, almost up there with Michael Connelly and occasionally even lyrical enough to call to mind James Lee Burke in an Everglades setting with historical references.

However, John Scalzi is still probably my main current addiction.

I have only just got around to reading The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - great fun and a much broader canvas than I was expecting with some observations on the ageing process to tug at the heartstrings, both happy and sad ...

This morning I finished Water Moon, a wonderful fantasy by Samantha Sotto Yambao. On a back street in Tokyo, most people will find a cozy ramen shop when they walk through the door, but some will end up in a pawnshop, a place not to pawn objects but life choices and deepest regrets instead.

Hana, the pawnshop's new owner, wakes up to find the place trashed, a special choice stolen, and her father missing. A stranger stumbles into the shop while she's wondering what to do, and he offers to help her find her father. Thus they begin a journey through a mystical world with wonders and dangers unlike any the outsider ever imagined. The story has many surprising twists and turns, and the author's creative environments and characters make for a very satisfying reading experience.

Sounds good, LadyK! Your book synopses always make for great reading.

I really agree with Marian on both counts, LadyK! Tomorrow, I'll be starting a book called Un Lun Dun by China Mieville.

Our weekend paper had a particularly good selection of 12 concisely expressed holiday reading recommendations which I am currently sampling, the Bryant and May detective series looking especially promising
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/best-summer-books/

Meanwhile LadyK's reference to Water Moon has prompted me to put that on my library waiting list!

I agree Lex, LadyK's summary of Water Moon has added a new book on my wish list!

Thank you, Marian!

Oldbroad,
I really like China Mieville's books. He has an off-center and often unexpected way of looking at things that appeals to me. I haven't read Un Lun Dun yet, so I'll be interested in what you think of it.

I'm nearly finished with Glass Houses, the 13th Gamache mystery by Louise Penny. She's my current addiction because her characters have become friends, and they keep calling to me to find out what happens next.

Perdido Street Station by China Mieville is among my all time favourites LadyK. There are enough ideas for half a dozen in that single novel, and it was a debut to boot.
Finished book 3 of The Dark Tower and will certainly be pressing on but intend to read Blood Merideon by Cormac McCarthy first. One of the few of his I haven’t read.

I also liked Perdido Street Station, Flotsam, and I thought Embassytown was very clever and good. I read all the Dark Tower books as they came out but had issues with some of King's literary choices in the last couple of books.

I finished and really enjoyed The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig. This is the first book in the new Stonewater Kingdom series. In it we meet Six, one of the six foundling girls who are Diviners in the Aisling Cathedral. They spend 10 years under the rule of the abbess where they dream about the six magical Omens. The visions they receive predict positive or negative events in different areas of a person’s life.

The service of this close group of Diviners is almost finished when the new king comes to the cathedral to learn his future. Roderick, a handsome knight with a very unpleasant personality, has no patience with visions and gods. However, when the Diviners begin to disappear one by one, Six, who has little knowledge of the outside world, asks him for help to find them.

The story’s exposition is intertwined well with the plot so that we discover the kingdom as Six travels through it. Despite some familiar romantic themes, the author creates a world with unique areas and creatures, and an interesting plot. I’m already looking forward to the second book.

More good stuff above!

I am currently reading Memory's Legion, an excellent set of novellas set in the Expanse universe accompanied by fascinating explanatory notes: a very high standard of writing and probably of interest even to those not familiar with the main books. As you might expect, a great deal more depth than is possible in the TV series, so flotsam, this could be a good place for you to start reading James S A Corey.

I just finished book 15 of Patricia Gibney's "Lottie Parker series". She is a detective Inspector from the fictional town of Ragmullin in the Irish Midlands. Every book has some kind of serial Murder to solve plus her ongoing dysfunctional family life. She can't write fast enough for me, I hate waiting a year for the next one. I guess you could say I'm addicted to the series LOL.

I finished The Traitor and The Trap, the 2nd and 3rd books in the Emma Makepeace spy series by Ava Glass. Both have suspense and some decent plot twists, but my favorite of hers is the first one, Alias Emma.

I'm about to start How to Read a Book by Monica Wood, which was recommended to me by a friend.

If anyone is interested in Science Fiction, I highly recommend the Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke award winning novel "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky written in 2015. It's the first novel in a series. I'm about half way though and am really enjoying the multiple plot lines. It's been a long while since I've been drawn into a story like I have in this one. Without giving away spoilers, it approaches a number of different themes like evolution, human diplomacy (or lack thereof) and artificial intelligence from a very unique perspective. The story has some great twists and mind bending passages as well.

TM

I agree TM, it is excellent. The world building is sensational. Make sure to read the others in the series

Adrian Tchaikovsky was a worthy winner of the award and has written several pretty good yarns, but Children of Time was particularly brilliant: a great sense of humour shining through, and of course the author has a great and memorable name!

Lex, totally agreed! Tchaikovsky's handling of relationships and human thought processes reminded me of Clarke, which is what initially drew me into the story. I really enjoy when an author successfully integrates the human condition into what could otherwise be a technology heavy story.

flotsam, the world building aspect was really amazing. The cultural development of the non-human species on the "green planet" was awesome as well. I already have "Children of Ruin" sitting on my desk ready to go. Really looking forward to it.

For whatever reason, the interactions sort of reminded me of the extremus in The Dosadi Experiment, another favorite. Off topic, but I have this hope that Denis Villeneuve has Dosadi in the back of his mind. I think it would make an awesome sci-fi/action flick or even a series.

TM, I know I have read it but couldn't tell you a thing about it. I might have to remind myself

I thought I had read just about everything by Frank Herbert at least 40 years ago, having been blown away by Dune, but I do not recall this title so I will have to check it out.

It's a great story. Technically, the novel "Whipping Star" comes before The Dosadi Experiment, though it's not really a continuation, they share a key character in common, but are considered standalone books.