I've been reading the following books: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher, professional wizard Harry Dresden investigates murders which look like they were done by werewolves; Maskerade by Terry Pratchett, there's a haunted opera house on Discworld; Star Wars: Outbound Flight by Timothy Zahn, a Jedi-led exploratory mission runs into some trouble in this background for the Trawn Trilogy; and The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells, the title should explain that one.