Just finished
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian which, oddly enough (a kudo to whoever can tell me why) led in nicely to
Sahara by Michael Palin. Also, finally picked up a copy of
The October Horse : A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough, the sixth novel in her series chronicling the demise of the Roman Republic (it begins with
First Man in Rome and is highly recommended by me and others). If you ever want to add a political strain to an RPG, reading through this series will be all the education you need. I also just got my hands on a copy of
Thud by Terry Pratchett which I might try to get started before the end of the month. Pratchett is something I love, a lot, but need to read in spurts or his style becomes tiresome for whatever reason. Perhaps a case of too-much-of-a-good-thing syndrome? Couple all of that with my usual history and other non-fiction reading, which tends to be in chunks and chapters rather than straight through, and I'm up to my bleary eyeballs in text to consume.