Recent reading...

[samvara]

Brightly Burning by Mercedes Lackey is the 'tragic story of Lavan Firestorm.' It's not my favourite but it was the first one I pulled of the shelf for bus trip survival. I think the lack of character development of poor tragic Lavan makes it harder to love. ascetic_hedony points out I like my characters Machiavellian.

Sylvester by Georgette Heyer is hilarious as Sylvester's opinion of himself gets repeatedly punctured by the only girl who definitely doesn't want to marry him.

Detection Unlimited by Georgette Heyer is a murder mystery with an established and charming detective that made the whole thing worthwhile. Pekingese! Mysterious death! Have been introduced to the crime of wastage whereby you squander the wealth of an entailed estate in order to not pass it on to the heir. Still like the romances more.

Power Lines by Anne McCaffery is about a sentient planet, many cute bits and some great character moments. If people hunt tigers for stuff to make into aphrodisiacs - what do tigers hunt humans for?

Tales of Ten Worlds by Arthur C. Clarke is a collection of short stories, some now a tad dated but still very worth reading.