The Language Construction Kitlet by Mark Rosenfelder

The Language Construction Kitlet by Mark Rosenfelder
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Nice introduction to conlanging (constructed language creation).
Many practical ideas and tips - a great start for anyone making up a new language for fun or fiction!


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Child of Two Worlds by Greg Cox

Child of Two Worlds by Greg Cox  - re-read, 2019
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Spock, Klingons, Captain Pike - a great combination.

This is an excellent example of threading the tricky needle of filling in details within a highly developed canon. Cox takes *many* facts about Trek, even from the Enterprise series, and weaves them into a story when Spock was second officer under Pike. Carefully set up with a Spock's life paired up against a Klingon who, like him, is a "child of two worlds." Twists and turns are nicely plotted - just a great story - worth reading!


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Star Trek: The Original Series: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel

Star Trek: The Original Series: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Nice set of ideas and concepts. The characters felt a little "off" of how I picture them from video/film/books, but the story and ideas were fun and an interesting imagining of Horta culture. Perhaps we know how Ensign Naraht came to be!


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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A classic - one of Christie's ground-breaking best.

Not much to say (without spoiling it). I watched the '74 film recently, then re-read the original. Both are worthy. Not too many liberties were taken in the film and it was fun to read the original after seeing the movie - it made it fun to watch all the ways Christie gave out clues, as well as Poirot's comments as he began to realize what had happened.



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