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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Book 55 is "Dark Reading Matter" by Jasper Fforde, the eighth and final Thursday Next novel. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #JasperFforde #ThursdayNext #DarkReadingMatter

The cover of the book.

An open-topped yellow sports car driven by a woman in a red dress and with blonde hair is bursting out of the side of a concrete structure that looks like it's probably a multistorey carpark. A donkey with a black spoiler bat across his eyes is in the passenger seat, and there's a trail of books behind the car.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Book 52 is"The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a collection of 11 short stories. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #SirArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHolmes #MemoirsOfSherlockHolmes

The cover of the book.

A striped background of burgundy, red, and pink. A cream rectangle in the centre of the pages has the title, author, and a grey sailing ship.
There is a flower border above and below the rectangle, and decorative flowers in the corners of the rectangle.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

Book 49 is "The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, containing two Sherlock Holmes stories. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #SirArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHolmes #TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles #TheValleyOfFear

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2026

Book 43 is "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, containing 12 short stories. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #SirArthurConanDoyle #SherlockHomes #TheAdventuresOfSherlockHolmes

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

Book 41 of 2026 is "Reaper's Gale", the 7th Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #StevenErikson #MalazanBookOfTheFallen #ReapersGale

The cover of the book.

A longhaired man with a second skin of gold coins, sits on a high backed throne, leaning forward and holding a sword in his right hand, the point down on the ground.
The scene is backlit with red clouds.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

Book 36 is "A Drop of Corruption" by Robert Jackson Bennett, the second Shadow of the Leviathan novel. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #RobertJacksonBennett #ShadowOfTheLeviathan #ADropOfCorruption

The cover of the book

A thin mountain spire sticks up in the distance across a yellow lake, seen through a circular hole in the vast foliage. Two figures with hair blowing in the wind stand in the foreground next to large stones in front of the lake.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

Book 32 happened accidentally because I was at a loose end in a station for an hour with a bookshop and no book... "A Lesson In Vengeance" by Victoria Lee. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #VictoriaLee #ALessonInVengeance

The cover of the book.

A collection of occult and academia themed objects.
A pair of crows at the top, above crystals with roses inside.
Piles of books at the bottom with roses growing out of them.
A snake in a display jar, a skull covered in autumn leaves, the bust of a woman next to a Ouija board planchette.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026

Book 31 of 2026 is "The Bonehunters" by Steven Erikson, the sixth tale of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #StevenErikson #MalazanBookOfTheFallen #TheBonehunters

The cover of the book.

A figure in a hood that hides their face, and generic medieval fantasy garb, is stood in a fighting stance with legs apart, half turned towards the viewer.
Their left hand thrust towards the viewer with a short sword facing out and downwards; their right hand is raised with their elbow crooked, another short sword pointing backwards and up behind their head.
Behind them a cone of white fog trails across the page from thick left to thin right, behind it are dark clouds.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

Book 29 is an annual tradition, started yesterday but I was too busy to post. Time for the chronological tale of one poor solicitor's journey to Budapest... "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #BramStoker #Dracula #DraculaDaily

The cover of the book.

The title in the centre of a gothic boarder, with vampires lurking in the corners like gargoyles.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

Book 23 is "City of Last Chances" by Adrian Tchaikovsky, first of the Tyrant Philosophers series. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #AdrianTchaikovsky #TyrantPhilosophers #CityOfLastChances

The cover of the book.

The top half shows the spires and domes of a gothic style city built on the side of a mountain. The bottom half shows more mid-century industrial and military elements in an under-city, invoking a Soviet feel.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

Book 20 of 2026 is "Faithbreaker" by Hannah Kaner, the third in The Fallen Gods trilogy. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #HannahKaner #TheFallenGods #Faithbreaker

The cover of the book.

A rabbit with wings and antlers is jumping or flying just above a collection of jugs, goblets, and glassware some of which contain flames. Behind him are several stones carved with spirals and eyes, leaning as though collapsing. Behind all of that is the sea.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

Book 19 is "The Language Construction Kit" by Mark Rosenfelder. Forgot I read this the weekend before last. 28th-29th March. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #BookSky #MarkRosenfelder #TheLanguageConstructionKit #conlang

The cover of the book.

A mosaic of a blurred and unintelligible image.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026

Book 11 of 2026 is "Empire of the Dawn" by Jay Kristoff, third Empire of the Vampire book. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #JayKristoff #EmpireOfTheVampire #EmpireOfTheDawn

The cover of the book.

A flag with the title of the book hangs from a double ended spear, a sword pointing down towards it. In the background a city rises above the flag; ships and warrior angels to the sides; grim reapers, books, and snakes below.
At the very top above the city, two angels balance a grail between their outstretched hands.
The background is gold and white.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

Book 8 is "Ninth House" by Leigh Bardugo. I should really have read something else first and left this for number nine... #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #LeighBardugo #NinthHouse

The cover of the book.

A prismatic snake winds its way through and around the words of the title and author.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 07/02/2026

Look what turned up this week. @gonzohistory's "Booklet of Bounties". A zine about ... well bounties and fugitives. Some random tables and thoughts about why bounties might even exist in the first place, how to get them, and so on.

The cover of the book.

A hooded and robed figure stands with their back to the viewer looking at a board covered in two dozen or more wanted posters of all sizes and types.

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Dr Richard Hussey @vecna.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 21/01/2026

Book 5 is "The Liar's Knot" by M.A. Carrick, the second in the Rook & Rose trilogy. #CurrentlyReading #Bookstodon #MACarrick #RookAndRose #TheLiarsKnot

The cover of the book.

A dark skinned face wearing a mask of red and gold, sweeping wings out to each side and something spider-like to the central part rising above the eyes.

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