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I am about to start reading Terry Pratchett’s latest hilarious Discworld Novel, “Unseen Academicals” which sees The Wizards of the Unseen University in Ankh Morpork challenged to win a game of football without using magic, so they are in the mood to use any means necessary.

Some of Discworld’s most colourful characters such as The Patrician, Mustrum Ridcully, Rincewind, The Librarian, Ponder Stibbons and The Luggage (!) are taking part, cheered on by Glenda and Juliet (A dim but beautiful woman who might just turn out to be the greatest fashion model there has ever been) – Sounds like fun….

During my eight month stay in hospital I read many of Terry Pratchett’s Thirty Seven other Discworld novels, They kept me sane and gave me a good laugh during some pretty dark times last year. These are the ones I have read and enjoyed so far….

Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Mort
Interesting Times
Hogfather
The Last Hero
The Amazing Maurice & his Educated Rodents
Night Watch
Monstrous Regiment
Thud
Wintersmith
Making Money

I’ve recently finished reading this Gripping historical mystery by C.J. Sansom, which was recently available for half-price with a daily newspaper – It’s a real page turner I couldn’t put it down, I’m really glad I read it, it’s very exciting

It takes place during the Reign of King Henry VIII whilst he is wooing his sixth wife Catherine Parr, during the dissolution of the Monasteries, and features a Lawyer named Matthew Shardlake, who is working on the case of a teenage boy who has been placed in Bedlam Insane Asylum because of fears that his terrifying religious mania could lead him to being burned as a heretic.

Meanwhile an old friend of Shardlake’s is found dead, and he promises the widow that the killer will be brought to justice. So he, his colleague Jack Barak & a physician named Guy Malton team up to investigate and soon find a series of Horrific murders, all seemingly linked by the apocalyptic prophecies in the Book of Revelations, and learn that even Catherine Parr herself could be affected by the events….

Having enjoyed this book, there are also four more novels by C.J. Sansome, which I would also like to read. These are Dissolution, Dark Fire, Sovereign and Winter in Madrid.