Books, books, books!

So, I got eaten by Borders tonight, along with loriel_eris. I used up my £30 of book tokens and in fact got just over £1 back (loriel_eris gave it to me, because she bought all the books together as she got a 15% discount.

What I bought was:

Dark Lord of Derkhelm by Diana Wynne Jones - this is a book that I've read more than once before and find it so funny. They didn't have the sequel, The Day of the Griffin, unfortunately, but I'll be on the lookout for it.

The Tough Guide to FantasyLand by Diana Wynne Jones - I've seen this book referenced a few times, generally in relation to Tamora Pierce stories (I was in fact looking for the new Tamora Pierce book that nimoloth was talking about, but they didn't have it), and since I'm a great fan of DW Jones, I thought I'd give it a go. I started on the train, and am finding it amusing already.

Temeraire by Naomi Novik - it's set in the Napoleanic War and is about a British Navy Captain and a dragon. Sounds interesting, will let you know.

Heroics for Beginners - by John Moore - it's another spoof/parody. It looks funny.

Battle of Everlight - Celia Dart-Thornton - it's the third part in a series (I was hoping it was a trilogy but I have a nasty feeling that it isn't) which I already own the first two (obviously), and is very good (the first 2, I can't speak for the third, because I haven't read it yet!). They're fantasy novels with a strong Celtic mythological influence, which makes them more interesting than a lot of the usual fantasy stuff out there.

I'll let you all know what I think of them once I'm finished. *g*