Books on deck

After a slow start in 2010 the list of books I've read and am reading has reached twelve. Given what time I've had I'm pretty satisfied at this point and am expecting to read three or four more at least by years end. Funny thing is, I find that I have had two or three ongoing at the same time. That's a little hard to explain as I'm not quite sure it makes a whole lot of sense myself. I think some of it is that I've been reading a few non-SciFi books which though interesting don't feed the space opera beast within me so to compensate I'll grab a used purchase of mild interest read a bit of it now and then. Since beginning that practice I've continued it regardless of what else I'm reading that I consider my "main" book. The books pictured below are what I'm now actively reading. Alastair Reynold's "Galactic North" is the first ebook I've bought and am reading it on my computer, it's a collection of short stories which so far seems to backfill story lines in his following books. The program I'm using is from Borders and it works very smoothly and am surprised at how easy it is to read this way. The "Reality Dysfunction" by Peter Hamiltion is a tome, its 2 inches thick though the height and width of a standard paperback. That's a wine cork standing next to it. I bought it used from a online book reseller. The book itself is the first of a trilogy which is comprised of two books each that I had already purchased the remaining parts of the series used at Anne's Bookstop none of which are quite as thick. The last one is the present long term ongoing book, Robert Heinlein's first book he tried to get published and wasn't, "For Us the Living". It was found long after his death and then published. I've read most of his books and this one pales compare to the main body of his works but I feel obligated to complete it. Found it in a used book store.