Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games

8 best books like Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games (Lizzie Stark): A Night in the Lonesome October, These Witches Don't Burn, Exit Strategy, Carpe Jugulum, Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World, 100 Great Breads, Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets: A Real-Life Scottish Fairy Tale, Compulsory

A Night in the Lonesome October

Author	Roger Zelazny
ISBN	0380771411

Review updated yet again (and again) on November 1, 2018

A group read with some of my greatest friends: OhWell, Sarah, and Tadiana.

First a disclaimer: I lost count to the number of times I read the book. Seriously. I still find something new with each reread. I would also like to welcome...

These Witches Don't Burn

Author

Isabel Sterling

Hannah's a witch, but not the kind you're thinking of. She's the real deal, an Elemental with the power to control fire, earth, water, and air. But even though she lives in Salem, Massachusetts, her magic is a secret she has to keep to herself. If she's ever caught using it in front of a Reg (read: non-witch),...

Exit Strategy

Author

Martha Wells

The fourth and final part of the Murderbot Diaries series that began with All Systems Red.Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right?Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous...

Carpe Jugulum

Author	Terry Pratchett
ISBN	0061051586

In a fit of enlightenment democracy and ebullient goodwill, King Verence invites Uberwald's undead, the Magpyrs, into Lancre to celebrate the birth of his daughter. But once ensconced within the castle, these wine-drinking, garlic-eating, sun-loving modern vampires have no intention of leaving....

Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World

Author	Pema Chödrön
ISBN	1611805651

From the bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart, an open-hearted call for human connection, compassion, and learning to love the world just as it is during these most challenging times.

In her first new book of spiritual teachings in over seven years, Pema Chödrön offers a combination...

100 Great Breads

Author	Paul Hollywood
ISBN	1844031438

I had to sign up to this site just to have a rant about how bad this book really is. I bake bread sometimes up to 4 times a week, kneading and shaping by hand mostly and was given this book as a Christmas present.

As suggested at the book's beginning, I tried making the first recipe - the Wheatsheaf Loaf...

Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets: A Real-Life Scottish Fairy Tale

Author	Jessica A. Fox
ISBN	1476730253

In this inspiring, delightful memoir, a young woman decides to escape the daily grind and turn her “what if” fantasy into a reality, only to find work—and a man—she loves in one fell swoop, all in a secondhand bookstore in a quaint Scottish town.

Jessica Fox was living in Hollywood,...

Compulsory

Author

Martha Wells

Murderbot prequel short story! 3.5 stars. It's free online here at Wired magazine. Review posted on Fantasy Literature:

I hugely enjoyed reading the four MURDERBOT DIARIES novellas last year, so when I found that Martha Wells had published a prequel short story online in December, I was all...