Somehow the month of October slipped mostly by without me making any progress in catching up on my book recommendations. So this afternoon I bit the bullet and did two at once, meaning that for the moment I’m technically not behind at all, and if I can do another by midnight on Tuesday, I’ll be back on track. (Don’t hold your breath.) In the meantime, though, you can entertain yourself with one from way back in August — an overview of the Odyssey — and last month’s novel, Keith Roberts’ alternate history Pavane.