A list of books I’ve read recently, along with a very short pass/fail recommendation:

1. Gregory Benford’s In the Ocean of Night
   Pass - not up to his usual standards.

2. Stephen Baxter’s Exultant
   Baxter is always mind-blowingly amazing.

3. Beyond Flesh
   A compilation of short science fiction stories - very, very good.

4. Through Gates of Splendor
   The story of Elisabeth Elliot and 4 missionaries who died in Ecuador. Source for the movie End of the Spear. Very good!

5. Canadians Behind Enemy Lines by Roy Maclaren
   WWII retrospective of Canadians in German-occupied Europe. Good, a bit draggy.

6. Voices of a War Remembered by Bill McNeil
   Simple true stories of Canadians in WWII - very good.

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