It's actually been quite interesting. My folks let me and my brothers chose among books of theirs that were doubles and I have some books that one of my brothers got at a yard sale. So along with books that I have been choosing to read I've been dipping onto some of these unknowns. I last read 2 by John Maddox Roberts, detective stories based in ancient Rome. Although I was very confused for about half of the first one I finally felt up to speed so I read the second while I still had a feel for them. Now I'm in the middle of a book called "Federation World" by James White and it's not bad.