Two more books completed:
"The Egyptian Book of the Dead", by E.A. Wallace Budge. Part of my on-going (and VERY long term!) project to read all the Penguin Classics. The Book of the Dead is a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary "spells" to provide the deceased person with the information required to safely navigate the perils of the underworld and reach the "Field of Reeds" - a heavenly analogue of Egypt - where he or she could spend eternity in an idyllic existence while other people did all the work
. Fascinating, although definitely not a book to read from cover to cover in a single read. Next of the list is "The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse", which will be something completely different and new to me.
"Bedlam's Edge", by Mercedes Lackey and others. A collection of short stories set in the world of elves, bards, etc, encountered in her "Bedlam's Bard" and "Serrated Eges" series. Bought from Baen in 2005, and very enjoyable.