Book 62: "The View from the Stars" by Walter M. Miller

When the restless ones, the wild-eyed spacers were gone, the addicts got religion and the federalists became placid anarchists and the Parliaments voted themselves out of existence. There was peace on the third planet of 27 Lambda Serpentis, and good will among the inhabitants thereof. They made love and studied sociology under a friendly sun, under a pleasant blue sky forever. From "The Big Hunger".

Nine science fiction stories by the author of one of my favourite books "A Canticle for Leibowitz", and he was just as good at short fiction. I bought this book recently from a used book store, and was irritated to find that five of these stories are also found in "The Darfsteller and other Stories" which I already own, and that I had read nearly all of the stories before. My favourites are "You Triflin' Skunk!"," Big Joe and the Nth Generation" and "The Big Hunger".

Book 63: "My Little Book of Stolen Time" by Liz Jensen

From the Club Rules: Members must especially beware of Danes from modern Denmark. Should one be encountered by chance, who turns inquisitive, suggest that you represent the Danish tax authorities.

Charlotte, a prostitute from 1897 Copenhagen, is short of funds after the death of one of her regulars and the jailing of another. A chance encounter in a baker's shop leads to her and her older companion Fru Schleswig, taking a job cleaning the mansion belonging to Fru Krak, but she isn't prepared for what she finds when she ventures into the basement where Fru Krak's vanished husband is rumoured to have built an infernal machine.

Amusing time travel comedy. Highly recommended.

Nottingham Round the World Reading Challenge - DENMARK / COPENHAGEN