A list of the new books I read in 2018

A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.

Joseph Campbell, The Hero With A Thousand Faces

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin

The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Trials of Apollo: The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan