I have the Godzilla (monster verse) novelization. So they do exist.

From what I can find out he spent 18 months on a whaling ship called the Acushnet.

https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/herman-melville-sails-from-new-bedford.html

How did I miss this part? I read it And listened to it.

What about biology?

There’s the Empire of Ants by E.O. Wilson (ants)

Entangled Life by Sheldrake (fungus)

The Genius of Birds by Ackerman (birds)

Hidden life of Trees by Wohlleben (forests)

Other Minds by Godfrey-smith (Octopus)

A fun fiction about octopus and dragons is Dragon Dreamer by Jenny Burke

And a nice fantasy adventure is Melidora by Ryan Z Dawson.

All I know is the statue in remove was a Mesopotamian demon/god called Pazuzu who was considered a PROTECTOR of the household. He wouldn’t have possessed a child like that.

Less grimdark. More classical fantasy (Small elves, fire breathing dragons, unicorns, knights… doesnt have to be eurocentric though)

C# for dummies 6-in-1.

I’m on page… 10.

I’ve had it checked out for a year.

Epic of Gilgamesh. I started with Illiad but I’ll be honest it’s looooong

Probably Dragonriders of Pern, Castle of Adventure , Black Stallion, Xanth chronicles.

For non adult novels, hard to say. Read a few Babysitters club, Ralph the Mouse, MacDonald Hall…

Maybe they mean, he killed them via his agents?

I just remembered another one… Neverending Story

The version I have has coloured text which is important to the story but you don’t find out until near the end.

Chronicles of Xanth

Holy crap did I miss all the innuendo. I loved the puns