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It's grey and windy and raining and miserable. I should be designing a logo. I should be designing a newsletter. I should be doing many things, none of which appeal to me at the moment. Call it a lack of motivation, a lack of inspiration, or just sheer laziness but I'm in uber-procrastination mode. Yesterday I spent several hours on Goodreads.com making new shelves to keep track of the various series I'm reading. And now you get to enjoy the fruits of my labour. Haha. Lists, yes, we will have lists. First a list of all the series that I am reading. Then a list of all the books that I need to read in order to bring those series up to date.


Ongoing Series

series I started in 2012 in red
up-to-date series in grey
(titles already read in the series in brackets)
* starred means I own the book

1. Alpha and Omega, Patricia Briggs (Cry Wolf)
2. Arthur Trilogy, Kevin Crossley-Holland (The Seeing Stone*)
3. Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief,* The Queen of Attolia,* The King of Attolia,* A Conspiracy of Kings*)
4. The Auralia Thread, Jeffrey Overstreet (Auralia's Colors,* Cyndere's Midnight*)
5. The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (The Shadow of the Wind*)
6. Cathy Vickers, Jordan Weisman (Cathy's Book,* Cathy's Key*)
7. Curse Workers, Holly Black (White Cat,* Red Glove)
8. Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Laini Taylor (Daughter of Smoke and Bone)
9. Downside Ghosts, Stacia Kane (Unholy Ghosts, Unholy Magic, City of Ghosts, Sacrificial Magic)
10. Fairyland, Catherynne M. Valente (The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making)
11. Graceling Realm, Kristin Cashore (Graceling*)
12. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Maryrose Wood (The Mysterious Howling*)
13. Inheritance, Christopher Paolini (Eragon,* Eldest*)
14. Liberty Lane, Caro Peacock (A Foreign Affair)
15. Lorien Legacies, Pittacus Lore (I Am Number Four, The Power of Six)
16. Magic Woodland Trilogy, Beverley Nichols (The Tree That Sat Down)
17. Mercedes Thompson, Patricia Briggs (Moon Called, Blood Bound, Iron Kissed, Bone Crossed, Silver Borne, River Marked) also started in 2012
18. The Magicians, Lev Grossman (The Magicians)
19. Mara Dyer, Michelle Hodkin (The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer)
20. Matthew Shardlake, C.J. Sansom (Dissolution)
21. Miss Peregine, Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
22. Mistborn, Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn*)
23. The Mortal Instruments, Cassandra Clare (City of Bone,* City of Ashes*)
24. October Daye, Seanan McGuire (Rosemary and Rue, A Local Habitation)
25. Pegasus, Robin McKinley (Pegasus)
26. Sarah Tolerance, Madeleine E. Robins (Point of Honour, Petty Treason)
27. Scarlett, Maureen Johnson (Suite Scarlett, Scarlett Fever) also started in 2012
28. A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones,* A Clash of Kings,* A Storm of Swords*)
29. Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons, Coot Club)
30. Tales of the Otori, Lian Hearn (Across the Nightingale Floor,* Grass for His Pillow*)
31. The Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko (The Night Watch, Day Watch)
32. Wicked Lovely, Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely,* Ink Exchange*)
33. The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Maggie Stiefvater (Shiver, Linger)

So that's 33 different series in progress and I've read 60 books in them, well, almost 60 books since I am in the middle of Mistborn.

Ongoing Series TBR

(the series and series number in brackets)
* starred if I already own the book

1. Hunting Ground, Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #2)
2. Fair Game, Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #3)
3. At the Crossing Places, Kevin Crossley-Holland (Arthur Trilogy #2) *
4. King of the Middle March, Kevin Crossley-Holland (Arthur Trilogy #3) *
5. Raven's Ladder, Jeffrey Overstreet (The Auralia Thread #3)
6. Cathy's Ring, Jordan Weisman (Cathy Vickers #3)
7. The Angel's Game, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #2) *
8. The Prisoner of Heaven, Carlos Ruiz Zafón (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #3)
9. Black Heart, Holly Black (Curse Workers #3)
10. Days of Blood and Starlight, Laini Taylor (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2)
11. The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While, Catherynne M. Valente (Fairyland #0.5)
12. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, Catherynne M. Valente (Fairyland #2)
13. Fire, Kristin Cashore (Graceling Realm #2)
14. Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore (Graceling Realm #3)
15. The Hidden Gallery, Maryrose Wood (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #2)
16. The Unseen Guest, Maryrose Wood (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #3)
17. Brisingr, Christopher Paolini (Inheritance #3)
18. Inheritance, Christopher Paolini (Inheritance #4)
19. A Dangerous Affair, Caro Peacock (Liberty Lane #2)
20. A Corpse in Shining Armour, Caro Peacock (Liberty Lane #3)
21. The Rise of Nine, Pittacus Lore (Lorien Legacies #3)
22. The Stream That Stood Still, Beverley Nichols (Magic Woodland Trilogy #2)
23. The Mountain of Magic, Beverley Nichols (Magic Woodland Trilogy #3)
24. The Magician King, Lev Grossman (The Magicians #2)
25. The Evolution of Mara Dyer, Michelle Hodkin (Mara Dyer #2)
26. Dark Fire, C.J. Sansom (Matthew Shardlake #2)
27. Sovereign, C.J. Sansom (Matthew Shardlake #3)
28. Revelation, C.J. Sansom (Matthew Shardlake #4)
29. Heartstone, C.J. Sansom (Matthew Shardlake #5)
30. The Well of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #2)
31. The Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #3)
32. City of Glass, Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #3) *
33. City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #4)
34. City of Lost Souls, Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments #5)
35. An Artificial Night, Seanan McGuire (October Daye #3)
36. Late Eclipses, Seanan McGuire (October Daye #4)
37. One Salt Sea, Seanan McGuire (October Daye #5)
38. Ashes of Honor, Seanan McGuire (October Daye #6)
39. The Sleeping Partner, Madeleine E. Robins (Sarah Tolerance #3)
40. A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #4) *
41. A Dance with Dragons, George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire #5)
42. Swallowdale, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #2)
43. Peter Duck: A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #3)
44. Winter Holiday, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #5)
45. Pigeon Post, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #6)
46. We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #7)
47. Secret Water, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #8)
48. The Big Six, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #9)
49. Missee Lee, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #10)
50. Picts & the Martyrs, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #11)
51. Great Northern?, Arthur Ransome (Swallows and Amazons #12)
52. Heaven's Net Is Wide, Lian Hearn (Tales of the Otori #0)
53. Brilliance of the Moon, Lian Hearn (Tales of the Otori #3) *
54. The Harsh Cry of the Heron, Lian Hearn (Tales of the Otori #4)
55. Twilight Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko (Watch #3)
56. The Last Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko (Watch #4)
57. Fragile Eternity, Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely #3) *
58. Radiant Shadows, Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely #4)
59. Darkest Mercy, Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely #5)
60. Forever, Maggie Stiefvater (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3)

And this doesn't even begin to cover Terry Pratchett's Discworld or all the series that I want to read but haven't started yet ... topics for future posts. I am thinking that I need to weed and prioritize this list before I start trying to read my way through it.

Oh and I forgot, I am reading Chasing Magic which will bring me up to date with the Stacia Kane's Downside Ghosts series.