Book List: 2006
So I really, really wanted to finish one more book for the new year. I'm fifty pages away from the end, but it's a classic and requires more thought than I'm willing to give during a speed read. So, I'll leave the list as it is, and bring you the yearly stats:
Total novels read: 60 (This does not include fiction mags, which are pretty much the same LENGTH of a book. If I did include the mags in this total, it'd be 81)
Total fiction mags read: 21 (That's what I get for not reading my subscriptions in a timely manner)
Total short stories read: 172 (This includes the short stories from fiction mags)
Total graphic novels read: 7 (Does not include individual comic book issues, which I'm not counting at all)
And to be silly, I'll add the 1 children's book to the list. Huzzah!
So that's an impressive count, though I didn't read NEARLY as much as some people. *eyes tcastleb suspiciously*
I'll be posting my list of overall faves sometime soon, but until then, be content to browse through the reviews.
Finished Books: December
Doppelganger
Writer: Marie Brennan
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 388
Asimov's Science Fiction: December 2006 Issue
Featuring: Nancy Kress, A. R. Morlan, Charles Stross, Bruce McAllister, Jack Dann, R. Neube, Jeff Carlson
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 144
The Demolished Man
Writer: Alfred Bester
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 243
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: January 2007 Issue
Featuring: Bruce Sterling, Jeremy Minton, David Gerrold, Marta Randall, Neil Gaiman, Robert Reed
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
The Stars My Destination
Writer: Alfred Bester
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 258
Asimov's Science Fiction: December 2006 Issue
Featuring: Michael Swanwick, Paolo Bacigalupi, Robert Reed, Susan Forest, Brian W. Aldiss, Christopher Priest, Ian Creasy
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 144
Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
Writer: Ursula K. Le Guin
Genre: Literature/Essays
Pages: 306
Finished Books: November
Bitten
Writer: Kelley Armstrong
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 436
Cold Mountain
Writer: Charles Frazier
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 449
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: December 2006 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Hughes, M. Rickert, Daryl Gregory, Scott Bradfield, Robert Reed, Susanna Clarke
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Never Let Me Go
Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 288
Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest: Fall 2006
Featuring: Michael Laimo, Joshua Steiner, Deb Taber, Marlissa Campbell, James Reilly, Neil Ayres, Douglas F. Warrick, Brandon Alspaugh, Steven Savile, Beth Wodzinski
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 127
The Labyrinth
Writer: Catherynne M. Valente
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
Pages: 181
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine: Oct/Nov 2005 Issue
Featuring: Lazette Gifford, Brendan Duffy, Jason S. Ridler, Jennifer Pelland, Dirk Flinthart, Ben Payne, Stuart Barrow, John Borneman, Ian Nichols
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 128
The Joy of Writing Sex
Writer: Elizabeth Benedict
Genre: Reference/Writing
Pages: 233
Asimov's Science Fiction: August 2005 Issue
Featuring: Neal Asher, Catherine Wells, Paul Melko, Larry Niven, Brenda Cooper, Harry Turtledove, Liz Williams, Tim Pratt, Carrie Richerson
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 141
Cagebird
Writer: Karin Lowachee
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 429
Finished Books: October
Asimov's Science Fiction: July 2005 Issue
Featuring: Daniel Grotta, Michael Swanwick, Stephen Baxter, Richard Mueller, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Samantha Ling, Peter Friend, Edd Vick
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 141
Burndive
Writer: Karin Lowachee
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 417
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: September 2006 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Corradi, Harlan Ellison, Tananarive Due, John Morressy, Michael Kandel, Amy Sterling Casil, Michael Libling, Julie Phillips, Ursula K. Le Guin, James Tiptree Jr.
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Dune
Writer: Frank Herbert
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 535
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: August 2006 Issue
Featuring: Chris Willrich, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Christopher Rowe, Ken Altabef, Albert E. Cowdrey, Robert Loy, Robert Reed, Terry Bisson
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
The Dazzle of Day
Writer: Molly Gloss
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 254
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: July 2006 Issue
Featuring: Ysabeau S. Wilce, R. Garcia y Robertson, Steven Popkes, Terry Bisson, Matthew Hughes, Robert Onopa, Jerry Seeger, Heather Lindsley
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Mappa Mundi
Writer: Justina Robson
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 521
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: June 2006 Issue
Featuring: Laird Barron, Albert E. Cowdrey, Gardner Dozois, John Morressy, Tim McDaniel, C. S. Friedman
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Finished Books: September
Nekropolis
Writer: Maureen McHugh
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 257
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: May 2006 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Hughes, M. Rickert, Gene Wolfe, Charles Coleman Finlay, Robert Reed, Steven Utley, Terry Bisson, Albert E. Cowdrey
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 158
Catch the Lightning
Writer: Catherine Asaro
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 309
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: April 2006 Issue
Featuring: Daryl Gregory, Donald Mead, Claudia O'Keefe, Robert Reed, Bruce McAllister
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Pride of Bagdad
Writer: Brian K. Vaughn
Genre: Graphic Novel
Children of Men
Writer: PD James
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 241
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: March 2006 Issue
Featuring: Albert E. Cowdrey, Alex Irvine, John Morressy, Trent Hergenrader, Mike Shultz, Ef Deal, Robert Reed
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: February 2006 Issue
Featuring: Terry Bisson, Gary W. Shockley, John Morressy, David Gerrold, Madeleine E. Robins, James L. Cambias
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Crossover: A Cassandra Kresnov Novel
Writer: Joel Shepherd
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 457
Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction
Writer: David Hartwell
Genre: SF History/Criticism
Pages: 319
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: January 2006 Issue
Featuring: Terry Bisson, Robert Reed, Bruce McAllister, Matthew Hughes, Michaela Roessner, Tony Sarowitz, Matthew Corradi
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 158
Assassin's Apprentice
Writer: Robin Hobb
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 435
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: December 2005 Issue
Featuring: Delia Sherman, Geoff Ryman, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Allen M. Steele, Robert Reed, Gardner Dozois, Alan Dean Foster, Ron Goulart
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
The Sparrow
Writer: Mary Doria Russell
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 405
Finished Books: August
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Oct/Nov 2005 Issue
Featuring: Paolo Bacigalupi, Matthew Hughes, Peter S. Beagle, Esther M. Friesner, Joe Haldeman, Dale Bailey, Terry Bisson, Gene Wolfe, Jaye Lawrence, Steven Utley, Elizabeth Hand, Jeffrey Ford
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 240
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: August 2005 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Hughes, Claudia O'Keefe, Mary Rosenblum, Mike Shultz, M. Rickert, Bruce McAllister, Robert Reed, Eugene Mirabelli
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Oct/Nov 2006 Issue
Featuring: Albert E. Cowdrey, Peter S. Beagle, Carol Emshwiller, Charles Coleman Finlay, Carrie Richerson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Geoff Rayman
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 240
Kitty Goes to Washington
Writer: Carrie Vaughn
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 342
“The Pit”
High Cotton
Writer: Joe Lansdale
Genre: Short Story
“Elvis .45”
Nightscape
Writer: David Morrell
Genre: Short Story
Cowl
Writer: Neal Asher
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 422
“Duty”
Home Before Dark
Writer: Gary Braunbeck
Genre: Horror/Short Story
“Singing My Sister Down”
Black Juice
Writer: Margo Lanagan
Genre: Fantasy/Short Story
Body Language
Writer: Julius Fast
Genre: Social Science
Pages: 168
Warchild
Writer: Karin Lowachee
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 451
The Last Hawk
Writer: Catherine Asaro
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 443
Dead Witch Walking
Writer: Kim Harrison
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 416
The Passion
Writer: Jeanette Winterson
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 160
Finished Books: July
Zombies of the Gene Pool
Writer: Sheryn McCrumb
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 274
Living Next Door to the God of Love
Writer: Justina Robson
Genre: Science Fantasy
Pages: 453
Writing the Fiction Synopsis: A Step by Step Approach
Writer: Pam McCutcheon
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 166
"Nightfall"
Writer: Isaac Asimov
Genre: Science Fiction/Short Story
Coyote Rising
Writer: Allen Steele
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 407
Coyote
Writer: Allen Steele
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 431
Merchanter's Luck
Writer: C.J. Cherryh
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Pages: 208
Mind of My Mind
Writer: Octavia Butler
Genre: Fiction/Science Fiction
Pages: 217
Radical Evolution
Writer: Joel Garreau
Genre: General Science
Pages: 350
Finished Books: June
Kushiel's Dart
Writer: Jacqueline Carey
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Pages: 901
The God Gene
Writer: Dean Hamer
Genre: Science
Pages: 215
“Billy and the Unicorn”
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: July 2006
Writer: Terry Bisson
Genre: Fantasy/Modern Fantasy/Short Story
“Kansas, She Says, Is the Name of the Star”
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: July 2006
Writer: R. Garcia y Robertson
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Short Story
Firefly Cloak
Writer: Sheri Reynolds
Genre: Fiction/Southern Literature
Pages: 285
Holes
Writer: Louis Sachar
Genre: Young Adult
Pages: 233
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Writer: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Betsy Lewin
Genre: Children's
Characters, Emotion, & Viewpoint
Writer: Nancy Kress
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 226
Finished Books: May
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Writer: Cherie Priest
Genre: Southern Gothic, Horror, Fantasy
Pages: 285
Mort
Writer: Terry Pratchett
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 243
The DaVinci Code
Writer: Dan Brown
Genre: Fiction, Mainstream, Thriller
Pages: 489
Rare Earth
Writer: Peter D. Ward & Donald Brownlee
Genre: General Science
Pages: 281
Finished Books: April
Poison Study
Writer: Maria Snyder
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 361
Crystal Rain
Writer: Tobias Buckell
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 351
The Handmaid's Tale
Writer: Margaret Atwood
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 311
To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism & Science Fiction
Writer: Joanna Russ
Genre: Women's Studies, Literature
Pages: 176
Lord Valentine's Castle
Writer: Robert Silverberg
Genre: Science Fantasy, Fantasy
Pages: 506
Perdido Street Station
Writer: China Mieville
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Pages: 623
Finished Books: March
Primary Inversion
Writer: Catherine Asaro
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 369
Finished Books: February
Wild Seed
Writer: Octavia Bulter
Genre: Fiction/Science Fiction
Pages: 279
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Writer: Oscar Wilde
Genre: Fiction/Literature
Pages: 254
Serenity: Those Left Behind
Writer: Joss Whedon
Genre: Graphic Novel/Science Fiction
The Time Traveler's Wife
Writer: Audrey Niffenegger
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 536
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
Writers: Cory Doctorow & Karl Schroeder
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 360
Finished Books: January
Elements of Writing: Beginnings, Middles, & Ends
Writer: Nancy Kress
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 143
Elements of Writing: Character and Viewpoint
Writer: Orson Scott Card
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 173
Dragonflight
Writer: Anne McCaffrey
Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction
Pages: 286
The Sandman: Book V: A Game of You
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 186
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
Writer: Orson Scott Card
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 137
The Sandman: Book IV: Season of Mists
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 218
The Sandman: Book III: Dream Country
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 112
The Sandman: Book II: The Doll's House
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 227
The Sandman: Book I: Preludes and Nocturnes
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 234
And, because it's fun, I'll list my faves from emerald_ibis's and my endeavors:
Favorite Challenge: Jeannette Winterson's The Passion
Very tough call, cause emerald_ibis and I read some great books this year. Runners-up were Cherie Priest's Four and Twenty Blackbirds and Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife.
Favorite Dare: Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking
Another tough call. Runners-up were Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice and Kelley Armstrong's Bitten.
Yes, we'll still be doing the bi-monthly challenge/dare bit for 2007. Maybe in 2008, after I graduate, we can work back up to monthies! Ha!
Total novels read: 60 (This does not include fiction mags, which are pretty much the same LENGTH of a book. If I did include the mags in this total, it'd be 81)
Total fiction mags read: 21 (That's what I get for not reading my subscriptions in a timely manner)
Total short stories read: 172 (This includes the short stories from fiction mags)
Total graphic novels read: 7 (Does not include individual comic book issues, which I'm not counting at all)
And to be silly, I'll add the 1 children's book to the list. Huzzah!
So that's an impressive count, though I didn't read NEARLY as much as some people. *eyes tcastleb suspiciously*
I'll be posting my list of overall faves sometime soon, but until then, be content to browse through the reviews.
Finished Books: December
Doppelganger
Writer: Marie Brennan
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 388
Asimov's Science Fiction: December 2006 Issue
Featuring: Nancy Kress, A. R. Morlan, Charles Stross, Bruce McAllister, Jack Dann, R. Neube, Jeff Carlson
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 144
The Demolished Man
Writer: Alfred Bester
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 243
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: January 2007 Issue
Featuring: Bruce Sterling, Jeremy Minton, David Gerrold, Marta Randall, Neil Gaiman, Robert Reed
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
The Stars My Destination
Writer: Alfred Bester
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 258
Asimov's Science Fiction: December 2006 Issue
Featuring: Michael Swanwick, Paolo Bacigalupi, Robert Reed, Susan Forest, Brian W. Aldiss, Christopher Priest, Ian Creasy
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 144
Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places
Writer: Ursula K. Le Guin
Genre: Literature/Essays
Pages: 306
Finished Books: November
Bitten
Writer: Kelley Armstrong
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 436
Cold Mountain
Writer: Charles Frazier
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 449
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: December 2006 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Hughes, M. Rickert, Daryl Gregory, Scott Bradfield, Robert Reed, Susanna Clarke
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Never Let Me Go
Writer: Kazuo Ishiguro
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 288
Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest: Fall 2006
Featuring: Michael Laimo, Joshua Steiner, Deb Taber, Marlissa Campbell, James Reilly, Neil Ayres, Douglas F. Warrick, Brandon Alspaugh, Steven Savile, Beth Wodzinski
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 127
The Labyrinth
Writer: Catherynne M. Valente
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
Pages: 181
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine: Oct/Nov 2005 Issue
Featuring: Lazette Gifford, Brendan Duffy, Jason S. Ridler, Jennifer Pelland, Dirk Flinthart, Ben Payne, Stuart Barrow, John Borneman, Ian Nichols
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 128
The Joy of Writing Sex
Writer: Elizabeth Benedict
Genre: Reference/Writing
Pages: 233
Asimov's Science Fiction: August 2005 Issue
Featuring: Neal Asher, Catherine Wells, Paul Melko, Larry Niven, Brenda Cooper, Harry Turtledove, Liz Williams, Tim Pratt, Carrie Richerson
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 141
Cagebird
Writer: Karin Lowachee
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 429
Finished Books: October
Asimov's Science Fiction: July 2005 Issue
Featuring: Daniel Grotta, Michael Swanwick, Stephen Baxter, Richard Mueller, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Samantha Ling, Peter Friend, Edd Vick
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 141
Burndive
Writer: Karin Lowachee
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 417
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: September 2006 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Corradi, Harlan Ellison, Tananarive Due, John Morressy, Michael Kandel, Amy Sterling Casil, Michael Libling, Julie Phillips, Ursula K. Le Guin, James Tiptree Jr.
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Dune
Writer: Frank Herbert
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 535
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: August 2006 Issue
Featuring: Chris Willrich, Carolyn Ives Gilman, Christopher Rowe, Ken Altabef, Albert E. Cowdrey, Robert Loy, Robert Reed, Terry Bisson
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
The Dazzle of Day
Writer: Molly Gloss
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 254
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: July 2006 Issue
Featuring: Ysabeau S. Wilce, R. Garcia y Robertson, Steven Popkes, Terry Bisson, Matthew Hughes, Robert Onopa, Jerry Seeger, Heather Lindsley
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Mappa Mundi
Writer: Justina Robson
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 521
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: June 2006 Issue
Featuring: Laird Barron, Albert E. Cowdrey, Gardner Dozois, John Morressy, Tim McDaniel, C. S. Friedman
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Finished Books: September
Nekropolis
Writer: Maureen McHugh
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 257
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: May 2006 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Hughes, M. Rickert, Gene Wolfe, Charles Coleman Finlay, Robert Reed, Steven Utley, Terry Bisson, Albert E. Cowdrey
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 158
Catch the Lightning
Writer: Catherine Asaro
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 309
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: April 2006 Issue
Featuring: Daryl Gregory, Donald Mead, Claudia O'Keefe, Robert Reed, Bruce McAllister
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Pride of Bagdad
Writer: Brian K. Vaughn
Genre: Graphic Novel
Children of Men
Writer: PD James
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 241
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: March 2006 Issue
Featuring: Albert E. Cowdrey, Alex Irvine, John Morressy, Trent Hergenrader, Mike Shultz, Ef Deal, Robert Reed
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: February 2006 Issue
Featuring: Terry Bisson, Gary W. Shockley, John Morressy, David Gerrold, Madeleine E. Robins, James L. Cambias
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Crossover: A Cassandra Kresnov Novel
Writer: Joel Shepherd
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 457
Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction
Writer: David Hartwell
Genre: SF History/Criticism
Pages: 319
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: January 2006 Issue
Featuring: Terry Bisson, Robert Reed, Bruce McAllister, Matthew Hughes, Michaela Roessner, Tony Sarowitz, Matthew Corradi
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 158
Assassin's Apprentice
Writer: Robin Hobb
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 435
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: December 2005 Issue
Featuring: Delia Sherman, Geoff Ryman, Sydney J. Van Scyoc, Allen M. Steele, Robert Reed, Gardner Dozois, Alan Dean Foster, Ron Goulart
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
The Sparrow
Writer: Mary Doria Russell
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 405
Finished Books: August
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Oct/Nov 2005 Issue
Featuring: Paolo Bacigalupi, Matthew Hughes, Peter S. Beagle, Esther M. Friesner, Joe Haldeman, Dale Bailey, Terry Bisson, Gene Wolfe, Jaye Lawrence, Steven Utley, Elizabeth Hand, Jeffrey Ford
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 240
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: August 2005 Issue
Featuring: Matthew Hughes, Claudia O'Keefe, Mary Rosenblum, Mike Shultz, M. Rickert, Bruce McAllister, Robert Reed, Eugene Mirabelli
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 160
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Oct/Nov 2006 Issue
Featuring: Albert E. Cowdrey, Peter S. Beagle, Carol Emshwiller, Charles Coleman Finlay, Carrie Richerson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Geoff Rayman
Genre: Short Stories
Pages: 240
Kitty Goes to Washington
Writer: Carrie Vaughn
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 342
“The Pit”
High Cotton
Writer: Joe Lansdale
Genre: Short Story
“Elvis .45”
Nightscape
Writer: David Morrell
Genre: Short Story
Cowl
Writer: Neal Asher
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 422
“Duty”
Home Before Dark
Writer: Gary Braunbeck
Genre: Horror/Short Story
“Singing My Sister Down”
Black Juice
Writer: Margo Lanagan
Genre: Fantasy/Short Story
Body Language
Writer: Julius Fast
Genre: Social Science
Pages: 168
Warchild
Writer: Karin Lowachee
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 451
The Last Hawk
Writer: Catherine Asaro
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 443
Dead Witch Walking
Writer: Kim Harrison
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 416
The Passion
Writer: Jeanette Winterson
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 160
Finished Books: July
Zombies of the Gene Pool
Writer: Sheryn McCrumb
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 274
Living Next Door to the God of Love
Writer: Justina Robson
Genre: Science Fantasy
Pages: 453
Writing the Fiction Synopsis: A Step by Step Approach
Writer: Pam McCutcheon
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 166
"Nightfall"
Writer: Isaac Asimov
Genre: Science Fiction/Short Story
Coyote Rising
Writer: Allen Steele
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 407
Coyote
Writer: Allen Steele
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 431
Merchanter's Luck
Writer: C.J. Cherryh
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Pages: 208
Mind of My Mind
Writer: Octavia Butler
Genre: Fiction/Science Fiction
Pages: 217
Radical Evolution
Writer: Joel Garreau
Genre: General Science
Pages: 350
Finished Books: June
Kushiel's Dart
Writer: Jacqueline Carey
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Pages: 901
The God Gene
Writer: Dean Hamer
Genre: Science
Pages: 215
“Billy and the Unicorn”
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: July 2006
Writer: Terry Bisson
Genre: Fantasy/Modern Fantasy/Short Story
“Kansas, She Says, Is the Name of the Star”
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: July 2006
Writer: R. Garcia y Robertson
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Short Story
Firefly Cloak
Writer: Sheri Reynolds
Genre: Fiction/Southern Literature
Pages: 285
Holes
Writer: Louis Sachar
Genre: Young Adult
Pages: 233
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Writer: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Betsy Lewin
Genre: Children's
Characters, Emotion, & Viewpoint
Writer: Nancy Kress
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 226
Finished Books: May
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Writer: Cherie Priest
Genre: Southern Gothic, Horror, Fantasy
Pages: 285
Mort
Writer: Terry Pratchett
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 243
The DaVinci Code
Writer: Dan Brown
Genre: Fiction, Mainstream, Thriller
Pages: 489
Rare Earth
Writer: Peter D. Ward & Donald Brownlee
Genre: General Science
Pages: 281
Finished Books: April
Poison Study
Writer: Maria Snyder
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 361
Crystal Rain
Writer: Tobias Buckell
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 351
The Handmaid's Tale
Writer: Margaret Atwood
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 311
To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism & Science Fiction
Writer: Joanna Russ
Genre: Women's Studies, Literature
Pages: 176
Lord Valentine's Castle
Writer: Robert Silverberg
Genre: Science Fantasy, Fantasy
Pages: 506
Perdido Street Station
Writer: China Mieville
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
Pages: 623
Finished Books: March
Primary Inversion
Writer: Catherine Asaro
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 369
Finished Books: February
Wild Seed
Writer: Octavia Bulter
Genre: Fiction/Science Fiction
Pages: 279
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Writer: Oscar Wilde
Genre: Fiction/Literature
Pages: 254
Serenity: Those Left Behind
Writer: Joss Whedon
Genre: Graphic Novel/Science Fiction
The Time Traveler's Wife
Writer: Audrey Niffenegger
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 536
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction
Writers: Cory Doctorow & Karl Schroeder
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 360
Finished Books: January
Elements of Writing: Beginnings, Middles, & Ends
Writer: Nancy Kress
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 143
Elements of Writing: Character and Viewpoint
Writer: Orson Scott Card
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 173
Dragonflight
Writer: Anne McCaffrey
Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction
Pages: 286
The Sandman: Book V: A Game of You
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 186
How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy
Writer: Orson Scott Card
Genre: Writing Reference
Pages: 137
The Sandman: Book IV: Season of Mists
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 218
The Sandman: Book III: Dream Country
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 112
The Sandman: Book II: The Doll's House
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 227
The Sandman: Book I: Preludes and Nocturnes
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Graphic Novel/Fantasy/Horror
Pages: 234
And, because it's fun, I'll list my faves from emerald_ibis's and my endeavors:
Favorite Challenge: Jeannette Winterson's The Passion
Very tough call, cause emerald_ibis and I read some great books this year. Runners-up were Cherie Priest's Four and Twenty Blackbirds and Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife.
Favorite Dare: Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking
Another tough call. Runners-up were Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice and Kelley Armstrong's Bitten.
Yes, we'll still be doing the bi-monthly challenge/dare bit for 2007. Maybe in 2008, after I graduate, we can work back up to monthies! Ha!