Books read in 2015

[rolanni]

43.  Silver on the Road, Laura Anne Gilman
42.  Lessons in French, Laura Kinsale (e)
41.  Evil Genius, Patricia Rice (e)
40.  A Night in the Lonesome October, Roger Zelazny (re-re-re-&c-read aloud w/Steve)
39.  The View from Saturday, E.L. Konigsburg
38.  The Chocolate Thief, Laura Florand
37.  From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg
36.  The Paper Doll Museum, Abigail Padgett (e)
35.  The Princess Bride, William Goldman (re-re-read; and--it's official--I definitely prefer the movie)
34.  The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison
33.  Cooking the Books, Kerry Greenwood (e)
32.  Forbidden Fruit, Kerry Greenwood (e)
31.  Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear
30. Trick or Treat, Kerry Greenwood (e)
29.  The Golden Hawk, Frank Yerby (reread; six pages fell out at various spots during this reading; it was reread many times, when I was 14)
28. The Wave in the Mind, Ursula K. Le Guin
27.  The Boy from the Burren, Sheila Gilluly (e)
26.  Dead Heat, Patricia Briggs (e)
25.  Girl Genius: The Beast of the Rails, Kaja and Phil Foglio
24.  A Bollywood Affair, Sonali Dev
23.  Who Buries the Dead, C.S. Harris
22. Killer Instinct, Zoe Sharpe (e)
21. Devil's Food, Kerry Greenwood (e)
20. The Making of a Marchioness, Frances Hodgson Burnett (e)
19.  A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett (e)
18. Geekomancy, Michael R. Underwood (e)
17.  The Perfect Rake, Anne Gracie
16.  The Martian, Andy Weir
15.  Blaze of Memory, Nalini Singh
14. Tracker, C.J. Cherryh (read out loud with Steve)
13.  Chanur's Legacy, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
12.  Chanur's Homecoming, C.J. Cherryh  (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
11.  The Kif Strike Back, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
10.  Why Kings Confess, C.S. Harris
9.  Chanur's Venture, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve) (Note:  the publisher's note at the end of the book states that the next-in-series is Chanur's Revenge. This is false. The next-in-series is The Kif Strike Back.)
8.  Angels' Blood, Nalini Singh (read out loud with Steve)
7.  The Pride of Chanur, C.J. Cherryh (re-read, read out loud with Steve)
6.  What Darkness Brings, C.S. Harris
5. When Maidens Mourn, C.S. Harris
4.  Where Shadows Dance, C.S. Harris
3.  What Remains of Heaven, C.S. Harris
2.  Where Serpents Sleep, C.S. Harris
1.  When Gods Die, C.S. Harris

Comments

Silver on the Road

[susan beaty (from livejournal.com)]

I'm curious as to what you thought about this one; it's in my to-be-read queue on the tablet, and I'm wondering if I should move it closer to the front of the line.

RE: Silver on the Road

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I liked it. I like books detailing magic systems that aren't the same old, same old; and I liked taking some time out in the Old West. I fear that the Old West is becoming the Next Hot Setting for Fantasy, and will therefore go the way of Urban Fantasy, but this one is an Original, that later writers of the Weird West will draw from, and it's fresh, and interesting, and well worth reading.

While there is threat and strangeness, there is a lack of Meaty Action Scenes, so if you're an Action Fan, you might find it a trifle slow. I felt that the pace was consistent with what the characters were doing -- i.e. riding horses across a mostly-empty land, where nothing happens until Something Does.

Hope this helps.