Books 2013: the log is out of date
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hawkwing_lbBooks 2013: 86 - 117
86-91. Katherine V. Forrest, The Beverly Malibu (Naiad Press, US, 1989/1994); Murder By Tradition (Naiad Press, US, 1991/1998); Liberty Square (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 1996/2000); Apparition Alley (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 1997/2000); Sleeping Bones (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 1999); and Hancock Park (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 2004).
Murder mysteries starring a lesbian cop. Some good, some very good.
92-100. Greg Rucka, Keeper (Bantam, US, 1996); Finder (Bantam, US, 1997/1998); Smoker (Bantam, US, 1998/1999); Shooting at Midnight (Bantam, US, 1999); Critical Space (Bantam, US, 2001/2003); Patriot Acts (Bantam, US, 2007/2008); Walking Dead (Bantam, US, 2009/2010); A Gentleman's Game (Bantam, US, 2004/2005).
Really good thrillers.
101. Charles Stross, Neptune's Brood. Ace, 2013.
Solid SFnal thriller. Reviewed at Tor.com.
102-106. Roberta Gellis, The Kent Heiress; Fortune's Bride; A Woman's Estate; Fires of Winter; and The Rope Dancer. Ebooks
Romances. Not terrible.
107-108. Roberta Gellis, A Mortal Bane and A Personal Devil. Ebooks.
Medieval murder mysteries. Pretty entertaining.
109. Courtney Milan, The Heiress Effect. Ebooks.
Romance. A lot of fun.
110-112. Mercedes Lackey, The Wizard of London; Steadfast; and Home from the Sea. DAW. Ebooks.
Pah. Why did I read these again? Special, special angst.
113. Jaime Lee Moyer, Delia's Shadow. Tor, 2013. Forthcoming.
Review forthcoming from Ideomancer.
114. Beth Bernobich, Allegiance. Tor, 2013. Forthcoming.
Review forthcoming from Ideomancer.
115. Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice. Orbit, 2013. Forthcoming.
THIS BOOK. I make noises about it. READ THIS BOOK.
(I will talk more about it in future.)
nonfiction
116. Robin Osborne, The History Written On The Classical Greek Body. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Interesting, but not saying anything especially groundbreaking.
117. G.W. Bowersock, Throne of Adulis: Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam. Oxford University Press, 2013.
Disappointing. Will talk more about it later.
86-91. Katherine V. Forrest, The Beverly Malibu (Naiad Press, US, 1989/1994); Murder By Tradition (Naiad Press, US, 1991/1998); Liberty Square (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 1996/2000); Apparition Alley (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 1997/2000); Sleeping Bones (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 1999); and Hancock Park (Berkeley Prime Crime, US, 2004).
Murder mysteries starring a lesbian cop. Some good, some very good.
92-100. Greg Rucka, Keeper (Bantam, US, 1996); Finder (Bantam, US, 1997/1998); Smoker (Bantam, US, 1998/1999); Shooting at Midnight (Bantam, US, 1999); Critical Space (Bantam, US, 2001/2003); Patriot Acts (Bantam, US, 2007/2008); Walking Dead (Bantam, US, 2009/2010); A Gentleman's Game (Bantam, US, 2004/2005).
Really good thrillers.
101. Charles Stross, Neptune's Brood. Ace, 2013.
Solid SFnal thriller. Reviewed at Tor.com.
102-106. Roberta Gellis, The Kent Heiress; Fortune's Bride; A Woman's Estate; Fires of Winter; and The Rope Dancer. Ebooks
Romances. Not terrible.
107-108. Roberta Gellis, A Mortal Bane and A Personal Devil. Ebooks.
Medieval murder mysteries. Pretty entertaining.
109. Courtney Milan, The Heiress Effect. Ebooks.
Romance. A lot of fun.
110-112. Mercedes Lackey, The Wizard of London; Steadfast; and Home from the Sea. DAW. Ebooks.
Pah. Why did I read these again? Special, special angst.
113. Jaime Lee Moyer, Delia's Shadow. Tor, 2013. Forthcoming.
Review forthcoming from Ideomancer.
114. Beth Bernobich, Allegiance. Tor, 2013. Forthcoming.
Review forthcoming from Ideomancer.
115. Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice. Orbit, 2013. Forthcoming.
THIS BOOK. I make noises about it. READ THIS BOOK.
(I will talk more about it in future.)
nonfiction
116. Robin Osborne, The History Written On The Classical Greek Body. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Interesting, but not saying anything especially groundbreaking.
117. G.W. Bowersock, Throne of Adulis: Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam. Oxford University Press, 2013.
Disappointing. Will talk more about it later.
