July '11 Book List
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lurkerwithoutOk, so lets do this again...
Started off July with the most recent (#36) "Ring of Fire" Grantville Gazette e-book anthology. Which like the Ring of Fire 3 "pro" anthology features more than a bit on airships in the altered past. I'm still hoping for some more Russia updates. I know people are working on them from the occasional foray into the Baen's Bar forum, but none seem to be ready. Pity, Russia and the Barbie Consortium are probably the two side groups I'm most interested in. Oh and the various musicians...
Then I gave Timothy Zahn's far-future espisonage series another chance, trying out the Domino Pattern. They're just not clicking with me. But happily I see he's done another "Star Wars" EU book, so I've got that at least...
After that I went to the roommate's collection and Bernard Cornwell's "Grail Quest" series. Harlequin, Vagabond and Heretic follow an archer in the army of prince Edward III during the Hundred Years War. So in addition to that hunt for the Grail going on in the background, you get the Crecy battle, among others...
Got the new Stephanie Plum, Smokin' Seventeen, that month from Janet Evanovich. Which meant first rereading the previous sixteen over seven days. It looks like I burned through four of them all on the 12th even. Enjoyable series, but it really is like snack food...
Read a couple more anthologies last month as well. First Naked City edited by Ellen Datlow. Urban fantasy with many of the usual suspects. Fun Harry Dresden and the Cub's Curse one by Butcher and a nice vampire one from Patricia Briggs...
Steampunk edited by Ann & Jeff Vandemeer was another of the roommate's. Decent enough in places, though many of the short stories really feel kind of incomplete. And the editorial intro's really kind of grated on me. But it does include a short piece from Michael Moorcock and a follow-up to the Diamond Age from Neal Stephenson...
Got the finale to Jim Hines' "Princess" series, the Snow Queen's Shadow. A bittersweet ending for Cinderella, Snow and Sleeping Beauty, but a good read. Though I do keep dwelling on the probable fate of the poor ship's cat. And just getting so damn angry. I should go over to Hine's journal and yell at him. Poor kitty...
Of course July also saw the long awaited release for George R.R. Martin's Dance of Dragons. Which has more Jon Snow and Tyrion and Daenyrs and even a couple people I thought were dead. And who don't even come back as vengeance zombies. So yay for that...
Though it didn't have the wait time, I was looking forward to Jim Butcher's new "Dresden Files" Ghost Story. Which is full of the usual perfect storm of Heartwarming, Heartbreaking and Awesome. Plus we find out who shot Harry at the end of Changes. And a nice twist at the end...
And I finished the month with the very last "Spenser" book from the late Robert Parker. Sixkill was good and all, and I've still got a pile of unread stuff from his backlist, but dammit I'm gonna miss Parker...
Total books: 28
Started off July with the most recent (#36) "Ring of Fire" Grantville Gazette e-book anthology. Which like the Ring of Fire 3 "pro" anthology features more than a bit on airships in the altered past. I'm still hoping for some more Russia updates. I know people are working on them from the occasional foray into the Baen's Bar forum, but none seem to be ready. Pity, Russia and the Barbie Consortium are probably the two side groups I'm most interested in. Oh and the various musicians...
Then I gave Timothy Zahn's far-future espisonage series another chance, trying out the Domino Pattern. They're just not clicking with me. But happily I see he's done another "Star Wars" EU book, so I've got that at least...
After that I went to the roommate's collection and Bernard Cornwell's "Grail Quest" series. Harlequin, Vagabond and Heretic follow an archer in the army of prince Edward III during the Hundred Years War. So in addition to that hunt for the Grail going on in the background, you get the Crecy battle, among others...
Got the new Stephanie Plum, Smokin' Seventeen, that month from Janet Evanovich. Which meant first rereading the previous sixteen over seven days. It looks like I burned through four of them all on the 12th even. Enjoyable series, but it really is like snack food...
Read a couple more anthologies last month as well. First Naked City edited by Ellen Datlow. Urban fantasy with many of the usual suspects. Fun Harry Dresden and the Cub's Curse one by Butcher and a nice vampire one from Patricia Briggs...
Steampunk edited by Ann & Jeff Vandemeer was another of the roommate's. Decent enough in places, though many of the short stories really feel kind of incomplete. And the editorial intro's really kind of grated on me. But it does include a short piece from Michael Moorcock and a follow-up to the Diamond Age from Neal Stephenson...
Got the finale to Jim Hines' "Princess" series, the Snow Queen's Shadow. A bittersweet ending for Cinderella, Snow and Sleeping Beauty, but a good read. Though I do keep dwelling on the probable fate of the poor ship's cat. And just getting so damn angry. I should go over to Hine's journal and yell at him. Poor kitty...
Of course July also saw the long awaited release for George R.R. Martin's Dance of Dragons. Which has more Jon Snow and Tyrion and Daenyrs and even a couple people I thought were dead. And who don't even come back as vengeance zombies. So yay for that...
Though it didn't have the wait time, I was looking forward to Jim Butcher's new "Dresden Files" Ghost Story. Which is full of the usual perfect storm of Heartwarming, Heartbreaking and Awesome. Plus we find out who shot Harry at the end of Changes. And a nice twist at the end...
And I finished the month with the very last "Spenser" book from the late Robert Parker. Sixkill was good and all, and I've still got a pile of unread stuff from his backlist, but dammit I'm gonna miss Parker...
Total books: 28
