2010 Short Story List

(This list includes short stories, novellas, partial reads etc.)

1. Wolfe's Hope - Lora Leigh
2. Acheron, Part II - Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. The Women of Nell Gwynne's - Kage Baker
4. Winterfair Gifts - Lois McMaster Bujold
5. Aiden's Charity - Lora Leigh
6. Jacob's Faith - Lora Leigh
7. Devil to Pay - Jeaniene Frost
8. Pretty Polly - Barbara Hambly
9. Inhuman - Eileen Wilks
10. Whisper of Sin - Nalini Singh
11. Here, There Be Monsters - Meljean Brook
12. Paper Cradle – Stephen Gaskell
13. A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
14. Hokkaido Green - Aidan Doyle
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2010 Audiobooks List

2010 SFF Reading List

(This list includes short stories, novella, partial reads etc.)

1. Earth’s Magic – Pamela F. Service
2. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming - Patricia Briggs
3. The Compass Rose - Gail Dayton
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
5. The Barbed Rose - Gail Dayton
6. The Eternal Rose - Gail Dayton
7. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold
8. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
9. The Ask and the Answer - Patrick Ness
10. Doubleblind - Ann Aguirre
11. Magic Under Glass - Jaclyn Dolamore
12. A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle
13. This Alien Shore - C. S. Friedman
14. Life as We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer
15. Prophecy: Child of Earth - Elizabeth Haydon
16. Blackout - Connie Willis
17. Shalador's Lady - Anne Bishop
18. The Dead and the Gone - Susan Beth Pfeffer
19. Memory - Lois McMaster Bujold
20. Komarr - Lois McMaster Bujold
21. Enchanted Glass - Diana Wynne Jones
22. Archangel's Kiss - Nalini Singh
23. Acheron, Part II - Sherrilyn Kenyon
24. A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeleine L'Engle
25. The Women of Nell Gwynne's - Kage Baker
26. The Line - Teri Hall
27. The Ivory and the Horn - Charles de Lint
28. A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster Bujold
29. Winterfair Gifts - Lois McMaster Bujold
30. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
31. At Grave's End - Jeniene Frost
32. Seeker - Jack McDevitt
33. Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs
34. Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens
35. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen
36. The Iron King - Julie Kagawa
37. Diplomatic Immunity - Lois McMaster Bujold
38. Many Waters - Madeleine L'Engle
39. Sunshine - Robin McKinley
40. Fledgling - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
41. Devil to Pay - Jeaniene Frost
42. Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth
43. With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth
44. Saltation - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
45. Local Custom - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
46. Feed - Mira Grant
47. Pretty Polly - Barbara Hambly
48. The Last Stormlord - Glenda Larke
49. Restoring Harmony - Joelle Anthony
50. Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn
51. The Fire King - Marjorie M. Liu
52. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm
53. Scatterlings - Isobelle Carmody
54. Inhuman - Eileen Wilks
55. Night Season - Eileen Wilks
56. The Curse of the Mistwraith - Janny Wurts
57. The Undrowned Child - Michelle Lovric
58. Shadows Past - Lorna Freeman
59. When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
60. The Owl Keeper - Christine Brodien-Jones
61. The Ships of Merior - Janny Wurts
62. Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier
63. Whisper of Sin - Nalini Singh
64. Here, There Be Monsters - Meljean Brook
65. Warhost of Vastmark - Janny Wurts
66. Tea with the Black Dragon - R. A. MacAvoy
67. Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold
68. Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh
69. Guardian of the Dead - Karen Healey
70. Fugitive Prince - Janny Wurts
71. Paper Cradle - Stephen Gaskell
72. A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
73. Hokkaido Green - Aidan Doyle

2010 Library Books List

(This list includes short stories, novellas, partial reads etc.)

1. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming - Patricia Briggs
2. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
3. Raising Boys - Steve Biddulph
4. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley
5. Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook
6. Magic Under Glass - Jaclyn Dolamore
7. Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer
8. Ace of Cakes - Duff Goldman
9. The Dead and the Gone - Susan Beth Pfeffer
10. The American Heiress - Dorothy Eden
11. The Women of Nell Gwynne's - Kage Baker
12. The Line - Teri Hall
13. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
14. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen
15. Sunshine - Robin McKinley
16. The Poisoner's Handbook - Deborah Blum
17. Feed - Mira Grant
18. Restoring Harmony - Joelle Anthony
19. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood - Marjane Satrapi
20. The Deadly Dinner Party - Dr Jonathan A. Edlow
21. The Suitcase Kid - Jacqueline Wilson
22. Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return- Marjane Satrapi
23. Stork Raving Mad- Donna Andrews
24. The Undrowned Child - Rebecca Stead
25. Different Learners - Jane M. Healy
26. I'd Rather Eat Chocolate - Joan Sewell
27. Anatomy of an Epidemic - Robert Whitaker
28. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
29. How Do You Tuck in a Superhero - Rachel Balducci

2010 eBooks Reading List

(This list includes short stories, novellas, partial reads etc.)

1. Earth’s Magic – Pamela F. Service
2. The Compass Rose - Gail Dayton
3. The Barbed Rose - Gail Dayton
4. The Eternal Rose - Gail Dayton
5. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold
6. Wolfe's Hope - Lora Leigh
7. Doubleblind - Ann Aguirre
8. This Alien Shore - C. S. Friedman
9. Blackout - Connie Willis
10. Fantasy in Death - J. D. Robb
11. Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs
12. Memory - Lois McMaster Bujold
13. Komarr - Lois McMaster Bujold
14. Acheron (Part II) - Sherrilyn Kenyon
15. The Ivory and the Horn - Charles de Lint
16. A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster Bujold
17. Winterfair Gifts - Lois McMaster Bujold
18. At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost
19. Aiden's Charity - Lora Leigh
20. Jacob's Faith - Lora Leigh
21. Seeker - Jack McDevitt
22. Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens
23. The Iron King - Julie Kagawa
24. Diplomatic Immunity - Lois McMaster Bujold
25. Devil to Pay - Jeaniene Frost
26. Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth
27. With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth
28. Local Custom - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
29. Pretty Polly - Barbara Hambly
30. The Last Stormlord - Glenda Larke
31. Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn
32. The Fire King - Marjorie M. Liu
33. Scatterlings - Isobelle Carmody
34. Inhuman - Eileen Wilks
35. Night Season - Eileen Wilks
36. Shadows Past - Lorna Freeman
37. When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
38. Whisper of Sin - Nalini Singh
39. Here, There Be Monsters - Meljean Brook
40. Tea with the Black Dragon - R. A. MacAvoy
41. Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn
42. Indulgence in Death - J. D. Robb
43. Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh
44. Fugitive Prince - Janny Wurts
45. Paper Cradle - Stephen Gaskell
46. A Study in Emerald - Neil Gaiman
47. Hokkaido Green - Aidan Doyle

2010 Books Reading List

1. Earth’s Magic – Pamela F. Service
2. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming - Patricia Briggs
3. The Compass Rose - Gail Dayton
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
5. The Barbed Rose - Gail Dayton
6. The Eternal Rose - Gail Dayton
7. Raising Boys - Steve Biddulph
8. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold
9. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
10. The Ask and the Answer - Patrick Ness
11. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley
12. Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook
13. Doubleblind - Ann Aguirre
14. Magic Under Glass - Jaclyn Dolamore
15. A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle
16. This Alien Shore - C. S. Friedman
17. Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer
18. Ace of Cakes - Duff Goldman
19. Prophecy: Child of Earth - Elizabeth Haydon
20. Blackout - Connie Willis
21. Fantasy in Death - J. D. Robb
22. Shalador's Lady - Anne Bishop
23. Devil Bones - Kathy Reichs
24. The Dead and the Gone - Susan Beth Pfeffer
25. Memory - Lois McMaster Bujold
26. Komarr - Lois McMaster Bujold
27. Enchanted Glass - Diana Wynne Jones
28. Archangel's Kiss - Nalini Singh
29. A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeleine L'Engle
30. The American Heiress - Dorothy Eden
31. The Line - Teri Hall
32. The Ivory and the Horn - Charles de Lint
33. A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster Bujold
34. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
35. At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost
36. Seeker - Jack McDevitt
37. Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs
38. Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens
39. The Girl Who Chased the Moon - Sarah Addison Allen
40. Chicks Dig Time Lords - Tara O'Shea and Lynne M. Thomas (eds)
41. The Iron King - Julie Kagawa
42. Diplomatic Immunity - Lois McMaster Bujold
43. Many Waters - Madeleine L'Engle
44. Sunshine - Robin McKinley
45. The Poisoner's Handbook - Deborah Blum
46. Fledgling - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
47. The Tender Leaves - Essie Summers
48. Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth
49. With Red Hands - Stephen Woodworth
50. Saltation - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
51. Local Custom - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
52. Feed - Mira Grant
53. The Last Stormlord - Glenda Larke
54. Restoring Harmony - Joelle Anthony
55. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood - Marjane Satrapi
56. The Deadly Dinner Party - Dr Jonathan A. Edlow
57. Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn
58. The Fire King - Marjorie M. Liu
59. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm
60. Scatterlings -Isobelle Carmody
61. The Suitcase Kid - Jacqueline Wilson
62. Night Season - Eileen Wilks
63. Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return - Marjane Satrapi
64. Stork Raving Mad - Donna Andrews
65. The Curse of the Mistwraith - Janny Wurts
66. The Undrowned Child - Michelle Lovric
67. Shadows Past - Lorna Freeman
68. When You Reach Me - Rebecca Stead
69. The Owl Keeper - Christine Brodien-Jones
70. Different Learners - Jane M. Healy
71. The Ships of Merior - Janny Wurts
72. I'd Rather Eat Chocolate - Joan Sewell
73. Son of the Shadows - Juliet Marillier
74. Anatomy of an Epidemic - Robert Whitaker
75. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
76. Warhost of Vastmark - Janny Wurts
77. Tea with the Black Dragon - R. A. MacAvoy
78. Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold
79. Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn
80. Indulgence in Death - J. D. Robb
81. Seabiscuit - Laura Hillenbrand
82. Bonds of Justice - Nalini Singh
83. Guardian of the Dead - Karen Healey
84. Fugitive Prince - Janny Wurts
85. How Do You Tuck in a Superhero - Rachel Balducci
86. Under Heaven - Guy Gavriel Kay
87. Navigation: A Memoir - Joy Cowley
88. The Chalet School Goes to It - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
89. Mortal Sins - Eileen Wilks

2010 Sci Fi Experience

Chris of Stainless Steel Dropping hosts some wonderful challenges. I haven’t tried his Sci Fi Experience before, but I going to this year and see if I can get some of those SF books languishing on the TBR read at last.

The Sci Fi Experience 2010 will take place from January 1st, 2010 through February 28th, 2010. During this time I will be following what is my natural inclination during these winter months, and that is to fully embrace science fiction, in my reading, film/tv watching, and game playing. Two years ago I decided to share this winter reading predilection with all of you wonderful readers in the hopes that perhaps others would join me in experiencing the unique joy that comes with entertaining science fiction stories. There is no official sign up, no call to read a certain number of books, no pressure to challenge yourself in any way. Nothing about this two month period of science fiction celebration should cause anyone to feel obligated to participate. I host two other very involved challenges throughout the year and the last thing I want to do is start a new year adding stress to your busy lives, or my own.

My list of potential reads is over on Saving My Sanity… Let’s see what I actually read.

1. The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness
2. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold
3. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
4. The Ask and the Answer - Patrick Ness
5. Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook
6. Doubleblind - Ann Aguirre
7. A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle
8. This Alien Shore - C. S. Friedman
9. Life As We Knew It - Susan Beth Pfeffer

Nine books completed.

2010 Big Book Challenge

Orannia at Walkabout is hosting The Big Book Challenge for 2010. The rules are:

1. Read a big book, and by a big book I mean a book with more than 500 pages, before the end of 2010.
2. A review is not required.
3. The big book can be from any fiction genre (e.g. fantasy, romance, science fiction). It can even be non-fiction.
4. No penalties if the book isn't read by the end of 2010 (because this is meant to be fun).
5. The book can be changed at any time!

I have put up a list of potential reads over on my main blog and we’ll see which – if any – of them I manage to read.

1. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold (592pp)
2. The Ask and the Answer - Patrick Ness (519 pp)
3. Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale - Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Book (512pp)
4. This Alien Shore - C. S. Friedman (576pp)
5. Prophecy: Child of Earth - Elizabeth Haydon (736pp)
6. Feed - Mira Grant (608pp)
7. The Last Stormlord - Glenda Larke (692pp)
8. Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn (576pp)
9. The Curse of the Mistwraith - Janny Wurts (841pp)
10. The Ships of Merior - Janny Wurts (738pp)
11. Warhost of Vastmark - Janny Wurts (576pp)
12. Fugitive Prince - Janny Wurts (576pp)

2010 Flashback Reading Challenge

The Flashback Challenge will run from January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010.

You can sign up for the following levels:
Bookworm - Up to three books
Scholar - Four to six books
Literati - Over six books

Within these levels, we have mini-challenges! These are:

1. Re-read a favorite book from your childhood
2. Re-read a book assigned to you in high school
3. Re-read a book you loved as an adult

I’m not signing up for a particular level, I’m just going to see how many books I reread in 2010. I have lots of things I’ve been wanting to reread for a long time (my list of potential rereads is here) so I’m hoping this will be a rereading year.

1. The Compass Rose - Gail Dayton
2. The Barbed Rose - Gail Dayton
3. Mirror Dance - Lois McMaster Bujold
4. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
5. A Wind in the Door - Madeleine L'Engle
6. Memory - Lois McMaster Bujold
7. Komarr - Lois McMaster Bujold
8. A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Madeleine L'Engle
9. The American Heiress - Dorothy Eden
10. A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster Bujold
11. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
12. Heart Mate - Robin D. Owens
13. Diplomatic Immunity - Lois McMaster Bujold
14. Many Waters - Madeleine L'Engle
15. The Tender Leaves - Essie Summers
16. Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth
17. Local Custom - Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
18. Dragon Prince - Melanie Rawn
19. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm
20. Tea With the Black Dragon - R. A. MacAvoy
21. The Chalet School Goes to It - Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

Cumulative Totals – December 2009

2009 Reading:
Books read for 2009 = 101
DNFs for 2009 = 11
10/10 for 2009 = 13
New reads for 2009 = 79
Rereads for 2009 = 16
paper books : eBooks = 43 : 52 = 45% : 51%

2009 Challenges Progress:
100+ Reading Challenge = 97
YA Reading Challenge = 9

2009 Non-Challenges Progress:
SF/Fantasy books read = 56
Audiobooks listened to = 6

Completed 2009 Challenges
Once Upon a Time III Challenge = 7 (Books Component Completed 22-04-09; Challenge Ended 20-6-09 with A Midsummer Night’s Dream unwatched. Result = Failed, but only just)
Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge = 3 (Challenge Completed 5-10-09)
Support Your Local Library Challenge = 24 (Stage 1 Completed 3-04-09)
eBook Reading Challenge = 41 (Challenge Completed 24-02-09)Romance Reading Challenge = 22 (Challenge Completed 25-02-09)

December 2009 Reading

1. Cetaganda – Gail Lois McMaster Bujold
   Vorkosigan, Book 5; Science Fiction; eBook; Reread; 8/10
2. Ethan of Athos – Lois McMaster Bujold
   Vorkosigan, Book 6; Science Fiction; eBook; Reread; 7/10
3. Missing in Death – J. D. Robb (in the anthology The Lost)
   Eve Dallas, Book 36; Futuristic Mystery; eBook; 6/10
4. Boneshaker – Cherie Priest
   Steampunk; Library Book; DNF
5. Heart Change – Robin D. Owens
   Celta, Book 8; Fantasy; Romance; eBook; 7/10
6. Brothers in Arms – Lois McMaster Bujold
   Vorkosigan, Book 7; Science Fiction; eBook; Reread; 9/10
7. The Devil in Winter – Lisa Kleypas
   Wallflowers, Book 3; Romance; eBook; 8/10
8. Tanner’s Scheme – Lora Leigh
   Breeds, Book 9; Paranormal; eBook; 7/10
9. Daughter of the Blood – Anne Bishop
   Black Jewels, Book 1; Fantasy; eBook; Reread; 10/10
10. Heir to the Shadows – Anne Bishop
    Black Jewels, Book 2; Fantasy; eBook; Reread; 10/10
11. Queen of the Darkness – Anne Bishop
    Black Jewels, Book 3; Fantasy; eBook; Reread: 10/10

Best book of the month = Queen of the Darkness
Biggest disappointment of the month = Missing in Death

December Reading:
Books read this month = 10
DNFs this month = 1
10/10 reads this month = 3
New reads this month = 4
Rereads this month = 6
paper books : eBooks = 1 : 9 = 10% : 90%

December Challenges Progress:
100+ Reading Challenge = 10
Support Your Local Library Challenge = 0 (Stage 1 Completed 3-04-09)
Romance Reading Challenge = 3 (Challenge Completed 25-02-09)
YA Reading Challenge = 0
eBook Reading Challenge = 9 (Challenge Completed 24-02-09)

December Non-Challenges Progress:
SF/Fantasy books read = 7
Audiobooks listened to = 0