September, October 2019
Nov. 3rd, 2019 02:54 pm Read:
- Frozen Out (Gunnhildur Mystery Book 1) by Quentin Bates (K)
- The Shadow Killer (Reykjavik Wartime Mystery 2) by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Blackout (Dark Iceland Book 3) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Snowblind (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Nightblind (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Rupture (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Whiteout (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Quantum: A Thriller (Captain Chase Book 1) by Patricia Cornwell (K)
C'est tout!
- Frozen Out (Gunnhildur Mystery Book 1) by Quentin Bates (K)
- The Shadow Killer (Reykjavik Wartime Mystery 2) by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Blackout (Dark Iceland Book 3) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Snowblind (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Nightblind (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Rupture (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Whiteout (Dark Iceland) by Ragnar Jónasson (K)
- Quantum: A Thriller (Captain Chase Book 1) by Patricia Cornwell (K)
C'est tout!
Other 2019 Reads
Sep. 4th, 2019 12:11 pmGoing through the Kindle...
Fiction:
- The Green Man's Foe by Juliet E McKenna (K)
- Auctioned to the Master by Daniella Wright (K) -- as trashy as it sounds, with were-beasts
- Lexicon by Max Barry (K, reread)
- Hitman Anders and the Meaing of it All by Jonas Jonasson (K)
- The Fixed Period by Anthony Trollope (PG) - Trollope being Swiftian
Shorts:
-This Dreaming Isle, ed Dan Coxon (K)
Non-fiction:
- Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch (K)
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Fiction:
- The Green Man's Foe by Juliet E McKenna (K)
- Auctioned to the Master by Daniella Wright (K) -- as trashy as it sounds, with were-beasts
- Lexicon by Max Barry (K, reread)
- Hitman Anders and the Meaing of it All by Jonas Jonasson (K)
- The Fixed Period by Anthony Trollope (PG) - Trollope being Swiftian
Shorts:
-This Dreaming Isle, ed Dan Coxon (K)
Non-fiction:
- Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch (K)
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
April-August 2019
Sep. 4th, 2019 12:06 pmFiction Read:
- Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds (W)
- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (K)
- Zed Joanna Kavenna (K)
- The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Reykjavik Nights by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Outrage by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Voices: How a Great Singer Can Change Your Life by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Silence Of The Grave by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) by Paul Kincaid (K)
- Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Katherine Fabian, Iona Datt Sharma (K)
- Psychogeography by Merlin Coverley (K)
- Crone by Jeannie Wycherley (K)
- Making History: Classic Alternate History Stories by Rick Wilber (K)
- Beneath the World, a Sea by Chris Beckett (K)
- The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton (W)
Non-fiction read:
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/23/judith-kerr-nancy-banks-smith
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/24/frankissstein-jeanette-winterson-review
- https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/series/12-cartoons-of-christmas (rather unseasonally)
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jan/07/costa-first-novel-award-winner-stuart-turton-the-seven-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle
- The Corpse Roads Of Cumbria: Featuring Walks Along The County's Ancient Paths by Alan Cleaver
- Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre (K)
- Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds (W)
- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett (K)
- Zed Joanna Kavenna (K)
- The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Reykjavik Nights by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Outrage by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Voices: How a Great Singer Can Change Your Life by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Silence Of The Grave by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction) by Paul Kincaid (K)
- Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indridason (K)
- Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Katherine Fabian, Iona Datt Sharma (K)
- Psychogeography by Merlin Coverley (K)
- Crone by Jeannie Wycherley (K)
- Making History: Classic Alternate History Stories by Rick Wilber (K)
- Beneath the World, a Sea by Chris Beckett (K)
- The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton (W)
Non-fiction read:
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/23/judith-kerr-nancy-banks-smith
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/24/frankissstein-jeanette-winterson-review
- https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/series/12-cartoons-of-christmas (rather unseasonally)
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jan/07/costa-first-novel-award-winner-stuart-turton-the-seven-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle
- The Corpse Roads Of Cumbria: Featuring Walks Along The County's Ancient Paths by Alan Cleaver
- Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre (K)
Read Jan-Feb 2019
Mar. 10th, 2019 05:14 pmRather late for January, and there's a lot of short fiction to list...
Fiction:
Short Fiction:
Fiction:
- Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves (K)
- Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe (K)
- Season of the Witch by Arni Thorarinsson (K)
- The Vanishing Kind by Lavie Tidhar (K)
- Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (K)
- The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar (K)
- The Devil's Highway by Gregory Norminton (K)
- The Chronicles of Morgaine (Gate of Ivrel, Well of Shiuan,
- The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar (K)
- The Devil's Highway by Gregory Norminton (K)
- The Chronicles of Morgaine (Gate of Ivrel, Well of Shiuan,
Fires of Azeroth)
by C J Cherryh- Exile's Gate by C J Cherryh
- Picnic in the Storm by Yukiko Motoya (K) (collection)
Non-fiction
- https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/feb/03/labyrinth-artists-exhibition-charlotte-higgins-red-thread