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What I read in 2016

2 Jan, 2017

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Alphabetical by author. 



Author Book Title Book Series Info
Achebe, Chinua Things Fall Apart 
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 12
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 11
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 10
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 9
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 8
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 7
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 6
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 5
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 4
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 3
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 2
Amano, Kozue
(Aria, book 1
Amano, Kozue
(Aqua, book 2
Amano, Kozue
(Aqua, book 1
Anderson, Poul The Star Fox  (Gunnar Heim, book 1
Anderson, Poul The Worlds of Poul Anderson 
Anderson, Poul There Will Be Time  ()
Andrews, Ilona Burn For Me  (Hidden Legacy, book 1
Anthony, Piers Macroscope
Archer, Katrina The Tree of Souls 
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 14
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 13
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 12
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 11
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 10
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 9
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 8
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 7
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 6
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 5
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 4
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 3
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 2
Ashinano, Hitoshi Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō,  (Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō, book 1
Ashinano, Hitoshi
(Kabu no Isaki, book 2
Ashinano, Hitoshi
(Kabu no Isaki, book 1
Ashwin, Kate No Rest for the Wicked  (Widdershins, book 2
Ashwin, Kate Sleight of Hand  (Widdershins, book 1
Asimov, Isaac The Martian Way and Other Stories 
Baker, Mishell Borderline (Arcadia, book 1
Banks, Iain M. Consider Phlebas (Culture, book 1
Barnes, Steven Zulu Heart (Bilalistan, book 2
Blair, Kate Transferral
Blish, James Cities in Flight 
Bradbury, Ray R is for Rocket 
Bretnor, Reginald Science Fiction, Today and Tomorrow: A Discursive Symposium 
Brunner, John The Crucible of Time 
Brunner, John The Jagged Orbit 
Buckell, Tobias Sly Mongoose (Xenowealth, book 3
Bujold, Lois McMaster Paladin of Souls  (Chalion, book 2
Bujold, Lois McMaster Penric and the Shaman  (Chalion, book 5
Bujold, Lois McMaster Penric’s Mission (Penric and Desdemona, book 3
Butler, Octavia Clay’s Ark (Patternist, book 4
Butler, Octavia Kindred
Butler, Octavia Patternmaster (Patternist, book 5
Carter, Raphael The Fortunate Fall 
Chen, Curtis C. Waypoint Kangaroo
Cherryh, C.J. Cyteen (Cyteen, book 1
Cherryh, C.J. Faded Sun: Kesrith  (Faded Sun, book 1
Cherryh, C.J. The Gate of Ivrel  (Morgaine, book 1
Cho, Zen The Terracotta Bride 
Clarke, Cassandra Rose Our Lady of the Ice 
Clayton, Jo Irsud (Diadem, book 3
Clayton, Jo Lamarchos (Diadem, book 2
Clayton, Jo Moonscatter (Duel of Sorcery, book 2
Coney, Michael G. Hello Summer, Goodbye  (Pallahaxi, book 1
de Bodard, Aliette Harbinger of the Storm  (Obsidian and Blood, book 2
de Bodard, Aliette Master of the House of Darts  (Obsidian and Blood, book 3
Deighton, Len SS-GB
Delany, Samuel R. The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957 – 1965 
Delany, Samuel R. Triton
Dickson, Gordon R. Mission to Universe 
Drye, Paul False Steps: The Space Race as it Might Have Been 
Duane, Diane The Door into Fire  (The Tale of the Five, book 1
Duyvis, Corinne On the Edge of Gone 
Dyson, George Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship 
Engdahl, Sylvia Louise The Far Side of Evil  (Elana, book 2
Engel, Marian Bear
Estes, Eleanor The Witch Family 
Faust, Minister From the Notebooks of Doctor Brain 
Foster, Alan Dean Tar-Aiym Krang (Pip & Flinx, book 2
Gerrold, David Moonstar: Jobe Book One  (Jobe, book 1
Gerrold, David The Flying Sorcerers 
Gerrold, David The Trouble With Tribbles 
Gilman, Felix The Half-Made World  (Half-Made World, book 1
Gilman, Laura Anne Silver on the Road  (The Devil’s West, book 1
Gould, Steven 7th Sigma
Graham, Jo
Scott, Melissa
Oath Bound (Order of the Air, book 5
Graham, Jo
Scott, Melissa
Windraker (Order of the Air, book 4
Heinlein, Robert A. Orphans of the Sky  (Future History)
Heinlein, Robert A. Time Enough For Love  (Lazarus Long, book 2
Heppenheimer, T. A. Colonies in Space 
Herbert, Frank Dune (Dune, book 1
Heydt, Dorothy The Interior Life 
Hogan, James P. Inherit the Stars  (Giants, book 1
Höst, Andrea K. Stray (Touchstone, book 1
Huang, S.L. Plastic Smile (Russell’s Attic, book 4
Hurley, Kameron The Geek Feminist Revolution 
Ing, Dean The Ted Quantrill Trilogy 
Jacques, Jeph Alice Grove
Jemisin, N. K. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms  (Inheritance Trilogy, book 1
Jemisin, N. K. The Obelisk Gate  (The Broken Earth, book 2
Johnson, Alaya Dawn Love is the Drug 
Johnson, Alaya Dawn The Summer Prince 
Jones, Diana Wynne Archer’s Goon
Jones, Heather Rose Daughter of Mystery  (Alpennia, book 1
Jones, Heather Rose The Mystic Marriage  (Alpennia, book 2
K.B. Wagers Behind the Throne  (Indranan War Series, book 1
Keyes, Daniel Flowers for Algernon 
Kidd, Virginia Millennial Women
King, Stephen Carrie
Kingfisher, T. The Raven and the Reindeer 
Kingsbury, Donald Courtship Rite
Krasnostein, Alisa Letters to Tiptree 
Kuhn, Sarah Heroine Complex (Heroine Complex, book 1
Kurland, Michael The Unicorn Girl  (Greenwich Village Trilogy, book 2
Kushner, Ellen Thomas the Rhymer 
Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea  (Earthsea, book 1
Lee, Sharon
Miller, Steve
Agent of Change  (Agent of Change, book 1
Lee, Sharon
Miller, Steve
Scout’s Progress (Liaden, book 6
Lee, Tanith A Bed of Earth  (The Secret Books of Venus, book 3
Lee, Tanith A Heroine of the World 
Lee, Tanith Anackire (Wars of Vis, book 2
Lee, Tanith Black Unicorn (Unicorn, book 1
Lee, Tanith Cruel Pink (Colouring Book, book 6
Lee, Tanith Cyrion
Lee, Tanith Dark Castle, White Horse 
Lee, Tanith Dark Dance (Blood Opera, book 1
Lee, Tanith Darkness, I (Blood Opera, book 3
Lee, Tanith Delirium’s Mistress (Tales of the Flat Earth, book 4
Lee, Tanith Delusion’s Master (Tales of the Flat Earth, book 3
Lee, Tanith Disturbed By Her Song  (Esther Gerber, book 3
Lee, Tanith Electric Forest
Lee, Tanith Faces Under Water  (The Secret Books of Venus, book 1
Lee, Tanith Fatal Women (Esther Gerber, book 1
Lee, Tanith Forests of the Night 
Lee, Tanith Ghosteria Volume 1: The Stories  (Ghosteria, book 1
Lee, Tanith Gold Unicorn (Unicorn, book 2
Lee, Tanith Heart-Beast
Lee, Tanith Louisa the Poisoner 
Lee, Tanith Lycanthia or The Children of Wolves 
Lee, Tanith Metallic Love (Silver Metal Lover, book 2
Lee, Tanith Mortal Suns
Lee, Tanith Night’s Sorceries (Tales of the Flat Earth, book 5
Lee, Tanith Personal Darkness (Blood Opera, book 2
Lee, Tanith Piratica II: Return to Parrot Island  (Piratica, book 2
Lee, Tanith Piratica: Being a Daring Tale of a Singular Girl’s Adventure Upon the High Seas  (Piratica, book 1
Lee, Tanith Red as Blood 
Lee, Tanith Red Unicorn (Unicorn, book 3
Lee, Tanith Saint Fire (The Secret Books of Venus, book 2
Lee, Tanith Sand (Blake’s 7, book 48
Lee, Tanith Sarcophagus (Blake’s 7, book 35
Lee, Tanith Shon the Taken 
Lee, Tanith Sung in Shadow 
Lee, Tanith Tamastara or The Indian Nights 
Lee, Tanith The Blood of Roses 
Lee, Tanith The Book of the Beast  (The Secret Books of Paradys, book 2
Lee, Tanith The Book of the Damned  (The Secret Books of Paradys, book 1
Lee, Tanith The Book of the Dead  (The Secret Books of Paradys, book 3
Lee, Tanith The Book of the Mad  (The Secret Books of Paradys, book 4
Lee, Tanith Piratica III: The Family Sea  (Piratica, book 3
Lee, Tanith The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 
Lee, Tanith The Silver Metal Lover  (Silver Metal Lover, book 1
Lee, Tanith The Silver Sky 
Lee, Tanith The White Serpent  (Wars of Vis, book 3
Lee, Tanith The Winter Players 
Lee, Tanith Venus Preserved (The Secret Books of Venus, book 4
Lee, Tanith White as Snow  (Fairy Tales, book 7
Lee, Tanith Wolf Tower (Claidi Journals, book 1
Lee, Tanith Women as Demons: The Male Perception of Women Through Space and Time 
Lee, Tanith Zircons May Be Mistaken  (Ghosteria, book 2
Liu, Ken Invisible Planets: An Anthology of Contemporary Chinese SF in Translation 
Lord, Karen The Best of All Possible Worlds  (Sadiri, book 1
Martin, George R.R. Dying of the Light  ()
McCaffrey, Anne Decision at Doona  (Doona, book 1
McIntyre, Vonda N. Fireflood and Other Stories 
Meredith, Richard C. We All Died at Breakaway Station 
Mitchison, Naomi Memoirs of a Spacewoman 
Mohanraj, Mary Anne The Stars Change 
Moorcock, Michael Elric of Melniboné  (Elric Saga, book 1
Moore, Moira J The Easy Expedition  (The Aldench Team, book 1
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia Certain Dark Things 
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia She Walks in Shadows 
Nagata, Linda Going Dark (Red, book 3
Nagata, Linda Light and Shadow: Eight Short Stories by Linda Nagata 
Nagata, Linda The Trials (The Red, book 2
Narita, Ryogho The Rolling Bootlegs  (Baccano!, book 1
Niven, Larry A Hole in Space 
Niven, Larry The Flying Sorcerers 
Nourse, Alan E. The Universe Between 
Novik, Naomi Uprooted
O’Malley, Daniel The Rook (The Checquy Files, book 1
Orwell, George As I Please, 1943 – 45 Volume Three  (The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, book 3
Piper, H. Beam Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen  (Paratime, book 1
Piserchia, Doris The Spinner
Pohl, Carol
Pohl, Frederik
Jupiter
Pohl, Frederik Jem
Posey, Jay Outriders
Pournelle, Jerry The Mercenary
Powers, Tim The Drawing of the Dark 
Rakunas, Adam Like a Boss  (Windswept, book 2
Rakunas, Adam Windswept (Windswept, book 1
Rasmussen, Alis A. A Passage of Stars  (Highroad Trilogy, book 1
Robinson, Frank M. The Prometheus Crisis 
Russ, Joanna How to Suppress Women’s Writing 
Sanders, B.R. Ariah
Sandford, John Saturn Run
Sargent, Pamela Venus of Shadows  (Venus, book 2
Satifka, Erika L. Stay Crazy
Saunders, Charles R. Imaro (Imaro, book 1
Saunders, Graydon Safely You Deliver  (Commonweal, book 3
Scalzi, John Redshirts
Schoen, Lawrence M. Barsk
Scortia, Thomas N. The Prometheus Crisis 
Scott, Melissa Trouble and Her Friends 
Shawl, Nisi Everfair
Sheckley, Robert Options
Shinkai, Makoto Children Who Chase Lost Voices 
Shiras, Wilmar H. Children of the Atom 
Shute, Nevil On The Beach 
Silverberg, Robert Up The Line 
Smith, Evelyn E. Unpopular Planet
Smith, Kristine Law of Survival  (Jani Kilian, book 3
Smith, Kristine Rules of Conflict  (Jani Kilian Chronicles, book 2
Smith, Sherwood Crown Duel (Crown Duel, book 1
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley Below the Root  (Green Sky Trilogy, book 1
Solnit, Rebecca A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster 
Spangler, K.B. Brute Force (Rachel Peng, book 4
Spencer, Wen A Brother’s Price 
Spencer, Wen Alien Taste (Ukiah Oregon, book 1
Spinrad, Norman The Iron Dream 
Springer, Nancy Larque on the Wing 
Steinmetz, Ferrett Fix (‘Mancer, book 3
Steinmetz, Ferrett Flex (‘Mancer, book 1
Steinmetz, Ferrett Flux (‘Mancer, book 2
Tan, Charles Lauriat: A Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction Anthology 
Tanigawa, Nagaru The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya  (Haruhi Suzumiya, book 2
Tarr, Judith Forgotten Suns
Teitel, Amy Shira Breaking the Chains of Gravity: The Story of Space Flight before NASA 
Tepper, Sheri S. Grass (Arbai, book 1
Thompson, Tade Rosewater
Tiptree, James Warm Worlds and Otherwise 
Turner, Megan Whalen A Conspiracy of Kings  (Queen’s Thief, book 4
Turner, Megan Whalen King of Attolia  (Queen’s Thief, book 3
Turner, Megan Whalen The Queen of Attolia  (Queen’s Thief, book 2
Turner, Megan Whalen The Thief (Queen’s Thief, book 1
Varley, John The Ophiuchi Hotline  ()
Vinge, Joan D. Eyes of Amber 
Walton, Jo Farthing (Small Change, book 1
Wells, Jeffrey Tales of the Starbuck Avenger! 
Wells, Martha The Edge of Worlds  (Books of the Raksura, book 4
Wells, Martha The Wizard Hunters  (The Fall of Ile-Rien, book 1
White, James Hospital Station (Sector General, book 1
Wilde, Fran Updraft
Yatsuhashi, Keith Kojiki
Yoshiura, Yasuhiro Patema Inverted
Zelazny, Roger Lord of Light