Books read in 2012

[jacey]

Here's my annual roundup of books read in 2012. I aim for a minimum of 50 books a year (not only read, but book-logged) and this year managed 53. I deliberately set out to read some books outside my usual comfort zone. As a result not all my reading experiences were positive, but I did manage to finish everything I started, even though I had to grit my teeth to finish some. (Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, I'm looking at you!) I also did a bit of re-reading of books I'd read before I started my book-logs in 2009.

All these are reviewed in my blog, just click on the 'booklog' tag.

1. Rosemary Sutcliff: Eagle of the Ninth (re-read)
2. Lois McMaster Bujold: Proto Zoa
3. Rosemary Sutcliff: The Silver Branch (re-read)
4. Rosemary Sutcliff: The Lantern Bearers (re-read)
5. Cory Doctorow: Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
6. N. M. Browne: Wolf Blood
7. Sherwood Smith: King's Shield
8. Sherwood Smith: Treason's Shore
9. Ilona Andrews: Silent Blade – Kinsmen #1
10. Genevieve Valentine: Mechanique – A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti
11. Alan E Nourse: Circus
12. Tanya Lloyd Kyl: 50 Underwear Questions
13. Sherwood Smith: The Trouble With Kings
14. Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl
15. Jon Courtenay Grimwood: The Fallen Blade - The Assassini Trilogy #1
16. George RR Martin: Game of Thrones
17. Barbara Hambly: Bride of the Rat God
18. James A. Burton: Powers
19. Christopher Vogler: The Writer's Journey (Third edition.)
20. Lisa Shearin: All Spell Breaks Loose – Raine Benares #6
21. Sherwood Smith: Once a Princess
22. Sherwood Smith: Twice a Prince
23. Una McCormac: The Way Through the Woods – A Doctor Who novel
24. Aliette de Bodard: Servant of the Underworld – Obsidian and Blood #1
25. Aliette de Bodard: Harbinger of the Storm – Obsidian and Blood #2
26. Aliette de Bodard: Master of the House of Knives – Obsidian and Blood #3
27. Cory Doctorow: A Place so Foreign
28. Chaz Brenchley: Dead of Light
29. Dave Evardson: The Fenwold Riddle
30. Rae Carson: Girl of Fire and Thorns
31. China Miéville: The City and the City
32. Elizabeth E Wein: The Winter Prince
33. Patricia Wrede: Caught in Crystal – A Lyra Novel
34. Vonda McIntyre: Pitfalls of Writing Science Fiction
35. Lois McMaster Bujold: Captain Vorpatril's Alliance – A Vorkosigan novel
36. Georgette Heyer: The Grand Sophy
37. Andre Norton: Trey of Swords – Witch World #8
38. Cathy McDavid: Aidan: Loyal Cowboy
39. Patricia Briggs: Fair Game – Alpha and Omega #3
40. Sherwood Smith: Danse de la Folie
41. Lois McMaster Bujold: Curse of Chalion – Five Gods #1 (re-read)
42. Cassandra Clare: City of Bones – Mortal Instruments #1
43. Cassandra Rose Clarke: The Assassin's Curse
44. Kate Thompson: The New Policeman
45. Leda Swann: Stand and Deliver
46. Liz Williams: Precious Dragon
47. Jaine Fenn: Consorts of Heaven
48. Diana Wynne Jones: Enchanted Glass
49. Josephine Tey: Daughter of Time
50. Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
51. Terry Pratchett: Night Watch (re-read)
52. Jasper Fforde: Lost in a Good Book
53. Diane Duane: So You want to be a Wizard

I particularly enjoyed Lois McMaster Bujold (as usual), Patricia Briggs, Sherwood Smith, Diana Wynne Jones and Terry Pratchett. I was surprised to find a China Mieville I actually liked a lot (The City and the City) when I bounced off Perdido Street Station and Un Lun Dun. I heartily recommend books written by friuends of mine, Jaine Fenn, Liz Williams and James A Burton (Jim Hetley). My huge strategic book reserve beckons in 2013.