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davidgoldfarbSo here's what I read in 2019. In addition to this, there were subscriptions to Asimov's, Uncanny, the Bridge World, and the American Contract Bridge League Bulletin. Also I don't list comics / graphic novels.
January
The Voyage of the Basilisk, Marie Brennan
In an Absent Dream, Seanan McGuire
Pocket Apocalypse, Seanan McGuire
I had the "InCryptid" series from when it was nominated for the Best Series Hugo. (The Brennans likewise.) There are two more in my stack but honestly I kind of lost interest with this one.
Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee
February
Knife Children, Lois McMaster Bujold
The Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics, Andy Schmidt
The Oracle Year, Charles Soule
Bought this one because I liked the author's comics work. "Use the butterfly effect to do amazing things" is a favorite trope of mine, and this one was clever; but I felt it didn't stick the landing.
The Seventh Bride, “T. Kingfisher”
The Test, Sylvain Neuvel
In the Labyrinth of Drakes, Marie Brennan
March
The Raven Tower, Ann Leckie
How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? N. K. Jemisin
Within the Sanctuary of Wings, Marie Brennan
Under the Table: The Case Against the Blue Team, Avon Wilsmore
April
Alternate Routes, Tim Powers
The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis
The Abbot, the Parrot, and the Bermuda Bowl, David Bird
The Eye of Strife, Dave Duncan
Portal of a Thousand Worlds, Dave Duncan
I went looking for Dave Duncans a while back and found several, but they were languishing on Mt. Tsundoku. The author's death prompted me to get to them. These two, as with most of his output, are good solid entertaining reads but not good enough to put him in my A-list.
The Dreaming Stars, Tim Pratt
May
Then, Rob Hansen
The Levin-Gad, Diane Duane
Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse
Binti: the Night Masquerade, Nnedi Okorafor
Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
By Demons Possessed, P. C. Hodgell
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, Kelly Robson
June
Lent, Jo Walton
The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal
The Tea Master and the Detective, Aliette de Bodard
The Black God’s Drums, P. Djèlí Clark
Astounding, Alec Nevala-Lee
A Civil Contract, Georgette Heyer
A break from Hugo reading. I picked up a couple of Heyer's books when they were on sale. I don't remember what prompted me to read that one right then.
July
Middlegame, Seanan McGuire
While I'd lost interest in reading the other series, this novel by contrast knocked my socks off and will certainly have a spot on my Hugo nominating ballot next year.
The Best There is at What He Does: Examining Chris Claremont’s X-Men, Jason Powell
Empress of Forever, Max Gladstone
The Orphans of Raspay, Lois McMaster Bujold
August
This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Minor Mage, “T. Kingfisher”
The Landlady, Diane Duane
Alien: Echo, “Mira Grant”
Pillar of Darkness, Dave Duncan
Kingfisher, Patricia McKillip
Ironfoot, Dave Duncan
Trial by Treason, Dave Duncan
The Consuming Fire, John Scalzi
September
The Language of Bridge, Kit Woolsey
In Calabria, Peter S. Beagle
The Unkindest Tide, Seanan McGuire
All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault, James Alan Gardner
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process, John McPhee
The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow
To Be Taught, If Fortunate, Becky Chambers
Irona 700, Dave Duncan
This one made me sad that the author is gone, because there is a massive editing fail in it, and I would really like to have been able to contact him about it. The main character gets a message from the ghost of her lover, and she knows it's him because he uses a nickname that nobody else knew about: "Queenie". But when they were alive and together we the readers never once heard him use it.
October
Exhalation, Ted Chiang
The Twisted Ones, “T. Kingfisher”
They Promised Me the Gun Wasn’t Loaded, James Alan Gardner
Legend, Ryk E. Spoor
Demons of the Past: Revelation, Ryk E. Spoor
Demons of the Past: Revolution, Ryk E. Spoor
Bridge Philosopher 4, James Kauder
Demons of the Past: Retribution, Ryk E. Spoor
November
Nirvana Express, S. P. Somtow
The Forbidden Stars, Tim Pratt
Skyward, Brandon Sanderson
The Lights Go Out in Lychford, Paul Cornell
More Walls Broken, Tim Powers
Hexarchate Stories, Yoon Ha Lee
Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer
Starsight, Brandon Sanderson
December
Libriomancer, Jim C. Hines
Circe, Madeline Miller
The Iron Dragon’s Daughter, Michael Swanwick
The Iron Dragon’s Mother, Michael Swanwick
The Fated Sky, Mary Robinette Kowal
One Velvet Glove, Dave Duncan
The Island of Evil Chair, Jenna Katerin Moran
77 total, a noticeable uptick from last year. 66 SF or fantasy, 10 non-fiction, 1 literary fiction (or whatever genre you want to put a Regency romance in). 32.5 by women, 44.5 by men.
In the coming year I may try to post my reading monthly instead of in one lump at the end of the year.
January
The Voyage of the Basilisk, Marie Brennan
In an Absent Dream, Seanan McGuire
Pocket Apocalypse, Seanan McGuire
I had the "InCryptid" series from when it was nominated for the Best Series Hugo. (The Brennans likewise.) There are two more in my stack but honestly I kind of lost interest with this one.
Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee
February
Knife Children, Lois McMaster Bujold
The Comics Experience Guide to Writing Comics, Andy Schmidt
The Oracle Year, Charles Soule
Bought this one because I liked the author's comics work. "Use the butterfly effect to do amazing things" is a favorite trope of mine, and this one was clever; but I felt it didn't stick the landing.
The Seventh Bride, “T. Kingfisher”
The Test, Sylvain Neuvel
In the Labyrinth of Drakes, Marie Brennan
March
The Raven Tower, Ann Leckie
How Long ‘Til Black Future Month? N. K. Jemisin
Within the Sanctuary of Wings, Marie Brennan
Under the Table: The Case Against the Blue Team, Avon Wilsmore
April
Alternate Routes, Tim Powers
The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis
The Abbot, the Parrot, and the Bermuda Bowl, David Bird
The Eye of Strife, Dave Duncan
Portal of a Thousand Worlds, Dave Duncan
I went looking for Dave Duncans a while back and found several, but they were languishing on Mt. Tsundoku. The author's death prompted me to get to them. These two, as with most of his output, are good solid entertaining reads but not good enough to put him in my A-list.
The Dreaming Stars, Tim Pratt
May
Then, Rob Hansen
The Levin-Gad, Diane Duane
Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse
Binti: the Night Masquerade, Nnedi Okorafor
Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
By Demons Possessed, P. C. Hodgell
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, Kelly Robson
June
Lent, Jo Walton
The Calculating Stars, Mary Robinette Kowal
The Tea Master and the Detective, Aliette de Bodard
The Black God’s Drums, P. Djèlí Clark
Astounding, Alec Nevala-Lee
A Civil Contract, Georgette Heyer
A break from Hugo reading. I picked up a couple of Heyer's books when they were on sale. I don't remember what prompted me to read that one right then.
July
Middlegame, Seanan McGuire
While I'd lost interest in reading the other series, this novel by contrast knocked my socks off and will certainly have a spot on my Hugo nominating ballot next year.
The Best There is at What He Does: Examining Chris Claremont’s X-Men, Jason Powell
Empress of Forever, Max Gladstone
The Orphans of Raspay, Lois McMaster Bujold
August
This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Minor Mage, “T. Kingfisher”
The Landlady, Diane Duane
Alien: Echo, “Mira Grant”
Pillar of Darkness, Dave Duncan
Kingfisher, Patricia McKillip
Ironfoot, Dave Duncan
Trial by Treason, Dave Duncan
The Consuming Fire, John Scalzi
September
The Language of Bridge, Kit Woolsey
In Calabria, Peter S. Beagle
The Unkindest Tide, Seanan McGuire
All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault, James Alan Gardner
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process, John McPhee
The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow
To Be Taught, If Fortunate, Becky Chambers
Irona 700, Dave Duncan
This one made me sad that the author is gone, because there is a massive editing fail in it, and I would really like to have been able to contact him about it. The main character gets a message from the ghost of her lover, and she knows it's him because he uses a nickname that nobody else knew about: "Queenie". But when they were alive and together we the readers never once heard him use it.
October
Exhalation, Ted Chiang
The Twisted Ones, “T. Kingfisher”
They Promised Me the Gun Wasn’t Loaded, James Alan Gardner
Legend, Ryk E. Spoor
Demons of the Past: Revelation, Ryk E. Spoor
Demons of the Past: Revolution, Ryk E. Spoor
Bridge Philosopher 4, James Kauder
Demons of the Past: Retribution, Ryk E. Spoor
November
Nirvana Express, S. P. Somtow
The Forbidden Stars, Tim Pratt
Skyward, Brandon Sanderson
The Lights Go Out in Lychford, Paul Cornell
More Walls Broken, Tim Powers
Hexarchate Stories, Yoon Ha Lee
Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer
Starsight, Brandon Sanderson
December
Libriomancer, Jim C. Hines
Circe, Madeline Miller
The Iron Dragon’s Daughter, Michael Swanwick
The Iron Dragon’s Mother, Michael Swanwick
The Fated Sky, Mary Robinette Kowal
One Velvet Glove, Dave Duncan
The Island of Evil Chair, Jenna Katerin Moran
77 total, a noticeable uptick from last year. 66 SF or fantasy, 10 non-fiction, 1 literary fiction (or whatever genre you want to put a Regency romance in). 32.5 by women, 44.5 by men.
In the coming year I may try to post my reading monthly instead of in one lump at the end of the year.
