Print and e-books I’ve finished in 2019 (in addition to various and sundry research books and IN DEATH audiobooks):
- To the Bright Edge of the World, Eown Ivey
- Shady Characters, Keith Houston
- The Library, Susan Orlean
- Finders Keepers, Craig Childs
- The Animal Dialogues, Craig Childs
- Connections in Death, J.D. Robb
- Atlas of a Lost World, Craig Childs
- The Secret Knowledge of Water, Craig Childs
- The Collected Schizophrenias, Esme’ Weijun Wang
- Apocalyptic Planet, Craig Childs
- A Voyage Long and Strange, Tony Horowitz
- Nevernight, Jay Kristoff*
- Godsgrave, Jay Kristoff*
- Underground, Will Hunt
- The Black God’s Drums, P. Djeli Clark
- Luna: Moon Rising, Ian McDonald
- A Perilous Undertaking, Deanna Raybourne**
- A Treacherous Curse, Deanna Raybourne**
- A Dangerous Collaboration, Deanna Raybourne**
- Tip of the Iceberg, Mark Adams
- Deal with the Devil, Kit Rocha (Coming March 2020!)
- Two Years at The Mast, Richard Dana (Research for TBBS)
- Westside, W. M. Akers***
- Circe, Madeline Miller
- Storm of Locusts, Rebecca Roanhorse (Second book in a fantastic urban fantasy series!)
- Tempest, William Shakespeare
- Achilles, Madeline Miller
- Dreyer’s English, Benjamin Dreyer
- Urn Burial, Kerry Greenwood
- Unnatural Magic, C.M. Waggoner (Coming November 2019)
- The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Theodora Goss
- Wolf Hall, Hillary Mantel
- The Motivation Myth, Jeff Haden
- Vengeful, V.E. Schwab
- Underland, Robert MacFarlane
- The Old Ways, Robert MacFarlane
- Moby Dick, Herman Melville
- Beloved, Toni Morrison
- Hallucinations, Oliver Sacks
- Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir****
- The Sea Around Us, Rachel Carson
- Mountains of the Mind, Robert MacFarlane
- In the Woods, Tana French
- Figures in a Landscape, Paul Theroux
- The British Are Coming, Rick Atkinson
- Darkdawn, Jay Kristoff*
- Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo
* – Very dark and absolutely amazing fantasy with a bit of Harry Potter–if everyone was a Slytherin. The world-building is exceptional.
** – These books are from the Veronica Speedwell series, which is one of my all-time favorites. Victorian historical mysteries with an amazingly smart heroine, challenging hero, and lots of delicious tension.
*** – Very cool noir/mystery/fantasy, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Lyndsay Faye, and Scott Hawkins.
**** – One of the best books I’ve read in years. Dark/sarcastic fantasy with kickass heroine, LGBTQ representation, and amazing world-building. Fans of Nevernight will love this.