{"id":16252,"date":"2025-01-01T01:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T08:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=16252"},"modified":"2025-01-01T10:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T17:47:29","slug":"books-i-read-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=16252","title":{"rendered":"Books I Read in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well it&#8217;s that time of the year again. It was a pretty good year with some pretty darn good months in that whole &#8220;reading a lot of books&#8221; way.<\/p>\n<h2>The Books<\/h2>\n<h4>January (13)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Treachery&#8217;s Tools<\/em><\/strong> L.E.Modesitt Jr. (2016)<br \/>\nBook 10 of <em>The Imager Portfolio<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Assassin&#8217;s Price<\/em><\/strong> L.E.Modesitt Jr. (2017)<br \/>\nBook 11 of <em>The Imager Portfolio<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Endgame<\/em><\/strong> L.E.Modesitt Jr. (2019)<br \/>\nBook 12 of <em>The Imager Portfolio<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Winter Long<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2014)<br \/>\nBook 8 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>A Red-Rose Chain<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2015)<br \/>\nBook 9 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Mammoths at the Gates<\/em><\/strong> Nghi Vo (2023)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>The Singing Hills Cycle<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Demon Daughter<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2024)<br \/>\nBook 12 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Curse of Chalion<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2001)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Chalion<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Paladin of Souls<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2003)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Chalion<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Beyond the Reef<\/em><\/strong> Alexander Kent (1999)<br \/>\nBook 21 of <em>Bolitho<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Shadow and Bone<\/em><\/strong> Leigh Bardugo (2012)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Shadow and Bone<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Where Peace Is Lost<\/em><\/strong> Valerie Valdes (2023)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Green<\/em><\/strong> Jay Lake (2009)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Green<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Generation Ship<\/em><\/strong> Michael Mammay (2023)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>February (11)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Once Broken Faith<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2016)<br \/>\nBook 10 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Misfit Soldier<\/em><\/strong> Michael Mammay (2022)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Siege and Storm<\/em><\/strong> Leigh Bardugo (2013)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Shadow and Bone<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ruin and Rising<\/em><\/strong> Leigh Bardugo (2014)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Shadow and Bone<\/em> \u2013 ebook; ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport<\/em><\/strong> Samit Basu (2023)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Brightest Fell<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2017)<br \/>\nBook 11 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Armor<\/em><\/strong> John Steakley (1984)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Darkening Sea<\/em><\/strong> Alexander Kent (1993)<br \/>\nBook 22 of <em>Bolitho<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Night and Silence<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2018)<br \/>\nBook 12 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Monster Hunter International<\/em><\/strong> Larry Correia (2009)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Monster Hunter International<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Death by Water<\/em><\/strong> Kerry Greenwood (2005)<br \/>\nBook 15 of <em>Phryne Fisher Mysteries<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>March (14)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Collapsing Empire<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2017)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Interdependency<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Consuming Fire<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2018)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Interdependency<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Last Emperox<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2020)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Interdependency<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Terminal Alliance<\/em><\/strong> Jim C. Hines (2017)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Janitors of the Post-Apocolypse<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Terminal Uprising<\/em><\/strong> Jim C. Hines (2019)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Janitors of the Post-Apocolypse<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Terminal Peace<\/em><\/strong> Jim C. Hines (2022)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Janitors of the Post-Apocolypse<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Unkindest Tide<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2019)<br \/>\nBook 13 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Icarus Hunt<\/em><\/strong> Timothy Zahn (2000)<br \/>\nBook 0 of <em>Icarus Saga<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Icarus plot<\/em><\/strong> Timothy Zahn (2022)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Icarus Saga<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Stepsister Scheme<\/em><\/strong> Jim C. Hines (2009)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Princess Series<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Space Cadet<\/em><\/strong> Robert Heinlein (1948)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>A Killing Frost<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2020)<br \/>\nBook 14 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Endurance<\/em><\/strong> Jay Lake (2011)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Green<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Crystal Singer<\/em><\/strong> Anne McCaffrey (1982)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Crystal Singer<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>April (14)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Killashandra<\/em><\/strong> Anne McCaffrey (1985)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Crystal Singer<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Crystal Singer<\/em><\/strong> Anne McCaffrey (1992)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Crystal Singer<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>When Sorrows Come<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2021)<br \/>\nBook 15 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Under a Graveyard Sky<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2013)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Black Tide Rising<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>To Sail a Darkling Sea<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2014)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Black Tide Rising<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Islands of Rage and Hope<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2014)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Black Tide Rising<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Strands of Sorrow<\/em><\/strong> John Ringo (2014)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>Black Tide Rising<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Hawk<\/em><\/strong> Steven Burst (2014)<br \/>\nBook 14 of <em>Vlad Taltos<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Lyorn<\/em><\/strong> Steven Burst (2024)<br \/>\nBook 17 of <em>Vlad Taltos<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Furthest Station<\/em><\/strong> Ben Aaronovitch (2017)<br \/>\nBook 5.5 of <em>Rivers of London<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Six of Crows<\/em><\/strong> Leigh Bardugo (2015)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Six of Crows<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Finder<\/em><\/strong> Suzanne Palmer (2019)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>The Finder Chronicles<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Driving the Deep<\/em><\/strong> Suzanne Palmer (2020)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>The Finder Chronicles<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Scavenger Door<\/em><\/strong> Suzanne Palmer (2021)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>The Finder Chronicles<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>May (19)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The October Man<\/em><\/strong> Ben Aaronovitch (2019)<br \/>\nBook 7.5 of <em>Rivers of London<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Be the Serpent<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2022)<br \/>\nBook 16 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Legion of the Damned<\/em><\/strong> William C. Dietz (1993)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Legion of the Damned<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Final Battle<\/em><\/strong> William C. Dietz (1995)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Legion of the Damned<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Penric&#8217;s Demon<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2015)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Penric and the Shaman<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2017)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Andromeda&#8217;s Fall<\/em><\/strong> William C. Dietz (2012)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Legion of the Damned Prequel<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Penric\u2019s Mission<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2017)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Andromeda&#8217;s Choice<\/em><\/strong> William C. Dietz (2013)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Legion of the Damned Prequel<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Mira\u2019s Last Dance<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2018)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Prisoner of Limnos<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2018)<br \/>\nBook 6 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Andromeda&#8217;s War<\/em><\/strong> William C. Dietz (2014)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Legion of the Damned Prequel<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Penric\u2019s Fox<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2018)<br \/>\nBook 5 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>His Majesty&#8217;s Service<\/em><\/strong> Naomi Novik (2006)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Temeraire<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Murder in the Dark<\/em><\/strong> Kerry Greenwood (2006)<br \/>\nBook 16 of <em>Phryne Fisher Mysteries<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Throne of Jade<\/em><\/strong> Naomi Novik (2006)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Temeraire<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Black Powder War<\/em><\/strong> Naomi Novik (2006)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Temeraire<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Reformer<\/em><\/strong> S.M. Stirling &amp; David Drake (1999)<br \/>\nBook 7 of <em>The General<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Tyrant<\/em><\/strong> Eric Flint &amp; David Drake (2002)<br \/>\nBook 8 of <em>The General<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>June (23)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Forge<\/em><\/strong> S. M. Stirling &amp; David Drake (1991)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>The General: Raj Whitehall<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Hammer<\/em><\/strong> S. M. Stirling &amp; David Drake (1992)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>The General: Raj Whitehall<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Anvil<\/em><\/strong> S. M. Stirling &amp; David Drake (1993)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>The General: Raj Whitehall<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Steel<\/em><\/strong> S. M. Stirling &amp; David Drake (1993)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>The General: Raj Whitehall<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Sword<\/em><\/strong> S. M. Stirling &amp; David Drake (1995)<br \/>\nBook 5 of <em>The General: Raj Whitehall<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Masquerade in Lodi<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2018)<br \/>\nBook 8 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>By Blood Alone<\/em><\/strong> William C. Dietz (1999)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Legion of the Damned<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Redshirts<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2012)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Alas, Babylon<\/em><\/strong> Pat Frank (1959)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Dispatcher<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2017)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>The Dispatcher<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Dispatcher: Murder by Other Means<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2021)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>The Dispatcher<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Chosen<\/em><\/strong> S. M. Stirling &amp; David Drake (1996)<br \/>\nBook 6 of <em>The General: Raj Whitehall<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>For My Country&#8217;s Freedom<\/em><\/strong> Alexander Kent (2000)<br \/>\nBook 23 of <em>Bolitho<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Three Cheers for Me<\/em><\/strong> Donald Jack (1962)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>The Bandy Papers<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>That&#8217;s Me in the Middle<\/em><\/strong> Donald Jack (1973)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>The Bandy Papers<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>It&#8217;s Me Again<\/em><\/strong> Donald Jack (1975)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>The Bandy Papers<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Physicians of Vilnoc<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2020)<br \/>\nBook 9 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Assassins of Thasalon<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2021)<br \/>\nBook 10 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Knot of Shadows<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2021)<br \/>\nBook 11 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sleep No More<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2023)<br \/>\nBook 17 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ancillary Justice<\/em><\/strong> Ann Leckie (2013)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Imperial Radch<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ancillary Sword<\/em><\/strong> Ann Leckie (2014)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Imperial Radch<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Me Among the Ruins<\/em><\/strong> Donald Jack (1976)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>The Bandy Papers<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>July (13)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2023)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>The Dispatcher<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi<\/em><\/strong> Shannon Chakraborty (2023)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Amina al-Sirafi<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Demon Daughter<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2024)<br \/>\nBook 12 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Penric and the Bandit<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2024)<br \/>\nBook 13 of <em>Penric &amp; Desdemona<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Empire of Silence<\/em><\/strong> Christopher Ruocchio (2018)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Sun Eater<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ghostdrift<\/em><\/strong> Suzanne Palmer (2024)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>The Finder Chronicles<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>This Alien Shore<\/em><\/strong> C.S. Friedman (1999)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Winter&#8217;s Gifts<\/em><\/strong> Ben Aaronovitch (2023)<br \/>\nBook 9.5 of <em>Rivers of London<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Lock In<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2014)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Lock In<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Head On<\/em><\/strong> John Scalzi (2018)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Lock In<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Swordspoint<\/em><\/strong> Ellen Kushner (1987)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Riverside<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Blue Moon<\/em><\/strong> Marilyn Halvorson (2004)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Fourth Wing<\/em><\/strong> Rebecca Yarros (2023)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>The Empyrean<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>August (6)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Murder on a Midsummer Night<\/em><\/strong> Kerry Greenwood (2008)<br \/>\nBook 17 of <em>Phryne Fisher Mysteries<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Privilege of the Sword<\/em><\/strong> Ellen Kushner (2006)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Riverside<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Incrementalists<\/em><\/strong> Steven Brust &amp; Skyler White (2013)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Incrementalists<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Howling Dark<\/em><\/strong> Christopher Ruocchio (2019)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Sun Eater<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Innocent Sleep<\/em><\/strong> Seanan McGuire (2023)<br \/>\nBook 18 of <em>October Daye<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ancestral Night<\/em><\/strong> Elizabeth Bear (2019)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>White Space<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>September (12)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Brides of High Hill<\/em><\/strong> Nghi Vo (2024)<br \/>\nBook 5 of <em>The Singing Hills Cycle<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>An Exchange of Hostages<\/em><\/strong> Susan R. Matthews (1997)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Under Jurisdiction<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Cross Of St George<\/em><\/strong> Alexander Kent (1996)<br \/>\nBook 24 of <em>Bolitho<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Prisoner of Conscience<\/em><\/strong> Susan R. Matthews (1998)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Under Jurisdiction<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Masquerades of Spring<\/em><\/strong> Ben Aaronovitch (2024)<br \/>\nBook 10 of <em>Rivers of London<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen<\/em><\/strong> Lois McMaster Bujold (2016)<br \/>\nBook 13 of <em>Miles Vorkosigan<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Iron Flame<\/em><\/strong> Rebecca Yarros (2024)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>The Empyrean<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Angel of Destruction<\/em><\/strong> Susan R. Matthews (2001)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Under Jurisdiction<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Hour of Judgment<\/em><\/strong> Susan R. Matthews (1999)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>Under Jurisdiction<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>We Solve Murders<\/em><\/strong> Richard Osman (2024)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>We Solve Murders<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Devil and Deep Space<\/em><\/strong> Susan R. Matthews (2002)<br \/>\nBook 5 of <em>Under Jurisdiction<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Fastback Beach<\/em><\/strong> Shirlee Smith Matheson (2003)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>October (12)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Daughters\u2019 War<\/em><\/strong> Christopher Buehlman (2024)<br \/>\nBook .5 of The Blacktongue Thief \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Blacktongue Thief<\/em><\/strong> Christopher Buehlman (2021)<br \/>\nBook 1 of The Blacktongue Thief \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Warring States<\/em><\/strong> Susan R. Matthews (2006)<br \/>\nBook 6 of <em>Under Jurisdiction<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Oath of Swords<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1995)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Bahnakson<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The War God&#8217;s Own<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1998)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Bahnakson<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Arrows of the Queen<\/em><\/strong> Mercedes Lackey (1987)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Heralds of Valdemar<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Arrow&#8217;s Flight<\/em><\/strong> Mercedes Lackey (1987)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Heralds of Valdemar<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Arrow&#8217;s Fall<\/em><\/strong> Mercedes Lackey (1988)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Heralds of Valdemar<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>On Basilik Station<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1992)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Honor of the Queen<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1993)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Short Victorious War<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1994)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Field of Dishonor<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1994)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>November (9)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Service Model<\/em><\/strong> Adrian Tchaikovsky (2024)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Flag in Exile<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1995)<br \/>\nBook 5 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Honor Among Enemies<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1996)<br \/>\nBook 6 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>In Enemy Hands<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1997)<br \/>\nBook 7 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Echoes of Honor<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (1998)<br \/>\nBook 8 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ashes of Victory<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2000)<br \/>\nBook 9 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Blood Relations<\/em><\/strong> Susan R. Matthews (2017)<br \/>\nBook 7 of <em>Under Jurisdiction<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Dead Man\u2019s Chest<\/em><\/strong> Kerry Greenwood (2010)<br \/>\nBook 18 of <em>Phryne Fisher Mysteries<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>War of Honor<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2002)<br \/>\nBook 10 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>December (9)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Crown of Slaves<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2003)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Crown of Slaves<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Shadow of Saganami<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2004)<br \/>\nBook 1 of <em>Saganami<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Torch of Freedom<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2009)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Crown of Slaves<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>At All Costs<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2005)<br \/>\nBook 11 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Legacy of Arniston House<\/em><\/strong> T. L. Huchu (2024)<br \/>\nBook 4 of <em>Edinburgh Nights<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Across the Floor<\/em><\/strong> Natasha Dean (2016)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Storm From the Shadows<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2009)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>Saganami<\/em> \u2013 ebook; reread<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Mission of Honor<\/em><\/strong> David Weber (2010)<br \/>\nBook 12 of <em>Honor Harrington<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Brewster\u2019s Millions<\/em><\/strong> George Barr McCutcheon (1902)<br \/>\n\u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sword of Honour<\/em><\/strong> Alexander Kent (1998)<br \/>\nBook 25 of <em>Bolitho<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(&#40;\\<br \/>\n(-.-)<br \/>\no_(&#8220;)(&#8220;)<\/p>\n<h2>Some numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Total read:\u00a0<strong>157<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>93 rereads<br \/>\n13.08 books\/month<br \/>\n3.01 books\/week<br \/>\n.43 books\/day<\/p>\n<p>Books by women: (21\/46 authors) (71\/157 books)<br \/>\nNon SF\/Fantasy: 14<br \/>\nOldest: 1902 (<i>Brewster\u2019s Millions<\/i>\u00a0 George Barr McCutcheon)<br \/>\n0 print (sigh)<\/p>\n<p>47 different series<br \/>\n13 non-series books<\/p>\n<h2>Some Notes<\/h2>\n<p>Two other books to note. The first I <a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=15654#war-dogs\">started in 2021<\/a> and just couldn&#8217;t get through because my brain was still mush from the previous years\u2019 events. I still haven&#8217;t got back to it but still have very intention to. The second I started in November under the impression it was Book 1 of <strong>The Masquerade<\/strong>. About a third of the way through I was muttering over and over to myself &#8220;there is <strong><em>so<\/em><\/strong> much missing backstory&#8221; that I checked, and sure enough I was reading Book 2. So I put it aside until I get Book 1.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Take Back the Sky<\/em><\/strong> Greg Bear (2016)<br \/>\nBook 3 of <em>War Dogs<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong><em>The Monster Baru Cormorant<\/em><\/strong> Seth Dickinson (2018)<br \/>\nBook 2 of <em>The Masquerade<\/em> \u2013 ebook;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Some thoughts<\/h2>\n<h3>Series<\/h3>\n<p>I am all caught up on <strong>October Daye<\/strong> books now. Not sure if she is continuing the series but it will give me something to reread in the future if she takes a long break.<\/p>\n<p>At some point I realized I had gotten behind on the Weber&#8217;s <strong>Honor Harrington<\/strong> (and associated series) books. There are apparently half a dozen or so book in the series I haven read yet. So in October I decided to go ahead and buy the rest and start from scratch. It was late December before I actually read a new book and by then had realized why I had never finished them. After Book 6 or so Weber starts to get incredibly detailed and long-winded and I found myself reading pages at a glance for huge passages as he went on about the politics of a minor character that was about to be blown to bits or the history of a political system that had been around since Book 1. Time will tell if this trend keeps up with the new books or if he manages to keep my attention.<\/p>\n<p>So while I&#8217;ll probably reread yet again the first half dozen or so in the future, I can&#8217;t see myself ever slogging through the rest again.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Bolitho<\/strong> series is suffering similarly. It&#8217;s book 25 now and I believe the main character is about to be killed off. But there is so much word count &#8220;padded&#8221; in dedicated to describing and reiterating internal angst that hasn&#8217;t changed in the last half dozen books and a lot less of the action of the first books that it becomes more of a chore than a pleasure getting through the series. I&#8217;ll definitely read the next book that focusses on the nephew of Bolitho, but if it doesn&#8217;t go back to its literary roots I might leave the last 5 of books of the series languish.<\/p>\n<h4>Notable Series:<\/h4>\n<p>I recommend <strong>The Blacktongue Thief<\/strong> by Christopher Buehlman. I love the world and the characters. A bit less in love with writing Book 1 then writing the prequel but que sera sera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Singing Hills Cycle<\/strong> by Nghi Vo\u00a0 continues to be excellent. Not sure if they would work as well as longer novels but as a long-ish novella the &#8220;conceit&#8221; of the author works incredibly well.<\/p>\n<h4>Not so Notable:<\/h4>\n<p>I read Leigh Bardugo&#8217;s <strong>Shadow and Bone <\/strong>series and a) wonder what passes for <small>YA<\/small> these days and b) just wasn&#8217;t overwhelmed with any of it. It was fine. Even enjoyable, but didn&#8217;t grab me like it obviously grabbed everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>I took a swing at Christopher Ruocchio&#8217;s first two <strong>Sun Eater<\/strong>s and again am not sure why they&#8217;re successful enough to justify\u00a0 seven (and counting) of these behemoths. Again, fine, but maybe they appeal to the readers addicted to the trend of monster word counts that leave readers caught up in a soap opera style endings. Not my thing, and I can&#8217;t see myself investing the time or money in the rest (which really goes against my &#8220;completist&#8221; grain, but there you are&#8230;).<\/p>\n<h2>Some Books<\/h2>\n<p>I reread <em>Alas Bablyon<\/em> (1959), one of the first post-apocalyptic books I ever read (back in High School I believe). It held up pretty good for something written in the height of the cold war but I think the natures of people have changed since then and it&#8217;s a bit too optimistic for today&#8217;s brand of human being. Worth re-reading though&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I read three Orca Hi-Lo books (high interest, low literacy) because they caught my eye as I was working on them. One was a horse book, one related to hot rods and the other a sports\/dance title. It reminded me of how much of those themes I read as a kid&#8230; horse books, hot rods and misguided youth. Good stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy publishers continue to add more books that stray from our staid Euro-centered mythologies and while I don&#8217;t go out of my way to read them I generally enjoy them when I do. Case in point, <em>The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi<\/em> by Shannon Chakraborty (Book 1\u00a0 of <strong>Amina al-Sirafi<\/strong>) was a real hoot. I am looking forward to Book 2 a lot despite being a bit frustrated to find out it was in fact the first book in a series.<\/p>\n<h2>In conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>It was a lot of books, mostly because May\/June were so stressful and I retreat to books to hide from the world. And rereads are comfort reads so that just means my totals climb at a pretty steady clip.<\/p>\n<p>My to-be-read &#8220;pile&#8221; is still not under control but at least its (mostly) current for 2024 acquisitions (Phyrne and Bolitho being the notable exceptions). But my lovely kid spoilt me with gift certificates again so I have been gritting my teeth and not going out and getting even more books.<\/p>\n<p>Discounting the number of classics I always have &#8220;in case of emergency&#8221; and really have no intention of reading the TBR pile is under 25. Not bad \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>My fellow book counters: Dr. La&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/moreblaze.blogspot.com\/2025\/01\/slowest-pokiest-2024-in-rear-view-mirror.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slowest, Pokiest: 2024 in the Rear-view Mirror<\/a> and the Great Earl J. Woods&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earljwoods.com\/2024\/12\/there-will-be-time-to-read-books-i-read.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There Will Be Time (to Read): Books I Read in 2024<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Links to previous years\u2019 book count posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=2941\">2012 <\/a>(85)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=5733\">2013 <\/a>(95)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=7902\">2014 <\/a>(106)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=10026\">2015 <\/a>(92)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=11024\">2016 <\/a>(101)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=11814\">2017 <\/a>(120)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=12492\">2018 <\/a>(142)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=13441\">2019 <\/a>(123)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=14227\">2020 <\/a>(112)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=14841\">2021 <\/a>(124)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=15654\">2022 <\/a>(136)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/?p=15985\">2023 <\/a>(136)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well it&#8217;s that time of the year again. It was a pretty good year with some pretty darn good months in that whole &#8220;reading a lot of books&#8221; way. The Books January (13) Treachery&#8217;s Tools L.E.Modesitt Jr. (2016) Book 10 of The Imager Portfolio \u2013 ebook; reread Assassin&#8217;s Price L.E.Modesitt Jr. (2017) Book 11 of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16252"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16279,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16252\/revisions\/16279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/macblaze.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}