Asterisks indicate the 28 rereads. Numbers refer to the order in which the books were read.
"Adult" Fiction (26 books)
2. To Your Scattered Bodies Go - SF, by Philip Jose Farmer
8. The Union Club Mysteries - mystery (short stories), by Isaac Asimov *
9. Time Scout - time travel, by Bob Asprin and Linda Evans *
10. ARC Riders - time travel, by David Drake and Janet Morris *
11. Napoleon Disentimed - AH/time travel, by Hayford Peirce *
13. First Cycle - SF, by H Beam Piper and Michael Kurland *
14. Ralestone Luck - mystery, by Andre Norton *
16. The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream - time travel, by G C Edmondson *
21. Colors Aloft! - historical fiction, by Alexander Kent
24. Dragon's Fire - SF, by Anne & Todd McCaffrey
26. Sledgehammer - thriller, by Walter Wager *
33. A Meeting at Corvallis - AH, by S M Stirling
48. The Lost World - SF/adventure, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
49. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - mystery, by Joanne Fluke
53. The Sky People - AH, by S M Stirling
58. Barrayar - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
60. Shards of Honor - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
61. The Warrior's Apprentice - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
62. "The Mountains of Mourning" - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
63. The Vor Game - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
64. Cetaganda - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
65. Ethan of Athos - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
66. "Labyrinth" - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
67. The Eyre Affair - AH/mystery, by Jasper Fforde
68. "Borders of Infinity" - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
69. Brothers in Arms - SF, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Children's/YA Fiction (32)
5. The Borrowers Afield - children's, by Mary Norton *
12. Sinbad and Me - YA mystery, by Kin Platt *
15. Gone-Away Lake - children's, by Elizabeth Enright *
18. Swallows and Amazons - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
19. Swallowdale - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
20. Peter Duck - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
22. Winter Holiday - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
23. Coot Club - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
25. Pigeon Post - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
27. We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
28. The Secret of the Crazy Quilt - children's mystery, by Florence Hightower
29. The Big Six - children's, by Arthur Ransome
30. The Dark Stairs - children's mystery, by Betsy Byars
32. Missee Lee - children's, by Arthur Ransome
34. The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet - children's SF, by Eleanor Cameron *
35. The Picts and the Martyrs - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
38. Great Northern? - children's, by Arthur Ransome *
39. Looking for Alaska - YA, by John Green
40. Fur Magic - children's fantasy, by Andre Norton *
41. Octagon Magic - children's fantasy, by Andre Norton *
42. Return to Gone-Away - children's, by Elizabeth Enright *
43. Sabriel - YA fantasy, by Garth Nix
44. Lirael - YA fantasy, by Garth Nix
46. Abhorsen - YA fantasy, by Garth Nix
47. The Saturdays - children's, by Elizabeth Enright *
50. Here Lies the Librarian - YA, by Richard Peck
52. Lavender-Green Magic - children's fantasy, by Andre Norton *
54. Mister Monday - YA fantasy, by Garth Nix
55. Grim Tuesday - YA fantasy, by Garth Nix
56. The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles - children's fantasy, by Julie Andrews Edwards
57. Drowned Wednesday - YA fantasy, by Garth Nix
59. The Report Card - children's by Andrew Clements
Non-Fiction (11)
1. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong - US history, by James W Loewen
3. The Steam Locomotive: A Century of North American Classics - railroad history, by Jim Boyd
4. Mother Was a Gunner's Mate - WWII memoirs, by Josette Dermody Wingo
6. Pegasus Bridge - WW II, by Stephen Ambrose
7. D-Day - WW II, by Stephen Ambrose
17. After the Ice Age: The Return of Life to Glaciated North America - palaeoecology, by E C Pielou *
31. Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors - WW II, by James D Hornfischer
36. The Medieval Castle - history, by Philip Warner
37. The Man from Waukegan - memoirs, by J P Zabolski
45. Rum: A Social and Sociable History - history, by Ian Williams
51. On Hitler's Mountain - memoirs, by Irmgard A Hunt
The biggest categories were SF (15), fantasy (10) and history (19).
I'd say Sabriel, by Garth Nix, and The Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold, were the best books I read that year. The following were also very good:
Napoleon Disentimed, by Hayford Peirce
Sinbad and Me, by Kin Platt
First Cycle, by H Beam Piper and Michael Kurland
Gone-Away Lake, by Elizabeth Enright
Swallows and Amazons, by Arthur Ransome
Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, by James D Hornfischer
The Man from Waukegan, by J P Zabolski
Rum: A Social and Sociable History, by Ian Williams
The Sky People, by S M Stirling
Mister Monday, by Garth Nix
Grim Tuesday, by Garth Nix
Drowned Wednesday, by Garth Nix
Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Shards of Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Cetaganda, by Lois McMaster Bujold
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