An asterisk indicates a reread. Numbers refer to the order in which the books were read.
"Adult" Fiction (42 books)
2. Eye of the Zodiac - SF, by E C Tubb
20. The Hound of the Baskervilles - mystery, by Arthur Conan Doyle *
24. Martian Time-Slip - SF, by Philip K Dick
27. Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945 - WWII fiction, by Joyce Dennys
28. A Study in Scarlet - mystery, by Arthur Conan Doyle *
29. The Sign of Four - mystery, by Arthur Conan Doyle *
30. Chain of Violence - mystery, by Leslie Egan (Elizabeth Linington) *
33. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - mystery (short stories), by Arthur Conan Doyle *
36. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - mystery (short stories), by Arthur Conan Doyle *
37. The Return of Sherlock Holmes - mystery (short stories), by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
42. The Valley of Fear - mystery, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle *
57. Blood Rites - modern fantasy, by Jim Butcher
59. Small Favor - modern fantasy, by Jim Butcher *
61. Storm Front - modern fantasy, by Jim Butcher *
71. Time Travelers Never Die - time travel, by Jack McDevitt
73. The Off-Islanders - fiction, by Nathaniel Benchley *
77. Don Quixote, USA - fiction, by Richard Powell *
83. Men, Martians and Machines - SF (short stories), by Eric Frank Russell *
86. Of Mice and Men - fiction, by John Steinbeck
90. Changes - modern fantasy, by Jim Butcher
93. Rivers of Time - time travel (short stories), by L Sprague de Camp
97. Major Ingredients: The Selected Stories of Eric Frank Russell - SF (short stories), edited by Rick Katze
99. No Blade of Grass (aka The Death of Grass) - SF, by John Christopher
101. The Great Explosion - SF, by Eric Frank Russell
113. The Coils of Time - SF, by A Bertram Chandler *
115. Into the Alternate Universe - SF, by A Bertram Chandler *
120. Conquistador - SF, by S M Stirling *
121. Wildside - SF, by Steven Gould *
124. Three Hearts and Three Lions - fantasy, by Poul Anderson *
127. Invasion of the Sea - SF, by Jules Verne
129. Noninterference - SF, by Harry Turtledove *
131. Kaleidoscope - SF, fantasy and AH (short stories), by Harry Turtledove
135. Earthgrip - SF, by Harry Turtledove
137. The Ballad of Beta-2 - SF, by Samuel R Delany *
139. Merlin's Mirror - SF, by Andre Norton
143. '48 - AH, by James Herbert
157. The Time Patrol - time travel (short stories), by Poul Anderson *
166. The Shield of Time - time travel, by Poul Anderson *
174. Myth-Interpretations - fantasy and SF (short stories), by Robert Lynn Asprin
177. Mysterium - SF/AH, by Robert Charles Wilson
178. The Yiddish Policemen's Union - AH/mystery, by Michael Chabon
181. Fire Watch - SF (short stories), by Connie Willis
Children's/YA Fiction (111)
3. Between the Forest and the Hills - YA historical fantasy, by Ann Lawrence
4. Mortal Engines - YA SF, by Philip Reeve
5. Predator's Gold - YA SF, by Philip Reeve
7. The Valley of Adventure - children's adventure, by Enid Blyton *
8. Infernal Devices - YA SF, by Philip Reeve
9. The Warrior Heir - YA modern fantasy, by Cinda Williams Chima
10. A Darkling Plain - YA SF, by Philip Reeve
11. Tom's Midnight Garden - children's, by Philippa Pearce (Carnegie Medal, 1958)
12. The Sea of Adventure - children's adventure, by Enid Blyton
13. When You Reach Me - children's, by Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal, 2010)
14. The Wizard Heir - YA modern fantasy, by Cinda Williams Chima
15. The Mountain of Adventure - children's adventure, by Enid Blyton
16. The Ship of Adventure - children's adventure, by Enid Blyton
18. The Circus of Adventure - children's adventure, by Enid Blyton
19. The Dragon Heir - YA modern fantasy, by Cinda Williams Chima
21. Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space - YA SF, by Philip Reeve
22. Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba - YA historical fiction (poetry), by Margarita Engle
23. Starcross: A Stirring Adventure of Spies, Time Travel and Curious Hats - YA SF, by Philip Reeve
31. Ellen Tebbits - children's, by Beverly Cleary
32. Otis Spofford - children's, by Beverly Cleary
34. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - YA historical fiction, by Avi
35. The River Between Us - YA historical fiction, by Richard Peck
39. Dream Life - YA, by Lauren Mechling
40. Tentacles - YA, by Roland Smith
41. The Hanging Hill - children's ghost story, by Chris Grabenstein
43. A Faraway Island - children's WWII fiction, by Annika Thor
46. Savvy - children's, by Ingrid Law
47. Thirteenth Child - YA fantasy, by Patricia C Wrede
48. Matilda - children's, by Roald Dahl
50. Mare's War - YA historical fiction, by Tanita S Davis
51. Tuck Everlasting - children's, by Natalie Babbitt
52. We Couldn't Leave Dinah - children's WWII fiction, by Mary Treadgold (Carnegie Medal, 1941)
53. The Circus is Coming (aka Circus Shoes) - children's, by Noel Streatfield (Carnegie Medal, 1938)
54. The Family from One End Street - children's, by Eve Garnett (Carnegie Medal, 1937)
56. A Northern Light (aka A Gathering Light) - YA historical fiction, by Jennifer Donnelly (Carnegie Medal, 2003)
60. Visitors from London - children's WWII fiction, by Kitty Barne (Carnegie Medal, 1940)
62. The Wind on the Moon - children's, by Eric Linklater (Carnegie Medal, 1944)
64. The Little Grey Men - children's, by "BB" (D J Watkins-Pitchford) (Carnegie Medal, 1942)
65. The Returners - YA, by Gemma Malley
66. The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story - children's time travel, by Sid Fleischman
67. The Night Fairy - children's, by Laura Amy Schlitz
68. The Importance of Wings - YA, by Robin Friedman
69. Clementine - children's, by Sara Pennypacker
70. Sea Change - children's, by Richard Armstrong (Carnegie Medal, 1948)
74. Baby Island - children's, by Carol Ryrie Brink
75. Whales on Stilts - children's SF, by M T Anderson
76. Anne of Green Gables - children's, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
78. The Sixty-Eight Rooms - YA, by Marianne Malone
79. Granny was a Buffer Girl - YA, by Berlie Doherty (Carnegie Medal, 1986)
80. Knight Crusader - children's historical fiction, by Ronald Welch (Felton Ronald Oliver) (Carnegie Medal, 1954)
84. Dear Nobody - YA, by Berlie Doherty (Carnegie Medal, 1991)
85. Mystery of the Old Barn - children's mystery, by Mary Urmston *
88. The Death Collector - YA historical/SF, by Justin Richards
94. Belly Up - YA, by Stuart Gibbs
95. A Wizard of Mars - YA modern fantasy, by Diane Duane
96. Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris - children's historical fantasy, by R L La Fevers
98. Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus - children's historical fantasy, by R L La Fevers
100. Anne of Avonlea - children's, by Lucy Maud Montgomery
103. Enchanted Glass - YA modern fantasy, by Diana Wynne Jones
104. Tell Me a Secret - YA, by Holly Cupala
105. The Face on the Milk Carton - YA, by Caroline B Cooney
106. A Tale of Time City - YA time travel, by Diana Wynne Jones
107. Bamboo People: A Novel - YA, by Mitali Perkins
109. A Hundred Million Francs (aka The Horse Without a Head) - children's mystery, by Paul Berna *
110. Crossing the Tracks - YA historical fiction, by Barbara Stuber
112. Family Reunion - YA, by Caroline B Cooney
114. They Never Came Back - YA, by Caroline B. Cooney
116. Both Sides of Time - YA time travel, by Caroline B Cooney
117. The Ransom of Mercy Carter - YA historical fiction, by Caroline B Cooney
118. Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher - children's picture book, by Laurel Snyder
119. The Moon in the Cloud - children's Bible story, by Rosemary Harris (Carnegie Medal, 1968)
122. Prisoner of Time - YA time travel, by Caroline B Cooney
123. The Swamp Shack Mystery - children's mystery, by Mary Urmston *
125. Collected Stories for Children - children's (short stories), by Walter de la Mare (Carnegie Medal, 1947)
126. City of Gold and Other Stories from the Old Testament - children's Bible stories (short stories), by Peter Dickinson (Carnegie Medal, 1980)
128. The Twisted Claw - children's mystery, by "Franklin W Dixon" *
130. Anson's Way - children's historical fiction, by Gary D Schmidt
132. The Secret of Skull Mountain - children's mystery, by "Franklin W Dixon" *
134. The 7 Professors of the Far North - children's adventure, by John Fardell
136. The Mystery of Skull Cap Island - children's mystery, by Marion Garthwaite *
138. The Flight of the Silver Turtle - children's adventure, by John Fardell
140. Bill Bergson, Master Detective - children's mystery, by Astrid Lindgren *
141. Everything on a Waffle - children's, by Polly Horvath
142. The Lantern Bearers - children's historical fiction, by Rosemary Sutcliff (Carnegie Medal, 1959)
144. Heir Apparent - YA SF, by Vivian Vande Velde
145. My One Hundred Adventures - children's, by Polly Horvath
146. Lulu and the Brontosaurus - children's, by Judith Viorst
147. Tom Tiddler's Ground - children's mystery, by John Rowe Townsend
148. The Kingdom and the Cave - children's fantasy, by Joan Aiken
149. The Missing Persons League - children's SF, by Frank Bonham
150. Northward to the Moon - children's, by Polly Horvath
151. The Lark in the Morn - children's, by Elfrida Vipont
152. The Lark on the Wing - children's, by Elfrida Vipont (Carnegie Medal, 1950)
153. Zombies vs Unicorns - YA fantasy (short stories), edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier
158. Mystery at the Villa Caprice - children's mystery, by Elizabeth Honness
159. Penny Dreadful - children's, by Laurel Snyder
161. Under the Blood-Red Sun - YA historical fiction, by Graham Salisbury
162. Hitler's Canary - YA historical fiction, by Sandi Toksvig
163. Future Eden: A Brief History of Next Time - YA SF, by Colin Thompson
164. Flambards - YA historical fiction, by K M Peyton
165. The Edge of the Cloud - YA historical fiction, by K M Peyton (Carnegie Medal, 1969)
167. Flambards in Summer - YA historical fiction, by K M Peyton
168. The Vanishing Shadow - children's mystery, by Margaret Sutton *
169. The Scarecrows - YA, by Robert Westfall (Carnegie Medal, 1981)
170. Enchanted Ivy - YA modern fantasy, by Sarah Beth Durst
171. Secret Water - children's, by Arthur Ransome
173. The Wool-pack - children's historical fiction, by Cynthia Harnett (Carnegie Medal, 1951)
175. The Haunted Attic - children's mystery, by Margaret Sutton *
176. Bearing the Saint - YA historical fiction, by Donna Farley
180. A Grass Rope - children's, by William Mayne (Carnegie Medal, 1957)
183. The Invisible Chimes - chidren's mystery, by Margaret Sutton
Non-Fiction (30)
1. The Depths of Courage: American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945 - WW II, by Flint Whitlock and Ron Smith
6. The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution - world history, by Gregory Cochran
17. Churchill and His Generals - WW II, by Raymond Callahan
25. Warrior Queens: The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II - WW II, by Daniel Allen Butler
26. Rick O'Shay, Hipshot, and Me: A Memoir - memoir, by Stan Lynde
38. The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century - English history, by Ian Mortimer
44. We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from the Band of Brothers - WW II, by Marcus Brotherton
45. The Long Gone Lonesome History of Country Music - children's music history, by Bret Bertholf
49. Ragwings and Heavy Iron: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Flying History's Greatest Warbirds - aviation, by Martin Caidin
55. The Radium Woman - children's biography, by Eleanor Doorly (Carnegie Medal, 1939)
58. To Serve My Country, to Serve My Race: The Story of the Only African American WACs Stationed Overseas During World War II - WW II, by Brenda L Moore
63. The Story of Your Home - children's non-fiction, by Agnes Allen (Carnegie Medal, 1949)
72. Capyboppy - children's non-fiction, by Bill Peet *
81. Official Secret - WW II memoirs, by Clayton Hutton *
82. Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life - palaeontology, by Scott D Sampson
87. In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language - language, by Arika Okrent
89. We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman's Pacific War - WW II, by Robert Schultz and James Shell
91. In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields with Sergeant Forrest Guth - WW II/travel, by Larry Alexander
92. Course 095 to Eternity - naval history, by Elwyn P Overshiner
102. A Sporting Chance: Unusual Methods of Hunting - hunting, by Daniel P Mannix *
108. Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins - palaeoanthropology, by Donald C Johanson
111. Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History - German history, by Simon Winder
133. It All Started with Stones and Clubs - humour/history, by Richard Armour *
154. Dark Harbor: The War for the New York Waterfront - US history, by Nathan Ward
155. It All Started with Eve - humour/history, by Richard Armour *
156. Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure - WW II, by Don and Petie Kladstrup
160. Can You Trust a Tomato in January?: Everything You Wanted to Know (and a Few Things You Didn't) About Food in the Grocery Store - food, by Vince Staten
172. Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad - US history, by Walter R Borneman
179. It All Started with Columbus - humour/history, by Richard Armour *
182. When London Was Capital of America - English history, by Julie Flavell
The biggest categories were SF (34), Carnegie Medal winners (24, bringing my total thus far up to 48 of the 71), historical fiction (21, not including the semi-historical fantasies and SF), mysteries (19), history (18) and fantasy (18). And 38 of the books were rereads.
My favourites? I thought A Wizard of Mars, by Diane Duane, Enchanted Ivy, by Sarah Beth Durst, and The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon, were the best books I read all year. These 27 (listed in the order in which I read them) were also very good:
Between the Forest and the Hills, by Ann Lawrence
The Warrior Heir, by Cinda Williams Chima
Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
The Wizard Heir, by Cinda Williams Chima
Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space, by Philip Reeve
Starcross: A Stirring Adventure of Spies, Time Travel and Curious Hats, by Philip Reeve
The Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century, by Ian Mortimer
The Hanging Hill, by Chris Grabenstein
Thirteenth Child, by Patricia C Wrede
Time Travelers Never Die, by Jack McDevitt
The Off-Islanders, by Nathaniel Benchley
Knight Crusader, by Ronald Welch (Felton Ronald Oliver)
Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life, by Scott D Sampson
Men, Martians and Machines, by Eric Frank Russell
We Were Pirates: A Torpedoman's Pacific War, by Robert Schultz and James Shell
Changes, by Jim Butcher
Major Ingredients: The Selected Stories of Eric Frank Russell, edited by Rick Katze
Bamboo People: A Novel, by Mitali Perkins
Conquistador, by S M Stirling
Wildside, by Steven Gould
Noninterference, by Harry Turtledove
Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure, by Don and Petie Kladstrup
The Time Patrol, by Poul Anderson
Penny Dreadful, by Laurel Snyder
Secret Water, by Arthur Ransome
Bearing the Saint, by Donna Farley
I'm not setting a specific goal for this year.
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