Saturday, November 2, 2013
The Books of October
Fantasy
The Thief (1996) Megan Whalen Turner
River of Stars (2013) Guy Gavriel Kay
Engraved on the Eye (2012) Saladin Ahmed
Jack The Giant-Killer (Jack of Kinrowan) (1987) Charles de Lint
Short Stories (fantasy)
Charmed I’m Sure (2013) Elliot James
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls (2013) Elliot James
Dog-Gone (2013) Elliot James
Mystery
Through a Glass Darkly (2006) Donna Leon
Audio
Night Watch (1998/2006/2010) Sergei Lukyanenko translated by Andrew Bromfield Narrated by Paul Michael
History
The Doctor Wore Petticoats: Women Physicians of the Old West (2006) Chris Enss
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth (2011) Helen Castor
The books I really loved were:
The Thief – 10/10
River of Stars – 9/10
Jack The Giant-Killer – 8/10
And, for my usual geeking out…
I read 11 books, three of which were re-reads, and two of which are books I own in multiple formats.
eBook : 8
Paperback : 1
Trade Paperback : 1
Audio : 1
It was mostly fantasy this month.
Fantasy : 8
History : 2
Anthology : 1
Mystery : 1
YA : 1
As for the gender of authors I read…
Male : 5
Female : 2
But I’ll be honest, I really thought Elliot James was a woman working under a male pseudonym.