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Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Books of Twenty Years Ago: Favorite Mysteries, Comics, & Non-Fiction from 2006

As noted previously, I had a lot going on in 2006 (and 2007, really) so a lot of things fell to the wayside; I only read one book in November of 2007, which should give you some idea of how busy I was.

~ Frontlist ~

Mystery

When Gods Die ~ When Gods Die ~ C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #2) 8/10
Avg Rating 8.0 | read 3X | Historical

This barely made the cut as frontlist, as I didn’t read it until November 2007.

Because I really had a lot going on in 2006.

Comics

1001 Night of Snowfall

~ 1001 Night of Snowfall ~ Bill Willingham et al (Fables) 9/10
Avg Rating 9.0 | read 2X | Fantasy
~ Arabian Nights (and Days) ~ Bill Willingham et al (Fables Vol 7) 6/10 | Fantasy
~ Wolves ~ Bill Willingham et al (Fables Vol 8) 7/10 | Fantasy

Even when I didn’t love individual volumes in the Fables series, I adored the series as a whole, and eagerly awaited each new graphic novel.

Innocence Lost

~ Innocence Lost ~ Craig Kyle et al (X-23) 9/10
Avg Rating 9.0 | read 2X | Superhero

~ Wannabe ~ Joe Quesada et al (NYX) 9/10
Avg Rating 9.0 | read 2X | Superhero

X-23 might be my favorite Marvel character, and it annoys me we haven’t gotten more stories about her.

Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams

~ Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams ~ Phil & Kaja Foglio (Girl Genius Vol 4) 8/10 | Steampunk!

This is a delightful series. The problem is it published slowly, and the stories can be kind of complicated, so once I fell behind, I never got caught up.

 

~ Escape to New York ~ Brian K Vaughan et al (Runaways Vol 5) 7/10 | Superhero

~ Parental Guidance ~ Brian K Vaughan et al (Runaways Vol 6) 8/10 | Superhero

~ Marvel 1602 ~ Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, Richard Isanove | 8/10 | Superhero, Historical

~ Backlist ~

Comics

Digger ~ Digger ~ Vol. 2 by Ursula Vernon | 8/10 | Fantasy

Ursula Vernon is also T. Kingfisher.

This is a comic series about a wombat. 

Do you really need to know anything else?

Non-Fiction

Passionate Minds: Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment ~ Passionate Minds: Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment ~ David Bodanis 8/10 | History, Biography, Science & Math

 

Mystery

~ The Guilt of Innocents ~ Candace Robb (Owen Archer #9) 8/10
Avg Rating: 8.3 | read 2X

~ The Naming of the Dead ~ Ian Rankin (Inspector Rebus #16) 8/10

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