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 ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ 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 ~ 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




