As of the writing of this post, I’ve read 129 books in 2008. Not my highest total, but not too bad, all things considered.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the books I read this year that I really enjoyed. With one exception, I listed only the first book in a series, if I started and enjoyed a series this year. I have been reading a lot of supernatural fantasy, but I’ve read some other good stuff as well this year.<\/p>\n
January<\/strong>: February<\/strong>: The Tomb<\/em><\/a> by F. Paul Wilson<\/a> THUD<\/em><\/a> by Terry Pratchett<\/a> March<\/strong>: Sandman: The Dream Hunters<\/em><\/a> by Neil Gaiman<\/a> & Yoshitaka Amano White Knight<\/em><\/a> by Jim Butcher<\/a> April<\/strong>: May<\/strong>: June<\/strong>: July<\/strong>: Hellboy Vol 1: Seeds of Destruction<\/em><\/a> by Mike Mignola August<\/strong>: September<\/strong>: October<\/strong>: A Fistful of Sky<\/em><\/a> by Nina Kiriki Hoffman<\/a> November<\/strong>: City of Falling Angels<\/em><\/a> by John Berendt<\/a> The Shape of Water<\/em><\/a> by Andrea Camilleri<\/a> December<\/strong>: Thirteen Orphans: Breaking the Wall<\/em><\/a> by Jane Lindskold<\/a> As of the writing of this post, I’ve read 129 books in 2008. Not my highest total, but not too bad, all things considered. Here are some of the books I read this year that I really enjoyed. With one exception, I listed only the first book in a series, if I started and enjoyed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,1090],"tags":[338,337],"class_list":["post-3777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books-reading","category-years-favorites","tag-books-you-should-be-reading","tag-what-i-read-last-year"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pefxA-YV","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3777\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIron Kissed<\/em><\/a> by Patricia Briggs<\/a>
\nSupernatural fantasy. The latest installment in the Mercy Thompson series. <\/p>\n
\nDeath at La Fenice<\/em><\/a> by Donna Leon<\/a>
\nMystery set in Venice. The first in her Inspector Guido Brunetti series. I spent much of the year reading the rest of this series.<\/p>\n
\nSupernatural mystery. The first book in the Repairman Jack series. I’ve still got a couple books left in this series, but not many.<\/p>\n
\nFantasy. Discworld. I really don’t need to say more, do I?<\/p>\n
\nTithe<\/em><\/a> by Holly Black<\/a>
\nYoung adult urban fantasy.<\/p>\n
\nFantasy, graphic novel. This was a reread, because sometimes you just need a Neil Gaiman fix.<\/p>\n
\nSupernatural mystery. Installment in the Harry Dresden series.<\/p>\n
\nMagic Burns<\/em><\/a> by Ilona Andrews<\/a>
\nSupernatural fantasy. Sequel to Magic Bites<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\nThe Coyote Road: Trickster Tales<\/em><\/a> edited by Ellen Datlow<\/a> & Terri Windling<\/a>
\nFantasy anthology. Lots of folklore too.<\/p>\n
\nFables Vol 10: The Good Prince<\/em><\/a> by Bill Willingham et al.
\nFantasy, graphic novel. You really need to be reading this series.<\/p>\n
\nRunaways: Dead End Kids<\/em><\/a> by Joss Whedon et al.
\nYoung adult graphic novel. Joss Whedon takes over Brian K. Vaughan’s Runaways series and does well.<\/p>\n
\nSupernatural fantasy, graphic novel. The start of the Hellboy series.<\/p>\n
\nGirl Genius Vol 7: Agatha Heterodyne and the The Voice of the Castle<\/em><\/a> by Phil Foglio et al.
\nYoung adult, steampunk, graphic novel. This is another series you need to be reading.<\/p>\n
\nPrecious Dragon<\/em><\/a> by Liz Williams<\/a>
\nFantasy mystery. The third book in the Detective Inspector Chen series.<\/p>\n
\nThe Shape of Mercy<\/em><\/a> by Susan Meissner<\/a>
\nFiction.<\/p>\n
\nUrban fantasy. Reread. Awesome.<\/p>\n
\nTerritory<\/em><\/a> by Emma Bull<\/a>
\nHistorical fantasy. The story that leads up to the shoot-out at the OK Corral.<\/p>\n
\nNon-fiction. The reconstruction of La Fenice in Venice as only John Berendt could tell it.<\/p>\n
\nMystery. This is the first book in the Inspector Montalbano series, but not the best; I really started to like the series around book three.<\/p>\n
\nWhy Mermaids Sing<\/em><\/a> and Where Serpents Sleep<\/em><\/a> by C.S. Harris<\/a>
\nHistorical mystery. Installments in the Sebastian St. Cyr series. I love these books.<\/p>\n
\nUrban fantasy. Start of a new series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"