2015 Reading List
In reverse order these are the books I’ve read this year. Some of them have been reviewed on my Book Reviews page and most of those, If not all of them, have also been posted to Amazon and Goodreads.
Currently reading: Daring (Kris Longknife) by Mike Shepherd
- The Cost of Victory by Jay Allen: 3 of 5 stars
- Liaden Universe Constellation III by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller: 4 of 5 stars
- Phoenix in Shadow by Ryk E. Spoor: 4 of 5 stars
- W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton: 4 of 5 stars
- The Spellsong War by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.: 4 of 5 stars
- The Elysium Commission by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.: 4 of 5 stars
- Infinity Beach by Jack McDevitt: 4 of 5 stars
- Monsters of the Earth (The Books of the Elements #3) by David Drake: 3 of 5 stars
- The Forgotten Room by Lincoln Child: 4 of 5 stars
- Steadfast by Jack Campbell: 4 of 5 stars
- Dragon in Exile by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller: 5 of 5 stars
- Balance Point by Robert Buettner: 3 of 5 stars
- Shadow of Freedom by David Weber: 3 of 5 stars
- Survivor by Mike Shepherd: 4 1/2 of 5 stars
- The Wright Brothers by David McCullough: 4 of 5 stars
- Paradigms Lost by Ryk E. Spoor: 3 of 5 stars
- The 47 Ronin Story by John Allyn: 2 of 5 stars
- The Better Part of Valor (Confederation #2) Tanya Huff: 4 of 5 stars
- Valor’s Choice (Confederation #1) Tanya Huff: 4 of 5 stars
- The Clone Apocalypse by Steven L. Kent (Rogue Clone #10): 2 of 5 stars
- The Clone Assassin by Steven L. Kent (Rogue Clone #9): 4 of 5 stars
- The Clone Sedition by Steven L. Kent (Rogue Clone #8): 4 of 5 stars
- The Clone Redemption by Steven L. Kent (Rogue Clone #7): 4 of 5 stars
- Madness in Solidar by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (The Imager Portfolio #9): 4.5 of 5 stars
- Castaway Planet by Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor: 3 of 5 stars
- Undercity by Catherine Asaro: 4 of 5 stars
- The Clone Empire by Steven L. Kent (Rogue Clone #6): 4 of 5 stars
- The Clone Betrayal by Steven L. Kent (Rogue Clone #5): 4 of 5 stars
- The Clone Elite by Steven L. Kent (Rogue Clone #4): 4 of 5 stars
- Antiagon Fire (The Imager Portfolio #7) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.: 4 of 5 stars
- Imager’s Battalion by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (The Imager Portfolio #6): 4 of 5 stars
- Princeps by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (The Imager Portfolio #5): 4 of 5 stars
- Carousel Seas by Sharon Lee (Archer’s Beach #3): 4 of 5 stars
- Scholar by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (The Imager Portfolio #4): 4 of 5 stars
- The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower: A Biography of C. S. Forester’s Famous Naval Hero by C. Northcote Parkinson: 4 of 5 stars
- The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton (A Commonwealth Novel): 3 of 5 stars
Re-Reads:
These are books I’ve read before and re-read during July and August when I had no new books on hand. It does not include my re-reading of all of the Liaden books to get myself set for Dragon in Exile.
- A Rising Thunder – David Weber
- Shadow of Freedom – David Weber
- The Shadow of Saganami – David Weber
- Watch on the Rhine – John Ringo, Tom Kratman
- A Cruel Wind (A Shadow of All Night Falling; October’s Baby; All Darkness Met) – Glen Cook
- Dread Empire’s Fall: The Sundering – Walter Jon Williams
- The Thin Man – Dashiell Hammett
- The Glass Key – Dashiell Hammett
- The Maltese Falcon – Dashiell Hammett
- The Dain Curse – Dashiell Hammett
- Red Harvest – Dashiell Hammett
- The Truth of Valor – Tanya Huff
- Valor’s Trial – Tanya Huff
- City on Fire – Walter Jon Williams
- The Way to Glory – David Drake
- The Far Side of the Stars – David Drake
- Ambassador of Progress – Walter Jon Williams
- Target (Vicky Peterwald) – Mike Shepherd
- The Warmasters – David Drake, David Weber, Eric Flint
- Paying the Piper – David Drake
- In Fury Born – David Weber
- Night’s Master – Tanith Lee
- The Birthgrave – Tanith Lee
- The Gods Themselves – Isaac Assimov
- Judas Unchained – Peter F. Hamilton
- Pandora’s Star – Peter F. Hamilton