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That's okay, I wouldn't buy them either Happy New Year to you too, Tim

Thanks Marie, you too! Must be the Finnish air You've got the wrong thread Well I have been experimenting with invisibility, to be fair

But that doesn't mean I haven't been buying books this morning Thankee!! How come you didn't notice that last year? And no, it wouldn't . . . Has it? Thankee!

Wolf Hall is 99p in today's Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon

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Happy reading in 2014, Julie

Oh awesome! I read the Fagles translation, but I've coveted this one. I read a fair bit of it and it is a brilliant translation I saw his translation of The Odyssey has also recently been published Happy reading in 2014, Kate

That's a few of us have said we're not setting ourselves any targets this year - wonder what it was about 2013 that put us off them? Have a fabulous 2014, chalie, reading and otherwise ETA: Nora Roberts books for 99p on Kindle in today's Daily Deal

But . . . But . . . But it's Replay! Mind you, I suppose, being Replay, if you wanted to read it again you should really buy it again And then give it to Kay again And then buy it again Etc, ad infinitum

Happy New Year, Devi - enjoy your reading in 2014

Happy reading in 2014, Claire! Like you, I'm trying not to plan too much this year - although that's probably a plan in and of itself, in which case: I have a plan!

Some brilliant books in your TBR lists, bobbly - have a brilliant 2014! I love the first one - it's one of my all-time faves

Happy reading in 2014, Sari

Thanks all! You know you're always welcome, Claire I hope you get to read some more Dresden - it is true, they get better and better as they go along It's probably tackleable if I don't buy anymore books this year. Oh, wait, that's only another 8.5 hours, I think I can manage that

Hang on, have you got a time machine?? It's not 2014 yet Glad you enjoyed Good Omens

Oh but you might like him, cos you love vintage science fiction I feel a bit bad, cos I got that big hardback with seven of his novels in it last Christmas, but there you go. It still looks nice on the shelf

Thanks all Oh that's alright then, I'm good at being aimless

As I'm not going to finish another book this year I guess this thread is drawing to a close. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to read my waffle, or just for a chat, or even to point and laugh ( ), it wouldn't be the same without you A few stats to finish things off: I finished 77 books in 2013, 19 of which were ebooks, and I didn't give up on any! I gave eight books 10 out of 10. They were: The Iliad - translated by Robert Fagles Ready Player One by Ernest Cline The Coldest War by Ian Tregillis Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge Red Country by Joe Abercrombie My average score for the year was 7.6 My favourite book of the year, bar none, was Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel As for the rest . . . My favourite science fiction book of the year was a re-read - A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge My favourite fantasy book of the year was by Joe Abercrombie, but don't ask me to choose between Best Served Cold and Red Country (they had the best covers, too) My favourite character of the year was Gretel from Ian Tregillis's brilliant 'Milkweed Tryptich' My funniest read of the year was Ready Player One My most read author in 2013 was Vernor Vinge (five books) My favourite discovery of 2013 was Blood Song by Anthony Ryan My favourite series of 2013 was between Patrick O'Brian's 'Aubrey/Maturin' and Bernard Cornwell's 'Warrior/Saxon Chronicles' - can't decide, they're both brilliant My favourite classic was The Iliad (I read two epic poems in the end - and, before anyone says anything, I did read four or five classics this year ) The book I was surprised I liked as much as I did was East of Eden by John Steinbeck My biggest disappointment of the year was finding that I don't like Jules Verne much at all My lowest score of the year was 2, which means my least favourite book was On Basilisk Station by David Weber Thanks everyone, see you in 2014!

Enough with the lists already! Welcome to my 2014 thread I only set myself just the one target last year, which was to get Mount Doom (aka my TBR list) down to 50 (which I achieved for roughly 24 hours last week until Amazon started offering me books for 99p ). Somehow, though, I always end up trying to beat my previous year's total of books read. I didn't manage it in 2013, and I've decided not to try in 2014, as I think it makes me rush some books, particularly if I'm not enjoying them, and I end up enjoying them less as a result So, no targets this year. I just want to read and enjoy as much as possible, and I hope everyone else does the same and has a brilliant, happy and healthy 2014 And we are open for business

David Gemmell: Just so I don't have to keep searching for it in last year's thread . . . This is a list of David Gemmell's books grouped chronologically by setting. Drenai: Knights of Dark Renown (standalone) Morningstar (standalone) Waylander Waylander 2: In the Realm of the Wolf Waylander 3: Hero in the Shadows The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (prequel to Legend) The Legend of Deathwalker (prequel to Legend) White Wolf (Skilgannon the Damned Bk 1) Legend The King Beyond the Gate Quest for Lost Heroes (sort of sequel to The King Beyond the Gate) Winter Warriors (standalone) The Swords of Night and Day (Skilgannon the Damned Bk 2) Stones of Power / Sipstrassi: Three sub-sets within this series. The 'Stones of Power' feature in all of them, but that's the only link as far as I'm aware. Lion of Macedon (Parmenion Bk 1) Dark Prince (Parmenion Bk 2) Ghost King (Stones of Power Bk 1) Last Sword of Power (Stones of Power Bk 2) Wolf in Shadow (Jon Shannow Bk 1) The Last Guardian (Jon Shannow Bk 2) Bloodstone (Jon Shannow Bk 3) Hawk Queen: Ironhand's Daughter The Hawk Eternal Rigante: Sword in the Storm Midnight Falcon Ravenheart Stormrider Troy Trilogy: Lord of the Silver Bow Shield of Thunder Fall of Kings (posthumously finished by his wife, Stella) Other Titles: White Knight Black Swan (as Ross Harding) Dark Moon Echoes of the Great Song

Reminders / Wishlist: Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood Hothouse - Brian Aldiss Sacred Treason - James Forrester World War Z - Max Brooks The Reapers Are the Angels - Alden Bell More Robert Silverberg The Steel Remains - Richard Morgan Beowulf - Seamus Heaney translation Shadow And Betrayal: Book One of The Long Price - Daniel Abraham Absorption - John Meaney The Kings of Eternity - Eric Brown Ancient Blades trilogy - David Chandler Stormlord Trilogy - Glenda Larke Rebels and Traitors - Lindsey Davis King of Ithaca - Glen Iliffe A Place Called Armageddon - C C Humphreys Among Others - Jo Walton Intrusion or The Star Fraction by Ken McLeod The Fallen Blade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner Where Late the Sweet Birds Sing by Kate Wilhelm Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack Slow River by Nicola Griffith The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe by D. G. Compton Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Synners by Pat Cadigan Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler Jack Glass by Adam Roberts A Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin The Age of Ra by James Lovegrove Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban Theft Of Swords: The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney Under Enemy Colours by Sean Thomas Russell Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson The Aylesford Skull by James P. Blaylock Echo City by Tim Lebbon Orbitsville by Bob Shaw Farlander by Col Buchanan Faith by John Love Shogun by James Clavell Malice by John Gwynne Ex Heroes by Peter Clines Into the Storm by Taylor Anderson Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C S Forrester The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe Killer of Men by Christian Cameron This Is the Way the World Ends by James Morrow Dead Men's Dust by Matt Hilton The Serene Invasion by Eric Brown Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold Geoff Ryman The Gods Themselves - Isaac Asimov Man Plus - Frederik Pohl

Books acquired in 2014: Dead Beat (Dresden Files Book 7) by Jim Butcher The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (been keeping an eye out for this one in the sales cos of Michelle's review last year ) House of the Vestals by Steven Saylor A Gladiator Dies Only Once by Steven Saylor Beyond Hades (Prometheus Wars Book 1) by Luke Romyn Slaves of Valhalla (Prometheus Wars Book 2) by Luke Romyn Ghost King by David Gemmell Last Sword of Power by David Gemmell Morningstar by David Gemmell The Last Guardian by David Gemmell Bloodstone by David Gemmell Ironhand's Daughter by David Gemmell Quest for Lost Heroes by David Gemmell A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Harvest by Jim Crace The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt The Oracles of Troy (Adventures of Odysseus Book 4) by Glyn Iliffe The Hawk Eternal by David Gemmell Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell Dark Prince by David Gemmell Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan Broken Angels - Richard Morgan Woken Furies - Richard Morgan Market Forces - Richard Morgan Black Man - Richard Morgan The Unquiet Grave - Steven Dunne The Scent of Death - Andrew Taylor Foundation by Isaac Asimov Foundation & Empire by Isaac Asimov Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula Le Guin The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi The Faded Sun Trilogy by C J Cherryh War Birds by R M Meluch Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold Beowulf's Children by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes Young Miles (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold Deathstalker by Simon R. Green Tour of the Merrimack Vol 1 by R M Meluch Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny Miles, Mystery & Mayhem (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold Memory (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold A Hymn Before Dying by John Ringo Agent of Change by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead Cryoburn (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold Masters of Rome Collection I - V by Colleen McCullough Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher The Ionian Mission - Patrick O'Brian The Price of the Stars - Debra Doyle & James MacDonald The Time Traveller's Almanac - various The Door Into Summer - Robert A Heinlein Roma - Steven Saylor Prince of Darkness - Sharon Penman The October Horse - Colleen McCullough Antony and Cleopatra - Colleen McCullough The Song of Troy - Colleen McCullough All the Windwracked Stars - Elizabeth Bear Half a King - Joe Abercrombie Tower Lord - Anthony Ryan Runner - Patrick Lee Tour of the Merrimack vol 2 - R M Meluch The Ninth Circle (Merrimack) - R M Meluch Treason's Harbour - Patrick O'Brian The Far Side of the World - Patrick O'Brian Captain Vorpatril's Alliance - Lois McMaster Bujold Foreigner - C J Cherryh Into the Storm (Destroyermen 1) - Taylor Anderson

Mount DOOOOOOOM TBR: Read in 2014: 51 Remaining: 83 Treebooks: Into the Storm (Destroyermen Bk 1) - Taylor Anderson Jason and the Golden Fleece (The Argonautica) by Apollonius of Rhodes (translated by Richard Hunter) Foundation - Isaac Asimov Foundation & Empire - Isaac Asimov Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov Dawnthief - James Barclay The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Saga Omnibus 1) - Lois McMaster Bujold Young Miles (Vorkosigan Saga Omnibus 2) - Lois McMaster Bujold Miles, Mystery & Mayhem (Vorkosigan Saga Omnibus 3) - Lois McMaster Bujold Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold Memory (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold Cryoburn (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold Captain Corpatril's Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga) - Lois McMaster Bujold Heat Wave by Richard Castle Foreigner - C J Cherryh The Faded Sun Trilogy - C J Cherryh Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke She is the Darkness - Glen Cook Water Sleeps - Glen Cook Soldiers Live - Glen Cook Stonewielder - Ian C. Esslemont Orb Sceptre Throne - Ian C. Esslemont Blood and Bone - Ian C. Esslemont Hero in the Shadows - David Gemmell Dark Moon - David Gemmell Echoes of the Great Song - David Gemmell White Wolf - David Gemmell The Swords of Night and Day - David Gemmell Ghost King - David Gemmell Last Sword of Power - David Gemmell Morningstar - David Gemmell The Last Guardian - David Gemmell Bloodstone - David Gemmell Ironhand's Daughter - David Gemmell The Hawk Eternal - David Gemmell Quest for Lost Heroes - David Gemmell Lion of Macedon - David Gemmell Dark Prince - David Gemmell Deathstalker - Simon R Green Imperium - Robert Harris The Conquering Sword of Conan - Robert E. Howard The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane - Robert E. Howard The Last Light of the Sun - Guy Gavriel Kay Byzantium - Stephen R. Lawhead The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula Le Guin The Dispossessed - Ursula Le Guin The Given Day - Dennis Lehane The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome II) - Colleen McCullough Fortune's Favourites (Masters of Rome III) - Colleen McCullough Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome IV) - Colleen McCullough Caesar (Masters of Rome V) - Colleen McCullough The Riddle-Masters Game - Patricia A. McKillip War Birds - R M Meluch Tour of the Merrimack Vol 1 - R M Meluch Tour of the Merrimack Vol 2 - R M Meluch The Ninth Circle (Merrimack) - R M Meluch Beowulf's Children - Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle & Steven Barnes The Fortune of War - Patrick O'Brian The Surgeon's Mate - Patrick O'Brian The Ionian Mission - Patrick O'Brian Treason's Harbour - Patrick O'Brian The Far Side of the World - Patrick O'Brian The Quantum Thief - Hannu Rajaniemi The Peace War by Vernor Vinge Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge The Once and Future King by T. H. White Doorways in the Sand - Roger Zelazny Treebooks read in 2014: 30 Treebooks remaining: 40 Ebooks: Half a King - Joe Abercrombie Zero Day - David Baldacci All the Windwracked Stars - Elizabeth Bear Dead Beat - Jim Butcher Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher The Red Knight - Miles Cameron The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton Caliban's War - James S. A. Corey Sword Song - Bernard Cornwell The Burning Land - Bernard Cornwell Sharpe's Tiger - Bernard Cornwell Sharpe's Triumph - Bernard Cornwell Sharpe's Fortress - Bernard Cornwell Sharpe's Trafalgar - Bernard Cornwell Harvest - Jim Crace The Passage - Justin Cronin The Price of the Stars - Debra Doyle & James MacDonald The Unquiet Grave - Steven Dunne The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber Ash: A Secret History - Mary Gentle The Great North Road - Peter F Hamilton The Door Into Summer - Robert A Heinlein Emperor: The Death of Kings - Conn Iggulden Emperor: The Field of Swords - Conn Iggulden Emperor: The Gods of War - Conn Iggulden Emperor: The Blood of Gods - Conn Iggulden The Oracles of Troy - Glyn Iliffe The Mangle Street Murders - M. R. C. Kasasian Runner - Patrick Lee Red Seas Under Red Skies - Scott Lynch Wild Cards - George R R Martin The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome I) - Colleen McCullough The October Horse - Colleen McCullough Antony and Cleopatra - Colleen McCullough The Song of Troy - Colleen McCullough Altered Carbon - Richard Morgan Broken Angels - Richard Morgan Woken Furies - Richard Morgan Market Forces - Richard Morgan Black Man - Richard Morgan A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki Lionheart - Sharon Penman The Queen's Man - Sharon Penman Prince of Darkness - Sharon Penman Redemption Ark - Alastair Reynolds Absolution Gap - Alastair Reynolds The Prefect - Alastair Reynolds Diamond Dogs & Turquoise Days - Alastair Reynolds Galactic North - Alastair Reynolds The Lamp of the Wicked - Phil Rickman The Prayer of the Night Shepherd - Phil Rickman A Hymn Before Battle - John Ringo The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss Tower Lord - Anthony Ryan House of the Vestals - Steven Saylor A Gladiator Dies Only Once - Steven Saylor Roma - Steven Saylor The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt The Scent of Death - Andrew Taylor The Time Traveller's Almanac - various Son of Heaven - David Wingrove Daylight on Iron Mountain - David Wingrove The Middle Kingdom - David Wingrove The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey Ebooks read in 2014: 21 Ebooks remaining: 43

Books read in 2014: January 1. The Once and Future King by T. H. White 7/10 review 2. Dawnthief by James Barclay 4/10 review 3. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher 8/10 review 4. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 9/10 review 5. Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell 8/10 review 6. Morningstar by David Gemmell 8/10 review 7. The House of the Vestals by Steven Saylor 6/10 review February 8. The Peace War by Vernor Vinge 7/10 review 9. The Given Day by Dennis Lehane 9/10 review 10. Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan 8/10 review 11. Foundation by Isaav Asimov 8/10 review 12. Foundation & Empire by Isaac Asimov 9/10 review 13. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov 8/10 review 14. Broken Angels by Richard Morgan 8/10 review March 15. The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin 6/10 review 16. Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds 7/10 review 17. Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds 8/10 review 18. Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds 7/10 review 19. Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 1) by Lois McMaster Bujold 7/10 review 20. Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 2) by Lois McMaster Bujold 9/10 review 21. Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny 5/10 review April 22. The Faded Sun Trilogy: Kesrith by C. J. Cherryh 9/10 review 23. The Faded Sun Trilogy: Shon'Jir by C. J. Cherryh 8/10 review 24. The Faded Sun Trilogy: Kutath by C. J. Cherryh 8/10 review 25. Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by Alastair Reynolds 8/10 review 26. White Wolf by David Gemmell 9/10 review 27. The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell 7/10 review 28. The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 3) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review 29. War Birds by R. M. Meluch 7/10 review 30. The Mountains of Mourning (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 4) by Lois McMaster Bujold 9/10 review May 31. Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle 4/10 review 32. The Fortune of War by Patrick O'Brian 10/10 review 33. Wild Cards edited by George R. R. Martin 8/10 review 34. The King's Gambit (SPQR 1) by John Maddox Roberts 6/10 review 35. The Vor Game (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 5) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review 36. Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead 9/10 review June 37. The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome I) by Colleen McCullough 10/10 review 38. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher 6/10 review 39. The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome II) by Colleen McCullough 9/10 review 40. Fortune's Favourites (Masters of Rome III) by Colleen McCullough 9/10 review 41. Beowulf: A New Translation by Seamus Heaney 10/10 review July 42. The Legacy of Heorot by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournells & Steven Barnes 9/10 review 43. Half a King (Shattered Sea Book 1) by Joe Abercrombie 9/10 review 44. Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome IV) by Colleen McCullough 6/10 review 45. Gardens of the Moon (Book 1 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson 9/10 review 46. Runner by Patrick Lee 9/10 review August 47. Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 6) by Lois McMaster Bujold 7/10 review 48. Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds 9/10 review 49. The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell 6/10 review 50. The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor 4/10 review 51. Woken Furies by Richard Morgan 5/10 review 52. Deadhouse Gates (Book 2 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson 10/10 review September 53. Harvest by Jim Crace 5/10 review 54. The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein 7/10 review 55. The Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'Brian 9/10 review 56. Hannibal (Carthage Trilogy Book 1) by Ross Leckie 2/10 review 57. Ethan of Athos (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 7) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review 58. Labyrinth (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 8) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review 59. The Myriad (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 1) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review 60. Wolf Star (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 2) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review 61. Memories of Ice (Book 3 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson 9/10 review October 62. The Sagittarius Command (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 3) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review 63. Troika by Alastair Reynolds 7/10 review 64. Lightning by Dean Koontz 6/10 review 65. Into the Storm (Destroyermen Bk 1) by Taylor Anderson 4/10 review 66. Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell 9/10 review 67. The Cormorant by Stephen Gregory 8/10 review 68. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 10/10 review 69. The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter 8/10 review 70. The Night Boat by Robert R. McCammon 6/10 review 71. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 9/10 review November 72. Strength and Honor (Tour of the Merrimack Bk 4) by R. M. Meluch 9/10 review 73. The Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 9) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review 74. Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga Bk 10) by Lois McMaster Bujold 8/10 review 75. The Mangle Street Murders (Gower Street Detective Series Bk 1) by M.R.C. Kasasian 9/10 review 76. Death of Kings (The Warrior Chronicles Bk 6) by Bernard Cornwell 8/10 review 77. Shogun by James Clavell 8/10 review 78. Willful Child by Steven Erikson 4/10 review December 79. The Curse of the House of Foskett (Gower Street Detective Series Bk 2) by M.R.C. Kasasian 9/10 review 80. Revival by Stephen King 8/10 review 81. The Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch 7/10 82. Spin by Robert Charles Wilson 9/10 review 83. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury 9/10 review 84. Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge 9/10 review

All things 2014: Books Read in 2014 Mount Doom TBR Books purchased in 2014 Reminders / Wishlist David Gemmell Past Bookshelves: 2013 2012 2011 2010