The Reading List Archive – 2013

This is the archive of the books I read (or started) in 2013.  For the books I’ve read or am currently reading, check out The Reading List.

I’ll put an X behind those that I recommend and a XX behind those that I highly recommend. Books with one X will likely only be popular with those who are fans of the genre, while XXs are those I’d recommend regardless of genre preference.

106.  Dreamsongs: Volume I by George R. R. Martin (28 Dec 2013) – XX

—–A great collection of short stories.

105.  The Thief of Always by Clive Barker (21 Dec 2013) – XX

———-Read:  My review of The Thief of Always

104.  Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It by Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake (6 Dec 2013) – X

—–Interesting, but rather repetitive.  I guess that’s to be expected when the book is trying to convince us that it’s a mostly usable roadmap for a national U. S. cyber security policy.

103.  Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, book 11) by Robert Jordan (7 Nov 2013) [re-reading to review- still highly recommended as part of this series]

———-Read:  My review of Knife of Dreams

102.  Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega, book 2) by Patricia Briggs (30 Oct 2013) – X

———-Read:  My review of Hunting Ground

101.  Cry Wolf  (Alpha and Omega, book 1) by Patricia Briggs (21 Oct 2013) – X

———-Read:  My review of Cry Wolf

100.  On The Prowl by Patricia Briggs, Eileen Wilks, Karen Chance, & Sunny (7 Oct 2013)

—–Other than “Alpha and Omega”, which kicks off Briggs’ series, I found nothing worth reading in this book.

———-Read:  My review of On The Prowl

99.  Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time, book 10) by Robert Jordan (7 Sep 2013) [re-read to write a review – still highly recommended as part of this series]

———-Read:  My review of Crossroads of Twilight

98.  The Cleric Quintet by R. A. Salvatore (23 Jul 2013) – X

—–A great early book by Salvatore, but not likely for non-fantasy readers.

[read Head First HTML & CSS, 2nd Edition in between Winter’s Heart and The Cleric Quintet]

97.  Winter’s Heart (The Wheel of Time, book 9) by Robert Jordan (6 Jun 2013) [re-read to write a review – still highly recommended as part of this series]

———-Read:  My review of Winter’s Heart

96.  The Candy Shop War: Arcade Catastrophe by Brandon Mull (29 May 2013) – XX

———-Read:  My review of Arcade Catastrophe

95.  The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull (19 May 2013) – XX

———-Read:  My review of The Candy Shop War

94.  The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, book 8) by Robert Jordan (19 Apr 2013) [re-read to write a review – still highly recommended as part of this series]

———-Read:  My review of The Path of Daggers

93. Tomb Seven by Gene Snyder (9 Apr 2013)

—–Tomb Seven was fairly predictable, with little worthwhile action.

———-Read:  My review of Tomb Seven

92. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (31 Mar 2013)

—–While this story had some interesting parallels to the non-fiction book “How the Irish Saved Civilization”, it was very slow going, and a bit difficult to follow at times.

91.  Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (22 Feb 2013) – XX

———-Read:  My review of Beautiful Creatures

90.  A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, book 7) (20 Feb 2013) [re-reading to write a review]

———-Read:  My review of A Crown of Swords

89.  Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (2 Feb 2013)

—–Slow going.  Couldn’t get into this one.  Was like work to get through it.

———-Read:  My review of Labyrinth

88.  The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card (28 Jan 2013) – X

—–An interesting system of magic, a young protagonist, but not a young adult book

———-Read:  My review of The Lost Gate

87.  The Legend of Drizzt Anthology, The Collected Stories by R.A. Salvatore, Edited by Philip Athas (22 Jan 2013) – XX

—–A collection of short stories centered around Drizzt and the Companions of the Hall, as well as a few focused on Jarlaxle and Artemis Entreri.

86.  A Memory of Light (the Wheel of Time, book 14) by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (10 Jan 2013) – XX

———-Read:  My review of A Memory of Light

* The Reading List Archive – 2013 (books 86 thru 106)
* The Reading List Archive – 2012 (books 64 thru 85)
* The Reading List Archive – 2011 (books 36 thru 63)
* The Reading List Archive – 2010 (books 1 thru 35)

Teaser Tuesday: The Chaos Curse

Teaser Tuesday post for 3 September 2013:

“What have you done, fallen priest?” the confident vampire asked.

 Those last two words echoed in the dean’s thoughts like a damning curse.

from “The Chaos Curse”, Book Five of The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Teaser Tuesday: The Fallen Fortress

Teaser Tuesday post for 27 August 2013:

Vander stirred and propped himself up on his elbows; Cadderly’s enchanted wall of fire came down, to reveal Pikel sitting comfortably on the stone, munching a leg of mutton he had opportunistically pulled from his pack and roasted in the magical flames.

 “Oo,” the green-bearded dwarf said, hiding the meat behind hid back when he noticed Cadderly’s amazed expression.

from “The Fallen Fortress”, Book Four of The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Teaser Tuesday: Night Masks

Teaser Tuesday post for 20 August 2013:

“Not ‘the ghost’, the victorious assassin replied to the dead form, “just ‘Ghost’.”  He sat then to finish his drink.

from “Night Masks”, Book Three of The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Teaser Tuesday: In Sylvan Shadows, again

Teaser Tuesday post for 13 August 2013:

“He dropped the bow and took up the book, closing it and grasping it tightly in both hands.
‘This is not what you hand in mind when you gave this to me, ‘ he admitted, as though he were addressing Headmistress Pertelope, then he slammed the heavy tome on the back of Dorigen’s head, again dropping her flat to the ground.”

from “In Sylvan Shadows”, Book Two of The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Teaser Tuesday: In Sylvan Shadows

(I’m a couple days late this week because I’ve been painting and redecorating my daughter’s bedroom while she’s been away at camp.)

Teaser Tuesday post for 6 August 2013:

“Your perceptions of the world will change often as you grow,” Pertelope said quietly, so that the others would not hear.  “And while the words in the book remain the same, your reading of them will not.  Deneir’s heart is a poet’s heart, and a poet’s heart drifts with the shadows of the clouds.”

from “In Sylvan Shadows”, Book Two of The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore

 

 

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Teaser Tuesday: Canticle

I found, through Story Treasury, the Teaser Tuesday ‘event’ hosted by MizB on her blog Should Be Reading.  Sounds interesting, and provides me with a prompt so I’ll try to participate weekly.  Below are the guidelines for Teaser Tuesday:

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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So, here’s my first Teaser Tuesday post, 30 July 2013:

“Ivan hit the loose-swinging door with a terrific impact, jolting it free of one of its hinges.  Cadderly’s fears were proved true, for several fiery explosions went off in rapid succession as Ivan crossed the threshold.”

from “Canticle”, Book One of The Cleric Qiuntet by R.A. Salvatore