66 Cry Wolf, Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega #1) (e) (re-read)
65 Something Light, Margery Sharp (e)
64 Urn Burial, Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #8)
63 All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) (e) (re-read)
62 The Case of the Missing Marquis, Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes #1)(e)
61 Lady Violet Investigates, Grace Burrowes, (Lady Violet #1) (e)
60 The Siren Depths, Martha Wells, (Raksura #3) (e)
59 Mixed Marriage, Elizabeth Cadell (e)
58 The Serpent Sea, Martha Wells (Raksura #2) (e)
57 The Cloud Roads, Martha Wells (Raksura #1) (e)
56 Soul Taken, Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #13) (e)
55 Ruby Fever, Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #6) (e)
54 Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny, Rebekah Weatherspoon (e)
53 The Wind Off the Small Isles, and The Lost One, Mary Stewart (e)
52 A Natural History of Dragons, Marie Brennan (Lady Trent’s Memoirs #1) (e)
51 The Girl With No Face, M.H. Boronson (Daoshi Chronicles #2) (e)
50 A Gentleman’s Position, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #3) (e) **
49 A Fashionable Indulgence, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #1) (e)
48 A Little Too Familiar, Lish McBride (e)
47 The Wonder Engine, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #2) (e)
46 Clockwork Boys, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #1) (e)
45 Peter Cabot Gets Lost, Kat Sebastian (The Cabots #1) (e)
44 Thornyhold, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
43 The Missing Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #2) (e)
42 Stormy Petrel, Mary Stewart (e)
41 Hither, Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #1) (e)
40 A Delicate Deception, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #3*) (e)
39 A Duke in Disguise, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #2*) (e)
38 The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh (e)
37 The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison (The Cemeteries of Amalo #2)
36 Sweep of the Blade, Ilona Andrews (Inkeeper #4) (e)
35 The Rat-catcher’s Daughter, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys 0.5) (e)
34 Gilded Cage, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys #2) (e)
33 When the King Comes Home, Caroline Stevermer (e)
32 Touch Not the Cat, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
31 Miss Moriarty, I Presume ( Lady Sherlock Book 6) Sherry Thomas (e)
30 New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy (re-read)
29 Trust Me on This, Jennifer Crusie (re-read)
28 Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan (Celestial Kingdom #1) (e)
27 Summer in Orcus, T. Kingfisher (e)
26 A Gentleman Undone, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #2) (e)
25 A Lady Awakened, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #1) (e)
24 Nettle and Bone, T. Kingfisher (e)
23 Shadow of the Swan, Nicola M. Cameron (Hidden Empire #1) (e)
22 Amongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London #9) (e)
21 To My Muse, Nicola M. Cameron (e)
20 Unfit to Print, KJ Charles (e)
19 When Blood Lies, C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #17)
18 The Last Revival of Opal and Nev, Dawnie Walton (e)
17 Bruno, Chief of Police: A Mystery of the French Countryside, Martin Walker (Bruno, Chief of Police #1) (e)
16 Spellswept, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #2) (e)
15 Last Guard, Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #5) (re-read aloud w/Steve)
14 Dragonsbane, Barbara Hambly (Winterlands #1) (e)
13 Naked Once More, Elizabeth Peters (Jacqueline Kirby #4) (e)
12 The Pride of Chanur, CJ Cherryh (Chanur #1) (e) (re-read)
11 Written in Red, Anne Bishop (The Others #1)(re-read)
10 Shadow Scale, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #2) (e)
9 Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #1) (e)
8 Grave Reservations, Cherie Priest (Booking Agents Series #1) (e)
7 Gothel and the Maiden Prince, W.R. Gingell (e)
6 A Gathering of Gargoyles, Meredith Ann Pierce (Darkangel #2)
5 Crystal Lattice, Paul Aurelius (The Crystal Cities #1) (pre-pub provided by the author) (e)
4 The 5th Gender, G.L. Carriger (A Tinkered Stars Mystery) (e)
3 Magic Lessons, Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic #1 or #3, depending) (e)
2 Snowspelled, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #1) (e)
1 Widdershins, Jordan L. Hawk (Whyborn and Griffin #1) (e)
__________
* The Regency Imposters #1 is Unmasked by the Marquis, which I read backaways
**Yes, I know there’s a #2, but I started it and put it down. Not my cuppa, though it may well be yours.
This just in — gorgeous Salvage Right (Baen, Summer 2023) cover art by David Mattingly.
It’s just . . . I may cry. No, wait! I’ll look for a place in my office to hang it, after it’s framed.
So, yesterday’s Big News was the assignment of a narrator to Fair Trade. Following up on that — Eileen Stevens will narrate, brave woman, and we have a firm date and time to chat with her, next Friday.
The Redlands Novel, still nameless, resides at +/-16,000 words as of close of writing last night, so that’s exciting, for values of &c.
We have a title for the story about Lomar Fasholt destined for inclusion in Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 35. The title for the Lomar story is!
“Songs of the Fathers”
So that’s also exciting. As soon as we Genius Writers come up with a title for the whole chapbook, I can start hunting and hopefully gathering cover art, and start in with compiling and getting preorders set up at the Usual Suspects.
I’m thinking that the order of stories will be: “Standing Orders,” “Songs of the Fathers,” “From Every Storm a Rainbow,” and the obligatory Authors’ Afterword.
And, yanno, so it goes. Writers livin’ the life.
Today’s blog title brought to you by REM, “Losing my Religion.” Here’s a link.
65 Something Light, Margery Sharp (e)
64 Urn Burial, Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #8)
63 All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) (e) (re-read)
62 The Case of the Missing Marquis, Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes #1)(e)
61 Lady Violet Investigates, Grace Burrowes, (Lady Violet #1) (e)
60 The Siren Depths, Martha Wells, (Raksura #3) (e)
59 Mixed Marriage, Elizabeth Cadell (e)
58 The Serpent Sea, Martha Wells (Raksura #2) (e)
57 The Cloud Roads, Martha Wells (Raksura #1) (e)
56 Soul Taken, Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #13) (e)
55 Ruby Fever, Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #6) (e)
54 Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny, Rebekah Weatherspoon (e)
53 The Wind Off the Small Isles, and The Lost One, Mary Stewart (e)
52 A Natural History of Dragons, Marie Brennan (Lady Trent’s Memoirs #1) (e)
51 The Girl With No Face, M.H. Boronson (Daoshi Chronicles #2) (e)
50 A Gentleman’s Position, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #3) (e) **
49 A Fashionable Indulgence, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #1) (e)
48 A Little Too Familiar, Lish McBride (e)
47 The Wonder Engine, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #2) (e)
46 Clockwork Boys, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #1) (e)
45 Peter Cabot Gets Lost, Kat Sebastian (The Cabots #1) (e)
44 Thornyhold, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
43 The Missing Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #2) (e)
42 Stormy Petrel, Mary Stewart (e)
41 Hither, Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #1) (e)
40 A Delicate Deception, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #3*) (e)
39 A Duke in Disguise, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #2*) (e)
38 The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh (e)
37 The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison (The Cemeteries of Amalo #2)
36 Sweep of the Blade, Ilona Andrews (Inkeeper #4) (e)
35 The Rat-catcher’s Daughter, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys 0.5) (e)
34 Gilded Cage, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys #2) (e)
33 When the King Comes Home, Caroline Stevermer (e)
32 Touch Not the Cat, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
31 Miss Moriarty, I Presume ( Lady Sherlock Book 6) Sherry Thomas (e)
30 New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy (re-read)
29 Trust Me on This, Jennifer Crusie (re-read)
28 Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan (Celestial Kingdom #1) (e)
27 Summer in Orcus, T. Kingfisher (e)
26 A Gentleman Undone, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #2) (e)
25 A Lady Awakened, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #1) (e)
24 Nettle and Bone, T. Kingfisher (e)
23 Shadow of the Swan, Nicola M. Cameron (Hidden Empire #1) (e)
22 Amongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London #9) (e)
21 To My Muse, Nicola M. Cameron (e)
20 Unfit to Print, KJ Charles (e)
19 When Blood Lies, C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #17)
18 The Last Revival of Opal and Nev, Dawnie Walton (e)
17 Bruno, Chief of Police: A Mystery of the French Countryside, Martin Walker (Bruno, Chief of Police #1) (e)
16 Spellswept, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #2) (e)
15 Last Guard, Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #5) (re-read aloud w/Steve)
14 Dragonsbane, Barbara Hambly (Winterlands #1) (e)
13 Naked Once More, Elizabeth Peters (Jacqueline Kirby #4) (e)
12 The Pride of Chanur, CJ Cherryh (Chanur #1) (e) (re-read)
11 Written in Red, Anne Bishop (The Others #1)(re-read)
10 Shadow Scale, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #2) (e)
9 Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #1) (e)
8 Grave Reservations, Cherie Priest (Booking Agents Series #1) (e)
7 Gothel and the Maiden Prince, W.R. Gingell (e)
6 A Gathering of Gargoyles, Meredith Ann Pierce (Darkangel #2)
5 Crystal Lattice, Paul Aurelius (The Crystal Cities #1) (pre-pub provided by the author) (e)
4 The 5th Gender, G.L. Carriger (A Tinkered Stars Mystery) (e)
3 Magic Lessons, Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic #1 or #3, depending) (e)
2 Snowspelled, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #1) (e)
1 Widdershins, Jordan L. Hawk (Whyborn and Griffin #1) (e)
__________
* The Regency Imposters #1 is Unmasked by the Marquis, which I read backaways
**Yes, I know there’s a #2, but I started it and put it down. Not my cuppa, though it may well be yours.
In keeping with my promise to let y’all know when there was motion on the audiobook edition of Fair Trade, I am happy to announce that!
Audible has assigned a reader. Steve and I will be talking with her at the end of next week.
All righty, then!
It’s Tuesday, but, lest you think it’s just any trash day, allow me to enlighten you. On this date in 1988, a UHaul truck followed by a midnight black Chevy Beretta, bearing between them three cats — Archie, Arwen, and Brandee — as well as all of our worldly possessions that could be made to fit, including the Compleat Submission Manuscript of Carpe Diem, our third novel — crossed into Maine.
Eventually, this modest caravan would arrive in Skowhegan, where we expected to claim the keys to the house we had rented long-distance, and stop by the office of the Skowhegan Reporter, so that Steve could introduce himself to the editor who had hired him, likewise long-distance.
We stopped at the house first, where our landlord — former landlord — let us know that his daughter had left her husband during the days it took us to drive to Maine, and she was now living in the house we had put a security deposit on. He gave us our money back.
Somewhat shaken, but still confident that at least a job awaited one of us, we went to the offices of the Skowhegan Reporter, only to find that the Home Office had indulged in a game of musical editors, which sent the editor who had hired Steve to Virginia, if memory serves, and brought the editor from Pennsylvania to Maine. The new editor was not empowered to give Steve a job.
I’m not sure what we did then. Possibly, we sat in Coburn Park, stared at each other, and petted the cats.
Toward nightfall, we landed in a motel, found a storage facility outside of town, stowed our stuff, bought salads from the salad bar at the local Hannaford, and a bottle of wine, and went back to the little cabin, where our cats were all snuggled together in the bed.
The rest, as they say, is History.
I’ve lived more than half my life in Maine, and I’ll say it’s been good to me. It’s always risky to second-guess history, but I believe that the Liaden Universe® would not have progressed nearly so far, had we remained in the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area. Even back then, rents were stupid, and neither Steve nor I commanded high-paying jobs. It was coming down to each of us having a job and a spare just to stay even, and the partnership, never mind the writing career, might not have survived.
Once we found an apartment, in Skowhegan, we wrote to friends, to give them our new address. One wrote back, exclaiming, “But what are you doing in Maine? I mean, I suppose it makes sense, in case of nuclear war, because it takes everything twenty years to get to Maine.” And he wasn’t wrong.
We did eventually find jobs, weathered the vagaries of publishing, bought a house, wrote, wrote some more, actually saw some of what we wrote published, and weathered the various Things that Life throws at us all.
And here we are, thirty-four years later, still in Maine.
It’s nice when you can look back and say that — there? Yeah, just there? You made the right decision.
“Eight Mile and the City,” by Steven Harper, published in When Worlds Collide, Zombies Need Brains LLC (2021), won the 2022 WSFA Small Press Award, presented last evening at CapClave.
Congratulations to Steven and to ZNB’s publisher Joshua Palmatier. You may read the rest of the complete awards story at File770
Here at the Cat Farm and Confusion Factory, we continue to live the halcyon lives of working writers. Steve continues to spar with Jethri, while I run interference between the Master Trader’s trade team and The Redlands. Also on-going is packing up some of our so-called “papers” for shipment to the Lee-and-Miller archive at Northern Illinois University.
We also need to start thinking about our story for Solar Flare, due to editor Joshua Palmatier in December.
Last week was slightly interrupted by medical concerns, involving blood panels, xrays, and various whatnot in order to give the doctors their Data. Data now mostly in, it seems that things are in basically good shape, but a visit with the cardiologist is upcoming in order to file off the rough edges.
What with One Thing and Something Else, we realized that Pinbeam Books (the Lee-Miller indie publishing arm) hasn’t put out even one chapbook in 2022 (the energy that would have gone into a chapbook or even two went instead into surprise book, Salvage Right, coming to a bookstore near you in 2023).
However! We do intend to publish a Yule Chapbook this year — Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 35: TITLE TBA. This chapbook will contain two reprints: WSFA Small Press Award Finalist “Standing Orders,” and “From Every Storm a Rainbow,” which appeared on Baen.com December 2021 – January 2022; and! one never-published work concerning the life and times of Lomar Fasholt, who has been missing for some time, to the great concern of her friends.
More news on that project as we move forward.
Those who indulge may purchase the eARC of Chicks in Tank Tops from Baen Books. Or! You may preorder it from the bookstore of your choice for a January delivery.
. . . and I think that’s all the news for right now.
Everybody stay safe.
64 Urn Burial, Kerry Greenwood (Phryne Fisher #8)
63 All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) (e) (re-read)
62 The Case of the Missing Marquis, Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes #1)(e)
61 Lady Violet Investigates, Grace Burrowes, (Lady Violet #1) (e)
60 The Siren Depths, Martha Wells, (Raksura #3) (e)
59 Mixed Marriage, Elizabeth Cadell (e)
58 The Serpent Sea, Martha Wells (Raksura #2) (e)
57 The Cloud Roads, Martha Wells (Raksura #1) (e)
56 Soul Taken, Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #13) (e)
55 Ruby Fever, Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #6) (e)
54 Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny, Rebekah Weatherspoon (e)
53 The Wind Off the Small Isles, and The Lost One, Mary Stewart (e)
52 A Natural History of Dragons, Marie Brennan (Lady Trent’s Memoirs #1) (e)
51 The Girl With No Face, M.H. Boronson (Daoshi Chronicles #2) (e)
50 A Gentleman’s Position, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #3) (e) **
49 A Fashionable Indulgence, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #1) (e)
48 A Little Too Familiar, Lish McBride (e)
47 The Wonder Engine, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #2) (e)
46 Clockwork Boys, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #1) (e)
45 Peter Cabot Gets Lost, Kat Sebastian (The Cabots #1) (e)
44 Thornyhold, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
43 The Missing Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #2) (e)
42 Stormy Petrel, Mary Stewart (e)
41 Hither, Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #1) (e)
40 A Delicate Deception, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #3*) (e)
39 A Duke in Disguise, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #2*) (e)
38 The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh (e)
37 The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison (The Cemeteries of Amalo #2)
36 Sweep of the Blade, Ilona Andrews (Inkeeper #4) (e)
35 The Rat-catcher’s Daughter, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys 0.5) (e)
34 Gilded Cage, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys #2) (e)
33 When the King Comes Home, Caroline Stevermer (e)
32 Touch Not the Cat, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
31 Miss Moriarty, I Presume ( Lady Sherlock Book 6) Sherry Thomas (e)
30 New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy (re-read)
29 Trust Me on This, Jennifer Crusie (re-read)
28 Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan (Celestial Kingdom #1) (e)
27 Summer in Orcus, T. Kingfisher (e)
26 A Gentleman Undone, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #2) (e)
25 A Lady Awakened, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #1) (e)
24 Nettle and Bone, T. Kingfisher (e)
23 Shadow of the Swan, Nicola M. Cameron (Hidden Empire #1) (e)
22 Amongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London #9) (e)
21 To My Muse, Nicola M. Cameron (e)
20 Unfit to Print, KJ Charles (e)
19 When Blood Lies, C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #17)
18 The Last Revival of Opal and Nev, Dawnie Walton (e)
17 Bruno, Chief of Police: A Mystery of the French Countryside, Martin Walker (Bruno, Chief of Police #1) (e)
16 Spellswept, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #2) (e)
15 Last Guard, Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #5) (re-read aloud w/Steve)
14 Dragonsbane, Barbara Hambly (Winterlands #1) (e)
13 Naked Once More, Elizabeth Peters (Jacqueline Kirby #4) (e)
12 The Pride of Chanur, CJ Cherryh (Chanur #1) (e) (re-read)
11 Written in Red, Anne Bishop (The Others #1)(re-read)
10 Shadow Scale, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #2) (e)
9 Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #1) (e)
8 Grave Reservations, Cherie Priest (Booking Agents Series #1) (e)
7 Gothel and the Maiden Prince, W.R. Gingell (e)
6 A Gathering of Gargoyles, Meredith Ann Pierce (Darkangel #2)
5 Crystal Lattice, Paul Aurelius (The Crystal Cities #1) (pre-pub provided by the author) (e)
4 The 5th Gender, G.L. Carriger (A Tinkered Stars Mystery) (e)
3 Magic Lessons, Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic #1 or #3, depending) (e)
2 Snowspelled, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #1) (e)
1 Widdershins, Jordan L. Hawk (Whyborn and Griffin #1) (e)
__________
* The Regency Imposters #1 is Unmasked by the Marquis, which I read backaways
**Yes, I know there’s a #2, but I started it and put it down. Not my cuppa, though it may well be yours.
63 All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) (e) (re-read)
62 The Case of the Missing Marquis, Nancy Springer (Enola Holmes #1)(e)
61 Lady Violet Investigates, Grace Burrowes, (Lady Violet #1) (e)
60 The Siren Depths, Martha Wells, (Raksura #3) (e)
59 Mixed Marriage, Elizabeth Cadell (e)
58 The Serpent Sea, Martha Wells (Raksura #2) (e)
57 The Cloud Roads, Martha Wells (Raksura #1) (e)
56 Soul Taken, Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #13) (e)
55 Ruby Fever, Ilona Andrews (Hidden Legacy #6) (e)
54 Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny, Rebekah Weatherspoon (e)
53 The Wind Off the Small Isles, and The Lost One, Mary Stewart (e)
52 A Natural History of Dragons, Marie Brennan (Lady Trent’s Memoirs #1) (e)
51 The Girl With No Face, M.H. Boronson (Daoshi Chronicles #2) (e)
50 A Gentleman’s Position, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #3) (e) **
49 A Fashionable Indulgence, KJ Charles (Society of Gentlemen #1) (e)
48 A Little Too Familiar, Lish McBride (e)
47 The Wonder Engine, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #2) (e)
46 Clockwork Boys, T. Kingfisher (Clocktaur War #1) (e)
45 Peter Cabot Gets Lost, Kat Sebastian (The Cabots #1) (e)
44 Thornyhold, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
43 The Missing Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #2) (e)
42 Stormy Petrel, Mary Stewart (e)
41 Hither, Page, Kat Sebastian (Page and Sommers #1) (e)
40 A Delicate Deception, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #3*) (e)
39 A Duke in Disguise, Kat Sebastian (The Regency Imposters #2*) (e)
38 The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh (e)
37 The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison (The Cemeteries of Amalo #2)
36 Sweep of the Blade, Ilona Andrews (Inkeeper #4) (e)
35 The Rat-catcher’s Daughter, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys 0.5) (e)
34 Gilded Cage, KJ Charles (Lilywhite Boys #2) (e)
33 When the King Comes Home, Caroline Stevermer (e)
32 Touch Not the Cat, Mary Stewart (re-read) (e)
31 Miss Moriarty, I Presume ( Lady Sherlock Book 6) Sherry Thomas (e)
30 New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy (re-read)
29 Trust Me on This, Jennifer Crusie (re-read)
28 Daughter of the Moon Goddess, Sue Lynn Tan (Celestial Kingdom #1) (e)
27 Summer in Orcus, T. Kingfisher (e)
26 A Gentleman Undone, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #2) (e)
25 A Lady Awakened, Cecelia Grant (Blackshear Family #1) (e)
24 Nettle and Bone, T. Kingfisher (e)
23 Shadow of the Swan, Nicola M. Cameron (Hidden Empire #1) (e)
22 Amongst Our Weapons, Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London #9) (e)
21 To My Muse, Nicola M. Cameron (e)
20 Unfit to Print, KJ Charles (e)
19 When Blood Lies, C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #17)
18 The Last Revival of Opal and Nev, Dawnie Walton (e)
17 Bruno, Chief of Police: A Mystery of the French Countryside, Martin Walker (Bruno, Chief of Police #1) (e)
16 Spellswept, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #2) (e)
15 Last Guard, Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity #5) (re-read aloud w/Steve)
14 Dragonsbane, Barbara Hambly (Winterlands #1) (e)
13 Naked Once More, Elizabeth Peters (Jacqueline Kirby #4) (e)
12 The Pride of Chanur, CJ Cherryh (Chanur #1) (e) (re-read)
11 Written in Red, Anne Bishop (The Others #1)(re-read)
10 Shadow Scale, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #2) (e)
9 Seraphina, Rachel Hartman (Seraphina #1) (e)
8 Grave Reservations, Cherie Priest (Booking Agents Series #1) (e)
7 Gothel and the Maiden Prince, W.R. Gingell (e)
6 A Gathering of Gargoyles, Meredith Ann Pierce (Darkangel #2)
5 Crystal Lattice, Paul Aurelius (The Crystal Cities #1) (pre-pub provided by the author) (e)
4 The 5th Gender, G.L. Carriger (A Tinkered Stars Mystery) (e)
3 Magic Lessons, Alice Hoffman (Practical Magic #1 or #3, depending) (e)
2 Snowspelled, Stephanie Burgis (The Harwood Spellbook #1) (e)
1 Widdershins, Jordan L. Hawk (Whyborn and Griffin #1) (e)
__________
* The Regency Imposters #1 is Unmasked by the Marquis, which I read backaways
**Yes, I know there’s a #2, but I started it and put it down. Not my cuppa, though it may well be yours.