Books of 2009
I read relatively few books this year, and listened to even less. The listening to might be ascribed to a higher percentage of unabridged (and the abridged are more likely 6 hrs and not 3), but I'm not sure why so few paper books.
Ask me if you have any questions here... I would recommend almost all of these books.
December (61/54)
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February (9/14)
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January (4/7)
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Ask me if you have any questions here... I would recommend almost all of these books.
December (61/54)
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- Reflex (Stephen Gould)
- Altan (Mercedes Lackey)
- The Scourge of God (S.M. Stirling)
- Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire (Jean-Paul Roux)
- Krakatoa (Simon Winchester) (unabridged)
- Deep Black: Payback (Stephen Coonts) (abridged)
- Double Take (Catherine Coulter) (abridged)
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- Hybrids (Robert Sawyer)
- Death of a Songbird (Christine Goff)
- The Valley- Westside War (Harry Turtledove)
- Jhegaala (Stephen Brust)
- Beneath the Sky (Anne Perry) (unabridged)
- The Fifth Vial (Michael Palmer) (abridged)
- Deep Black (Stephen Coonts) (abridged)
- New Moon (Stephanie Meyer) (unabridged)
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- Get Fuzzy: Scrum Bums (Darby Conley)
- Worlds That Weren’t (Harry Turtledove, SM Stirling, Mary Gentile, and Walter Jon Williams)
- A Rant of Ravens (Christine Goff)
- The Lost Fleet: Valiant (Jack Campbell)
- The Lost Fleet: Relentless (Jack Campbell)
- Beyond the Gap (Harry Turtledove)
- Undead and Unappreciated (Mary Janice Davidson) (unabridged)
- Too Many Cooks (Rex Stout) (unabridged)
- Cross Bones (Kathy Reichs) (abridged)
- Lost City (Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos)
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- Being Dead (Vivian Vande Velde)
- Stargate - SG1: Roswell (Sonny Whitelaw and Jennifer Fallon)
- The Trouble with Demons (Lisa Shearin)
- The Lost Fleet: Courageous (Jack Campbell)
- Altered Carbon (Richard Morgan) (unabridged)
- Trial Run (Dick Francis) (unabridged)
- Sacred Stone (Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo) (abridged)
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- End in Fire (Syne Mitchell)
- The Sunrise Lands (SM Stirling)
- Young James Bond: Blood Fever (Charles Higson)
- Stargate - SG1: Siren Song (Holly Scott and Jaimie Duncan)
- The Good, the Bad, and the Undead (Kim Harrison) (unabridged)
- Summer Knight (Dresden, book 4) (Jim Butcher) (unabridged)
- Two-Minute Rule (Robert Crais) (abridged)
Paper:
- The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty (Buster Olney)
- Charmed: Mystic Knoll (Diana Gallagher)
- Firestorm (Weather Warden Book 5) (Rachel Caine)
- The Essential Rene Magritte (Todd Alden)
- Valor's Trial (Tanya Huff)
- Thin Air (Weather Warden, book 6) (Rachel Caine)
- 2000x Blips from Outer Space (unabridged short stories, various authors)
- A Right to Die (Rex Stout) (unabridged)
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- Dead and Gone (Charlaine Harris)
- Quantum of Solace (Ian Fleming)
- Jumper: Griffin's Story (Steven Gould)
- Alias: Mind Games (Paul Ruditis)
- Windfall (Weather Warden Book 4) (Rachel Caine)
- The Lost Fleet: Fearless (Jack Campbell)
- High Profile (Robert B Parker)
- Joust (Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon)
- Fool Moon (Dresden, book 3) (Jim Butcher) (unabridged)
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith) (unabridged)
- Flying Finish (Dick Francis) (unabridged)
- Anne Manx: The Lives of the Cat (Larry Weiner) (unabridged)
Paper:
- Chill Factor (Weather Warden book 3) (Rachel Caine)
- Stranger in Paradise (Robert B Parker)
- The Lost Fleet: Dauntless (Jack Campbell)
- Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness (Robert Winkler)
- Team One: Soul of the Assassin (Dale Brown)
- Windfall (Weather Warden book 4) (Rachel Caine)
Audio:
- Rock Rats (Ben Bova) (unabridged)
- Grave Peril (Dresden book 2) (Jim Butcher) (unabridged)
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (John le Carre) (unabridged)
- Repent Harlequin, Said the Ticktock Man (Harlan Ellison) (unabridged short story)
- The Bourne Ultimatum (Robert Ludlum) (abridged)
Paper:
- Alias: Two of a Kind (Greg Cox)
- Glasswright's Master (Mindy Klasky)
- Charmed: Mirror Image (Jeff Marriotte)
- Feather Quest (Pete Dunne)
- The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History (Jayson Stark)
- Good Birders Don't Wear White (Lisa White and Pete Dunne)
Audio:
- Upcountry (Nelson DeMille) (abridged)
- Have Spacesuit, Will Travel (Robert Heinlein) (unabridged)
- The Woods (Harlan Coben) (abridged)
- Dead Witch Walking (Kim Harrison) (unabridged)
- A Crack in the Edge of the World (Simon Winchester) (abridged)
- Bancroft Strategy (Robert Ludlum) (abridged)
- The Chase (Clive Cussler) (abridged)
Paper:
- 24 Declassified: Collateral Damage (Marc Cerasini)
- Ill Wind - Weather Warden, book 1 (Rachel Caine)
- Mr. Monk Goes to Germany (Lee Goldberg)
- Heat Stroke - Weather Warden, book 2 (Rachel Caine)
- Whiteout (Ken Follett) (abridged)
- Undead and Unwed (Mary Janice Davidson) (unabridged)
- A Scanner Darkly (Philip K Dick) (unabridged)
- 3rd Degree (John Patterson) (unabridged)
- Twilight (Stephanie Meyer) (unabridged)
February (9/14)
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- The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
- Kissing Christmas Goodbye (M.C. Beaton)
- Glasswright's Test (Mindy Klasky)
- Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants (Lee Goldberg)
- The New Destroyer: Killer Ratings (Warren Murphy and James Mullaney)
Audio:
- Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception (Eoin Colfer) (unabridged)
- The Lazarus Vendetta (Robert Ludlum) (abridged)
- Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist (Dorothy Gilman) (unabridged)
- Playback (Raymond Chandler) (abridged)
- The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis) (unabridged)
- Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled (Dorothy Gilman) (unabridged)
- The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis) (unabridged)
January (4/7)
Paper:
- Wildside (Steven Gould)
- 24 Declassified: Trinity (John Whitman)
- Charmed: Soul of the Bride (Elizabeth Lenhard)
- Grantville Gazette III (Eric Flint et al.)
- Next (Michael Crichton) (unabridged)
- School Days (Robert B. Parker) (unabridged)
- Writer Ferrets - Chasing the Muse (Richard Bach) (unabridged)
- Tell No One (Harlan Coben) (abridged)
- Polar Shift (Clive Cussler) (abridged)
- Dark Voyage (Alan Furst) (abridged)
- Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman) (unabridged)