Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Books Read for 2007

January (6)

Speculative Fiction Vol. 2 edited by Dean Alfar
Danse Macabre by Stephen King
The Ice Dragon by George R. R. Martin
Cell by Stephen King
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny

February (8)

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
Ubik by Philip K Dick
Gateway by Frederik Pohl
They Shall Have Stars by James Blish
A Life for the Stars by James Blish
Earthman, Come Home by James Blish
The Triumph of Time by James Blish
A La Carte: Food & Fiction edited by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and Marily Ysip Orosa

March (2)

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt
Fantasy Gone Wrong edited by Martin H Greenberg and Brittiany A Koren

April (2)

The Dispossessed by Ursula le Guin
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

May (2)

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

June (1)

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

July (11)

Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
The Spirit of the Chinese Character: Gifts from the Heart by Barbara Aria with Russel Eng Gon
Fantasy: Best of the Year 2007 edited by Rich Horton
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender
Science Fiction: Best of the Year 2007 edited by Rich Horton
Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
An Invisible Sign of My Own by Aimee Bender
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link

August (2)

The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

September (5)

The Kite of Stars and Other Stories by Dean Alfar
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
Road of the Patriarch by R.A. Salvatore
A Secret Atlas by Michael Stackpole

October (3)

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov

November (4)

Logorrhea edited by John Klima
The Orc King by R.A. salvatore
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Edited by Kelly Link, Gavin Grant and Ellen Datlow
Expeditions by Fully Booked, Foreword by Neil Gaiman

December (9)

Carnal Knowledge: A Naval Gazer's Etymology of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia by Charles Hodgson
Salon Fantastique edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
The Faery Reel edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol 3 by Dean and Nikki Alfar
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
The Dark: New Ghost Stories edited by Ellen Datlow
Eclipse One edited by Jonathan Strahan
Last Dragon by J.M. McDermott
In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez

Personal Top 10 Books for 2007:
  1. Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny - Easily one of the best sci-fi novels out there.
  2. Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves - An interesting young adult story that combines two of my favorite genres.
  3. Fantasy: Best of the Year 2007 edited by Rich Horton - Loved it!
  4. Science Fiction: Best of the Year 2007 edited by Rich Horton - See above.
  5. The Kite of Stars and Other Stories by Dean Alfar - An excellent collection of speculative fiction stories.
  6. Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang - Modern sci-fi at its best.
  7. Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - Easily one of the best fantasy novels of all time.
  8. The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007 Edited by Kelly Link, Gavin Grant and Ellen Datlow - A must-have for any serious fantasy and horror reader.
  9. Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol 3 by Dean and Nikki Alfar - My most anticipated publication even disregarding the fact that I'm in it.
  10. Last Dragon by J.M. McDermott - I hoped that it would be a great read and it didn't disappoint.

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