A Month Late

My brother Derrick has been keeping track of his reading list for many years, and for many years I have been both admiring and jealous it him. This last year I finally found a way to make it work for me, so for the first time since grade school I can look back and see how I've spent my reading time.

I meant to post this back in January but after I had written the list and before I had posted it, I accidentally deleted it. Not wanting to sit down and write it all out again, I waited until now to try again. So here for your interest (and my ego) is my 2009 reading list.



Hero of Ages Brandon Sanderson 556
Sky of Swords Dave Duncan 450
The Galactic Gourmet James White 238
Mairelon the Magician Patricia Wrede 210
Magician’s Ward Patricia Wrede 209
The Last Guru Daniel Pinkwater 112

January Books 6 Pages 1775

The Three Musketeers Alexander Dumas 655
Blood Rites Jim Butcher 342
Dead Beat Jim Butcher 395
Catch 22 Joseph Heller 238 (D.N.F.)
Fanuilh Daniel Hood 216
Wizard’s Heir Daniel Hood 226

February Books 5.334 Pages 2072

Beggar’s Banquet Daniel Hood 237
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte 407
Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson 128

March Books 3 Pages 772

The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett 173
The Light Fantastic Terry Pratchett 172
Proven Guilty Jim Butcher 404
The Gypsy Morph Terry Brooks 402
Trading in Danger Elizabeth Moon 294
A War of Gifts Orson S. Card 126

April Books 6 Pages 1571

Marque and Reprisal Elizabeth Moon 324
Lord Valentine’s Castle Robert Silverberg 444
The Wings of Pegasus Anne McCaffery 446
Final Diagnosis James White 236
Engaging the Enemy Elizabeth Moon 401
Pegasus in Space Anne McCaffery 350
Sackett’s Land Louis L’Amour 134
To the Far Blue Mountains Louis L’Amour 242

May Books 8 Pages 2577

The Shining Steven King 505
Small Favor Jim Butcher 420
To the Last Man Jeff Shaara 636
The Adventures of Dr.Who Terrance Dicks 307
Tuck Stephen Lawhead 443
Lords and Ladies Terry Pratchett 314
Enders Shadow Orson S. Card 382

June Books 7 Pages 3007

Taggerung Brian Jacques 403
White Night Jim Butcher 404
The Rowan Anne McCaffery 235

July Books 3 Pages 1042

Seventh Son Orson Scott Card 241
The Silent Blade R.A. Salvatore 394
Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand 1168
Hoka!Hoka!Hoka! Poul Anderson 201
Storm Front Jim Butcher 322
The Gilded Chain Dave Duncan 396
The Warriors Path Louis L’Amour 175
Red Prophet Orson Scott Card 311

August Books 8 Pages 3208

Damia Anne McCaffery 336
Slaves of Spiegel Daniel Pinkwater 76
Pawn Steven James 427
End of the Beginning Harry Turtledove 440
Fool Moon Jim Butcher 342
Skin Ted Dekker 395
The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander 130
Command Decision Elizabeth Moon 384
The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander 132
The Castle of Llyre Lloyd Alexander 122
Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander 148
Grave Peril Jim Butcher 378

September Books 12 Pages 3310

The Courtship of Princess Leia Dave Wolverton 327
The Book of Q Jonathan Rabb 375
Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie 216
Victory Conditions Elizabeth Moon 398
The High King Lloyd Alexander 170
The Last Continent Terry Pratchett 292
The Men Who Stare at Goats Jon Ronson 259
Prentice Alvin Orson Scott Card 342
Tinker Wen Spencer 315
The Spine of the World R.A. Salvatore 381

October Books 10 Pages 3075

Executive Orders Tom Clancy 874
Damia’s Children Anne McCaffery 272
Lyon’s Pride Anne McCaffery 272
The Rook Steven James 488
Deathworld Harry Harrison 456

November Books 5 Pages 2362

The Late Great Planet Earth Hal Lindsey 188
The Knight Steven James 492
New Spring:The Novel Robert Jordan 334
Hokas Pokas! Poul Anderson 196
Summer Knight Jim Butcher 371
Travels With Charley John Steinbeck 246
I Kissed Dating Goodbye Joshua Harris 228
The Ishbane Conspiracy Randy Alcorn 296

December Books 8 Pages 2351


Yearly Books 81 Pages 27122