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74. A&E #540 (the gaming apa Alarums & Excursions)
75. Summer in Orcus, T. Kingfisher: Quirky, comfortable read for me, though definitely doesn't pull punches
76. Ring Shout + "Night Doctors" by P. Djeli Clark: The book was on my Read It Now list of months before it came out and was worth the wait. It pointed me to the story, which is very creepy and very good.
77. The Second Mango: Shira Glassman: This has been recommended to me for months, and I'm happy to say it wasn't overhyped. I'm looking forward to the rest in the series.
78. Oscar Rios, Eldritch New England Holiday Collection, 2nd proofreading run: This is now in print and looks amazing. Four Call of Cthulhu scenarios set during different holidays with six pre-generated children PCs. I had the good luck to be able to play in two of them.
79. Theodore Stugeon, Some of Your Blood. I have no idea what I would have thought of this if I'd read it 20 or 30 years ago. Now... I find the secret at the heart of the book (which I hope was never intended to be a shock reveal) not as disturbing as the protagonist's and narrator's attitudes. I could write the protagonist's attitude off as due to his unusual nature, but the narrator writing the report seems to share his opinions about most things. I don't regret reading this, but I don't think I liked it.
80. Sherlock Holmes (Play 1889), Arthur Conan Doyle (dubious) and William Gillette: Chosen by our online play reading group, Doyle probably didn't pen a work of it, but he did give it his approval. It reads like fun fan fiction, and has Moriarty and Not-At-All-Irene-Adler-See-She's-Called-Something-Else-And-Is-More-Innocent. Also, Holmes clearly has emotions and is clearly in love with Not-Irene, so I don't want to hear any crap about how pre-late-period Holmes with emotions is not something Doyle would have endorsed.
81. CLAMP, Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Vol. 8: Comfort reading.
82. A&E #541
83. N. K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky: Discomfort reading, fine end to the trilogy (which is one story that just happens to have book breaks in it). Reminds me in some ways of Dune. I am very, very curious about the forthcoming RPG set in Jemisin's world.
84. Cassilda's Song: ed Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
Not counted as a book, but I still read it: The Sunken Mall, by K. D. Edwards, set between The Last Sun and The Hanged Man. It'll have to keep me till the next book in the series.
75. Summer in Orcus, T. Kingfisher: Quirky, comfortable read for me, though definitely doesn't pull punches
76. Ring Shout + "Night Doctors" by P. Djeli Clark: The book was on my Read It Now list of months before it came out and was worth the wait. It pointed me to the story, which is very creepy and very good.
77. The Second Mango: Shira Glassman: This has been recommended to me for months, and I'm happy to say it wasn't overhyped. I'm looking forward to the rest in the series.
78. Oscar Rios, Eldritch New England Holiday Collection, 2nd proofreading run: This is now in print and looks amazing. Four Call of Cthulhu scenarios set during different holidays with six pre-generated children PCs. I had the good luck to be able to play in two of them.
79. Theodore Stugeon, Some of Your Blood. I have no idea what I would have thought of this if I'd read it 20 or 30 years ago. Now... I find the secret at the heart of the book (which I hope was never intended to be a shock reveal) not as disturbing as the protagonist's and narrator's attitudes. I could write the protagonist's attitude off as due to his unusual nature, but the narrator writing the report seems to share his opinions about most things. I don't regret reading this, but I don't think I liked it.
80. Sherlock Holmes (Play 1889), Arthur Conan Doyle (dubious) and William Gillette: Chosen by our online play reading group, Doyle probably didn't pen a work of it, but he did give it his approval. It reads like fun fan fiction, and has Moriarty and Not-At-All-Irene-Adler-See-She's-Called-Something-Else-And-Is-More-Innocent. Also, Holmes clearly has emotions and is clearly in love with Not-Irene, so I don't want to hear any crap about how pre-late-period Holmes with emotions is not something Doyle would have endorsed.
81. CLAMP, Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card Vol. 8: Comfort reading.
82. A&E #541
83. N. K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky: Discomfort reading, fine end to the trilogy (which is one story that just happens to have book breaks in it). Reminds me in some ways of Dune. I am very, very curious about the forthcoming RPG set in Jemisin's world.
84. Cassilda's Song: ed Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
Not counted as a book, but I still read it: The Sunken Mall, by K. D. Edwards, set between The Last Sun and The Hanged Man. It'll have to keep me till the next book in the series.