Though, along the same vein as the Off The Shelf Challenge, for this one I can also count any books I've bought during 2012. You'd think that list would be a bit shorter...
I'll be aiming for the Cobwebs level of dusting off 10-15 books this year. Of course, I own far more than that, so here are the lists of all I have to choose from:
Isabel Allende
City of the BeastsIlona Andrews
Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
Forest of the Pygmies
Magic BitesPiers Anthony
Magic Burns
On a Pale HorseJane Austen and Ben Winters
Dragon on a Pedestal
Crewel Lye
Golem in the Gears
Vale of the Vole
Heaven Cent
Man from Mundania
Isle of View
Question Quest
The Color of Her Panties
Demons Don't Dream
Harpy Thyme
Geis of the Gargoyle
Roc and a Hard Place
Yon Ill Wind
Faun & Games
Zombie Lover
Xone of Contention
The Dastard
Swell Foop
Up In A Heaval
Cube Route
Currant Events
Pet Peeve
Sense and Sensibility and Sea MonstersT.A. Barron
The Lost Years of MerlinL. Frank Baum
The Seven Songs of Merlin
The Fires of Merlin
The Mirror of Merlin
The Wings of Merlin
The Wonderful Wizard of OzHolly Black
TitheK.C. Blake
Valiant
CrushedJudy Blunt
Breaking CleanDavid Bohm
On CreativityMarie Brennan
WarriorPatricia Briggs
Witch
Cry WolfTerry Brooks
Hunting Ground
The Hob's Bargain
Masques
Steal the Dragon
When Demons Walk
Wolfsbane
The Black UnicornDan Brown
Wizard at Large
The Tangle Box
Witches' Brew
Princess of Landover
Digital FortressJim Butcher
Deception Point
Furies of CalderonRachel Caine
Academ's Fury
Cursor's Fury
Glass HousesJoseph Campbell
The Hero With A Thousand FacesOrson Scott Card
Ender's ShadowLewis Carroll
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow Puppets
Shadow of the Giant
Alice's Adventures In WonderlandSusanna Clarke
Through The Looking-Glass
Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellCaroline Clemmons
Out of the BlueEoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl: The Lost ColonyKristie Cook
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
PromiseMellisa Crandall
WeathercockDave Clement Davies
Fire BringerLisa Desrochers
The Sight
Original SinIvan Doig
Bucking The SunStephen R. Donaldson
Lord Foul's BaneDiane Duane
The Book of Night With MoonDavid Eddings
Queen of SorceryBeth Fantaskey
Magician's Gambit
Castle of Wizardry
Enchanters' End Game
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark SideRusty Fischer
VamplayersAimee Friedman
Sea ChangeNeil Gaiman
StardustMolly Gloss
Good Omens (and Terry Pratchett)
The Hearts of HorsesArthur Golden
Memoirs of a GeishaJulia Golding
The Middle PassageLev Grossman
The MagiciansJess Haines
Hunted By The OthersTraci Hall
Her Wiccan, Wiccan WaysAudrey Hart
The Dig (Zoe & Zeus)Homer Hickam
October SkyC.C. Hunter
Turned At DarkDiana Wynne Jones
Charmed LifeJulie Kagawa
The Lives of Christopher Chant
The Magicians of Caprona
Witch Week
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
Summer's CrossingKate Kaynak
LegacyKay Kenyon
Accused
Bright of the SkyStephen King
On WritingKonstantinos
Vampires: The Occult TruthStieg Larsson
The Girl with the Dragon TattooJason Letts
Powerless: The SynthesisHolly Lisle
Diplomacy of WolvesKasey MacKenzie
Vengeance of Dragons
Courage of Falcons
Red Hot FuryGregory Maguire
What The DickensAnne McCaffrey
Wicked
Son of a Witch
Moreta: Dragonlady of PernA.J. Menden
Nerilka's Story
Dragonsdawn
The Renegades of Pern
All the Weyrs of Pern
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall
The Dolphins of Pern
Dragonseye
The Masterharper of Pern
The Skies of Pern
A Gift of Dragons
Dragon's Kin (and Todd McCaffrey)
Phenomenal Girl 5Karen Miller
The Innocent MageJana Oliver
Retro DemonologyChristopher Paolini
EldestNicole Peeler
Brisingr
Tempest RisingRégine Pernoud
Joan of ArcEugene H. Peterson
The Message //RemixVicki Pettersson
The Scent of ShadowsTamora Pierce
The Will of the EmpressBrian S. Pratt
The Unsuspecting MageJoy Preble
Dreaming AnastasiaMara Purnhagen
Raising The DeadAnn Radcliffe
The ItalianRansom Riggs
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenRaymond Rose
The Fire InsideBonnie Rozanski
BorderlineLilith Saintcrow
Working for the DevilLisa Shearin
Magic Lost, Trouble FoundJoel Shepard
Armed & Magical
The Trouble With Demons
Bewitched & Betrayed
Con & Conjure
SashaLinda Joy Singleton
Don't Die, DragonflyCynthia Leitich Smith
Cat CallsVirginia Smith
Just As I AmJeri Smith-Ready
Wicked GameMaria V. Snyder
The Wild's Call
Poison StudyRobert Louis Stevenson
Treasure IslandJon Stewart (and The Daily Show)
Earth (The Book)Jonathan Stroud
The Amulet of SamarkandJ.R.R. Tolkien
The Golem's Eye
Ptolemy's Gate
The Two TowersCarrie Vaughn
The Return of the King
Kitty and the Midnight HourShelley Workinger
Kitty Goes to Washington
Kitty Takes a Holiday
SettlingPatricia C. Wrede
A Matter of MagicS.L. Wright
Confessions of a DemonSamantha Young
Moon Spell
David Adams
The Soul SphereJack D. Albrecht Jr. & Ashley Delay
Osric's Wand: The Wand-Maker's DebateMark Angel
RexriderBenjamin Archambault
The Darkest WandDaniel Arenson
Flaming DoveMatthew Ashworth
DecadenceA.A. Attansio
Transgression
The Dragon and the UnicornLloyd Baron
DreamsS.L. Baum
A Chance for CharitySpencer Baum
The Demon Queen and the LocksmithStacy Wallace Benefiel
GlimpseTony Bertauski
The Socket Greeny SagaWendy Bertsch
Once More, From the BeginningKarice Bolton
AwakeningPatricia Briggs
River MarkedM.M. Brownlow
The King's AssassinJ.L. Bryan
War Torn
Bells & Blades
Jenny PoxLindsay Buroker
The Emperor's EdgeChristine Butler & Jennifer Oliver
BirthrightsOrson Scott Card
The Lost GateJohn H. Carroll
RojuunElle Casey
WreckedMartin Chu Shui
The Sword GuestAbigail Colucci
KindlingElaine Corvidae
The Sorceress's OrcDamon J. Courtney
Baptism of Blood and FireJulia Crane
CoexistSandra Cypress
Descending Into DarknessMia Darien
Cameron's LawCharles De Lint
Wolf MoonValerie Douglas
Song of the Fairy QueenMelissa Douthit
The Raie'ChaeliaSir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesMichele Drier
Edited for DeathTiffany L. Duhart
Dragons of WitchcraftNatasha Duncan-Drake
Cat's CallBrian Edwards
Black Dragon, Black CatLaura Eno
My Enchanted LifeDavid Estes
Angel EvolutionCynthia Everson
The Mark of a DragonClaire Farrell
ThirstJ.D. Field
Song To Wake ToPenelope Fletcher
GlamourR.M. Garcia
The FoundlingsJasmine Giacomo
The Wicked HeroineAshley Girardi
The Witch Wars SagaRebecca Gober & Courtney Nuckels
Night MarchersShauna Granger
EarthTim Greaton
Zachary Pill: Of Monsters and MagicAnnalise Grey
HowlGene Grossman
How NOT to Write a NovelJason Halstead
VoidhawkJennifer Hampton
Beautiful SinsJalex Hansen
Lux 1.1 SeedsLaxmi Hariharan
The Destiny of ShaitanDavid Alastair Hayden
Wrath of the White TigressCambria Hebert
BeforeMichael R. Hicks
In Her Name: RedemptionRachel Higginson
Reckless MagicAmanda Hocking
HollowlandPhilip David Hogan
BelieveArtemis Hunt
The Hunt for the CatalystC.V. Hunt
EndlesslyTalia Jager
The Ultimate SacrificeC.C. James
Demon Trackers: The AnointedMegg Jensen
Banshee's Cry
AnathemaKim Jewell
Sleepers
Invisible JusticeKatie M. John
The Forest of AdventuresGary Jonas
Modern SorceryTawdra Kandle
FearlessDanielle Kazemi
New BreedVicki Keire
Worlds Burn ThroughTiffany King
Shadowed Ground
Meant to BeKimberly Kinrade
Forbidden MindBarbara Kloss
Gaia's SecretNaomi Kramer
Dead(ish)Joseph Lallo
The Book of DeaconEdward Larel
Arawn's QuestB.V. Larson
Amber MagicL.J. Lawry
George Grove and the WolfErica Lindquist & Aron Christensen
In the House of Five DragonsAlycia Linwood
DangerousCixin Liu
The Wandering EarthChristin Lovell
Diary of a VampeenErik Lynd
Silas Robb: Of Saints and SinnersJamie Magee
InsightTara Maya
The Unfinished Song: InitiateAshley McCook
Demon's DaughterWilliam R. McGrath
AsulonMayandree Michel
BetrayalElizabeth C. Mock
ShatterDalya Moon
PokeM.C. Moore
TrefoilIsaac Morris
The Absence of GoodnessDebbie Mumford
Sorcha's HeartDean Murray
Frozen ProspectsScott Nicholson
October GirlsT.M. Nielsen
Dimension ShifterMelanie Nilles
Starfire AngelsNicola Palmer
Alice Parker's MetamorphosisBrenda Pandos
The Emerald TalismanGenevieve Pearson
RevelationsAlison Pensy
The AmuletBrian Rathbone
Call of the HeraldKim Richardson
Inherited Danger
MarkedPatti Roberts
Paradox - Progeny of InnocenceLogan Rutherford
RunnerR.K. Ryals
Caught
Rescued
Wake
The AcropolisStacy Rychener
IntrigueJ.E. Sandoval
Blood of the RighteousWayne Schreiber
The Crystal KingAmber Scott
Fierce DawnTara Shuler
ShelterAlana Siegel
The CharmAlan Skinner
Blue Fire and IceJack Sorenson
Brimstone
Alana WeatherbeeT.C. Southwell
Spooks and Magic
The Queen's BladeA.P. Stephens
The Stolen Moon of LondorGavin Sterma
IncarnatesThe Sullivan Brothers
ShadowbloomWynema Taylor
The Tale of Emma OttJason Tesar
The AwakenedK.A. Tucker
AnathemaSuzy Turner
RavenSamantha Warren
Vampire AssassinLacey Weatherford
The Trouble With SpellsKristine Williams
EtherTess Williams
EmberCatherine Winchester
Past DueJennifer Malone Wright
The Vampire Hunter's Saga: Part 1Melissa Wright
FreySamantha Young
Smokeless FireMira Zamin
Blood Will Tell
Daughter of the Sea
Giving me nearly 300 books to choose from! Amazon's free Kindle books are going to be my downfall...
Any ideas where to start? Leave a comment below, and wish me luck!
Keep track of my progress on my Reading Challenges page.
those free kindle books are a blessing and a curse!
ReplyDeletebut, dang it, another challenge to join!