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last updated December 7, 2019
Reading:
(yummy yummy books...)
- Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley Beaulieu
- Seasons (Valdemar; anthology) by Mercedes Lackey, et
al.
- Accepting the Lance (Liaden #22) by Sharon Lee &
Steve Miller
- Murder at the Opera (Atlas Catesby #3) by D.M. Quincy
- The Hummingbird Dagger
- Knife Children by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Galaxia (anthology)
- Mark of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse
- How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded
Time Traveler by Ryan North
- Current fanfic obsessions: Avengers and Captain
America (movieverse) fic.... See my fanfic
recommendations page for favorites.
Recently finished reading ~ see also Reading List
- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
- Lethal Pursuit (Barker & Llewelyn #11) by Will
Thomas
- The Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising #1) by Kiersten
White
- Novice Dragoneer by E.E. Knight
- There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool
- Flamebringer by Elle Katharine White
- City of Scoundrels (Counterfeit Lady #3) by Victoria
Thompson
- Gentlewoman by Enitan O. Bereola II
- The Last Dance by Martin L. Shoemaker
- Exit Strategy (Murderbot Diaries #4) by Martha Wells
- The Toll (Scythe #3) by Neal Shusterman
- Supernova (Renegades #3) by Marissa Meyer
- Kill the Farm Boy (Tales of Pell #1) by Delilah S.
Dawson and Kevin Hearne
- Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather
- Rogue Protocol (Murderbot Diaries #3) by Martha Wells
- Merciless Reason (Wilderstern Saga #3) by Oisin McGann
- The Vile Desire to Scream (Wilderstern Saga novella) by
Oisin McGann
- House of Cards (Negotiator #2) by C.E. Murphy
- Hands of Flame (Negotiator #3) by C.E. Murphy
- The Wisdom of Dead Men (Wilderstern Saga #2) by Oisin
McGann
- The Warehouse by Rob Hart
- The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock #4) by Sherry Thomas
- The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library #1) by
A.J. Hackwith
- Ancient Appetites (Wilderstern Saga #1) by Oisin McGann
- Heart of Stone (Negotiator #1) by C.E. Murphy
- The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jenson
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harlow
- The Ultimate Guide for the Avid Indoorsman by John
Driver
- Murder at Kensington Palace (Wrexford and Sloan #3) by
Andrea Penrose
- The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
- The Mythic Dream (anthology)
- Sherlock Holmes in America (anthology)
- Red Skies Falling (Skybound Saga #2) by Alex London
- The House of Sundering Flames (Dominion of the Fallen
#3) by Aliette de Bodard
- The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas
- Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diaries #2) by Martha
Wells
- Sword and Pen (Great Library #5) by Rachel Caine
- To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
- Vendetta in Death (In Death series #49) by J.D. Robb
- I am a Cat by Soseki Natsume
- Storm Riders (Dragon Brigade #2) by Margaret Weis and
Robert Krammes
- The Seventh Sigil (Dragon Brigade #3) by Margaret Weis
and Robert Krammes
- The Year of the Knife by G.D. Penman
- The Zeppelin Deception (Stoker & Holmes #5) by
Colleen Gleason
- Vow of Thieves (Remnant #5) by Mary E. Pearson
- Footsteps in the Dark (mystery anthology)
- Shadow Raiders (Dragon Brigade #1) by Margaret Weis and
Robert Krammes
- The Butterfly Conspiracy (Merriweather and Royston #1)
by Vivian Conroy
- The Hound of Justice by Claire O'Dell
- The Traitor's Kingdom (Traitor's Trilogy #3) by Erin
Beaty
- Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris
- The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall
- All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells
- Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen #2) by
Joanna Fluke
- Infiltration (SG1-32) by Susannah Parker Sinard
- Beauty and Beastly by Melanie Karsak
- Eye Spy (Valdemar; Family Spies #2) by Mercedes Lackey
- A Second Daniel by Neal Roberts
- Queen of Egypt by Kylie Quillanan
- An Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery (Risen Kingdoms #2)
by Craig Craddock
- Fury From the Tomb by S.A. Sidor
- A Brush with Shadows (Lady Darby #6) by Anna Lee Huber
- An Artless Demise (Lady Darby #7) by Anna Lee Huber
- A Dangerous Duet by Karen Odden
- Ghosts of the Shadow Market (Shadowhunters) by
Cassandra Clare, et al.
- Death in Kew Gardens (Below Stairs #3) by Jennifer
Ashley
- The Exalted by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
- Vessel by Lisa A. Nichols
- As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby #5) by Anna Lee Huber
- A Study in Death (Lady Darby #4) by Anna Lee Huber
- A Pressing Engagement (Lady Darby novella) by Anna Lee
Huber
- A Grave Matter (Lady Darby #3) by Anna Lee Huber
- Searching for You (Orphan Train #3) by Jody Hedlund
- A Daring Venture (Empire State #2) by Elizabeth Camden
- We Are Legion (We are Bob #1) by Dennis Taylor
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Valley of the Kings by Terrance Coffey
- The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison
- The Unbound Empire (Swords and Fire #3) by Melissa
Caruso
- Murder on Trinity Place (Gaslight Mysteries #22) by
Victoria Thompson
- Nest of the Monarch (Dark Talents #3) by Kay Kenyon
- The Red Scrolls of Magic (Eldest Curses #1) by
Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
- The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters
- Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr #14) by C.S.
Harris
- A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
- A Symposium in Space by K.S. Trenten
- Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Black Wings Beating (Skybound Saga #1) by Alex London
- Invisible Planets (Chinese scifi anthology) edited by
Ken Liu
- How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns
- Keep It Shut by Karen Ehman
- Plague Land (Somershill Manor #1) by S.D. Sykes
- Firefly: The Magnificent Nine by James Lovegrove
- A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell #4) by
Deanna Raybourn
- Dragon Shadow by Elle Katharine White
- The Beast's Heart by Leif Shallcross
- The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious #2) by Maureen
Johnson
- Mist, Metal, and Ash (Iron, Ink, and Glass #2) by
Gwendolyn Clare
- Honor Bound by Rachel Caine and Anne Aguirre
- A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes #4) by Brittany
Cavallaro
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- The Silent Corner (Jane Hawk #1) by Dean Koontz
- Fog Season (Port Saint Frey #2) by Patrice Sarath
- Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
- King of Scars (Nikolai #1) by Leigh Bardugo
- Firestarter (Timekeeper #3) by Tara Sim
- Connections in Death (In Death series #48) by J.D. Robb
- The Hod King (Books of Babel #3) by Josiah Bancroft
- Theft of Life (Crowther &Westerman #5) by Imogen
Robertson
- Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christoper Columbus by
Orson Scott Card
- Circle of Shadows (Crowther &Westerman #4) by
Imogen Robertson
- When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara
Cooney
- Island of Bones (Crowther &Westerman #3) by Imogen
Robertson
- The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox
- Anatomy of Murder (Crowther &Westerman #2) by
Imogen Robertson
- Cici and the Curator by S.J. Wynde
- A Bad Deal for the Whole Galaxy (Salvagers #2) by Alex
White
- Instruments of Darkness (Crowther &Westerman #1) by
Imogen Robertson
- The Seclusion by Jacqui Castle
- Choices (Valdemar anthology #12) by Mercedes Lackey
- Arch Enemies (Renegades #2) by Marissa Meyer
- The Mortal Word (Invisible Library #5) by Genevieve
Cogman
- Queen of Air and Darkness (Dark Artifices #3) by
Cassandra Clare
- City of Secrets (Counterfeit Lady #2) by Victoria
Thompson
- Blood is Blood (Barker & Llewelyn #10) by Will
Thomas
- The Dark Days Deceit (Lady Helen
#3) by Alison Goodman
- Firefly: Big Damn Hero by James
Lovegrove
- A Holiday by Gaslight (novella)
by Mimi Mathews
- Shelter of the Most High (Cities of Refuge #2) by
Connilyn Cossette
- The Librarians and the Pot of Gold by Greg Cox
- Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. Maas
- Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
- Bright Ruin (Dark Gifts #3) by Vic James
- Dragon's Code (Pern) by Gigi McCaffrey
- The Game of Luck (Felicia Sevigny #3) by Catherine
Cerveny
- Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Fated Sky (Lady Astronaut #2) by Mary Robinette
Kowal
- The Mask of Ra (Amerotke #1) by Paul Doherty
- A Big Ship at the End of the Universe (Salvagers #1) by
Alex White
- The Black God's Drums (novella) by P. Djeli Clark
- Dark Tide Rising (William Monk series #24) by Anne
Perry
- At Your Service by Sandra Antonelli
- To See the Sun by Kelly Jensen
- The Kite Maker (short story) by Brenda Peynado
- Bookburners: Season Four by Max Gladstone, et al.
- Chocolate Chip Cooke Murder (Hannah Swensen #1) by
Joanna Fluke
- Leverage in Death (In Death series #47) by J.D. Robb
- The House of Closed Doors by Jane Steen
- Dance of Thieves (Remnant #4) by Mary E. Pearson
- Lady Helena Investigates (Scott-DeQuincy #1) by Jane
Steen
- The Pride of the Genii (SGA-24) by Melissa Scott
- Echoes by Therin Knite
- The Flowers of Vashnoi (Vorkosigan series novella) by
Lois McMaster Bujold
- Arabella The Traitor of Mars (Arabella Ashby #3) by
David D. Levine
- Fawkes by Nadine Brandes
- The Lion and the Crow by Eli Easton
- The Slave Prince by Jeyna Grace
- Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers #3) by Becky
Chambers
- Sherlock Holmes: The Legacy of Deeds by Nick Kyme
- City of Lies (Poison War #1) by Sam Hawke
- Sherlock Holmes: The Improbable Prisoner by Stuart
Douglas
- The Traitor's Ruin (Traitor's Trilogy #2) by Erin Beaty
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- The Awkward Squad by Sophie Henaff
- The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
- The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut #1) by Mary
Robinette Kowal
- Smoke and Iron (Great Library #4) by Rachel Caine
- The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards
- Murder Takes the High Road by Josh Lanyon
- Chaos Station by Kelly Jensen and Jenn Burke
- Dawn of Legends (Blood of Gods and Royals #4) by
Eleanor Herman
- A Reaper at the Gates (Ember in the Ashes #3) by Sabaa
Tahir
- Murder Half Moon Gate (Wrexford & Sloane #2) by
Andrea Penrose
- Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
- The Traitor's Kiss (Traitor's Trilogy #1) by Erin Beaty
- The Transference Engine by Julia Verne St. John
- The Hills Have Spies (Valdemar; Family Spies #1) by
Mercedes Lackey
- Murder on Black Swan Lane (Wrexford & Sloane #1) by
Andrea Penrose
- Nightfall: The Novel by Isaac Asimov and Robert
Silverberg
- Sinless by Sarah Tarkoff
- Together Forever (Orphan Train #2) by Jody Hedlund
- Brief Cases (Dresden anthology #2) by Jim Butcher
- The Diminished by Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
- The Rig by Roger Levy
- The Framingham Fiend (Colin Pendragon #6) by Gregory
Harris
- A Dangerous Legacy (Empire State #1) by Elizabeth
Camden
- A Light on the Hill (Cities of Refuge #1) by Connilyn
Cossette
- A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and
Roses #4) by Sarah J. Maas
- Murder on Union Square (Gaslight Mysteries #21) by
Victoria Thompson
- The Defiant Heir (Swords and Fire #2) by Melissa Caruso
- Murder Will Speak (Lilly Long #3) by Penny Richards
- The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark #2) by Veronica Roth
- Time Was by Ian McDonald
- Serpent in the Heather (Dark Talents #2) by Kay Kenyon
- One Way by S.J. Morden
- Bookburners: Season Three by Max Gladstone, et al.
- Dog Warrior (Ukiah Oregon #4) by Wen Spencer
- The Sisters Mederos by Patrice Sarath
- Why Kill the Innocent (Sebastian St. Cyr #13) by C.S.
Harris
- A Veil of Spears by Bradley A. Beaulieu
- The Luxorian Fugitive by J. Alan Veerkamp
- Arm of the Sphinx (Books of Babel #2) by Josiah
Bancroft
- Ink, Iron, and Glass by Gwendolyn Claire
- Nemesis by Brendan Reichs
- Shadow Scale (Seraphina #2) by Rachel Hartman
- Murder in Bloomsbury (Atlas Catesby #2) by D.M. Quincy
- Bitter Waters (Ukiah Oregon #3) by Wen Spencer
- Murder in Mayfair (Atlas Catesby #1) by D.M. Quincy
- Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
- Memento Mori (Medicus #8) by Ruth Downie
- The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen
#2) by Aliette de Bodard
- The Case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes #3) by Brittany
Cavallaro
- Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre
- The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen
#1) by Aliette de Bodard
- Murder, Magic, and What We Wore by Kelly Jones
- Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira
- From the Depths (SGX-08) by Amy Griswold
- Hunted by Meagan Spooner
- These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
- Tarnished City (Dark Gifts #2) by Vic James
- The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitch
- Immortal Reign (Falling Kingdoms #6) by Morgan Rhodes
- Purple Hearts (Front Lines #3) by Michael Grant
- Immortal Architects by Paige Orwin
- Dark in Death (In Death series #46) by J.D. Robb
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
- Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- Chainbreaker (Timekeeper #2) by Tara Sim
- Thunderhead (Scythe #2) by Neal Shusterman
- Senlin Ascends (Books of Babel #1) by Josiah Bancroft
- A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna
Raybourn
- The Lost Plot (Invisible Library #4) by Genevieve
Cogman
- The Interminables by Paige Orwin
- The Alienist by Caleb Carr
- Neogenesis (Liaden #21) by Sharon Lee & Steve
Miller
- Undone by Wendy Higgins
- Future Home of the Living God by Louise Eldrich
- Of Dubious and Questionable Memory (Herringford and
Watts novella ) by Rachel McMillan
- A Singular and Whimsical Problem (Herringford and Watts
novella) by Rachel McMillan
- Artemis by Andy Weir
- Pathways (Valdemar anthology #11) edited by Mercedes
Lackey
- Surrounded by Enemies (Breakpoint #1) by Bryce Zabel
- Year One (Chronicles of the One #1) by Nora
Roberts
- The Bachelor's Girl Guide to Murder (Herringford and
Watts #1) by Rachel McMillan
- Final Fall (Lock and Mori #3) by Heather W. Petty
- The Tethered Mage (Swords and Fire #1) by Melissa
Caruso
- Renegades by Marissa Meyer
- Weaver's Lament (Industrial Magic #2) by Emma Newman
- The Secret of the Stones by Ernest Dempsey
Movies (in theaters/dvd)
- Seen:
- Avengers 3: Infinity War ... OMG
- Justice League ... better than I'd heard
- Thor 3: Ragnarok
- Transformers (5): The Last Knight
- Wonder Woman ... loved it!
- X-Men: Apocalypse
- Now You See Me: The Second Act
- Star Trek Beyond
- Captain America 3: Civil War ... loved it as I
thought I would; Cap2 is still my fave MCU movie, however
- Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice ... better than
I expected though kinda tedious in parts
- Allegiant
- Hunger Games 3: The Mockingjay, Part 2 ... satisfying
ending to a very entertaining movie series
- Avengers 2: Age of Ultron ... entertaining but didn't
agree with all the character arcs
- Insurgent
- Hunger Games 3: The Mockingjay, Part 1
- Snowpiercer ... both as expected and not as expected;
glad I watched it OnDemand rather than buying since it's not
something I could watch a second time
- Transformers 4: Age of Extinction ... long and mostly
slow; no little boy humor...actually barely any humor at all
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Captain America 2: The
Winter Soldier ... absolutely the best and my
favorite of the MCU movies that I've seen
- Divergent
- Hunger Games 2: Catching
Fire
- Thor 2: The Dark World
... loved it; action, drama, some (odd at times) humor, and a
little romance
- Now You See Me ... I almost didn't watch this due to
reviews, but I really enjoyed it. Most satisfying
non-hero flick I've seen in ages.
- The Wolverine
- Man of Steel
(second reboot) ... after reading the novelisation, decided I
would regret not seeing it in the theater...good movie, too
much violence, *excellent* score
- Waiting to (possibly) see:
- Captain Marvel (Mar 2019) ... maybe
- Avengers 4: _____ (May 2019)
- Wonder Woman (2): 1984 (Nov 2019)
Music
- I must confess...I'm a soundtrack junkie. If there's a
series or movie out there that I love and has good music, then I
probably own the soundtrack. And by soundtrack, I mean the
incidental music, not the "soundtrack of pop vocal music
inspired by the movie and/or series." I want the good
stuff...the composed orchestral wonderful soaring music.
- Music from Thor: The Dark World by Brian Tyler
- Music from Ender's Game by Steve Jablonsky
- Music from Man of Steel by Hans Zimmer
- Music from Ironman 3 by Brian Tyler
- Music from Tron: Legacy
by Daft Punk
- Music from Merlin
tv series by Rob Lane and Rohan Stevenson
- Music from all Transformers movies by Steve
Jablonsky
- Music from all seasons of Battlestar Galatica by
Bear McCreary
- Music from all seasons of Doctor Who (new series) by
Murray Gold
- Music from Airwolf as re-mastered and re-released
from the music site
- Music from the Firefly tv series and from the Serenity
movie
- Music from the Beauty & the Beast tv series by
Lee Holdridge and Don Davis
- Batman Begins soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and James
Newton Howard, plus both the sequels
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,
The Two Towers, and The Return of the King,
music by Howard Shore
- The Sentinel TV Series soundtrack
- Various Babylon 5 soundtracks by Christopher Franke
- Farscape soundtracks
- Incidental music from Buffy and Angel series
- On occasion, I have purchased vocal soundtracks:
- Buffy's Once More, With Feeling
- Xena's Bitter Suite
- Moulin Rouge
- The Phantom of the Opera (movie)
- New Age
- Atlantis by David Arkenstone
- Music Inspired by Middle Earth featuring David Arkenstone
Watching:
- Anything on the History Channel or Discovery that happens to
be Egyptology-related, which just fascinates me.
- I'm a scifi/fantasy fan, so if it's scifi and/or
fantasy, it'll most likely get my attention. Add great writing,
likeable complex characters, and angst to that, and well, I'm
hooked.
- Current series: Arrow, Dark Matter, Doctor
Who, Gotham, The Librarians, Once Upon a Time, Supergirl,
Timeless
- Past series: Angel, Agent
Carter, Babylon 5, Buffy,
Defiance, The Dresden Files,
Farscape, Firefly/Serenity, Flash
Forward, Heroes, Jericho,
Merlin, Sleepy
Hollow, Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise,
Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, V
- I also have an affinity for various animated series,
most of which (though not all) are aimed more toward an
adult/late teen audience, such as
- Avatar, the Last Airbender, Code Lyoko, Danny Phantom,
Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, Teen
Titans, The Batman, and Young
Justice
- Of course, watching series set in the DCAU has added another
"shipper" couple to my list: Batman/Wonder Woman.
- And Avatar added Zuko/Katara, one of the few "no
real on-screen evidence to support (and I don't
care)" couples that I adore.
- And my old favorites from the 80s/90s: Zorro,
Beauty & the Beast, Scarecrow & Mrs. King,
and The Sentinel. Good stuff.
