The First 50 Books of 2006

I am currently working on a little goal of reading 100 books this year.  Last night I finished book 50 on the list.  I am a little bit behind schedule since at this pace book 100 would be finished on January 10, but I'm close.  I'll just need a good run somewhere in the next six months to push through some reading.  It's been a good couple of weeks with some really good books.  My personal highlight of this list so far is discovering Octavia Butler.  Her work is fantastic, especially Kindred. 

 

And without adieu, here are the first 50 books I've read this year. 

 

 

1. His Family - Ernest Poole

2. Tributes II - Dave Meltzer

3. Stone of Farewell - Tad Williams

4. The Best American Short Stories 2005

5. Shadow of the Torturer - Gene Wolfe

6. The Complete Peanuts 1957-1958 - Charles M Schulz

7. The Three Incestuous Sisters - Audrey Niffenegger

8. I, Jedi - Michael Stackpole

9. The Astonishing X-Men: Gifted - Joss Whedon

10. Mad Ship - Robin Hobb

11. Kafka Americana - Jonathan Lethem

12. The Best American Sports Writing 2005

13. Starfighters of Adumar - Aaron Allston

14. A Feast for Crows - George R. R. Martin

15. Flight of the Nighthawks - Raymond E Feist

16. The Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous - Joss Whedon

17. Wicked - Gregory Maguire

18. Children of the Jedi - Barbara Hambly

19. The Kitchen Boy - Robert Alexander

20. The Nomad of Time - Michael Moorcock

21. The Reality Dysfunction: Emergence - Peter F. Hamilton

22. The Claw of the Conciliator - Gene Wolfe

23. Finding Serenity - Jane Espenson

24. Hyperion - Dan Simmons

25. A Knight of the Word - Terry Brooks

26. Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader - James Luceno

27. Legacies - L.E. Modesitt, Jr

28. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005

29. Railroaded! - Whitfield Grant

30. Angel Fire East - Terry Brooks

31. Republic Commando: Triple Zero - Karen Traviss

32. The Last Spymaster - Gayle Lynds

33. No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy

34. Kindred - Octavia Butler

35. The Reality Dysfunction: Expansion - Peter F. Hamilton

36. Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury

37. Beasts of No Nation - Uzodinma Iweala

38. Death Comes for the Archbishop - Willa Cather

39. Memories of Ice - Steven Erikson

40. Cesar's Way - Cesar Millan

41. Darksaber - Kevin Anderson

42. Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb

43. The Virgin of Bennington - Kathleen Norris

44. Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith - Anne Lamott

45. Out of the Silent Planet - C. S. Lewis

46. Startide Rising - David Brin

47. Eric - Terry Pratchett

48. City of Pearl - Karen Traviss

49. Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler

50. Planet of Twilight - Barbara Hambly