2013 Reading List

2013 Reading List, the year of record where I read the most, 100 full novels, a feat unlikely to be repeated. Still mostly sticking to newer releases because of review-writing purposes, plus a number of older dystopian novels for a review series I did at Ranting Dragon.

01 Orb Sceptre Throne, by Ian C Esslemont (Fantasy) (2012)
02 A Memory of Light, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy) (2013)
03 The Ashes of Worlds, by Kevin J Anderson (Sci-fi) (2008)
04 Ice Forged, by Gail Z. Martin (Fantasy) (2013)
05 Exile, by Rowena Cory Daniells (Fantasy) (2012)
06 Sanctuary, by Rowena Cory Daniells (Fantasy) (2012)
07 The Thirteen Hallows, by Michael Scott and Colette Freedman (Fantasy) (2011)
08 Spirit Gate, by Kate Elliott (Fantasy) (2006)
09 Jam, by Yahtzee Crowshaw (Fiction) (2012)
10 The Bookman Histories, by Lavie Tidhar (Fantasy) (2012)
11 Cold Magic, by Kate Elliott (Fantasy) (2010)
12 The Merchant of Dreams, by Anne Lyle (Fantasy) (2012)
13 Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (Scifi) (1953)
14 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip K. Dick (Scifi) (1968)
15 Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley (Scifi) (1932)
16 The Ambassador’s Mission, by Trudi Canavan (Fantasy) (2010)
17 The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Fiction) (1985)
18 Age of Voodoo, by James Lovegrove (Fantasy) (2013)
19 The Fallen Blade, by Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Fantasy) (2011)
20 Before They Are Hanged, by Joe Abercrombie (Fantasy) (2007)
21 The Last Argument of Kings, by Joe Abercrombie (Fantasy) (2008)
22 River of Stars, by Guy Gavriel Kay (Fantasy) (2013)
23 Hell To Pay, by Matthew Hughes (Modern Fantasy) (2013)
24 Spellwright, by Blake Charlton (Fantasy) (2010)
25 Twilight Falling, by Paul S Kemp (Fantasy) (2003)
26 Dawn of Night, by Paul S Kemp (Fantasy) (2004)
27 Midnight’s Mask, by Paul S Kemp (Fantasy) (2005)
28 Spellbound, by Blake Charlton (Fantasy) (2011)
29 Spellfire, by Ed Greenwood (Fantasy) (1988)
30 Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge (Sci-fi) (2006)
31 Elminster Enraged, by Ed Greenwood (Fantasy) (2013)
32 Throne of the Crescent Moon, by Saladin Ahmed (Fantasy) (2012)
33 Earth Unaware, by Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston (Sci-fi) (2012)
34 The Rogue, by Trudy Canavan (Fantasy) (2011)
35 The Dead of Winter, by Lee Collins (Fantasy) (2012)
36 She Returns from War, by Lee Collins (Fantasy) (2013)
37 The Hammer and the Blade, by Paul S Kemp (Fantasy) (2012)
38 The Good the Bad and the Infernal, by Guy Adams (Fantasy) (2013)
39 Shadowbred, by Paul S. Kemp (Fantasy) (2006)
40 Lawless & The Devil of Euston Square, by William Sutton (Historical Fiction) (2013)
41 The Lives of Tao, by Wesley Chu (Sci-fi) (2013)
42 Romulus Buckle: City of the Founders, by Richard Ellis Preston Jr. (Steampunk) (2013)
43 The Blue Blazes, by Chuck Wendig (Urban Fantasy) (2013)
44 Death’s Disciples, by J. Robert King (Horror) (2011)
45 Geist, by Philippa Ballantine (Fantasy) (2010)
46 Song of the Dragon, by Tracy Hickman (Fantasy) (2010)
47 Deadbeat: Makes you Stronger, by Guy Adams (Horror/Mystery) (2013)
48 King of Thorns, by Mark Lawrence (Fantasy) (2012)
49 The Eighth Court, by Mike Shevdon (Urban Fantasy) (2013)
50 Play With Fire, by Justin Gustainis (Dark Fantasy) (2012)
51 Midnight at the Oasis, by Justin Gustainis (Dark Fantasy) (2013)
52 The Traitor Queen, by Trudi Canavan (Fantasy) (2012)
53 The Black Prism, by Brent Weeks (Fantasy) (2010)
54 Black Feathers, by Joseph D’Lacey (Fantasy) (2013)
55 The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks (Fantasy) (2008)
56 Shadow’s Edge, by Brent Weeks (Fantasy) (2008)
57 Beyond the Shadows, by Brent Weeks (Fantasy) (2008)
58 Nightglass, by Liane Mercial (Fantasy) (2012)
59 Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury (Dark Fantasy) (1962)
60 Forge of Darkness, by Steven Erikson (Fantasy) (2012)
61 The Living, by Anna Starobinets (Sci-fi) (2011)
62 Touchstone, by Melanie Rawn (Fantasy) (2012)
63 Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi (Sci-fi) (2005)
64 Midst Toil and Tribulation, by David Weber (Sci-fi) (2012)
65 A Conspiracy of Alchemists, by Liesel Schwarz (Steampunk) (2013)
66 Libriomancer, by Jim C. Hines (Fantasy) (2012)
67 The Better Part of Darkness, by Kelly Gay (Urban Fantasy) (2009)
68 Lord Foul’s Bane, by Stephen R Donaldson (Fantasy) (1977)
69 Evil Dark, by Justin Gustainis (Urban Fantasy) (2012)
70 The Illearth War, by Stephen R Donaldson (Fantasy) (1977)
71 The Power that Preserves, by Stephen R Donaldson (Fantasy) (1977)
72 The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach, by Steven Erikson (Fantasy) (2002/4/7)
73 Spectyr, by Philippa Ballantine (Fantasy) (2011)
74 Wrayth, by Philippa Ballantine (Fantasy) (2012)
75 Harbinger, by Philippa Ballantine (Fantasy) (2013)
76 Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville (Sci-fi) (2000)
77 The Corpse-Rat King, by Lee Battersby (Fantasy) (2012)
78 The Daylight War, by Peter V. Brett (Fantasy) (2013)
79 Steampunk Holmes, by P.C. Martin (Steampunk) (2013)
80 Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card (Sci-fi) (1977)
81 Songs of the Earth, by Elspeth Cooper (Fantasy) (2011)
82 Thieftaker, by D.B. Jackson (Fantasy) (2012)
83 The Marching Dead, by Lee Battersby (Fantasy) (2013)
84 The Silvered, by Tanya Huff (Fantasy) (2012)
85 Dream London, by Tony Ballantyne (Urban Fantasy) (2013)
86 Passage, by Connie Willis (Science Fiction) (2001)
87 Age of Godpunk, by James Lovegrove (Godpunk) (2012/13)
88 The Serene Invasion, by Eric Brown (Scifi) (2013)
89 The Alloy of Law, by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy) (2011)
90 Polterheist, by Laura Resnick (Urban Fantasy) (2012)
91 Slow Apocalypse, by John Varley (Sci-fi) (2012)
92 Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy) (2006)
93 The Well of Ascension, by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy) (2007)
94 The Hero of Ages, by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy) (2008)
95 The Hum and the Shiver, by Alex Bledsoe (Fantasy) (2011)
96 The Wounded Land, by Stephen R Donaldson (Fantasy) (1980)
97 The Diviner, by Melanie Rawn (Fantasy) (2011)
98 The Misfortune Cookie, by Laura Resnick (Urban Fantasy) (2013)
99 Of Dice and Men, by David M Ewalt (Non-fiction/Fantasy) (2013)
100 Count to a Trillion, by John C. Wright (Sci-fi) (2011)

Author: Dan Ruffolo

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