WATCH THE SKIES READING LIST

Where We’ve been Before . . . more than 225 books read and counting

2024

24-2 The Wanderers – Chuck Wendig

24-1 The Boneshard Daughter – Andrea Stewart

2023

23.11 Roadside Picnic – Arkady and Boris Strugatsky

23.10 The Kajiu Preservation Society – John Scalzi

23.9 Victories Greater Than Death – Charlie Jane Anders

23.8 The Pardox Hotel- Rob Hart

23.7 Shadows of the Short Days – Alexander Dan Vilhjalmsson

23.6 Legends and Lattes – Travis Baldree

23.5 Bluebird – Cier Pierlot

23.4 Light from Uncommon Stars – Rya Aoki

23.3 The City We Became – N.K. Jemisin

23.2 The Love Hypothesis – Ali Hazelwood

23.1 Planetside – Michael Mammay

2022

22.11 Projct Hail Mary – Andy Weir

22.10 Mistborn : The Final Empire – Brandon Sanderson

22.9 Goddess of the North – Georgina Kamiska

22.8 The Goblin Emperor – Katherine Addison

22.7 Shadow and Bone – Leigh Bardugo

22.6 Three Body Problem – Cixin Liu

22.5 The Last Wish – Andrzej Sapkowski

22.4 The Haunting of Tram Car 015 – P. Djeli Clark

22.3 The House in the Cerulean Sea – T.J. Klune

22.2 Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik

22.1 Children of Blood and Bone -Tomi Adeyemi

2021

21.11 Gaslight and Grimm – ed. Danielle Ackley-McPhail & Diana Bastine

21.10 Kindred – Octavia Butler

21.9 Nine Princes of Amber – Roger Zelazny

21.8 The Secret Life of Addie Larue – V.E. Schwab

21.7 Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs

21.6 Written in Red – Anne Bishop

21.5 The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson

21.4 The Library at Mount Char – Scott Hawkins

21.3 Elantris – Brandon Sanderson

21.2 The Turn – Kim Harrison

21.1 Preternatural – Margaret Wander Bonnano

2020

20.11 Dread Nation – Justina Ireland

20.10 Frankenstein – Mary Shelley

20.9 Magic for Liars – Sarah Gailey

20.8 Time Tourist Outfitters, LTD – Christy Nicholas

20.7 The Power – Naomi Alderman

20.6 A Key, An Egg, An Unfortunate Remark – Harry Connolly

20.5 All the Birds in the Sky – Charlie Jane Anders

20.3 & 20.4 Semiosis – Susan Burke

20.2 The Silent Corner – Dean Koontz

20.1 The Fifth Season – N.K. Jemisin

2019

19.11 Kill the Farm Boy – Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne

19.10 The Poppy War – R. F. Kuang

19.9 Collapsing Empire – John Scalzi

19.8 Terminal Alliance – Jim C. Hines

19.7 Maria Snyder visit – Navigating the Stars

19.6 City of Brass – S.A. Chakraborty

19.5 Jade City – Fonda Lee

19.4 Gun with Occasional Music – Jonathan Lethem

19.3 Reincarnation Blues – Michael Poore

19.2 Deadly Curiosities – Gail Z. Martin

19.1 Blue Coyote – Christopher Moore

2018

18.11 Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roan Horse

18.10 Armored Saint – Myke Cole

18.9 The Clockwork Witch – Michelle D. Sonnier

18.8 Magic and the Shinagami Detective – Honor Raconteur

18.7 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress – Robert Heinlein

18.6 Just One Damned Thing After Another – Jodi Taylor (#188)

18.4/5 A Wrinkle in Time – Madeleine L’Engle

18.3 The Bear and the Nightingale – Katherine Arden

18.2 Illuminae – by Annie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff

18.1 Clade – Mark Budz

2017

17.11 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – Philip K. Dick

17.10 City of Stairs – Robert Jackson Bennett

17.8 & 17.9 Quite Contrary – Richard Roberts

17.7 Ancillary Justice – Anne Leckie

17.6 Space Tripping – Patrick Edwards

17.5 The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

17.4 The Parable of the Sower – Octavia Butler

17.3 The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss

17.2 The Bone Season – Samantha Shannon

17.1  Oddjobs – Heide Goody and Iain Grant

2016

16.11 Master Sergeant – Mel Odom (one more time)

16.10     -Andi O’Connor

16.9 Trampling in the Land of Woe – William Galaini

16.8 Master Sergeant – Mel Odom

16.7 The Chaplain’s War – Brad Torgersen

16.6 Wool – Hugh Howey

16.5 The Last Unicorn – Peter S. Beagle

16.4 The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern

16.3 The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch

16.2 Sandman Slim – Richard Kadrey

16.1 Night Watch – Sergei Lukyanenko

2015

15.1 Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson

15.2 Spin State – Chris Moriarty

15.3 The Magicians – Lev Grossman

15.4 ReDeus – Aaron Rosenburg, et al

15.5 Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman

15.6 The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August – Claire North

15.7 Blood and Iron – Jon Sprunk

15.8 The Martian – Andy Weir

15.9 Red Rising – Pierce Brown

15.10 Nobody Get the Girl – James Maxey

15.11 Chasing the Moon – A. Lee Martinez

2014

14.1 Throne of the Crescent Moon – Saladin Ahmed

14.2 Midnight Riot – Ben Aaronovitch

14.3 Unseemly Things – Mark Del Franco

14.4 Visit with Jon Sprunk -author of Blood and Iron

14.5 World War Z – Max Brooks

14.6 Hounded – Kevin Hearne

14.7 Walter Hunt visit

14.8 Red Shirts – John Scalzi

14.9 TV GODS Signing – local authors, local artists – mayhem!

14.10 Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness

14.11 The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Neil Gaiman

2013

13.1 Nekropolis – Tim Waggoner

13.2 1632 – Eric Flint

13.3 The Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury

13.4 The Best Laid Plans – Launch Party

13.5 Bimbos of the Death Sun – Sharyn McCrumb

13.6 The Affinity Bridge – George Mann

13.7 The Stars My Destination – Alfred Bester

13.8 The Player of Games – Iain M. Banks

13.9 Ready Player One – Ernest Cline

13.10 Hallowed Ground – Steven Savile & David Niall Wilson

13.11 Divergent – Veronica Roth

2012

12.1 Monster Hunter International – Larry Correia

12.2 Kings of Eternity – Eric Brown

12.3 The Warded Man – Peter V. Brett

12.4 Germline – T.C. McCarthy

12.5 Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter – Seth Grahame-Smith

12.6 Feed – Mira Grant

12.7 The Strange Case of Spring Heeled Jack – Mark Hodder

12.8 STEAMPUNK EXTRAVAGANZA EVENT!

12.9 The Lost Fleet : Dauntless – Jack Campbell

12.10 A Kiss Before the Apocalypse – Thomas Sniegoski

12.11 Up Against It – M.J. Locke

2011

11.1 The Atrocity Archive –Charles Stross

11.2 Necroscope – Brian Lumley

11.3 Mutineer – Kris Longknife #1 – Mike Shepherd

11.4 The Deed of Paksenarrion – by Elizabeth Moon

11.5 Leviathan – by Scott Westerfeld

11.6 On Stranger Tides – Tim Powers

11.7 The Song of Scarabaeus – Sara Creasy

11.8 Scar Night – Alan Campbell

11.9 Supernatural Noir – Ellen Datlow

11.10 The Stepsister Scheme – Jim C. Hines

11.11 Southern Gods – John Jacob Horner

2010

10.1 Taking the month off – we deserve a break!

10.2 The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien

10.3 One Jump AheadMark L. Van Name

10.4 PeacekeeperLaura Reeve

10.5 InsideOUT – Maria V. Snyder

10.6 SoullessGail Carriger

10.7 Emissaries From the DeadAdam-Troy Castro

10.8  Odd ThomasDean Koontz

10.9 The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacilagupi

10.10 The Unincorporated Man – Eytan Kollin & Dani Kollin

10.11 The Skinner – Neal Asher

2009

9.1 Infoquake David Louis Edeleman

9.2 Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Leguin

9.3 Revelation SpaceAlastair Reynolds

9.4 The Furies of Calderon – Jim Butcher

9.5 SunshineRobin McKinley

9.6 Bone SongJohn Meaney

9.7 MainspringJay Lake

9.8 The Speed of DarkElizabeth Moon

9.9 TitanJohn Varley

9.10 Old Man’s WarJohn Scalzi

9.11 Wicked GameJeri Smith-Ready

2008

8.1 His Majesty’s DragonNaomi Novik

8.2 At The Mountains of MadnessH.P. Lovecraft

8.3 Altered CarbonRichard K. Morgan

8.4 The Way of the WolfE.E. Knight

8.5 Glass HouseCharles Stross

8.6 Ill Wind – Rachel Caine

8.7 DeclareTim Powers

8.8 Good OmensNeil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

8.9 Hood – Stephen Lawhead

8.10 City of PearlKaren Traviss

8.11 Uplift WarDavid Brin

2007

7.1 ArmorJohn Steakley

7.2 Learning the WorldKen MacLeod

7.3 Eon Greg Bear

7.4 Three Hands of ScorpioAndre Norton

7.5 PhobosTy Drago

7.6 HominidsRobert Sawyer

7.7 Dead Witch WalkingKim Harrison

7.8 Farnham’s FreeholdRobert A. Heinlein

7.9 Polaris Jack McDevitt

7.10 The ScarChina Mieville

7.11 The Necessary BeggarSusan Palwick

2006

6.1 Gust FrontJohn Ringo

6.2 Otherland:The City of Golden ShadowTad Williams

6.3 GridlinkedNeil Asher

6.4 Gray MatterGary Braver

6.5 Wizard KnightGene Wolfe

6.6 This Alien Shore – C.S. Friedman

6.7 The Dosadi ExperimentFrank Herbert

6.8 Heroes DieMatthew Woodring Stover

6.9 The Stonehenge GateJack Williamson

6.10 IdoruWilliam Gibson

6.11 Very Bad DeathsSpider Robinson

2005

5.1 Perdido Street StationChina Mieville

5.2 Guns of the SouthHarry Turtledove

5.3 Red MarsKim Stanley Robinson

5.4 Dead Until Dark – Charlaine Harris

5.5 Evolution – Stephen Baxter

5.6 Something Wicked This Way ComesRay Bradbury

5.7 CoyoteAllen Steele

5.8 The Mote in God’s EyeLarry Niven & Jerry Pournelle

5.9 In the Company of StrangersJulie Czerneda

5.10 Einstein’s BridgeJohn Cramer

5.11 Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the ApocalypseRobert Rankin

2004

4.1 Calculating GodRobert Sawyer

4.2 Kiln PeopleDavid Brin

4.3 Guilty PleasuresLaurel K. Hamilton

4.4 Storm FrontJim Butcher

4.5 The Dragon DelaSangreAlan F. Troop

4.6 BellwetherConnie Willis

4.7 The EightCatherine Neville

4.8 The Once and Future KingT.H.White

4.9 I, RobotIsaac Asimov

4.10 DeathstalkerSimon R. Green

4.11 The DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin

2003

3.1 The Depths of TimeRoger McBride Allen

3.2 St. Patrick’s GargoyleKatherine Kurtz

3.3 Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer

3.4 WarchildKarin Lowachee

3.5 Darwin’s RadioGreg Bear

3.6 Demontech : OnslaughtDavid Sherman

3.7 Island in the Sea of TimeS.M. Stirling

3.8 Childhood’s EndArthur C. Clarke

3.9 Lord of LightRoger Zelazny

3.10 Souls in the Great MachineSean McMullen

3.11 American GodsNeil Gaiman

3.12 Return of the King field trip {be sure to have your permission slips in}

2002

2.1 Archangel ProtocolLyda Morehouse

2.2 Elric of MelniboneMichael Moorcock

2.3 Journey to the Center of the EarthJules Verne

2.4 The Wayfarer RedemptionSara Douglass

2.5 Green RiderKristen Britain

2.6 StarfistDave Sherman & Dan Cragg

2.7 SoftwareRudy Rucker

2.8 The Silk CodePaul Levinson

2.9 The Garden of IdenKage Baker

2.10 The Thief of TimeTerry Pratchett

2.11 The FoundationIsaac Asimov

2001

1.1 (we set the rules)

1.2  Black Sun RisingC.S. Friedman

1.3 Her Majesty’s WizardChristopher Stasheff

1.4 general discussion about FTL travel

1.5 Red MoonDavid S. Michaels

1.6 Reality DysfunctionPeter F.Hamilton

1.7 Seventh SonOrson Scott Card

1.8 TimelineMichael Crichton

1.9 The Warrior’s ApprenticeLois McMaster-Bujold

1.9 Faerie TaleRaymond Feist

1.10  The Light of Other DaysArthur C. Clarke &

Stephen Baxter