I don't have quite as diverse of a list this year, I've done some re-reading and a lot of catching up on the Stormlight Archives, with books 1, 2, 2.5, 3, and 3.5. I'm still working on 4 then 5.
- The Confederation (Valor) series by Tanya Huff - This is just fun military sci-fi following Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr. I've read the first four books of the series this year which was a good stopping point as the series appears to take a turn after book 4.
- Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon - This is a very non-typical science fiction book following an aging space colonist. Her colony is being relocated and she decides she'd rather stay on the planet she's called home for 40 years.
- The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers - As I put in the halloween thread, it's not horror but it is horror adjacent. Time travel, fantasy, dark gods, werewolves. Not quite like anything I've read before and I enjoyed it a lot.
- Devolution by Max Brooks - This was an audio book and I think was better for it. It was local to me and was an interesting take on the bigfoot legend. I remember when Mount St Helens blew up and can see it from my office window (when I go to the office). The damage it caused is minimal compared to what would happen if Mount Rainier or Mount Hood erupted.
I don't currently have anything on my TBR list that officially has a publication date in 2025. There's still a chance for a Dresden book, I guess.
And apparently Lois McMaster Bujold has been dropping Penric novellas with little to no announcement. Thanks for mentioning
Penric and the Bandit @
pdurrant! That's 100% going on my list, possibly for this year still. I don't need to catch up with the Stormlight Archive that quickly.
Demon Daughter, published in January, was the best book I've read from 2024, so getting a second from her in the same year is fantastic.