Monday, December 31, 2018

2018 reading round up

I'm falling short of my Goodreads 2018 challenge. As of tonight, I've read 59 of the 70 books goal. I set that number (70) with graphic novels in mind, as last year they inflated my total. I read a lot of enjoyable stuff this year, and fewer graphic novels than I expected.

There are some stragglers - books not listed on Goodreads, like HIGH ADVENTURE 'zine (long enough to consider a book) and individual comics or comic 'zines (CREEPY.)  Plus read-throughs on two of my own novels. (Hey, it takes time.)

Highlights from the list;

THE LAST SACRIFICE by James A. Moore
EMPEROR MOLLUSK VERSUS THE SINISTER BRAIN by A. Lee Martinez
MARROW DUST by Steve Van Samson
GIL'S ALL FRIGHT DINER by A. Lee Martinez
TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR by Edgar Rice Burroughs
RETURN TO THE LOST LEVEL by Brian Keene
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE by Ian Fleming
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Arthur Conan Doyle
DARKER THAN YOU THINK by Jack Williamson
A HELL WITHIN by James A. Moore & Charles R. Rutledge
TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF GOLD by Fritz Leiber
CEMETERY WORLD by Clifford D. Simak
AT THE MERCY OF BEASTS by Ed Kurtz
MEMO FROM TURNER by Tim Willocks
PULP ERA WRITING TIPS (edited by Bryce Beattie)
THE BEASTS OF VALHALLA by George C. Chesbro
BLACK PULP (edited by Tommy Hancock)

THE GREAT DISASTER (DC Comics SHOWCASE)
DOC SAVAGE: THE SPIDER'S WEB (Dynamite Entertainment comic)

Best wishes for 2019!