2011 Reading List

So I have been pretty delinquent on this here blog, but that's not likely to change. This year I read lots of crap and a few nice things. See list below. I do find it weird how often I re-read stuff looking back on these. Enjoy.

• A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin
• A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin
• A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin
• Dune, by Frank Herbert
• Crooked Little Vein, by Warren Ellis
• The Alien Years, by Robert Silverberg
• The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga
• Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana, by Michael Azerrad
• The Heaven Makers, by Frank Herbert
• The Door Into Summer, by Robert A. Heinlein
• Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End Of The World, by Haruki Murakami
• Kafka On The Shore, by Haruki Murakami
• Rip It Up And Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984, by Simon Reynolds
• The History of Indie Rock, by Jennifer Skancke
• Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal, by David Konow
• Night of the Claw, by Ramsey Campbell
• The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
• Airframe, by Michael Crichton
• No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980., by Thurston Moore and Byron Coley
• The Reapers Are the Angels, by Alden Bell
• Three Blind Mice, by Ed McBain
• Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection, ed. by Gardner Dozois
• Nebula Award Showcase 2011, ed. by Kevin J. Anderson
• 7th Sigma, by Steven Gould
• Time and Stars, by Poul Anderson
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley
• 33 1/3: Electric Ladyland, by John Perry
• Batman: Heart of Hush, by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen, and Derek Fridolfs
• The Number of the Beast, by Robert A. Heinlein
• Godplayer, by Robin Cook
• Devil In a Blue Dress, by Walter Mosley
• Will The Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun?, by Mike Resnick
• Remembered Death, by Agatha Christie
• Globalhead, by Bruce Sterling
• Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke
• Robin: Search for a Hero, by Nicieza, Williams II, and Bennett
• Team Ups of the Brave and the Bold, by J. Michael Straczynski and Jesus Saiz
• Infinite Crisis, by Johns, Jimenez, Perez, Ordway, Reis, and Lanning
• Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told, ed. by Dan Didio
• The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes, by Neil Gaiman
• Superman: The Coming of Atlas, by Robinson, Guedes, and Magalhaes
• Batman: The Black Glove, by J.H. Williams III, and Tony S. Daniel
• Superman/Batman: Enemies Amond Us, by Verheiden, Sciver, Clark, and Benitez
• The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks
• Superman: New Krypton, by Geoff Johns, James Robinson, and Sterling Gates
• Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 1, by Paul Dini and Various
• God Bless John Wayne, by Kinky Friedman
• Talking Guitars: A Masterclass with the World's Greats, by David Mead
• Our Band Could Be Your Life, by Michael Azerrad
• The General in His Labyrinth, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
• Soldier Zero, by Stan Lee, Paul Cornell, and Javier Pina
• Superman/Batman: The Search for Kryptonite, by Green, Johnson, Davis, and Banning
• Nightwing: The Great Leap, by Tomasi, Morales, and Kramer
• Superman/Batman: Supergirl, by Loeb Turner and Steigerwald
• Superman/Batman: Vengeance, by Loeb, McGuinness and Vines
• Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, by Loeb, McGuinness, and Vines
• Catwoman: When In Rome, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
• The Flash: Dead Heat, by Waid, Jimenez, and Ramos
• Ultimate Iron Man II, by Orson Scott Card and Pasqual Ferry
• X-Men Forever: Secret History of the Sentinels, by Claremont, Scott, and Smith
• Identity Crisis, by Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales, and Michael Bair
• Batman: Life After Death, by Tony S. Daniel
• The Sands of Mars, by Arthur C. Clarke
• White Fang, by Jack London
• Tales From the "White Hart," by Arthur C. Clarke
• Sandman: The Dreamhunters, by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell
• Superman: Return to Krypton, ed. by Berganza
• Titans: Lockdown, by Winick, McKeever and Porter
• Justice Society of America: Thy Kingdom Come, by Johns, Ross, Eaglesham, and Pasarin
• Superman: Birthright, by Waid, Yu, and Alanguilan
• Tales of Supernatural Law, by Batton Lash
• Batman: A Death in the Family, by Starlin, Wolfman, Aparo and Perez
• Flight: Vol. 5, ed. by Kazu Kibuishi
• Starman Omnibus Vol. 3, by Robinson, Harris, and Von Grawbadger
• The Sandman: The Kindly Ones, by Neil Gaiman
• The Sandman: Dream Country, by Neil Gaiman
• Dracula: The Company of Monsters, by Busiek Gregory and Godlewski
• Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps, Tomasi and Gleason
• Superman for All Seasons, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
• Saga of the Swamp Thing: Vol. 2, by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette and John Totleben
• Saga of the Swamp Thing: Vol. 1, by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette and John Totleben
• Batman: The Long Halloween, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale
• Justice Society of America: The Next Age, by Johns, Eaglesham, Thibert, and Jose
• Dark Wolverine: The Prince, by Way, Liu, Camuncoli, and Edwards
• Batman: Time and the Batman, by Grant Morrison
• Green Lantern: Rebirth, Geoff Johns, Ethan Van Sciver, and Prentis Rollins
• The Incredible Hulk: Son of Banner, by Pak, Olivetti and Camuncoli
• Superman: Kryptonite, by Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale
• The Flash: The Secret of Barry Allen, by Geoff Johns, Howard Porter, and Livesay
• The Astounding Wolf-Man Vol. 1, by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard
• Batman: Battle for the Cowl, by Tony S. Daniel
• The Sandman: A Game of You, by Neil Gaiman
• Creepy Archives Vol. 4, ed. by Shawna Gore
• Creepy Archives Vol. 2, ed. by Shawna Gore
• Daredevil-Visionaries: Frank Miller Vol. 2, by Frank Miller
• Showcase Presents: House of Secret's Vol. 2, ed. by Dan DiDio
• Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul, by Grant Morrison and Paul Dini
• Usagi Yojimbo: Return of the Black Soul, by Stan Sakai
• Batman: Private Casebook, by Paul Dini, Dustin Nguyen, and Derek Fridolfs
• Batman: R.I.P., by Sandu Florea, Lee arbett, and Trevor Scott
• The Sandman: The Doll's House, by Neil Gaiman
• Conan: Blood Stained Crown and Other Stories, by Busiek, Nicieza, Powell, Truman and Timm
• All Star Superman, by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
• Batman: Monsters, by Ellis, Grant, and Robinson
• Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader, by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert
• Hellboy: Wake the Devil, by Mike Mignola
• Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction, by Mike Mignola and John Byrne
• Flash: Rebirth, by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Scriver
• Concrete: Depths, by Paul Chadwick
• B.P.R.D.: The Dead, by Mignola, Arcudi, and Davis
• B.P.R.D.: 1947, by Mignola, Dysart, Ba, and Moon
• DC Universe Illustrated, by Neal Adams
• Hulk Visionaries 5, by Peter David
• Batman: The Cult, Starlin, Wrightson, and Wray
• The New Teen Titans Archives Vol. 1, by Marv Wolfman and George Perez
• Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley
• Thor/Iron Man: God Complex, by Abnett, Lanning, Eaton, and Mendoza
• Captain America: Reborn, by Brubaker, Hitch, and Guice
• The Death of Captain America: The Burden of Dreams, by Brubaker, Epting, Guice, and Perkins
• Cosmic Odyssey, by Starlin, Mignola, and Garzon
• Justice League International, by Giffen, Dematteis, and Maguire
• Get Fuzzy: Groovitude, by Darby Conley
• Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Slott, Gale, Martin and McKone
• Batman in the Eighties, by various
• Marvel: 1602, Neil Gaima, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove
• Immortal Iron Fist: Last Iron Fist Story, by Brubaker, Fraction, and Aja
• House of M, by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel
• Essential Iron Man: Vol. 3, by various
• The Trojan War, by Bernard Evslin
• Pippi in the South Seas, by Astrid Lindgren
• Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King, by B.B. King and David Ritz
• Deep Blues, by Robert Palmer
• In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali, by Banning Eyre
• How the West Was Weird, Vol. II: Twenty More Tales From the Weird, Wild West, ed. by Russ Anderson, Jr.
• Native Tongue, by Carl Hiaasen
• The Dreadful Lemon Sky, by John D. MacDonald
• Tourist Season, by Carl Hiaasen
• Nature Girl, by Carl Hiaasen
• Sick Puppy, by Carl Hiaasen
• Skin Tight, by Carl Hiaasen
• Between a Heart and a Rock Place: A Memoir, by Pat Benatar and Pats Bale Cox
• Skinny Dip, by Carl Hiaasen
• 21 Stories, by Graham Greene
• The Dog Said Bow-Wow, by Michael Swanick
• The Rolling Stone Interviews, ed. by Jann S. Wenner and Joe Levy
• Where Mercy Is Shown, Mercy Is Given, by Duane "Dog" Chapman
• The Turnaround, by George P. Pelecanos
• Shame the Devil, by George P. Pelecanos
• Drama City, by George P. Pelecanos
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm X and ALex Haley
• How We Are Hungry, by Dave Eggers
• The Legacy of Heorot, by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes
• Does God Play Dice?, by Stephen Hawkings
• The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver
• Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, the Untold Story of a Musical Genius, by Steven Roby and Brad Schreiber
• Sunrise Alley, by Catherine Asaro
• This Crowded Earth, by Robert Bloch
• Tales of the South Pacific, by James A. Michener
• Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri
• Crunch!: A History of the Great American Potato Chip, by Dirk Burhans
• Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
• To Build a Fire and Other Stories, by Jack London
• The Old Man and The Sea, by Ernest Hemingway
• What Is The What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng: A Novel, by Dave Eggers
• The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss
• The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
• Tinkers, by Paul Harding
• Cleopatra: A Life, by Stacy Schiff
• The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy
• Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
• Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World by John F. Szwed
• Journals, by Kurt Cobain
• What I'd Say to the Martians: And Other Veiled Threats, by Jack Handey
• Songs in the Key of Z: The Curious Universe of Outsider Music, Irwin Chusid
• Brain Wave, by Poul Anderson
• Just Kids, by Patti Smith
• A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan
• Jury Service, by Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow
• The New Hugo Winners Vol. IV, ed. by Gregory Benford
• Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, ed. by John Joseph Adams
• Redliners, by David Drake
• The Night of the Long Knives, by Fritz Leiber
• Lies My Teacher Told Me, by James W. Loewen
• Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage, by Kenneth Silverman
• The Real Frank Zappa Book, by Frank Zappa
• Year's Best SF 5, ed. by David G. Hartwell
• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell
• Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise, by David Feldman
• The End, by Lemony Snicket
• The Penultimate Peril, by Lemony Snicket
• The Grim Grotto, by Lemony Snicket
• The Slippery Slope, by Lemony Snicket
• The Carnivorous Carnival, by Lemony Snicket
• The Hostile Hospital, by Lemony Snicket
• The Vile Village, by Lemony Snicket
• The Ersatz Elevator, by Lemony Snicket
• The Austere Acadamy, by Lemony Snicket
• The Miserable Mill, by Lemony Snicket
• The Wide Window, by Lemony Snicket
• The Reptile Room, by Lemony Snicket
• The Bad Beginning, by Lemony Snicket
• Leviathon, by Scott Westerfeld
• Years Best SF 1, ed. by David Hartwell
• Six Short Stories, by P.G. Wodehouse
• The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, by Robert Heinlein
• A Time of Changes, by Robert Silverberg
• Slow River, by Nicola Griffith
• The Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
• Camouflage, by Joe Haldeman
• Rite of Passage, by Alexei Panshin
• The Speed of Dark, by Elizabeth Moon
• Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood
• The Venging, by Greg Bear
• Man Plus, by Frederik Pohl
• The Rules of Chess, by Bruce Pandolfini
• Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut
• Richard Matheson Collection, by Richard Matheson
• The Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest, by Wendy Northcutt
• The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection, by Wendy Northcutt
• Playback, by Raymond Chandler
• The Man Who Sold the Moon, by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star, by Nikki Sixx and Ian Gittins
• The Scarlet Ruse, by John D. MacDonald
• Farewell My Lovely, by Raymond Chandler
• A Tan and Sandy Silence, by John D. MacDonald
• Dress Her In Indigo, by John D. MacDonald
• Bright Orange Shroud, by John D. MacDonald
• Cinnamon Skin, by John D. MacDonald
• The Little Sister, by Raymond Chandler
• The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson
• The Long Goodbye, by Raymond Chandler
• Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson
• Black Market, by James Patterson
• The Conspiracy Club, by Jonathan Kellerman
• Next, by Micheal Crichton
• Lips Unsealed: A Memoir, by Belinda Carlisle
• River of Gods, by Ian McDonald
• Tendeleo's Story, by Ian McDonald
• Brasyl, by Ian McDonald
• Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
• Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
• Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
• Sourcery, by Terry Pratchett
• Mort, by Terry Pratchett
• Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett
• The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett
• The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
• Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk
• The Songs of Distant Earth, by Arthur C. Clarke
• The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler
• The Worlds of Robert Heinlein, by Robert Heinlein
• High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby
• Survivor, by Chuck Palahniuk
• I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov
• Sailing Alone Around the World, by Joshua Slocum
• Bicycle Diaries, by David Byrne
• The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert Heinlein