Books read in 2023

Please take a look at the books I have read so far this year, and in previous years (below). So many books, so little time! All books reviewed on Goodreads.

• "A Dynasty of Monsters" by David Annandale
• "In Solitude's Shadow" by David Green
• "Ghoulslayer" by Darius Hinks
• "All the Seas of the World" by Guy Gavriel Kay
• "Sistah Samurai" by Tatiana Obey
• "The Grim Company" by Luke Scull
• "Sword of the North" by Luke Scull
• "Dead Man's Steel" by Luke Scull
• "The Hidden Palace" by Helene Wecker
• "Age of the Undead" by C.L. Werner
• "Briardark" by C.L. Werner
• "The Tainted Heart" by C.L. Werner
• "Blood Heir" by Amelie Wen Zhao

• "Queen's Gambit" by Bradley Harper
• "A Morbid Taste For Bones" by Ellis Peters
• "One Corpse Too Many" by Ellis Peters

• "Salem's Lot" by Stephen King
• "The Shining" by Stephen King

• "The Night Parade of 100 Demons" by Marie Brennan
• "Falling Through Stars" by Staci Olsen
• "Fionn: Stranger at Mullan Ban" by Brian O'Sullivan

• "The Black Hole" by Allan Dean Foster
• "Dark Imperium" by Guy Haley

• "Ravens in the Graveyard" by S.L. Matthews

• "Addiction" by Roberta Blabanski
• "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee
• "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness

• "A Threat of Shadows" by J.A. Andrews
• "Call of the Bone Ships" by RJ Barker
• "Traitor's Blade" by Sebastien de Castell
• "Something Wicked" by K.T. Davies
• "Risuko" by David Kudler
• "Priest of Gallows" by Peter McLean
• "Liath Luachra: The Metal Men" by Brian O'Sullivan
• "Trail of Lightning" by Rebecca Roanhorse
• "Homeland" by R.A. Salvatore
• "Exile" by R.A Salvatore

• "Dune" by Frank Herbert

• "Hell House" by Richard Matheson

• "A Knife in the Fog" by Bradley Harper

• "The First Law trilogy" by Joe Abercrombie
• "Tantras" by Richard Awlinson
• "The Bone Ships" by RJ Barker
• "The Girl With No Face" by M.H. Boroson
• "Shadowdale" by Scott Ciencin
• "Waterdeep" by Troy Denning
• "Ash Kickers" by Sean Grigsby
• "Elatsoe" by Darcie Little Badger
• "Warrior of the Stars" by Elle Lewis
• "Fionn: Defence of Rath Bladhma" by Brian O'Sullivan
• "Fionn: Traitor of Dun Baoiscne" by Brian O'Sullivan
• "Fionn: The Adversary" by Brian O'Sullivan
• "Liath Luachra: The Seeking" by Brian O'Sullivan
• "Warcry: The Anthology" by Josh Reynolds et al.
• "The Golem and the Jinni" by Helene Wecker

• "The House of Night and Chain" by David Annadale
• "The Year of the Witching" by Alexis Henderson
• "My Best Friend's Exorcism" by Grady Hendrix
• "Dark Harvest" by Joshua Reynolds
• "The Wicked and the Damned" by Joshua Reynolds
• "The Keep" by F Paul Wilson

• "The Ten Loves of Nishino" by Hiromi Kawakami
• "Nickel's Luck" by S. L. Matthews

• "Death on the Pitch: A Blood Bowl Anthology"
• "Forget Me Not" by Anca Antoci
• "Senlin Ascends" by Josiah Bancroft
• "Arm of the Sphinx" by Josiah Bancroft
• "The Necromancer's House" by Christopher Buehlman
• "The Boatman's Daughter" by Andy Davidson
• "Tooth and Claw" by K.T. Davies
• "The Dragon Republic" by R.F. Kuang
• "Jade War" by Fonda Lee
• "Ulrika" by Nathan Long
• "Priest of Lies" by Peter McLean 
• "Birth of the Bacchae" by Stephanie Mirro
• "Her Majesty's Fury" by Stephanie Mirro
• "Descent to Hel" by Stephanie Mirro
• "The Reddening" by Adam L.G. Nevill
• "Song" by Jesse Teller
• "The Wolf of Oren-Yaro" by KS Villoso
• "Mayadeen Damned and the Sister Kings" by J. Lendell White
•  "Queens of the Wyrd" by Timandra Whitecastle 

• "The Lathe of Heaven" by Ursula Le Guin 

• "The Girl With Ghost Eyes" by M. H. Boroson
• "Ghosts of Tomorrow" by Michael R. Fletcher
• "Chasing Graves" by Ben Galley
• "Grim Solace" by Ben Galley
• "Smoke Eaters" by Sean Grigsby
• "The Poppy War" by R. F. Kuang
• "Crowfall" by Ed McDonald
• "Priest of Bones" by Peter McLean
• "Uprooted" by Naomi Novik
• "Solace Lost" by Michael Sliter
• "Wisdom Lost" by Michael Sliter
• "Darksoul" by Anna Stephens
• "Touch of Iron" by Timandra Whitecastle
• "On The Wheel" by Timandra Whitecastle
• "Mother Of Slag" by Timandra Whitecastle
• "Sky In The Deep" by Adrienne Young

• "Salvation of a Saint" by Keigo Higashino
• "Confessions" by Kanae Minato

• "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr
• "Dune" by Frank Herbert
• "The Bone Weaver's Orchard" by Sarah Read

Please take a look at the books I have read this year. Some excellent ones in there, many recommended by the good folks on Grimdark Fiction Readers & Writers Facebook page.

• "Paternus: Rise of Gods" by Dyrk Ashton
• "Paternus: Wrath of Gods" by Dyrk Ashton
• "The Core" by Peter V. Brett
• "Kings of the Wyld" by Nicholas Eames
• "Bloody Rose" by Nicholas Eames
• "The Grey Bastards" by Jonathan French
• "The Heart of Stone" by Ben Galley
• "The Heresy Within" by Rob Hayes
• "Jade City" by Fonda Lee
• "Dark Touch" by Elle Lewis
• "Blackwing" by Ed McDonald
• "Ravencry" by Ed McDonald
• "Liath Luacra: The Grey One" by Brian O'Sullivan
• "Liath Luacra: The Swallowed" by Brian O'Sullivan
• "Godblind" by Anna Stephens
• "The Beast Player" by Nahoko Uehashi

• "Journey Under The Midnight Sun" by Keigo Higashino
• "Out" by Natsuo Kirino
• "A Quiet Place" by Seicho Matsumoto
• "A Robe of Feathers And Other Stories" by Thersa Matsuura
• "Penance" by Kanae Minato
• "The Housekeeper and the Professor" by Yoko Ogawa

• "A Closed And Common Orbit" by Becky Chambers
• "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng
• "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng