Books of the Year 2022

This year we have a much shorter list of books read than normal. But here it is...

1. "Sly Flourish's The Lazy Dungeon Master", by Michael E. Shea
2. "The Nature of Middle Earth", by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. "Wildtrack", by Bernard Cornwell
4. "The Thorn Birds", by Colleen McCullough *
5. "The Wandering Fire", by Guy Gavriel Kay
6. "Sly Flourish's Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master", by Michael E. Shea
7. "The Looking Glass War", by John Le Carré
8. "The Power of One", by Bryce Courtenay *
9. "Sea Lord", by Bernard Cornwell
10. "The Outsiders", by S.E. Hinton *
11. "Protector", by Conn Iggulden
12. ??
13. "Crackdown", by Bernard Cornwell
14. "The Darkest Road", by Guy Gavriel Kay
15. "The Stand", by Stephen King *
16. "Death on the Nile", by Agatha Christie
17. "Library of the Dead", by T.L. Huchu
18. "Foxglove Summer", by Ben Aaronovitch
19. "The Gates of Firestorm Peak", by Bruce Cordell
20. "Kobold Guide to Monsters", by Kobold Press
21. "Sharpe's Assassin", by Bernard Cornwell
22. "Level Up: Adventurer's Guide", by E.N. Publishing
23. "The Angel's Game", by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
24. "Trials & Treasures", by E. N. Publishing
25. "Memories of Holdenshire", by Andrew Engelbrite, Sen. H.H.S, and Savannah Broadway
26. "Stormchild", by Bernard Cornwell
27. "Mythological Figures, Maleficent Monsters", by Mike Myler and Russ Morrisey
28. "Monstrous Menagerie", by E.N. Publishing
29. "Firefly: Life Signs", by James Lovegrove
30. "The Dungeon Delver's Guide", by E.N. Publishing
31. "Shogun", by James Clavell  *
32. "Scoundrel", by Bernard Cornwell
33. "Adventures in Zeitgeist", by Ryan Nock

Unfortunately, there were some gaps in the blog where I should have recorded books read, and while I was able to backfill most of them, I cannot for the life of me remember what book 12 was! I'm sure I read a book in there, but for the life of me I can't think what it was. So I'm going to have to discount it.

That means that there are a meagre 32 books for the year. This includes no rereads, and no books for Funsize/Surprise! - it's not that I haven't been reading to them; there just hasn't been anything of sufficient significance to make the list. There are eleven RPG related books, which for an already short list is quite a lot.

The best book of the year is a toss-up between "The Angel's Game" and "Shogun". On balance, I think "The Angel's Game" just shades it, but both are recommended. There haven't been any particularly poor books this year, despite the utterly forgettable #12, so I'll not nominate one for that dishonour.

I'm ending the year two two books in progress. That's not because I've been bogged down; it's just that I haven't found as much time to read recently as I would like.

Finally of note, I'm now in a position where there are a grand total of three books remaining on The List. Which is a really nice place to be. And, given how little reading I have managed this year, my target for next year is simply to complete those books - any other reading beyond that is a bonus.