Books of the Year 2023

A very short list of books this year:

1. "The Fountainhead", by Ayn Rand *
2. "Tome of Beasts 3", by Kobold Publishing
3. "Dragons of Stormwreck Isle", by Wizards of the Coast
4. "Tome of Beasts III Lairs", from Kobold Press
5. "Paranormal Power", by Rachel Williamson
6. "Cytonic", by Brandon Sanderson
7. "Flying Scotsman and the Best Birthday Ever", by Michael Morpurgo **
8. "Eldership", by various authors
9. "A Woman of Substance", by Barbara Taylor Bradford *
10. "Crucial Conversations", by Grenny, Patterson, Switzler, and McMillan
11. "Bond: With a Mind to Kill", by Anthony Horowitz
12. "Lion", by Conn Iggulden
13. "Star Wars Roleplaying Game", by various authors
14. "Guardians of the Wild Unicorns", by Lindsay Littleson **
15. "Parenting Hell", by Widdicombe and Beckett
16. "Firefly: Carnival", by Una McCormack
17. "Elektra", by Jennifer Saint
18. "Atlas Shrugged", by Ayn Rand *
19. "Firefly: What Makes Us Mighty", by M.K. England
20. "The Ink Black Heart", by Robert Galbraith
21. "The Fall of Númenor", by J.R.R. Tolkien (edited by Brian Sibley)

That gives a total of just 21 books - it's just about possible that I may have to come back and edit this to add a 22nd, but that currently seems unlikely. This includes no rereads, and two books for Funsize/Surprise! There are five RPG related books, making up almost a quarter of the whole.

I don't think this year really had either a 'best' or a 'worst' book - there were lots of fine works there, but nothing stood out for me as in previous years. But the major milestone was the completion of The List, which was a huge deal!

Partly as a consequence of being focused on The List, and the three "doorstop" books that were on it, I now have shelves heaving with reading material - no fewer than twenty (physical) books are awaiting my attention. Hopefully 2024 will end with far fewer sitting there, and none that are more than two years in waiting!