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One more month for this year. I think I did decently this year.

 Continuing Series

Discworld by Terry Pratchett (13/41) (16/41)

1. The Colour of Magic 
2. The Light Fantastic 
3. Equal Rites 
4. Mort 
5. Sourcery 
6. Wyrd Sisters 
7. Pyramids 
8. Guards! Guards! 
9. Eric 
10. Moving Pictures 
11. Reaper Man
12. Witches Abroad
13. Small Gods 
14. Lords and Ladies 
15. Men at Arms 
16. Soul Music 
17. Interesting Times 
18. Maskerade 
19. Feet of Clay 
20. Hogfather
21. Jingo 
22. The Last Continent 
23. Carpe Jugulum 
24. The Fifth Elephant 
25. The Truth 
26. Thief of Time 
27. The Last Hero 
28. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents 
29. Night Watch 
30. The Wee Free Men 
31. Monstrous Regiment 
32. A Hat Full of Sky 
33. Going Postal 
34. Thud! 
35. Wintersmith 
36. Making Money 
37. Unseen Academicals 
38. I Shall Wear Midnight 
39. Snuff 
40. Raising Steam 
41. The Shepherd's Crown 


New Series for 2019

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (0/15) (11/15)

1. Maisie Dobbs
2. Birds of a Feather  
3. Pardonable Lies
4. Messenger of Truth
5. An Incomplete Revenge
6. Among the Mad
7. The Mapping of Love and Death  
8. A Lesson in Secrets
9. Elegy for Eddie
10. Leaving Everything Most Loved
11. A Dangerous Place  
12. Journey to Munich
13. In This Grave Hour
14. To Die but Once
15. The American Agent

Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab  (0/3) (2/3)

1. A Darker Shade of Magic
2. A Gathering of Shadows
3. A Conjuring of Light


Agatha Raisin Mysteries by M. C. Beaton (0/30) (2/30)

1. The Quiche of Death
2. The Vicious Vet
3. The Potted Gardener
4. The Walkers of Dembley
5. The Murderous Marriage
6. The Terrible Tourist
7. The Wellspring of Death
8. The Wizard of Evesham
9. The Witch of Wyckhadden
10. The Fairies of Fryfam
11. The Love from Hell
12. The Day the Floods Came
13. The Case of the Curious Curate
14. The Haunted House
15. The Deadly Dance
16. The Perfect Paragon
17. Love, Lies and Liquor
18. Kissing Christmas Goodbye
19. Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison
20. There Goes The Bride
21. Busy Body
22. As the Pig Turns
23. Hiss and Hers
24. Something Borrowed, Someone Dead
25. The Blood of an Englishman
26. Dishing the Dirt
27. Pushing up Daisies
28. The Witches' Tree
29. The Dead Ringer
30. Beating About the Bush

Aunt Dimity by Nancy Atherton (0/24) (1/24)

1. Aunt Dimity's Death
2. Aunt Dimity and the Duke
3. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed
4. Aunt Dimity Digs In
5. Aunt Dimity's Christmas
6. Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil
7. Aunt Dimity Detective
8. Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday
9. Aunt Dimity Snowbound
10. Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin
11. Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea
12. Aunt Dimity Goes West
13. Aunt Dimity, Vampire Hunter
14. Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon
15. Aunt Dimity Down Under
16. Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree
17. Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch
18. Aunt Dimity and the Lost Prince
19. Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well
20. Aunt Dimity and the Summer King
21. Aunt Dimity and the Buried Treasure
22. Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse
23. Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom
24. Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold


Finished series this year:

Finishing School by Gail Carriger  
Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie  
The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne
A Wishcraft Mystery by Heather Blake
The Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger

Lemonitsa wrote: ↑

Dec 11, 2018

My Must Finish Series in 2019 list:

(name - author - #read in series before 2019 - #at now)

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, 2/14, 3/14 

Years ago I read books 1-8 of Wheel of Time. In 2018, I decided to start right from the beginning again because it had’ been too long. I was unable to read more than the first 2, so I'm going to try it again in 2019 and see how it goes. I'm not sure if I will add any more books to my list. 

Once again, I will make this a part of my 'How Many' Challenge for the year.    

(some series may have more books, I am only adding those I have on hand or will be getting by the end of January. The rest will not count as part of the challenge.)

I did horribly this year. I finished only #3 and I'm currently about 75% done #4 which will be finished by the end of the year. I don't believe I'll have time to read #5.

This is going to be my challenge in 2020, too.

Update of Series I will actively be working on in 2019 as of Dec 21st:

January

Legacy of Orïsha Series by Tomi Adeyemi
1. Children of Blood and Bone (finished March 13, 2019)
2. Children of Virtue and Vengeance 
3. Untitled Trilogy Wrap Up (TBP ??)

!!! FINISHED !!! Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden !!! FINISHED !!!
1. The Bear and the Nightingale (finished April 26, 2017)
2. The Girl in the Tower (finished January 30, 2019)
3. The Winter of the Witch (finished Feb 4, 2019)

July

!!! FINISHED !!! Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor !!! FINISHED !!!
1. Strange the Dreamer (finished July 14, 2019)
2. Muse of Nightmares (finished December 19, 2019)

Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
1. Carry On (finished Sept 26, 2019)
2. Wayward Son

UP TO DATE Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs UP TO DATE
(+.1 Homecoming (finished in Shifting Shadows)
(+.6 (finished in Shifting Shadows) 
(+.8 (finished in Shifting Shadows)
1. Moon Called (finished Nov 15, 2013)
(+1.5 Wolfsbane & Mistletoe: Star of David) (finished May, 2014)
2. Blood Bound (finished Jan 24, 2014)
3. Iron Kissed (finished March 30,2014)
4. Bone Crossed (finished June 18, 2014)
(+4.5 (finished in Shifting Shadows) 
5. Silver Bourne (finished June 19, 2014)
(+5.5
6. River Marked (finished June 22, 2014)
(+6.1 Fairy Gifts (finished in Shifting Shadows)
(+6.2 Gray (finished in Shifting Shadows)
(+6.5 Down These Strange Streets: In Red, With Pearls) (finished July 5, 2014)
7. Frost Burned (finished July 7, 2014)
8. Night Broken (finished Feb 16, 2015)
(+ Shifting Shadows) (finished March 5, 2015)
9. Fire Touched (finished Sept 30, 2016)
10. Silence Fallen (finished April 12, 2018)
11. Storm Cursed TBP (finished June 2)
12. Smoke Bitten (TBP 2020)

UP TO DATE!!! Spells, Swords, & Stealth by Drew Hayes UP TO DATE!!!
1. NPCs (finished April, 2016)
2. Split the Party (finished May 2016)
3. Going Rogue (finished Feb 3, 2017)
4. Siege Tactics (finished Aug 9, 2019)

UP TO DATE!!! Alex Craft by Kalayna Price UP TO DATE!!!
1. Grave Witch (finished April 6, 2016)
2. Grave Dance (finished April 19, 2016)
(+ 2.5 Kicking It) (finished Sept 13, 2016)
3. Grave Memory (finished July 21, 2016)
4. Grave Visions (finished July 31, 2016)
5. Grave Ransom (finished Nov 7, 2017)
6. Grave Destiny (finished June 29, 2019)

UP TO DATE!!! Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones UP TO DATE!!!
1. First Grave on the Right (finished July 18, 2014)
2. Second Grave on the Left (finished Dec 2, 2014)
3. Third Grave Dead Ahead (finished Dec 29, 2014)
(+3.5 For I Have Sinned) (finished Feb 21, 2015)
4. Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (finished March 14, 2015)
5. Fifth Grave Past the Light (finished March 21, 2015)
(+5.5 Shimmer) (finished April 9, 2015)
(+5.6 Glow) (finished April 10, 2015)
6. Sixth Grave on the Edge (finished April 4, 2015)
7. Seventh Grave and No Body (finished April 19, 2015)
8. Eighth Grave After Dark (finished April 1st, 2016)
(+ 8.5 Brighter than the Sun) (finished July 5, 2016)
9. Dirt on the Ninth Grave (finished August 13, 2016) 
10. The Curse of the Tenth Grave (finished Sept 3, 2016)
(+ 10.5 A Very Charley Christmas) (finished January 1, 2018)
11. Eleventh Grave in Moonlight (finished Feb 6, 2018)
12. The Trouble with Twelfth Grave (finished Feb 7, 2018)
13.  Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave (finished August 27, 2019)
(+ 13.5 1001 Dark Nights: The Graveyard Shift TBP June 9, 2020)

UP TO DATE!!! Peter Grant by Ben Aaronovitch UP TO DATE!!!
1. Rivers of London (finished March 29, 2016)
(+ 1.5 Home Crowd Advantage) (finished Oct 22, 2017)
2. Moon over Soho (finished August 26, 2016)
3. Whispers Underground (finished Feb 20, 2017)
4. Broken Homes (finished March 23, 2017)
5. Foxglove Summer (finished Oct 21, 2017)
(+ 5.5 The Furthest Station) (finished Jan 21, 2018)
6. Hanging Tree (finished May 2, 2018)
(+ 6.5 A Rare Book of Cunning Device) (finished July 15, 2017)
7. Lies Sleeping (finished Dec 16, 2018)
(+ 7.5 October Man -- book one of spinoff?) (finished July 6, 2019)
8. False Value (TBP Feb 20, 2020)

Added in 2018
May
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
(+ 0.5 Little Sisters of Eluria) recommended to read @ 4.5 in series
1. The Gunslinger (finished June 14, 2018)
2. The Drawing of the Three <--coming up
3. The Wastelands
4. Wizard and Glass
(+ 4.5 The Wind Through the Keyhole) recommended to read @ 7.5 in series
5. Wolves of Calla
6. Song of Susannah
7. The Dark Tower

November
Firebird by Claudia Grey
1. A Thousand Pieces of You (finished Nov 29, 2018)
( + 1.1 First Impressions) (finished Dec 22, 2018)
2. Ten Thousand Skies Above You
3. A Million Worlds Without You

Holdovers from 2016
!!! FINISHED !!! Alan Bradley Flavia De Luce !!! FINISHED !!!
1. Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (read in 2012)
2. The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag (finished April 2013)
3. A Red Herring Without Mustard (finished July 24.2013)
4. I am Half-Sick of Shadows (finished August 2, 2013)
5. Speaking from Among the Bones (finished Dec 20, 2013)
6. The Dead in their Vaulted Arches (finished Feb 2, 2014)
(+ 6.5 The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse) (finished Aug 26, 2015)
7. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (finished Jan 13, 2015)
8. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mewed (finished Dec 19, 2018)
9. The Grave's A Fine and Private Place (finished January 31, 2019)
10. The Golden Tresses of the Dead THE LAST!  (finished July 4, 2019)

Kathleen Stone by Erica Wright
1. The Red Chameleon (finished August 6, 2016)
2. The Granite Moth (finished August 8, 2016)
3. The Blue Kingfisher (published Oct 2018 but not available in audio yet so still waiting.)

Holdovers from 2015
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
(+0.5 Virgins)
1. Outlander (finished July 15, 2017)
2. Dragonfly in Amber stalled here
3. Voyager 
(+ 3.5 Scottish Prisoner)
(+ 3.7 Plague of Zombies)
4. Drums of Autumn
5. The Fiery Cross
6. A Breath of Snow and Ashes 
7. An Echo in the Bone 
(+ 7.5 The Space Between)
8. Written in my Heart's Own Blood 
(+ 8.5 A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows)
(?? Seven Stones to Stand or Fall) collected shorts
9. Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (TBP ??)

Richard Castle Nikki Heat
1. Heat Wave (finished July 30, 2013) (REREAD Feb 22, 2015)
2. Naked Heat (finished Feb 23, 2016)
3. Heat Rises (finished March 15, 2017)
4. Frozen Heat (finished April 1, 2017)
5. Deadly Heat (finished Dec 23, 2018) 
6. Raging Heat (finished Dec 28, 2018)
7. Driving Heat (finished Dec 31, 2018)
8. High Heat (finished Jan 1, 2019)
9. Heat Storm (finished Jan 3, 2019)
10. Crashing Heat

Holdovers from 2014
The Hollows by Kim Harrison (have #1, 2, 3, 4 + Dates from Hell & Into the Woods) 
(+0.1 The Turn)
1. Dead Witch Walking (finished July 18, 2016)
2. The Good, The Bad, and the Undead (finished Nov 12, 2017)
(+ 2.5 Dates from Hell) (finished Jan 14, 2018)
3. Every Which Way But Dead (finished Nov 22, 2017)
4. Fistful of Charms (finished Dec 23, 2017)
(+ 4.5 Hotter than Hell) (finished Jan 14, 2018)
5. For a Few Demons More
(+ 5.5 Holidays are Hell)
6. The Outlaw Demon Wails
7. White Witch, Black Curse
(+ 7.5 Unbound)
8. Black Magic Sanction
9. Pale Demon
(+ 9.5 Hollows Insider)
10. A Perfect Blood
(+ 10.1 Into the Woods)
(+ 10.5 Trouble on Reserve)
11. Ever After
12. Undead Pool 
13. The Witch With No Name
(+ 13.1 Sudden Backtrack)
(+ 13.2 Waylaid)

The Wicked Years by Gregory Maguire (own all in ePub)
1. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch (finished Nov 1, 2014)
2. Son of a Witch (finished Dec 31, 2015)
3. Lion Among Men
4. Out of Oz

Up to Date: Awaiting Next Publication

UP TO DATE George R.R. Martin Song of Ice and Fire (own all currently published) UP TO DATE
+ 0.5 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (is this where it fits?) 
1. A Game of Thrones (read in 2012) reread beginning May 2016, finished August 14, 2016
2. A Clash of Kings (finished Jan 5, 2013)
3. A Storm of Swords (finished July 9, 2014)
4. A Feast for Crows (finished April 6, 2015) 
5. A Dance with Dragons (finished April 26, 2016)
6. Winds of Winter (TBP 2015 but still waiting) ARG DATE MOVED TO 2020
7. A Dream of Spring (TBP 2021)
8. Untitled Song of Ice and Fire number 8 TBP 2022

UP TO DATE Fred the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes UP TO DATE
1. The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant (finished Feb 2, 2017)
2. Undeath and Taxes (finished April 9, 2017)
3. Bloody Acquisitions (finished Jan 6, 2018) 
4. Fangs of Freelance (finished Jan 20, 2018)
5. Deadly Assessments (finished Sept 7, 2018)

UP TO DATE Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs UP TO DATE
(+.1 Seeing Eye) finished March 5, 2015
(+.5 Alpha & Omega) finished March 5, 2015
1. Cry Wolf (finished Sept 14)
2. Hunting Ground (finished March 11, 2017)
3. Fair Game (finished Jan 26, 2018)
4. Dead Heat (finished Feb 1, 2018)
5. Burn Bright (finished April 17, 2018)

Lemonitsa wrote: ↑

Dec 11, 2018

My Must Finish Series in 2019 list:

(name - author - #read in series before 2019 - #at now)

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, 2/14, 3/14 

Years ago I read books 1-8 of Wheel of Time. In 2018, I decided to start right from the beginning again because it had’ been too long. I was unable to read more than the first 2, so I'm going to try it again in 2019 and see how it goes. I'm not sure if I will add any more books to my list. 

Once again, I will make this a part of my 'How Many' Challenge for the year.    

(some series may have more books, I am only adding those I have on hand or will be getting by the end of January. The rest will not count as part of the challenge.)

I haven't been very good with this challenge. I finished #3 and I am still working on #4. Hopefully our RAT will help me finish it before the end of the year.

I'll get the 2020 thread up either Sunday (tomorrow) or Monday.

I only finished 1 out of the 8 I listed here. I actually finished a couple more, but then the authors wrote more books and I didn't get back to them.