Saturday reading

Current
Song of Time, by Ian R. MacLeod
A Darker Shade, ed. John-Henri Holmberg

Last books finished
π1 (did not finish)
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth, by Terrance Dicks
ρ1 (did not finish)
Disobedience, by Naomi Alderman
Dr Who: Dalek Invasion Earth 2150AD, by “Alan Smithee”
σ1 (did not finish)
Death of a Naturalist, by Seamus Heaney
The Dalek Invasion of Earth, by Jonathan Morris
Faith in Politics, by John Bruton
τ1
The Clockwise War, by Scott Gray
Revelations of the Dead-alive aka London and Its Eccentricities in the Year 2023, by John Banim

Next books
Official Secrets, by Cavan Scott et al
Barsk: The Elephant’s Graveyard, by Lawrence M. Schoen
The Lost Child of Lychford, by Paul Cornell

Saturday reading

Current
Disobedience, by Naomi Alderman
π1
Faith in Politics, by John Bruton

Last books finished
To Rule in Amber, by John Betancourt
ξ1
The Danger Men, by Nick Walter
The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon, by John Toon
ο1 (did not finish)

Next books
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth, by Terrance Dicks
A Darker Shade, ed. John-Henri Holmberg
Death of a Naturalist, by Seamus Heaney

Saturday reading

Current
To Rule in Amber, by John Betancourt
The Danger Men, by Nick Walter
ξ1
Disobedience, by Naomi Alderman

Last books finished
An Eloquent Soldier: The Peninsular War Journals of Lieutenant Charles Crowe of the Inniskillings, 1812-14, ed. Gareth Glover
Rauf Denktaş, a Private Portrait, by Yvonne Çerkez
Hyperspace Demons, by Jonathan Moeller
μ1
Moon Boots and Dinner Suits, by Jon Pertwee
The Caucasus: an Introduction, by Thomas de Waal
ν1

Next books
The Impossible Astronaut / Day of the Moon, by John Toon
Faith in Politics, by John Bruton
Death of a Naturalist, by Seamus Heaney

Saturday reading

Current
Rauf Denktaş, a Private Portrait, by Yvonne Çerkez
An Eloquent Soldier: The Peninsular War Journals of Lieutenant Charles Crowe of the Inniskillings, 1812-14, ed. Gareth Glover
Moon Boots and Dinner Suits, by Jon Pertwee
The Caucasus: an Introduction, by Thomas de Waal

(all non-fiction, for once.)

Last books finished
κ1
λ1
The End of the Day, by Claire North
The Harem of Aman Akbar, by Elizabeth Scarborough
Doctormania, by Cavan Scott et al
The First World War Diary of Noël Drury, 6th Royal Dublin Fusiliers: Gallipoli, Salonika, The Middle East and the Western Front, ed. Richard Grayson

Next books
Hyperspace Demons, by Jonathan Moeller
The Danger Men, by Nick Walter
Disobedience, by Naomi Alderman

Saturday reading

Current
The End of the Day, by Claire North
The Harem of Aman Akbar, by Elizabeth Scarborough
κ1
Rauf Denktaş, a Private Portrait, by Yvonne Cerkez

Last books finished
θ1
Love and Monsters, by Niki Haringsma
Welcome to the Doomsphere: Sad Puppies, Hugos, and Politics, by Matthew M. Foster
ι1
The Bordley and Belt Families, Based on Letters Written by Family Members, assembled and annotated by Edward Wickersham Hoffman

Next books
Null States, by Malka Older
Disobedience, by Naomi Alderman

Saturday reading

Current
Welcome to the Doomsphere: Sad Puppies, Hugos, and Politics
, by Matthew M. Foster
The End of the Day, by Claire North
θ1

Last books finished
The Bad Christian’s Manifesto
, by Dave Tomlinson (did not finish)
η1
Lineage
, ed. Shaun Russell
Goliath, by Tochi Onyebuchi
Doctor Who and the Face of Evil, by Terrance Dicks
Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northrup
The Face of Evil, by Thomas L Rodebaugh

Next books
Rauf Denktaş, a Private Portrait
, by Yvonne Cerkez
The Harem of Aman Akbar, by Elizabeth Scarborough

Saturday reading

Current
Goliath, by Tochi Onyebuchi
η1
Lineage, ed. Shaun Russelll
The Bad Christian’s Manifesto, by Dave Tomlinson

Last books finished
ζ1
Doctor Who: A British Alien?, by Danny Nicol
La Femme, ed. Ian Whates

Next books
The End of the Day, by Claire North
Welcome to the Doomsphere: Sad Puppies, Hugos, and Politics, by Matthew M. Foster

Saturday reading

Current
Doctor Who: A British Alien?, by Danny Nicol
Goliath, by Tochi Onyebuchi
ζ1
La Femme, ed. Ian Whates

Last books finished
δ1
Voorbij de Grenzen van de Ernst, by Kamagurka
Weapons of Past Destruction, by Cavan Scott, Blair Shedd, Rachel Stott and Anand Setyawan
Empire Of Sand, by Tasha Suri
Juicy and Delicious, by Lucy Alibar
Complete Short Stories: the 1950s, by Brian Aldiss
ε1

Next books
The End of the Day, by Claire North
The Bad Christian’s Manifesto, by Dave Tomlinson

Saturday reading

Current
Complete Short Stories: the 1950s, by Brian Aldiss
Voorbij de Grenzen van de Ernst, by Kamagurka
Empire Of Sand, by Tasha Suri
δ1
Weapons of Past Destruction, by Cavan Scott, Blair Shedd, Rachel Stott and Anand Setyawan

Last books finished
β1
Richard of Cornwall: The English King of Germany, by Darren Baker
Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
Argo: How the Cia and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History, by Antonio J. Mendez and Matt Baglio 
γ1

Next books
Goliath, by Tochi Onyebuchi
The End of the Day, by Claire North

Saturday reading

Current
Complete Short Stories: the 1950s, by Brian Aldiss
Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
Richard of Cornwall: The English King of Germany, by Darren Baker
β1

Last books finished
Black Man aka Thirteen, by Richard Morgan
Doctor Who and the Dæmons, by Barry Letts
The Dæmons, by Matt Barber
α1

Next books
Empire Of Sand, by Tasha Suri
Goliath, by Tochi Onyebuchi

Saturday reading

Current
Black Man, by Richard Morgan
Complete Short Stories: the 1950s, by Brian Aldiss

Last books finished
Jocasta, by Brian Aldiss
Fear of the Web, by Alyson Leeds
Doctor Who – The Movie, by Gary Russell
Doctor Who (1996), by Paul Driscoll

Next books
Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
Empire Of Sand, by Tasha Suri

Saturday reading

Current
Black Man, by Richard Morgan
Jocasta, by Brian Aldiss

Last books finished
A Matter of Life and Death, by George Mann, Emma Vieceli and Hi Fi
Brasyl, by Ian McDonald
Mr Britling Sees It Through, by H.G. Wells
Matt Smith: The Biography, by Emily Herbert

Next books
Speaker for the Dead,by Orson Scott Card
Empire Of Sand, by Tasha Suri

Saturday reading

Current
Brasyl, by Ian McDonald
Mr Britling Sees It Through, by H.G. Wells
A Matter of Life and Death, by George Mann, Emma Vieceli and Hi Fi

Last books finished
The Traders’ War, by Charles Stross
Political Animals, by Bev Laing

Next books
Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
Empire Of Sand, by Tasha Suri

Saturday reading

Current
The Traders’ War, by Charles Stross

Last books finished
“Tangents”, by Greg Bear
The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets, by Svetlana Alexievich
The Carhullan Army, by Sarah Hall

Next books
Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card
Mr Britling Sees it Through, by H. G. Wells

Saturday reading

Current
The Traders’ War, by Charles Stross
The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets, by Svetlana Alexievich

Last books finished
Doctor Who and the Time Warrior, by Terrance Dicks
The Time Warrior, by Matthew Kilburn
Roger Zelazny’s Chaos and Amber, by John Betancourt
That Damn’d Thing Called “Honour”: Duelling in Ireland, 1570-1860, by James Kelly
The Harp and the Blade, by John Myers Myers
The Kosovo Indictment, by Michael O’Reilly
The Light Years, by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Next books
The Carhullan Army, by Sarah Hall
“Tangents”, by Greg Bear

Saturday reading

Current
Roger Zelazny’s Chaos and Amber, by John Betancourt
The Light Years, by Elizabeth Jane Howard
That Damn’d Thing Called “Honour”: Duelling in Ireland, 1570-1860, by James Kelly
Doctor Who and the Time Warrior, by Terrance Dicks

Last books finished
Scary Monsters, by Simon A. Forward
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric, by Ian Briggs
Sprawl, ed. Cat Sparks
The Massacre of Mankind, by Stephen Baxter
The Curse of Fenric, by Una McCormack

Next books
The Harp and the Blade, by John Myers Myers
The Revolution Trade, by Charles Stross

Saturday reading

Current
The Massacre of Mankind, by Stephen Baxter
Scary Monsters, by Simon A. Forward
Sprawl, ed. Cat Sparks

Last books finished
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie
Lenin the Dictator, by Victor Sebestyen
Swordheart, by T. Kingfisher
Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor: Operation Volcano, by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel
Alaska Sampler 2014: Ten Authors from the Great Land, eds Deb Vanasse and David Marusek
The Initiate, by Louise Cooper
Dalek Combat Training Manual, by Richard Atkinson and Mike Tucker
The Lost Skin, by Andy Frankham-Allen
Manifesto, by Bernardine Evaristo
The Life of Col. Samuel M. Wickersham, ed. Edward Wickersham Hoffman

Next books
Roger Zelazny’s Chaos and Amber, by John Betancourt
The Light Years, by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Saturday reading

Current
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie
Lenin the Dictator, by Victor Sebestyen
The Initiate, by Louise Cooper
Swordheart, by T. Kingfisher

Last books finished
Heaven Sent, by Kara Dennison
Hell Bent, by Alyssa Franke
Winter’s Orbit, by Everina Maxwell
Soulstar, by C.L. Polk (did not finish)

Next books
The Massacre of Mankind, by Stephen Baxter
Manifesto, by Bernardine Evaristo

Saturday reading

Current
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie
Lenin the Dictator, by Victor Sebestyen

Last books finished
Redemptor, by Jordan Ifueko
The New Unusual, by Adrian Sherlock and Andy Frankham-Allen
A Snake Falls to Earth, by Darcie Little Badger

Next books
Fugitive Telemetry, by Martha Wells
The Massacre of Mankind, by Stephen Baxter

Saturday reading

Current
The New Unusual, by Adrian Sherlock and Andy Frankham-Allen
Redemptor, by Jordan Ifueko
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie

Last books finished
The Smell of War, by Roland Bartetzko
Victories Greater than Death, by Charlie Jane Anders
The Unofficial Master Annual, ed.  Mark Worgan
The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden, by Catherynne M. Valente
The Last Graduate, by Naomi Novik
Lost, Not Stolen: The Conservative Case that Trump Lost and Biden Won the 2020 Presidential Election, by John Danforth et al
Moon Zero Two, by John Burke
Make Your Brain Work, by Amy Brann

Next books
Lenin the Dictator, by Victor Sebestyen
Fugitive Telemetry, by Martha Wells

Saturday reading

Current
The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden, by Catherynne M. Valente
Victories Greater than Death, by Charlie Jane Anders
Make Your Brain Work, by Amy Brann

Last books finished
Guy Erma and the Son of Empire, by Sally Ann Melia (did not finish)
The Darwin Awards, by Wendy Northcutt
A Short History of Kosovo, by Noel Malcolm
Stability Operations in Kosovo 1999-2000: A Case Study, by Jason Fritz

Next books
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie
Lenin the Dictator, by Victor Sebestyen

Saturday reading (a bit late)

Current
The Darwin Awards, by Wendy Northcutt
The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden, by Catherynne M. Valente
A Short History of Kosovo, by Noel Malcolm 
Guy Erma and the Son of Empire, by Sally Ann Melia

Last books finished
Q&A, by Vikas Swarup
Killdozer!, by Theodore Sturgeon

Next books
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie
Make Your Brain Work, by Amy Brann

Saturday reading

Current
Killdozer!, by Theodore Sturgeon
Q&A, by Vikas Swarup
The Darwin Awards, by Wendy Northcutt
The Orphan’s Tales: In the Night Garden, by Catherynne M. Valente

Last books finished
Intimacy, by Jean Paul Sartre
The King of Almayne: a 13th century Englishman in Europe, by T.W.E. Roche
Nova Swing, by M. John Harrison
Strange Adventures, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner

Next books
Guy Erma and the Son of Empire, by Sally Ann Melia
Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie

Saturday reading

Current
Nova Swing, by M. John Harrison
Killdozer!, by Theodore Sturgeon
Strange Adventures, by Tom King, Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner
Intimacy, by Jean Paul Sartre

Last books finished
The Eleventh Hour, by Jon Arnold
Lore Olympus, by Rachael Smythe
Face the Raven, by Sarah Groenewegen
No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media, by Peter Steven
Die, vol.3: The Great Game, by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles
End of the World Blues, by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Die, vol 4: Bleed, by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles
Once & Future, vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies, by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora and Tamra Bonvillain
Once & Future, vol. 4: Monarchies in the UK,by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora and Tamra Bonvillain
Junker: een Pruisische blues, by Simon Spruyt
The Monk, by Matthew Lewis

Next books
The Darwin Awards, by Wendy Northcutt
Guy Erma and the Son of Empire, by Sally Ann Melia

Saturday reading

Current
The Monk, by Matthew Lewis (a chapter a week)
End of the World Blues, by Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Lore Olympus, by Rachael Smythe

Last books finished
Directed by Douglas Camfield, by Michael Seely
Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism, by Elsa Sjunneson
Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Half Life, by Shelley Jackson
The Happier Dead, by Ivo Stourton
The HAVOC Files, Volume 4, ed. Shaun Russell
Far Sector, by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell
Queen of the States, by Josephine Saxton

Next books
No-Nonsense Guide to Global Media, by Peter Steven
Junker: een Pruisische blues, by Simon Spruyt

Saturday reading

Current
The Monk, by Matthew Lewis (a chapter a week)
Half Life, by Shelley Jackson
Directed by Douglas Camfield, by Michael Seely
The Happier Dead, by Ivo Stourton

Last books finished
Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
CBT Workbook, by Stephanie Fitzgerald
A Modern Utopia, by H. G. Wells
Mythos, by Stephen Fry
Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985, eds. Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre
The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century, by Amia Srinivasan
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, by Abraham Riesman

Next books
Queen of the States, by Josephine Saxton
Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

Saturday reading

Current
The Monk, by Matthew Lewis (a chapter a week)
Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
CBT Workbook, by Stephanie Fitzgerald
A Modern Utopia, by H. G. Wells

Last books finished
A Master of Djinn, by P. Djélì Clark
Terrorism In Asymmetric Conflict: Ideological and Structural Aspects, by Ekaterina A. Stepanova
Marco Polo, by Dene October
Flicker, by Theodore Roszak
Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
Demons and Dreams: Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror v. 1, eds. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
She Who Became the Sun, by Shelly Parker-Chan
The Halls of Narrow Water, by Bill Hall
Mort, by Terry Pratchett
Never Say You Can’t Survive, by Charlie Jane Anders

Next books
The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century, by Amia Srinivasan
Half Life, by Shelley Jackson

Saturday reading

Current
The Monk, by Matthew Lewis (a chapter a week)
Flicker, by Theodore Roszak
Demons and Dreams: Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror v. 1, eds. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
A Master of Djinn, by P. Djélì Clark

Last books finished
I am the Master, by Peter Anghelides et al
The Island of Missing Trees, by Elif Shafak
The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit, by Simon Bucher-Jones
Doctor Who – Marco Polo, by John Lucarotti
The Pilgrimage of Egeria: A New Translation, by Anne McGowan and Paul F. Bradshaw

Coming next, perhaps
Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
Mort, by Terry Pratchett

Saturday reading (late)

Current
The Monk, by Matthew Lewis (a chapter a week)
I am the Master, by Peter Anghelides et al
Flicker, by Theodore Roszak
The Island of Missing Trees, by Elif Shafak

Last books finished
Queens of the Crusades, by Alison Weir
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, by Becky Chambers
A Norman Legacy, by Sally Harpur O’Dowd
Tower, by Nigel Jones
The Pilgrimage of S. Silvia of Aquitania to the Holy Places (circa 385 A.D.), trans. John H. Bernard, with an appendix by Sir Charles William Wilson.
The Sun is Open, by Gail McConnell
The Pilgrimage of Etheria, trans. M. L. McClure and C. L. Feltoe
Signs and Symbols Around the World, by Elizabeth S. Helfman
Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki

Next
Demons and Dreams: Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror v. 1, eds. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card


Saturday reading

Current
The Monk, by Matthew Lewis (a chapter a week)
Tower, by Nigel Jones
Queens of the Crusades, by Alison Weir
I am the Master, by Peter Anghelides et al

Last books finished
Carnival of Monsters, by Ian Potter
Thursday’s Child, by Maralyn Rittenour
Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd, by Mark Blake
Unofficial Doctor Who Annual 1987, ed. Mark Worgan

Next books
Flicker, by Theodore Roszak
Demons and Dreams: Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror v. 1, eds. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling