Reading Roundup Wrapup: September 2021

Pick of the month: Evening's Empire by Andrew Cartmel, Richard Piers Rayner, Dan Abnett, Marc Platt, John Ridgway, et al. This month was a tough choice. Some good stuff, but a lot of meh. But I did quite like this, one of the better Doctor Who Magazine comic collections.

All books read:

1. Invisible Kingdom, Volume 1: Walking the Path by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward
2. Evening’s Empire: Collected Comic Strips from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine by Andrew Cartmel, Richard Piers Rayner, Dan Abnett, Marc Platt, John Ridgway, et al.
3. Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor: Time Trials, Vol 1: The Terror Beneath by George Mann, James Peaty, Mariano Laclaustra, Warren Pleece, et al.
4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by John R. Neill
5. Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor: The Sapling, Vol 2: Roots by George Mann, James Peaty, I. N. J. Culbard, Ivan Rodriguez, Wellington Diaz, Klebs Junior, Leandro Casco, et al.
6. Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel by Martha Wells
7. Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor: Facing Fate, Vol 2: Vortex Butterflies by Nick Abadzis, Giorgia Sposito, Iolanda Zanfardino, et al.
8. Invisible Kingdom, Volume 2: Edge of Everything by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward
9. Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought by H. G. Wells
10. Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor: Time Trials, Vol 2: The Wolves of Winter by Richard Dinnick, Brian Williamson, Pasquale Qualano, et al.
11. The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by John R. Neill
12. Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor: The Sapling, Vol 3: Branches by Alex Paknadel, Rob Williams, I. N. J. Culbard, Ivan Rodriguez, JB Bastos, and Luiz Campello
13. Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension, Book One by George Mann, Cavan Scott, Nick Abadzis, Rachael Stott, Adriana Melo, Cris Bolson, Mariano Laclaustra, et al.
14. Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension, Book Two by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby, George Mann, Cavan Scott, Rachael Stott, Mariano Laclaustra, Wellington Diaz, Ivan Rodriguez, et al. 

I seemingly read a lot of books... but only #2 came from my actual list. On top of that, #1, 6, and 8 were for the Hugos (so not that many, either), #4 and 11 were read aloud to my son, and all the others were my daily breakfast comic book. Meh. I have been moving very slowly through one particular book for weeks now... I don't even know why, it's not even bad. Just gotta be more disciplined! Maybe I can finish it today and get the month off to a good start.

All books acquired:

1. A Short History of the World by H. G. Wells
2. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
3. The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by John R. Neill
4. The Fantastic Four Omnibus, Volume 4 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Archie Goodwin, et al.
5. The Scholars of Night by John M. Ford
6. The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by John R. Neill
7. The Daleks by David Whitaker, Richard Jennings, Ron Turner, et al.
8. Star Trek: Section 31: Disavowed by David Mack
9. Star Trek: Coda, Book I: Moments Asunder by Dayton Ward
   

All books remaining of "To be read" list: 672 (up 3)