Reading Roundup Wrapup: December 2021

Pick of the month: Kindred / Fledgling / Collected Stories by Octavia E. Butler. This volume collects all of Butler's non-series work; Kindred and a couple of the stories I had read before, while Fledgling and the rest were new. This was my third time reading Kindred, and it was as strong as ever. The rest was variable, but well worth reading, as always with Butler. I try to not pick rereads for this "honor," but this one deserved it anyway.

All books read:

1. Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor: A New Beginning by Jody Houser, Rachael Stott, et al.
2. Kindred / Fledgling / Collected Stories by Octavia E. Butler
3. The Sleeze Brothers File by John Carnell, Andy Lanning, et al.
4. Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
5. The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by John R. Neill
6. Little Wizard Stories of Oz by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by John R. Neill
7. Leviathan Falls: Book Nine of The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
8. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
9. Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon edited by Ian Whates 

Not my greatest month. The first few I got through pretty quickly, but the final Expanse novel coincided with seven days of child illness and finals week, so I had very little time or focus left for pleasure reading. Thank goodness Son One suddenly became interested in the Oz books again, giving me three books I wouldn't have had otherwise! I actually did also finish The Man in the High Castle before the month's end, but because I read it in an omnibus, I don't count it as a complete book until I read the other three!

All books acquired:

1. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Armageddon's Arrow by Dayton Ward
2. Star Trek: Coda, Book III: Oblivion's Gate by David Mack
3. Leviathan Falls: Book Nine of The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
4. The Age of Chaos: Collected comic strips from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine by Colin Baker, John M Burns, Barrie Mitchell, Paul Cornell, Gareth Roberts, Lee Sullivan, et al.
5. Transformers: Space Pirates by Simon Furman, Dougie Braithwaite, Bryan Hitch, Dan Reed, Lee Sullivan, et al.
6. Doctor Who: The Wintertime Paradox by Dave Rudden
7. Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
8. A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
9. Hearts of Oak by Eddie Robson
10. Maxwell's Demon by Steven Hall
11. Little Dorritt by Charles Dickens
12. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

As always, December was a month of many acquisitions. Surprisingly, less than half were Christmas presents: #7-10 and 12.

Books remaining on "To be read" list: 678 (up 5)