Reading Roundup Wrapup: October 2023

Pick of the month: Galaxy Awards 1 edited by Latssep and Francesco Verso. To be honest, bit of a rum month. Not that this anthology was bad—it had four strong stories—but I don't think it would have won in a different month. But as you'll see, I didn't read much this month!

All books read:

1. Galaxy Awards 1: Chinese Science Fiction Anthology edited by Latssep and Francesco Verso
2. Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson, illustrated by John R. Neill
3. Legion of Super-Heroes: Before the Darkness, Volume Two by Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Paul Levitz, Steve Ditko, Frank Chiaramonte, Bruce Patterson, Carmine Infantino, et al.
4. Cybermen: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection: Collected comic strips from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine by Alan Barnes, Andrew Cartmel, Mike Collins, Steve Dillon, Martin Geraghty, Scott Gray, David Lloyd, Alan McKenzie, Mike McMahon, Steve Moore, Grant Morrison, Paul Neary, Steve Parkhouse, John Ridgway, Adrian Salmon, et al.
5. The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
6. Power Girl Returns by Leah Williams, Marguerite Sauvage, and Vasco Georgiev 

Low month! A couple long books (Galaxy Awards 1, The Wanderer, and the book I am wrapping up now), plus we went camping and not only did that mean no reading for a whole weekend, but also I kind of lost momentum upon our return.

All books acquired:

1. The Scalawagons of Oz by John R. Neill
2. Lucky Bucky in Oz by John R. Neill
3. Power Girl Returns by Leah Williams, Marguerite Sauvage, and Vasco Georgiev 

Thankfully, a correspondingly small number of acquisitions.

Currently reading:

• The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 7 edited by Neil Clarke
• Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author’s Definitive Edition by Brandon Sanderson
• The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume Two: Second Variety by Philip K. Dick 

Up next in my rotations:

1. Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett
2. Otherworld Barbara Vol. 2 by Moto Hagio
3. Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living with Doctor Who by Neil Perryman with Sue Perryman
4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Long Mirage by David R. George III
   

Books remaining on "To be read" list: 666 (down 2)