Canadian SF/F Reads

Today as I write this it is Canada Day (July 1st) so I thought it might be fun to do a quick rundown of all the Canadian SF/F novels I've read so far this year. Here it is in reverse chronological order:

1/ Privilege of Peace by Tanya Huff. SF with a mixed human and alien military. This is the last in the long-running Torin Kerr/Confederation series and the Peacekeeper subseries. Basic series premise: the Elder Races are non-violent and so when their Confederation is attacked by the Primacy, they enlist the help of the Younger Races (human, Krai and diTaykan) to fight the war.

2/ A Magical Inheritance by Krista D. Ball. A charming Regency-era England plus magic but no romance, not even a subplot.

3/The Piper of Shadonia by Linda Smith. I recently found out that this was published post-humously by my dear friend Linda. It is a teen fantasy novel and gives a very thoughtful examination of the price of rebellion.

4/ Jade City by Fonda Lee. This one was nominated for and/or won) a lot of awards last year and it's easy to see why. The world is refreshingly unique: mafia type feuding families who use magical jade to do martial arts. Sequel Jade War is out soon.

5/ Theater of Spies by S.M. Stirling. Book two. Alternate history set in a World War I where Teddy Roosevelt won a second term of office. Luz and her lover Ciara are kickass spies who fight very Nazi-like Germans.

6/ Judgment Daze by Jonathan Sean Lyster. Off-the-wall urban fantasy featuring a lot of brothers who are the sons of God and thus have Messiah-like superpowers. A lot of fun.

 7 & 8 / Pile of Bones and Path of Smoke, first two books in the Parallel Parks series by Bailey Cunningham. Graduate students by day, citizens of Roman-inspired city with magic by night.

9/ The Quantum Magician by Derek Kunsken. Genetically-altered super-genius hired to run a con in order to sneak a fleet of spaceships through a nexus points. The plot is clever and the Puppets were chilling.

10/ The Rebel by Gerald Brandt. Finishes up the dystopic/rebellion San Angeles trilogy featuring a courier who finds out too much and is marked for death by the corporations running the world.

100 Books

I’ve read 100 books so far this year. Since I’m stumped for a blog topic I thought it might be fun to do a bunch of short lists. (Order is in which I read them, not a ranking)

FIVE STAR BOOKS

1. Infernal Battalion by Django Wexler

2. Silver Stars by Michael Grant

3. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

4. Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs

5. Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire

6. Witch Creek by Laura Bickle

7. Black Sun Light My Way by Jo Spurrier

8. Dark Queen by Faith Hunter

9. City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong

10. Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

CANADIAN AUTHORS

1. A Peace Divided byTanya Huff

2. Grave by Michelle Sagara

3. The Operative by Gerald Brandt

4. Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson

5 & 6. Indigo Spring and Blue Magic by A.M. Dellamonica

7. ID by Madeline Ashby

8. Coyote Kings of the Space Age Bachelor Pad by Minister Faust

NEW-TO-ME AUTHORS THAT I ENJOYED

 1. Peter Clines

 2. J.C. Nelson

 3. T. Kingfisher

 4. Foz Meadows

 5. Jessie Mihalik

 6. Minister Faust

 

  YA BOOKS

1. The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson

2. Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

3. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

4. Silver Stars by Michael Grant

5. In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

6. Lies by Michael Grant

7. Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima

8. Grave by Michelle Sagara

GLOMS 

1. The Demon Cycle series by Peter Brett

2. The Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep

 What books have you enjoyed reading this year?