What I Read in 2016

At the end of each year I do a summary post of what I read throughout the year. I find it interesting to see my reading habits, and to make note of what the best books were each year. I read 52 books each of the past two years. Not quite that many this year, though close at 47. I use a standard five star rating method with five stars meaning I loved the book so much I intend to re-read it throughout my life, so there are rarely any five star books.

1. NOS4A2 by Joe Hill *** and a half
2. The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss ** and a half
3. Lock In by John Scalzi ****
4. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson ****
5. Deadwood Gates by Steven Erikson ****
6. Nova by Samuel Delany ** and a half
7. Just After Sunset by Stephen King **
8. Turning Angel by Greg Iles **** and a half

9. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey ****
10. The Bone Tree by Greg Iles **** and a half
11. True Evil by Greg Iles ****
12. Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson ***
13. The Dragon Chronicles by mix of authors ** and a half
14. Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey **** and a half

15. Dr. Sleep by Stephen King ****
16. If At First... by Peter F. Hamilton ***
17. Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey ****
18. Imperium by Robert Harris ****
19. Conspirata by Robert Harris ****
20. Darkness Weaves by Karl Edward Wagner ***
21. Warship by Joshua Dalzelle ** and a half
22. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller ****

23. Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clark *** and a half
24. Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson ** and a half
25. A Different Kingdom by Paul Kearney ****
26. Future Imperfect by Keith Laumer **
27. Kick by John L. Monk ****
28. Intrusion by Rosalind Minett ****

29. Infiltration by Rosalind Minett ****
30. Seed by Rob Ziegler ***
31. Beyond Redemption by Michael Fletcher ***
32. Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by various authors ***
33. Wastelands 2 by various authors ***
34. The Song of Albion collection by Stephen R. Lawhead *** and a half
35. A Serpent in Eden by James Owen **
36. Hell in the Pacific by Jim McEnery ***
37. Inferno: The World at War 1939-1945 by Max Hastings *** and a half
38. The End of All Things by John Scalzi ***
39. Shakey: Neil Young's Biography by Jimmy McDonough ***
40. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson *** and a half
41. Fatal Crossroads by Danny Parker **
42. The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell ****

43. Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell ****
44. The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell ****
45. Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell ****
46. Heretic by Bernard Cornwell ****
47. 1356 by Bernard Cornwell *** and a half