Challenges:
Action heroine (27) 31
Pick & Mix (40) 40
Author, author (2×4) 4, 4
graphic novels (24) 30
vintage (1) 4
sci-fi experience (1) 11
January
1, John Gregory Betancourt: Infection (p&m, sf exp)
2, Isaac Asimov: End of Eternity (vintage, sf exp)
3, Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Vectors (sf exp, p&m)
4, Leigh Brackett: The Sword of Rhiannon (vintage, author, sf exp)
5, Leigh Brackett: The Ginger Star (vintage, author, sf exp)
6, Kristine Kathryn Rusch: the Falls (p&m, sf exp)
7, Leigh Brackett ed.: The Best of Planet Stories #1 (vintage, scifi ex)
8, Emmi Itäranta: The Weaver/ The City of Woven Streets (p&m)
Comics
1, Xena: Warrior Princess (action heroine)
2, Star Wars: Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand
February
9, Jim C. Hines: Unbound (p&m)
10, Becky Chambers: A Closed and Common Orbit (p&m)
11, Genevieve Cogman: The Masked City (p&m)
12, Genevieve Cogman: The Burning Page (p&m)
13, Lois McMaster Bujold: Penric and the Shaman (p&m)
14, Diane Carey: Red Sector (p&m)
March
15, Yoon Ha Yee: Ninefox Gambit
16, Ada Palmer: Too Like the Lighting (p&m)
17, Lois McMaster Bujold: Penric’s Mission (p&m)
18, Elizabeth Bear: Karen Memory (author)
19, Robert Jackson Bennett: City of Stairs
20, Jim C. Hines: Revisionary (p&m)
Comics
3, Mockingbird vol. 1: I can explain
4, Star Trek: Deep Space 9: The Maquis
5, Silk vol. 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon
6, Silk vol. 1: Sinister
7, Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-Woman
April
21, Kerry Greenwood: Murder and Mendelssohn
22, Robert Jackson Bennett: City of Blades
23, Dan Koboldt: The Island Deception
24, Leigh Brackett: the Hounds of Skaith (author, author)
25, Leigh Brackett: the Reavers of Skaith (author, author)
26, John Vornholt: Quarantine (p&m)
27, Anthea Sharp: The Dark Realm
May
28, Peter David: Double or nothing (p&m)
29, Seanan McGuire: Indexing
30, Michael Jan Friedman and Christie Golden: the First Virtue (p&m)
31, Glenn Song: The Mechanical Bird: A Tale of Two Ladies
32, Pierre Pevel: The Cardinal’s Blades (p&m)
33, C. Hope Clark: Lowcountry Bribe
34, Peter O’Donnell: A Taste for Death
Comics
8, Secret Wars
9, X-Men: Years of Future Past
10, Age of Apocalypse: Warzones
11, Inferno: Warzones
12, Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps
June
35, Mercedes Lackey: The Fairy Godmother (p&m)
36, Michael Flynn: The January Dancer (p&m)
37, Seanan McGuire: Reflections (p&m)
38, N. K. Jemisin: The Fifth Season (p&m)
39, C. T. Phipps: The Rules of Supervillainy
Comics
13, Star Wars: Skywalker strikes vol. 1
14, Avengers: The Bride of Ultron
15, Guardians of Knowhere
16, Captain Marvel: Rise of the Alpha Flight
17, Future Imperfect: Warzones
July
40, Seanan McGuire: Every Heart a Doorway
41, N. K. Jemisin: The Obelisk Gate (p&m)
42, Kij Johnson: The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
43, Mercedes Lackey: One Good Knight (p&m)
44, Charlie Jane Anders: All the Birds in the Sky (p&m)
45, Lois Tilton: Accusations
Comics
18, The Mighty Thor vol. 2: Lords of Midgard
19, Buffy the Vampire Slayer omnibus vol. 1
20, Buffy the Vampire Slayer omnibus vol. 2
21, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon
August
46, Elizabeth Moon: Trading in Danger (p&m)
47, Dean F. Wilson: Coilhunter
48, Hope Nicholson: the Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen
49, John Vornholt: Blood Oath (p&m)
50, Bill Hargenrader: Mars Journey: Call to Action
51, Jordanna Max Brosky: Winter of the Gods (p&m)
52, Jim Mortimore: Clark’s Law (p&m)
53, D.M. Pruden: Ares Weapon
Comics
22, Buffy the Vampire Slayer omnibus vol. 3
23, Infinity Gauntlet: Warzones
24, Birds of Prey
September
54, Michael Buckley: The Fairy-Tale Detectives
55, X-Files: Cold Cases
56, Drew Hayes: NPCs</a
57, Judith Tarr: King and Goddess
58, John Helfers ed.: Fiction River: How to Save the World
59, Marie Brennan: A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent (p&m)
Comics
25, X-Tinction Agenda: Warzones
26, Secret Wars 2099
27, Marvel Platinum: the definitive Doctor Strange
28, DC Comics: Bombshells vol. 1: Enlisted
October
60, Karl K. Gallagher: Torchship Captain
61, Seanan McGuire: The Brightest Fell (p&m, rip)
62, Kimberli A. Bindschatel: Operation Tropical Affair
63, Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris: Dawn’s Early Light (p&m)
64, Kate Carlisle: Homicide in Hardcover (rip)
65, Mercedes Lackey: Fortune’s Fool (p&m)
66, Holly Evans: Infernal Ties
November
67, Elizabeth Bear: Range of Ghosts (author, author)
68, Mercedes Lackey: The Sleeping Beauty (p&m)
69, S. C. Flynn: The Hidden Face
70, Kristine Kathryn Rusch: the Runabout /(p&m)
71, Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Traitors (p&m)
72, Kristine Kathryn Rusch: The Application of Hope (p&m)
73,Scott Warren: Vick’s Vultures
Comics
29, Astro City: vol. 6: the Dark Age, Book one: Brothers and other strangers
December
74, Lois McMaster Bujold: Mira’s Last Dance (p&m)
75, Greg Cox: Underworld (action heroine)
76, Alison Morton: Inceptio (action heroine)
77, Elizabeth Bear: Shattered Pillars (author)
78, Elizabeth Bear: Steles of the Sky (author)
Comics
30, Xena: All roads
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