SwankiVY's Book Collection!

Science Fiction/Fantasy
Adams, Douglas	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	I'm not a big fan of Dirk Gently, but I love Adams, so when Mikey found a bunch of books by the dumpster and asked if I wanted any, I grabbed this.
Adams, Douglas	The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul	Same story as the above.
Adams, Douglas	The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide	Collection of the first four of the Hitchhiker's Trilogy, plus a short story about Zaphod. I got it at the Book Swap for, like, 13 bucks. I've lost the cover.
Adams, Douglas	Mostly Harmless	The only book of the Hitchhiker's Trilogy I didn't have once I got the one above. Got it once but somehow lent it out and forgot who I lent it to, still had the dust cover. Ended up buying a new one when I found it used. Still have the old dust cover too.
Adams, Douglas	The Original Hitch-Hiker Radio Scripts	Found used (wow, who gave that up??) at Books Inc., and couldn't pass it up.
Anthony, Piers	On a Pale Horse	Haven't actually read this yet. I think it's Meg's, bought for someone else to read and unexpectedly returned, when I volunteered to keep it and read it. Obviously, I lied.
Asimov, Isaac	Eight Stories from the Rest of the Robots	My friend Jeremy lent me a whole bunch of Asimov even though I'd never much cared for his overly hard SF. I haven't read this, but since Jeremy told me I could just return it sometime before both of us died, I guess I have some time.
Asprin, Robert	Little Myth Marker	I've never read this series, except the first one. It was cute but not really my style. My college roomie lent a bunch of them to me before we were rooming together, and she never collected them after she left.
Asprin, Robert	M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link	Ditto above.
Asprin, Robert	Myth-ing Persons	Ditto above.
Asprin, Robert	Myth-nomers and Im-pervections	Ditto above.
Banks, Iain M.	The Player of Games	Holiday gift from Dad, 2021.
Beagle, Peter S.	The Last Unicorn	Birthday present from Laura, 2010.
Bonta, Vanna	Flight	"Quantum Fiction," it's called, and it was responsible for a lot of cool connections in my life (including one with the author). I ordered the paperback from the local feminist bookshop, Wild Iris.
Bujold, Lois McMaster	The Spirit Ring	Was told I'd like her, given this book some random time. Never picked it up, dunno if it's good.
Butler, Octavia E.	Adulthood Rites	It's the Xenogenesis series. Very cool. Now you get to hear one from the point of a half-alien, half human. :)
Butler, Octavia E.	Bloodchild	Book of short stories given to me by Mike for my birthday.
Butler, Octavia E.	Clay's Ark	Mike got this at the Friends of the Library book sale for me.
Butler, Octavia E.	Dawn	First book of Xenogenesis!
Butler, Octavia E.	Fledgling	Received as a birthday gift from Mike, because we both like her work.
Butler, Octavia E.	Imago	Lovely, it's the third Xenogenesis book; now it's from the point of view of a member of the aliens' third sex. Wahah!
Butler, Octavia E.	Kindred	Present from Laura, birthday 2011!
Butler, Octavia E.	Mind of My Mind	One of my favorite authors! Beginning of an excellent series.
Butler, Octavia E.	Parable of the Sower	Received as a gift from Mikey; I've loved this book for years. Set in a sort of post-apocalyptic setting; a creative, tough, and driven girl with an unusual disorder tries to establish her purpose as well as survive.
Butler, Octavia E.	Parable of the Talents	Sequel to Parable of the Sower. I have the hardback.
Butler, Octavia E.	Patternmaster	Mike got this for me for holiday 2010; part of the "Patternist" series.
Butler, Octavia E.	Wild Seed	Mike got this for me at the library book sale. Awesome early book that ties into the Patternist series.
Card, Orson Scott	Enchantment	I got this because it is related to the tale of Sleeping Beauty.
Card, Orson Scott	Ender's Game	This was cheap at the local used bookstore so I bought it 'cause I'd heard it was great, even though I hadn't read it.
Clarke, Arthur C.	Childhood's End	I seem to remember this being rather interesting, when I had it as required reading in high school.
Colfer, Eoin	And Another Thing . . .	Mike got me this extra Hitchhiker's book as a birthday present in 2010.
Davidson, Avram & Davis, Grania	Marco Polo and the Sleeping Beauty	Given to me by Victor for my birthday 2018.
Devenport, Emily	The Kronos Condition	Got this at a used store because, frankly, it had flying people on the cover and I'm biased toward such things since the main character of the novels I write rather enjoys flying herself. I read this book and really disliked it.
Dick, Philip K.	Do Androids Dream of Elecric Sheep?	Gift from Victor birthday 2015, was on my wish list.
Engdahl, Sylvia	Children of the Star	Given to me by Jessie for a holiday gift 2009, saying that it had some themes I would appreciate.
Fann, J.C.	The Queenschair series (I, II, and III)	Bought volume I, The Queenschair, from Amazon because my friend wrote it and I wanted to own it. He sent me volume II, Of Goddess Born, as a present, and then I bought volume III from Amazon even though I read it as a beta reader because I want to have the whole series.
Feist, Raymond E.	Faerie Tale	Urgh, where did this come from again? Did Jeaux give me this?
Fink, Joseph & Cranor, Jeffrey	The Faceless Old Woman who Secretly Lives in Your Home	Purchased on Amazon because I love the Night Vale podcast.
Fink, Joseph & Cranor, Jeffrey	It Devours!	Purchased on Amazon because I love the Night Vale podcast.
Fink, Joseph & Cranor, Jeffrey	Welcome to Night Vale	Purchased on Amazon because I love the Night Vale podcast.
Foster, Alan Dean	Quozl	I can't remember why I have this either. I haven't read it yet.
Gaiman, Neil	American Gods	I had to buy this when I saw it for two bucks at the library book sale, even though I'd already read it.
Gaiman, Neil	Anansi Boys	Mike gave me his copy after he decided he didn't really want it.
Gaiman, Neil	Fragile Things	Yule gift from Mike, 2006.
Gaiman, Neil	Neverwhere	Gift from Mike for my 28th birthday!
Gaiman, Neil	Smoke and Mirrors	Gift from Mike for my 29th birthday.
Gaiman, Neil	Stardust	Present from Mikey.
Gaiman, Neil	Trigger Warning	Bought for me for my birthday 2018 by Victor.
Gould, Steven	Exo	Birthday 2015 gift from Dad.
Gould, Steven	Impulse	Gift from Victor birthday 2015, was on my wish list.
Gould, Steven	Reflex	Holiday 2014 gift from Mike.
Hamilton, Laurell K.	Never After	Short story collection containing fairy tale retellings, from Victor, birthday 2016.
Heinlein, Robert A.	The Cat Who Walks Through Walls	Given to me by Mike when he found out I wanted to read it, while he owned it and disliked it. Score!
Heinlein, Robert A.	I Will Fear No Evil	Lent by the well-meaning Jeremy, who's a Heinlein fan. I am too, but not enough to have read everything I have by him.
Heinlein, Robert A.	Methuselah's Children	Ditto above.
Heinlein, Robert A.	Starship Troopers	Assigned reading in tenth grade, but I don't care for it.
Heinlein, Robert A.	The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag	Mike bought this for me randomly.
Jemisin, N.K.	The Fifth Season	Bought this through Amazon as a result of a recommendation by my friend Heather.
Koontz, Dean	Forever Odd	Mike gave this to me for my holiday gift in 2014.
Koontz, Dean	Odd Thomas	Bought this for book club--loved it!
Kress, Nancy	Beggars in Spain	Given to me by Mikey, decent book about what happens when gene modifications create a minority of humans who don't need to sleep.
Lackey, Mercedes	The Gates of Sleep	An adult fantasy retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story, which is why I picked it up.
LeGuin, Ursula K.	The Left Hand of Darkness	I don't remember where I got this, but I do know LeGuin has been recommended to me countless times. But do I listen and read the freakin' thing? Noooo!
Link, Kelly	Magic for Beginners	Received holiday 2018 from my dad.
Maguire, Gregory	The Dream Stealer	Stacy got this for me for holiday 2010.
Martin, George R.R.	Wild Cards II: Aces High	Jay got me this for my holiday gift 2014.
Martin, George R.R.	Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild	Jay got me this for my holiday gift 2014.
Maxey, James	Nobody Gets the Girl	Given to me for holiday 2020 by Victor.
McKinley, Robin	Spindle's End	Adult fantasy based on Sleeping Beauty, so it ended up on my list.
Miller, Linsey	What We Devour	Gifted to me by Ronni, holiday 2025.
Paige, Danielle	Dorothy Must Die	My friends Sarah and David got me a Barnes and Noble gift card for my birthday 2017, and David liked this book, so I bought it.
Pratte, Jeremy S.	Five	Jeremy published his first book and sent me a copy because we're friends and I read an early draft.
Resnick, Mike	Will the Last Person to Leave the Planet Please Shut Off the Sun?	Bought new in a fit of "I need this!" when I started working at the bookstore. I read a copy from the library years ago, and loved it for reasons unknown. Probably mostly because of the short story "Death is an Acquired Trait."
Reid, Rob	Year Zero	My dad gave this to me for holiday 2019."
Robinson, Spider	Antinomy	Birthday present from Mike.
Robinson, Spider	The Callahan Touch	Mike got this for me at the book fair.
Robinson, Spider	Callahan's Con	Solstice present from Daddy.
Robinson, Spider	Callahan's Crosstime Saloon	Picked this up at a used store because I'd read it before and enjoyed it.
Robinson, Spider	Callahan's Kay	Mike got this for me at the book fair.
Robinson, Spider	Callahan's Lady	Birthday present from Mike, 2012.
Robinson, Spider	Callahan's Legacy	Mike picked this up for me at the library book sale.
Robinson, Spider	The Free Lunch	Mike got this for me for my holiday 2015 gift.
Robinson, Spider	Lady Slings the Booze	Gift from Mike for my 29th birthday.
Robinson, Spider	Mindkiller	Mike gave me this copy.
Robinson, Spider	Off the Wall at Callahan's	Ordered offline after deciding I needed more Spider in my life. :)
Robinson, Spider	Starmind	Bought used at Mojo.
Robinson, Spider	Telempath	After being encouraged to read Spider Robinson, I discovered I love his Callahan stories and bought this book used sight unseen.
Robinson, Spider	Time Pressure	Mike gave this to me.
Robinson, Spider	Time Travelers Strictly Cash
Robinson, Spider	Very Bad Deaths	Birthday present from Victor 2016.
Birthday present from Daddy.
Robinson, Spider	User Friendly	Gift from Mike.
Sagan, Carl	Contact	Given to me by my Bunky. Strangely, just as good as (better in some ways than) the movie, both of which I enjoyed.
Salvatore, R. A.	The Dark Elf Trilogy	I received this as a box set from Mikey December 2006; after he had gotten me to read them all he gave me my own copies as a gift.
Shirley, John	The Black Hole of Carcosa	Where the HELL do I get some of these things? I haven't read this.
Simmons, Dan	The Hollow Man	Loved as an adolescent and bought new when I started working at the bookstore (working at one does that to you; you suddenly want every good book you ever read because you get a discount now). I also found a cheap hardback at the library book sale, so now I have two.
Tepper, Sheri S.	Beauty	Adult fantasy book that uses Sleeping Beauty as an inspiration. Yes, that's why I bought it.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	The Lord of the Rings box set	Really old copies my dad read as a kid. On indefinite loan from his library.
Tolkien, J.R.R.	The Silmarillion	I have a great amount of interest in learning more about the Tolkien universe. So someday, mythical someday, I will read this. (It's my dad's also.)
Valente, Catherynne M.	Space Opera	Holiday gift from Dad for holiday 2021.
Vinge, Joan D.	Alien Blood	Bind-up of two of the Cat novels; Mikey gave me his copy when he didn't want it anymore.
Vinge, Joan D.	Catspaw	Had to have this one. It's book 2 in the Cat series. I worship this woman.
Vinge, Joan D.	Dreamfall	Book 3 of the Cat series, given to me in hardcover by Mia as a graduation present. (She wrote Oatanese insults all over the inside cover.) It was my least favorite of the series. Which makes it only about 10 times better than most other books.
Vinge, Joan D.	Eyes of Amber (and other stories)	Short story collection bought for three bucks at a used shop. I'm not a big fan of most of these stories but I love her writing style.
Vinge, Joan D.	Fireship	Hardcover bought used from Books Inc. Contains two short stories, "Fireship" and "Mother and Child," the second of which freakin' RULES.
Vinge, Joan D.	The Outcasts of Heaven Belt	Found used at Books Inc. and decided to add it to my collection.
Vinge, Joan D.	Phoenix in the Ashes	Bought secondhand for two bucks, a collection of short stories by MY FAVORITE AUTHOR IN THE WORLD. There's even one about Cat in there. YAAAY.
Vinge, Joan D.	Psion	I lent my original copy to Victor (and he lent me a bunch of stuff too), but we didn't see each other for a while so I bought another one. Then Jeaux gave me a hardcover version for my birthday once, and then Victor returned my copy. So . . . I have three.
Vinge, Joan D.	The Snow Queen	These books are wonderfully complicated (this is the first in a short series), but even though I didn't enjoy it as much as I enjoyed the Cat series, I had to buy it when I found it at the book sale.
Walker, Nick & Jung, Mike	Spoon Knife 7: Transitions	My contributor's copy of this anthology. (My short story "Her Experiment" is in it.)
Weir, Andy	The Martian	Bought for book club at the neighborhood book swap.
Yolen, Jane	Dragon's Blood	Gift from Victor birthday 2015, was on my wish list.
Yolen, Jane	Sister Light, Sister Dark	Received this as a gift from Mikey, holiday 2010.
Zahn, Timothy	Cobras Two	Bought used because I'd enjoyed his other book A Coming of Age, but I never read it as its back doesn't promise it's anything like the other.
Zahn, Timothy	A Coming of Age	I read this in high school and bought it used when in college. Its detailing of everyday life for a buttload of telekinetic children may have planted some seeds in my head for the later development of the protagonist of my novels. Yaaay.
Zelazny, Roger & Sheckley, Robert	Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming	Mike picked this up in hardcover at the library book sale 'cause I'd told him I was on the lookout for it.