Re: Lynn’s six star list in January 2026:
Bobbie Sellers <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Feb 2026 19:44:17 -0800
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On 2/3/26 18:43, Lynn McGuire wrote: > On 1/20/2026 10:50 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote: >> >> >> On 1/20/26 17:44, Lynn McGuire wrote: >>> On 1/13/2026 7:27 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote: >>>> Lynn’s six star list in January 2026: >>>> >>>> 1. “Mutineer’s Moon” by David Weber >>>> 2. “Citizen Of The Galaxy” by Robert Heinlein >>>> 3. “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein >>>> 4. “The Star Beast” by Robert Heinlein >>>> 5. “Shards Of Honor” by Lois McMaster Bujold >>>> 6. "Barrayar" by Lois McMaster Bujold >>>> 7. “Jumper” by Steven Gould >>>> 8. "Reflex" by Steven Gould >>>> 9. "Impulse" by Steven Gould >>>> 10. "Exo" by Steven Gould >>>> 11. “Dies The Fire” by S. M. Stirling >>>> 12. “Emergence” by David Palmer >>>> 13. “The Tar-Aiym Krang” by Alan Dean Foster >>>> 14. “Under A Graveyard Sky” by John Ringo >>>> 15. “Live Free Or Die” by John Ringo >>>> 16. “Footfall” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle >>>> 17. “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle >>>> 18. “The Zero Stone” by Andre Norton >>>> 19. “Going Home” by A. American >>>> 20. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card >>>> 21. “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline >>>> 22. “The Martian” by Andy Weir >>>> 23. “The Postman” by David Brin >>>> 24. “We Are Legion” by Dennis E. Taylor >>>> 25. “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong >>>> 26. “Moon Called” by Patrica Briggs >>>> 27. “Red Thunder” by John Varley >>>> 28. "Lightning" by Dean Koontz >>>> 29. "The Murderbot Diaries" by Martha Wells >>>> 30. "Friday" by Robert Heinlein >>>> 31. "Agent Of Change" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller >>>> 32. "Monster Hunter International" by Larry Correia >>>> 33. "Among Others" by Jo Walton >>>> 34. "Skinwalker" and "Blood Of The Earth" By Faith Hunter >>>> 35. "Time Enough For Love" by Robert Heinlein >>>> 36. "Methuselah's Children" by Robert Heinlein >>>> 37. "When the Wind Blows" by James Patterson >>>> 38. "The Lake House" by James Patterson >>>> 39. "A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why)" by Jean Johnson >>>> 40. "Human by Choice" by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain >>>> 41. "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir >>>> 42. "Agent To The Stars" by John Scazi >>>> 43. "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi >>>> 44. "The Inheritance (Breach Wars)" by Ilona Andrews >>>> 45. "Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, 1)" by Ilona Andrews >>>> 46. "White Hot (Hidden Legacy, 2)" by Ilona Andrews >>>> 47. "Wildfire: A Hidden Legacy Novel (Hidden Legacy, 3)" by Ilona >>>> Andrews >>>> 48. "Diamond Fire: A Hidden Legacy Novella (4)" by Ilona Andrews >>>> 49. "Sapphire Flames: A Hidden Legacy Novel (5)" by Ilona Andrews >>>> 50. "Emerald Blaze: A Hidden Legacy Novel (6)" by Ilona Andrews >>>> 51. "Ruby Fever: A Hidden Legacy Novel (7)" by Ilona Andrews >>>> 52. "The Armageddon Inheritance" by David Weber >>>> 53. "A Matter For Men (The War Against the Chtorr, Book 1)" by David >>>> Gerrold >>>> 54. "A Day for Damnation (War Against the Chtorr, Book 2)" by David >>>> Gerrold >>>> 55. "Ariel" by Steven R. Boyett >>>> 56. "Perilous Waif (Alice Long)" by E. William Brown >>>> >>>> Somebody told me that these are a bunch of young men's adventure >>>> stories. Being an old man, I liked that. >>>> >>>> Lynn >>> >>> 57. "Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles)" by Ilona Andrews >>> >>> Lynn >> >> I will try to watch for it Lynn as I never got tired of reading >> the team >> of Ilona Andrews's work. The various human interpersonal reactions ring >> true if somewhat idealized. >> >> bliss > > I kinda doubt that the SanFran Library will get a copy since this is a > POD (print on demand) book. > > I still have Christmas money left. If you want, send your mailing > address to [email protected] and I will have Amazon send you a copy. > > Lynn > Thanks for the offer but if SFPL wants it will spend the money. I will ask for it and likely they will get it. If you were reading my reviews you would have seen this: > October Man by Ben Aaronvitch [snip of my review] > San Francisco City Library went out of its way with this $250.00 signed edition > from Subterranean Press in 2019. Just over 200 pages of suspenseful action> and Tobias Winter and Vanessa Sommer do a great job which by the way > I read before and was very happy to read a second time. © Ben Aaronvitch. > <https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42389859-the-october-man> So you see that due to taxes & donations they have enough to spend to get anything that they desire for their clients aside from truly rare and very expensive volumes. I have asked them in the past for specific books which they may borrow for my use from other large libraries. A big problem is that some books which they have had. have been stolen and those almost never show up again. As a matter of fact I checked and reserved the Graphic novels which of course are two volumes of Clean Sweep. bliss s