Re: Lynn’s six star list in January 2026:

On 2/3/2026 9:44 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> 
> 
> 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

Cool !  That leaves me more Christmas money for indulging myself.  But I 
want a copy of Bourne's Trilobyte sequel but it is only available in 
Audible.

Lynn