A look at books for 2013

So, it's taking me a while to get through A Song of Ice & Fire. It's a big book. Its complex & you have to concentrate so you don't lose all the little threads that I assume will come together to make the story. But while I have been reading this, I have also been buying more books. Because you know, that's what I do. I will be having a break after I have finished Song. Well at least from that series. I unfortunately don't have as much time as I would like to read & wading my way through the entire series in one hit is actaully putting me off reading altogether. I'd probably still be trying to get through when the last book in the series is released! I thought Peter F Hamilton was a massive undertaking! While these books are easier to follow, you still need to really concentrate that's for sure.

BUT.. here is the list of books I have to read for this year (I got through just over 50 last year, but I suspect I won't get through that many this year simply due to A Song of Ice & Fire and the books that follow it in the series)

* denotes a Kindle edition

 A Song of Troy - Colleen McCullough
 The Prodigal Son - Colleen McCullough
 Tim - Colleen McCullough (if I can find a copy!)
 On the Map: Why the World Looks the way it does by Simon Garfield ( a non-fiction book looking 
  at the history of Cartography. Being a cartographer I am looking forward to this book!)
* Kirov by John Schletter
* Kirov II - Cauldron of Fire by John Schletter
* Kirov III - Pacific Storm by John Schletter
* While the World Watched by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
* Stalin's Hammer: Rome by John Birmingham
* Captain at the Gate by John Birmingham
* Castro's Bomb by Robert Conroy
Manhattan in Reverse by Peter F Hamilton
* Mammoth Books presents Sleepover by Alastair Reynolds
* A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin
* A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin
* A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin
Bag of Bones by Stephen King

So.. there we go.. a little peak at what I will be reading this year. I am sure other books will be added (some may even be removed) or pushed to the bottom of the pile (like Bag of Bones.. I have to be in a MOOD for Mr King). But get through them I shall!

PS.. I promise not to cheat & just watch the Game of Thrones series until have at least read the book for that series!