Books read 2015

In 2014, I thought I'd like to re-read some books, Pride and Predjudice (Jane Austen) and The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien) were the only two that I could remember when I wrote up this post for the year's list and I utterly failed in that. This year there was much hype around James Bond, with a couple of documentaries and I thought it would be interesting to read the original novels. So on the note of plans for 2016, here are the results for 2015, with, as usual, re-reads marked with asterisks.

 1. Enemies at Home - Lindsay Davis (1-12/1)
 2. Raising Steam - Terry Pratchett (30/1 - 2/2)
 3. Hornblower and the Hotspur - CS Forester (3-6/2)
 4. The Long War - Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter (16-21/2)
 5. Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Govenor, Spy - Michael Pembroke (1/3 -11/6)
 6. Pyramids* -  Terry Pratchett (16-23/3)
 7. Truckers* - Terry Pratchett (28/3 - 2/4)
 8. Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light - Derek Landy (23/4 - not finished)
 9. Hornblower and the Crisis - CS Forester (18/6 -8/7)
10. The Colour of Magic* - Terry Pratchett (9-17/7)
11. The Light Fantastic* - Terry Pratchett (19-22/7)
12. Equal Rites* - Terry Pratchett (23-28/7)
13. Truckers* - Terry Pratchett (29/7 - 3/8) Re-read due to the gap since March, so story would be fresh for Diggers 
14. Diggers* - Terry Pratchett (3-5/8)
15. Wings* - Terry Pratchett (6-8/8)
16. Mort* - Terry Pratchett (10-16/8)
17. Sourcery* - Terry Pratchett (2-4/9)
18. Wyrd Sisters* - Terry Pratchett (14-16/9)
19. Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett (18-22/9)
20. Pyramids* - Terry Pratchett (23/9 - 2/10) No clue of why the re-read, blame it on my poor memory and inattention to the list on the opposite page
21. Moving Pictures* - Terry Pratchett (2-26/10)
22. Faust Eric* - Terry Pratchett (27-30/10)
23. Reaper Man* - Terry Pratchett (31/10 - 9/11)
24. Witches Abroad* - Terry Pratchett (10-23/11)
25. Small Gods* - Terry Pratchett (25/11 - 9/12)
26. Lords and Ladies* - Terry Pratchett (9-14/12)
27. Men at Arms* - Terry Pratchett (14-17/12)
28. Soul Music* - Terry Pratchett (18-23/12)
29. Strata* - Terry Pratchett (24-26/12)
30. Interesting Times* - Terry Pratchett (27-28/12)
31. Maskerade* - Terry Pratchett (28/12 - 1/1/16)
32. Only you can save the World* - Terry Pratchett (29/12)
33. Johnny and the Dead* - Terry Pratchett (30-31/12)
34. The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents* - Terry Pratchett (31/12 - 1/1/16)

It's one of the biggest lists I had for years, and as you can see, it's very heavily dominated by one author this year - the inestimable Sir Terry Pratchett. On the announcement of his untimely death in March this year, I decided that I would do my own personal memorial to him, by re-reading all of his books. I only got half way through my collection though, so 2016's list might be flavoured somewhat with Pratchett as well.

Vale Terry - you've filled and brightened my world with your imagination and insight for a long time and I will treasure my (your) books as much as any pearl of the orient.