Map Legend By Category

Ahoy there me hearties, seadogs, and fellow explorers . . .

In order to help ye peruse me Captain’s Logbook, here is the legend to help ye chart these unfamiliar waters and find the yarns of yer heart desires.  May ye have fair winds in yer sails for all yer travels.  Arrrrr!

The Haul – A Running Tally of Plundered Contraband and Booty (by category then author’s last name):

The Captain’s Log – Sci-Fi

• Ashton, Edward – three days in april

• Ayliff, John – belt three (Sailing to the Stars)

• Carey, M.R. – the girl with all the gifts
• Carey, M.R. – the boy on the bridge (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Chambers, Becky – a long way to a small, angry planet – book 1 (Sailing to the Stars)

• Crouch, Blake – dark matter

• Ctein – saturn run (Sailing to the Stars)

• Elison,Meg – the book of the unnamed midwife (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Exo Books – the last day of captain lincoln

• Green, Simon R. – something from the nightside

• Gregory, Daryl – afterparty

• Houghton, Jude – autonomy (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Lackey, Mercedes – shipscat collection

• McIntosh, Will – faller (On the Horizon – eArc)

• McIntyre, Vonda N. – the exile waiting (Sailing to the Stars)

• Nabhan, David – the pilots of borealis (Sailing to the Stars)

• Newman, Emma – planetfall (Sailing to the Stars)
• Newman, Emma – after atlas

• Parr, M.J.R. – kings of the wilderness – the 700th arc book one

• Rakunas, Adam – windswept – book one (Second Reflections – Sci-fi)
• Rakunas, Adam – like a boss – book two (Abandon Ship – Sci-fi)

• Sanford, John – saturn run (Sailing to the Stars)

• Scalzi, John – miniatures (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Shea, Hunter – the jersey devil (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Sinisalo, Johanna – the core of the sun

• Steele, Allen – avengers of the moon (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Stone, Hayley – machinations – book one (On the Horizon – eArc)
• Stone, Hayley – counterpart – book two (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Walton, David – superposition

• Willis, Connie – crosstalk (On the Horizon – eArc)

The Captain’s Log – Fantasy

• Avery, Sarah – the imlen brat (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Bangs, J.S. – the wave speaker

• Beagle, Peter S. – in calabria (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Bracken, Alexandra – brightly woven

• Brennan, Marie – cold-forged flame (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Carosella, Amalia – tamer of horses (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Caskabel, C.A. – the sieve (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Clayton, Jo – skeen’s leap (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Colby, Kate M. – the cogsmith’s daughter

• Davis, Sophie – the syndicate (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Duncan, Dave – irona 700

• Elliott, Kate – black wolves

• Fine, Sarah – reliquary

• Francis, Diana Pharoah – path of fate (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Itaranta, Emmi – memory of water
• Itaranta, Emmi – the weaver

• Johnston, E.K. – a thousand nights

• Khoury, Jessica – the forbidden wish

• Kowal, Mary Robinette – ghost talkers (Historical Fantasy)

• Larke, Glenda – the aware

• Marks, Laurie J. – fire logic

• Newman, Emma – brother’s ruin (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Newman, Peter – the vagrant

• Patrick, Den – the boy with the porcelain blade

• Ryan, Anthony – the blood song

• Sullivan, Michael J. – age of myth (On the Horizon – Arc)

• Tregillis, Ian – the mechanical – book 1
• Tregillis, Ian – the rising – book 2

• Weeks, Brett- the blood mirror – book 4

The Captain’s Log – Young Adult

• Armstrong, Kelley – sea of shadows – book 1 (Fantasy)
• Armstrong, Kelley – empires of the night – book 2 (Fantasy)
• Armstrong, Kelley – forest of ruin – book 3 (Fantasy)
• Armstrong, Kelley – the masked truth (Thriller)
• Armstrong, Kelley – missing (On the Horizon – Thriller/Crime eArc)

• Belleza, Rhoda – empress of a thousand skies (Sailing to the Stars – Sci-Fi eArc)

• Bigelow, Susan Jane – the demon girl’s song (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• Bobet, Leah – an inheritance of ashes (Fantasy)

• Bodeen, S.A. – compound – book 1 (Fantasy)
• Bodeen, S.A. – the fallout – book 2 (Fantasy)

• Boroson, M.H. – the girl with the ghost eyes (Fantasy)

• Brown, Peter – the wild robot (Sci-Fi)

• Castroman, Nicole – blackhearts – book 1 (Historical Fiction)
• Castroman, Nicole – blacksouls – book 2 (On the Horizon – Historical Fiction eArc)

• Charbonneau, Joelle – need (Thriller)

• Chbosky, Stephen – the perks of being a wallflower (Epistolary)

• Chupeco, Rin – the bone witch (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• Clarke, Alessandra – rider’s revenge (Fantasy)

• Cordova, Zoraida – labyrinth lost (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• Creech, Sharon – the wanderer (Sea Yarn)

• Crewe, Megan – a mortal song (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• Cypess, Leah – death sworn – book 1 (Fantasy)
• Cypess, Leah – death marked – book 2 (Fantasy)

• Dennard, Susan – truthwitch (Fantasy)

• Durst, Sarah Beth – vessel (Fantasy)

• Elwood, Tessa – inherit the stars (Sailing to the Stars)

• Farizan, Sara – if you could be mine (Contemporary)

• Grant, Michael – front lines (Historical Fiction)

• Heilig, Heidi – the girl from everywhere – book one (Tidings from the Crew – Fantasy)
• Heilig, Heidi – the ship beyond time – book two (Fantasy)

• Jonell, Lynne – the sign of the cat (Fantasy)

• Kaufman, Amie – illuminae (Sailing to the Stars)
• Kaufman, Amie – these broken stars (Sailing to the Stars)

• Kristoff, Jay – illuminae (Sailing to the Stars)

• Lackey, Mercedes – hunter (Second Reflections – Fantasy)

• Landers, Melissa – starflight (Sailing to the Stars)

• Levithan, David – everyday (Literary)

• Marsden, K.S. – the lost soul (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• Mead, Richelle – soundless (Fantasy)

• McIntosh, Will – burning midnight (Fantasy)

• McLemore, Anna Marie – when the moon was ours (Fantasy)

• McQuein, Josin L. – arclight (Fantasy)
• McQuein, Josin L. – premeditated (Thriller)

• Nix, Garth – Goldenhand – book 5 (Fantasy)

• Redgate, Riley – seven ways we lie (Contemporary)

• Rees, Celia – witch child (Historical Fiction)

• Reese, Jenn – above world – book 1 (Fantasy)
• Reese, Jenn – mirage – book 2 (Fantasy)

• Riordan, Rick – the percy jackson series (Fantasy)

• Sachar, Louis – holes (Fantasy)

• Sanchez, Dianna – a witch’s kitchen (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• Shepherd, Megan – the secret horses of briar hill (On the Horizon – Middle Grade Fantasy eArc)

• Shusterman, Neal – scythe (Fantasy)

• Spooner, Meagan – these broken stars (Sailing to the Stars)

• Suma, Nova Ren – the walls around us (Fantasy)

• Vaughn, Carrie – martians abroad (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• Weisenberg, Marit – select (On the Horizon – Sci-Fi eArc)

• Wilde, Fran – updraft (Fantasy)

• Yolen, Jane – a plague of unicorns (Fantasy)

• Zahler, Diane – the thirteenth princess (Fantasy)

• Zentner, Jeff – the serpent king (Contemporary)

There do be some more specialized categories in me log:

Curiosities of the Deep

books whose story of acquisition is unusual

• Auxier, Jonathan – the night gardener (Young Adult Fantasy)

• Boroson, M.H. – ride a mule (Young Adult Fantasy)

• Parr, M.J.R. – kings of the wilderness – the 700th arc book one (Sci-Fi)

• Patrick, Den – the boy with the porcelain blade (Fantasy)

Here Be Dragons

must have at least one dragon in it . . . preferably more

• Gardner, Erika – the dragon in the garden (On the Horizon – Urban Fantasy eArc)

• Hartman, Rachel – seraphina

• Power, Stephen S. – the dragon round (On the Horizon – eArc)

• Ryan, Anthony – the waking fire (On the Horizon – eArc)

Dead Men Tell No Tales

stories containing the undead and other unsavories

• Andrews, Ilona – magic bites (Urban Fantasy)

• McIntosh, Will – hitchers (Sci-Fi)

• Robinson, Jeremy – xom-b (Sci-Fi)

• Tintera, Amy – reboot (Young Adult – Sci-Fi)

Dry Dock

westerns with a sci-fi or fantasy twist

• Bowen, Lila – conspiracy of ravens – book 2

• Carson, Rae – walk on earth a stranger – book 1

• Gilman, Laura Ann – silver on the road – book 1

• Hamilton, Alwyn – rebel of the sands – book 1

Walk the Plank

yarns that made this Captain angry so overboard they go

• Bobet, Leah – above (Young Adult)

• Holt, K.A. – red moon rising (Young Adult Sci-Fi)

• Lindsey, Erin – bloodbound (Fantasy)

• Miéville, China – railsea (Sci-Fi)

Abandon Ship

novels that I just could not finish

• Cameron, Miles – the red knight (Fantasy)

• Chee, Traci – the reader (Young Adult Fantasy)

• Clark, D. Nolan – forsaken skies (On The Horizon – Sailing to the Stars eArc)

• Hannibal, James R. – the lost property office (Young Adult Fantasy)

• Hurley, Kameron – stars are legion (Sci-Fi)

• Jae-Jones, S. – wintersong (On the Horizon – Fantasy eArc)

• James, Vic – gilded cage (On the Horizon – Fantasy e-Arc)

• Myer, Ilana C. – last song before night (Fantasy)

• Rakunas, Adam – like a boss – book two (Sci-fi)

• Secchia, Marc – the pygmy dragon (Fantasy)

• Shreffler, t.L. – sora’s quest (Fantasy)

• Simmons, Kristen – metaltown (Young Adult Dystopian)

• Taylor, Dennis E. – we are legion we are bob (Sailing to the Stars)

• Valente, Catherynne M. – radiance (Sailing to the Stars)

3 Bells

3 days straight, 3 books in a row, showcasing a trilogy:

• Carson, Rae – the girl of fire and thorns (Book 1)
• Carson, Rae – the crown of embers (Book 2)
• Carson, Rae – the bitter kingdom (Book 3)

• Charbonneau, Joelle – the testing (Book 1)
• Charbonneau, Joelle – independent study (Book 2)
• Charbonneau, Joelle – graduation day (Book 3)

• Kennedy, Jeffe – the mark of the tala (Book 1)
• Kennedy, Jeffe – the tears of the rose (Book 2)
• Kennedy, Jeffe – the talon of the hawk (Book 3 / Abandon Ship)

• Lu, Marie – legend (Book 1)
• Lu, Marie – prodigy (Book 2)
• Lu, Marie – champion (Book 3)

• Wheeler, Jeff – the queen’s poisoner (Book 1 / Tidings of the Crew)
• Wheeler, Jeff – the thief’s daughter (Book 2 / Tidings of the Crew)
• Wheeler, Jeff – the king’s traitor (Book 3 / Tidings of the Crew)

Broadside

a highlight of a favorite specific author and their work

• Garth Nix – No. 1
• Sharon Shinn – No. 2
• John Scalzi – No. 3
• Tamora Pierce – No. 4
• Brandon Sanderson – No. 5
• Robin McKinley – No. 6
• Michael Crichton – No. 7
• Mercedes Lackey – No. 8
• Dean Koontz – No. 9
• Justine Larbalestier – No. 10
• Neil Gaiman – No. 11
• Kate Elliot – No. 12
• George R.R. Martin – No. 13
• Rosemary Kirstein – No. 14

Parley with an Author

an author communique

• M.J.R. Parr – No. 1

Tidings from the Crew

reviews from yer Captain and one of her crew, usually the First Mate

• Correia, Larry – son of the black sword (Fantasy)

• Darnielle, John – wolf in white van (Literary)

• Heilig, Heidi – the girl from everywhere (Young Adult Fantasy)

• Howey, Hugh – the wool trilogy (Tidings from the Crew – Sci-Fi)

• Scalzi, John – the dispatcher (Sci-Fi)

• Weekes, Patrick – rogues of the republic series (Fantasy)

Off the Charts

a non sci-fi, fantasy, or young adult novel

• Armstrong, Kelley – city of the lost – book 1 (Thriller/Crime Novel)
• Armstrong, Kelly – a darkness absolute – book 2 (On the Horizon – Thriller/Crime Novel Arc)

• Bailey, Elisabeth Tova – the sound of a wild snail eating (Non-Fiction/Memoir/Natural History)

• Crouch, Blake – run (Thriller)

• Gortner, C.W. – the vatican princess: a novel of lucrezia borgia (Historical Fiction)

• Huckelbridge, Dane – castle of water (Literary eArc)

• Kang, Han – the vegetarian (Literary)

• Kindle, Patrice – keeping the castle (Historical Fiction)

• Lawson, Jenny – furiously happy (Off the Charts – Memoir)

• Wirestone, Max – the unfortunate decisions of dahlia moss (Contemporary Humor)