{"id":293,"date":"2025-08-02T03:16:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T03:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grantgeiger.com\/blog\/?p=293"},"modified":"2025-08-02T03:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T03:24:49","slug":"books-read-in-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grantgeiger.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/08\/02\/books-read-in-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Books Read in 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found this list of books I read in 2008. Even including a lot of very short books, this is a breakneck pace. I think maybe I was trying to see how many I could read, but the memory is hazy. Some really great books on this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Privilege of the Sword, by Ellen Kushner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enchantment, by Orson Scott Card<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brokedown Palace, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berserker Planet, by Fred Saberhagen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jhereg, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Dreaming Books, by Walter Moers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yendi, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teckla, by Steven &nbsp;Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taltos, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phoenix, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morningtide, by Cory Herndon &amp; Scott McGough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shadow of a Dark Queen, by Raymond Feist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orca, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rise of a Merchant Prince, by Raymond Feist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issola, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time Spiral, by Scott McGough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planar Chaos, by Scott McGough &amp; Timothy Sanders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Future Sight, by Scott McGough &amp; John Delaney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rage of a Demon King, by Raymond Feist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shards of a Broken Crown, by Raymond Feist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Big Time, by Fritz Leiber<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assassin\u2019s Apprentice, by Robin Hobb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can You Feel Anything When I Do This, by Robert Sheckley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dragon, by Steven Brust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gods of Fire and Thunder, by Fred Saberhagen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreigner, by C.J. Cherryh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another Fine Myth, by Robert Asprin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midnight at the Well of Souls, by Jack L. Chalker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myth Conceptions, by Robert Asprin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myth Directions \/ Hit or Myth, by Robert Apsrin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American Gods, by Neil Gaiman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assassin\u2019s Quest, by Robin Hobb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phule\u2019s Company, by Robert Asprin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myth-Ing Persons, by Robert Asprin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Weird of the White Wolf, by Michael Moorcock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orcs, by Stan Nicholls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little Myth Marker, by Robert Asprin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slapstick, by Kurt Vonnegut<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hocus Pocus, by Kurt Vonnegut<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kingless Land, by Ed Greenwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myth Inc Link, by Robert Asprin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I found this list of books I read in 2008. 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