Mogsy’s Book Haul

Welcome to the latest edition of my Book Haul, where I feature and talk about the books added to my library in the last two weeks. Great deals on Black Friday have caused my leaning tower of books to grow a few more inches, as well fortune has smiled upon me in the last fortnight:

Red Rising – received an ARC of this book, which has been getting a lot of positive buzz lately. And no wonder. Reading this one now and thus far it is so so so so so good!

Season of the Witch – YA novel, first book I ever received from Random Buzzers’ program, which finally arrived after a couple months.

Shadow and Bone – I had a coupon from Black Friday, and using it on this book was a no brainer. I’ve been waiting to read it for so long, after seeing all the good reviews.

Bloodstone – the sequel to Firebrand which I read and enjoyed earlier this year. I was lucky enough to win this, with much thanks to Tor and the Little Red Reviewer for holding the giveaway.

The Waking That Kills – another giveaway win, this time with thanks to Solaris Books. I look forward to reading this one when I’m in the mood for a good horror.

Shift – finally, big thanks to Angry Robot Books for putting our humble blog on the shortlist for their Team Robot Blogger Award! It was such an honor just to be nominated, and I definitely look forward to another great year of AR books. The blogs that were short-listed got to choose a prize of three books from across all their imprints, and so myself and my co-bloggers each chose one. My choice was Strange Chemistry’s Shift by Kim Curran.

The ebooks and audiobooks:

The Grim Company – at the end of last month I realized I was only one book short of qualifying for a promotion that Audible had in November. I ended up going with The Grim Company out of all the other choices on my wishlist, and having listened to this one already I don’t regret that decision at all.

Ship of Magic – falling prey to Black Friday deals again. Couldn’t resist $5 audiobook deals and snagged this one, since I’ve had a hankering to read Robin Hobb’s Liveship Traders ever since reading about the liveships in the books of her Rain Wilds Chronicles. I know I’ve been sort of reading her Elderlings series out of order…

Magic to the Bone – same Black Friday deal as above, but recall how I recently read Devon Monk’s newest book Hell Bent and only realized after I started that it was a spinoff of an earlier series. Magic to the Bone is actually the first book, which I did say I was curious about checking out.

The Waking Dark – a YA horror novel that I picked up for a good price, again during the week of all the big sales. I’ve heard a lot about this one from Random Buzzers. It sounds terrifying, actually.

Daughters of the Nile – I have been waiting for this book for what feels like ages. This is the third and final book to an amazing trilogy about Princess Selene, daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. If you’re into historical fiction with a touch of magic, this is a great series.

Mitosis – a short story set in the world of Steelheart. I loved that book, so it was a pleasure to pick this one up to enjoy while I wait for Firefight, not to mention Sanderson’s work is always top notch, even his shorts.