Came upon this via Lynn. Long Awaited Reads Month is about getting round to books you’ve had for a long time and haven’t got round to reading. This sounds pretty much like my entire life, but hey — getting involved with stuff! That’s supposed to be good for you, right? And it’s being held in January 2014, which also coincides with some other reading challenges.

Now, me being me, if I make a proper reading list I’ll get cranky about it, but I can at least pick out some stuff I think I’m likely to read and natter about it a bit…

-L-J Baker, Lady Knight: I’ve had it on my to-read list for ages, though I only bought the ebook in the last year or so. Basically, lesbian fantasy with a female knight, how could I say no?
-Liliana Brodoc, The Days of the Deer: I know very little about it, but it was compared to Ursula Le Guin’s work and that’s enough for me.
-Gillian Bradshaw, The Bearkeeper’s Daughter: Or possibly a different Bradshaw novel, but this one features Byzantium with Theodora and Justinian, which I loved as re-written by Guy Gavriel Kay in The Sarantine Mosaic, so it’s probably higher on my list.
-Jacqueline Carey, Dark Currents: Because the second book’s out already and Carey’s prose is always a joy to read.
-C.J. Cherryh, Kesrith: Giving Cherryh another chance, though I didn’t enjoy the one book of hers I read ’cause rapey. Also counts for the Vintage Science Fiction one.-John Crowley, Little, Big: It’s a classic and I’ve wanted to read it for ages. It doesn’t quite qualify for Vintage SF…
-Catherine Fisher, Incarceron & Sapphique: Had these on the reading list for yeaaars. It’s about time I got round to them. I can’t even remember what originally made them sound exciting — positive reviews, I think.
-Parke Godwin, Firelord & Beloved Exile: Arthurian stuff with a positive Guinevere. Should’ve read it a few years back for an essay, but ended up changing my topic, and so… never got round to it.
-M.C.A. Hogarth, The Worth of a Shell: Recommended by Lynn, I believe, and it’s been on my to read list for a while, if not for quite as long as some of the others in this list.
-Ira Levin, The Boys from Brazil: Vintage SF, and something one of my teachers always referred to back in high school. So I’ve been meaning to read it for at least six years now. Whoops.
-Seanan Maguire, Rosemary and Rue: Because everyone’s so enthusiastic about it. (Well, nearly everyone.)
-Vonda N. McIntyre, The Moon and the Sun: Veeeery high reviews from people I trust, and I remember getting excited over an excerpt. Some alternate history, I think?
-Maria V. Snyder, Touch of Power: I have no idea why I haven’t got round to this (and the sequel). I don’t think the world of this author, but I’ve always found her work solidly enjoyable.
-Jack Vance, Suldrun’s Garden: And probably the other books too, but I’ll start with Suldrun’s Garden. I’ve meant to read it sometime very soon for… years now? Everytime I think about it (like right now) I want to move it to the front of the queue. Then I get distracted by something younger and prettier.
-David Weber, The Short Victorious War: I read the first Honor Harrington book ages book and loved it. Muuuust get round to reading more.
-Jeanette Winterson, Battle of the Sun: I’ve had this for ages; I usually enjoy Winterson’s work, and I liked her other YA novel, Tanglewreck, best of all. So I’m quite hopeful about this one.