Festive Reading List: Not Actually That Festive

My to-be-read pile has grown significantly over the last month or two – partly because of people giving me a few books for my birthday, and partly because I also have a Kindle and no literary impulse control. But I’ll try and get through a chunk of my ‘Unread’ folder and my physical pile before and over Christmas – because there’s a significant possibility that I might get even more books…

Spoils of War: Tales of the Apt, Book 1

Adrian Tchaikovsky is a fantastic author, and Shadows of the Apt is one of my favourite book series of all. I’ve read all 10 books several times over, but I’ve long been wanting to read more from the world of the Insect-Kinden. Conveniently, there are several books of short stories that I haven’t gotten to yet!

Saga: Volume 8

Saga is probably the most gorgeous graphic series I’ve ever read – the story of Marko and Alana is brilliantly written and beautifully illustrated. Can’t wait to read the next instalment.

Carried Away (Sparrow #4)

Ethan Haines’ latest Sparrow book promises to be just as weird and wonderful as the rest – and, it seems, appropriately themed for these troubled times…

Rhythm of War (Stormlight Archive #4)

I love Brandon Sanderon’s Cosmere, and the next brick of a book in the series is finally here. I can’t wait to dive back into Roshar and all the surrounding worlds – Sanderson’s worldbuilding is seriously second to none.

Shoreline of Infinity #19

No, this isn’t just vanity – though my ‘Blank Slates’ is hiding in this lovely book, there are lots of other fantastic stories in there too. I’ve only read Ballantyne and Beckett’s ‘The Silent Woods’ so far, but it was a brilliantly chilling piece, and I’m looking forward to getting stuck into the rest.

What have you got to read – and what books are you hoping to get for Christmas?

(if you haven’t got any literary plans may I suggest one of the lovely books in the sidebar?)