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[Stina]

Post your reading list here and come back and update as you make progress.

Brian Aldiss
Eric Ambler
Poul Anderson
Isaac Asimov
Clive Barker
Peter S. Beagle
Alfred Bester
Robert Bloch
Lawrence Block
Ray Bradbury
James Lee Burke
W.R. Burnett
James M. Cain
Ramsey Campbell
John Dickson Carr
C.J. Cherryh
Agatha Christie
Mary Higgins Clark
Arthur C. Clarke
Hal Clement
Michael R. Collings
Max Allan Collins
George Harmon Coxe
Robert Crais
John Creasey
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
L. Sprague de Camp
Lester del Rey
Samuel R. Delany
Daphne du Maurier
Lois Duncan
Mignon C. Eberhart
Stanley Ellin
Harlan Ellison
James Ellroy
Philip José Farmer
Ken Follett
Dick Francis
Erle Stanley Gardner
Ray Garton
Michael Gilbert
Dorothy Gilman
Sue Grafton
Charles L. Grant
Graham Greene
Martha Grimes
James Gunn
Joe Haldeman
Harry Harrison
Carolyn Hart
Ellen Hart
Robert A. Heinlein
James Herbert
Tony Hillerman
Alfred Hitchcock
Edward D. Hoch
Dorothy B. Hughes
P.D. James
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Brian Keene
Baynard Kendrick
Jack Ketchum
Stephen King
T.E.D. Klein
Damon Knight
Dean Koontz
Jane Langton
Joe R. Lansdale
John le Carré
Ursula K. Le Guin
Tanith Lee
Fritz Lieber
Elmore Leonard
Ira Levin
William Link
Peter Lovesey
Brian Lumley
John D. MacDonald
Ross Macdonald
Margaret Maron
Ngaio Marsh
Richard Matheson
Ed McBain
Anne McCaffrey
Robert McCammon
Helen McCloy
Barbara Mertz
Margaret Millar
Michael Moorcock
Walter Mosley
Marcia Muller
Larry Niven
William F. Nolan
Andre Norton
Sara Paretskey
Robert B. Parker
Judson Philips
Frederik Pohl
Bill Pronzini
Ellery Queen
Ruth Rendell
Anne Rice
Robert Silverberg
Clifford D. Simak
Georges Simenon
Dan Simmons
Martin Cruz Smith
Mickey Spillane
Vincent Starrett
Aaron Marc Stein
Rex Stout
Peter Straub
Julian Symons
A.E. van Vogt
Jack Vance
Joseph Wambaugh
Hillary Waugh
Donald E. Westlake
Phyllis A. Whitney
Jack Williamson
Connie Willis
F. Paul Wilson
Gene Wolfe
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Jane Yolen

Bonus! These two authors were named Gandalf Grand Masters but do not appear on the list above:
C.L. Moore
J.R.R. Tolkien

[Stina]

Here's my list. I'm listing only one title per author, typically either my favorite work or the first thing of theirs I read.

Brian Aldiss - Non-Stop
{X} Eric Ambler - A Coffin for Dimitrios
Poul Anderson - Three Hearts and Three Lions
{X} Isaac Asimov - Tales of the Black Widowers
Clive Barker - Abarat
{X} Peter S. Beagle - Tamsin
Alfred Bester - The Stars My Destination
Robert Bloch
{X} Lawrence Block - Burglars Can't Be Choosers
{X} Ray Bradbury - The Illustrated Man
James Lee Burke - The Neon Rain
W.R. Burnett - The Asphalt Jungle
{X} James M. Cain - Double Indemnity
Ramsey Campbell - "The Guide" in Meddling with Ghosts: Stories in the Tradition of M.R. James
{X} John Dickson Carr - The Plague Court Murders
{X} C.J. Cherryh - Heavy Time
{X} Agatha Christie - Crooked House
{X} Mary Higgins Clark - The Lottery Winner
{X} Arthur C. Clarke - The Light of Other Days
Hal Clement - Mission of Gravity
Michael R. Collings
Max Allan Collins
George Harmon Coxe
{X} Robert Crais - The Monkey's Raincoat
John Creasey - THEFT OF MAGNA CARTA: A Supt. West Chiller
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
L. Sprague de Camp
Lester del Rey
Samuel R. Delany - Babel-17
{X} Daphne du Maurier - Rebecca
Lois Duncan - Down a Dark Hall
Mignon C. Eberhart -
Stanley Ellin - House of Cards
Harlan Ellison
James Ellroy - Perfidia
Philip José Farmer
{X} Ken Follett - Jackdaws
{X} Dick Francis
{X} Erle Stanley Gardner - The Case of the Terrified Typist
Ray Garton
Michael Gilbert
{X} Dorothy Gilman - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
{X} Sue Grafton - A is for Alibi
Charles L. Grant
{X} Graham Greene - The Third Man
{X} Martha Grimes - The Anodyne Necklace
James Gunn
Joe Haldeman
Harry Harrison
{X} Carolyn Hart
Ellen Hart
Robert A. Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
James Herbert -
{X} Tony Hillerman - The Blessing Way
Alfred Hitchcock
{X} Edward D. Hoch
Dorothy B. Hughes
{X} P.D. James
{X} Stuart M. Kaminsky - The Fala Factor
Brian Keene
Baynard Kendrick
Jack Ketchum
{X} Stephen King - Firestarter
T.E.D. Klein - "Petey" in Meddling with Ghosts: Stories in the Tradition of M.R. James
Damon Knight
Dean Koontz
{X} Jane Langton
Joe R. Lansdale
{X} John le Carré - The Russia House
Ursula K. Le Guin
Tanith Lee
Fritz Lieber
{X} Elmore Leonard - Maximum Bob
{X} Ira Levin - The Stepford Wives
William Link
{X} Peter Lovesey - The False Inspector Dew
Brian Lumley
{X} John D. MacDonald - The Deep Blue Good-By
{X} Ross Macdonald - The Name Is Archer
{X} Margaret Maron - Bootlegger's Daughter
{X} Ngaio Marsh - A Man Lay Dead
{X} Richard Matheson - A Stir of Echoes
Ed McBain - The Blackboard Jungle
Anne McCaffrey - Dragonsdawn
Robert McCammon
Helen McCloy
{X} Barbara Mertz - Greygallows
Margaret Millar
Michael Moorcock
{X} Walter Mosley - Devil in a Blue Dress
{X} Marcia Muller - Edwin of the Iron Shoes
Larry Niven - Ringworld
William F. Nolan
{X} Andre Norton - The Elvenbane
{X} Sara Paretskey - Indemnity Only
Robert B. Parker
Judson Philips
Frederik Pohl
Bill Pronzini
{X} Ellery Queen
Ruth Rendell
Anne Rice
Robert Silverberg
Clifford D. Simak - City
{X} Georges Simenon - Maigret and the Madwoman
Dan Simmons - The Terror
Martin Cruz Smith
Mickey Spillane
Vincent Starrett
Aaron Marc Stein
{X} Rex Stout - The League of Frightened Men
Peter Straub
Julian Symons
{X} A.E. van Vogt - Children Of Tomorrow
Jack Vance
Joseph Wambaugh
Hillary Waugh
Donald E. Westlake
{X} Phyllis A. Whitney - The Golden Unicorn
Jack Williamson
{X} Connie Willis - To Say Nothing of the Dog
F. Paul Wilson
Gene Wolfe
{X} Chelsea Quinn Yarbro - Hôtel Transylvania
Jane Yolen

Bonus! These two authors were named Gandalf Grand Masters but do not appear on the list above:
C.L. Moore
{X} J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit

[Cheryl]

I cannot decide whether to be pleased with how many I have read or discouraged at how few. I will try to stick to the convention of naming only one book, probably going with the first one I read by that author

Brian Aldiss
Eric Ambler
Poul Anderson
{X} Isaac Asimov -- Prelude to Foundation
Clive Barker
{X} Peter S. Beagle -- The Last Unicorn
Alfred Bester
Robert Bloch
Lawrence Block
{X} Ray Bradbury -- Dandelion Wine
James Lee Burke
W.R. Burnett
James M. Cain
Ramsey Campbell
John Dickson Carr
C.J. Cherryh
{X} Agatha Christie -- A Pocketful of Rye (plus 99% of the rest)
Mary Higgins Clark
Arthur C. Clarke
Hal Clement
Michael R. Collings
{X} Max Allan Collins -- CSI: Cold Burn
George Harmon Coxe
Robert Crais
John Creasey
{X} Dorothy Salisbury Davis -- Black Sheep, White Lamb
L. Sprague de Camp
Lester del Rey
Samuel R. Delany
Daphne du Maurier
{X} Lois Duncan -- I Know What You Did Last Summer
Mignon C. Eberhart
Stanley Ellin
Harlan Ellison
James Ellroy
Philip José Farmer
{X} Ken Follett -- Hornet Flight
{X} Dick Francis -- Whip Hand (plus about 50% of the rest)
{X} Erle Stanley Gardner -- not sure, but read something
Ray Garton
Michael Gilbert
[X] Dorothy Gilman -- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (and rest of that series)
{X} Sue Grafton -- A is for Alibi
Charles L. Grant
Graham Greene
{X} Martha Grimes -- The Man with a Load of Mischief (plus 75% of the rest of series)
James Gunn
Joe Haldeman
Harry Harrison
{X} Carolyn Hart -- A Little Class on Murder
Ellen Hart
Robert A. Heinlein
James Herbert
Tony Hillerman -- Listening Woman (plus 5 or 6 others)
Alfred Hitchcock
Edward D. Hoch
Dorothy B. Hughes
{X} P.D. James -- Unnatural Causes (plus 90% or others)
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Brian Keene
Baynard Kendrick
Jack Ketchum
{X} Stephen King -- only the Rita Hayworth short story
T.E.D. Klein
Damon Knight
Dean Koontz
{X} Jane Langton -- The Minute Man Murder
Joe R. Lansdale
John le Carré
{X} Ursula K. Le Guin -- The Left Hand of Darkness
Tanith Lee
Fritz Lieber
Elmore Leonard
Ira Levin
William Link
Peter Lovesey
Brian Lumley
John D. MacDonald
Ross Macdonald
{X} Margaret Maron -- Christmas Morning
{X} Ngaio Marsh -- A Wreath for Rivera (plus 10 others)
{X} Richard Matheson -- Somewhere in Time
Ed McBain
Anne McCaffrey
Robert McCammon
Helen McCloy
{X} Barbara Mertz -- Elizabeth Peters' The Golden One (and many more)
Margaret Millar
Michael Moorcock
Walter Mosley
Marcia Muller
{X} Larry Niven -- The Mote in God's Eye
William F. Nolan
Andre Norton
Sara Paretskey
{X} Robert B. Parker -- God Save the Child
Judson Philips
Frederik Pohl
Bill Pronzini
Ellery Queen -- not sure, but only one
{X} Ruth Rendell -- Means of Evil
Anne Rice
Robert Silverberg
Clifford D. Simak
{X} Georges Simenon -- Maigret and the Wine Merchant
Dan Simmons
{X} Martin Cruz Smith -- Gorky Park
Mickey Spillane
Vincent Starrett
Aaron Marc Stein
{X} Rex Stout -- Fer-de-Lance (and several more)
Peter Straub
Julian Symons
A.E. van Vogt
Jack Vance
Joseph Wambaugh
Hillary Waugh
Donald E. Westlake
Phyllis A. Whitney
Jack Williamson
[X} Connie Willis -- To Say Nothing of the Dog (plus 4 others)
F. Paul Wilson
Gene Wolfe
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Jane Yolen

Bonus! These two authors were named Gandalf Grand Masters but do not appear on the list above:
C.L. Moore
{X} J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Hobbit (and all 3 LOTR)