Coach of Alva's 2025 Roots

01)
TITLE | Tudors : The History of England From Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
AUTHOR | Peter Akroyd
READER | Clive Chafer
PUB DATE | 2015
FORMAT | Digital Audiobook
DURATION | 19 hours, 8 minutes
GENRE | English History
COMPLETED | January 02, 2025
RATING | 8

Goodmorning David. At least is morning in the Netherlands. Hope you are doing fine. First book read, that's a good job. Happy New Year.

Happy New Year. It's good to start a year with an 8.

Glad you are back with us!

>2 connie53: Thank you. I hope you have a great reading year.

>4 cyderry: Glad to see you back too.

>3 rocketjk: Happy New Year. I hope you have a great reading year.

02)
TITLE | The Gospels
TRANSLATOR | Sarah Ruden
PUB DATE | 2018
SERIES | Modern Library
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 386 pages
GENRE | Bible
COMPLETED | January 06, 2025
RATING | *****

03)
TITLE | Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1
WRITERS | Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman
ARTISTS | Mike Ploog and others
PUBLISHER | Marvel Comics
PUB DATE | 2017
ORIGINAL DATE | 1971-1972
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 434 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | January 09, 2025
RATING | ***

04)
TITLE | Gravity
AUTHOR | Tess Gerritsen
PUB DATE | 2010
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 404 pages
GENRE | Medical Thriller, Science Fiction
COMPLETED | January 15, 2025
RATING | ****

05)
TITLE | The Night of the Hunter
AUTHOR | Davis Grubb
PUB DATE | 1992
ORIGINAL DATE | 1953
FORMAT | Print, eBook
LENGTH | 238 pages
GENRE | Thriller
COMPLETED | January 30, 2025
RATING | *****

6)
TITLE | The Four Gospels and the Revelation
TRANSLATOR | Richmond Lattimore
PUB DATE | 2015
ORIGINAL DATE | 1962, 1979
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 301 pages
GENRE | Bible
COMPLETED | January 31, 2025
RATING | *****

>11 Coach_of_Alva: That was made into a ferocious movie starring, I'm pretty sure, Robert Mitchum. By the way, you've got the wrong touchstone, there.

>13 rocketjk: I love that movie. I think it is Robert Mitchum's best role, although I get the impression from the novel that Robert Ryan would have been a better choice. The LibraryThing program makes the touchstones and I don't know why the Kenyon novel popped up.

07
TITLE | The Crow
WRITER | James O’Barr
ARTIST | James O’Barr
PUBLISHER | Gallery 13
PUB DATE | 2017
ORIGINAL DATE | 1989
FORMAT | Print
LENGTH | 272 pages
GENRE | Hardboiled and Noir, Supernatural Horror
COMPLETED | February 12, 2025
RATING | *****

08)
TITLE | Queen & Country. Volume 01 Definitive Edition
WRITER | Greg Rucka
ARTIST | Steve Rolston, Brian Hurst, Leonardo Fernandez
PUBLISHER | Oni Press
PUB DATE | 2007
ORIGINAL DATE | 2001
FORMAT | Print
LENGTH | 362 pages
GENRE | Spy and Intrigue
COMPLETED | February 00, 2025
RATING | 8

9)
TITLE | The House Next Door
AUTHOR | Anne Rivers Siddons
PUB DATE | 2007
ORIGINAL DATE | 1978
FORMAT | Print
LENGTH | 356 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | March 06, 2025
RATING | ****

TITLE | Murder Must Advertise
10)
TITLE | Murder Must Advertise
AUTHOR | Dorothy L. Sayers
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 1933
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 404 pages
GENRE | Mystery
COMPLETED | March 25, 2025
RATING | *****

11)
TITLE | Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea
WRITERS | Mike Mignola, Gary Gianni
ARTIST | Gary Gianni
PUBLISHER | Dark Horse Books
PUB DATE | 2017
FORMAT | Print
LENGTH | 56 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | March 28, 2025
RATING | ***

12)
TITLE | Queen & Country. Volume 02 Definitive Edition
WRITER | Greg Rucka
ARTISTS | Jason Shawn Alexander Carla Speed McNeil, Mike Hawthorne
PUBLISHER | Oni Press
PUB DATE | 2008
FORMAT | Print
LENGTH | 330 pages
GENRE | Spy & Intrigue
COMPLETED | April 15, 2025
RATING | ****

13)
TITLE | Something Wicked This Way Comes
AUTHOR | Ray Bradbury
PUB DATE | 2013
ORIGINAL DATE | 1962
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 314 pages
SERIES | Greentown ; 2
GENRE | Dark Fantasy
COMPLETED | April 19, 2025
RATING | ****

14)
TITLE | Saga of the Swamp Thing. Volume One
WRITER | Alan Moore
ARTISTS | Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day, Rick Veitch
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 1984
FORMAT | Print
LENGTH | 208 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | April 26, 2025
RATING | ****

15)
TITLE | Saga of the Swamp Thing. Volume Two
WRITER | Alan Moore
ARTISTS | Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
PUBLISHER | Vertigo
PUB DATE | 2009
ORIGINAL DATE | 1984-1985
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 216 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | May 1, 2025
RATING | *****

VOLUME THREE

16)
TITLE | Saga of the Swamp Thing. Book Three
WRITER | Alan Moore
ARTISTS | Stephen Bissette, John Totleben
PUBLISHER | Vertigo
PUB DATE | 2009
ORIGINAL DATE | 1985
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 208 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | May 08, 2025
RATING | *****

17)
TITLE | Saga of the Swamp Thing. Book Four
WRITER | Alan Moore
ARTISTS | Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Stan Voch
PUBLISHER | Vertigo
PUB DATE | 2009
ORIGINAL DATE | 1985-1986
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 213 pages
GENRE | Horror
COMPLETED | May 15, 2025
RATING | ****

18)
TITLE | Saga of the Swamp Thing. Volume Five
WRITER | Alan Moore
ARTISTS | Rick Veitch, John Totleben, Alfredo Alcala
PUBLISHER | Vertigo
PUB DATE | 2013
ORIGINAL DATE | 1986
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 168 pages
GENRE | Dark Fantasy
COMPLETED | May 24, 2025
RATING | ****

19)
TITLE | Saga of the Swamp Thing. Volume Six
WRITER | Alan Moore
ARTISTS | Rick Veitch, John Totleben, Alfredo Alcala
PUBLISHER | Vertigo
PUB DATE | 2014
ORIGINAL DATE | 1987
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 208 pages
GENRE | Dark Fantasy
COMPLETED | June 01, 2025
RATING | *****

20)
TITLE | The Complete Short Stories
AUTHOR | Guy de Maupassant
TRANSLATOR | Translator(s) not named
PUB DATE | 2016
ORIGINAL DATE | 1875-1890?
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 2643 pages
GENRE | Literary Fiction
COMPLETED | June 19, 2025
RATING | *****

21)
TITLE | And Then There Were None
AUTHOR | Agatha Christie
PUB DATE | 2009
ORIGINAL DATE | 1939
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 276 pages
GENRE | Mystery
COMPLETED | June 21, 2025
RATING | *****

22)
TITLE | The Remains of an Altar
AUTHOR | Phil Rickman
PUB DATE | 2007
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 516 pages
SERIES | Merrily Watkins ; 8
GENRE | Paranormal and Urban
COMPLETED | June 25, 2025
RATING | ****

23)
TITLE | Psycho
AUTHOR | Robert Bloch
PUB DATE | 2010
ORIGINAL DATE | 1959
FORMAT | Ebook
GENRE | Psychological Horror
COMPLETED | June 26, 2025
RATING | *****

24)
TITLE | John Constantine, Hellblazer. Vol. 1, Original Sins
WRITERS | Jamie Delano, Rick Veitch
ARTISTS | John Ridgway, Alfredo Alcala, Tom Mandrake
PUBLISHER | Vertigo
PUB DATE | 2011
ORIGINAL DATE | 1988
FORMAT | Print & Ebook
LENGTH | 287 pages
GENRE | Occult and Supernatural, Horror
COMPLETED | July 06, 2025
RATING | ****

25)
TITLE | The Island of Dr. Moreau
AUTHOR | H. G. Wells
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 1896
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 114 pages
GENRE | Science Fiction
COMPLETED | July 08, 2025
RATING | *****

Hi David. Going through your thread. Wow, great job done.

>34 connie53: Thank you

26)
TITLE | Batman: Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 3
ILLUSTRATOR | Neal Adams
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2013
ORIGINAL DATE | 1971-1973
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 271 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | July 20, 2025
RATING | ***

27)
TITLE | Out of the Silent Planet
AUTHOR | C. S. Lewis
PUB DATE | 2018
ORIGINAL DATE | 1938
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 180 pages
SERIES | Space Trilogy ; 1
GENRE | Science Fiction
COMPLETED | July 22, 2025
RATING | *****

28)
TITLE | Black Hammer. Volume 1, Secret Origins
WRITER | Jeff Lemire
ARTIST | Dean Ormston
PUBLISHER | Dark Horse
PUB DATE | 2017
ORIGINAL DATE | 2016
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 152 pages
GENRE | Superhero, Metafiction
COMPLETED | July 26, 2025
RATING | ****

29)
TITLE | Monstress. Volume 9, The Possessed
WRITER | Marjorie Liu
ARTIST | Sana Takeda
PUBLISHER | Image Comics
PUB DATE | 2024
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 176 pages
GENRE | Epic Fantasy
COMPLETED | July 31, 2025
RATING | ****

30)
TITLE | Hack/Slash Omnibus. Volume 5
WRITER | Tim Seely
ARTISTS | Daniel Leister, Elena Casagrande, Stevano Caselli
PUBLISHER | Image Comics
PUB DATE | 2017
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 300 pages
SERIES | Hack/Slash. VOL. 2 12 -25 & Hack/Slash vs. Mercy Sparx
GENRE | Paranormal and Urban
COMPLETED | August 9, 2025
RATING | ***

31
TITLE | Perelandra
AUTHOR | C. S. Lewis
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 943
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 243 pages
SERIES | Space Trilogy ; 2
GENRE | Science Fiction, Theological Fiction
COMPLETED | August 18, 2025
RATING | *****

32)
TITLE | Batman Knightfall. Volume One
WRITERS | Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant
ARTISTS | Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle, Graham Nolan, Jim Balent, Bret Blevins, Klaus Janson, Mike Manley
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 1995
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 640 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | August 27, 2025
RATING | ****
CONTENTS | Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1 – Batman 491-500 – Detective Comics 659-666 – Showcase ’93 7-8 – Shadow of the Bat 16-18.

33)
TITLE | That Hideous Strength
AUTHOR | C. S. Lewis
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 1945
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 394 pages
SERIES | Space Trilogy ; 3
GENRE | Theological Science Fiction
COMPLETED | September 7, 2025
RATING | *****

34)
TITLE | Batman Knightfall. Volume 2, Knightfall
WRITERS | Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and others
ARTISTS | Various artists
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2012
ORIGINAL DATE | 1993-94
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 656 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | September 11, 2025
RATING | ***
CONTENTS | Detective Comics #667-675 -- Shadow of the Bat #19-20, #24-28 -- Batman #501-508 -- Catwoman #6-7 -- Robin #7.

35)
TITLE | Hawkeye: Kate Bishop Vol. 1: Anchor Points
WRITER | Kelly Thompson
ARTISTS | Leonardo Romero (#1-4), Michael Walsh (#5-6)
COLOR ARTIST | Jordie Bellaire
PUBLISHER | Marvel Comics
PUB DATE | 2017
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 141 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | September 25, 2025
RATING | ***

36)
TITLE | Batman ’66. Vol. 2
WRITERS | Jeff Parker, Tom Peyer
ARTISTS | Ty Templeton, Ted Naifeh, Christopher Jones, Derec Donovan, Ruben Procopio, Craig Rousseau, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, David Williams, Kelsey Shannon, Joelle Jones
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2014
FORMAT | Ebook
LENGTH | 177 pages
GENRE | Superhero, Humor
COMPLETED | October 6, 2025
RATING | ****

37)
TITLE | The Complete Supernatural Stories
AUTHOR | Henry James
PUB DATE | 2018
ORIGINAL DATE | 1868-1908
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 528 pages
GENRE | Literary, Supernatural
COMPLETED | October 18, 2025
RATING | ****
CONTENTS | The Romance of Certain Old Clothes -- De Grey: A Romance -- The Last of the Valerii -- The Ghostly Rental -- Sir Edmund Orme -- Nona Vincent -- Sir Dominick Ferrand -- Owen Wingrave -- The Private Life -- The Altar of the Dead -- The Way It Came -- The Turn of the Screw -- The Real Right Thing -- The Third Person -- The Great Good Place -- Maud-Evelyn -- The Beast in the Jungle -- The Jolly Corner.

38)
TITLE | The Demon
WRITER | Jack Kirby
ARTIST | Jack Kirby
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2017
ORIGINAL DATES | 1972-1974
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 374 pages
GENRE | Superheroes, Paranormal
COMPLETED | October 20, 2025
RATING | ****

39)
TITLE | City of Devils: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai
AUTHOR | Paul French
PUB DATE | 2018
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 301 pages
GENRE | True Crime
COMPLETED | October 29, 2025
RATING | ****

40)
TITLE | The Infinity Gauntlet
WRITER | Jim Starlin
ARTISTS | George Pérez, Ron Lim
PUBLISHER | Marvel
PUB DATE | 2011
ORIGINAL DATE | 1991
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 256 pages
GENRE | Superhero, Fantasy, Science Fiction
COMPLETED | November 2, 2025
RATING | *****

41)
TITLE | The Beetle
AUTHOR | Richard Marsh
PUB DATE | 2014
ORIGINAL DATE | 1897
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 324 pages
GENRE | Supernatural Thriller
COMPLETED | November 16, 2025
RATING | ****

To whoever cares: I sometimes will replace an older title with a newer one if I think the new edition will be easier to read. When I read the newer one, I still count it as a root because I never read the first copy I owned.

42)
TITLE | Doom Patrol the Silver Age. Volume One
WRITER | Arnold Drake, Bob Haney
ARTIST | Bruno Premiani, Bob Brown
PUBLISHER | DC Comics
PUB DATE | 2018
ORIGINAL DATES | 1963-1965
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 374 pages
GENRE | Superheroes
COMPLETED | November 28, 2025
RATING | ****

43)
TITLE | To Dream of the Dead
AUTHOR | Phil Rickman
PUB DATE | 2011
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 528 pages
SERIES | Merrily Watkins, 10
GENRE | Mystery, Paranormal
COMPLETED | December 1, 2025
RATING | ****

44)
TITLE | The Iliad
AUTHOR | Homer
TRANSLATOR | Emily Wilson
PUB DATE | 2023
ORIGINAL DATE | 8th-7th centuries BC?
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 846 pages
GENRE | Epic Poetry
COMPLETED | December 21, 2025
RATING | *****

45)
TITLE | Daredevil by Brubaker & Lark Omnibus Vol. 2
WRITERs | Ed Brubaker with Greg Rucka
ARTIST | Michael Lark and others
PUBLISHER | Marvel Comics
PUB DATE | 2024
ORIGINAL DATE | 2007; 2008-2009
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 465 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | December 22, 2025
RATING | ****

>52 Coach_of_Alva:, Very practical decision, David.

Happy Days for you and your family!

>57 connie53: Thank you. I hope you enjoyed your holidays.

46)
TITLE | Classified as Murder
AUTHOR | Miranda James
PUB DATE | 2011
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 306 pages
SERIES | Cat in the Stacks Mystery, 2
GENRE | Cozy Mystery
COMPLETED | December 28, 2025
RATING | **

47)
TITLE | Captain America Winter Soldier: Ultimate Collection
WRITER | Ed Brubaker
ARTISTS | Steve Epting, Mike Perkins, Michael Lark
PUBLISHER | Marvel Comics
PUB DATE | 2019
ORIGINAL DATE | 2005-2006
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 302 pages
GENRE | Superhero
COMPLETED | December 28, 2025
RATING | *****

48)
TITLE | Delphi Complete Works of Sandro Botticelli
AUTHOR | Sandro Botticelli
PUB DATE | 2015
FORMAT | eBook
SERIES | Delphi Masters of Art; book 20
GENRE | Art
COMPLETED | December 31, 2025
RATING | ***
NOTE | I consider a book in this series done when I have seen the pictures. I don’t read the lengthy supplementary material.

49)
TITLE | Invasion of the Body Snatchers
AUTHOR | Jack Finney
PUB DATE | 1978
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 216 pages
GENRE | Science Fiction Horror
COMPLETED | December 31, 2025
RATING | ****

50)
TITLE | Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1956
WRITERS | Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson
ARTISTS | Mike Norton, Yishan Li, Michael Avon Oeming, Paul Grist
PUBLISHER | Dark Horse Comics
PUB DATE | 2018
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 168 pages
GENRE | Paranormal
COMPLETED | December 31, 2025
RATING | ***

51)
TITLE | Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1957
WRITERS | Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson
PUBLISHER | Dark Horse Comics
PUB DATE | 2023
FORMAT | eBook
LENGTH | 153 pages
GENRE | Paranormal
COMPLETED | December 31, 2025
RATING | ***
CONTENTS | Family ties / art by Laurence Campbell – Forgotten lives / art by Stephen Green – Falling sky / art by Shawn Martinbough – Fearful symmetry / art by Alison Sampson – From below / art by Mike Norton – Happy New Year Ava Galluci / art by Ben Stenbeck.