SilverWolf28's 2026 Books

Welcome to my 2026 thread!

I've had a lot of fun here on LibraryThing and plan to have a lot more fun in 2026.

In 2025 I read 522 books!

I host the Social Distancing Readathons in the 75ers group every weekend. If you would like to be reminded of the readathon every week let me know.

If you want a review of any of my books let me know.

Book totals from previous years:

2020 - 406 books.
2021 - 456 books.
2022 - 450 books.
2023 - 472 books.
2024 - 501 books.
2025 - 522 books.

January

1. Can You Take a Juke by Jerry Boyd
2. LINCOLNS: To Emancipation by Gorg Huff
3. Stranded (Desert Island Duet) by Shona Knight
4. Hunted (Desert Island Duet) by Shona Knight
5. The Hidden Tower by James Wisher
6. Dungeon Delving for Loot and Levels Vol. 1 by M.E. Thorne
7. Dungeon Delving for Loot and Levels Vol. 2 by M.E. Thorne
8. The Taxon War by Peter Rhodan
9. Escaping the Game by Ross Carson *
10. First Voyage (Interstellar Trader) by Dwayne Hawkins
11. Voyages (Interstellar Trader) by Dwayne Hawkins
12. The Hareccan Problem by Peter Rhodan
13. The Kelad Onslaught by Peter Rhodan
14. The Cyprian (Elemental Masters) by Mercedes Lackey
15. Launching the Colony (Murna Colony) by Dwayne Hawkins
16. Dusk Scion by D.I. Freed
17. Maker Magic by Laurence Dahners
18. Days of Future Past - Part 1: Past Tense by John Van Stry
19. The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
20. Of Land and Magic by Alma Boykin *
21. Thief: Kingdom of Maidenhead by Dwayne Hawkins
22. A Political Marriage (Chronicles of the Fall) by Pam Uphoff
23. Soul Inheritance by Holly Chism
24. Evaluation (Earth Reformation) by Brad Botz
25. Return (Earth Reformation) by Brad Botz
26. Bite Sized (Liquid Diet Chronicles) by Holly Chism
27. Having a Pint (Liquid Diet Chronicles) by Holly Chism
28. Whine in a Box (Liquid Diet Chronicles) by Holly Chism
29. Meals on Wheels (Liquid Diet Chronicles) by Holly Chism
30. Street Snacks (Liquid Diet Chronicles) by Holly Chism
31. The Last History-Keeper (Liquid Diet Chronicles) by Holly Chism
32. Don't Give Up the Shop by Jerry Boyd
33. Hand Jive by Jerry Boyd
34. Fort Scratchy by Jerry Boyd
35. Trifecta by Jerry Boyd
36. Light In Shadow by Jayne Ann Krentz

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My thread is open!

Happy New Year and many thanks for hosting the readathons. Your reading totals are amazing.

A joyous new year to you! I'm looking forward to all the readathons.

Happy New Year, Silver!

522, and trending up! That's incredible. Enjoy the ride.

>1 SilverWolf28: Delighted you made it so far into your TBR, Silver! Happy 2026!

New Year greetings from Kuala Lumpur. My project is at least physically completed and an addition to the city scape.

Look forward to keeping up with you in 2026, Silver

Happy New Year, Silver. Wishing you a healthy and book-filled 2026.

Welcome back!

Thank you, everyone!

>1 SilverWolf28: Wow! 522 books in a year. I made it to 300 once, but not since. I'd like to get back up to 125-150 though!

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/377584

Silver, I am sure that you are reading up a storm as usual but if you take time off from turning pages and see this.........have a great weekend.

>16 PaulCranswick: You too!

Silver, I hope all is well.

I missed the Readathon this week.
Please let us know that you are ok.

>18 PaulCranswick: I'm fine! I was very much out of my usual weekly routine last weekend and completely forgot about the readathon! I'll post this weeks readathon sometime tomorrow evening.

>19 SilverWolf28: I am mightily relieved and not entirely selfishly so. xx

>19 SilverWolf28: I missed last week's readathon as well so I am glad to hear that there will be one this upcoming weekend - especially as the weather here looks to be miserable. I understand completely about getting out of usual routines as I was at my mother's last week - with no Internet. Horrors! Lol

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/378083

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/378251

Hope all is well there, Silver, and that you are staying safe and warm!

>24 alcottacre: We're doing good! We have power and Internet back now, so I'm happy.

>25 SilverWolf28: That is terrific!

In January I read 36 books.

February

1. Assembly's Folly by Daniel Schinhofen
2. Dreams Manifest by Daniel Schinhofen
3. Hospital Station by James White
4. The Vanishing (Fogg Lake) by Jayne Ann Krentz
5. All the Colors of Night (Fogg Lake) by Jayne Ann Krentz
6. Lightning in a Mirror (Fogg Lake) by Jayne Ann Krentz
7. Dinosaur Warlord by Marcus Sloss
8. Dinosaur Warlord 2 by Marcus Sloss
9. Reborn (The Jade Phoenix Saga) by D.I. Freed
10. Revealed (The Jade Phoenix Saga) by D.I. Freed
11. Rose's Thorns (The Ruins of Men) by A.H. Hadley
12. Thru the Badger Hole by Taki Drake
13. Sky Children by Owen Tyme *
14. Wrath of the Sky by Owen Tyme *
15. The Four of Us by Ross Carson *
16. Exploration (Earth Reformation) by Brad Botz
17. Empire: Reformer by Richard Weyand
18. Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones
19. Alien Charming (Alien Wolf Tales) by Honey Phillips
20. Midlife in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
21. Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
22. Ties that Bond in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
23. Seeing Red in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
24. Code Yellow in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
25. Market Forces in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
26. Spilling the Tea in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
27. Ruin and Redemption (Chronicles of the Fall) by Pam Uphoff
28. Heart and Soul by James Haddock *
29. Beast Business by Ilona Andrews
30. Tomato Wyrm by Cedar Sanderson
31. Stormbreaker (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
32. Point Blank (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
33. To Hand (Valley of Fire) by John Van Stry
34. Lock & Load (Valley of Fire) by John Van Stry
35. A Gent Of Vega by Richard Weyand *
36. Push in Boötes by Richard Weyand
37. Talbot by Richard Weyand
38. Fortuna (Talbot) by Richard Weyand

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>27 SilverWolf28: Impressive as always.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/378417

Here's the Valentine's Day readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/378586

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Have a lovely weekend, Silver.

>33 PaulCranswick: Thank you!

>28 SilverWolf28: What did you think of Hospital Station, Silver? I read it a few years back, but haven't continued with th weries for some reason.

>35 Dejah_Thoris: I liked Hospital Station quite a bit. I'm going to be reading the next book sometime soon. About five years ago I read the whole series and I remember that they were really good.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/379026

Between January and February I read 74 books.

March

1. Starship Fleet Commander by Aer-ki Jyr
2. Return (Talbot) by Richard Weyand *
3. The Lark and the Wren by Mercedes Lackey
4. Empire: Usurper by Richard Weyand
5. Empire: Tyrant by Richard Weyand
6. Empire: Renewal by Richard Weyand
7. Salvager: Interstellar Trader Book 3 by Dwayne Hawkins
8. The Hunter's Code by Yuri Vinokuroff
9. Empire Undone (Starship Fleet Commander) by Aer-ki Jyr
10. Cybernetic Angel by A.H. Hadley
11. Muted Voices (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
12. Whispered Warnings - Part One (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
13. Whispered Warnings - Part Two (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
14. Forging Bonds - Part One (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
15. Forging Bonds - Part Two (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
16. Forgotten Arcane (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
17. Deadly Reckoning (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
18. Unbound Retribution (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
19. Imprinted Tattoos (The Lost Ones) by Nikita Parmenter
20. Home (Finding My Home) by Nikita Parmenter
21. Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding My Home) by Nikita Parmenter
22. Twisted Complications (Finding My Home) by Nikita Parmenter
23. Warped Revelations (Finding My Home) by Nikita Parmenter
24. Repercussions (Finding My Home) by Nikita Parmenter
25. Revenge (Finding My Home) by Nikita Parmenter
26. Admiring His Omega (Hobson Hills Omegas) by C.W. Gray
27. The Omega's Marine (Hobson Hills Omegas) by C.W. Gray
28. Revelations: (How) To Be A Werewolf by Jan Stryvant
29. Body Cultivation Hurts: Rise of the Body Cultivator by Apollo Thorne
30. Conflict (Talbot) by Richard Weyand *
31. Life Goes On by Ross Carson *
32. Razor Sharp (D Branch) by Richard Weyand
33. To Sharp To Hold (D Branch) by Richard Weyand
34. Boat Wizard (Coastal Curves) by Michael Dalton
35. Deep Dive (Coastal Curves) by Michael Dalton
36. Demon Hunter: Birthright by Michael Dalton
37. Demon Hunter: The Vermillion Cabal by Michael Dalton
38. Demon Hunter: The Breamstone Collective by Michael Dalton
39. Demon Hunter: Bloodline by Michael Dalton
40. Demon Hunter: Apotheosis by Michael Dalton
41. Demon Hunter: Life Debt by Michael Dalton
42. Shifter Girls: Redline by Michael Dalton
43. Shifter Girls: Overdrive by Michael Dalton
44. Shifter Girls: Turbocharged by Michael Dalton
45. Isekai Emperor by Adam Lance
46. Claimed by the Wolf Cowboy by Julie Trettel

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>38 SilverWolf28: Great reading, Silver! I hope they were all enjoyable.

>40 Dejah_Thoris: I definitely enjoyed them.

Congratulations on reaching 75 books already, Silver! Wow!

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/379251

>42 PaulCranswick: Thank you!

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Between January and March I read 120 books.

April

1. Princely Mistakes by Daniel Schinhofen
2. Aether's Band by Daniel Schinhofen
3. Stormy by Wren Wilds *
4. Lies Within the Darkest Tower by Tessa Cole
5. Stand Against the Rising Storm by Tessa Cole
6. Whispers Within the Midnight Garden by Tessa Cole
7. Hidden Within the Secret Heart by Tessa Cole
8. The Boatmen (Bob & Nikki) by Jerry Boyd
9. Slow-Mo (Bob & Nikki) by Jerry Boyd
10. Mr. Wilson's Neighborhood (Bob & Nikki) by Jerry Boyd
11. Unfriendly Relations (Bob & Nikki) by Jerry Boyd
12. Dog Days (Bob & Nikki) by Jerry Boyd
13. No Good Deed (Bob & Nikki) by Jerry Boyd
14. Shipping Out (Bob & Nikki) by Jerry Boyd
15. Alpha (Ghost Mountain Wolf Shifters) by Audrey Faye
16. Heart (Ghost Mountain Wolf Shifters) by Audrey Faye
17. Rebel (Ghost Mountain Wolf Shifters) by Audrey Faye
18. Raven (Ghost Mountain Wolf Shifters) by Audrey Faye
19. The Pine - Wicker Feud by Pam Uphoff
20. Evaluation (Earth Reformation) by Brad Botz
21. Return (Earth Reformation) by Brad Botz
22. Exploration (Earth Reformation) by Brad Botz
23. Betrayed by the Hero's Party, I Summoned Their Replacements by Ethan Gale
24. Epiphanies: (How) To Be A Werewolf by Jan Stryvant
25. Ghostly Awakening by E.M. Leya
26. Ghostly Findings by E.M. Leya
27. Ghostly Envy by E.M. Leya
28. Ghostly Claus by E.M. Leya
29. Stone by P.A. Uphoff
30. The Unfamiliar Familiar Emporium by Max Vale
31. Glimmer of the Other by Heather Harris
32. Quant (Colony) by Richard Weyand
33. Muted Voices (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
34. Whispered Warnings - Part One (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
35. Whispered Warnings - Part Two (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
36. Bun in a Million by Zoe Chant
37. Double Dragon by Pam Uphoff
38. The Dragon's in the Details by Holly Chism
39. Escape Velocity by Holly Chism *
40. Faerie Gifts by Holly Chism *
41. Normalcy Bias by Holly Chism
42. Forging Bonds - Part One (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter

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Here's the Easter readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/383354

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Between January and April I read 162 books.

May

1. Forging Bonds - Part Two (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
2. Forgotten Arcane (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
3. Deadly Reckoning (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
4. Unbound Retribution (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
5. Fractured Lore (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
6. Midlife in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
7. Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
8. Ties that Bond in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
9. Seeing Red in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
10. Code Yellow in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
11. Market Forces in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
12. Spilling the Tea in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
13. Arcadia (Colony) by Richard Weyand
14. Galactic Survey (Colony) by Richard Weyand
15. Resilience: (How) To Be A Werewolf by Jan Stryvant
16. Silk Road (Colony) by Richard Weyand
17. Lost Colony (Colony) by Richard Weyand
18. Earth (Colony) by Richard Weyand
19. Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold
20. Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold
21. Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold
22. Get Smoked Or Go Home by Martha Carr
23. Testimony of Mute Things by Lois McMaster Bujold
24. Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold
25. Penric's Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold
26. Mira's Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
27. The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold
28. The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold
29. The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold
30. The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold
31. Knot of Shadows by Lois McMaster Bujold
32. Demon Daughter by Lois McMaster Bujold
33. Penric and the Bandit by Lois McMaster Bujold
34. The Adventure of the Demonic Ox by Lois McMaster Bujold
35. Darksight Dare by Lois McMaster Bujold
36. Inheritance (Earth Reformation) by Brad Botz
37. To Valor's Bid (Monster Girls in Space) by M. Tress
38. Honor's Challenge (Monster Girls in Space) by M. Tress
39. Spirit Blade (Spirit Knight) by Glenn Stewart
40. Changeling's Fealty by Glenn Stewart
41. Root and Branch by James Haddock *
42. Vorcalix ( Shepherd Security Services) by Robert Kerns
43. Sweeper (Chronicles of the Fall) by Pam Uphoff
44. Mercenaries (Chronicles of the Fall) by Pam Uphoff
45. Portals of Infinity: The Seven Worlds by John Van Stry
46. Portals of Infinity: Consequences by John Van Stry
47. Graduating With Honor (Heavenly Chaos) by Daniel Schinhofen
48. Speechless (Clarity Coast Omegaverse) by Devyn Sinclair
49. Hollow Core (Flux Academy) by Vance Ryder
50. Runner: A Hunter Investigation by Dwayne Hawkins

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>55 SilverWolf28: Nicely done!

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/384205

>57 ocgreg34: Thank you!

>55 SilverWolf28: That's terrific!

Have a fantastic Friday, Silver!

>60 alcottacre: You too!

>60 alcottacre: Oops

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/384299

>63 SilverWolf28: I don't know how I missed this weeks readathon!

Thanks for keeping us all reading.......a lot!

>64 PaulCranswick: No problem!

Here's the Memorial Day readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/384526

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/384644

Between January and May I read 212 books.

June

1. Delving and Dating (Heavenly Chaos) by Daniel Schinhofen
2. Ever and Always: Immortality and the Apocalypse by Ed Nelson
3. The AI Revolution by Ross Carson *
3. Colony by Lori Beery
5. Lord of the High Reaches by James Haddock
6. Thief's Gift: Book 2 by James Haddock
7. Rise of the Shadow Mage by James Haddock
8. Enduring Vengeance by Ross Carson
9. The Limestone Hermit by Ross Carson
10. The Therapist by Ross Carson
11. Grand Central Arena by Ryk E. Spoor
12. Spheres of Influence by Ryk E. Spoor
13. Challenges of the Deeps by Ryk E. Spoor
14. Into the Black: Book I: Game Start by Stuart Grosse
15. Into the Black: Book II: Choson Ring by Stuart Grosse
16. Sol (Shepherd Security Services) by Robert Kerns
17. Shadows of Hyperion by Ryk E. Spoor
18. A Kiss for Damocles by J. Kenton Pierce
19. The Vacation Broker Mysteries by John Bailey
20. The Longhorn Protocol by John Bailey
21. Unauthorized Disclosure by Ross Carson *
22. The Words of the Night (Colors of Another Sky) by C. Chancy
23. Openings: Book 1 of the Hayek Chronicles by James S. Peet
24. Rescue: A Corps of Discovery Novel by James S. Peet
25. Homemade Kisses by C.W. Gray
26. Fractured Lore (Broken Ashes) by Nikita Parmenter
27. A Bright Shore (The Eden Chronicles) by S.M. Anderson
28. The XY Axis by Karin Bishop
29. Profit & Freedom (Chronicles of the Fall) by Pam Uphoff
30. Portals of Infinity: Vis Major by John Van Stry

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Thank you for continuing to host the readathons, Silver!

>68 SilverWolf28: Congratulations!!

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>74 SilverWolf28: Already checked in there, Silver. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

>75 alcottacre: Thank you! You too!

Here's the Fourth of July readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/385250

Not sure quite how many you have finished now Silver but I think it safe to congratulate you on 3x75

Between January and June I read 242 books.

July

1. Portals of Infinity: Bridge of Sighs by John Van Stry
2. My Husband's Secret Baby with His Assistant by Ella Amafa
3. April (April) by Mackey Chandler

>78 PaulCranswick: I've read 244 so far.

Wow! I’d be glad to get over a hundred again.

>81 SilverWolf28: Surely 245?
242 between January and June and three already in July?

>82 drneutron: I am 2 away from 100 Jim and aiming for double that number this year.

>83 PaulCranswick: When I posted 244 I hadn't finished the third book yet.

>84 SilverWolf28: Oh I see, Silver.

Here's the next readathon: https://www.librarything.com/topic/385354