“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”― William Styron
2023 Reading List for Chimera Readers
We post the books we will be reading in bulk order so those that do not read as fast as our core readers can join in with us when we discuss the book.
Chimera Readers Top 5
1/11 – Nexus – Ramez Naam – 404 pages
1/18 – The Library at Mount Char – Scott Hawkins – 390 pages
2/1 – The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch – 752 pages
2/8 – The Princess Bride – William Goldman – 400 pages
2/15- The Three Body Problem – Cixin Liu – 400 pages
High Fantasy
3/1 –The Stardust Thief – Chelsea Abdullah – 481 pages
3/8 – Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes – by Travis Baldree – 296 pages
3/15 – The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea – Axie Oh – 329 pages
3/22 – To Ride Hell’s Chasm – Janny Wurts – 496 pages
4/5 – A Court of Thorns and Roses – by Sarah J. Maas – 432 pages
Before 1990
4/19 – The Dragonbone Chair – Tad Williams- 668 pages
4/26 – King of Elfland’s Daughter – Lord Dunsany – 188 pages
5/3 – Dragonsbane – Barbara Hambly – 305 pages
5/10 – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress – Robert A Heinlein – 400 pages
5/24 – Heir to the Empire – Timothy Zahn – 513 pages
AI
5/31 – Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro – 418 pages
6/7 – Elysium – Jennifer Marie Brissett – 190 pages
6/14 – A Psalm for the Wild-Built – Becky Chambers – 151 pages
6/21- All Systems Red – Martha Wells – 156 pages
6/28 – The Mad Scientist’s Daughter – Axie Oh – 313 pages
Next Themes
Summer Funnies
Free Pick
Graphic Novels
Dark Fantasy/Horror
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