Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff

I seem to read a lot when I'm travelling. Here's the booklist from our last US trip, which comes in at 22 books read (with two started and soon to be finished not on the list)...

	Buettner, Robert	Orphan's Journey	2008
	Anderson, Poul	Operation Luna	2000
	Preston, Douglas	Tyrannosaur Canyon	2005
	Brown, Eric	Helix	2007
	Campbell, Jack	Fearless	2007
	Weber, David	We Few	2006
	Sawyer, Robert J.	Rollback	2008
	Steele, Allen M.	A King of Infinite Space	1999
	Hiaasen, Carl	Basket Case	2005
	Name, Mark L. Van	One Jump Ahead	2008
	Davidson, MaryJanice	Undead and Uneasy	2008
	Reynolds, Alastair	Galactic North	2008
	Douglas, Ian	Star Marines	2007
	Chabon, Michael	Summerland	2004
	Brust, Steven	Dzur	2007
	Traviss, Karen	Judge	2008
	Traviss, Karen	Ally	2007
	Butcher, Jim	Grave Peril	2001
	Butcher, Jim	Fool Moon	2001
	Fraser, George Macdonald	Flashman And The Mountain Of Light	1991
	Oppel, Kenneth	Airborn	2005
	Kenyon, Kay	Bright of the Sky	2008

A few thoughts:

Carl Hiassen's thrillers are definitely part of the Florida soundtrack, while Chabon's Summerland is a uniquely American fantasy. Mark Van Name's first novel is an interesting take on the boy and his dog style of tale (and very much in the Pip and Flinx mode, with the main character hiding his enhancements from the rest of the universe). Dzur is Vlad having a very good dinner, along with what happens when you're tasked with killing your god and still have to save your ex-wife from your mistakes. Meanwhile, Steele's A King of Infinite Space wraps up the Clarke County saga with a tip of the hat to his next major project. Karen Traviss's Wess'har novels wrap up nicely with Ally and Judge, and I ended up finding the story of Eddie Michallat the glue that held the series together. Brown's Helix was disappointing (and very 1970s British SF at heart).

Total read so far in 2008: 64 books (not counting uncatalogued rereads)