I'm almost done with the current exam period so it's time to direct my focus on to what I plan to read next. I have several books on my shelves that I still need to read and this year I plan to get that done. I've made a deal with myself that I don't get to buy new books unless I read old(er) ones I still haven't opened. The idea is that I need to read two books (at least) for every new one that I want to buy. Since I ordered a new one last week that just got delivered, I need to read two older unread ones to compensate :D Not that it is a punishment, I <3 books.

So, the new arrival is Twist of Faith. An omnibus edition that collects four Star Trek novels and a novella in one cover. These books are the first in the so-called DS9 Relaunch Series where they continue the story of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in book form. Now, I'm a Trekkie to the core of my being and Deep Space 9 is my favourite of the available series so when I learned of the relaunch (started some years ago) I wanted them. Various reasons, a lot of them to do with availability of the books over here, have resulted in a somewhat skip-jumped reading. I read about a handful of books taking place after the show ended but never really in order. Now, with Twist of Faith arriving in my home, I can remedy this and start from the beginning.

Other books that live on my shelves and are to be read this year, and preferably in February and March, are:
Elizabeth Bear - Blood & Iron
John Scalzi - The Android's Dream
Robert Sawyer - Hominids
Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere
Allen Steele - Coyote
Michael White - Equinox

There's a few more but those are planned for later in the year, including China Mieville's Perdido Street Station which I've had for a few years but never managed to get to more than the first two chapters or so. Then there's some "literary" stuff, I guess. Markus Zusak's The Book Thief and James Morrow's The Last Witchfinder. I also have a Kenzaburo Oe novel lying around that I would like to tackle this year.

Additionally, my best friend has a few fantasy/supernatural books that I haven't read and that interest me so I will probably plunder her shelves too.

Ooh, I'd almost forget. I've done major studying which included completely reading three books (instead of that chapter here, chapter there stuff) so they can be added to the list. And there's another bedtime reading Arendsoog book.

2009 (so far)
01. Sarah Monette & Elizabeth Bear - A Companion to Wolves
02. P. Nowee - Arendsoog. Vogelvrij {Eagle-Eye Outlaw} [Dutch]
03. Maggie Tallerman - Understanding Syntax (translated into Dutch and edited for Dutch students by Jan-Wouter Zwart) [Dutch] [school]
04. Hanneke Houtkoop & Tom Koole - Taal in Actie. Hoe Mensen Communiceren met Taal {Language in Action. How People Communicate with Language} [Dutch] [school]
05. Erica van Boven & Gillis Dorleijn - Literair Mechaniek. Inleiding tot de Analyse van Verhalen en Gedichten. {Literary Mechanics. Introduction to the Analysis of Stories and Poetry.} [Dutch] [school]