{"id":21109,"date":"2023-04-27T23:08:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T03:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=21109"},"modified":"2025-01-03T13:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T18:41:15","slug":"authors-all-of-whose-books-ive-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/authors-all-of-whose-books-ive-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors all of whose books I have or will read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few authors for whom I&#8217;ve read all of their books, and a few that I&#8217;m very close on or intend to be. Here they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas Adams\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 5 of his 7 novels plus 1 nonfiction book.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 2 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/existence\/\">David Brin<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 11 of his 15 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy\/\">Becky Chambers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 4 of her novels plus 3 novellas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/exhalation\/\">Ted Chiang<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 2 of his collections. He might not ever publish a novel, but I will read whatever comes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/to-each-this-world\/\">Julie E. Czerneda<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 13 of her 23 novels. I will read her big series one of these days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/hunted\/\">James Alan Gardner<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 8 of his 9 novels plus his 2 collections.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 3 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/children-of-earth-and-sky\/\">Guy Gavriel Kay<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 13 of his 15 novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/the-raven-tower\/\">Ann Leckie<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 5 of her novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/the-word-for-world-is-forest\/\">Ursula K. Le Guin<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 15 of her 21 science fiction and fantasy novels for adults. I&#8217;ve also read 4 collections and 1 nonfiction book.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/the-hidden-girl-and-other-stories\/\">Ken Liu<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read his 2 collections and will read his novel series when it&#8217;s finished. I also read one anthology that he edited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Walter M. Miller, Jr.\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 2 of his novels plus 1 collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/angry-young-spaceman\/\">Jim Munroe<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 4 of his novels.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/notes-from-the-burning-age\/\">Claire North<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 7 of her 9 novels. She&#8217;s also published under other names &#8212; I may or may not check out those books.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/the-compass-of-the-soul\/\">Sean Russell<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 6 of his 9 fantasy novels. He&#8217;s also written some historical fiction, which I likely won&#8217;t read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/golden-fleece\/\">Robert J. Sawyer<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 24 of his novels plus his 2 collections. I also read one anthology that he edited.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/agent-to-the-stars\/\">John Scalzi<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 16 of his novels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/stealing-worlds\/\">Karl Schroeder<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 5 of his 11 novels plus 1 novella and 1 collection. I will read his series soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/still-forms-on-foxfield\/\">Joan Slonczewski<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 7 of her novels.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/the-rise-and-fall-of-d-o-d-o\/\">Neal Stephenson<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 8 of his 16 novels plus 2 nonfiction books. I will read all of his novels, no matter how big they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/the-children-of-the-sky\/\">Vernor Vinge<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 6 of his 8 novels.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them, in order to read the sequel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/or-what-you-will\/\">Jo Walton<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 8 of her 15 novels plus 1 collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/behemoth-book-two-seppuku\/\">Peter Watts<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 5 of his 6 novels.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them, in order to read the sequels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/crosstalk\/\">Connie Willis<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read all 10 of her solo novels plus 1 collection. She&#8217;s also written 3 novels with Cynthia Felice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/the-divide\/\">Robert Charles Wilson<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve read 17 of his 18 novels plus his 1 collection.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve reread 1 of them, in order to read the sequels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few authors for whom I&#8217;ve read all of their books, and a few that I&#8217;m very close on or intend to be. Here they are: Douglas Adams I&#8217;ve read 5 of his 7 novels plus 1 nonfiction book. I&#8217;ve reread 2 of them. David Brin I&#8217;ve read 11 of his 15 novels. 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