2014 roundup
Books
January
Ancillary Justice – Ann LeckieÂ
He Said, Sidhe Said – Tanya HuffÂ
Rule of Three – Kelly JamiesonÂ
The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo – Zen ChoÂ
Chimes at Midnight – Seanan McGuireÂ
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens – Jack WeatherfordÂ
Powers – Ursula Le GuinÂ
Conservation of Shadows – Yoon Ha LeeÂ
Scattered Among Strange Worlds – Aliette de BodardÂ
Writing the Other – Nisi Shawl + Cynthia WardÂ
Writing Fight Scenes – Marie BrennanÂ
February
The Warrior’s Apprentice – Lois McMaster BujoldÂ
On a Red Station, Drifting – Aliette de BodardÂ
The Lord of Opium – Nancy FarmerÂ
Red Unicorn – Tanith Lee (reread)
Why Do Dramas Do That? – Javabeans + GirlfridayÂ
You Don’t Have to be Evil to Work Here But it Helps – Tom Holt Â
March
Making Sense of Japanese – Jay RubinÂ
Evenfall – Sonny + AisÂ
April
The Girl With All the Gifts – MR CareyÂ
Remember Me – Soichiro IronsÂ
One – Nancy KressÂ
Mittens – Phoenix BakerÂ
This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor – Susan Wickland + Alex KesselheimÂ
Rocket Surgery Made Easy – Steve KrugÂ
While We Run – Karen HealeyÂ
The Magpie Lord – KJ CharlesÂ
May
The Steerswoman – Rosemary KirsteinÂ
The Outskirter’s Secret – Rosemary KirsteinÂ
Tokugawa Ieyasu – Stephen TurnbullÂ
Samurai Women 1184–1877 – Stephen TurnbullÂ
Japanese Warrior Monks AD 949–1603 – Stephen TurnbullÂ
47 Ronin – John AllynÂ
Botchan – Natsume SÅseki (trans. Matt Treyvaud)Â
June
A Guide to Living with Hypermobility Syndrome – Isobel KnightÂ
ZZT – Anna AnthropyÂ
Invisible: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F – variousÂ
All You Need is Kill – Sakurazaka HiroshiÂ
Day by Night – Tanith LeeÂ
July
We Have Always Fought – Kameron HurleyÂ
Dragons Can Only Rust – Chrys CymriÂ
Dragon Reforged – Chrys CymriÂ
I Am a Cat – Natsume SÅsekiÂ
August
Touch – Michelle SagaraÂ
Cast in Flame – Michelle SagaraÂ
Prisoner – Lia SilverÂ
Laura’s Wolf – Lia SilverÂ
Pleasure – Dusk PetersonÂ
September
The Winter Long – Seanan McGuireÂ
Survivor in Death – JD RobbÂ
October
The Martian – Andy WeirÂ
Spirits Abroad – Zen ChoÂ
Ancillary Sword – Ann LeckieÂ
November
The Goblin Emperor – Katherine AddisonÂ
Prince of Silk and Thorns – Cherry DareÂ
Stranger – Sherwood Smith and Rachel Manija BrownÂ
Wallflower – Heidi BelleauÂ
Foxglove Summer – Ben AaronovitchÂ
Apple Polisher – Heidi BelleauÂ
Love Lessons – Heidi CullinanÂ
Bliss – Lisa Henry and Heidi BelleauÂ
December
Night’s Master – Tanith Lee  (reread)
The Future Falls – Tanya HuffÂ
Screenwriting 101 – Film Crit HulkÂ
The Day the Dead Came to Show and Tell – Mira GrantÂ
Comics
January
Lazarus 1 – Greg Rucka + artistsÂ
Angel Sanctuary 1–8 (reread) – Yuki Kaori
Fullmetal Alchemist (complete) – Arakawa HiromuÂ
A Boy and a Girl – Jamie S Rich + Natalie NourigatÂ
Pandemonium  – Chris Wooding + Cassandra DiazÂ
February
Children of the Sea 5 – Igarashi DaisukeÂ
Silver Spoon 1–2 – Arakawa HiromuÂ
Grand Guignol Orchestra 3–4 – Yuki KaoriÂ
Wild Com. – Tamura YumiÂ
Attack on Titan 4 – Isayama HajimeÂ
The Devil Does Exist 1–3 (reread), 4 – Takanashi MitsubaÂ
Saiyuki 1–4 – Minekura KazuyaÂ
March
Saiyuki 5–9 – Minekura KazuyaÂ
Neon Genesis Evangelion 13 – Sadamoto YoshiyukiÂ
The Unwritten 8 – Mike Carey + Peter GrossÂ
Just a Girl 1–2 (complete) – Taniguchi TomokoÂ
April
Deadman Wonderland 1 – Kataoka Jinsei + Kondou KazumaÂ
Ristorante Paradiso – Ono NatsumeÂ
Don’t Puke on Your Dad – Toby MorrisÂ
The Life Story of Bucky Barnes – Ed Brubaker + Marc Andreyko + Chris Samnee (reread)
Red She-Hulk: Route 616 – Jeff Parker + Carlo Pagulayan + Wellinton Alves (reread)
Dark X-Men – Paul Cornell + Leonard Kirk (reread)
Hinterkind 1 – Ian Edginton + Francesco TrifogliÂ
May
Avengers Arena 1–3 – Dennis Hopeless + artistsÂ
June
Kaze Hikaru 1–5 – Watanabe TaekoÂ
House of Five Leaves 1–2 – Ono NatsumeÂ
Dororo – Tesuka OsamuÂ
July
All-New X-Factor 1 – Peter David + Carmine Di GiandomenicoÂ
My Love Story!! – Kawahara Kazune and ArukoÂ
Kaze Hikaru 6–8 – Watanabe TaekoÂ
August
Lazarus 2 – Greg Rucka + Michael Lark + Santi ArcasÂ
Unwritten 9 – Mike Carey + artistsÂ
Conditions for Paradise – Morishima AkikoÂ
20-Year-Old Girl x 30-Year-Old Maiden – Morishima AkikoÂ
Lonely Wolf, Lonely Sheep – Mizutani FukaÂ
Cirque Arachne – Saida NikaÂ
Sweat and Honey – Okazaki Mari (reread)
The Day I Become a Butterfly – Yumeka Sumomo (reread)
Same Cell Organism– Yumeka Sumomo (reread)
Love My Life – Yamaji EbineÂ
Seconds – Bryan Lee O’MalleyÂ
My Faith in Frankie – Mike Carey + Sonny Liew (reread)Â
Kaze Hikaru 9 – Watanabe TaekoÂ
September
Avengers Undercover – Dennis Hopeless + artistsÂ
How to be Happy – Eleanor DavisÂ
October
Through the Woods – Emily CarrollÂ
Noragami 1 – AdachitokaÂ
November
Unwritten 10 – Mike Carey + artistsÂ
Akira 1 – Otomo KatsuhiroÂ
The Flowers of Evil 1 – Oshimi ShuzoÂ
December
The Flowers of Evil 2 – Oshimi ShuzoÂ
Hinterkind 2 – Ian Edginton + Francesco TrifogliÂ
Finder: Third World – Carla Speed McNeilÂ
Suicide Risk 1 – Mike Carey + Elena CasagrandeÂ
Movies
January
OldboyÂ
Robo VampireÂ
I Love MariaÂ
MandrillÂ
Resident Evil: RetributionÂ
The Heroic TrioÂ
Go Goa GoneÂ
February
Rurouni KenshinÂ
12 Years a SlaveÂ
ElvesÂ
March
Dallas Buyers ClubÂ
Creatures from the Abyss (does not deserve anything)
Ace AttorneyÂ
The Seventh CurseÂ
April
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (twice)
Battle of the DamnedÂ
Judge DreddÂ
Dredd (rewatch)
The Wind RisesÂ
Aguirre: Wrath of GodÂ
Police AssassinsÂ
Man of Tai ChiÂ
May
The TournamentÂ
Showdown in Little TokyoÂ
The Crow (rewatch)
Samurai Cop (deserves nothing)
Dragon from RussiaÂ
June
X-Men: Days of Future PastÂ
So CloseÂ
One Missed Call 2Â
Tiger BladeÂ
Jiang HuÂ
MaleficentÂ
Attack the BlockÂ
Edge of TomorrowÂ
VengeanceÂ
July
What We Do in the NightÂ
ReincarnationÂ
The House of MagicÂ
Why Don’t You Play in Hell?Â
The Kingdom of Dreams and MadnessÂ
Black Coal, Thin IceÂ
MothersÂ
We are the Best!Â
BoyhoodÂ
Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and SupermarketsÂ
Life After BethÂ
August
The Tale of the Princess KaguyaÂ
KillersÂ
SnowpiercerÂ
Disco GodfatherÂ
Schatjes!Â
Guardians of the GalaxyÂ
September
Into the StormÂ
Black Tight KillersÂ
October
Crying FreemanÂ
Battle Royale (rewatch)
Devil FoetusÂ
TechnolustÂ
Raising ArizonaÂ
ElysiumÂ
Under the SkinÂ
The Dead LandsÂ
Slumber Party MassacreÂ
Strange CircusÂ
November
De Mai TinhÂ
NakshaÂ
Frankenstein’s ArmyÂ
HauntedÂ
Mockingjay: Part OneÂ
December
The Replacement KillersÂ
WarÂ
The Ninja MissionÂ
The RocketÂ
Lust, CautionÂ
Big Hero 6Â
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