On My Shelf - B is for...

On My Shelf is a new monthly meme I'm trying to get off the ground. It’s all about sharing the books on your shelf in alphabetical order, according to author.

It’s a very chilled-out meme, so you can plan it in any way you like, and post at any time of the month, any number of times you like.

For July we’re tackling A & B.

Want to participate? Instructions can be found here. Time is running out for this month, so don't delay!

This is part two of my On the Shelf post. Since I had so many 'A' and 'B' authors I had to split them in two. So it is with endless joy that I present the B part of my collection for your perusal.

Ian M. Banks

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Ian M. Banks is one of my favourite British science fiction authors. Some of his novels are a bit hit or miss, but I really like his Culture series. I've got quite a few gaps to fill in my collection, but in time I'll get them all.

Culture:
Consider Phlebas
The Player of Games
Use of Weapons
Excession
Surface Detail

The Algebraist
Against a Dark Background

Stephen Baxter

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Stephen Baxter is one of those authors that you either like or you don't. I quite like his writing and vaguely remember reading some of his work while at school. I recently got the Xeelee Omnibus which I'm looking forward to read.

Xeelee:
Ring
Xeelee Omnibus: Timelike Infinity / Raft / Flux / Ring

The Time Ships
Evolution

Gregory Benford

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Gregory Benford was recommended on one of the science fiction forums I participate in. Most of his stuff is quite difficult to get your hands on, so when Better World Books had a large selection of his work I jumped at the chance. I haven't read any of these yet.

Galactic Center:
In the Ocean of Night
Across the Sea of Suns
Great Sky River
Tides of Light
Furious Gulf
Sailing Bright Eternity

The Martian Race
Sunborn

Artifact
Cosm
Beyond Infinity

Ben Bova

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My go-to guy when it comes to hard science fiction. I only recently started adding his books to my shelves after liking the Asteroid War series. I'm looking forward to reading the Grand Tour novels.

Grand Tour:
Mars
Return to Mars
Powersat

Moonrise

Asteroid Wars:
The Precipice
The Rock Rats
The Silent War
The Aftermath

Peter V. Brett

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Can it be? Finally some fantasy. Haven't read these yet, but they came highly recommended so I'm sure I'm going to love them.

Demon Cycle:
The Warded Man
The Desert Spear

David Brin

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One of the authors I've been planning to read for ages. I remember liking the first Uplift novel after getting it from my local library about ten years ago. They didn't have any of the others so I never got to see what happened.

Uplift:
Sundiver
Startide Rising
The Uplift War
Brightness Reef
Infinity's Shore
Heaven's Reach

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