This is a list of books I read during 1997; rereadings are marked with a (*). For those curious about other years, lists for 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000 are available, as is the current list .
Teckla (*) Steven Brust 97-01-01 Taltos (*) Steven Brust 97-01-02 Dragonsbane Barbara Hambly 97-01-02 The Steerswoman Rosemary Kiersten 97-01-05 Sex Tips for Girls Cynthia Heimel 97-01-11 Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth... Cynthia Heimel 97-01-12 The Outskirter's Secret Rosemary Kiersten 97-01-13 Phoenix (*) Steven Brust 97-01-19 A World of Girls Rosemary Auchmuty 97-01-19 Am I Blue? Marion Diane Hohn ed. 97-01-20 Trying Out (*) Caroline B. Cooney 97-01-25 A Chill in the Lane (*) Mabel Esther Allan 97-01-25 Essays Ancient and Modern Bernard Knox 97-01-25 Elegy & Iambus I J. M. Edmonds ed. 97-02-05 One More River Lynn Reid Banks 97-02-05 Broken Bridge Lynn Reid Banks 97-02-05 Girls of Central High on Lake Luna Gertrude Morrison 97-02-15 Girls of Central High on Stage Gertrude Morrison 97-02-15 Hellflower eluki bes shahar 97-02-18 D'Shai (*) Joel Rosenberg 97-02-23 Hour of the Octopus Joel Rosenberg 97-02-25 Convergence Sharon Green 97-03-07 China Mountain Zhang Maureen McHugh 97-03-08 Brokedown Palace Steven Brust 97-03-09 Darktraders eluki bes shahar 97-03-11 Archangel Blues eluki bes shahar 97-03-13 Freedom and Necessity Emma Bull & Steve Brust 97-03-22 Zoey Fools Around (*) Katherine Applegate 97-03-23 Jake Finds Out Katherine Applegate 97-03-23 Soulmate L.J. Smith 97-03-23 Elegy & Iambus II/Anacreonta J. M. Edmonds ed. 97-03-25 Jumpers Tom Stoppard 97-03-28 Storm Rising (*) Marilyn Singer 97-03-28 The King Must Die Mary Renault 97-03-30 The Bull From the Sea Mary Renault 97-04-01 Greek People 97-04-02 Those Who Hunt the Night Barbara Hambly 97-04-03 The Shadow Within Jeanne Cavelos 97-04-03 The Second Mrs. Giaconda E.L. Koninsburg 97-04-04 Marianne, the Madame, and... (*) Sheri S. Tepper 97-04-12 Marianne, the Matchbox, and...(*) Sheri S. Tepper 97-04-12 The Silver Metal Lover Tanith Lee 97-04-13 Mirabile Janet Kagan 97-04-13 Carrington (*) Christopher Hampton 97-04-19 The Firstborn (*) Christopher Fry 97-04-22 Sisters in Fantasy Susan Schwartz (ed) 97-04-25 Why I Hate Saturn (*) Kyle Baker 97-05-03 Fire From Heaven Mary Renault 97-05-04 Deadly Sleep (*) Dale Cowan 97-05-10 The Charming Jane Polcovar 97-05-11 Eyes of the Tarot Bruce Coville 97-05-11 Voices in the Dark (*) James Haynes 97-05-11 Demon Tree (*) Colin Daniel 97-05-11 This Place Has No Atmosphere (*) Paula Danziger 97-05-12 Nightmare Lake (*) Richard Laymon 97-05-13 The Twisted Room (*) Janet Paton Smith 97-05-13 The Alien Game Catherine Dexter 97-05-13 Both Sides of Time Caroline B. Cooney 97-05-14 G-d Bless John Wayne Kinky Friedman 97-05-16 Footprints of the Dead Jay Callahan 97-05-16 Drawing the Dead Neil Selden 97-05-19 The Winter Rose Patricia McKillip 97-05-20 Scriber Folktale Collection 97-05-20 The Book of Three (*) Lloyd Alexander 97-05-22 The Black Cauldron (*) Lloyd Alexander 97-05-24 The Castle of Llyr (*) Lloyd Alexander 97-05-25 Taran Wanderer (*) Lloyd Alexander 97-05-25 Understanding Comics (*) Scott McCloud 97-05-31 Starman: Sins of the Father 97-05-31 Starman: Night and Day 97-06-01 Great Mambo Chicken... Ed Regis 97-06-01 Cover Girl (*) Yvonne Green 97-06-01 Starlight I Patrick N. Hayden ed. 97-06-06 Children of the Mind Orson Scott Card 97-06-07 Years' Best Fantasy 2 Lin Carter ed. 97-06-08 Reclamation Sarah Zettel 97-06-10 Fool's War Sarah Zettel 97-06-15 Our Lady of Chernobyl Greg Egan 97-06-15 Years' Best Fantasy 3 Lin Carter ed. 97-06-18 Years' Best Fantasy Lin Carter ed. 97-06-19 Mindstar Rising Peter F. Hamilton 97-06-21 The Armageddon Blues (*) Daniel Keys Moran 97-06-22 The Sword of Winter (*) Marta Randall 97-06-27 David and Jonathan Cynthia Voigt 97-06-28 A Quantum Murder Peter F. Hamilton 97-06-30 Companion of the Night Vivian Viande Velde 97-07-01 Pride and Prejudice (aud) Jane Austen 97-07-02 The Nano Flower Peter F. Hamilton 97-07-04 The Telzey Toy James Schmitz 97-07-08 Star Songs of an Old Primate James Tiptree, Jr. 97-07-11 The Labyrinth Gate (*) Alis S. Rasmussen 97-07-12 Wildside Steven Gould 97-07-12 The Mote in God's Eye Niven & Pournelle 97-07-14 Stuck Rubber Baby Howard Cruse 97-07-14 Face/Off Chuck Carlton 97-07-15 Burning Bright Melissa Scott 97-07-18 Execution of Innocence Christopher Pike 97-07-23 Captain Britain (*) Alan Davis/Jamie Delano 97-07-26 Carve the Sky Alexander Jablokov 97-07-26 Heads Greg Bear 97-07-27 Jumper Steven Gould 97-07-28 StreetLethal Steven Barnes 97-07-29 Gorgon Child Steven Barnes 97-07-30 Caverns Kevin O'Donnell 97-08-02 The Darkangel (*) Meredith Ann Pierce 97-08-03 A Gathering of Gargoyles (*) Meredith Ann Pierce 97-08-04 The Pearl of the Soul of the World Meredith Ann Pierce 97-08-06 Interface Masque Sheriann Lewitt 97-08-08 The Stars Dispose Michaela Roessner 97-08-08 Firedance Steven Barnes 97-08-10 Vanishing Point Michaela Roessner 97-08-11 Expendable James Alan Gardener 97-08-11 Moving Mars Greg Bear 97-08-23 The Time Piper Delia Huddy 97-08-24 Holy Fire (*) Bruce Sterling 97-08-27 City of Diamond (*) Jane Emerson 97-08-31 The Huntress L.J. Smith 97-09-01 Swordspoint (*) Ellen Kushner 97-09-02 The Last Days of the Edge... (*) Brian Stableford 97-09-03 The Sister Elleston Trevor 97-09-03 Shards of Honor Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-04 Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-05 Speed Tribes Karl Taro Greenfeld 97-09-08 Making Book Teresa Nielsen Hayden 97-09-10 A Time to Dance Karen Strickler Dean 97-09-11 Jeffrey Paul Rudnick 97-09-11 The Warrior's Apprentice Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-16 The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-17 John the Balladeer Manly Wade Wellman 97-09-18 Depth Takes a Holiday Sandra Tsing Loh 97-09-19 I've Got Your Number Dian 97-09-20 Ethan of Athos Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-21 Cetaganda Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-22 Brothers in Arms Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-23 Borders of Infinity Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-23 The Warrior Rearmed Sharon Green 97-09-24 Oathbound (*) Mercedes Lackey 97-09-27 Mirror Dance Lois McMaster Bujold 97-09-28 Out of Time Caroline B. Cooney 97-09-30 Memory Lois McMaster Bujold 97-10-01 The Last Great Summer (*) Carol Stanley 97-10-02 Oathbreakers (*) Mercedes Lackey 97-10-02 Rumors and Whispers Marilyn Levy 97-10-03 To Dream in the City of Sorrows Kathryn Drennan 97-10-04 Glass Houses Laura J. Mixon 97-10-07 Magic's Pawn (*) Mercedes Lackey 97-10-09 The Perilous Gard Elizabeth Marie Pope 97-10-12 Rose Daughter Robin McKinley 97-10-12 Thieves' World (*) ed. Asprin & Abbey 97-10-13 Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn (*) ed. Asprin & Abbey 97-10-15 The Harvest Richie T. Cusick 97-10-17 Love Bytes Elizabeth Craft 97-10-17 I'll Have What He's Having Elizabeth Craft 97-10-18 Shadows of Sanctuary (*) ed. Asprin & Abbey 97-10-18 Rush Week 97-10-19 Pledge Class 97-10-19 The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell 97-10-23 Polgara the Sorceress David & Leigh Eddings 97-10-27 Bloomsbury Women Jan Marsh 97-10-28 Storm Season (*) ed. Asprin & Abbey 97-10-29 Book of Moons Rosemary Edghill 97-11-04 The Face of Chaos (*) ed. Asprin & Abbey 97-11-06 The Jigsaw Woman Kim Antieu 97-11-09 Port Eternity C.J. Cherryh 97-11-10 In Watermelon Sugar (*) Richard Brautigan 97-11-10 The Doll Who Could Tell the Future Catherine Dexter 97-11-10 The Fourth Turning Neil Howe/Bill Strauss 97-11-15 Zen Flesh, Zen Bones 97-11-16 Speak Daggers to Her Rosemary Edghill 97-11-24 The Bowl of Night Rosemary Edghill 97-11-25 The Star Group Christopher Pike 97-11-29 Growing Up Weightless John M. Ford 97-11-30 Pop Culture Asa Berger 97-12-02 What the Hell... Dick Atcheson 97-12-03 Bloodsucking Fiends Chris Moore 97-12-06 The Player of Games Iain M. Banks 97-12-07 Why I Hate Saturn (*) Kyle Baker 97-12-10 Is There Life on a Plastic Planet? (*) Mildred Ames 97-12-14 Earthfasts (*) William Mayne 97-12-15 Turkish Delight Rosemary Edghill 97-12-15 I Feel Like the Morning Star Gregory Maguire 97-12-15 House of Stairs (*) William Sleator 97-12-16 Joystick Nation J.C. Herz 97-12-16 Stations of the Tide Michael Swanwick 97-12-17 Two of a Kind Rosemary Edghill 97-12-17 The Godwulf Manuscript (*) Robert Parker 97-12-20 God Save the Child (*) Robert Parker 97-12-21 Mortal Stakes (*) Robert Parker 97-12-22 Promised Land (*) Robert Parker 97-12-23 The Judas Goat (*) Robert Parker 97-12-24 Looking for Rachel Wallace (*) Robert Parker 97-12-24 The Collected Doonsbury (*) GB Trudeau 97-12-24 Early Autumn (*) Robert Parker 97-12-24 A Savage Place (*) Robert Parker 97-12-25 Ceremony (*) Robert Parker 97-12-26 The Widening Gyre (*) Robert Parker 97-12-26 Valediction (*) Robert Parker 97-12-26 A Catskill Eagle (*) Robert Parker 97-12-27 Taming a Sea-Horse Robert Parker 97-12-27 Pale Kings and Princes Robert Parker 97-12-28 Crimson Joy Robert Parker 97-12-28 Playmates Robert Parker 97-12-30