Way back in January, I kicked off my year of reading with a new challenge. A book bingo sheet. Though little more than a fun way to keep readers on their toes, I’ve seen this spring up in a few places online, for which I am immensely grateful. Now that we’re in the middle of August, it’s well past time for me to provide a few updates on my own reading.

Another One Bites The Dust – Defiant, by Brandon Sanderson

Good Things In Small Packages – Flight of Honour, by Richard S. McEnroe

Welcome Aboard – Deathworlder, by Victoria Hayward

Old Timer – Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

Beep Boop –

Under The Radar – Siege of Vraks, by Steve Lyons

Small Beginnings – Raft, by Stephen Baxter

All Tied Up – Star Trek: Shadow Lord, by Laurence Yep

Bits & Pieces – Before the Golden Age 3, edited by Isaac Asimov

Better, Together – The Heir of Caladan, by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson

Best Buds – A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr.

No One Can Hear You Scream –

FREE SPACE – Fractal Noise, by Christopher Paolini

A Ship & A Crew – Star Trek: Intellivore, by Diane Duane

Cultural Exchange – A View from the Stars, by Cixin Liu

Supermassive – The Reality Dysfunction, by Peter F. Hamilton

Nothing Human – Startide Rising, by David Brin

Centennial – Lord of the World, by Robert Hugh Benson

Masterful – Eon, by Greg Bear

Terra Firma – Death Wave, by Ben Bova

The Popular Kid – Way Station, by Clifford D. Simak

Strange New Worlds – Starwolf, by Edmond Hamilton

All Guns Blazing – Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card

Four-Legged Friend –

You Are Here – Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner

That’s some good progress, if I do say so myself. I’m still looking for animal companions, SF horror, and artificial intelligences, but with four months left, I’m confident of completing the bingo sheet before the end of the year.

Thus concludes my summer reading roundup. I’ll be back soon with more reviews, but until then stay reading. And if you’ve joined the bingo, let me know how it’s going.