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Adventure/Military Fiction

Sometimes called "men's books," most of these are novels of survival, adventure, intrique and espionage, war, militias, and other thrilling, suspenseful topics.

A Is For Action!: War Stories, Military Adventures & Techno-Thrillers (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): List of over 300 titles, with author, publication info, and summary for each title. Many series identified and catalogued. From Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms (1929) to W.E.B. Griffin's Brotherhood of War series Special Ops (2001).

Many Manly Men Doing Manly Things (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO): One of Wolfner's mini-bibliographies, a list of 21 titles, with author and detailed summaries of each title. Clancy, Wister, L'Amour, Mailer, Cussler, Higgins, Griffin, etc. Updated Sept. 2006.

A Taste of Adventure (B. J. Seitzer, Durham County Library, NC): Arranged by category: Spies; On Land, On the Sea, or in the Air; and Future. Provides author, title, and summary for about 30 novels. Compiled May 2000.

Adventure (Fairfax County Public Library, VA): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 30 real adventure stories/biographies and fictional adventure stories, from Adventure Racing: the Ultimate Guide by Liz Caldwell and Barry Siff to Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love and Death in Foreign Lands by Aidan Hartley.

I, Spy: World War II Espionage Tales (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): About 35 titles, with authors, publication info, and summaries. Enigma, the OSS, Churchill, and Nazi plots to kill FDR abound. From Helen MacInnes's Above Suspicion (1941) to John Altman's A Gathering of Spies (2000).

Espionage Thrillers (Reader's Advice): Author, title, and Amazon link for over 400 titles, from David Aaron's Agent of Influence to Marcus Wynne's Dale Miller and Charley Payne series. Compiled Aug. 1999, updated Feb. 2007.

Adventure Books Set in Cold Climates (Northbrook Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary for more than 30 books, from Andrea Barrett's Voyage of the Narwhal to Richard Woodman's Arctic Treachery.

Adventure Books Set in Hot Climates (Northbrook Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary for about 30 books, from David Ball's Empires of Sand to Lucy Wadham's Lost.

Men's Action/Adventure Series (Reader's Advice): 'Action/Adventure series in which a single agent or team of agents opposes the forces of evil.' Author, title, and Amazon link for four series, one of which lists about 125 books. Series are Keith Douglass's Carrier series, Cliff Garnett's TALON Force series, Clay Harvey's Tyler Vance series, and Warren Murphy (and others) The Destroyer series.

Action Adventure (Halton Hills Public Library -- Georgetown, Ontario, CAN): Author, title, webcat links for more than 80 books (listed alphabetically by author), from Eric Ambler's Care of Time to Walter Wager's Blue Leader.

Set Sail for Adventure: Tales of Derring-Do on the High Seas (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Almost 150 novels listed (some in series), with author, publication info, and summary for each title or series. From James Fenimore Cooper's The Red Rover (1828) to James L. Nelson's The Blackbirder (2001).

UP Periscope!: Submarine Adventures (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): List of 65 titles, with author, publication info, and summary for each title. From Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1870) to H. Jay Riker's The Silent Service: Grayback Class (2000).

Anchors Aweigh! A Naval Adventure Fiction Booklist (Lincoln City Libraries, NE): "Extensive list of Naval Adventure fiction, set from the 1600s through the early 1900s. Most of these titles are military fiction, with a few pure 'adventure' novels thrown in. All the novels in this list feature adventures aboard sailing vessels." Titles and series listed by author, with webcat links. Hundreds of books listed. Updated June 2006.

Saltwater Sagas: Adventures On and Under the Sea (Pratt Free Library, Baltimore MD): Title, author, summary, publication year, and webcat link for about 25 novels, from Goliath by Steve Alten to Typhoon by Robin White. Mostly recent novels, with a few classics thrown in. Compiled 2004.

Naval Adventure on the High Seas (Manchester Public Library, Manchester, CT): Author and series summaries for about 15 series. Titles listed.

Masters and Commanders (Central Rappahannock Public Library, VA): Books similar to Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin series: "These books, many part of a series, feature unforgettable captains facing the rigors and horrors of the boundless deep." Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 20 books, from Apprentice to the Sea by Philip McCutchan to Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott.

High Seas (Reader's Advice): Thrillers involving sea adventures. Author, title, and Amazon link for about 30 titles, from Dave Barry's Tricky Business to Jules Verne's The Mighty Orinoco. Compiled April 2000, updated Sept. 2004.

Sea Adventures (Carol A. Kubala, Fiction-L): Compiled July 2006. Author and title for 8 series and about 65 novels and short story collections of sea adventures, from Mammoth Book of Hearts of Oak: Classic and New Stories from the Age of Fighting Sail (ed. Mike Ashley) to Jay Worral's Any Approaching Enemy: A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars.

Cussler-Like (Reader's Advice): 'Suspense/thrillers with a sea connection.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 100 titles, from Steve Alten's The Trench to Peter Tonkin's Richard Mariner series. Compiled Sept. 1999, updated January 2006.

Modern Warfare (Northbrook Public Library, IL): Lists about 20 titles, with author and summary for each book. From Larry Bond's Vortex to Joe Weber's Shadow Flight.

Military and Naval Adventure (Reader's Advice): 'Adventure stories, usually historical, dealing with warfare.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 150 titles (most in series), from John Biggins' Otto Prohaska series (WWI) to Richard Woodman's Nathaniel Drinkwater series (Naval, Napoleonic War). Usually the war or time period are noted.

Wars and Rumors of Wars (Fairfax County Public Library, VA): Fiction based on real wars (Vietnam and Desert Storm) and fiction about wars that might be (conventional and techno-thriller). Lists over 50 books, with author, title, and summary for most.

Military Action, Espionage, and Intrigue (Manchester Public Library, Manchester, CT): Author, title, and summary of about 25 books, followed by a longer list of simply authors and titles/series. Updated Oct. 2006.

Military Fiction (Johnson County Library, KS): Author, title, webcat link, and summary for about 25 books (mysteries noted), from Mark Berent's Storm Flight to Tom Willard's Wings of Honor.

War/Military Fiction (Reader's Advice): 'Distinguished from military adventure or historical fiction dealing with specific wars, this type of fiction deals more with the social and psychological impact of war and military life, and includes humorous books on military life.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 45 titles, from Reverge Anselmo's The Cadillac of Six-By's to Leonard Wise's Doc's Legacy. Compiled Jan. 2000, updated Oct. 2005.

Fighting Forces & Special Ops (Reader's Advice): 'Adventure stories, often in series, dealing with wars, special military forces, police actions, and those who take part in them.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 175 titles (many in series), from David Alexander's Special Ops to Bing West's The Pepperdogs. Lots of Tom Clancy and W.E.B. Griffin. Compiled Sept. 1999, updated Oct. 2005.

Conquer the Stars! Classics in Military Science Fiction (Central Rappahannock Public Library, VA): Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 15 books, from Bolo Brigade by Keith Laumer and William H. Keith, Jr. to Worldwar: In the Balance by Harry Turtledove.

Action Adventure (Kitchener Public Library, Ontario, Canada): Authors and title(s) only for 31 novels of action.

If You Like Adventure/Thrillers, Try ... (Mayo County Library, Ireland): Recommends 2 or 3 similar authors, if you like: Evelyn Anthony; Geoffrey Archer; Campbell Armstrong; Desmond Bagley; David Baldacci; Mary Higgins Clark; James Clavell; Jon Cleary; Clive Cussler; Len Deighton; Robert Goddard; John Le Carr�; Eric Lustbader; Alistair MacLean; Michael Ridpath; Gerald Seymour; Sidney Sheldon; Nevil Shute; Martin Cruz Smith; Wilbur Smith; Craig Thomas; Gordon Thomas.

Rough Reads (State Library of Tasmania): Author, title, and brief summary of " gritty fiction featuring tough characters from the wild side of life." A mix of crime novels, military adventure, horror, dark novels, tales of addictions, etc. Over 50 titles/series, from Nelson Algren's A Walk on the Wild Side to Richard Wright's Going Native.

Fiction Honoring Our Veterans (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Title and author only for over 50 books about veterans and war service. Compiled Nov. 2001.

Fiction Featuring Animals and Pets

DOGS

Fiction Goes to the Dogs (Memorial Hall Library, Andover MA): 2-page PDF file, with 14 titles. Author, title, pub. year, and summary. From Paul Auster's Timbuktu: a Novel to Brad Watson's Last Days of the Dog-Men. Compiled Jan. 2004.

Herein Lies a Tail: Canine Books for Dog Days (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title only (no summaries) for about 30 novels featuring dogs, as well as a few non-fiction works. From The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams to The Black Marble by Joseph Wambaugh.

Dog Lovers Bookshop: Fiction and Literature: This is a list of used books (for sale) of fiction about dogs, extensive, in alpha order by author. Usually a one-line summary of setting, dog breed, or plot.

It's a Dog's Life - All About Fictional Canines (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Author and title only for 11 classic tales, 5 mystery series, 6 short story collections, and 16 other fiction titles. Updated Jan. 2007.

Fiction About Dogs (Novi Public Library, MI): Author, title, and genre (if applicable) for about 20 novels.

Warm Hearts, Cold Noses: TRUE Stories About Dogs (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Author, title, publication year, and summary for about 20 true stories about dogs, from Louise Bernikow's Bark If You Love Me: A Woman-Meets-Dog Story to John C. Wright's The Dog Who Would Be King.

Dogs: Real and Imagined (Addison Public Library, IL): "Novels and non-fiction about our canine companions." Author, title, brief summary, webcat link for dog books in these categories: Mysterious Dogs (8), Other Fictional Dogs (4), Stories About Real Dogs (6). May 2003.

CATS

Cat Tales: Fiction about cats (Sharon Weinberg, Skokie Public Library, IL): List of 16 books featuring cats, with summaries and publication years. Fiction, mystery, and anthologies.

Cat Books (Book Bytes): "Fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, humor and art books about cats," with detailed descriptions.

Fiction for Cat Lovers (Multnomah County Library, OR): Author, title, publication year, summary for about 30 short story collections and novels featuring cats; mysteries are noted. Novels from Lydia Adamson's A Cat With No Clue: An Alice Nestleton Mystery to Tad Williams' Tailchaser's Song. Compiled Dec. 2002; updated 2007.

It's the Cat's Meow -- Feline Fiction (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Author and title only for 8 mystery books, 8 short story collections, and 17 other fiction titles, plus some memoirs and non-fiction. Updated Feb. 2007.

Cats: Real and Imagined (Addison Public Library, IL): "Novels and non-fiction about our feline companions." Author, title, brief summary, webcat link for cat books in these categories: Mysterious Cats (7), Other Fictional Cats (5), Stories About Real Cats (2), Cats in Journalism (2), and Cats with Special Talents (4). May 2003.

Purrfect Reads: TRUE Stories About Cats (Denise Heid, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Author, title, publication year, and summary for about 20 true stories about cats, from Cleveland Amory's stories to Christopher S. Wren's The Cat Who Covered the World.

Fiction Featuring Books and Academia

Books for Bibliophiles (Mukwonago Community Library, WI): Author, title, brief summaries for over 55 fictional works whose themes center on "the publishing industry, booksellers, libraries, librarians, or authors."

Librarians as Characters in Fiction (Laura Cobrinik, Marginal Librarian, McGill University): Author, title, publication info for children's, YA, and adult fiction featuring librarians, as well as non-fiction works.

Into the Stacks: Fiction Featuring Libraries and Librarians (Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, KS): Author, title, publication year, and summary for 22 books, listed by publication year, from The Loop by Joe Coomer (1992) to The Book of Flying by Keith Miller (2004).

Fiction About Book People (Enoch Pratt Free Library - Baltimore): Compiled 2006. About 25 books published in 2004 and 2005 featuring bookstore owners, writers, journalists, etc. with author, title, webcat link, and summary, from Susan Wittig Albert's The Tale of Holly How to Colm T�ib�n's The Master.

Books for Booklovers (Susan Robertson, Evanston Public Library, IL): Lists about 20 books about books, with author, title, summary, publication year. Most are non-fiction. Compiled 1997, updated Aug. 2005.

Books for Bibliophiles (B. Hinton, Memorial Hall Library, Andover MA): Author, title, pub. year, summary, and webcat link for about 10 fiction and 15 non-fiction books; fiction from Martha Cooley's The Archivist to Judith Van Gieson's The Stolen Blue. Compiled Nov. 2003.

Back to School (Memorial Hall Library, Andover MA): 2-page PDF list of fiction set in the world of academia. Author, title, pub. year, and summary, for about a dozen books, from Saul Bellow's Ravelstein to Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons. Compiled Sept. 2005.

Back to the Books: Fiction in an Academic Setting (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): List of about 15 books, with author and summary of each. From Maeve Binchy's Evening Class to Lucian K. Truscott IV's Full Dress Gray.

Fiction about Hobbies: Books and Reading (Northbrook Public Library, IL): Title, author, summary for 8 novels, including mysteries.

Librarian Lit: Librarians Are People Too (Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX): Author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 15 novels featuring librarians, from Jeff Abbott's Distant Blood to Amanda Eyre Ward's Sleep Toward Heaven.

Libraries and Librarians in Fiction (Kitchener Public Library, Ontario, Canada): Author, title, webcat link for over 100 novels featuring librariana, from Peter Ackroyd's Chatterton to P.G. Wodehouse's Leave it to Psmith. Compiled Nov. 2003, updated June 2006.

Librarians in Fiction (Johnson County Library, KS): Author, title, webcat link for about 40 books (mysteries noted) featuring librarians, from Jeff Abbott's The Only Good Yankee to Margaret Yorke's The Small Hours of the Morning

Librarian and Other Bookish People (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Books featuring librarians and libraries. Author, titles, type of librarian or library (usually with setting) for 13 mystery series, 5 stand-alone mysteries, 3 sci-fi/fantasy books/series, and about 20 fiction titles. Updated March 2007.

It's Academic...Fiction Goes to School (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title only (no summaries) for over 60 novels featuring academia (some are the same as those on their previous list, below), from Many Pretty Toys by Hazard Adams to As It Is In Heaven by Niall Williams. Compiled Aug. 2001.

Back to School -- Books with an Academic Setting (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title only (no summaries) for over 30 novels set in or featuring academia, from The Everlasting Story of Nory by Nicholson Baker to The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Compiled July 1999, updated Aug. 2005.

Books and the Publishing World (Auburn Hills Public Library, MI): "Stories involving authors and/or the publishing industry." Author and title only for about 35 books, from Sandra Brown's Envy to several by Kate White. Updated Feb. 2007.

Town and Gown (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Stories set in college towns or on campus. Author, titles. Books by 8 mystery writers (with occupation of sleuth noted) and over 15 fiction writers.

Novels Involving Book Clubs (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO): Authors and titles only for 7 novels about book clubs. Updated April 2005.

Children's and YA Books for Adults

Children's Books for Adults (Christchurch City Libraries, NZ): Author, title, summary (for most) for about 50 children's or YA books that adults will also like, from Go, and Come Back by Joan Abelove to Queen's Own Fool: A Novel of Mary Queen of Scots by Jane Yolen.

Not for Children Only (Fairfax County Public Library, VA): "This bibliography gives readers a chance to revisit childhood favorites, catch up on classics they may have missed, and share what children today are reading." Author, title, and summary for about 20 books, from All-American Girl by Meg Cabot to Summerland by Michael Chabon.

Children's Books We Love as Adults (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, WA): Author, title, and comments about 15 or so books and series recommended by library staff, from The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear by Kin Platt to A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

Eco-Fiction/Nature Fiction

Ecofiction (Johnson County Library, KS): Stories about nature and the environment. About 40 fiction works listed by author, with webcat links. From Edward Abbey's Hayduke Lives! to Lauren Wolk's Those Who Favor Fire.

Eco-Fiction (Kitchener Public Library, ONT, Canada): Author and title only for about 100 books, from Lloyd Abbey's The Last Whale to M.K. Wren's A Gift Upon the Shore.

Environmental Fiction (Auburn Hills Public Library, MI): Stories about the environment or environmental issues. Author and title only for about 35 novels about divorce, from Steve Amick's The Lake, the River and the Other Lake to many by Dana Stabenow. Updated Feb. 2007.

Adventure Fiction (State Library of Tasmania): "Books that feature characters interacting with the natural world in survival, disaster and environmental novels." 25 books, some with summaries, including titles by Nevada Barr, Paul Theroux, Tim O'Brien, Jean Hegland, James Follett, William Dietrich, and others.

Discovery: America (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Fictional accounts of explorers and explorations. Author/title only. About 25 books about American exploration. Compiled 2004.

Disaster Novels (Bookbytes): Extensive summaries/reviews of over 15 recommended disaster novels, from Richard Barth's Jumper to Walter Wager's 58 Minutes.

The Great Outdoors (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Author, title, and summary for about 45 novels involving adventure in the outdoors (compiled 2002), and island adventure (compiled 2003). Notes mysteries, science-fiction, short stories, etc. Outdoor adventures from Trail of Murder by Christine Andreae to Icefields by Thomas Wharton; island adventures from Doubloon by Jay Amberg to The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells. Also, a long list of Nonfiction Adventures That Read Like Fiction (compiled 2003), including Island Adventure, Adventure at Sea, Mountain Adventure, and Icy Cold Adventure. Author and title only.

The Great Outdoors: Fiction set in National Parks / Wilderness (Addison Public Library, IL): Author, title, brief summary, webcat link for 9 books set in Yellowstone, Acadia, Sequoia, Everglades, Mt. Rainier, Tahoe Basin, Gila, Mesa Verde, and Grand Canyon NPs (and only one is by Nevada Barr!). Sept. 2003.

Natural Disaster Fiction (Heather Campbell, Fiction-L): Compiled July 1999. Author and title for about 50 novels about hurricanes, earthquakes, famine, volcano eruptions, blizzards, etc. See also their Environmental Disasters Fiction list, compiled March 2001 by Lisa A. Olsen, listing author/title for 25 similar books.

Natural Disasters and Wilderness Survival (Johnson County Library, KS): About 35 fiction works listed by author, with webcat links, subgenres noted. From Beryl Bainbridge's Every Man for Himself to Kate Wilhelm's Fault Lines.

Storm Warnings: Foul Weather Tales Show Mother Nature at Her Worst (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title only for over 40 novels featuring bad weather, from Tornado Pratt by Paul Ableman to Captain Monsoon by Victor Sutheren. Compiled Aug. 1998.

An Act of God? Disaster Fiction (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, and page count for 11 disaster fiction titles, from John Barnes' Mother of Storms to George Stone's Blizzard.

Over a Barrel: Stories of Oil Exploration and Exploitation (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Author and title for about 25 fiction titles, from The Persian Price by Evelyn Anthony to Sometimes a Hero by Les Whitten, and 7 titles of historical info (non-fiction) about oil exploration. Updated May 2005.

TRUE Life Survival Stories (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Author, title, publication information (few summaries) for true-life adventure stories at sea (20 titles) and on land (15 titles). From Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan to The White Death: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone by McKay Jenkins. In alpha order by title.

[TRUE] Survival Stories (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky): Title, author, and webcat link for 15 books, such as Jean Dominique Bauby's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and Ronan Tynan's Halfway Home.

Travelers' Tales: Journeys, Treks & Adventures of a Lifetime (Linda Bova and Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): TRUE stories. Author, title, publication year, brief summaries for over 80 travel narratives and travel adventure stories, from A Byzantine Journey by John Ash to Journey Across Tibet by Sorrel Wilby.

TRUE Adventure (El Dorado County Library, CA): Over 25 books listed, with author, title, brief description, from Seven Summits by Dick Bass to Voyager by Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan.

Environmental Disasters (Jasper County Public Library, IN): Author, title, summaries (for most) for about 10 books involving damage to the Earth, from Ill Wind by Kevin Anderson to The Sky Unwashed by Irene Zabytko.

Money and Numbers: Financial, Business and Math Fiction

Math Fiction (Alex Kasman, College of Charleston): Author, title, publication year, lengthy descriptions of about 595 works of mathematical fiction. Search, or browse by title, author, or chronologically. Mostly adult books, with some YA and children's books as well.

Financial Thrillers (Sophia Manta, Skokie Public Library, IL): Lists 17 books featuring money and finance, almost all published in the mid-1990s. Summaries and publication years. From John C. Boland's The Margin to Steven Womack's Software Bomb.

Business, Work, and Money (Auburn Hills Public Library, MI): "Stories set in the business world and/or the world of high finance." Author and title only for almost 100 books, from several by Donna Andrews to Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full. Updated Feb. 2007.

Books Featuring Lottery Winners or Lotteries (Mary Rindfleisch, Fiction-L): Author/title for about 15 books/series featuring lotteries or lottery winners. Compiled Sept. 2001.

Fiction: Political and Financial Schemes (Bookbytes): Extensive summaries/reviews of over 15 recommended political and financial novels. Most are political, but includes Jim Silver's Assumption of Risk, Michael Ridpath's Trading Reality, and James Patterson's Black Market.

Business Fiction (Johnson County Library, KS): Author, title, and webcat link for about 40 novels featuring business and industry, from Jeffrey Archer's Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less to Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities.

Working Stiffs (Johnson County Library, KS): Author, title, and webcat link for about 30 novels featuring labor and workers, in sections: Industry's Effect on the Working Class; Strikes; Labor Policy and Labor Unions; The Great Depression' Migrant Farmworkers; and Women Garment Workers.

Office (Overbooked): 'Work, workers, the workplace, corporate world, etc. Office romances, politics and more.' These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, brief reviews for about a dozen titles, from Flippin' the Script by Aisha Ford to The Ax by Donald Westlake. Updated Feb. 2007.

Money, Money, Money: Money and Finance in Fiction (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title only for about 20 novels, from Walking Money by James O. Born to Money To Burn

IRA/Tax Evasion Novels (Carol Kubala - Fiction-L): Author and title only for about 25 novels about the taxes, tax evasions, etc., from Tori Carrington's Constant Craving to Edmund White's Fanny: A Fiction. Compiled Jan. 2005.

Shopping Fiction (Julie Marks, Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for almost 20 novels that "The following stories share the antics of buying and selling and everything in between," from Joan Bauer's Rules of the Road to Judy Waite's Shopaholic.

Novels of Greed and Betrayal (Springfield Library, Springfield, MA): Author, title, summary for 9 novels, from Sons of Fortune by Jeffrey Archer to Never Enough by Harold Robbins. Updated July 2006.

Gothic / Horror Literature

VAMPIRES

Fangs A Lot! (Lincoln City Libraries, NE): "Novels or short story collections that feature the bloodsuckers of the night. The tone and subject matter of these novels can range anywhere from the horror of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Stephen King's Salem's Lot or Brian Lumley's Necroscope series, to the more character-driven works of Charlaine Harris, Laurell K. Hamilton or Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. One increasing popular subset to Vampire Fiction in recent years has been the emergence of vampires as romantic 'heroes.' This list includes a number of Vampire Romance novels." Author, title, pub. year, and webcat link (for most) for about 280 titles. Compiled Feb. 1993; updated Jan. 2006.

One Good Bite Deserves Another: Vampires in Series (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Over 20 vampire series listed by author's last name, with titles, publication info, and summaries of series.

Vampires: Novels with a Bite (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Title, author, summary for almost 20 books featuring vampires, from The Night Inside by Nancy Baker to Hotel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Compiled 2002.

Vampire Central: A Selection of Novels About the Un-Dead (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Lists 32 books in order by author's last name, with publication info and summaries.

Vampire Volumes (Addison Public Library, IL): Author, title, brief summary, webcat link for a dozen books, by authors including L.A. Banks, Maggie Shayne, Mick Farren, Andrew Fox, Jeanne Kalogridis, Anne Rice, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and others. Compiled Oct. 2004.

Vampyre Gothic (Reader's Advice): 'Not horror, but stories in which vampirism is an alternative (un)lifestyle.' Author, title, and Amazon link for over 200 titles, from Scott Baker's Ancestral Hungers to Stephan Zielinski's Bad Magic.

Horror: Vampires (Reader's Advice): 'Tales of terror featuring the undead.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 55 titles, from M.T. Anderson's Thirsty to John Wooley's Awash in the Blood. Compiled Sept. 1999, updated June 2005.

Vampire Fiction (State Library of Tasmania): Author, title, some summaries listed for about 25 novels/series featuring vampires, from Brian Aldiss's Dracula Unbound to Colin Wilson's The Space Vampires. Updated Jan. 2007.

Vampires (Madison Public Library, WI): Author, title, publication year, webcat link and summary for 20 novels and series, from Keri Arthur's Full Moon Rising to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's books, with author, title, pub. year, and some webcat links for another 50 or so. Updated Jan. 2007.

Vampires (Hennepin County Library, MN): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link and summary for about 25 vampire novels, accompanied by a long list of authors (with webcat links) who write vampire fiction. Updated Jan. 2007.

A Chill in the Blood: Vampire Fiction (Sheila Davis, Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for more than 45 novels about the undead, from Brian Aldriss's Dracula Unbound to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Writ in Blood: A Novel of Saint-Germain.

Themes: Vampires (Romantic Times magazine): Discussion of the appeal of vampire fiction, accompanied by author and title for about 35 vampire romances and about 50 vampire non-romances. Compiled 1996. Another list was compiled in 2001, with author/title for about 20 books and 7 series.

Vampire Fiction (Springfield Library, Springfield, MA): Lists 15 books in which vampires feature. Updated May 2006.

Vampires (San Antonio Public Library, TX): Author, title, summary, and publication year for each of 14 books, from M. T. Anderson's Thirsty to Bram Stoker's Dracula. Updated Sept. 2004.

A Thirst for Blood: Vampires (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, and page count for 12 novels, from Elaine Bergstrom's Blood Alone to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Hotel Transylvania.

GHOSTS

Ghost Stories Great and Small (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Over 50 novels listed, with author, publication info, and summary, from R.A. Dick's The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1945) to Marc Levy's If Only It Were True (2000). Also a list of ghost story collections.

Ghostly Books (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): List of over 60 books, of varied genres, featuring ghosts or hauntings, with author and summary of each.

Ghostly Stars (Overbooked): Author, title, publication info, summaries for more than 20 novels featuring ghosts, from Coldheart Canyon by Clive Barker to The Unburied by Charles Palliser. Last updated Dec. 2006.

Blithe Spirits -- Benign (Mostly) Ghosts in Fiction (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Lists about 30 novels featuring pretty nice ghosts. (At least four of the novels are set in Maine.) Prepared October 2001.

Ghost Stories (State Library of Tasmania): Author and title listed for abut 75 novels featuring ghosts, including classics, science-fiction, mysteries. From Richard Adams' The Girl in the Swing to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

WEREWOLVES

Werewolves (Central Rappahannock Public Library, VA): Author, title, summary, webcat link for 15 books for adults and YA, from A Date with a Werewolf (Sweet Valley High, No. 105) by Francine Pascal et al. to The Werewolves of London by Brian Stableford.

Themes: Werewolves (Romantic Times magazine): Discussion of the appeal of werewolf fiction, accompanied by author, title and link to review for about 40 werewolf romances and 7 werewolf non-romances. Compiled 2002.

Great Books and Classics

Lists of Bests: Books (Bill Turner): Top 100 lists, best books of the year lists, others. Includes Phobos Entertainment's 100 Science Fiction Books You Just Have to Read; Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time; The Chronicle Western 100; the BBC's The Big Read - Top 100 Books; English PEN's The Bigger Read; Feminista!'s 100 Great 20th Century Works of Fiction by Women; etc. Not all are fiction lists.

Recommended Reading List from How to Read a Book: Chronologically organised list of many great books, no links. List developed by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren, an appendix to their 1972 book.

Lifetime Reading Plan: Chronologically organised list of "Great Books," provides author and text, no links. List developed by Clifton Fadiman and John S. Major (1997 version, 4th edition).

A Lifetime's Reading: The World's 500 Greatest Books: List developed by Philip Ward. Suggests about 10 books per year for 50 years.

St. John's College Reading List (St. John's College, Annapolis): Required reading list for St. John's College students, organised by year in which they're read, with introductory comments. No links.

A Reading List for English Majors (Rutgers University, NJ): Not actually Rutger's English majors' list, this list is "... an attempt to reconstruct the English comprehensive reading list used at one eastern liberal arts college (Dartmouth) between the 1940s and the mid-1960s, the specific purpose of which was to guide reading for senior comprehensive examinations. In its essentials, however, it will be seen to give the outlines of the English major as it existed at similar colleges and universities up to about 1965." Sections are Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century, Restoration and 18th Century, Romantics, Victorian, Twentieth Century; and American Literature: Colonial, Revolution and Early Republic, Nineteenth Century, and Modern. Simply lists author and title(s).

The Master's Comprehensive Exam: Reading List (Rutgers University English Dept.): List of authors and titles suggested, in subject areas: Medieval and Renaissance, 17th and 18th Century British Literature, Romantic and Victorian Literature, American Literature (Colonial to 1900), 20th Century Literature, and Literary Criticism.

American Classics (Seattle Public Library): Author, title, short summary for about 30 books of classic fiction by American authors, from James Agee's A Death in the Family to Richard Wright's Native Son.

British Classics (Seattle Public Library): Author, title, short summary for about 30 books of classic fiction from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway.

Books That Change Lives: Each of over twenty 20th-century achievers (explorers, surgeons, politicians, scientists, etc.) explains which book changed his or her life and why.

A Guide to Oriental Classics (William T. de Bary and Ainslie Embree): Simple list of titles and authors (or just authors) -- Indian, Islamic, Chinese, and Japanese.

Great Classics List (Halton Hills Public Library -- Georgetown, Ontario, CAN): Titles of world classics of literature, listed by author. Short list. Also: Classic Prequels and Sequels.

American Classics (Maryann Mondrus, Skokie Public Library, IL): Summary, author, publication year, webcat link for 20 books, in chronological order from The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850) to Native Son (Richard Wright, 1940).

Readable Fiction Classics (Madison Public Library, WI): "A classic is a work of enduring interest and appeal in which successive generations can find some truth that will not stale. Readable narrows our selection because although a classic, by our definition, has appeal, it may require a reader's determined effort to discern it. We call readable those books whose appeal is immediately apparent and continues throughout." Author, title, publication date, and summary for each of about 100 classics. Compiled 2001, updated Jan. 2007.

Classics and Near Classics (Elmhurst Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary, webcat link for 200 or so classics. The list was created by the Adult Reading Round Table and is organized alphabetically by author.

Classic Fiction (Durham County Library, NC): Lists author and title only of Historical Classics and Modern Classics, by place of origin: The Americas, Great Britain and Ireland, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia. Compiled August 1998, updated Nov. 2000.

Cult Classics (Denver Public Library, CO): Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 15 books, from The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey to Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. Updated Jan. 2007.

Cult Fiction (Suzanne Booker, Monroe County Public Library, IN): Interesting list of about 50 novels. Author, title, year published. Includes Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang, The Lord of the Rings, Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer, The Catcher in the Rye, Edward Gorey's Amphigorey, a couple of Hesse books, Iceberg Slim's Trick Baby, Don Quixote, and lots more. Updated Dec. 2006.

Words to Live By: 25 political novels for summer reading (Mother Jones): Compiled 1998 by Arthur I. Blaustein. "These 25 books offer an alternative to terminal consumerism and empty escapism. If read widely, they could do wonders for our social vision and moral sensibility by introducing us to fictional -- yet ordinary -- people who struggle to achieve genuine individuality and human connection." Author, title, and summary.

Classic Sequels and Prequels (Halton Hills Public Library -- Georgetown, Ontario, CAN): Listed by author, books written by other authors as prequels or sequels to classic works of literature, e.g., Alexandra Ripley's Scarlett (based on characters from Gone with the Wind) and Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea (Jane Eyre).

Sequels to Classics (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, page count, and original classic/author listed for 9 novels, from Joan Aiken's Eliza�s Daughter to Emma Tennant's Pemberley.

Sequels to Classics (Bundaberg Library, Queensland, Australia): About 40 sequels to classics, sorted by the name of the classic, with author's name. No summaries or webcat links. Includes sequels to books by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, AC Doyle, Rex Stout, Kenneth Grahame, Rudyard Kipling, etc.

Modern Versions of Classics (Ricki Nordmeyer, Fiction-L): Retellings of fairy tales, King Lear, Jane Eyre, and more.

Book-A-Minute Classics: Extremely short versions of the classics of literature, from Beowulf by Anonymous to Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Updated Sept. 2006.

Books for Booklovers Or, the Joy of Text (Evanston Public Library, IN): Non-fiction books about books, with summaries. From Sven Birkerts' Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age to Patricia Jean Wagner's Bloomsbury Review Booklover's Guide: A Collection of Tips, Techniques, Anecdotes, Controversies and Suggestions for the Home Library.

Fiction Featuring Health and Illness Issues

Humorous Fiction

Humorous Reads (Multnomah County Library, OR): Author, title, publication year, summary (for most) for funny novels in these categories: Dark Humor, General Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Romance, and Familiar Favorites. Over 50 books listed.

Funny Fiction (Seattle Public Library): Author, title, short summary for about 30 books, from Elizabgeth Adler's Summer in Tuscany to Alan Zweibel's The Other Shulman.

Comedies of Manners (Reader's Advice): 'Stories involving humorous treatments of social codes, especially of the upper classes.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 100 novels, from Warren Adler's Mourning Glory to P.G. Wodehouse's The Cat-nappers. Compiled Feb. 2000; updated 2005.

Hysterical Fiction (Denver Public Library, CO): Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 25 books, most fiction, from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams to Tepper Isn't Going Out by Calvin Trillin. Updated Jan. 2006.

Humorous Fiction (Sue Geiger, Durham County Library, NC): Author, title, paragraph-length summaries of 17 funny books. From Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones Diary to Lawrence Shames' Mangrove Squeeze. Compiled November 2000.

It's a Laughing Matter: Humorous Fiction (Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for about 35 books, from Dave Barry to Wodehouse. Updated Feb. 2006.

Black Humor Booklist (Overbooked): These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, and brief reviews, for "works in which humour is derived from the author's sense of the absurdity or total meaninglessness of existence. Themes in black humour include death, personal misfortune and other morbid subjects." More than 30 novels listed.

Get into a dark comedy (Des Plaines Public Library, IL): Author, title, summary for almost 25 books, from Elect Mr. Robinson For A Better World by Donald Antrim to Worst Fears: A Novel by Fay Weldon. Compiled 2002.

Laugh it Off: The Booklist with a Sense of Humor (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA): Author, title, and link to catalog data for nine books that 'run the gamut from sarcasm to slapstick,' from How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater by Marc Acito to The Day I Turned Uncool by Dan Zevin.

Humorous Fiction (Monroe County Public Library, IN): Author and title(s) listed only for about 50 novels, including books by Bailey White, David Sedaris, Daniel Pinkwater, Terry Pratchett, India Knight, Nick Hornby, Jill McCorkle, Peter Mayle, Delia Ephron, Janet Evanovich, Helen Fielding, etc. Updated Dec. 2004.

Contemporary Funny Fiction (Johnson County Library, KS): Lists almost 40 novels, with authors and webcat links. From Brad Barkley's Money, Love to Mary Wesley's An Imaginative Experience. From the same library, A Touch of Humor, with author, title, summary, and webcat link for about 25 books, by authors including Dave Barry, Steve Martin, Tom Robbins, Calvin Trillin, Donald Westlake, Jane Heller, Carrie Fisher, Jennifer Crusie, etc.

Funny Fiction (The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH): Author and title of about 100 works of humourous fiction or series in these categories: Historical Fiction, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, Mysteries and Suspense, Romance and Relationships, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Sports, Westerns, Old-Fashioned Humor, and Regional American Humor). From Thomas Berger's Little Big Man to tales by T. R. Pearson.

Laugh and Be Well: Humorous Writers (Williamsburg Public Library, Virginia): List of over 35 authors, with comments about the type of humor they feature. Some write fiction, some essays or satire, some anecdotes, etc.

Humour (Halton Hills Public Library -- Georgetown, Ontario, CAN): Author, title, and webcatalog link for about 55 stories to make you laugh, including works by Richard Russo, Anne Tyler, Fannie Flagg, Sarah Bird, Nancy Livingston, Mark Twain, PG Wodehouse, more.

Humourous Canadian Fiction (Vancouver Public Library): List of 15 books, with author, title, publication year, summary, and webcat link, from 2000% cracked wheat : [breakfast for the millennium] by Edna Alford (editor) to Roxane Ward's Fits like a rubber dress : a novel. Compiled Dec. 2002.

Humorous Fiction (Liz Ferrari, Wilmette Public Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, webcat link, and summary for about a dozen books, all published in 2003 or 2004, from Mary K. Andrews's Hissy Fit to Donald Westlake's The Road to Ruin. Last revised Jan. 2006. Also: On the Lighter Side: Humorous Fiction, with another 10 titles, published from 1997-1999.

Books to Brighten Your Mood (Omaha Public Library, NE): Author and title only for over 40 funny novels/series, from Cathryn Alpert's Rocket City to PG Wodehouse's Jeeves & Wooster series. Compiled Nov. 2001.

Sarcastic Reads (Fiction-L): Compiled Sept. 2006. Author and usually title for about 35 fiction and about 25 non-fiction authors/titles. Fiction from Douglas Adams' The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy to Donald Westlake's Sacred monster.

Unscrupulous, But Funny: Fictional Rascals (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, and page count for 12 novels, from Lawrence Block's The Burglar In the Closet to Donald Westlake's Good Behavior. (Not all are mysteries.)

Modern, Post-Modern, and Contemporary Fiction

Recommended books of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Modern Library's 100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century: Two lists of titles and authors, ordered by rating -- one is the Modern Library panel's selections, the others were chosen by readers. Modern Library also presents its list of the 100 Best English-Language Non-Fiction Books of the 20th Century.

The Radcliffe 100 (Modern Library): List of the 100 best novels as determined by students in the Radcliffe Publishing Course, who are tomorrow's publishing industry leaders. More children's books and more 20th-century books on this list than on the Modern Library 100.

100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library): Author, title, publication year. In author order. Includes fiction and non-.

Cyril Connolly's 100 Key Books of the Modern Movement: Author, title, and publication year of 100 books from 1880 (Gustave Flaubert's Bouvard et Pecuchet) to 1949 (George Orwell's 1984). List compiled in 1965 and limited to French, English, and American literature.

Greatest Novels of the 20th Century (Patrons of the Skokie Public Library, IL): Lists the top 10, plus another 110, in order, as chosen by patrons of this library. Titles and authors only. See also their list of favorite novels of the 20th century.

Madison's Top 100 List of Novels (Madison Public Library, WI): The top 100 modern novels as voted on by Madisonians. Title, author, and publication year. Followed by the list of books chosen by the Modern Library Board.

Fiction Bestsellers: 1881-2005 (Madison Public Library, WI): Author and title of the top book of each year, with webcat link for most.

Hungry Mind Review's Best 100 American Books of the 20th Century: Author, title, and year listed. Brief introductory text.

99 Novels: The Best in English Since 1939 (Robert Teeter): Chosen by Anthony Burgess. Listed by year, with title and author.

Thought-Provoking Novels (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): "These contemporary novels wrestle with moral and social issues that and are thought-provoking, powerful and maybe even disturbing." Author, title, publication year, page count, and summary for about 40 titles, from Isabel Allende's The House of the Spirits to Kate Wilhelm's Huysman�s Pets. Compiled 1991; updated Nov. 2002.

Contemporary Classics (Johnson County Library, KS): 'Best Novels Since World War II.' Author, title, webcat link, publication year and summary for about 50 novels, from Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart to Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road.

Postmodern Fiction (Johnson County Library, KS): "Contemporary fiction that uses irony, playfulness, and literary borrowing to explore themes of city life, pop culture, technology, and, often, the writing of fiction itself." Author, title, webcat link, and summary for about 40 books, from Paul Auster's Ghosts to Banana Yoshimoto's Lizard.

Oprah's Book Club Books: List of all books chosen by Oprah from 1996-present, with cover image and link for each.

Mythology, Folklore, Fairy Tales

Cinderella Bibliography (Russell A. Peck): Extensively annotated list of about 200 works of fiction -- novels and stories, many for adults, not kids -- that draw on the Cinderella story for inspiration, including Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres, Edith Nesbit's The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1958), Lorrie Moore's Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (1994), Christobel Mattingley's New Patches for Old (1978), Samuel Rutherford Crockett's Cinderella: A Novel (1901), some Dickens' stories, and many more.

Fairy Tales for Young and Old (Sharon Weinberg, Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for more than 15 books, including Katharine Mary Briggs' The Vanishing People: Fairy Lore and Legends, Sheri Tepper's Beauty: A Novel, Barbara Walker's Feminist Fairy Tales, and Eudora Welty's The Robber Bridegroom.

Modern Fables and Fairy Tales (Reader's Advice): Author, title, and Amazon link for about 45 'modern-day tales that read like traditional fables and fairy tales,' from Richard Bach's The Ferret Chronicles to Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. Compiled Feb. 2000; updated March 2005.

Folk and Fairy Tales Retold (Reader's Advice): 'Modern retellings of classic fairy tales.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 25 books, from Black Heart, Ivory Bones (short stories) to Beauty by Susan Wilson. Compiled Dec. 1999; updated July 2005.

Re-told Fairy Tales and Folklore (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Author and title for books in The Fairy Tale Series (fantasy novels retelling classic tales), 7 short story collections of fairy tales, about 15 adaptations of fairy tales, about 10 adaptations of folktales and legends, 4 parodies of fairy tales, and a dozen modern fantasy/fairy tales. Updated March 2005.

Fairy Tales for Adults (Lisa Davis-Craig, Fiction-L): Compiled Sept. 2002. Author, title, and original fairy tale on which the novel is based for books by 80 authors, from Catherine Asaro's Quantum Rose (Beauty and the beast) to Jack David Zipes' history, criticism, and collections. Also a list of movies, and some relevant websites.

Nautical / Naval Fiction

The Nautical Fiction List (John Kohnen): A readers' list of novels, novelettes, short stories, poetry and drama of the sea, in English. Over 800 authors and over 2,100 titles, with entries arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name. Many summaries provided. Series are listed.

Set Sail for Adventure: Tales of Derring-Do on the High Seas (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Almost 150 novels listed (some in series), with author, publication info, and summary for each title or series. From James Fenimore Cooper's The Red Rover (1828) to James L. Nelson's The Blackbirder (2001).

Anchors Aweigh! A Naval Adventure Fiction Booklist (Lincoln City Libraries, NE): "Extensive list of Naval Adventure fiction, set from the 1600s through the early 1900s. Most of these titles are military fiction, with a few pure 'adventure' novels thrown in. All the novels in this list feature adventures aboard sailing vessels." Titles and series listed by author, with webcat links. Hundreds of books listed.

UP Periscope!: Submarine Adventures (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): List of 65 titles, with author, publication info, and summary for each title. From Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1870) to H. Jay Riker's The Silent Service: Grayback Class (2000).

Saltwater Sagas: Adventures On and Under the Sea (Pratt Free Library, Baltimore MD): Title, author, summary, publication year, and webcat link for about 25 novels, from Goliath by Steve Alten to Typhoon by Robin White. Mostly recent novels, with a few classics thrown in. Compiled 2004.

Masters and Commanders (Central Rappahannock Public Library, VA): Books similar to Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin series: "These books, many part of a series, feature unforgettable captains facing the rigors and horrors of the boundless deep." Author, title, summary, webcat link for about 20 books, from Apprentice to the Sea by Philip McCutchan to Tom Cringle's Log by Michael Scott.

Sea Stories (Halton Hills Public Library -- Georgetown, Ontario, CAN): Author, title, webcat links for about 70 books (listed alphabetically by author), from Cyrill Abraham's The Onedin Line series to Anthony Trew's Death of a Supertanker.

Sea Stories (State Library of Tasmania): Author, title, a few summaries for about 80 novels, from Bruce Alexander's Watery grave to Stuart Woods' White cargo.

Nautical Yarns (Johnson County Library, KS): Author, title, webcat link for about 40 stories of the sea and sailors, from Allison Anderson's Hidden Latitudes to Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny.

Naval Adventure on the High Seas (Manchester Public Library, Manchester, CT): Author and series summaries for about 15 series. Titled listed. Jan. 2004, updated Nov. 2006.

Before the Mast: Historical Sailing Fiction (Williamsburg Public Library, Virginia): All these works are set in the 18th and 19th centuries, and many of them are the first work in a series. Lists 17 authors and titles, with summary/review of each title. Compiled June 1999.

Nautical Fiction Series in Order (Northbrook Public Library, IL): Listed by time period of setting, provides author and titles in order, and some series names. From Rafael Sabatini's books set in the 1600s to Patrick Robinson's series set in the early 2000s. Over 40 series in all.

High Seas (Reader's Advice): Thrillers involving sea adventures. Author, title, and Amazon link for about 30 titles, from Dave Barry's Tricky Business to Jules Verne's The Mighty Orinoco. Compiled April 2000, updated Sept. 2004.

Sea Adventures (Carol A. Kubala, Fiction-L): Compiled July 2006. Author and title for 8 series and about 65 novels and short story collections of sea adventures, from Mammoth Book of Hearts of Oak: Classic and New Stories from the Age of Fighting Sail (ed. Mike Ashley) to Jay Worral's Any Approaching Enemy: A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars.

Cussler-Like (Reader's Advice): 'Suspense/thrillers with a sea connection.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 100 titles, from Steve Alten's The Trench to Peter Tonkin's Richard Mariner series. Compiled Sept. 1999, updated January 2006.

Sea Stories (Suzanne Booker, Monroe County Public Library, IN): Author and title only for about 45 books and series about the sea. Updated Dec. 2006.

Shipping Lanes (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): "Stories of shipboard adventure, mystery and romance." Lists author and title of 12 adventure novels, 6 books about the Titanic, 9 mysteries, and about a dozen romances.

Adventure on the High Seas (Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, IN): Author and series title for 7 historical naval adventure series, and author and title for 15 more tales of the sea.

Armchair Sailing: Cruises in Fiction (Omaha Public Library, NE): Lists author and title for almost 20 novels featuring sea cruises, from The Cruise of a Deathtime by Marian Babson to A Necessary Woman by Helen Van Slyke.

Murder Onboard: Cruising and Sailing Mysteries (Springfield Library, Springfield, MA): By author, lists title. Updated Aug. 2006.

Naval Fiction (Novi Public Library, MI): Author and title only for about 50 novels.

Tales of the Titanic: Fiction (Laura McGrath, Skokie Public Library, IL): Lists 14 books about the Titanic sinking. Summaries, webcat links and publication years. Also list of related films. Updated Feb. 2006.

Occupational Fiction

Quarky Fiction: General Fiction about Science or Scientists (Johnson County Library, KS): Lists more than 45 novels, with authors, webcat links, and summaries. From Andrea Barrett's The Voyage of the Narwhal to Mary Zuravleff's The Frequency of Souls.

Archaeology in Fiction (The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH): Author, title, and country of setting listed for about 45 books and series featuring archaeology or archaeologists; some fiction, some science-fiction and fantasy, many mysteries. From Ariadne�s Children by Roderick Beaton to The Prophetess by Barbara Wood.

Six Feet Under (Overbooked): These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, brief reviews, and sometimes external links for almost 20 fiction and nonfiction titles about undertakers and undertaking (inspired by the HBO TV series of the same name).

Six Feet Under: Titles about undertakers and undertaking (Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, KS): Author, title, summary for 17 novels, from Final Arrangements by Miles Keaton Andrew to The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh, plus 10 nonfiction titles.

Fire (Overbooked): "Fiction (all genres) and Nonfiction about fire, arson, and firemen/firewomen." These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, brief reviews, and sometimes external links for almost 25 fiction and nonfiction titles.

Handyman Fiction (Sarah E. Brown, Fiction-L): Compiled Feb. 2002. Almost 30 books/series listed, from Lisa Tawn Bergren's Torchlight to Valerie Wolzien's Josie Pigeon series. Author and title only.

Nuts and Bolts Novels (Sarah Flowers, Fiction-L): Novels of engineers and engineering. Compiled Jan. 1997. Author and title only for 18 novels.

Teachers in Fiction (Jasper County Public Library, IN): Author and title only (no summaries) for about 20 novels featuring teachers, from Bess Streeter Aldrich's Miss Bishop to Jane Roberts Wood's The Train to Estelline.

The Clergy: An Ecumenical Booklist (AART, Rolling Meadows Library, IL): Author, title, publication year, and page count for 12 novels featuring clergy, from William E. Barrett's Lillies of the Field to AN Wilson's Vicar of Sorrows.

Presidential Fiction Booklist (Lincoln City Libraries, NE): A list of about 70 "prominent novels featuring U.S. presidents and their families in fictional tales," listed chronologically by term of office of president. Author, title, webcat link. Also offers list of about 20 novels featuring fictional presidents, with webcat links.

Presidential Fiction (Tom McGibney, Marin County Free Library, CA): Author, title, publication year, summary, and webcat link for about 20 recommended books, from Absolute Power by David Baldacci to Deep as the Marrow by F. Paul Wilson. Updated March 2006.

Presidents in Fiction (Omaha Public Library, NE): Lists author, title, and president for nine fictional works on U.S. presidents. Similarly for 10 books about first ladies.

Presidential Fiction Titles (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title only (no summaries) for over 50 novels about U.S. presidents, plus a list of selected nonfiction about U.S. presidents. Updated Jan. 2007.

Pirates (Overbooked): These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, brief reviews, and sometimes external links for 12 fiction titles, plus a list of about 35 more novels (classics, romance, other fiction with pirates) and a list of several nonfiction titles and several fiction titles for 'kids of all ages.'

Pirates (Madison Public Library, WI): Author, title, webcat link for about 35 non-fiction titles, followed by a list of about 25 fiction titles.

Unusual Occupations in Romance Novels (Romantic Times): Author, title, publisher, odd job listed for about 35 romance novels. Occupations include psychic, asylum nurse, rat catcher, fireworks maker, etc. Compiled 2000.

Working Stiffs (Johnson County Library, KS): Author, title, and webcat link for about 30 novels featuring labor and workers, in sections: Industry's Effect on the Working Class; Strikes; Labor Policy and Labor Unions; The Great Depression' Migrant Farmworkers; and Women Garment Workers.

Office (Overbooked): 'Work, workers, the workplace, corporate world, etc. Office romances, politics and more.' These books have received starred reviews from the major reviewing sources. Author, title, publication info, brief reviews for about a dozen titles, from Flippin' the Script by Aisha Ford to The Ax by Donald Westlake. Updated Feb. 2007.

Work-Related Fiction (Berwyn Public Library, IL): 8-page PDF. Author, title, publication year and summary for 65 novels that focus on or feature someone's job, career, occupation, from Harriette Arnow's The Dollmaker to Lisa Wingate's Lone Star Cafe.

Political Fiction

Books in Series

What's Next (Kent District Library, Comstock Park, MI): Interactive search to help find adult fiction in series. Searches can be made by title, author, or series name by filling in any or all of the fields.

Novels in Sequence (Saskatoon Public Library, Canada): Interactive sequel/series finder. Do keyword searches of series name, titles, and authors, or browse 'Word Wheel', which provides a list of all series names, titles, and authors.

Series and Sequels (Gladstone City Library, Queensland, Australia): Exceptionally large listing of series and sequels: "This list contains many fiction and selected non-fiction series listed alphabetically by the author. The list is comprehensive but not complete." Its limitation is that it is browsable by author's last name only and not searchable at all. In the 'A' and "B" listings alone are multiple series by almost 100 authors. Author, titles, series names only (no summaries). Authors from Cyril Abraham to David Zindell.

Series, Sequels, Sequences and Associations (William Graczyk, Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped): Listed by author, series titles that are not included in To Be Continued (1995). Quite lengthy list of series (over 500) in all genres, some with links. From Harold Adams' Carl Wilcox series to R.D. Zimmerman's Alex Phillips/Mady Phillips series, and including all Agatha Christies.

Prehistoric Series: Authors and titles of books in series by publication date. From Margaret Allan (aka W.T. Quick) to Joan Wolf.

Inspirational Fiction in Series (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO): Compiled July 2001, updated 2002. Excellent mini-bibliography, lists 27 authors, with series name and titles in each series and description of series. These wholesome books tell a good story without sex, violence, or strong language, and reflect strong moral values and courage in overcoming obstacles.

Adult Inspirational Fiction Series and Sequels (Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO): Organised by author's last name, or if many authors write the series titles, by the name of the series. Lists books in order within series. Attractive site. This is the source for Christian fiction series lists. (Page points to a PDF file.)

Old Fashioned Reads: Books Your Parents and Grandparents (and Maybe You!) Loved (Katherine Hoylo, Fiction-L): Compiled June 1997. About 100 series listed in order by authors' last names, from Louisa May Alcott to Henry Winterfeld's series, Detectives in Togas. Also lists 10 more single books.

Western Fiction in Series (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Jefferson City, MO): Excellent mini-bibliography, lists 19 authors of western series, with series name and titles in each series, description of series, and sometimes, additional info or links on the author.

SciFan Science-Fiction and Fantasy Books in Series (SciFan): Search by writer, book, or series name, or browse by author's last name or by series name. Claims 3,000 series. Also has a list of the biggest and most popular series. Few book summaries on this site, but provides links to Amazon and/or Alibris for each book.

One Good Book Deserves Another: Sequels, Preludes & Homages (Lynne M. Kennedy, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY): Title, author, publication info, summary for each book. Extensive list of books written as preludes, sequels, or homages to other writers' books. From Eliza's Daughter, Joan Aiken's sequel to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to Jeremy Reed's sequel to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian. LOTS of Jane Austen homages.

Meanwhile ... A List of Sequels, Prequels, and What Might Have Been (Michaela Haberkern - Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link, brief summary for about 20 books, most related to classic fiction, some featuring minor historical characters, from Pamela Aidan's An Assembly Such As This, with Mr. Darcy's p.o.v. in Pride and Prejudice, to John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius, exploring the lives of Queen Gertrude and King Claudius before Hamlet begins. Updated March 2006.

Modern Sequels (State Library of Tasmania): 'A select list of recent fiction that includes sequels to both old and modern classics. These titles also represent recent fiction that derives plot and/or character details from previously published works.' Listed by author's surname. Extensive. Provides names of authors and titles of works.

Classic Sequels and Prequels (Halton Hills Public Library -- Georgetown, Ontario, CAN): Listed by author, books written by other authors as prequels or sequels to classic works of literature, e.g., Alexandra Ripley's Scarlett (based on characters from Gone with the Wind) and Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea (Jane Eyre).

The Next Chapter: Familiar Stories Retold (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Listed by the familiar story they're retelling or continuing. Author and title provided for 22 novels. For example, under Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, these three are listed: Mansfield Revisited by Joan Aiken, Ladysmead by Jane Gillespie, and Miss Abigail's Part by Judith Terry. Compiled Nov. 1999.

Sequels to Classics (Bundaberg Library, Queensland, Australia): About 40 sequels to classics, sorted by the name of the classic, with author's name. No summaries or webcat links. Includes sequels to books by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, AC Doyle, Rex Stout, Kenneth Grahame, Rudyard Kipling, etc.

Books Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Denver Public Library, CO): Author, title, summary, cover image, webcat link for about 10 books, from The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy: A Novel by Elizabeth Aston to Excessively Diverted: The Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice by Juliette Shapiro. Updated Jan. 2007.

Alternative History Series (Uchronia): Good information on about 85 alternate history ("what if") series, from Robert Adams's Castaways in Time to George Zebrowski's Cliometricon.

Sports Fiction

GENERAL SPORTS LISTS

Fiction about Sports (Northbrook Public Library, IL): Listed by sport: Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Golf, Tennis, Running, Wrestling, Boxing, Martial Arts, Skiing and Climbing, Swimming, Surfing, Skating, Fencing and Archery. Title, author, summary for about 85 novels, including mysteries.

Winners: Sports Fiction (Enoch Pratt Free Library - Baltimore): Compiled 2005. More than 15 books, with author, title, summary, webcat link, and publication year, organised by sport. Books published between 2002 and 2004.

Playing the Game: Sports in Fiction (Williamsburg Public Library): Author and title listed for fiction about baseball (10 books), basketball (9), boxing (1), football (6), golf (7), horse racing (8), rugby (1), and tennis (7 books). Compiled May 1998.

Sports Fiction (Reader's Advice): 'Stories involving professional or amateur sports.' Author, title, and Amazon link for about 45 titles, organised by sport -- baseball, basketball, boxing, football, golf, hunting/fishing, and various. Compiled Feb. 2000, updated Feb. 2006.

Good Reads for the Sport in You (Mary Corbett, Skokie Public Library, IL): Author, title, pub. year, webcat link for about 95 books, listed by sport: Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Fishing, Football, Golf, Hockey, Horse racing, Ice skating, Running, Skiing, Soccer, Tennis, Wrestling, and The Olympics. Updated March 2006.

Be A Sport: Fiction in a Sporting Mood (St. Charles Public Library, IL): Author and title only (no summaries) for about 45 fictional works featuring sports, listed by sport: racing, running, sailing, soccer, football, tennis, golf, fishing, and baseball. Compiled Feb. 1995.

Books Too Good To Put Down: Sports Fiction (Bookbytes): Extensive summaries/reviews for about 20 recommended novels not about basketball or baseball, from Alina Adams' Murder on Ice to Bruce Zimmerman's Crimson Green. Updated Aug. 2006.

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