What's on the stack to read this year?

I recently celebrated another trip around the sun. My loving friends and family sent me some great books to read, along with many other thoughtful and wonderful presents that I really love. I had a great "haul" this year!  Many of my reservations at the libraries are now available as well.

Here is a partial list:

1. Der Schwarm von Frank Schatzing, Vor der Küste greifen plötzlich große Mengen Haie und Quallen Menschen an.
2. Forgotten Ally by Rana Mitter about the Sino-Japanese war of 1937 to 1945.
3. SPQR by Mary Beard, the authoritative History of the Roman Empire.
4. Hurra, wir leben noch! von Johannes Mario Simmel.
5. The Daily Laws by Robert Greene and Fred Sanders, excerpts from Greene's Power & War books.
6. Imperial Twilight by Mark Deakins, the exciting and authoritative history of the first Opium War.
7. The Art of Theft (Lady Sherlock #4) by Sherry Thomas.
8. Murder on Cold Street (Lady Sherlock #5) by Sherry Thomas
9. Kelwitt's Stern von Andreas Eschbach, Kelwitt der Jombuuraner kriegt unsere Sonne als Geschenk.
10. Icehenge by Kim Stanley Robinson
11. Barsk, The Elephants' Graveyard by Lawrence M Schoen
12. Raft by Stephen Baxter
13. Jahrestage von Gesine Cresspahl
14. Diaspora by Greg Egan
15. Biology and Human Behavior by Robert Sapolsky
16. Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
17. Hominids by Robert J Sawyer
18. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
19. Die Kinder der Finsternis von Wolf von Niebelschütz