A summary of my Genre (and Genre-adjacent) reading in 2025, presented in the order they were read. Mostly gleaned from used bookstores, the public library, and the BSFS library -- mostly an old guy reading old books. System Collapse -- Martha Wells -- 2023       Last of the Murderbot Diaries, "novel" length, but a short one. Continues this spectacular series in fine form. This story begins from the end of the last volume, "Network Effect." SecUnit (Murderbot's polite name) and ART (Murderbot's name for his pal, an acronym for the sentient ship he calls Asshole Research Transport) work to save their beloved but hapless human employers from enslavement by the Evil Corporation. Here, Murderbot seems to be developing into something almost completely human, emotionally at least, and begins to awaken to that fact, if not anywhere near accepting it. Highly recommended, as is the entire series. Clan of the Cave Bear -- Jean Auel -- 1980      OK, it took me mo...