Reading Canary articles are those which deal with reviewing series of books - whether the article covers the entire series or just a handful of books - with the intent of letting the reader know exactly how far they can read (and what spin-off books they should experiment with) before things inevitably start to smell a bit off.
- Ferrets, Farewell! by Arthur B A statement on the future of Ferretbrain - or rather, the lack thereof.
- Ferret Blogroll by Arthur B As the ferrets scatter to the four winds, here's where you can find the work of contributors and commenters.
- Walking Out of the Interview (With the Vampire) by Arthur B The Anne Rice classic becomes increasingly awkward to revisit as time goes by.
- Paradys: Nice Town, Wouldn't Want To Live There by Arthur B Tanith Lee's Paradys is alright for a short visit, but wears on you after a while.
- Lumley Makes a Psychomess of It by Arthur B Brian Lumley's first major non-Cthulhu Mythos novel is a bit of a disaster.
- I, Reader by Arthur B A Reading Canary take on Isaac Asimov's robot series.
- Lumley Revisited by Arthur B A reassessment of the major Cthulhu Mythos work of Brian Lumley.
- Not Brilliant, But Not Orthe-ful by Arthur B Mary Gentle's first series is a bit of a mixed bag.
- The Sequel of Shannara by Arthur B The Elfstones of Shannara finds Terry Brooks continuing to fill a very specific niche in Arthur's driving routine.
- The Fionavar Travesty by Arthur B Guy Gavriel Kay's high fantasy trilogy comes with hefty trigger warnings for rape and suicide.
- The Narration of Shannara by Arthur B Terry Brooks? More like Terry Audiobrooks!
- Not Just "Goin' Through the Motions" by Arthur B Robert Galbraith's latest crime novel suggests good things about J.K. Rowling's musical taste.
- Beasts in Crinoline by Shim Or, how Kim Newman sold the same story twice.
- Doctor Who and the Distant Sports by Arthur B Michael Moorcock makes an unusual contribution to the long-running Doctor Who tie-in novel line.
- The Reading Canary: Chaos Sucking by Robinson L Robinson L tears into the second and third books of Patrick Ness' "Chaos Walking" trilogy
- Elric: A Von Bek Fantasy by Arthur B Three latter-day fantasy novels from Michael Moorcock inextricably tangle up the stories of Elric and the Von Bek family.
- J.K. Rowling's Naked Lunch by Arthur B The Silkworm finds J.K. Rowling combining literary allusions with a gruesome imagination.
- The Man Whose Dicks Weren't All Exactly Alike by Arthur B Part 5 of the Dick survey finds that his early 1960s output is a mixed bag.
- To Rescue Karadur by Arthur B How do you make a latter-day Michael Moorcock adventure story good? Get someone else to rewrite it...
- The White Wolf's Rehash by Arthur B Michael Moorcock's Second Ether trilogy mashes up all sorts of ingredients from his Multiverse and is less than the sum of its parts.
- Dick Out of Joint by Arthur B The fourth course of the Dick buffet takes in his desperate attempt to become a respectable mainstream author in the late 1950s.
- Fuck Off, Feist by Arthur B There comes a point where enough is enough and the Riftwar Cycle passed that several books ago.
- Dungeons & Dragonball Z by Arthur B The Darkwar Saga sees the culmination of the slow transformation of the Riftwar Cycle from traditional fantasy to overpowered metaphysical waffle-fest.
- Commissar Stuck In a Rut by Arthur B Sandy Mitchell's second Warhammer 40,000 trilogy surrounding Commissar Cain doesn't manage to break out of the formula of the previous books.
