Below are the books that I’ve read. The system I use for rating books is based both on how much I enjoyed the book and what I think I’ll do with future books by the same author.
- ★★★★★
- Loved. Future books will skip the queue.
- ★★★★☆
- Liked. Future books will be read.
- ★★★☆☆
- So-so. Future books may be read.
- ★★☆☆☆
- Disliked in part. Future books unlikely to be read.
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Hated. Future books will not be read.
# Daniel Abraham | ||
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A Shadow in Summer by
Daniel Abraham The Long Price Quartet #1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
A Betrayal in Winter by
Daniel Abraham The Long Price Quartet #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Dragon's Path by
Daniel Abraham The Dagger and the Coin #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The King's Blood by
Daniel Abraham The Dagger and the Coin #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Tyrant's Law by
Daniel Abraham The Dagger and the Coin #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Widow's House by
Daniel Abraham The Dagger and the Coin #4 | ★★★★☆ | # Douglas Adams |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition by
Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by
Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #2 | ★★★★★ | |
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Books 1-5) by
Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #0 | ★★★★★ | # Katherine Addison |
The Goblin Emperor by
Katherine Addison The Goblin Emperor #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Witness for the Dead by
Katherine Addison The Goblin Emperor #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Grief of Stones by
Katherine Addison The Goblin Emperor #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Charlie Jane Anders |
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders | ★☆☆☆☆ | # Sarah Andersen |
Adulthood Is a Myth: Volume 1 (Sarah's Scribbles) by Sarah Andersen | ★★★★☆ | # Isaac Asimov |
I, Robot by
Isaac Asimov The Robot Series #0.1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Foundation by
Isaac Asimov Foundation #5 | ★★★★★ | |
Foundation and Empire by
Isaac Asimov Foundation #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Second Foundation by
Isaac Asimov Foundation #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Caves of Steel by
Isaac Asimov The Robot Series #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Naked Sun by
Isaac Asimov The Robot Series #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Foundation's Edge by
Isaac Asimov Foundation #4 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Robots of Dawn by
Isaac Asimov The Robot Series #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Foundation and Earth by
Isaac Asimov Foundation #5 | ★★★☆☆ | # R. Scott Bakker |
The Darkness that Comes Before by
R. Scott Bakker The Prince of Nothing #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Warrior Prophet by
R. Scott Bakker The Prince of Nothing #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Thousandfold Thought by
R. Scott Bakker The Prince of Nothing #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Josiah Bancroft |
Senlin Ascends by
Josiah Bancroft Books of Babel #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Iain M. Banks |
Consider Phlebas by
Iain M. Banks Culture Series #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Player of Games by
Iain M. Banks Culture Series #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Use of Weapons by
Iain M. Banks Culture Series #3 | ★★★★☆ | # RJ Barker |
Age of Assassins by
RJ Barker The Wounded Kingdom #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Blood of Assassins by
RJ Barker The Wounded Kingdom #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Bradley P. Beaulieu |
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by
Bradley P. Beaulieu Song of Shattered Sands #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
With Blood Upon the Sand by
Bradley P. Beaulieu Song of Shattered Sands #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
A Veil of Spears by
Bradley P. Beaulieu Song of Shattered Sands #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Consistently entertaining and unpredictable. Continuing the world building behind the Kings is interesting, and the different side-characters didn’t feel hollow. It does feel like the plot is elongated a bit too far, but I don’t mind. | # Robert Jackson Bennett | |
City of Stairs by
Robert Jackson Bennett The Divine Cities #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
City of Blades by
Robert Jackson Bennett The Divine Cities #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
City of Miracles by
Robert Jackson Bennett The Divine Cities #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Foundryside: A Novel by
Robert Jackson Bennett The Founders Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Shorefall by
Robert Jackson Bennett The Founders Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Locklands by
Robert Jackson Bennett The Founders Trilogy #3 | ★★★★★ | # Alfred Bester |
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester | ★★★☆☆ | # Ray Bradbury |
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury | ★★★★☆ | # Peter V. Brett |
The Warded Man by
Peter V. Brett The Demon Cycle Series #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Desert Spear by
Peter V. Brett The Demon Cycle Series #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Daylight War by
Peter V. Brett The Demon Cycle Series #3 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Skull Throne by
Peter V. Brett The Demon Cycle Series #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Core by
Peter V. Brett The Demon Cycle Series #5 | ★★★★☆ | # Allie Brosh |
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh | ★★★★☆ | # Pierce Brown |
Red Rising by
Pierce Brown Red Rising Series #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Golden Son by
Pierce Brown Red Rising Series #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Morning Star by
Pierce Brown Red Rising Series #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Lois McMaster Bujold |
The Curse of Chalion by
Lois McMaster Bujold World of the Five Gods #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Paladin of Souls by
Lois McMaster Bujold World of the Five Gods #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Hallowed Hunt by
Lois McMaster Bujold World of the Five Gods #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Jim Butcher |
Storm Front by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Fool Moon by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Grave Peril by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Summer Knight by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Death Masks by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Blood Rites by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #6 | ★★★★☆ | |
Furies of Calderon by
Jim Butcher Codex Alera #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Dead Beat by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #7 | ★★★★☆ | |
Academ's Fury by
Jim Butcher Codex Alera #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Proven Guilty by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #8 | ★★★★☆ | |
Cursor's Fury by
Jim Butcher Codex Alera #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Captain's Fury by
Jim Butcher Codex Alera #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
White Night by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #9 | ★★★★☆ | |
Princeps' Fury by
Jim Butcher Codex Alera #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Small Favor by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #10 | ★★★★☆ | |
Turn Coat by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #11 | ★★★★☆ | |
First Lord's Fury by
Jim Butcher Codex Alera #6 | ★★★★☆ | |
Changes by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #12 | ★★★★★ | |
Side Jobs by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #12.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Ghost Story by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #13 | ★★★★☆ | |
Cold Days by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #14 | ★★★★☆ | |
Skin Game by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #15 | ★★★★★ | |
The Aeronaut's Windlass by
Jim Butcher The Cinder Spires #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Peace Talks by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #16 | ★★★★☆ | |
Battle Ground by
Jim Butcher The Dresden Files #17 | ★★★★☆ | # Miles Cameron |
Cold Iron by
Miles Cameron Masters & Mages #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Orson Scott Card |
Ender's Game by
Orson Scott Card Ender's Saga #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Speaker for the Dead by
Orson Scott Card Ender's Saga #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Xenocide by
Orson Scott Card Ender's Saga #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Children of the Mind by
Orson Scott Card Ender's Saga #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Ender's Shadow by
Orson Scott Card The Shadow Saga #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Shadow of the Hegemon by
Orson Scott Card The Shadow Saga #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Shadow Puppets by
Orson Scott Card The Shadow Saga #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Shadow of the Giant by
Orson Scott Card The Shadow Saga #4 | ★★★★☆ | # Jacqueline Carey |
Kushiel's Dart by
Jacqueline Carey Kushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Kushiel's Chosen by
Jacqueline Carey Kushiel's Legacy: Phedre Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Kristin Cashore |
Graceling by
Kristin Cashore Graceling Realm #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace |
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace | ★★★★☆ | # S. A. Chakraborty |
The City of Brass by
S. A. Chakraborty The Daevabad Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Kingdom of Copper by
S. A. Chakraborty The Daevabad Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Empire of Gold by
S. A. Chakraborty The Daevabad Trilogy #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Becky Chambers |
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by
Becky Chambers Wayfarers #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
A Closed and Common Orbit by
Becky Chambers Wayfarers #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Record of a Spaceborn Few by
Becky Chambers Wayfarers #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by
Becky Chambers Wayfarers #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by
Becky Chambers Monk & Robot #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by
Becky Chambers Monk & Robot #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Cinda Williams Chima |
The Demon King by
Cinda Williams Chima The Seven Realms #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Robert B. Cialdini PhD |
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini PhD | ★★★★☆ | # Arthur C. Clarke |
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke | ★★★★☆ | |
Rendezvous With Rama by
Arthur C. Clarke Rama #1 | ★★★★☆ | # The Clash |
The Clash by The Clash | ★★★☆☆ | # John Conroe |
God Touched by
John Conroe The Demon Accords #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Demon Driven by
John Conroe The Demon Accords #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Brutal Asset by
John Conroe The Demon Accords #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Duel Nature by
John Conroe The Demon Accords #4 | ★★★★☆ | # Larry Correia |
Son of the Black Sword by
Larry Correia Saga of the Forgotten Warrior #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Daniel Coyle |
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle | ★★☆☆☆ | |
Full of tried-and-true retellings of the stories you’d expect, I felt like you could read Skunkworks or Creativity, Inc., and walk away with a better impression of the effective performance of some of the referenced companies. | # Michael Crichton | |
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton | ★★★☆☆ | |
Sphere by Michael Crichton | ★★★★☆ | # David Dalglish |
The Shadowdance Trilogy (Shadowdance Books 1-3) by
David Dalglish Shadowdance #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Richard Dawkins |
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins | ★★★☆☆ | # Tom DeMarco & Tim Lister |
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition) by Tom DeMarco & Tim Lister | ★★★★★ | # Seth Dickinson |
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by
Seth Dickinson The Masquerade #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Monster Baru Cormorant by
Seth Dickinson The Masquerade #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Cory Doctorow |
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow | ★★★★☆ | # Arthur Conan Doyle |
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle | ★★★★★ | # Phil Edwards & Helen Edwards |
Fake Science 101: A Less-Than-Factual Guide to Our Amazing World by Phil Edwards & Helen Edwards | ★★★☆☆ | # Greg Egan |
Quarantine by
Greg Egan Subjective Cosmology #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Steven Erikson |
Gardens of the Moon by
Steven Erikson The Malazan Book of the Fallen #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Deadhouse Gates by
Steven Erikson The Malazan Book of the Fallen #2 | ★☆☆☆☆ | # Raymond E. Feist |
Magician: Apprentice by
Raymond E. Feist The Riftwar Saga #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Magician: Master by
Raymond E. Feist The Riftwar Saga #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor |
Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor | ★★★☆☆ | # F. Scott Fitzgerald |
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald | ★★★★☆ | # Neil Gaiman |
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman | ★★★★☆ | |
Stardust by Neil Gaiman | ★★★★☆ | |
American Gods by
Neil Gaiman American Gods #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Anansi Boys by
Neil Gaiman American Gods #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Wyvern Gaming |
Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game - Core Rulebook by Wyvern Gaming | ★★★★★ | # David Gemmell |
Legend by
David Gemmell Drenai Saga #1 | ★★★★☆ | # William Gibson |
Neuromancer by
William Gibson Sprawl #1 | ★☆☆☆☆ | # Elad Gil |
High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People by Elad Gil | ★★★★☆ | # Victoria Goddard |
The Hands of the Emperor by
Victoria Goddard Lays of the Hearth-Fire #1 | ★★★★★ | # Caroline Graham |
The Killings at Badger's Drift by
Caroline Graham Inspector Barnaby #1 | ★★★★☆ | # John Green |
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green | ★★★★☆ | |
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green | ★★★★☆ | # Joe Haldeman |
The Forever War by
Joe Haldeman The Forever War Series #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Duncan M. Hamilton |
The Tattered Banner by
Duncan M. Hamilton Society of the Sword #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Huntsman's Amulet by
Duncan M. Hamilton Society of the Sword #2 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Telastrian Song by
Duncan M. Hamilton Society of the Sword #3 | ★★★☆☆ | # Sam Harris |
Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris | ★★★☆☆ | |
Lying by Sam Harris | ★★★☆☆ | # Rick Harrison & Tim Keown |
License to Pawn: Deals, Steals, and My Life at the Gold & Silver by Rick Harrison & Tim Keown | ★★★☆☆ | # Robert A. Heinlein |
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein | ★★★★☆ | |
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein | ★★★☆☆ | # Joseph Heller |
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller | ★★★★☆ | # Frank Herbert |
Dune by
Frank Herbert Dune Chronicles #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Richard Hershberger |
Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball by Richard Hershberger | ★★★★☆ | # Robin Hobb |
Assassin's Apprentice by
Robin Hobb The Farseer Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Royal Assassin by
Robin Hobb The Farseer Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Assassin's Quest by
Robin Hobb The Farseer Trilogy #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Ship of Magic by
Robin Hobb Liveship Traders Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Mad Ship by
Robin Hobb Liveship Traders Trilogy #2 | ★★☆☆☆ | |
Fool's Errand by
Robin Hobb The Tawny Man Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Mitchell Hogan |
A Crucible of Souls by
Mitchell Hogan Sorcery Ascendant Sequence #1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
Blood of Innocents by
Mitchell Hogan Sorcery Ascendant Sequence #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
A Shattered Empire by
Mitchell Hogan Sorcery Ascendant Sequence #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Revenant Winds by
Mitchell Hogan The Tainted Cabal #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Hugh Howey |
Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey | ★★★☆☆ | # L. Ron Hubbard |
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard | ★★☆☆☆ | # Douglas Hulick |
Among Thieves by
Douglas Hulick Tales of the Kin #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Sworn in Steel by
Douglas Hulick Tales of the Kin #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Alec Hutson |
The Crimson Queen by
Alec Hutson The Raveling #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Silver Sorceress by
Alec Hutson The Raveling #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Shadow King by
Alec Hutson The Raveling #3 | ★★★☆☆ | # Aldous Huxley |
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley | ★★★★☆ | # Walter Isaacson |
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson | ★★★☆☆ | # James Islington |
The Shadow of What Was Lost by
James Islington The Licanius Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
An Echo of Things to Come by
James Islington The Licanius Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Light of All That Falls by
James Islington The Licanius Trilogy #3 | ★★★★★ | # Jeff Geerling |
Ansible for DevOps by Jeff Geerling | ★★★★☆ | # N. K. Jemisin |
The Killing Moon by
N. K. Jemisin Dreamblood #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Inheritance Trilogy (Books 1-3) by
N. K. Jemisin The Inheritance Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Shades in Shadow by
N. K. Jemisin The Inheritance Trilogy #4 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Fifth Season by
N. K. Jemisin The Broken Earth #1 | ★★★★★ | # Erika Johansen |
The Queen of the Tearling by
Erika Johansen The Queen of the Tearling #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Invasion of the Tearling by
Erika Johansen The Queen of the Tearling #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Fate of the Tearling by
Erika Johansen The Queen of the Tearling #3 | ★★★☆☆ | # Robert Jordan |
The Eye of the World by
Robert Jordan The Wheel of Time #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Great Hunt by
Robert Jordan The Wheel of Time #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Dragon Reborn by
Robert Jordan The Wheel of Time #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Guy Gavriel Kay |
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay | ★★★★★ | |
Sailing to Sarantium by
Guy Gavriel Kay Sarantine Mosaic #1 | ★★★★★ | |
I’m finding the best part of the author’s writing is the room to breathe and establish ideas and inferences myself without being bashed over the head with the conclusion. From start to finish the first of this two-part series let me soak up the rich world-building and amusing characters. The time-jumps were a bit unexpected, but helped set the stage, and I can’t believe I moderately care about chariot racing. | ||
Lord of Emperors by
Guy Gavriel Kay Sarantine Mosaic #2 | ★★★★★ | |
The back half of this novel really kept me on my toes; I couldn’t predict at all where we were going, and I loved it. As I’m finding more and more reading his back catalog, Kay’s ability to pull at emotional threads is unmatched; I’m sympathizing with the protagonists and antagonists alike! | ||
The Summer Tree by
Guy Gavriel Kay Fionavar Tapestry #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Rarely any small plot points that left me dreading their resolution; always forward momentum on the plot, even when time-jumping back to see another perspective. Fun world-building, great characters, but some really tough emotions at the end (as often in a Kay book). | ||
The Wandering Fire by
Guy Gavriel Kay Fionavar Tapestry #2 | ★★★★★ | |
Getting a bit deeper into the Arthurian connections now. Definitely enjoying the series vs. book plot separation; doesn’t feel like too many intentionally broken plotlines. Love the plot twists and turns and the constant progression forward on top of the worldbuilding! | ||
The Darkest Road by
Guy Gavriel Kay Fionavar Tapestry #3 | ★★★★★ | |
Great resolution to the trilogy. It feels like every character got a great wrap-up, some happier than others, and the consistent threads throughout finalized wonderfully. Couldn’t put it down the last half or so. | ||
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay | ★★★★★ | |
Somehow the ending of this book made me truly feel for a side character we spent absolutely no time on. A wonderful look at decades-long cascading effects in a truly interesting setting and story. | ||
The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay | ★★★★☆ | |
After reading several of Kay’s novels in a row, this one felt like the rare miss. I enjoyed the story and world building, but it didn’t feel like I built up or resolved anything. It was kind of a glimpse into the life, not really a well-unified epic story. I did enjoy the long-term impact of The Sarantine Mosaic in some side conversation of characters in the book. | ||
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay | ★★★☆☆ | |
A fun but minor side story in the Fionavar Tapestry world. Happy to enjoy it, but a little outside of the things I find most satisfying in a Kay novel: a plot that lasts longer than a few days. Felt a lot more stretched out than it needed to be, and I never really doubted where the ending was going to be. | ||
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay | ★★★★★ | # Rosemary Kirstein |
The Steerswoman by
Rosemary Kirstein Steerswoman Series #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Outskirter's Secret by
Rosemary Kirstein Steerswoman Series #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Lost Steersman by
Rosemary Kirstein Steerswoman Series #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Language of Power by
Rosemary Kirstein Steerswoman Series #4 | ★★★★☆ | # Jay Kristoff |
Nevernight by
Jay Kristoff The Nevernight Chronicle #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Godsgrave by
Jay Kristoff The Nevernight Chronicle #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Darkdawn by
Jay Kristoff The Nevernight Chronicle #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Empire of the Vampire by
Jay Kristoff Empire of the Vampire #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Empire of the Damned by
Jay Kristoff Empire of the Vampire #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The world is so rich and interesting, and the added viewpoint really helps sell the expanded world. I wish I could say I was surprised by the ending, but it was projected from the beginning and without it the next book wouldn’t be possible. | # Mark Lawrence | |
Prince of Thorns by
Mark Lawrence The Broken Empire Book #1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
King of Thorns by
Mark Lawrence The Broken Empire Book #2 | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
Red Sister by
Mark Lawrence Book of the Ancestor #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Grey Sister by
Mark Lawrence Book of the Ancestor #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Bound by
Mark Lawrence Book of the Ancestor #2.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Holy Sister by
Mark Lawrence Book of the Ancestor #3 | ★★★★★ | |
The Book That Wouldn't Burn by
Mark Lawrence The Library Trilogy #1 | ★★★★★ | # Michael Lewis |
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis | ★★★★☆ | # Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller |
The Only Rule Is It Has to Work by Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller | ★★★★☆ | # Scott Lynch |
The Lies of Locke Lamora by
Scott Lynch Gentleman Bastards #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Red Seas Under Red Skies by
Scott Lynch Gentleman Bastards #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Republic of Thieves by
Scott Lynch Gentleman Bastards #3 | ★★★★★ | # Michael G. Manning |
The Blacksmith's Son by
Michael G. Manning Mageborn #1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Mountains Rise by
Michael G. Manning Embers of Illeniel #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Alex Marshall |
A Crown for Cold Silver by
Alex Marshall The Crimson Empire #1 | ★☆☆☆☆ | # Brian McClellan |
Promise of Blood by
Brian McClellan The Powder Mage Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Girl of Hrusch Avenue by
Brian McClellan The Powder Mage Trilogy #0.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Hope's End by
Brian McClellan The Powder Mage Trilogy #0.4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Forsworn by
Brian McClellan The Powder Mage Trilogy #0.1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Crimson Campaign by
Brian McClellan The Powder Mage Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Murder at the Kinnen Hotel by
Brian McClellan The Powder Mage Trilogy #0.3 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Autumn Republic by
Brian McClellan The Powder Mage Trilogy #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Walter M. Miller Jr. |
A Canticle for Leibowitz by
Walter M. Miller Jr. St. Leibowitz #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # L. E. Modesitt |
Imager by
L. E. Modesitt Imager Portfolio #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Imager's Challenge by
L. E. Modesitt Imager Portfolio #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Imager's Intrigue by
L. E. Modesitt Imager Portfolio #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Elizabeth Moon |
The Deed of Paksenarrion (Books 1-3) by
Elizabeth Moon Paksenarrion Series #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Tamsyn Muir |
Gideon the Ninth by
Tamsyn Muir The Locked Tomb Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | # S. G. Night |
Attrition by
S. G. Night Three Acts of Penance #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Larry Niven |
Ringworld by
Larry Niven Ringworld #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # Garth Nix |
Sabriel by
Garth Nix Old Kingdom #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Lirael by
Garth Nix Old Kingdom #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Abhorsen by
Garth Nix Old Kingdom #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Clariel by
Garth Nix Old Kingdom #4 | ★★★★☆ | # Naomi Novik |
Uprooted by Naomi Novik | ★★★★☆ | |
A Deadly Education by
Naomi Novik The Scholomance #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Last Graduate by
Naomi Novik The Scholomance #2 | ★★★★★ | |
The Golden Enclaves by
Naomi Novik The Scholomance #3 | ★★★★★ | # Daniel O'Malley |
The Rook by
Daniel O'Malley The Rook Files #1 | ★★★★☆ | # George Orwell |
Animal Farm by George Orwell | ★★★☆☆ | |
1984 by George Orwell | ★★★★☆ | # Emily Oster |
Expecting Better by
Emily Oster The ParentData Series #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Cribsheet by
Emily Oster The ParentData Series #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Chuck Palahniuk |
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk | ★★★★☆ | |
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk | ★★★★☆ | |
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk | ★★★★☆ | |
Invisible Monsters Remix by Chuck Palahniuk | ★★★★☆ | # qntm |
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm | ★★★★☆ | # Ayn Rand |
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand | ★★★★☆ | |
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand | ★★★★☆ | # Alastair Reynolds |
Revelation Space by
Alastair Reynolds Revelation Space #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days by
Alastair Reynolds Revelation Space #5 | ★★★★☆ | # Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos |
Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years of Lockheed by Ben R. Rich & Leo Janos | ★★★★☆ | # Jon Ronson |
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson | ★☆☆☆☆ | # Patrick Rothfuss |
The Name of the Wind by
Patrick Rothfuss The Kingkiller Chronicle #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Wise Man's Fear by
Patrick Rothfuss The Kingkiller Chronicle #2 | ★★★★★ | |
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by
Patrick Rothfuss The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5 | ★★★★★ | # Andrew Rowe |
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by
Andrew Rowe Arcane Ascension #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
On the Shoulders of Titans by
Andrew Rowe Arcane Ascension #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Torch that Ignites the Stars by
Andrew Rowe Arcane Ascension #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Silence of Unworthy Gods by
Andrew Rowe Arcane Ascension #4 | ★★★★☆ | # Andrew Rowe & Kayleigh Nicol |
Crystal Awakening by
Andrew Rowe & Kayleigh Nicol Shattered Legacy #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # J. K. Rowling |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter #6 | ★★★★☆ | |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by
J. K. Rowling Harry Potter #7 | ★★★★☆ | # Anthony Ryan |
Blood Song by
Anthony Ryan Raven's Shadow #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Tower Lord by
Anthony Ryan Raven's Shadow #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Queen of Fire by
Anthony Ryan Raven's Shadow #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Waking Fire by
Anthony Ryan The Draconis Memoria #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Legion of Flame by
Anthony Ryan The Draconis Memoria #2 | ★★★★★ | |
A Pilgrimage of Swords by
Anthony Ryan The Seven Swords #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Pariah by
Anthony Ryan The Covenant of Steel #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Martyr by
Anthony Ryan The Covenant of Steel #2 | ★★★★★ | # Hiroshi Sakurazaka |
All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka | ★★★★☆ | # J. D. Salinger |
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger | ★★★☆☆ | # Brandon Sanderson |
Elantris by
Brandon Sanderson Elantris #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians by
Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Warbreaker by
Brandon Sanderson Warbreaker #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Way of Kings by
Brandon Sanderson The Stormlight Archive #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Mistborn Trilogy (Mistborn Books 1-3) by
Brandon Sanderson Mistborn #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Alloy of Law by
Brandon Sanderson Mistborn #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Legion by
Brandon Sanderson Legion #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson | ★★★★☆ | |
The Rithmatist by
Brandon Sanderson The Rithmatist #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Steelheart by
Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Mitosis by
Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners #1.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Words of Radiance by
Brandon Sanderson The Stormlight Archive #2 | ★★★★★ | |
Sixth of the Dusk by Brandon Sanderson | ★★★★☆ | |
Legion: Skin Deep by
Brandon Sanderson Legion #2 | ★★★★★ | |
Firefight by
Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson | ★★★★☆ | |
Aether of Night by Brandon Sanderson | ★★★★☆ | |
Perfect State by Brandon Sanderson | ★★★★☆ | |
Shadows of Self by
Brandon Sanderson Mistborn #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Bands of Mourning by
Brandon Sanderson Mistborn #6 | ★★★★★ | |
Mistborn: Secret History by
Brandon Sanderson Mistborn #3.5 | ★★★★★ | |
The Scrivener's Bones by
Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians #2 | ★★★★★ | |
Calamity by
Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners #3 | ★★★★★ | |
The Knights of Crystallia by
Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians #3 | ★★★★★ | |
The Shattered Lens by
Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians #4 | ★★★★★ | |
The Dark Talent by
Brandon Sanderson Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians #5 | ★★★★★ | |
Edgedancer by
Brandon Sanderson The Stormlight Archive #2.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Oathbringer by
Brandon Sanderson The Stormlight Archive #3 | ★★★★★ | |
Skyward by
Brandon Sanderson The Skyward Series #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Children of the Nameless by Brandon Sanderson | ★★★★☆ | |
Starsight by
Brandon Sanderson The Skyward Series #2 | ★★★★★ | |
Legion: Lies of the Beholder by
Brandon Sanderson Legion #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Cytonic by
Brandon Sanderson The Skyward Series #3 | ★★★★★ | |
The Lost Metal by
Brandon Sanderson Mistborn #7 | ★★★★☆ | |
Tress of the Emerald Sea by
Brandon Sanderson Secret Projects #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by
Brandon Sanderson Secret Projects #2 | ★★★★★ | |
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by
Brandon Sanderson Secret Projects #3 | ★★★★★ | |
The Sunlit Man by
Brandon Sanderson Secret Projects #4 | ★★★★★ | |
Defiant by
Brandon Sanderson The Skyward Series #4 | ★★★★★ | # Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson |
Skyward Flight by
Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson The Skyward Series #3.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians by
Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians #6 | ★★★☆☆ | # Andrzej Sapkowski |
The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher by
Andrzej Sapkowski The Witcher Saga #1 | ★★★☆☆ | # John Scalzi |
Old Man's War by
John Scalzi Old Man's War #1 | ★★★★★ | |
The Ghost Brigades by
John Scalzi Old Man's War #2 | ★★★★★ | |
The Last Colony by
John Scalzi Old Man's War #3 | ★★★★★ | |
Zoe's Tale by
John Scalzi Old Man's War #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Redshirts by John Scalzi | ★☆☆☆☆ | # Brent Schlender & Rick Tetzeli |
Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender & Rick Tetzeli | ★★★★☆ | # Dale Scott & Rob Neyer |
The Umpire Is Out by Dale Scott & Rob Neyer | ★★★★☆ | # Mary Shelley |
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley | ★★★★☆ | # Dan Simmons |
Hyperion by
Dan Simmons Hyperion Cantos #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Maria V. Snyder |
Poison Study by
Maria V. Snyder Study #1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
Magic Study by
Maria V. Snyder Study #2 | ★★★☆☆ | # Brian Staveley |
The Emperor's Blades by
Brian Staveley Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Providence of Fire by
Brian Staveley Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Last Abbot of Ashk’lan by
Brian Staveley Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Last Mortal Bond by
Brian Staveley Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Skullsworn by
Brian Staveley Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #4 | ★★★★☆ | # John Steakley |
Armor by John Steakley | ★★★★☆ | # John Steinbeck |
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck | ★★★☆☆ | # Michael J. Sullivan |
Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations Books 1-2) by
Michael J. Sullivan Riyria Revelations #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Rise of Empire (Riyria Revelations Books 3-4) by
Michael J. Sullivan Riyria Revelations #3 | ★★★★★ | |
Heir of Novron (Riyria Revelations Books 5-6) by
Michael J. Sullivan Riyria Revelations #5 | ★★★★★ | |
The Crown Tower by
Michael J. Sullivan The Riyria Chronicles #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Rose and the Thorn by
Michael J. Sullivan The Riyria Chronicles #2 | ★★★★★ | |
Burning Alexandria by Michael J. Sullivan | ★★★★☆ | |
Age of Myth by
Michael J. Sullivan Legends of the First Empire #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Age of Swords by
Michael J. Sullivan Legends of the First Empire #2 | ★★★★★ | # Sam Sykes |
Tome of the Undergates by
Sam Sykes Aeons' Gate #1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The City Stained Red by
Sam Sykes Bring Down Heaven #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Mortal Tally by
Sam Sykes Bring Down Heaven #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
God's Last Breath by
Sam Sykes Bring Down Heaven #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Seven Blades in Black by
Sam Sykes The Grave of Empires #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Ten Arrows of Iron by
Sam Sykes The Grave of Empires #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Three Axes to Fall by
Sam Sykes The Grave of Empires #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Sabaa Tahir |
An Ember in the Ashes by
Sabaa Tahir An Ember in the Ashes #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
A Torch Against the Night by
Sabaa Tahir An Ember in the Ashes #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
A Reaper at the Gates by
Sabaa Tahir An Ember in the Ashes #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Dennis Taylor |
We Are Legion by
Dennis Taylor Bobiverse #1 | ★☆☆☆☆ | # Laini Taylor |
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by
Laini Taylor Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Days of Blood & Starlight by
Laini Taylor Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Adrian Tchaikovsky |
Redemption's Blade by
Adrian Tchaikovsky After the War #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Marin Todorov |
Modern Concurrency in Swift by Marin Todorov | ★★★★★ | # Phil Tucker |
The Path of Flames by
Phil Tucker Chronicles of the Black Gate #1 | ★★★☆☆ | |
The Black Shriving by
Phil Tucker Chronicles of the Black Gate #2 | ★★★★☆ | # Mark Twain |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain | ★★★☆☆ | # Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | ★★★★☆ | |
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | ★★★★★ | |
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | ★★★★☆ | |
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | ★★★★★ | # Brent Weeks |
The Way of Shadows by
Brent Weeks Night Angel #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Shadow's Edge by
Brent Weeks Night Angel #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Black Prism by
Brent Weeks Lightbringer #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Andy Weir |
The Egg by Andy Weir | ★★★★☆ | |
The Martian by Andy Weir | ★★★★☆ | |
Artemis by
Andy Weir Artemis #1 | ★★★★★ | |
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | ★★★★★ | # Dan Wells |
I Am Not A Serial Killer by
Dan Wells John Cleaver #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Mr. Monster by
Dan Wells John Cleaver #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
I Don't Want to Kill You by
Dan Wells John Cleaver #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Partials by
Dan Wells Partials Sequence #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Hollow City by Dan Wells | ★★★☆☆ | |
Isolation by
Dan Wells Partials Sequence #0.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Fragments by
Dan Wells Partials Sequence #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Ruins by
Dan Wells Partials Sequence #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Next of Kin by
Dan Wells John Cleaver #3.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Devil's Only Friend by
Dan Wells John Cleaver #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Over Your Dead Body by
Dan Wells John Cleaver #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Nothing Left to Lose by
Dan Wells John Cleaver #6 | ★★★★☆ | # Martha Wells |
All Systems Red by
Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Artificial Condition by
Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Rogue Protocol by
Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Exit Strategy by
Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Network Effect by
Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Fugitive Telemetry by
Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries #6 | ★★★★☆ | |
System Collapse by
Martha Wells Murderbot Diaries #7 | ★★★★☆ | |
Surprisingly difficult to jump back into this series. After orienting myself, I enjoyed the pace and the action – and always the worldbuilding – but the story felt like it ended before it began. Perhaps we’ve reached the end of where Murderbot can go. | # Wendy's | |
Feast Of Legends by Wendy's | ★★★★☆ | # Django Wexler |
The Thousand Names by
Django Wexler The Shadow Campaigns #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Penitent Damned by
Django Wexler The Shadow Campaigns #0.5 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Forbidden Library by
Django Wexler The Forbidden Library #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Shadow Throne by
Django Wexler The Shadow Campaigns #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Mad Apprentice by
Django Wexler The Forbidden Library #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Ship of Smoke and Steel by
Django Wexler The Wells of Sorcery Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
City of Stone and Silence by
Django Wexler The Wells of Sorcery Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Siege of Rage and Ruin by
Django Wexler The Wells of Sorcery Trilogy #3 | ★★★★☆ | # Jeff Wheeler |
The Banished of Muirwood by
Jeff Wheeler Covenant of Muirwood #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Ciphers of Muirwood by
Jeff Wheeler Covenant of Muirwood #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Void of Muirwood by
Jeff Wheeler Covenant of Muirwood #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Queen's Poisoner by
Jeff Wheeler Kingfountain #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Thief's Daughter by
Jeff Wheeler Kingfountain #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
The King's Traitor by
Jeff Wheeler Kingfountain #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Hollow Crown by
Jeff Wheeler Kingfountain #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Silent Shield by
Jeff Wheeler Kingfountain #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Forsaken Throne by
Jeff Wheeler Kingfountain #6 | ★★★★☆ | |
Storm Glass by
Jeff Wheeler Harbinger #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Will Wight |
House of Blades by
Will Wight The Traveler's Gate Trilogy #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Crimson Vault by
Will Wight The Traveler's Gate Trilogy #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
City of Light by
Will Wight The Traveler's Gate Trilogy #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
The Traveler's Gate Chronicles (Books 1-3) by
Will Wight The Traveler's Gate Trilogy #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Unsouled by
Will Wight Cradle #1 | ★★★★☆ | |
Soulsmith by
Will Wight Cradle #2 | ★★★★☆ | |
Blackflame by
Will Wight Cradle #3 | ★★★★☆ | |
Skysworn by
Will Wight Cradle #4 | ★★★★☆ | |
Ghostwater by
Will Wight Cradle #5 | ★★★★☆ | |
Underlord by
Will Wight Cradle #6 | ★★★★☆ | |
Uncrowned by
Will Wight Cradle #7 | ★★★★☆ | |
Wintersteel by
Will Wight Cradle #8 | ★★★★★ | |
Bloodline by
Will Wight Cradle #9 | ★★★★☆ | |
Reaper by
Will Wight Cradle #10 | ★★★★★ | |
Dreadgod by
Will Wight Cradle #11 | ★★★★☆ | |
Waybound by
Will Wight Cradle #12 | ★★★★☆ | # Tad Williams |
The Dragonbone Chair by
Tad Williams Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn #1 | ★★★★☆ | # Eliezer Yudkowsky |
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky | ★★★★☆ |