Book List

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

List of books I’ve read:

2026

The Wounded Sky, (1983), Diane Duane
Splitting the Second: The Story of Atomic Time, (2000), Tony Jones
Rule of Two, Star Wars: Darth Bane #2, (2007), Drew Karpyshyn
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, (2019) Cal Newport
Artemis (2017), Andy Weir
The Egg (2009), Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary (2021), Andy Weir
The Way of the Hermit: My Incredible 40 Years Living in the Wilderness, (2023), Ken Smith
Leia: Princess of Alderaan, (2017), Claudia Gray
Heir to the Empire, (1991), Timothy Zahn
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, (2005), Matthew Woodring Stover & George Lucas
Kenobe, (2013), John Jackson Miller
The Poison Song (Winnowing Flame #3), (2019), Jen Williams
The Bitter Twins (Winnowing Flame #2), (2018), Jen Williams

2025

The Ninth Rain (Winnowing Flame #1), (2017), Jen Williams
The First Fifty: Munro-bagging without a beard, (1991), Muriel Gray
Brothers of the Wind, (2022), Tad Williams
Legends II: New Short Novels - Homecoming, (2004), Robin Hobb
Touching the Void, (1988), Joe Simpson
Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, (2006), Drew Karpyshyn
Isles of the Emerdark, (2025), Brandon Sanderson
The Broken Earth (The Broken Earth #3), (2017), N. K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2), (2016), N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1), (2015), N. K. Jemisin
Echopraxia, (2014), Peter Watts
Dust, (2013), Hugh Howey
Shift, (2013), Hugh Howey
Lost Stars, (2015), Claudia Gray
Wool, (2012), Hugh Howey
Pastoralia, (2000), George Sanders
Blindsight, (2006), Peter Watts
Wind and Truth, (2024), Brandon Sanderson
The Rithmatist, (2013), Brandon Sanderson

2024

Bastille vs. The Evil Librarians, (2022), Brandon Sanderson
The Dark Talent, Brandon Sanderson, (2016), Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz vs. The Shattered Lens, (2010), Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia, (2009), Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones, (2008), Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians, (2007), Brandon Sanderson
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, (2023)
Penric and the Bandit, (2024), Lois McMaster Bujold
The Sunlit Man, (2023), Brandon Sanderson
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, (2023), Brandon Sanderson
Tress of the Emerald Sea, (2023), Brandon Sanderson
Demon Daughter, (2024), Lois McMaster Bujold
Knot of Shadows, (2021), Lois McMaster Bujold
The Assassins of Thasalon, (2021), Lois McMaster Bujold
Masquerade in Lodi, (2020), Lois McMaster Bujold
The Physicians of Vilnoc, (2020), Lois McMaster Bujold
The Orphans of Raspay, (2019), Lois McMaster Bujold
The Prisoner of Limnos, (2017), Lois McMaster Bujold
Penric’s Fox, (2017), Lois McMaster Bujold
Penric’s and the Shaman, (2016), Lois McMaster Bujold
Penric’s Demon, (2015), Lois McMaster Bujold
Children of Memory, (2022), Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Hallowed Hunt, (2005), Lois McMaster Bujold
Paladin of Souls, (2003), Lois McMaster Bujold
The Curse of Chalion, (2001), Lois McMaster Bujold
Children of Ruin, (2019), Adrian Tchaikovsky
Children of Time, (2015), Adrian Tchaikovsky
The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince, (2013), Robin Hobb
Assassin’s Fate, (2017), Robin Hobb
Fool’s Quest, (2015), Robin Hobb
Fool’s Assassin, (2014), Robin Hobb

2023

Dragon Haven, (2010), Robin Hobb
Dragon Keeper, (2009), Robin Hobb
Fool’s Fate, (2003), Robin Hobb
The Golden Fool, (2002), Robin Hobb
Fool’s Errand, (2001), Robin Hobb
Ship of Destiny, (2000), Robin Hobb
The Mad Ship, (1999), Robin Hobb
Ship of Magic, (1998), Robin Hobb
The Price Of Money: How to prosper in a financial world that’s rigged against you, (2023), Rob Dix
Assassin’s Quest, (1997), Robin Hobb
Royal Assassin, (1996), Robin Hobb
Assassin’s Apprentice, (1995), Robin Hobb

2022

Ten Poems about Tea, (2011), Various, Introduced by Sophie Dahl
The Two Towers, (1954), J. R. R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), J. R. R. Tolkien
- Re-read from 20 years ago
Death’s End (2010), Liu Cixin
The Dark Forest (2008), Liu Cixin
The Three Body Problem (2006), Liu Cixin
Oathbringer (2017), Brandon Sanderson

2021

Words of Radiance (2014), Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings (2010), Brandon Sanderson
Atomic Habits (2018), James Clear
Wizard’s First Rule (1994), Terry Goodkind
Forward the Foundation (1993), Isaac Asimov
Prelude to Foundation (1988), Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Earth (1986), Isaac Asimov
Foundation’s Edge (1982), Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation (1953), Isaac Asimov
Foundation and the Empire (1952), Isaac Asimov
Foundation (1951), Isaac Asimov
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020), Suzanne Collins, pg 439
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius (2019), Donald J. Robertson, pg 304

2020

To Green Angel Tower: Storm (1993), Tad Williams, Part 2, total 1083 pg
To Green Angel Tower: Siege (1993), Tad Williams, Part 1
Stone of Farewell (1990), Tad Williams
The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Tad Williams
The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals (2012), Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling

2019

I stopped recording them in early 2019…

The Plot Against America (2004), Philip Roth
The Bullet Journal Method (2018), Ryder Carroll

2018

New Spring (2004), Robert Jordan
A Memory of Light (2013), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
Towers of Midnight (2010), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
The Gathering Storm (2009), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
Knife of Dreams (2005), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
Crossroads of Twilight (2003), Robert Jordan
Winter’s Heart (2000), Robert Jordan

2017

The Path of Daggers (1998), Robert Jordan
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character (1984), Richard Feynman
The Selfish Gene (1976), Richard Dawkins
Foundation and the Empire (1952), Isaac Asimov
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (2008), William B. Irvine
A Crown of Swords (1996), Robert Jordan
Blood Meridian (1985), Cormac McCarthy
The Caves of Steel (1954), Isaac Asimov
The Giver (1993), Lois Lowry
Go Set a Watchman (2015), Harper Lee
Murder at the Vicarage (1930), Agatha Christie
The Magicians (2009), Lev Grossman
The Grapes of Wrath (1939), John Steinbeck
Life of Pi (2001), Yann Martel
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Arthur C. Clarke
Fight Club (1996), Chuck Palahniuk
Flowers for Algernon (1958), Daniel Keyes
Unwind (2007), Neal Shusterman
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (2014), Claire North
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2011), Ransom Riggs
This is a book (2011), Demetri Martin
Dandelion Wine (1957), Ray Bradbury
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884), Edwin A. Abbott

2016

The Lord of Choas (1994), Robert Jordan
20 Years of KDE (2016), Editor: Lydia Pintscher
Rendezvous with Rama (1972), Arthur C. Clarke
Rama II (1989), Arthur C. Clarke
The Garden of Rama (1991), Arthur C. Clarke
Rama Revealed (1993), Arthur C. Clarke
The Shadow Rising (1992), Robert Jordan
The Fires of Heaven (1993), Robert Jordan
Ready Player One (2011), Ernest Cline
Twenty Thousand leagues under the sea (1870), Jules Verne
No Country for Old Men (2005), Cormac McCarthy
The Princess Bride (1973), William Goldman
The Man in the High Castle (1962), Philip K. Dick
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), Oscar Wilde
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (2011), Marie Kondo

2015

The Shepherd’s Crown (2015), Terry Pratchett
- This marked the end of reading all of the discworld series, started The Colour of Magic in April 2011.
The Dragon Reborn (1991), Robert Jordan
The Great Hunt (1990), Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World (1990), Robert Jordan