Anathem
This was my longest read yet, taking me well over a month of almost nightly reading to finish. The start
Bookshelf
Past Reads since 2019
2026
11 books
The Fountains of Paradise
A Parade of Horribles
Taking a break from the sci-fi classics I’ve been enjoying for a solid bit of dungeon romping in
Service Model
Finished last night. A bit slow going but solid overall. The way the robots talk got stuck in my head
I Who Have Never Known Men
An unexpected new favorite of mine. What a book. Haunting is a term that comes to mind. It’s stayed
The Time Machine
A Canticle for Leibowitz
I haven't written about any of the books I've been reading, but I feel compelled to
Earth Abides
City
Children of Ruin
The Man Who Fell To Earth
2025
36 books
The City and the Stars
The Demolished Man
Way Station
Children of Time
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Stars My Destination
A Fire Upon the Deep
Starship Troopers
Annihilation
2001 A Space Odyssey
Contact
I, Robot
The Road
The Stand
Foundation
The War of the Worlds
Picks & Shovels
I Am Legend
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Cat’s Cradle
The Illustrated Man
Brave New World
World War Z
A Clockwork Orange
The Martian
The Forever War
Hyperion
Flowers for Algernon
Doomsday Book
The Handmaid's Tale
1984
The Martian Chronicles
Rendezvous with Rama
Childhood’s End
Fahrenheit 451
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
2024
37 books
This Inevitable Ruin
Hainish Cycle #1-3
Hellmouth
The Dispossessed
The Word for World is Forest
Echopraxia
Blindsight
Zoe's Tale
Witch King
The Last Colony
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Count Zero
The Daughters' War
The Burning Witch 3
Starter Villain
Neuromancer
Bookshops & Bonedust
The Shadow of the Gods
Of Blood and Fire
Galaxy in Flames
False Gods
Horus Rising
The Wonder Engine
Clockwork Boys
Clockwork Boys
Gilead's Blood
Gilead's Blood
The Bezzle
Idols Fall
Sin Eater
Aching God
The Burning Witch 2
The Necromancer's House
Between Two Fires
The Left Hand of Darkness
Nettle & Bone
The Engineer
Sword & Citadel
2023
32 books
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Shadow & Claw
Shadow & Claw
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How High We Go in the Dark
How High We Go in the Dark
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Elder Race
Elder Race
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System Collapse
System Collapse
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The Palace Job
The Palace Job
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The Ghost Brigades
The Ghost Brigades
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Old Man's War
Old Man's War
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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
The Kaiju Preservation Society
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Waybound
Waybound (Cradle, #12)
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The Captain
The Captain
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Dungeoneers: Mazerynth
Dungeoneers: Mazerynth
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The Lost Temple of Ssis'sythyss
The Lost Temple of Ssis'sythyss
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Blackfog Island
Blackfog Island
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The Dungeoneers
The Dungeoneers
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Light From Uncommon Stars
Light From Uncommon Stars
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Red Team Blues
Red Team Blues
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Here Be Dragons
Here Be Dragons
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Son of a Liche
Son of a Liche
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The Cabal of Thotash
The Cabal of Thotash
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Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
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Orconomics
Orconomics
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Paladin's Strength
Paladin's Strength
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Paladin’s Grace
Paladin’s Grace
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The Exiled Fleet
The Exiled Fleet
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The Last Watch
The Last Watch
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The Blacktongue Thief
The Blacktongue Thief
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Dreadgod
Dreadgod
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Reaper
Reaper
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Bloodline
Bloodline
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Wintersteel
Wintersteel
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Uncrowned
Uncrowned
2022
34 books
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Underlord
Underlord
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Ghostwater
Ghostwater
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Skysworn
Skysworn
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Blackflame
Blackflame
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Soulsmith
Soulsmith
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Unsouled
Unsouled
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Nona the Ninth
Nona the Ninth
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A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
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The Last Conversation
The Last Conversation
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You Have Arrived at Your Destination
You Have Arrived at Your Destination
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Emergency Skin
Emergency Skin
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Summer Frost
Summer Frost
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Randomize
Randomize
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Ark
Ark
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Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
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The Daylight War
The Daylight War
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Building a Second Brain
Building a Second Brain
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The Desert Spear
The Desert Spear
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The Warded Man
The Warded Man
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Locklands
Locklands
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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
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The Butcher's Masquerade
The Butcher's Masquerade
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The Gate of the Feral Gods
The Gate of the Feral Gods
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl
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The Expert System's Brother
The Expert System's Brother
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
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Legends & Lattes
Legends & Lattes
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The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
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Record of a Spaceborn Few
Record of a Spaceborn Few
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A Closed and Common Orbit
A Closed and Common Orbit
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
2021
11 books
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Harrow the Ninth
Harrow the Ninth
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Gideon the Ninth
Gideon the Ninth
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Fugitive Telemetry
Fugitive Telemetry
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Golden Son
Golden Son
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Morning Star
Morning Star
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Red Rising
Red Rising
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Station Eleven
Station Eleven
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Shorefall
Shorefall
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Foundryside
Foundryside
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Network Effect
Network Effect
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Eastern Standard Tribe
Eastern Standard Tribe
2020
5 books
2019
24 books
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The Doom of Kings
The Doom of Kings
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The Killing Song
The Killing Song
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The Grieving Tree
The Grieving Tree
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The Binding Stone
The Binding Stone
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Tehanu
Tehanu
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Ready PLayer One
Ready PLayer One
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The Farthest Shore
The Farthest Shore
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The Tombs of Atuan
The Tombs of Atuan
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Dragons of Winter Night Twilight
Dragons of Winter Night Twilight
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Test of the Twins
Test of the Twins
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A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea
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War of the Twins
War of the Twins
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Time of the Twins
Time of the Twins
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Exit Strategy
Exit Strategy
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Rogue Protocol
Rogue Protocol
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Severance
Severance
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Mortal Engines
Mortal Engines
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Artificial Condition
Artificial Condition
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Gauntlgrym
Gauntlgrym
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Dragons of Spring Dawning
Dragons of Spring Dawning
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Dragons of Summer Flame
Dragons of Summer Flame
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Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
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Homeland
Homeland
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All Systems Red
All Systems Red
That's everything! I started tracking in 2019.