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

List of books I’ve read:

2025

  • Echopraxia, (2014), Peter Watts, 384 pg
  • Dust, (2013), Hugh Howey, 416 pg
  • Shift, (2013), Hugh Howey, 579 pg
  • Lost Stars, (2015), Claudia Gray, 551 pg
  • Wool, (2012), Hugh Howey, 576 pg
  • Pastoralia, (2000), George Sanders, 188 pg
  • Blindsight, (2006), Peter Watts, 384 pg
  • Wind and Truth, (2024), Brandon Sanderson, 1330 pg
  • The Rithmatist, (2013), Brandon Sanderson, 386 pg

2024

  • Bastille vs. The Evil Librarians, (2022), Brandon Sanderson, 304 pg
  • The Dark Talent, Brandon Sanderson, (2016), Brandon Sanderson, 304 pg
  • Alcatraz vs. The Shattered Lens, (2010), Brandon Sanderson, 336 pg
  • Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia, (2009), Brandon Sanderson, 340 pg
  • Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones, (2008), Brandon Sanderson, 337 pg
  • Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians, (2007), Brandon Sanderson, 328 pg
  • The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, (2023), 372 pg
  • Penric and the Bandit, (2024), Lois McMaster Bujold, 123 pg
  • The Sunlit Man, (2023), Brandon Sanderson, 447 pg
  • Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, (2023), Brandon Sanderson, 461 pg
  • Tress of the Emerald Sea, (2023), Brandon Sanderson, 443 pg
  • Demon Daughter, (2024), Lois McMaster Bujold, 153 pg
  • Knot of Shadows, (2021), Lois McMaster Bujold, 111 pg
  • The Assassins of Thasalon, (2021), Lois McMaster Bujold, 308 pg
  • Masquerade in Lodi, (2020), Lois McMaster Bujold, 102 pg
  • The Physicians of Vilnoc, (2020), Lois McMaster Bujold, 126 pg
  • The Orphans of Raspay, (2019), Lois McMaster Bujold, 127 pg
  • The Prisoner of Limnos, (2017), Lois McMaster Bujold, 138 pg
  • Penric’s Fox, (2017), Lois McMaster Bujold, 112 pg
  • Penric’s and the Shaman, (2016), Lois McMaster Bujold, 117 pg
  • Penric’s Demon, (2015), Lois McMaster Bujold, 103 pg
  • Children of Memory, (2022), Adrian Tchaikovsky, 486 pg
  • The Hallowed Hunt, (2005), Lois McMaster Bujold, 448 pg
  • Paladin of Souls, (2003), Lois McMaster Bujold, 496 pg
  • The Curse of Chalion, (2001), Lois McMaster Bujold, 512 pg
  • Children of Ruin, (2019), Adrian Tchaikovsky, 576 pg
  • Children of Time, (2015), Adrian Tchaikovsky, 609 pg
  • The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince, (2013), Robin Hobb, 159 pg
  • Assassin’s Fate, (2017), Robin Hobb, 952 pg
  • Fool’s Quest, (2015), Robin Hobb, 757 pg
  • Fool’s Assassin, (2014), Robin Hobb, 706 pg

2023

  • Dragon Haven, (2010), Robin Hobb, 508 pg
  • Dragon Keeper, (2009), Robin Hobb, 553 pg
  • Fool’s Fate, (2003), Robin Hobb, 914 pg
  • The Golden Fool, (2002), Robin Hobb, 709 pg
  • Fool’s Errand, (2001), Robin Hobb, 661 pg
  • Ship of Destiny, (2000), Robin Hobb, 789 pg
  • The Mad Ship, (1999), Robin Hobb, 906 pg
  • Ship of Magic, (1998), Robin Hobb, 880 pg
  • The Price Of Money: How to prosper in a financial world that’s rigged against you, (2023), Rob Dix, 182 pg
  • Assassin’s Quest, (1997), Robin Hobb, 757 pg
  • Royal Assassin, (1996), Robin Hobb, 675 pg
  • Assassin’s Apprentice, (1995), Robin Hobb, 435 pg

2022

  • Ten Poems about Tea, (2011), Various, Introduced by Sophie Dahl, 16 pg
  • The Two Towers, (1954), J. R. R. Tolkien, 448 pg
  • The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), J. R. R. Tolkien, 432 pg
    • Re-read from 20 years ago
  • Death’s End (2010), Liu Cixin, 604 pg
  • The Dark Forest (2008), Liu Cixin, 512 pg
  • The Three Body Problem (2006), Liu Cixin, 302 pg
  • Oathbringer (2017), Brandon Sanderson, 1233 pg

2021

  • Words of Radiance (2014), Brandon Sanderson, 1080 pg
  • The Way of Kings (2010), Brandon Sanderson, 1007 pg
  • Atomic Habits (2018), James Clear, 319 pg
  • Wizard’s First Rule (1994), Terry Goodkind, 836 pg
  • Forward the Foundation (1993), Isaac Asimov, 464 pg
  • Prelude to Foundation (1988), Isaac Asimov, 464 pg
  • Foundation and Earth (1986), Isaac Asimov, 500 pg
  • Foundation’s Edge (1982), Isaac Asimov, 450 pg
  • Second Foundation (1953), Isaac Asimov, 256 pg
  • Foundation and the Empire (1952), Isaac Asimov, 247 pg
  • Foundation (1951), Isaac Asimov, 244 pg
  • 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, 589 pg
  • The Dragonbone Chair (1988), Tad Williams, 672 pg
  • The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals (2012), Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling, 296 pg

2019

I stopped recording them in early 2019…

  • The Plot Against America (2004), Philip Roth, 391 pg
  • The Bullet Journal Method (2018), Ryder Carroll, 320 pg

2018

  • New Spring (2004), Robert Jordan, 334 pg
  • A Memory of Light (2013), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan, 912 pg
  • Towers of Midnight (2010), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan, 864 pg
  • The Gathering Storm (2009), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan, 766 pg
  • Knife of Dreams (2005), Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan, 837 pg
  • Crossroads of Twilight (2003), Robert Jordan, 822 pg
  • Winter’s Heart (2000), Robert Jordan, 766 pg

2017

  • The Path of Daggers (1998), Robert Jordan, 672 pg
  • Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character (1984), Richard Feynman, 391 pg
  • The Selfish Gene (1976), Richard Dawkins, 360 pg
  • Foundation and the Empire (1952), Isaac Asimov, 247 pg
  • A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (2008), William B. Irvine, 326 pg
  • A Crown of Swords (1996), Robert Jordan, 856 pg
  • Blood Meridian (1985), Cormac McCarthy, 337 pg
  • The Caves of Steel (1954), Isaac Asimov, 206 pg
  • The Giver (1993), Lois Lowry, 208 pg
  • Go Set a Watchman (2015), Harper Lee, 278 pg
  • Murder at the Vicarage (1930), Agatha Christie, 288 pg
  • The Magicians (2009), Lev Grossman, 402 pg
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1939), John Steinbeck, 479 pg
  • Life of Pi (2001), Yann Martel, 460 pg
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Arthur C. Clarke, 297 pg
  • Fight Club (1996), Chuck Palahniuk, 218 pg
  • Flowers for Algernon (1958), Daniel Keyes, 311 pg
  • Unwind (2007), Neal Shusterman, 335 pg
  • The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (2014), Claire North, 405 pg
  • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2011), Ransom Riggs, 352 pg
  • This is a book (2011), Demetri Martin, 269 pg
  • Dandelion Wine (1957), Ray Bradbury, 239 pg
  • Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884), Edwin A. Abbott, 96 pg

2016

  • The Lord of Choas (1994), Robert Jordan, 987 pg
  • 20 Years of KDE (2016), Editor: Lydia Pintscher, 294 pg
  • Rendezvous with Rama (1972), Arthur C. Clarke, 243 pg
  • Rama II (1989), Arthur C. Clarke, 480 pg
  • The Garden of Rama (1991), Arthur C. Clarke, 608 pg
  • Rama Revealed (1993), Arthur C. Clarke, 512 pg
  • The Shadow Rising (1992), Robert Jordan, 981 pg
  • The Fires of Heaven (1993), Robert Jordan, 963 pg
  • Ready Player One (2011), Ernest Cline, 386 pg
  • Twenty Thousand leagues under the sea (1870), Jules Verne, 214 pg
  • No Country for Old Men (2005), Cormac McCarthy, 322 pg
  • The Princess Bride (1973), William Goldman, 465 pg
  • The Man in the High Castle (1962), Philip K. Dick, 239 pg
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), Oscar Wilde, 254 pg
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (2011), Marie Kondo, 226 pg

2015

  • The Shepherd’s Crown (2015), Terry Pratchett, 304 pg
    • 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, 675 pg
  • The Great Hunt (1990), Robert Jordan, 681 pg
  • The Eye of the World (1990), Robert Jordan, 782 pg