Books I’m Reading

I sometimes keep a poster outside my office letting people know what I am reading. I thought I would replicate it here.

Currently Reading:

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert (reread)

Reading History:

2024

101 Essays that will Change the Way You Think by Briana West
Pageboy by Elliot Page
The Long Walk by Stephen King
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (short story)
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (reread)
Dune by Frank Herbert (reread)
Jobs for Girls with Artistic Flair by June Gervais
Otherworld by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller
Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan (w4w bc)
Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

2023

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (reread)
Mother of Learning Arc 4 by nobody103
Mother of Learning Arc 3 by nobody103
Mother of Learning Arc 2 by nobody103
Mother of Learning Arc 1 by nobody103
Gleanings by various authors based on Neal Shusterman
The Toll by Neal Shusterman
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart
Hell Divers X: Fallout by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers IX: Radioactive by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers VIII: King of the Wastes by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers VII: Warriors by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers VI: Allegiance by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers V: Captives by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers IV: Wolves by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers III: Deliverance by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers II: Ghosts by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Hell Divers by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
The Just City by Jo Walton
The Priory of Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (DNF)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Goblin Emperor by Kathrine Addison
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (recommended by Veronique)

2022

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan (recommended by Dan)
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (recommended by Kim)
The Forge of God by Greg Bear
The Overstory by Richard Powers (recommended by Meg)
The First Binding by R.R. Virdi (DNF)
Sandman Act II by Neil Gaiman
Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven (reread)
Ringworld by Larry Niven (reread)
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff Vandermeer
Folks, This Ain’t Normal by Joel Salatin
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey (DNF)
Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart
Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
A Closed Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by BeckyChambers
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
The Sandman (audio production) by Neil Gaiman
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (recommended by Tara)
One Second After by William Forstchen

2021

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
The Tangled Lands by Paolo Bacigalupi & Tobias S. Buckell
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Heaven’s River by Dennis E. Taylor
All These Worlds by Dennis E. Taylor
For We are Many by Dennis E. Taylor
We Are Legion (We are Bob) By Dennis E. Taylor
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill
Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (DNF)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Light of All That Falls by James Islington
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (bookclub in SC)
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
An Echo of Things to Come by James Islington
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
The Shadow of What was Lost by James Islington
Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh (bookclub in SC)

2020

The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
Warbreaker (reread) by Brandon Sanderson
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
The Bone-Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
A Pilgrimage of Swords by Anthony Ryan
Goldilocks by Laura Lam
Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
Oathbringer (reread) by Brandon Sanderson
Edgedancer (reread) by Brandon Sanderson
Words of Radiance (reread) by Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings (reread) by Brandon Sanderson
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey (reread)
DragonQuest by Anne McCaffrey (reread)
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey (reread)
The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
Unselfie by Michele Borba
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

2019

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft
The Burning White by Brent Weeks
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
Emergency Skin: Forward by N.K. Jemisin
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Iron Council by China Mieville
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks (reread)
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence
Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Red Country by Joe Abercrombie
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
Walking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

2018

Legion by Brandon Sanderson
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Oberon’s Meaty Mysteries: The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne
Grimoire of the Lamb by Kevin Hearne
The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne
Two Tales of the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne
Staked by Kevin Hearne
Shattered by Kevin Hearne
Hunted by Kevin Hearne
Two Ravens and One Crow by Kevin Hearne
Trapped by Kevin Hearne
Tricked by Kevin Hearne
Hammered by Kevin Hearne
Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
Hexed by Kevin Hearne
Hounded by Kevin Hearne
Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
The End of All Things by John Scalzi
The Sagan Diary by John Scalzi
The Human Division by John Scalzi
Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi (reread)
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi (reread)
The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton
Borne by Jeff Vandermeer
Artemis by Andy Weir
Provenance by Ann Leckie
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Book of Swords edited by Gardner Dozois
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Scar by China Mieville
X: The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Vacationland by John Hodgman
Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Leguin
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (reread)
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (reread)

2017
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

2016
Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh
Originals by Sheryl Sandberg
The Magician’s Lane by Lev Grossman
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
The Dosadi Experiment by Frank Herbert
Whipping Star by Frank Herbert
Farnham’s Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein
The Ophiuchi Hotline by John Varley
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson
Doomsday Book by Connie Willie (reread/bookclub)
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (reread/bookclub)

I temporarily stopped reading here for a bit during the months of Dec-April. Don’t ask.


2015
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie
Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb
Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb
CIty of Dragons by Robin Hobb
Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb
The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
Maddaddam by Margaret Atwood (reread)
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (reread)
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (reread) (bookclub)
Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke (reread)
Armada by Ernest Cline
Neuromancer by William Gibson (reread) (bookclub)
Perfect Shadow by Brent Weeks
Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
Shadows Edge by Brent Weeks
Bossypants by Tina Fey
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
The Martian by Andy Weir (bookclub)
Mother of Eden by Chris Beckett
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett
Tracker by C.J. Cherryh
Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
Animal Farm by George Orwell (bookclub)
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brien (bookclub)
Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb
The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb
Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb
Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
The Farseer: Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Peacemaker by C.J. Cherryh
The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
Endymion by Dan Simmons
Protector by C.J. Cherryh
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Intruder by C.J. Cherryh
Golden Son by Pierce Brown

2014
Betrayer by C.J. Cherryh
Conspirator by C.J. Cherryh
Deceiver by C.J. Cherryh
Deliverer by C.J. Cherryh
Destroyer by C.J. Cherryh
Explorer by C.J. Cherryh
Pretender by C.J. Cherryh
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
Inheritor by C.J. Cherryh
Invader by C.J. Cherryh
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh (reread)
Lock In by John Scalzi
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Precursor by C.J. Cherryh
Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson
The Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Gateway by Frederik Pohl (reread) (bookclub)
Defender by C.J. Cherryh
Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh
The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
Midnight Tales by Steven Erikson
Red Rising by Pierce Brown (bookclub)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (reread) (bookclub)
On the Beach by Nevil Shute (bookclub)

2013
Watership Down by Richard Adams
House of Chains by Steven Erikson
Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Dust by Hugh Howey
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Shift by Hugh Howey
Wool by Hugh Howey
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Snow Crash by Neal Stevenson (bookclub)
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Redshirts by John Scalzi
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
Demon by John Varley (reread)
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
Wizard by John Varley (reread)
Titan by John Varley (reread)
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

2012
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe (reread)
The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe (reread)
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe (reread)
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Dune by Frank Herbert (reread)
Princeps’ Fury by Jim Butcher
First Lord’s Fury by Jim Butcher
Academ’s Fury by Jim Butcher
Captain’s Fury by Jim Butcher
Cursor’s Fury by Jim Butcher
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon (reread)
Glasshouse by Charles Stross
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein (reread)
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

2011
All Clear by Connie Willis
Blackout by Connie Willis
Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton
The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
Singularity Sky by Charles Stross
Pandora’s Star by Peter F. Hamilton

 

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