Sunday, December 29, 2024

The Books of 2024

  1. Heretic - Bernard Cornwell
  2. Before They are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie
  3. The Kast Argument of Kings - Joe Abercrombie
  4. The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien
  5. The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
  6. The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien
  7. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
  8. The Simarilion - J.R.R. Tolkien
  9. The Fall of Numenor - J.R.R. Tolkien
  10. Beren and Luthien - J.R.R. Tolkien
  11. The Fall of Gondolin - J.R.R. Tolkien
  12. Unfinished Tales - J.R.R. Tolkien
  13. The Fall of Carthage - Adrian Goldsworthy
  14. Darkness of Cannae - J.N. Dolfin
  15. Imperium - Robert Harris
  16. Conspirata - Robert Harris
  17. Dictator - Robert Harris
  18. The Dragonbone Chair - Tad Williams
  19. The Stone of Farwell - Tad Williams
  20. To Green Angel's Tower: Part 1 - Tad Williams
  21. To Green Angel's Tower: Part 2 - Tad Williams
  22. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) - Dennis E. Taylor
  23. We Are Many - Dennis E. Taylor
  24. All These Worlds - Dennis E. Taylor
  25. Heaven's River - Dennis E. Taylor
  26. Not Till We Are Lost - Dennis E. Taylor
  27. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
  28. The Winter King - Bernard Cornwell
  29. Naked Statues, Fan Gladiators, and War Elephants - Garrett Ryan
  30. The Heart of What Was Lost - Tad Williams
  31. The Witchwood Crown - Tad Williams
  32. Empire of Grass - Tad Williams
  33. Brothers of the Wind - Tad Williams
  34. Into the Narrowdark - Tad Williams
  35. The Illiad - Homer, translation by Emily Wilson
  36. Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire - Judith Herrin
  37. The Dispossessed - Ursula K. LeGuin
  38. Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata - Hans H. Orberg
  39. Colloquium Peronarum - Hans H. Orberg
  40. Fabulae Syrae - Hans H. Orberg
  41. On the Shortness of Life - Seneca

Monday, January 1, 2024

The Books of 2023

 The Last Kingdom Series

  1. The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell
  2. The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell
  3. Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwell
  4. Sword Song - Bernard Cornwell
  5. The Burning Lands - Bernard Cornwell
  6. Death of Kings - Bernard Cornwell
  7. The Pagan Lord - Bernard Cornwell
  8. The Empty Throne - Bernard Cornwell
  9. Warriors of the Storm - Bernard Cornwell
  10. The Flame Bearer - Bernard Cornwell
  11. War of the Wolf - Bernard Cornwell
  12. Sword of Kings - Bernard Cornwell
  13. War Lord - Bernard Cornwell
Codex Alera

    14. The Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher
    15. Academs Fury - Jim Butcher
    16. Cursor's Fury - Jim Butcher
    17. Captains Fury - Jim Butcher
    18. Princep's Fury - Jim Butcher
    19. First Lord's Fury - Jim Butcher

Secret Projects

    20. Tress of the Emerald Sea - Brandon Sanderson
    21. A Frugal Wizard's Guide for Surviving Medeival England - Brandon Sanderson
    22. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter - Brandon Sanderson
    23. The Sunlit Man - Brandon Sanderson

Others

    24. Byuck - Theric Jepson
    25. The Sword of Attila - David Gibbons
    26. The Heart of What Was Lost - Tadd Williams
    27. The Witchwood Crown - Tadd Williams
    28. Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
    29. The Archers Tale - Bernard Cornwell
    30. Vagabond - Bernard Cornwell
    31. The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
    32. Tailchaser's Song - Tadd Williams
    33. Wheelock's Latin

Monday, January 2, 2023

2022 Books n' Stuff

1. Shadows of Self - Brandon Sanderson

2. The Bands of Morning - Brandon Sanderson

3. Myst: The Book of Atrus - Rand and Robyn Miller with David Wingrove

4. Powers and Thrones - Dan Jones

5. Seven Viking Romances - Hermann Palsson and Paul Edwards

6. Myst: Book of Ti'anna - Rand Miller with David Wingrove

7. Myst: Book of D'ni - Rand Miller with David Wingrove

8. Cibola Burn - James S. A. Corey

9. Mosiah: A Brief Theological Introduction - James Faulkner

10. Nemesis Game - James S.A. Corey

11. Babylon's Ashes - James S.A. Corey

12. Alma 1-29: A Brief Theological Introduction - Kylie Nelson Turley

13. Alma 30-63: A Brief Theological Introduction - Mark A Wrathall

14. Heike's Void - Steven Peck

15. Laxdaela Saga - Islensk Fornrit

16. The River of Doubt - Candice Millard

17. The Dragon Bone Chair - Tadd Williams

18. Persepolis Rising - James S. A. Corey

19. The Stone of Farwell - Tadd Williams

20. Tiamat's Wrath - James S. A. Corey

21. To Green Angel's Tower Part 1 - Tadd Williams

22. To Green Angel's Tower Part 2 - Tadd Williams

23. The King in Yellow - Robert W. Chambers

24. Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage - David Gibbons

25. The Celts -  Alice Roberts

26. Leviathan Falls - James S. A. Corey

27. The Lost Metal - Brandon Sanderson

28. The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Books of 2021

1. The Dark Forest - Cixin Liu

2. The Time Machine - H.G. Wells

3. Heaven's River - Dennis E. Taylor

4. The War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells

5. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily a New Hope - Ian Doescher

6. 1st Nephi: a Short Theological Introduction - Joseph Spencer

7. 2nd Nephi: A Short Theological Introduction - Teryl Givens

8. Children of Ash and Elm - Neil Price

9. The Buried Giant - Kazuo Ishiguro

10. Death's End - Cixin Liu

11. The Prose Edda - Snori Sturlson

12. The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki and his Champions - translation by Jesse Byock

13. Jacob: A Short Theological Introduction - Deidra Nichole Green

14. Leviathan Wakes - James A. Corey

15. The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien

16. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

17. Viking Language 1 - Jesse Byock

18. Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely

19. Caliban's War - James A. Corey

20. The Poetic Edda - translation by Jackson Crawford

21. Saga of the Volsungs with the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok - translation by Jackson Crawford

22. Abaddon's Gate - James A. Corey

23. A Brief History of Everyone who has Ever Lived - Adam Rutherford

24. Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling - Richard Lyman Bushman

25. Frankenstein - Mary Shelly

26. Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson

27. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson

28. The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson

29. The Golem and the Djinn - Helene Wecker

30. Enos, Jarom, Omni: A Short Theological Introduction - Sharon Harris

31. The Saga of Hervor and Heidrek with the Saga of Hrolf Kraki and His Champions - translation by Jackson Crawford

32. The Allow of Law - Brandon Sanderson

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Books of 2020

 Endymion - Dan Simmons

The Rise of Endymion - Dan Simmons

The book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage - Philip Pullman

The book of Dust: The Sectret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman

The Greatest Knight - Thomas Asbridge

Between the World and Me - Ta-Nahisi Coates

Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel

Sabriel - Garth Nix

Lireal - Garth Nix

Abhorsen - Garth Nix

The Icelandic Sagas - Various

The Three Body Problem - Liu Cixin

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins

1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire - Rebecca Rideal

Beowulf - Unknown

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling

Books of note this year: Reading the Icelandic Sagas this year was a real adventure. Piranesi, The Starless Sea, and Station Eleven were also excellent reads!

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Books of 2019

1. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Jedi doth Return - Ian Doescher
2. East of Eden - John Steinbeck
3. The Overstory - Richard Powers
4. Educated - Tara Westover
5. A Night of Blacker Darkness - Dan Wells
6. The Templars - Dan Jones
7. The Norman Conquest - Marc Morris
8. The Vexed Generation - Scott Meyer
9. The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone - J.K. Rowling
11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
12. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
13. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
14. The Anatomy of Peace
15. Tales From Pleasant Grove - Steve Peck
16. Dark Matter and the Dinosaur - Lisa Randall
17. Empire of Grass - Tad Williams
18. A Short Stay in Hell - Steven Peck
19. Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett
20. Hyperion - Dan Simmons
21. Fall of Hyperion - Dan Simmons
22. The Magicians Nephew - C.S. Lewis
23. The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis
24. The Golden Compass - Phillip Pullman
25. The Subtle Knife - Phillip Pullman
26. The Amber Spyglass - Phillip Pullman

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Reading 2018

1. To Green Angels Tower - Tad Williams
2. The Heart of What Was Lost - Tad Williams
3. The Witchwood Crown -Tad Williams
4. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
5. Artemis - Andy Weir
6. The Plantagenets - Dan Jones
7. Fight and Flight - Scott Meyer
8. Out of Spite, Out of Mind - Scott Meyer
9. We are Legion - Dennis E. Taylor
10. For We Are Many - Dennis E. Taylor
11. All These Worlds - Dennis E. Taylor
12. Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett
13. Moving Pictures - Terry Pratchett
14. Never Split the Difference - Chris Voss
15. The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
16. Magician: Apprentice - Raymond E. Feist
17. The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin
18. The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
19. Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
20. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope - Ian Doescher
21. William Shakespeare's Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back - Ian Doescher