The Books of 2025

In Reading Order:

1. The Storm Before the Storm: The beginning of the End of the Roman Republic - Mike Duncan
2. The Navigator's Children - Tad Williams
3. Discourses and Selected Writings - Epictetus
4. Histories - Polybius
5. Rubicon - Tom Holland
6. Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson
7. Enemy of God - Bernard Cornwell
8. Excalibur - Bernhard Cornwell
9. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson
10. Roman Lives - Plutarch
11. Foundation - Isaac Asimov
12. Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov
13. Murder Past Due - Miranda James
14. Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson
15. I'm Afraid You Have Dragons - Peter S. Beagle
16. Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov
17. Wind and Truth - Brandon Sanderson
18. Murder in an Irish Village - Carlene O'Connor
19. History of Rome Books 1-5 - Livy
20. The Odyssey - Homer - Translated by: Emily Wilson
21. The Once and Future King - T.H. White
22. Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician - Anthony Everitt
23. Republic - Plato
24. The Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien
25. Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang
26. The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
27. Selected Works (Penguin Edition) - Cicero
28. A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
29. The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien
30. Technopoly - Niel Postman
31. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
32. World of Warcraft-Arthas: The Rise of the Lich King - Christie Golden

Misc Poetry Books:

Rafts - Ted Kooser

Dream Work - Mary Oliver

Why I Wake up Early - Mary Oliver

Experiments in the Fading Light - Steven Peck

The Wasteland and Other Poems - T.S. Elliot

The Books of 2024

1. Heretic - Bernard Cornwell
2. Before They are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie
3. The Last 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

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

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

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

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!

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