Books

The below list is incomplete prior to 2024.

2026

• The First Law - Joe Abercrombie (5/5) (so good I read it again)
  • Book 1: The Blade Itself
  • Book 2: Before They Are Hanged
  • Book 3: Last Argument of Kings
• The Heroes - Joe Abercrombie (5/5)

2025

• Emperor Series - Conn Iggulden (3/5)
  • The Gates of Rome
  • The Death of Kings
  • Field of Swords
• Fatherland - Robert Harris (3/5)
• Asterix the Gaul - René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (4/5)
• Asterix and the Golden Sickle - René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (4/5)
• Asterix and the Goths - René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (4/5)
• The Blacktongue Thief - Christopher Buehlman (5/5)

2024

• Fairy Tale - Stephen King (3/5)
• Beneath a Scarlet Sky - Mark Sullivan (4/5)
• The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay (4/5)
• Act of Oblivion - Robert Harris (4/5)
• Wolf of the North - Duncan M. Hamilton (3/5)
  • The Wolf of the North
  • Jorundyr’s Path
  • The Blood Debt

2023

• The Broken Empire Trilogy - Mark Lawrence (5/5)
  • Prince of Thorns
  • King of Thorns
  • Emperor of Thorns
• Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey (3/5)
• Atonement - Ian McEwan (4/5)
• The Sensory Deception - Ransom Stephens (3/5)
• Making Work Visible - Dominica DeGrandis (4/5)

2022

• The Demon Cycle - Peter V. Brett (5/5)
  • The Painted Man
  • The Desert Spear
  • The Daylight War
  • The Skull Throne
  • The Core
• Winter of the World - Ken Follett (3/5)
• Software Architecture: The Hard Parts: Modern Trade-Off Analyses for Distributed Architectures - Neal Ford, Mark Richards, Pramod Sadalage, Zhamak Dehghani (4/5)

2021

• Sirens - Joseph Knox (3/5)
• Clean Code - Robert Martin (5/5)
• Caster Chronicles - Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (4/5)
  • Beautiful Creatures
  • Beautiful Darkness
  • Beautiful Chaos
  • Beautiful Redemption

2020

• The Beach - Alex Garland (4/5)
• The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah (3/5)
• Conqueror Series - Conn Iggulden (5/5)
  • Wolf of the Plains
  • Lords of the Bow
  • Bones of the Hills
  • Empire of Silver
• The Night’s Dawn Trilogy - Peter F. Hamilton (4/5)
  • The Reality Dysfunction
  • The Neutronium Alchemist
  • The Naked God

2019

• The Rhenwars Saga - M.L. Spencer (4/5)
• The Dragons Blade Trilogy - Micheal R Miller (4/5)

2018

• Days Without End - Sebastian Barry (4/5)
• A Place Called Freedom - Ken Follett (4/5)
• Fall of Giants - Ken Follett (4/5)
• Books of Caledan Trilogy - Meg Cowley (3/5)
• Battle Mage - Peter A Flannery (4/5)
• The Burning - Evan Winters (3/5)
  • The Rage of Dragons
  • The Fires of Vengeance
• Benjamin Ashwood - A.C. Cobble (3/5)

2017

• The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Zafon (4/5)
• The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson (4/5)
  • The Final Empire
  • The Well of Ascension
  • The Hero of Ages
• The Wool Trilogy (aka Silo) - Hugh Howey (5/5)
  • Wool
  • Shift
  • Dust
• The Algebraist - Iain M. Banks (5/5)
• The Honour of the Knights - Steven J Sweeny (3/5)

2016

• The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett (4/5)
• Consider Phlebas (Culture #1) - Iain M. Banks (4/5)
• The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (5/5)
• The Player of Games - Iain M. Banks (5/5)

2015

• The First Law - Joe Abercrombie (5/5)
  • The Blade Itself
  • Before They Are Hanged
  • Last Argument of Kings
• The Wheel of Time (#11 - #14) - Robert Jordan (with Brandon Sanderson) (4/5)
  • Knife of Dreams
  • The Gathering Storm
  • Towers of Midnight
  • A Memory of Light

2014

• The Wheel of Time (#7 - #10) - Robert Jordan (3/5)
  • A Crown of Swords
  • The Path of Daggers
  • Winter’s Heart
  • Crossroads of Twilight

2013

• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, A Leadership Fable - Patrick Lencioni (3/5)
• In Her Name Series - Michael R. Hicks (3/5)
• The Wheel of Time (#1 - #6) - Robert Jordan (3/5)
  • The Eye of the World
  • The Great Hunt
  • The Dragon Reborn
  • The Shadow Rising
  • The Fires of Heaven
  • Lord of Chaos

2012

• A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin (5/5)
  • A Game of Thrones
  • A Clash of Kings
  • A Storm of Swords
  • A Feast for Crows
  • A Dance with Dragons

2011

• Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh (5/5)
• The Acid House - Irvine Welsh (4/5)
• The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks (5/5)