Book Recommendations

Major WIP. I need to remember and mentally rate everything I’ve read these past 20 years. Recently read titles are at the top.

I do not distinguish between a 6/10 and a 11/10 book here. Everyone’s tastes vary, and I’m fortunate to have a relatively broad range of tastes. If it’s on the list, it means I think it’s worth checking out even if you might not like it.

An S indicates a full series I read at one go.

Evergreen

Books I come back to time and time again.

Alison Croggon

The Books of Pellinor ^S

Robin Hobb

Realm of the Elderlings ^S

2024

Becky Chambers

A Closed and Common Orbit

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

M. L. Wang

The Sword of Kaigen

R. F. Kuang

The Poppy War ^S

Travis Baldree

Bookshops and Bonedust

2023

Becky Chambers

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Travis Baldree

Legends and Lattes

Joe Abercombie

The Blade Itself

Saad Hossain

The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday ^S

Brandon Sanderson

Oathbringer

Rhythm of War

2022

Tad Williams

The Dragonbone Chair

Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn ^S

Older

Jim Butcher

The Dresden Files ^S

Codex Alera ^S

Greg Bear

Forerunner Trilogy ^S

Isaac Asimov

Robots ^S

Foundation ^S

Nightfall