Reading List

Books I've read and books I'm currently reading.

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The Origins of Efficiency Brian Potter An investigation into efficiency as a driver for human progress, and the factors which make different production processes more efficient over time.

economics, science, history, non fiction

2026

Schild's Ladder Greg Egan The universe is ending in vacuum decay, but is it worth preserving?

science fiction, fiction

Project Hail Mary Andy Weir Quintessential Space hope-core.

science fiction, feel good, space

2025

Solaris Stanisław Lem A truly alien being is under no obligation to make sense to human understanding.

science fiction, philosophy

The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect: a novel of the singularity Roger Williams AI becomes omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient....and it gets messed up really quickly.

science fiction, dystopian, philosophy, horror

2024

The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons Culmination of the story of the pilgrims and the Shrike.

science fiction, fantasy, space opera

Hyperion Dan Simmons Six pilgrims, six intertwined stories, nine labyrinthine worlds, one Shrike.

science fiction, fantasy, space opera, horror

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War Ben Macintyre Mind boggling story of Oleg Gordievsky's defection from the Soviet Union. Possibly the greatest real spy story I've ever read.

non fiction, espionage, history, geopolitics

Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS Joby Warrick Chronicling the rise of terrorism in the Middle East, culminating with the rise of ISIS.

non fiction, history, politics, war, terrorism

2017

Dracula Bram Stoker The original Dracula.

horror, classic, gothic, fantasy