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.
2026
Schild's Ladder Greg Egan The universe is ending in vacuum decay, but is it worth preserving?
Project Hail Mary Andy Weir Quintessential Space hope-core.
2025
Solaris Stanisław Lem A truly alien being is under no obligation to make sense to human understanding.
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.
2024
The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons Culmination of the story of the pilgrims and the Shrike.
Hyperion Dan Simmons Six pilgrims, six intertwined stories, nine labyrinthine worlds, one Shrike.
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.
Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS Joby Warrick Chronicling the rise of terrorism in the Middle East, culminating with the rise of ISIS.
2017
Dracula Bram Stoker The original Dracula.