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I've read all of them. ALL of them. She's amazing.

I take it back - I've read all that I can get through the public library.

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She has some free stuff on her website too! Our families are really close and we vacation together. We all just got back from Scotland.

tl;dr, look at the list

As you can see, I get on a certain series and continue on with it until it is finished. All books read on Kindle apps. I hardly touch bound books any longer, just due to the ease of the e-books.

If you are into military history, I strongly recommend both The Mosquito Bowl and Walk In My Combat Boots. With the latter, be prepared to be strongly moved by some of the stories.

For sci-fi, The Expanse universe and the Expeditionary Force series are two series I strongly recommend, Also, the Silo trilogy by Hugh Howey, and just about anything by John Scalzi I had hoped to finish the Red Rising series before the end of the year, but just didn't devote enough time to it to finish the re-read of the first five books to get to book six, released in November. I'm also a big fan of the Murderbot Diaries series. Of course, the Asimov Foundation universe is classic and this is the first time I've read any of them, except for Foundation a few years ago.

Reading Exodus was timely, in that I finished it a few weeks before the Hamas attack on Israel, and it provided a good background of the politics associated with the foundation of Israel. Yes, it is a work of fiction, but based greatly on fact. If you have never read any of Leon Uris's work, either this or Battlecry are great books to start with.

2023 Books read
(* - indicates a re-read)
The Mosquito Bowl A Game of Life and Death in World War II Buzz Bissinger
For Your Eyes Only (James Bond (Original Series) Book 8) Ian Fleming
Deathtrap (Expeditionary Force Mavericks Book 1) Craig Alanson
Freefall (Expeditionary Force Mavericks Book 2) Craig Alanson
*Drive: An Expanse Short Story; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
*The Churn; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
*The Butcher of Anderson Station; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
*Gods of Risk; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
The Vital Abyss; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
Strange Dogs; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
Auberon; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
The Sins of Our Fathers; The Expanse Universe James S. A. Corey
Artemis Andy Weir
Thunderball (James Bond (Original Series) Book 9) Ian Fleming
Randomize (An Amazon Original) Andy Weir
*Sand Hugh Howey
Across The Sand Hugh Howey
*Foundation Isaac Asimov
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie
Foundation and Empire Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation Isaac Asimov
The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond (Original Series) Book 10) Ian Fleming
The Other Emily Dean Koontz
Foundation's Edge Isaac Asimov
The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie
Foundation and Earth Isaac Asimov
Matt Helm: The Wrecking Crew Donald Hamilton
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond (Original Series) Book 11) Ian Fleming
You Only Live Twice (James Bond (Original Series) Book 12) Ian Fleming
The Man with the Golden Gun (James Bond (Original Series) Book 13) Ian Fleming
Octo***** and The Living Daylights (James Bond (Original Series) Book 14) Ian Fleming
*Wool (Book 1 of the Silo trilogy) Hugh Howey (prep to watch the series)
*Shift (Book 2 of the Silo trilogy) Hugh Howey
Compulsory, A Murderbot Story Martha Wells
*Dust (Book 3 of the Silo trilogy) Hugh Howey
Exodus Leon Uris
The Murder on The Links Agatha Christie
Translation State Ann Leckie
The Terminal List Jack Carr
The Arabian Nights (Amazon Classics Edition) Andrew Lang
Green Hills Of Africa Ernest Hemingway
The Long Game Ann Leckie
The Mystery of the Blue Jar and The Witness for the Prosecution Agatha Christie
Prelude to Foundation Isaac Asimov
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie
*Red Rising (Red Rising Series, book 1) Pierce Brown
*Golden Son (Red Rising Series, book 2) Pierce Brown
Forward The Foundation Isaac Asimov
I Robot Isaac Asimov
System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries; Book 7) Martha Wells
Electric Dreams Philip K. Dick
*Morning Star (Red Rising Series, book 3) Pierce Brown
The Caves of Steel (Robot Series, Book 1) Isaac Asimov
Walk In My Combat Boots James Patterson and Matt Eversmann
Aftermath (Expeditionary Force Book 16) Craig Alanson

In Progress
*Iron Gold (Red Rising Series, book 4) Pierce Brown
Nightfall and Other Stories Isaac Asimov
The Robert E. Howard Omnibus: 99 Collected Stories (Halcyon Classics)

In Cue
*Dark Age (Red Rising Series, book 5) Pierce Brown
Light Bringer (Red Rising Series, book 6) Pierce Brown (on hold for rereads)
The Collected Works of Robert E. Howard

Dropped
The Way of Kings Stormlight Archive Book 1 Brandon Sanderson I couldn't get into it, but I may try again some time in the future
Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special Craig Alanson If you get into the Ex Force series, don't make the mistake of getting this audio book. It isn't necessary for the continuity of the story, but you may feel that way at some times. I thought it was a terrible dramatization and have already told a few folks not to get it when they started the series.

Ok, to explain my choices they are mostly $1-$3 Kindle deals. So many books reason don't need to read when first come out.

1st Quarter Books:
1) "Babel: An Arcane History" by R. F. Kuang (C+)
2) "Never" by Ken Follet (B+)
3) "The Passion of Cleopatra" by Anne Rice (C-)
4) "Exodus" by Leon Uris (B+)
5) "Lost Boy Lost Girl" by Peter Straub (C)
6) "The Cabinet of Dr. Leng" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (C)

2nd Quarter:
7) "The Evening and the Morning" by Ken Follett. A prequel to "The Pillars of the Earth" (B)
8) "The Leopard" by Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole #8). Good Nordic detective series (B)
9) "The Naturalist" by Andrew Mayne. Ok detective novel (C)
10) "The Art Restorer" by Julian Sanchez. A follow up to "The Antiquarian". A novel about novelist writing a novel based on his solving a mystery. Like his writing. (A-)
11) "Tatiana" by Martin Cruz Smith (Arcady Renko #8). Russian police detective series (B+)
12) "The Dillinger Days" by John Toland. While main focus is Dillinger also covers the other infamous of the 1930s (B)
13) "Master and Commander" by Patrick O'Brian (Aubrey & Maturin #1) Series given to me by widow of friend. Too much nautical lingo for me. Not sure will read more. (C)
14) "Bulfinch's Mythology - The Age of Fable" by Thomas Bulfinch. Covers Greek, Roman, Nordic, Egyptian and Asian. Informative, but dry. Think Cliff notes (B-)
15) - 18) "End Times" series (6 books in series)
1- "Rise of the Undead" Walking Dead Australia (B-)
2- "The Wasteland" Walking Dead repetitive (C+) almost gave up
3- "Blood and Salt" Walking Dead meets Telepaths (B-)
4- "Destroyer of Worlds" Walking Dead meets War of the Worlds (B+)

3rd & 4th Quarter:
19-20) Finished "End Times" series. "Kingdom of Hell Book" (B) and "Brother's Keeper" (B+)
21) "The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle that Defined WWII" by Bob Drury. Can't believe hadn't read before. Wish had more on Rudder (A-)
22) "Heresy" by Giordano Bruno. Forgettable (C)
23) "Phantom" by Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole #9) (A-)
24) "Moon Lake" by Joe R Lansdale (B)
25-30) "Aubrey & Maturin" series by Patrick O' Brian "Post Captain", "H.M.S. Surprise", "The Mauritius Command", "Desolation Island", "The Fortune of War". (B-)
31-34) "Age of Unreason" series by Greg Keyes "Newton's Cannon", "A Calculus of Angels", "Empire of Unreason", "The Shadows of God". Alternate history with characters like Ben Franklin, Newton and lots of historical rulers in the early 1700's (B)
35) "Police" by Jo Nesbo (#10) (B)
36) "Knife" by Jo Nesbo (#12) (B)
37) "The Abominable" by Dan Simmons. Too much technical jargon (C+)
37) " The Institute" by Stephen King (B)
38) "The Forgery of Venus" by Michael Gruber. (B-)
39) "Mastermind" by Andrew Mayne. (B)
40) "Easy Go" by Michael Crichton as John Lange. (C)

RED AG 98 said:

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Just finished Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. It's one of the most enjoyable reads I've had in a long time. Unique, riveting, just absolutely fantastic. If you enjoyed The Martian, read this -- it's better.

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I agree with this

Did we just lose multiple pages on this thread???

Like 4 of my update posts have disappeared! have

I didn't see anything warranting a deletion.

I got away from reading to concentrate on guitar before I got to the penultimate book in the Malazan series. I need to finish that up bc this fall I have a book being released in 2 series I'm following, and I usually like to do rereads of these series before a new book comes out.

Dr. Mephisto said:

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Did we just lose multiple pages on this thread???

Like 4 of my update posts have disappeared! have

I didn't see anything warranting a deletion.

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This is the 2023 thread. Are you thinking of the 2024 one?

The Dog Lord said:

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Dr. Mephisto said:

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Did we just lose multiple pages on this thread???

Like 4 of my update posts have disappeared! have

I didn't see anything warranting a deletion.

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This is the 2023 thread. Are you thinking of the 2024 one?

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That sound about like a mistake I'd make!

Thanks.

Sorry for the prior year thread bump, but I did a search for Project Hail Mary and it's what showed up.