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I have a collection of over 500 hard back science fiction and fantasy books, as well as numerous other books; history, mythology, and role-playing. Most of the Sci-Fi were originally my grandfathers. I am inputing them all here as I read them stating in 1999. There are many books in the collection I have read before 1999 and a lot of books here that I read that I don't own. The rating system only goes back to 2004.
Oh and there are plenty of mistakes in here, spelling, categories and such.
| Statistics on the books I've read since 1999 | | Categorys | | Alternate Fantasy | 73 | | Alternate History | 73 | | Alternate History: Civil War | 2 | | Alternate History: Steampunk | 7 | | Alternate History: WWII | 12 | | Astronomy | 2 | | Beekeeping | 21 | | Computer | 1 | | Fantasy | 190 | | Fantasy: Contemporary | 84 | | Fantasy: Lost World | 2 | | Fantasy: Lovecraftian | 13 | | Fantasy: Post-Apocalyptic | 20 | | Fiction | 9 | | Fiction: Military | 3 | | Gardening | 0 | | History | 125 | | Humor | 2 | | Linguistics | 3 | | LitRPG | 7 | | Mythology | 34 | | Non-Fiction | 1 | | Political | 4 | | Pulp Adventure | 11 | | Roleplaying | 4 | | Sci-fi | 422 | | Sci-Fi: Cyberpunk | 0 | | Sci-Fi: Dystopian | 3 | | Sci-Fi: Military | 77 | | Sci-Fi: Post-Apocalyptic | 17 | | Sci-Fi: Space Opera | 47 | | Sci-Fi: Time Travel | 9 | | Science | 16 | |
| | Covers | | hardback | 733 | | online | 0 | | oversized hardback | 1 | | paperback | 316 | | softcover | 247 | |
| | Collections | | Borrowed | 105 | | Granddads | 176 | | Moms | 4 | | Shawns | 1013 | |
| | Anthologys | | Anthology | 78 | | Not an Anthology | 1156 | | Multi-Author Anthology | 64 | |
| | Books per year | 2026: 45
2025: 77
2024: 58
2023: 62
2022: 48
2021: 47
2020: 58
2019: 58
2018: 33
2017: 36
2016: 56
2015: 41
2014: 47
2013: 28
2012: 50
2011: 54
2010: 65
2009: 62
2008: 57
2007: 50
2006: 43
2005: 35
2004: 54
2003: 92
2002: 53
2001: 41
2000: 64
1999: 40
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| | Total books read: (includes rereads) 1496 | Total unique books: 1298 |
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The rating system I'm using is:
- I'll be getting rid of this one
- Really bad
- Bad
- Average
- A good book
- I'll probably read it again
- I recommend reading this
- Read it twice in the first sitting
Categories
I am using 3 main categories, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Alternate History. The great decider in whether a book is Sci-Fi or Fantasy is the use of the supernatural. That makes it Fantasy. So The Dragon Riders of Pern series is Sci-Fi there are not gods, magic, or supernatural, its all science based. Star Wars on the other hand (at least before Lucus retconned it with midicholians) is Fantasy because the Force is supernatural. Alternate History falls in a separate category. These are books purposefully set in the past where history changes and goes down an alternate timeline. The change can be due to science or the supernatural.
- Alternate History: A story that takes place in the past in our world which was the same until a certain point. This Point of Departure is the instance where the timeline between our world and the one in the story diverge. The PoD can be caused but time travel or supernatural means but the cause is not generally relevant to the story.
- Alternate History: Steampunk: The Point of Departure causes the world to develop super science in the Victorian Age. Usually developing steam powered devices and computing machines early. The story is generally set in the Victorian Age or immediately after.
- Alternate History: WWII: An Alternative WWII takes place. Hitler dies, Hitler lives, America never enters the war etc.
- Alternate History: Civil War An Alternative American Civil War takes place
- Alternate Fantasy: A story set on a parallel world in a semi-historical time where the supernatural exists. This differs from an Alternate History in that the world was always different from ours but developed along similar lines.
- Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic: The world ends, or nearly does drastically changing things.
- Sci-Fi: Cyberpunk: near future, dystopian, ai and prostecics are common
- Sci-Fi: Time Travel: Time Travel can cause an Alternate History or enter a Parallel World but the focus of a Sci-Fi Time Travel story is going back and forth in time not the world created.
- Sci-Fi: Space Opera: A story that occurs in space with the focus on action rather than science tend have larger than life heroes.
- Sci-Fi: Military: Involves future weapons and warfare with the focus being on the super technology. Often crosses over with Space Opera but the characters tend to be more normal and the emphasis is on warfare and weapons rather than action.
- Fantasy: Requires the existence of the supernatural. Stories that seem Sci-Fi can be Fantasy because a large portion of the story is explained as supernatural (ie the Force in Star Wars before Lucus retconned it).
- Fantasy: Contemporary: A story set in the modern world but where the supernatural exists. This is the same as a Alternate Fantasy, but is not a historical story.
- Fantasy: Post-Apocalyptic: The Apocalypse caused magic to reenter the world, so its in the future but the supernatrual exisits also making it more Fantasy than Sci-Fi.
- Lovecraftian Fiction: Involves Chthulu, the Great Old ones, and people fighting unspeakable evil which is trying to enter and take over the world. The original genre was Horror but more contemporary literature tends to be campy.
- Pulp Adventure: Typically 1920s and 1930s the heroes don't have supernatural powers but are the top end of what humanity has to offer. Typically Tarzan and Doc Savage.
| The Book of Three | | [16-Jul-2026]
by Lloyd Alexander
Alternate Fantasy: 187 pages
The origin of the Black Cauldron movie. Taren the pig keeper has to go find Henwen the missing oracular pig.
Note this series has no page numbers. Amazon estimates the series is 935 pages so just dividing that by 5. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| Anabasis: The Perisan Expedition | | [01-Jul-2026]
by Xenophon
History: 155 pages
Nothing of real note here, heard most of it before in pieces just wanted to read it all together. Ten thousand Greek mercenaries become trapped in Persia after a civil war and must march out, and then do mercenary things along the Black Sea. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| A Parade of Horribles | | | [10-Jun-2026]
A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 688 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Next level is a Mario cart style race. There are almost no crawler left. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| A Parade of Horribles | | | [10-Jun-2026]
A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 688 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Next level is a Mario cart style race. There are almost no crawler left. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Inevitable Ruin | | | [06-Jun-2026]
The Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 870 pages.
Volume 7 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
The faction wars on the ninth floor which Carl and team total screw over. Oh and they make it real rather than a game for the factions which really pisses off the factions. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Princess Bride | | [06-Jun-2026]
by William Goldman
Fantasy: 456 pages
How do you take one of the best movies ever and make it a crappy book? Spend the first 36 page in your made up author and made up nonsense driveling crap about your wife in stuff that is entirely not relevant to the story. Other than that once the story starts its not bad. But SKIP the entire introduction. Rating: 3 (out of 8) |
| Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | | [05-Jun-2026]
by Robert C. Obrien
Fantasy: Contemporary: 233 pages
Mrs Frisby is mouse with s sick kid who cant be moved but the house will be wrecked by the plow in spring so she recruits the super smart rats of NIMH to move the house. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | | | [03-Jun-2026]
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 812 pages.
Volume 6 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Carl and Donut end up in Cuba, which they destroy as usual. Carl gets a tattoo. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Warlord of Mars | | [02-Jun-2026]
by Michael Moorcock
Fantasy: 179 pages
A John Carter knock off. Man gets transported to Mars, man meets Princess, Princess is in danger, man solves danger. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Gate of the Feral Gods | | | [23-May-2026]
The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 589 pages.
Volume 4 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Carl is breaking despite his repeated claims they wont break him. Its not all the aliens fault, his fellow earthmen are partially responsible. Games that make my life depend on the competence and actions of other people suck. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Operation Bounce House | | [23-May-2026]
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Sci-fi: 437 pages
Colonist farmers are accused of terrorism and attacked by kids playing video games in mechs as a cover for the governments real genocide of the planets people. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Dungeon Anarchists Cookbook | | [22-May-2026]
by Matt Dinniman
Fantasy: Contemporary: 532 pages
The weakest of the three so far. Needs a real map, not the useless one 2/3rds of the way through, even if that is just a picture. I hate books with no maps that expect you to understand how people are moving around all over the place. Do not keep liquids in your inventory was amazing. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Outlaw | | | [21-May-2026]
Outlaw by Jim Butcher.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 184 pages.
Volume 0 in the series Dresden Files.
Dresden helps a former mobster which really means Marcone uses Dresden. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Carls Doomsday Scenario | | | [20-May-2026]
Carls Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 371 pages.
Volume 3 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
The weakest so far. Books that needs maps with really substandard maps are not good. If I cant figure out where you are and what you are doing it pointless. The idea is they are in a giant maze of tunnels with trains running on them but they start at station 72+ out of 436 and need to get back to the start when trains only run one way, then there are specials running in other directions like circles and a layer of upside down trains. Its a mess. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Siege | | | [18-May-2026]
Monster Hunter Siege by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 368 pages.
Volume 6 in the series Monster Hunter.
STFU becomes a real problem and tries to screw over Franks, who had to send a strongly worded letter to the President. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Nemesis | | | [16-May-2026]
Monster Hunter Nemesis by Larry Correia.
Alternate Fantasy: 361 pages.
Volume 5 in the series Monster Hunter.
Earl takes a trip to northern Michigan and finds a girlfriend, after losing his werewolfhood and regaining it. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Legion | | | [15-May-2026]
Monster Hunter Legion by Larry Correia.
Alternate Fantasy: 377 pages.
Volume 4 in the series Monster Hunter.
A monster hunter convention turns bad. STFU screws everyone including Management. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Magic and Bullets | | | [14-May-2026]
Magic and Bullets by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: 340 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Academy of Outcasts.
The outcasts fail to pay rent to the local gangster and must become adventurers. This has got to be Corrias dnd game. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Alpha | | | [14-May-2026]
Monster Hunter Alpha by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 552 pages.
Volume 3 in the series Monster Hunter.
Earl stops a major event by himself, well ok with some help from some townsfolk, but not the rest of the company. He finds a girlfriend. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Old Mars | | [13-May-2026]
by George R. R. Martin
Sci-fi: 486 pages
Short stories by modern authors in the style of classic sci-fi mars is habitable. The wreck of the Mars Adventure goes with the Arabella of Mars series. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
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