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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 | 71 | | Alternate History | 74 | | Alternate History: Civil War | 2 | | Alternate History: Steampunk | 7 | | Alternate History: WWII | 12 | | Astronomy | 2 | | Beekeeping | 21 | | Computer | 1 | | Fantasy | 191 | | Fantasy: Contemporary | 86 | | Fantasy: Lost World | 2 | | Fantasy: Lovecraftian | 13 | | Fantasy: Post-Apocalyptic | 21 | | 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 | 423 | | 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 | 17 | |
| | Covers | | hardback | 733 | | online | 0 | | oversized hardback | 1 | | paperback | 315 | | softcover | 253 | |
| | Collections | | Borrowed | 105 | | Granddads | 176 | | Moms | 4 | | Shawns | 1018 | |
| | Anthologys | | Anthology | 78 | | Not an Anthology | 1161 | | Multi-Author Anthology | 64 | |
| | Books per year | 2026: 63
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) 1514 | Total unique books: 1303 |
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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 Long Run | | | [27-Oct-2026]
The Long Run by Patrick Chiles.
Sci-fi: 328 pages.
Volume 1 in the series Interstellar Medic.
A paramedic is picked up by aliens after saving a downed flying saucer and becomes a paramedic for the Galactic Union. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Fellowship of the Ring | | | [26-Oct-2026]
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Fantasy: 527 pages.
Volume 1 in the series The Lord of the Rings.
Still a good book. Rereading a lot of older stuff I havent read in a while. Rating: 7 (out of 8) |
| Time Drivers Dawn | | [23-Oct-2026]
by L. E. Modessit
Sci-fi: 348 pages
A prequal to The Fires of Paratime. Similar story, guy wit new powers ends up changing society among time traverlers. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Last Train Outta Kepler 238c | | [16-Oct-2026]
by David Boop
Alternate Fantasy: 249 pages
Space short stories with a western flavor. The best one was the one by Stith, Jasper and the Mare. I think it was also the shortest. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| Perditions Storm | | | [08-Oct-2026]
Perditions Storm by Brian Trent.
Fantasy: Post-Apocalyptic: 285 pages.
Volume 15 in the series Black Tide Rising.
Set in Ringos zombie world this takes place in Italy and follows a mafia hit man. Ringo isnt listed as a coauthor which is interesting particular since it gives a lot of details on how the virus started and the consequences. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Hadon of Ancient Opar | | | [16-Aug-2026]
Hadon of Ancient Opar by Phillip Jose Farmer.
Alternate Fantasy: 224 pages.
Volume 1 in the series Opar.
A good fantasy novel set in a prehistoric Africa setting. Written when Farmer was pushing Tarzan being and immortal time traveler. He isnt in the book directly. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Bee Their Vision, Chemical Senses and Language | | [01-Aug-2026]
by Karl von Frisch
Science: 157 pages
Adapted from Frisch's lectures where he discovers bee language. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| The Castle of Llyr | | | [28-Jul-2026]
The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander.
Fantasy: 174 pages.
Volume 3 in the series The Chronicles of Prydain.
Princess Elionway (sp) is sent to be a real princess, kidnapped and discovers a plot to force her to be married. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Black Cauldron | | | [24-Jul-2026]
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander.
Alternate Fantasy: 178 pages.
Volume 2 in the series The Chronicles of Prydain.
The team from the first book go to steal the Black Cauldron from the evil guy only to find it was already stolen. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinner | | | [20-Jul-2026]
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinner by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 286 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Monster Hunter Memoirs.
Chadwick move to New Orleans, which has a very bad problem. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Master and Commander | | | [20-Jul-2026]
Master and Commander by Patrick OBrian.
Alternate History: 384 pages.
Volume 1 in the series The Aubrey Martin Series.
The first novel of the sailing classics series. Got a good definition of ship vs sloop. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| 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) |
| Monster Hunter Memoirs: Fever | | | [10-Jul-2026]
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Fever by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 277 pages.
Volume 4 in the series Monster Hunter Memoirs.
Chloe Mendoza, Aztec princess is a monster hunter. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| The Monster Hunter Files Volume 2 | | | [08-Jul-2026]
The Monster Hunter Files Volume 2 by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 356 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Monster Hunter Files.
More stories in the MHI universe. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| The Monster Hunter Files | | | [05-Jul-2026]
The Monster Hunter Files by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 319 pages.
Volume 10 in the series Monster Hunter.
Short stories in the MHI universe. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Bloodlines | | | [03-Jul-2026]
Monster Hunter Bloodlines by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 324 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Monster Hunter.
Chadwicks kid messes up getting a ward stone. Rating: 6 (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) |
| Monster Hunter Gaurdian | | | [24-Jun-2026]
Monster Hunter Gaurdian by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 332 pages.
Volume 7 in the series Monster Hunter.
While Owen is in Siberia Julie has to save their child. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Memoirs: Saints | | | [22-Jun-2026]
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Saints by Larry Correia.
Fantasy: Contemporary: 273 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Monster Hunter Memoirs.
And now we find out what is really wrong with New Orleans. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge | | | [18-Jun-2026]
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge by Larry Correia.
Alternate Fantasy: 307 pages.
Volume 1 in the series Monster Hunter.
Oliver Chadwick Gardenier, dies, sees St. Peter and comes back as a Monster hunter first in Seattle dealing with the Yakuza. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
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