2023

  1. Leviathan Falls by James S. A. Corey

  2. Dracula by Bram Stoker

  3. Killing Floor by Lee Child

  4. Die Trying by Lee Child

  5. Tripwire by Lee Child

  6. Running Blind by Lee Child

  7. Echo Burning by Lee Child

  8. Without Fail by Lee Child

  9. Persuader by Lee Child

  10. The Enemy by Lee Child

  11. One Shot by Lee Child

  12. The Hard Way by Lee Child

  13. Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child

  14. Nothing to Lose by Lee Child

  15. 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric Cline

  16. The Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David Anthony

  17. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

  18. Alternative Approaches to Monetary Policy

  19. The Golem’s Eye by Jonathan Stroud

  20. Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan Stroud

  21. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang

  22. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

  23. The Lost World by Michael Crichton

2022

  1. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

  2. The Martian by Andy Weir

  3. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

  4. Termination Shock by Neil Stephenson

  5. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

  6. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

  7. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

  8. Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

  9. Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

2021

  1. The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim

  2. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  3. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass

  4. Necromancer by Gordon R. Dickson

  5. Soldier, Ask Not by Gordon R. Dickson

  6. Tactics of Mistake by Gordon R. Dickson

  7. The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses by Dan Carlin

  8. The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson

  9. Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy by Michael Huemer

2020

  1. The Black Prism by Brent Weeks

  2. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson

  3. Reamde by Neal Stephenson

  4. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clark

  5. Power Play by Ben Bova

  6. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

  7. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

  8. Sundiver by David Brin

  9. Ubik by Philip K. Dick

  10. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

  11. Foundation by Isaac Asimov

  12. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

  13. Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey

  14. The Effective Engineer by Edmond Lau and Bret Taylor

  15. Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson

  16. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov

  17. Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey

  18. Cibola Burn by James S. A. Corey

  19. Nemesis Games by James S. A. Corey

  20. Babylon’s Ashes by James S. A. Corey

  21. Persepolis Rising by James S. A. Corey

  22. Tiamat’s Wrath by James S. A. Corey

  23. The Confusion by Neal Stephenson

  24. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov

  25. The System of the World by Neal Stephenson

  26. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock

  27. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

  28. A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny

  29. One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias

  30. Dorsai! by Gordon R. Dickson

2019

  1. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

  2. The Mythical Man-Month by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

  3. The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10 by Roger Zelazny

  4. When All Else Fails: The Ethics of Resistance to State Injustice by Jason Brennan

  5. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis Taylor

  6. Programming Rust: Fast, Safe Systems Development by Jim Blandy and Jason Orendorff

  7. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

  8. Deathworld by Harry Harrison

  9. Deathworld 2 by Harry Harrison

  10. Deathworld 3 by Harry Harrison

  11. Nemesis by Isaac Asimov

  12. The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick

  13. The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

  14. Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith

  15. An Economist Walks into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to Understand Risk by Allison Schrager

2018

  1. Dreamsongs: Volume 1 by George R. R. Martin

  2. What If? by Randall Munroe

  3. Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey

  4. Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist by Tyler Cowen

  5. The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail–but Some Don’t by Nate Silver

  6. Linux System Programming by Robert Love

  7. Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey

  8. The Problem of Political Authority by Michael Huemer

  9. The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan

  10. The Case against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money by Bryan Caplan

  11. How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life by Massimo Pigliucci

  12. What is this thing called Knowledge? by Duncan Pritchard

  13. Stubborn Attachments by Tyler Cowen

  14. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

2017

  1. Algorithms To Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths

  2. Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clark

  3. Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana

  4. Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Bobby Fischer

  5. Code Complete 2 by Steve McConnell

  6. Earth by David Brin

  7. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas

  8. Gateway by Frederik Pohl

  9. Shogun by James Clavell

  10. Focus by Leo Babauta

  11. So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport

  12. Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe

  13. Deep Work by Cal Newport

  14. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

  15. Practical Programming for Strength Training by Mark Rippetoe and Andy Baker

  16. A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

  17. Count Zero by William Gibson

  18. Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson

  19. Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

  20. Red Rising by Pierce Brown

  21. Golden Son by Pierce Brown

  22. Morning Star by Pierce Brown

2016

  1. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

  2. Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

  3. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

  4. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

  5. Manage Your Day-to-Day edited by Jocelyn Glei

  6. Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

  7. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

  8. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

  9. Hyperion by Dan Simmons

  10. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

  11. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

  12. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

  13. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

  14. Skin Game by Jim Butcher

  15. Cold Days by Jim Butcher

  16. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher

  17. Changes by Jim Butcher

  18. Turn Coat by Jim Butcher

  19. Small Favor by Jim Butcher

  20. White Night by Jim Butcher

  21. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher

  22. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

  23. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

  24. Death Masks by Jim Butcher

  25. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

  26. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

  27. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher

  28. Storm Front by Jim Butcher

2015

  1. Neuromancer by William Gibson

  2. Nightfall by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg

  3. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

  4. I Am legend by Richard Matheson

  5. American Gods by Neil Gaiman

  6. A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin

  7. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin

  8. A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin

  9. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

  10. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

  11. The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe

  12. Year Zero by Rob Reid

2014

  1. Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott

  2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

  3. Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov

  4. Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov

  5. Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov

  6. Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov

  7. Foundation by Isaac Asimov

  8. Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov

  9. Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov

  10. The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey

  11. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

  12. Dune by Frank Herbert