The annual summary from Goodreads has me at 34 books for 2025. It was a good reading year, with a good mix over 15,529 pages. I look forward to a number of continuations in 2026.

Brandon Sanderson

First was the Sanderlanche, and a personal wrap up his Cosmere as it stands. Some personal favorites were Mistborn phase 2, and his special projects Tress and Yumi.

• Wind and Truth
• Mistborn
• The Well of Ascension
• The Hero of Ages
• Secret History
• The Hope of Elantris
• Elantris
• The Emperor’s Soul
• The Alloy of Law
• Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
• The Eleventh Metal
• Shadows of Self
• The Bands of Mourning
• The Lost Metal
• Warbreaker
• Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
• Sixth of the Dusk
• Tress of the Emerald Sea
• Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
• The Sunlit Man
• Isles of the Emberdark

James Islington

A friend set me on a path with Islington. At first I was a little skeptical about it being too close to Red Rising but it became it’s own thing.

2024’s reading is a wrap. That was 15 books, 9,861 pages, and a lot of fun stories.

Martha Wells

Murderbot carried over from last year.

• System Collapse
• Compulsory

George R.R. Martin

I’m doing the audiobooks for Game of Thrones which is slow going.

• A Storm of Swords
• A Feast for Crows

Dan Simmons

For something new, I decided to try out a classic series. This one had real depth in places.

This was the year of my first eReader. 33 books and 11,962 pages later it was over.

George R.R. Martin

The audiobook was a good companion on the work commute.

• A Game of Thrones

James S.A. Corey

The year started strong with the Expanse series. I had seen the TV show so was super excited to dive in more depth with the characters.

• Leviathan Wakes
• Caliban’s War
• Drive
• The Butcher of Anderson Station
• Gods of Risk
• Abaddon’s Gate
• The Churn
• Cibola Burn
• Nemesis Games
• The Vital Abyss
• Strange Dogs
• Babylon’s Ashes
• Persepolis Rising
• Auberon
• Tiamat’s Wrath
• Leviathan Falls
• The Sins of Our Fathers
• Memory’s Legion

Martha Wells

A suggestion from Amazon led to Murderbot. It was a good suggestion.