Currently reading
The Jack Vance Treasury
The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
Nerve
Banker (The Dick Francis Library)
Twice Shy
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
Straight: The Surprisingly Short History Of Heterosexuality
Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
Parasite Rex (with a New Epilogue): Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
The Templars: History & Myth
Siege and Storm (Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone))
I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first. In many ways, it reminded me of Book 2 of the Hunger Games. In both cases, book 2 is very dark and sometimes hard to take. It was quite grim at times. The end had a twist I really wasn't expecting and I'm looking forward to book 3. I think I'd find it hard to reread this one but that will ultimately depend on how it all turns out.
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox Series)
Solid space opera. I'm definitely invested enough in the very kick ass heroine to keep reading the series.
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Absolutely fascinating. I recommend this to any of my friends on the geeky end as it has lots of juicy technical bits. That said, don't be scared off by that as one could skim those bits and still really enjoy the historical aspects.
What Einstein Kept Under His Hat: Secrets of Science in the Kitchen
I like this series. Nice chunks (since it's based on newspaper columns), gentle humor, and great science.
The Mechanical Turk: The True Story of the Chess-playing Machine That Fooled the World
Funny little piece of history that was absolutely fascinating. Tom Standage, as usual, writes wonderfully.
Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal
Great overview of the people and politics involved. For me, it's only 3 stars because I wanted way more engineering and that was mostly glossed over.
John Hodgman (unsurprisingly) was an amazing narrator for this book. I'll agree with everything I've read about his being a precursor to Douglas Adams even though Adams had never read Sheckley prior to HHGTTG publication. Great stuff.
Midnight Blue-Light Special: An Incryptid Novel
I utterly adore these books. The Incryptid books (and short stories) are so much fun!
Chameleon
This would be a great SyFy channel movie. If you want a thriller along those lines, give this a read and don't be put off by the irrelevant and shitty cover.
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
Loved it. Oodles of fun.
Fledgling (Liaden Universe Novels)
Based on this one, I'll have to go look up the other Liaden Universe books.
The Emperor's Soul
Sanderson rocks. I have no idea how he keeps coming up with such interesting magic systems.
