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Reading List

What's on my nightstand, what's next, and what I just finished. Mostly fantasy with the occasional detour.

Currently Reading

The Rage of Dragons

The Rage of Dragons

Evan Winter

The Burning #1

Started Jan 15, 2026
Progress 100%

"This man is ANGRY. The training montages are brutal and I'm here for it. Tau is too stubborn to die."

DNF

Malice

Malice

John Gwynne

Stopped at Ch. 13

"Tried the audiobook 3 times. Cool moments (Corban + giant wolf go hard) but it just didn't pass the vibe check. No idea why."

TBR Pile

The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind

high

Patrick Rothfuss

Kingkiller Chronicle #1

"Everyone keeps telling me this is peak prose. Finally caving."

Red Rising

Red Rising

high

Pierce Brown

Red Rising Saga #1

"Hunger Games meets space opera? The hype is real and I need to see why."

The Poppy War

The Poppy War

high

R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #1

"Asian-inspired fantasy with brutal war scenes. Heard this one hits different."

The Blade Itself

The Blade Itself

medium

Joe Abercrombie

First Law #1

"Grimdark with apparently the best character work in fantasy."

Jade City

Jade City

medium

Fonda Lee

The Green Bone Saga #1

"Asian crime families with magic jade powers. Godfather meets wuxia."

Gideon the Ninth

Gideon the Ninth

medium

Tamsyn Muir

Locked Tomb #1

"Lesbian necromancers in space. The vibes sound immaculate."

The Shadow of the Gods

The Shadow of the Gods

medium

John Gwynne

The Bloodsworn Trilogy #1

"Viking-inspired fantasy with dead gods. The aesthetic is calling me."

The Lies of Locke Lamora

The Lies of Locke Lamora

high

Scott Lynch

Gentleman Bastard #1

"Fantasy heist with the wittiest con men in fiction. Ocean's Eleven vibes."

Children of Blood and Bone

Children of Blood and Bone

medium

Tomi Adeyemi

Legacy of Orïsha #1

"West African-inspired magic system. The world building sounds incredible."

A Deadly Education

A Deadly Education

medium

Naomi Novik

The Scholomance #1

"Dark academia magic school where everything tries to kill you. Yes please."

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