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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 | 70 | | 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 | 20 | | 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 | 421 | | 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 | 314 | | softcover | 250 | |
| | Collections | | Borrowed | 105 | | Granddads | 176 | | Moms | 4 | | Shawns | 1014 | |
| | Anthologys | | Anthology | 78 | | Not an Anthology | 1157 | | Multi-Author Anthology | 64 | |
| | Books per year | 2026: 58
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) 1509 | Total unique books: 1299 |
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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.
| 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) |
| A Parade of Horribles | | | [10-Jun-2026]
A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 688 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Next level is a Mario cart style race. There are almost no crawler left. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| A Parade of Horribles | | | [10-Jun-2026]
A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 688 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
Next level is a Mario cart style race. There are almost no crawler left. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Inevitable Ruin | | | [06-Jun-2026]
The Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman.
LitRPG: 870 pages.
Volume 7 in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl.
The faction wars on the ninth floor which Carl and team total screw over. Oh and they make it real rather than a game for the factions which really pisses off the factions. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| The Princess Bride | | [06-Jun-2026]
by William Goldman
Fantasy: 456 pages
How do you take one of the best movies ever and make it a crappy book? Spend the first 36 page in your made up author and made up nonsense driveling crap about your wife in stuff that is entirely not relevant to the story. Other than that once the story starts its not bad. But SKIP the entire introduction. Rating: 3 (out of 8) |
| Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | | [05-Jun-2026]
by Robert C. Obrien
Fantasy: Contemporary: 233 pages
Mrs Frisby is mouse with s sick kid who cant be moved but the house will be wrecked by the plow in spring so she recruits the super smart rats of NIMH to move the house. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
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