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Theodore S. Lindsey

2024's Books

Categories: Annual Reading Retrospective, Tags: Books, Reading,
December 31, 2024
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This year I read 44 books. My favorite books from this year were:

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Verne)
Jan 5
Jules Verne
David Linski
An "enlightened" "gentleman" and his servant is kidnapped and taken on an undersea adventure by a recluse submarine captain.
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The Calculating Stars (Kowal)
Jan 10
Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal
Lady Astronaut, Book 1
A anxious calculator and pilot works on opening up room for women to join the astronaught core as humanity reaches further into space.
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The Fated Sky (Kowal)
Jan 22
Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal
Lady Astronaut, Book 2
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The Relentless Moon (Kowal)
Jan 25
Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal
Lady Astronaut, Book 3
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Never whistle at night: an Indigenous dark fiction anthology (Hawk)
Feb 3
  • Norris Black
  • Amber Blaeser-Wardzala
  • Phoenix Boudreau
  • Cherie Dimaline
  • Carson Faust
  • Kelli Jo Ford
  • Kate Hart
  • David Heska Wanbli Weiden
  • Brandon Hobson
  • Darcie Little Badger
  • Conley Lyons
  • Nick Medina
  • Tiffany Morris
  • Tommy Orange
  • Mona Susan Power
  • Marcie R. Rendon
  • Waubgeshig Rice
  • Rebecca Roanhorse
  • Andrea L. Rogers
  • Morgan Talty
  • D.H. Trujillo
  • Richard Van Camp
  • Royce Young Wolf
  • Mathilda Zeller
  • Shane Hawk
  • Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
  • Erin Tripp
  • Elle-Mรกijรก Tailfeathers
  • Joelle Peters
  • Kaniehtiio Horn
  • Lisa Cromarty
  • Maika Harper
  • Shane Ghostkeeper
  • Sheldon Elter
  • Tara Sky
Collection of dark and horror stories written by Native American authors.
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Dark Matter (Crouch)
Feb 6
Blake Crouch
Jon Lindstrom
A professor is kidnapped and taken to a parallel world. The multiverse exists. Can he find his way back?
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Looking for Alaska (Green)
Feb 7
John Green
Wil Wheaton
A kid on boarding school discovers himself as he expands his horizons by making friends.
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So You Want To Talk About Race (Oluo)
Feb 12
Ijeoma Oluo
Bahni Turpin
Ijeoma Oluo offers their perspective and research on how Black Americans experience life in America, and how that depth and complexity is invisible to (most) White folks.
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Priests of Mars (McNeill)
Feb 18
Graham McNeill
Joe Jameson
Forge of Mars, Warhammer 40,000, Book 1
Chasing after a lost expedition, a contingent of the Adeptus Mechanicus attempts to hunt that prize.
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Waking Up White (Irving)
Feb 22
Debby Irving
Debby Irving
Debby Irving shares her journey learning about racism in America, and her take on how to be a good ally.
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Silence of the Unworthy Gods (Rowe)
Mar 6
Andrew Rowe
Nick Podehl
Arcane Ascension, Book 4
After the events of the previous book, the protagonist levels up and fights his dad with death and destruction littering the path.
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This is How They Tell Me The World Ends (Perlroth)
Mar 20
Nicole Perlroth
Allyson Ryan
Uncovering the world of Zero Day (computing exploit) discovery and trading, as researched by a The New York Times cybersecurity journalist, presented as a thriller.
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Three Laws Lethal (Walton)
Mar 22
David Walton
Shawn Compton
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (Zinn)
Mar 27
Howard Zinn
David Strathairn
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The Overstory (Powers)
Apr 17
Richard Powers
Suzanne Toren
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Schwab)
May 14
V. E. Schwab
Steven Crossley
Darker Shade of Magic, Book 1
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Gideon the Ninth (Muir)
Jun 19
Tamsyn Muir
Moira Quirk
The Locked Tomb Trilogy, Book 1
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Nightflyers (Martin)
Jun 20
George R.R. Martin
Adenrele Ojo
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Men Without Work (Eberstadt)
Jul 8
Nicholas Eberstadt
Stephen R. Thorne
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Guin)
Aug 5
Ursula K. Le Guin
Rob Inglis
The Earthsea Quartet, Book 1
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Day of Ascension (Tchaikovsky)
Aug 9
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Harry Myers
Warhammer 40,000
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Ninefox Gambit (Lee)
Aug 27
Yoon Ha Lee
Emily Woo Zeller
Machineries of Empire, Book 1
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Fevre Dream (Martin)
Sep 12
George R.R. Martin
Ron Donachie
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The Pillars of the Earth (Follett)
Sep 22
Ken Follett
John Lee
The Kingsbridge Novels, Book 1
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The Infinite and the Divine (Rath)
Oct 2
Robert Rath
Richard Reed
Warhammer 40,000
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Damoren (Skorkowsky)
Oct 7
Seth Skorkowsky
R.C. Bray
Valducan, Book 1
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Hounacier (Skorkowsky)
Oct 11
Seth Skorkowsky
R.C. Bray
Valducan, Book 2
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Ibenus (Skorkowsky)
Oct 15
Seth Skorkowsky
R.C. Bray
Valducan, Book 3
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Redemptor (Skorkowsky)
Oct 17
Seth Skorkowsky
R.C. Bray
Valducan, Book 4
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The Mercy of Gods (Corey)
Oct 21
James S.A. Corey
Jefferson Mays
Captive's War, Book 1
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Livesuit (Corey)
Oct 23
James S.A. Corey
Jefferson Mays
Captive's War
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Fall; or Dodge in Hell (Stephenson)
Oct 30
Neal Stephenson
Malcolm Hillgartner
Dodge, Book 2
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Phoenix Project (Kim)
Nov 5
Gene Kim
Chris Ruen
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The Abyss Beyond Dreams (Hamilton)
Nov 16
Peter F. Hamilton
John Lee
Commonwealth: Chronicle of the Fallers, Book 1
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A Night Without Stars (Hamilton)
Nov 26
Peter F. Hamilton
John Lee
Commonwealth: Chronicle of the Fallers, Book 2
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Fair Play (Rodsky)
Nov 29
Eve Rodsky
Eve Rodsky
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Flying Blind (Robison)
Dec 4
Peter Robison
Feodor Chin
A deep dive into how Boeing corrupted itself and caused the several 737 Max disasters.
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Pines (Crouch)
Dec 10
Blake Crouch
Max Meyers
The Wayward Pines Trilogy, Book 1
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Wayward (Crouch)
Dec 12
Blake Crouch
Max Meyers
The Wayward Pines Trilogy, Book 2
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The Last Town (Crouch)
Dec 14
Blake Crouch
Max Meyers
The Wayward Pines Trilogy, Book 3
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Not Till We Are Lost (Taylor)
Dec 16
Dennis E. Taylor
Ray Porter
Bobiverse, Book 5
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Mountain of Daggers (Skorkowsky)
Dec 27
Seth Skorkowsky
R.C. Bray
Tales of the Black Raven, Book 1
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Saturation Point (Tchaikovsky)
Dec 30
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Emma Newman
A scientist revisits
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Walking to Aldebaran (Tchaikovsky)
Dec 31
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky
An astronaut narrates his descent into madness exploring an artifact in space.