Annual list of the novels, audio books, graphic novels, and trades I read—as I go.

Continuing the audio re-read of my favorite book(s), and the Andy Serkis narration artfully melds the splendor of the prose with the familiar accents of the film actors. These are not to be missed by fans of the books or films.

The third book in the original Foundation series. Many bits and pieces of these books pepper the science fiction landscape of these last sixty years. Great ideas, but still I struggle to develop connections to the characters.

An English spy novel that replaces the luxury world of the Double-O’s with an office full of agents and their demons waiting out their careers in purgatory. But when someone takes advantage of their lowly station, they push back.

"As the Discworld lumbers through the cosmos, the odds continue to work for AND against it’s inhabitants, none more so for poor Rincewind. Perpetually [hilariously] oblivious to his path toward a peaceful life.
Onward with the series!"

The first solo novel by the comic book superstar, birthed from the eponymous ‘90s—low-budget but charming—television series. For aspiring writers, it’s good to see this unpolished work. Nuff said.

The beginning of the author’s long-running literary relationship with his metamorphic protagonist, George Smiley. Le Carré blends the shadowy thrill of a mystery into the Cold War spy genre.