After Name of the Wind, this book was like a cool glass of water the morning after a night out. In my review of Shadow of the Torturer, the first book in this series, I said that the main driver of wanting to read the other books was learning more about the world, not so …
Flight of the Silvers
I just finished this novel by Daniel Price, and for the first time since my childhood, I listened to it on audiobook. I've been doing a lot of driving lately, so have picked up an Audible subscription. This book was very entertaining and gave me lots of ideas to steal. It begins with the end …
The Martian: A Novel, by Andy Weir
An action packed thriller about one man trapped on Mars. I couldn't put this one down. Mark Watney is part of an expedition to Mars that goes terribly wrong, forcing his crew-mates to leave him behind for dead. What follows is his desperate struggle to stay alive as long as possible until help can arrive. …
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
This was a strange book, very atmospheric and more than a little creepy. Our unnamed protagonist, 'the biologist' (none of the characters are named in the entire book) is part of an expedition to 'area x' where reportedly very unusual things happen. The other expeditions that have gone before hers have rarely returned, and when …
Brandon Sanderson
I met him! And he signed some books! If I ever make it, sitting and signing books for four hours is not something I'd look forward to 
Jonas David 