Skip to Content
Home

Library

I read a lot of books, and I even try and write some too. This page contains links to books I've read and enjoyed, so I can find them again in the future (and others can read them too, if they're interested). It also houses copies of some of the short stories I've written, as well as links to download them as epub files that you can read on an e-reader such as a Kindle or Kobo.

Dates given for other people's work are the date I finished reading them; for my own work the date given is approximately when it was 'completed' - the date I first tried to submit it to a publisher.

Life on Earth

Posted
Author
  • David Attenborough

An excellent summary of an incredibly dense subject. Easy and pleasant to read, while also very informative.

Hidden Empire

Posted
Author
  • Kevin J. Anderson

A detailed world with lots of characters, sadly let down by the book itself being mostly info-dumps.

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Posted
Author
  • Brandon Sanderson

A fun and at times beautifully observed fantasy story, marred only a little by too frequent toilet humour.

The Traveller

Posted
Author
  • John Twelve Hawks

Clunky prose, stereotyped characters, and full of cliches. Nevertheless, it has a plot and some interesting things to say.

First and Only

Posted
Author
  • Dan Abnett

A very average Black Library novel, but has the seeds of the things that would later make Abnett such a fun writer.

Reaper Man

Posted
Author
  • Terry Pratchett

Starts out with Pratchett at his absolute best, with a somewhat more subtle, observation based approach to humour. Sadly, it is not to last and the Wizards of Unseen University soon take over.

Moving Pictures

Posted
Author
  • Terry Pratchett

Fewer moments of brilliance than the previous Discworld books, but no loss of direction part way through. Consistently funny and enjoyable from the beginning right the way through until the grand finale.

The Mountain in the Sea

Posted
Author
  • Ray Nayler

An okay science fiction novel that could have been exceptional if it had spent less time on human experience and instead emphasised the nature of non-human conciousness.

Hands-on Rust

Posted
Author
  • Herbert Wolverson

An excellent introduction to game development and the Rust programming language. Manages that all too rare feat of being fun and informative.

Attack Surface

Posted
Author
  • Cory Doctorow

An interesting essay on state and corporate surveillance, expanded into a rather dull and unimaginative novel.