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Not a complete list — just what stuck. Technical books and whatever I’m reading for the plot.
fantasy
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
Book one of the Kingkiller Chronicles.
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The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson
Book one of the Stormlight Archive.
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Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson
Book one of the Mistborn trilogy.
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The Shadow of What Was Lost
James Islington
Book one of the Licanius Trilogy.
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Age of Swords
Michael J. Sullivan
Book two of the Legends of the First Empire.
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Assassin's Quest
Robin Hobb
Book three of the Farseer Trilogy.
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Unsouled
Will Wight
Book one of the Cradle series.
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Iron Tyrant
Seth Ring
Progression fantasy — cultivation, power creep, and a satisfying grind.
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technical
Eloquent JavaScript
Marijn Haverbeke
A modern introduction to JavaScript — also free to read online.
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
David Flanagan
The reference most people reach for eventually.
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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Al Sweigart
Practical Python for scripts that actually save time.
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The Rust Programming Language
Steve Klabnik & Carol Nichols
The official book — also free to read online.
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The C# Player's Guide
RB Whitaker
A genuinely friendly way into C#.
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Build Systems with Go
Juan Tirado
A practical, no-nonsense look at build tooling in Go.
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