The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Theft of Fire

Eric Kay ❤️ loved this book because...

The world was lived in and the people were _real_.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Devon Eriksen ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Theft of Fire as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Atomic Rockets Seal of Approval
Dragon Award "Best Scifi" Finalist
Prometheus Award "Best Novel" Finalist

“Think Leviathan Wakes — if written by Heinlein.”
—Analog Magazine

“A great read — hard SF by a retired engineer.”
—John Carmack, creator of Doom, Oculus founder

At the frozen edge of the solar system lies a hidden treasure which could spell their fortune or their destruction—but only if they survive each other first.

Marcus Warnoc has a little problem. His asteroid mining ship—his inheritance, his livelihood, and his home—has been hijacked by a pint-sized corporate heiress with enough blackmail material to sink him for…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Abaddon's Gate

Eric Kay ❤️ loved this book because...

There's a reason they're hits. Lived-in world and with great characters.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By James S. A. Corey ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Abaddon's Gate as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The third book in the NYT bestselling Expanse series, Abaddon's Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets. Now a Prime Original series. 

HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIES

For generations, the solar system -- Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt -- was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus's orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark.

Jim Holden and the…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Project Hail Mary

Eric Kay ❤️ loved this book because...

This was my Audiobook listen through. I think Andy's work lends itself to visual and audio mediums more than others. The scale and especially the character Rocky shined through on the audiobook.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Andy Weir ,

Why should I read it?

98 authors picked Project Hail Mary as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Above Dark Waters

By Eric Kay ,

Book cover of Above Dark Waters

What is my book about?

Above Dark Waters is my exploration of AI therapy and the dystopian sci-fi themes. It's set on a futuristic seastead which uses the Pacific's cool water to cool their datacenters! Dive into a world where AI therapy meets surveillance capitalism, inspired by 2025’s tech risks. Part Cyberpunk, part Hard sci-fi, explore this near-future world before it comes to a screen near you.

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