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2017 Reading List

I present to you 2017's reading list. Some are for research, some leisure, and others inspiration. Many of these works will be an impetus for articles written here throughout the year. You'll notice quite a few classics because my goal is to get to the meat of these timeless concepts. I do however have a completely separate reading list for my work as editor at Whitehart Publishing for our pulp revival project.


The Last Wish: Introducing The Witcher
Blood of Elves (The Witcher Book 1)
An Arrow's Flight: A Legend of the Western Shores (Legends of the Western Shores Book 1)
The Last Witchking

Arthurian Romances
The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 1, c.500-c.700
Medieval Ghost Stories: An Anthology of Miracles, Marvels and Prodigies
Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons
Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics

Split-Second Persuasion: The Ancient Art and New Science of Changing Minds
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment
Open-Source Everything Manifesto

FINAL EVENTS and the Secret Government Group on Demonic UFOs and the Afterlife
The Nine Laws
1984 - George Orwell

Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
Viriconium

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