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T.H.E. Swan writes character driven stories tackling a tough subject with absurd humor and fantastical elements in an alternative time line to our world.

Genres include women's fiction, historical fiction, magical realism, sci-fi/fantasy, steampunk, and historical romance.

As of October 2025, I've read 76 books

I recommend all of these!

I love almost all books and give 95% of what I read 4 or 5 stars so take this list with that in mind :D

I recommend all of these!

I love almost all books and give 95% of what I read 4 or 5 stars so take this list with that in mind :D

As of October, in 2025:

1. Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune #1)

2. What was the Gold Rush by Joan Holub (Who was series)

3. Fated Throne by Caroline Packham & Susanne Valienti (Zodiac Academy #6)

4. Wool by Hugh Howey (Silo #1)

5. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

6. Who was Franklin Roosevelt by Margaret Frith (Who Was series)

7. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (The Reckoners #1)

8. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean #3)

9. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes #1)

10. What was Pompeii by Jim O'Conner (Who Was series)

11. The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

12. Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (Finishing School series #1)

13. Mitosis by Brandon Sanderson (The Reckoners #1.5)

14. What was Ellis Island by Patricia Brennan Demuth (Who Was series)

15. The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

16. Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

17. A Court of Throne and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorn and Roses #1)

18. Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones

19. All Systems Red by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #1)

20. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes #0)

21. What was The age of the Dinosaur by Megan Stine (Who Was series)

22. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #0.5)

23. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Re-read) (Dungeon Crawler Carl #1)

24. Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman (Re-read) (Dungeon Crawler Carl #2)

25. The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale #2)

26. The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann (Unwanteds #1)

27. Who is Steven Spielberg by Stephanie Spinner (Who Was series)

28. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman (Re-read) (Dungeon Crawler Carl #3)

29. The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #5)

30. The Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians #2)

31. The Hobbit: or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings #0)

32. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Shadow and Bone #1)

33. Who is Ralph Lauren by Jane O'Conner (Who Was series)

34. Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman (re-read) (Dungeon Crawler Carl #4)

35. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (The Muderbot Diaries #2)

36. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games #1)

37. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (The Muderbot Diaries #3)

38. The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee (Dallergut Dream Department Store #1)

39. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #4)

40. What was the Donner Party by Ben Hubbard (Who Was series)

41. The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (The Spellshop #1)

42. Project Hair Mary by Andy Weir (Re-read)

43. The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #5)

44. What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition? by Judith St. George (Who Was series)

45. The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #1)

46. The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #4)

47. What Do We Know about the Loch Ness Monster by Steve Karte (Who Was Series)

48. What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 by Kristen Anderson (Who was series)

49. Bury Our Bones int he Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

50. What Was the Great Depression by Janet B. Pascal (Who Was series)

51. The Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl #7)

52. Who was Milton Hershey by James Buckly (Who Was series)

53. Network Effect by Martha Wells (The Muderbot Diaries #5)

54. The Great Forest by Valinora Troy (The Lucky Diamond #3)

55. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

56. This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

57. Firefight by Brandon Sanderson (The Reckoners #2)

58. The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst (The Spellshop #2)

59. What was the Titanic? by Stephanie Sabol (Who Was series)

60. Calamity by Brandon Sanderson (The Reckoners #3)

61. Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry (Shield of Sparrows #1)

62. A Novel Murder by Elizabeth Penney (Secrets of the Castleton Manor Library #1)

63. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (The Housemaid #1)

64. One Level Down by Mary G. Thompson

65. What is Nintendo by Gina Shaw (Who Was series)

66. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries #5)

67. Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

68. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth's Past #1)

69. Caraval by Stephanie Garber (Caraval #1)

70. What was the Berlin Wall by Nico Medina (Who Was series)

71. The Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians #3)

72. The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency #5)

73. Legend by Marie Lu (Legend #1)

74. What was the Battle of Gettysburg by Jim O'Conner (Who Was series)

75. Baking Bad by Kim M. Watt (Beaufort Scales Mystery #1)

76. Do androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner #1)

77. The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman (Re-Read) (Dungeon Crawler Carl #5)

78. P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar