The Android's Dream by John Scalzi - This novel follows the efforts of a messenger, an undead computer program, and the daughter of a half-human half-sheep to stop a galactic war that Earth would be sure to lose. It was interesting.

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak - I read this for the first (and so far, only) book club that I participated in here at RAFO. I enjoyed it. As I have previously read and enjoyed Chekhov, I think I might just like Russian literature. I should read more of it.

Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton - The way this book was presented as an annotated historical account despite being a work of fiction was fun. In my opinion, it does a better job telling the story of Beowulf than Beowulf does.

The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson - This was more about hype than anything else. I've been a fan of the series for too long and spent too much time on it not to enjoy a new addition. I still have to read Towers of Midnight, but I probably won't be able to until next year.

Green by Ted Dekker - I really liked the previous Circle trilogy. It played a large part in making Dekker my new favorite author of Christian fiction. This new combination prequel/sequel was great too.

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee - This was a script I read in preparation for a show I was in. I played the part of George Sillers. The speeches are powerful even if they have lost some of their relevance, and there was a lot more humor than I was expecting.

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson - I know, it's actually three books. They're related closely enough to get one entry anyway. I read this series because Darth_Katie told me I should, and I was not disappointed.

The Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke - This is a collection of short stories chosen by Clarke himself as being his favorites. They cover a wide range of settings, topics, and tones. I enjoyed most of the stories, but I think Rescue Party was my favorite.

Quantum Reality by Nick Herbert - The cutting edge of physics from twenty-five years ago, this book was both informative and (not always intentionally) funny.

Terminator and Philosophy: I'll Be Back, Therefore I Am edited by Richard Brown and Kevin S. Decker - This book uses the Terminator movies as well as the Sarah Conner Chronicles as the basis for philosophical discussion. It covers such diverse topics as the meaning of life, the paradox of time travel, suicide, genocide, and the definition of the word "the." Some of it is really quite deep. What made this especially fun for me to read is that I have actually never seen The Terminator or any of its sequels.