SCI FI Bookshelf Audit - Final Episode 

I laughed at the point at 15:16 when the book fell and it was Planetfall 😄

Velocity Weapon .... I was suckered into that one by the poster-worthy cover. Only thing worthwhile about it, should have been a poster!

I really like those sleek editions of the Simmons books. Nicely done making space! Just in time for all of those new books you onloaded haha.

A large number of books and authors I do not know... Ah, so many books, so little time...

I don't know if you're into historical fiction but Conn Iggulden has written a lot of it. 'Wolf of the Plains' by him is one of the best single historical fiction books I've read. Great battles and storytelling.

I read the Illuminatus Trilogy as a teenager, probably a mistake, because I couldn’t understand all the pop culture references, but even then, I had the feeling of reading something special, like the ultimate conspiracy theory that ends all conspiracy theories. … You should keep the Witcher books. They are very good. Don’t judge them by the TV show … Cavill is great as the Witcher, but only a few episodes capture the feeling of the books. Instead, you should play the Witcher Wild Hunt game (or watch a walkthrough), it’s so much closer to the novels and complements the books nicely. … And great to see some Philip K. Dick books here, he‘s my favorite Scifi author of all times, and I will never forget when I took one of his books from the library for the first time … it was a short story collection with „The Father Thing“, and a Playboy release … I won’t forget the look on the faces of my parents either … 😂

Now THAT is a good clear-out. I endorse your selections. I would add Max Brooks _Devolution_ as it wasn't very clever and pretty average. I'd also not give Cronin's _The Passage_ the time of day. Easily one of my least favorite books I had the displeasure of reading.

A lot of writertube channels are Sanderson acolytes. If he's not all that I might have to review what I take in.

I audit after every read....if I really enjoy it and would reread it(if i ever did rereads) then I keep it...if not, then it goes bye bye....even some books i like but it's really not something i'd be interested in rereading then it has a high chance of leaving. I also have separate shelves for books I haven't read...I don't mix them all together.

Hi Jon, it's the right decision to keep Wilson's "Illuminatus Trilogy". It's not just a simple conspiracy theory story, alongside Ecco's "Focault's Pendulum it's the genre-defining conspiracy theory. The band "The KLF" named itself after it and its entire myth is based on this book. Even if you never read it, keep it, it's a pop culture milestone. And get rid of Sanderson, you're not a 14 year old girl.

Jon, you may keep Deus Irae, only after getting you cat to pee on it. 😂 In commemoration of what happened to the original manuscript, before it was sent to the publisher for the printing. 😮🤪 To be honest, I've never had problems removing books from my collection, to be resold via used book stores. Nor for any other media. I've always been more interested in what lies between the covers, and I've never found the musty smell of paperbacks and hardbacks of dubious provenance appealing. 🙄 So good for you Jon. 😉🙂🎉

Dump Cowl by Neal Asher, Prey by Michael Crichton and Artemis by Andy Weir. Keep Stephen King books, please.

Have you considered a database?

I'll watch and hit the Like button, but know that I am FUNDAMENTALLY opposed to this series, John!

I feel like half of your audio is missing.

Read book one of Noumenon a while back and really didn't like it.

You're keeping those Rama sequels by Gentry Lee? Pure garbage, of you ask me... The only Rama book worth anything is Clarke's original Remdezvous, imo.