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John Carmack

John Carmack

Legendary game programmer (Doom, Quake), former CTO of Oculus VR.

Entrepreneur, Programmer

Recommended Books(13)

Daemon
Daemon
by Daniel Suarezscience fiction
"Yes, I enjoyed the book!" - John Carmack
Neuromancer
Neuromancer
by William Gibsonscience fiction
"Neuromancer by Gibson and Fire Upon The Deep by Vinge should be on the list, and the sequels if you enjoy them." - John Carmack
The Player Of Games
The Player Of Games
by Iain M. Banksscience fiction
"For some reason, I had avoided Ian Banks’ books, but I finally started reading Player of Games, and I’m finding it remarkably good." - John Carmack
A Deepness In The Sky
A Deepness In The Sky
by Vernor Vingescience fiction
"A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepneas in the Sky are two of my favorite books of all time, and I recommend them to everyone." - John Carmack
A Fire Upon The Deep
A Fire Upon The Deep
by Vernor Vingescience fiction
"Have you read Fire upon the Deep and Deepness in the Sky? I think those were peak Vinge." - John Carmack
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weirscience fiction
"Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary was great — I want more in the “science the shit out of this” genre!" - John Carmack
A Canticle For Leibowitz
A Canticle For Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.science fiction
"Reading A Canticle for Leibowitz. The prospect of nuclear war was so much more evocative for authors of that era than climate change today." - John Carmack
Leviathan Wakes
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Coreyscience fiction
"The first Expanse book was very good, but the second was even better. I’ve heard that the TV show is also great, but I don’t want to impact my reading of the books." - John Carmack
A City On Mars
A City On Mars
by Kelly Weinersmith And Zach Weinersmithnon fiction
"The book is well researched, I learned some things from it, and they reference sources I am interested in following up on." - John Carmack
Termination Shock
Termination Shock
by Neal Stephensonscience fiction
"Termination Shock was a rare Stephenson novel that I stalled out on early, and set aside for a while. Having just finished it, I now give it a solid recommendation." - John Carmack
14
14
by Peter Clinesfiction
"Just finished reading "14" by Peter Clines -- I loved it! Need to let it settle a bit, but I think it is one of my favorite fiction books." - John Carmack
Theft Of Fire
Theft Of Fire
by Devon Eriksenscience fiction
"Just finished Theft of Fire by @Devon_Eriksen_, and it was a great read — hard SF by a retired engineer. If his About page resonates at all, you will probably enjoy it" - John Carmack
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinleinscience fiction
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress for Heinlein, Lucifer’s Hammer by Niven & Pournelle" - John Carmack