
John Carmack
Legendary game programmer (Doom, Quake), former CTO of Oculus VR.Recommended Books(13)
"Neuromancer by Gibson and Fire Upon The Deep by Vinge should be on the list, and the sequels if you enjoy them." - John Carmack
"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 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
"Have you read Fire upon the Deep and Deepness in the Sky? I think those were peak Vinge." - John Carmack
"Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary was great — I want more in the “science the shit out of this” genre!" - John Carmack
"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
"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
"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 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
"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
"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 for Heinlein, Lucifer’s Hammer by Niven & Pournelle" - John Carmack











