a video game graveyard
Here is a brief reading guide, if you do not know what to read this summer. Naturally, I'll talk about novels of science fiction and fantasy. You're on a geek site, remember.
At least I spare you with the dinosaurs and Star Trek.

TitleAuthorGenre
Harry Potter (series)J. K. RowlingFantasy
The Farseer Trilogy (series)Robin HobbFantasy
A Song of Ice and Fire (series)George R. R. MartinFantasy
The Gentleman Bastards (series)Scott LynchFantasy
The Black Company (series)Glen CookFantasy
Lone Wolf (series)Joe DeverFantasy
Discworld (series)Terry PratchettFantasy parody
Robots (series)Isaac AsimovScience fiction
Foundation (series)Isaac AsimovScience fiction
Saga of Pliocene Exile (series)Julian MayScience fiction
Dying InsideRobert SilverbergScience fiction
The Book of SkullsRobert SilverbergScience fiction
Roma EternaRobert SilverbergScience fiction
MalevilRobert MerleScience fiction
Ashes, ashesRené BarjavelScience fiction
The Ice PeopleRené BarjavelScience fiction
The ImmortalsRené BarjavelScience fiction
The Ants (series)Bernard WerberScience fiction
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series)Douglas AdamsSF parody