Top Ten Books Every Gamer Should Read

Happy Top Ten Tuesday at the Broke and the Bookish!

Disclaimer: I am not a big gamer myself, but my boyfriend is and he agrees with me on most of these (and hasn't read the rest).

1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline


For anyone nostalgic for the '80s and early '90s.








2. Armada by Ernest Cline

This is the only one I haven't read, but my boyfriend read and liked it, although he did say it wasn't as good as Ready Player One.







3. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

For fans of shoot 'em up games in space, like XCom.








4. You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

For WoW fans or recovering addicts, also fans of Geek & Sundry and/or Felicia Day.







5. Dune by Frank Herbert


For fans of space or other colonization games, like Space Engineers or Civilization.








6. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

For fans of fantasy games, like Dragon Age and the Elder Scrolls.








7. Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear

Also for fans of Dragon Age and the Elder Scrolls.








8. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

For fans of space and Star Wars games








9. The Belgariad and Malloreon by David Eddings


Also for fans of fantasy and colonization type games.







10. World War Z by Max Brooks

For fans of Day-Z,  Fallout, and The Walking Dead.