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FanLit’s Favorite Books of 2010


December 29th, 2010  Posted by FanLit

Each of us has listed a few of our our favorite 2010 releases (hover over the cover to see who recommends each book). This year we’ve added an audio category — these are books that were released on audio for the first time in 2010. Read some of our comments about these books in this post.

Guy Gavriel Kay Under HeavenN.K. Jemisin The Inheritance Trilogy The Hundred Thousand KingdomsJoel Shepherd Tracato Jasper Kent Thirteen Years LaterJuliet Marillier Seer of SevenwatersFreda Warrington Midsummer NightFelix Gilman The Half-Made WorldKage Baker The Bird of the RiverJ.V. Jones Watcher of the DeadK.J. Parker The Folding KnifeSharon Shinn Troubled WatersIan Whates City of Dreams and NightmareSkyler White In Dreams BeginM.L.N. Hanover Black Sun's Daughter 3. Vicious GraceKat Richardson 5. LabyrinthNancy Holzner HellforgedPatrick Rothfuss The Princess and Mr. Whiffle

Children / Young Adult

Matthew Kirby The Clockwork ThreeJonathan Stroud The Ring of SolomonKate Milford The BoneshakerPlain Kate Erin Bow

Anthologies

fantasy anthology review Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders Swords & Dark Magic: The New Sword & Sorcery George R.R. Martin WarriorsThe New Dead: A Zombie Anthology Christopher GoldenReal Unreal: Best American Fantasy 3Daniel Abraham Leviathan WeptThe Very Best of Charles de LintHolly Black The Poison Eaters

Science Fiction

William Gibson Zero HistoryConnie Willis Blackout All ClearIan McDonald The Dervish Housefantasy book reviews Justin Cronin The Passage

2010 Audiobooks

Gene Wolfe The Shadow of the TorturerJulian May The Many-Coloured LandElizabeth Moon The Speed of DarkJesse Bullington The Sad Tale of the Brothers GrossbartGuy Gavriel Kay Under Heaven

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11 Responses to “FanLit’s Favorite Books of 2010”

  1. Kat

    Nathanael, Franziska, and Stephan, you guessed the most books. Please send me (Kat) your address and let me know which book you want from our stacks!

    link to contest

  2. Margaret Turley

    I would like to add a book to the list.
    Black Sand written by Lisa Finder and published by Goodfellow Publishing Services. Black Sand is a wonderful fantasy set in the South Pacific. Lisa Finder’s style of writing is ethereal and she weaves in romance, suspense and social issues with dream like quality.

  3. Justin

    There were a lot of really good books this year.

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    [...] Thursday:Best of 2010December 30th, 2010  Posted by Ruth ArnellYesterday we released our Best of 2010 list. It’s always an interesting process generating a list like this with a dozen people or [...]

  5. Kat

    Nathanael and Franziska, your books are on the way. Still waiting to hear from Stephan. Thanks for playing!!

  6. Happy New Year! Best’s of 2010 Epic list! « the Little Red Reviewer

    [...] Fantasy Literature [...]

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    [...] don’t usually read “Best of” lists, but here’s one I couldn’t resist sharing. Scroll down, and you’ll see [...]

  8. Carl V.

    Wow, great stuff on your list. I just read Fire Watch recently, the award-winning short story that helped spark Blackout and All Clear. Loved it! I’ll definitely be reading both of those this year. Also want to get to more Ian McDonald. I first read him in 2010 and quickly became a fan.

    I was excited to get the beautiful de Lint collection for Christmas this year and know that one will be special.

  9. Nathanael Green

    Thanks, Kat! I can’t wait!

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    [...] British Science Fiction Association. Ian’s novel City of Dreams & Nightmare was included in FanLit’s Best of 2010 list (read my review), and its sequel, City of Hope & Despair (read my review) will be released in [...]

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