Comments | laurenhat: Best books of 2010

laurenhat

Best books of 2010

Jan 03, 2011 13:54

Here are the best books I read in 2010 (some came out before):

OUTSTANDING:

fiction

The Price of Spring, by Daniel Abraham
The final book in "The Long Price Quartet" fantasy series, which began with A Shadow in Summer. I liked, but did not love, the first book in the series -- I thought the world was really intriguing, but I didn't really bond ( Read more... )

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lillibet January 3 2011, 22:13:43 UTC

Thanks for this--I pulled several onto my to-read list.

I love Alastair Reynolds--just finished the excellent NESFA collection of his short stories, Deep Navigation and highly recommend it. If you're interested in recommendations about his other work, let me know.

laurenhat January 4 2011, 08:42:04 UTC

Glad to provide recs! I'd love to hear more about Reynolds. I generally prefer novels to short stories, but I'll keep Deep Navigation in mind. As for his novels, he's got so many that I wasn't sure where to start -- further recs would be great.

lillibet January 4 2011, 13:54:08 UTC

Most people get into him through Revelation Space and its sequels. They're very good, but very hard SF and very dark--occasionally veering toward horror. It's the same world as The Prefect, but even darker and more twisted corners of it. If that doesn't sound like your cup of tea, I would go with either Century Rain or The House of Suns, both of which are slightly gentler on the reader. Pushing Ice has good characters, but reminds me of Clark or Bear in terms of being driven by physics rather than plot.

Do you read Iain Banks? Or Ken MacLeod?

laurenhat January 5 2011, 07:52:08 UTC

Thanks -- that's all great to know!

I haven't yet read anything by Iain Banks except a couple short stories which didn't grab me, but I have The Player of Games on my book pile. I've never even heard of Ken MacLeod!

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dancingwolfgrrl January 4 2011, 13:49:39 UTC

Have you read The Spellman Files? You might like it!

laurenhat January 5 2011, 07:52:19 UTC

No, I haven't -- thanks for the rec!

hitchhiker January 4 2011, 17:57:55 UTC

been meaning to read the rest of the 'shadow in summer' series. will move them up in the queue if they're that good!

also, you should like doctorow's "for the win" too.

laurenhat January 5 2011, 07:53:53 UTC

Thanks for the rec!