Hyperion - Dan Simmons
Not much to say that hasn't been said around these parts a million times, it's a great book, and I really enjoyed the Canterbury Tales aspect of the book.

The Forever War - Joe Haldeman
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful old sci-fi book. Almost a more depressing version of Starship Troopers.

Gateway - Frederik Pohl
Another great old sci-fi book. It was fun, it was odd, it was terrifying in parts, and very enveloping. It drew me in, and kept interested from start to finish.

Born To Run - Christopher Macdougal
The only piece of non-fiction on the list. It's a great book about running, and oh so much more. It's one of the most inspiring books I've ever read.

Neverwhere - Gaiman
Kinda like Hyperion, not much to say that hasn't been said a million times. I enjoyed it a lot.

Stardust - Gaiman
Very different from the movie, and I can't decide if it was for the best or not.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Phillip K Dick
Loved it a lot. Very different from the movie, but neither particularly bothers me. I view them as two mildly related pieces of work that are both very enjoyable.

A Game of Thrones - GRRM
A lot has been said already, it was a good start to the series, and I really need to pick up the second book to get moving in the series again.

And just because I don't have any other books I feel like are top reads of the year, I'll give my most disappointing books of the year.

1984 - George Orwell
In my opinion a vastly overrated book, that at times was just plain silly. I didn't enjoy probably 60% of the book. There were parts that were good and captivating, but much of it was too over the top for me. I prefer Brave New World for my dystopian images of the future.

Dune - Frank Herbert
Confusingly bad in my opinion. I know it's a very loved book, but definitely not by me. It had the subtlety of a sledgehammer when trying to get across it's political and religious points, it was often boring, and just in general a book that exhausted me with its style of writing.