Looking at my list and in order read: - Edit 1
Before modification by Chas at 26/12/2010 09:42:00 PM
In the Valley of the Kings by Terrence Holt. An absolutely wonderful short story collection; especially the title story.
Eifelheim by Michael Flynn. Aliens in the 14th century. Details are important and Flynn gets them right.
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay. Kay doing Kay. Best since Lions and easily top 3 of his works.
The Passage by Justin Cronin. Excellent, fast paced 'thriller'. With vampires. Very enjoyable.
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington. The most heinous protagonists you'll ever come across. They deserve everything coming to them.
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit by Storm Constantine. Not sure how to describe this one. It felt very odd in the beginning but soon everything odd became normal.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. Incredible read. Slow to get into, but once you do it just keeps rolling.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Absolutely beautiful and perhaps the most depressing book I have ever read. Resignation is contagious.
Kalpa Imperial: the greatest empire that never was by Angélica Gorodischer. A short story collection, but not. Read it.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Not sure if I should call it a 'Top' read, but it was certainly surprising. Apparently Sanderson is capable of writing something beyond a imaginative 'magic' system.
Eifelheim by Michael Flynn. Aliens in the 14th century. Details are important and Flynn gets them right.
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay. Kay doing Kay. Best since Lions and easily top 3 of his works.
The Passage by Justin Cronin. Excellent, fast paced 'thriller'. With vampires. Very enjoyable.
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart by Jesse Bullington. The most heinous protagonists you'll ever come across. They deserve everything coming to them.
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit by Storm Constantine. Not sure how to describe this one. It felt very odd in the beginning but soon everything odd became normal.
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. Incredible read. Slow to get into, but once you do it just keeps rolling.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Absolutely beautiful and perhaps the most depressing book I have ever read. Resignation is contagious.
Kalpa Imperial: the greatest empire that never was by Angélica Gorodischer. A short story collection, but not. Read it.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Not sure if I should call it a 'Top' read, but it was certainly surprising. Apparently Sanderson is capable of writing something beyond a imaginative 'magic' system.