The Year in Books 2007

Hey,

So what did I read this year?

( The full list, behind the cut )

So, let's get to the heart of it. What was my "Best of" for 2007?

I'd say my Top Three Fiction Picks are:

1. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder -- a planet-sized "balloon" holds a zero-gee universe inside of it. People have rocket-propelled swashbuckling adventures. Great fun.
2. Queen of Candesce by Karl Schroeder -- more fun in zero-gee (this time, on a large cylinder habitat where tiny countries jostle for prominence).
3. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch -- the rousing, pirate-infested sequel to last year's Lies of Locke Lamora.

Honorable mentions go to Permanence by Karl Schroeder, Saturn Returns by Sean Williams and the Revelation Space books (Revelation Space, Chasm City, and Redemption Ark) by Alastair Reynolds.

Non-Fiction was less impressive this year so there's only two:

1. Untapped by John Ghazvinian - How Africa's oil wealth is bringing nothing but ruin and despair to the people who live there.
2. Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness -- How is it that we're doing what we're doing right now?

So those are my picks for 2007 -- give 'em a shot.

What did you enjoy reading this year?

later
Tom

The Year in Books 2007

Hey,

So what did I read this year?

( The full list, behind the cut )

So, let's get to the heart of it. What was my "Best of" for 2007?

I'd say my Top Three Fiction Picks are:

1. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder -- a planet-sized "balloon" holds a zero-gee universe inside of it. People have rocket-propelled swashbuckling adventures. Great fun.
2. Queen of Candesce by Karl Schroeder -- more fun in zero-gee (this time, on a large cylinder habitat where tiny countries jostle for prominence).
3. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch -- the rousing, pirate-infested sequel to last year's Lies of Locke Lamora.

Honorable mentions go to Permanence by Karl Schroeder, Saturn Returns by Sean Williams and the Revelation Space books (Revelation Space, Chasm City, and Redemption Ark) by Alastair Reynolds.

Non-Fiction was less impressive this year so there's only two:

1. Untapped by John Ghazvinian - How Africa's oil wealth is bringing nothing but ruin and despair to the people who live there.
2. Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness -- How is it that we're doing what we're doing right now?

So those are my picks for 2007 -- give 'em a shot.

What did you enjoy reading this year?

later
Tom