polishgenius Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 A Dance with Dragons by GRRM (obviously)Why obviously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henderson Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Top 3 reads for 2012:3. RED COUNTRY by Joe Abercrombie2. AIR WAR by Adrian Tchaikovsky1. DARTH PLAGUEIS by James Luceno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palin99999 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I didn't read any books that truly wowed me this year, but I read a lot of solid books. The following are the best three:1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King2. Voodoo Heart by Scott Snyder3. Alpha by Greg RuckaWith honorable mentions for Gun Machine by Warren Ellis, Gunpowder by Joe Hill, Legion by Brandon Sanderson and The Web: Spiderbite by Graham Joyce.Worst book I read this year was Lawyers, Guns, and Money by JD Rhoades. Most disappointing goes to Black Hills by Dan Simmons.If we include comic books then Saga by Brian K. Vaughan is #1 easily, with Prophet and Uncanny X-force being up there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dornish prince Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 you read gunmachine already?!?!?! i'm so insanely jealous right now. i may throw a tantrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asathor Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 These books are the best I've read this year; their ranking is incidental as I found them around equally good:The Demon Cycle - Peter v. Brett1453: A Place Called Armageddon - C.C. HumphreysCrooked Little Vein - Warren EllisHonourable mentions areGates of Fire - Steven PressfieldDark Eden - Chris BeckettTheories of Flight (Samuil Petrovitch 2) - Simon Morden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitac Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I finished A Dance with Dragons in early January. I really loved Gone Girl. The rest were meh. I like what I'm reading now. Grace: a memoir by Grace Coddington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Bring up the Bodies (Mantel)The Night Circus (Morgenstern)Past imperfect (Fellowes)Hon. Mention: Dead Sould (Gogol)However, I am in the middle of The Orphan Master's Son. If I finish it in 2012, it likely will go to the top of the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 These books are the best I've read this year; their ranking is incidental as I found them around equally good:The Demon Cycle - Peter v. Brett1453: A Place Called Armageddon - C.C. HumphreysCrooked Little Vein - Warren EllisHonourable mentions areGates of Fire - Steven PressfieldDark Eden - Chris BeckettTheories of Flight (Samuil Petrovitch 2) - Simon MordenI have nothing to say about your post (apart from that I was a bit disappointed in Dark Eden), I just want to give a shoutout to your avatar. Thorgal ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowborn Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The ASoIaF novels, 1984 and Dune were my favorites. A special mention to the Borderlands Saga, by Liliana Bodoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palin99999 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 you read gunmachine already?!?!?! i'm so insanely jealous right now. i may throw a tantrum.Yeah, I bought an ARC of it off of ebay cause I couldn't wait any longer. I liked it a lot. It was a very subdued Ellis - no Godzilla bukake in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkbringer Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 The Hunger Games series in the Spring, a lot of bad choices and then the ASoIaF series this Fall. Now I'm having a hard time moving on. I am definately going to read some of what is listed here though. Thanks for all the great ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procrastimancer Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 you read gunmachine already?!?!?! i'm so insanely jealous right now. i may throw a tantrum.I know several stores in Canada released the book sometime last week and I think it may have gotten an early release from some UK stores, as well. Alas, my local B&N here in Kansas failed to do the same. The 1st will be here soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearbert Dondarrion Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 1. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak2.The Folding Knife by KJ Parker3. The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie Honourable mention to The Shadow of the Wind by Zafon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Headless Ned Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Why obviously?Well it's ASOIAF site so the chances are he's fairly popular. :wideeyed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologdin Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 the oddity is that we have a number of regulars, if i recall it correctly, who've from time to time denied reading martin. we probably need to convene a disciplinary hearing for these slackers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted01 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I've read so many books this year, it's really difficult to just pick 3. I believe I finished ASoS for the first time at the beginning of this year, so that's got to go on the list. I also loved The Captain's Daughter by Leah Fleming, Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel and 1984 by George Orwell.Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks deserves a mention too, and the non-fiction Tower by Nigel Jones as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 When I finish Malice by John Gwynne it'll be 69 for the year, 70 if I can fit another little one in.Wool - Hugh HoweyReady Player One - Ernest ClineFull Dark, No Stars - Stephen King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I have nothing to say about your post (apart from that I was a bit disappointed in Dark Eden), I just want to give a shoutout to your avatar. Thorgal ftw.Always nice to see fellow Thorgal fans. Great series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Use of WeaponsScourge of The BetrayerKing of Thorns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Apparently a lot of people read Use of Weapons this year, myself included. Nothing wrong with that, it's a very good book. In fact, as well as being on my list of best books I read this year I'd probably consider it one of my favourite books, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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