2019 Hugo Awards

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal - Winner

Other Nominees

 Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Completed Reading - Fiction, July 2019

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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Recursion by Blake Crouch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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The Chain by Adrian McKinty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars




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Completed Reading - Fiction, Feb 2019

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
My rating: 5 of 5 stars




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Best Fantasy Books of 2018

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2018

1. City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett
2. Uprooted by Naomi Novik
3. Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

Completed Reading

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
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A Hero Born by Jin Yong
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Vengeful by V.E. Schwab
My rating: 3 of 5 stars




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The Outsider by Stephen King
My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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Uprooted by Naomi Novik
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2018 Hugo Awards

The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin - Winner

Other Nominees

The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi

New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Provenance, by Ann Leckie

Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee

Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty

Best Fantasy Books of 2017

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2017

1. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
2. Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
3. The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
4. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
5. City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
6. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
7. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

2017 Hugo Awards

The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin - Winner

Other Nominees

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

Death's End by Cixin Liu

Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee

Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer

Best Fantasy Books of 2016

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2016

1. Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan
2. City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
3. Dust of Dreams by Steven Erikson
4. Toll the Hounds by Steven Erikson
5. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
6. Night of Knives by Ian C. Esselmont

2016 Hugo Awards

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin - Winner

Other Nominees

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher

Seveneves: A Novel by Neal Stephenson

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Best Fantasy Books of 2015

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2015

1. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
2. The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
3. An Ember in the Ashes by Saaba Tahir
4. Reaper's Gale by Steven Erikson
5. The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
6. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
7. The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
8. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
9. Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
10. The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan
11. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
12. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
13. Crooked by Austin Grossman

2015 Hugo Awards

The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu - Winner

Other Nominees

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

Skin Game: A Novel of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Best Fantasy Books of 2014

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2013:

1. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
2. The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan
3. Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson
4. House of Chains by Steven Erikson
5. The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman
6. Midnight Tides by Steven Erikson
7. Warbound by Larry Correia
8. Spellbound by Larry Correia
9. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
10. Hard Magic by Larry Correia
11. The Emperor's Blade by Brian Staveley
12. Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson
13. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
14. Confessions of a D-List Supervillain by Jim Bernheimer
15. Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines
16. Half A King by Joe Abercrombie

2014 Hugo Awards

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie - winner

Other Nominees

Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross

Parasite by Mira Grant

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson

Warbound, Book III of the Grimnoir Chronicles by Larry Correia

Best Fantasy Books of 2013

The following is the ranking of the fantasy books that I've read in 2013:

1. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
2. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
3. Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
4. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
5. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
6. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
7. The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
8. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
9. The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
10. Vicious by Victoria Schwab
11. Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

2012 Locus Awards

Science Fiction Novel

Embassytown by China Mieville -Winner

Other Nominees

Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Rule 34 by Charles Stross

The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge

Fantasy Novel

A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin

Other Nominees

Snuff by Terry Pratchett

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

Deathless by Catherine M. Valente

Among Others by Jo Walton

Notable Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

1. Blackout/All Clear - Connie Willis

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Winner

Locus Award (Best Novel) - Winner

2. Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee
Locus Award (Best Novel) -Nominee

3. The Dervish House - Ian McDonald

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee

4. Feed - Mira Grant

Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee

 Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction

5. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N. K. Jemisin
Hugo Award (Best Novel) - Nominee
Locus Awards - Best First Novel