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The SFcrowsnest.com top 100 science fiction and fantasy books for 2010

Image: Best Served Cold cover SFcrowsnest.com, the hugely respected online fantasy and science fiction publication, has published its chart for the Top 100 fantasy, science fiction and horror books (as voted for by the readers) of the last year.

It is of course the fantasy titles that stand out for us and we would like to lay further praise on the Brandon Sanderson’s The Final Empire, Robin Hobb’s Fool’s Fate (great to see such a wonderful book still riding high in the charts), Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, Stewart & Riddell’s The Last of the Sky Pirates and James Barclay’s Once Walked With Gods.

So now, without any further ado, is the list of the top 100 science fiction and fantasy books for 2010. Voted for be readers it should be an invaluable source for those looking for some great new titles to read.

  1. Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
  2. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
  3. Kraken by China Mieville
  4. Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds
  5. Hidden Empire by Orson Scott Card
  6. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
  7. The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
  8. Regenesis by C.J. Cherryh
  9. Thirteen Years Later by Jasper Kent
  10. Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
  11. Changes (The Dresden Files book 12) by Jim Butcher
  12. Blonde Bombshell by Tom Holt
  13. The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
  14. A Pleasure To Burn: Fahrenheit 451 Stories by Ray Bradbury
  15. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
  16. No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon
  17. The Restoration Game by Ken Macleod
  18. The Light Of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter
  19. Splinter by Adam Roberts
  20. Tales Of The Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
  21. Orphaned Worlds by Michael Cobley
  22. The Stars Like Dust by Isaac Asimov
  23. The Rise Of The Iron Moon by Stephen Hunt
  24. Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb
  25. The Passage by Justin Cronin
  26. Up The Bright River by Philip Jose Farmer
  27. Angelglass by David Barnett
  28. Boneshaker by Cheri Priest
  29. The Summoning (The Darkest Powers book 1) by Kelley Armstrong
  30. Dragongirl by Todd McCaffrey
  31. Necropath by Eric Brown
  32. The Winds Of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
  33. A Mighty Fortress by David Weber
  34. Starship: Flagship by Mike Resnick
  35. Dragon Age: The Calling by David Gaider
  36. Marked by PC and Kristen Cast
  37. Elric: In The Dream Realms by Michael Moorcock
  38. Mammoth Book Of Best New SF 21
  39. Brian Lumley’s Necroscope: The Plague-Bearers by Brian Lumley
  40. Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett
  41. The Osiris Ritual (A Newbury And Hobbes Investigation) by George Mann
  42. The Thingummy by Danny Danziger and Mark McCrum
  43. The Terminal State by Jeff Somers
  44. The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer
  45. The Nemesis List by R.J. Firth
  46. Necroscope: Harry And The Pirates by Brian Lumley
  47. Small Miracles by Edward M. Lerner
  48. Zendegi by Greg Egan
  49. Metal Swarm by Kevin J. Anderson
  50. The Superman Guide To Life boxset
  51. The Best Of H.P. Lovecraft
  52. Clementine by Cherie Priest
  53. Nights Of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton
  54. Orcs Bad Blood 2: Army Of Shadows by Stan Nicholls
  55. The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
  56. The Edge Chronicles: Clash Of The Sky Galleons by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
  57. Hawkmoon: The Mad God’s Amulet by Michael Moorcock
  58. Eternal Vigilance III: Bound In Blood
  59. Fun With Rainbows by Gareth Owens
  60. Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro
  61. Hard-Luck Diggings: The Early Jack Vance
  62. Galileo’s Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson
  63. We, Robots edited by Allan Kaster
  64. The Palace At Midnight by Robert Silverberg
  65. Guardians Of Paradise by Jaine Fenn
  66. Writers Of The Future: The First 25 Years
  67. Engineman by Eric Brown
  68. Bitter Angels by C.L. Anderson
  69. Catacombs by Anne McCaffrey
  70. The Superman Handbook by Scott Beatty
  71. The Machinery Of Light by David J. Williams
  72. Freedom by Daniel Suarez
  73. Grave Secret (Harper Connelly series book 4) by Charlaine Harris
  74. In His Majesty’s Service (Three Novels of Temeraire) by Naomi Novik
  75. Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Jennifer Rardin
  76. Drood by Dan Simmons
  77. A Mighty Fortress audio book by David Weber
  78. Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski
  79. The Boys Are Back In Town by Christopher Golden
  80. Sherlock Holmes: The Seventh Bullet
  81. Icons: The DC And Wildstorm Art Of Jim Lee
  82. The Devil’s Playground by Jenna Black
  83. The War Of The Dwarves by Markus Heitz
  84. New Model Army by Adam Roberts
  85. The Book On Fire by Keith Miller
  86. Seeds Of Earth (Book One of Humanity’s Fire) by Michael Cobley
  87. The Gabble And Other Stories by Neal Asher
  88. The Sweet Scent Of Blood: Spellcrackers.com by Suzanne McLeod
  89. Out Of The Dark by David Webber
  90. Not Less Than Gods by Kage Baker
  91. Crimson Shadows: The Best Of Robert E. Howard Volume One
  92. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
  93. Black Glass by John Shirley
  94. Burning Shadows by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
  95. Lift Off by Scott Robertson
  96. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
  97. Elves Once Walked With Gods by James Barclay
  98. Swiftly by Adam Roberts
  99. In The Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
  100. Werewolves Of Montpellier by Jason

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