Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR

From the Broke and Bookish

This week's theme: Top Ten Books on my Winter To Be Read List. I'll consider winter to be from December 2014 to February 2015 for this.

 

 

Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

 

A loose sequel to Horowitz' 2011 House of Silk, Moriarty is apparently set after the death of Holmes and Moriarty, and follows a new character, a Pinkerton detective arrived in London fresh from America to investigate a criminal mastermind...

 

Revival by Stephen King

 

Stephen King. Enough said.... Seriously though, I have heard very good things about this book, which sees King take on the Frankenstein story.

 

Clariel by Garth Nix

 

Oh My God! Cannot wait for this book! I loved Nix's original trilogy set in the world of the Abhorsen, where the dead are controlled by the magic of bells, and cannot wait to get back into it again.

 

A Call to Duty by David Weber and Timothy Zahn

 

Weber and Zahn, two of the biggest hitters in military SF, working together in an earlier timeframe of Weber's Honorverse. The short story that kicked this off in one of the latest anthologies was great fun, so I have high hopes for A Call to Duty.

 

Retribution by Mark Charan Newton

 

Mark Charan Newton's take on the historical mystery, set in a Roman Empire-ish fantasy world, had a strong start with Drakenfeld. Here's hoping Retribution will carry it even higher.

 

The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F Hamilton

 

Hamilton is a fantastic epic space opera author and The Abyss Beyond Dreams returns to his seminal Void universe to start off a brand new duology.

 

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

 

One of the débuts I am the most excited to get a look at, translated from Chinese and apparently by one of China's most beloved sci-fi authors. With so much hype building up about this one, here's hoping it will live up to it!

 

Willful Child by Steven Erikson

 

The writer of the Malazan Book of the Fallen tries his hand at a Star Trek pastiche. I loved Scalzi's Red Shirts, so I hope this will be as good.

 

The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley

 

Following on from what for me was the fantasy debut of 2014, The Providence of Fire continues the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, picking up the story of the three children of the Annurian Emperor as they return to the capital, and promising more action, magic and giant birds!

 

Gemini Cell by Myke Cole

 

I was so gutted when Myke Cole's Shadow Ops series apprently came to an end this year with Breach Zone, so you can imagine how excited I am to read Gemini Cell, a continuation of the world without being a sequel to what is a very contained and nicely wrapped up initial trilogy.

 

There you have it. Ten books on my TBR list for this winter. What about you?

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Top Ten Tuesday: Top New Series I Want To Start

From the Broke and Bookish

This week's theme: Top New Series I Want To Start (New... let's say within the last year or two).

Top New Series I Want To Start

Mick Oberon by Ari Marmell

 
A new urban fantasy which has had a lot of positive buzz, set in 1930s Chicago with jazz, fae and a true hard-boiled detective.
 

 

Millenium’s Rule by Trudi Canavan

 
I have been a fan of Canavan since the Black Magician trilogy, but haven’t really kept up with her output recently. Thief’s Magic, first book in the Millenium’s Rule trilogy, seemed like a good jumping back-in point.
 

 

Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z Martin

 
This urban fantasy series spans multiple decades and involves a curio shop tasked with acquiring and neutralizing dangerous supernatural items. What’s not to like?!
 

 

Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone

An older series on the list, one that has a huge amount of positive reviews, and a nice legal twist on the epic fantasy genre. I’m hoping to start on the first book in a few weeks.
 

 

Kick Lannigan by Chelsea Cain

A thriller series about a former abductee working to help other abductees while struggling with PTSD from her own abduction, this looks like an interesting twist on the mystery/thriller genre.
 

 

The Paper Magician Trilogy by Charlie N Holmberg

I came across this one through Netgalley and it sounds like it could be just what I’ve been looking for to scratch that Harry Potter itch... plus paper, glass and metal magic!
 

 

The Borden Dispatches by Cherie Priest

Another author who I’ve heard a lot about but never got around to reading. The Borden Dispatches (the first novel is Maplecroft) sounds like a good place to start, what with its historical take on demon hunting, surrounding a woman who killed her own parents with an axe because they were possessed...
 

 

City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett

One of the most highly rated fantasy debuts of the year, City of Stairs is the beginning of a series by an author more well known for supernatural thrillers than epic fantasy. Looking forward to getting my teeth into this one!
 

 

Endgame by James Frey and Nils Johnson-Shelton

I’m wary of this one due to the amount of hype building up around it by the publisher. Still it sounds like it could be a fun YA sci-fi novel in the mold of Hunger Games, so we’ll see...
 

 

Chronicle of the Fallers by Peter F Hamilton

A bit of a cheat this one, since Chronicle of the Fallers is actually a follow up to Hamilton’s Commonwealth sequence, but it is a duology in and of its own, so I’m allowing myself the exception. Plus I am REALLY looking forward to this!