I have only allowed myself one entry per author. Some entries are a single book; others (marked with a †) are a trilogy or series that I'm treating as a single story.
Best of the best
- Earthsea, by Ursula LeGuin
- The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien
- Mistborn†, by Brandon Sanderson
- The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Lankhmar, by Fritz Leiber
- Lirael and Abhorsen† by Garth Nix
Really good
- Rivers of London†, by Ben Aaronovitch
- Dresden Files†, by Jim Butcher
- Dark Sun Rising†, by Celia Friedman
- The Algebraist, by Iain M Banks
- Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville
- The Martian, by Andy Weir
- Lyonesse†, by Jack Vance
- The Queen's Thief†, by Megan Whalen Turner
- Thud!, by Terry Pratchett
- The Atrocity Archives, by Charles Stross
What are your favourite books? Can you recommend me a book based on what you now know of my tastes?
