Good Fantasy & Science Fiction Reads 2009
Discover the best fantasy and science fiction books of 2009! Explore top-rated reads, must-have novels, and award-winning titles in this curated list for fans of epic adventures and futuristic tales.
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, …
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Chalice
by Robin McKinley
A beekeeper by trade, Mirasol's life changes completely when she is named the new Chalice, the most important advisor to the new Master, a former …
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The Ten Thousand
by Paul Kearney
An exile from the Assurian Empire, the Great King's brother hires a force of elite mercenaries of a legendary race known as the Macht to …
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Bone Crossed
by Patricia Briggs
An auto mechanic in eastern Washington by day, Mercy Thompson, a shape-shifter with some highly unusual abilities, puts her talents to work maintaining the precarious …
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Return of the Crimson Guard
by Ian C. Esslemont
The return of the mercenary company the Crimson Guard could not have come at a worse time for the Malazan Empire. Drained by constant warfare, …
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The Judging Eye
by R. Scott Bakker
A new work set in the world of the Prince of Nothing expands on the parameters of the series' myth, violence, and sorcery.
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The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an …
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The Lord of the Rings
by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Presents the epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-earth, following the odyssey of Frodo the hobbit …
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The City & The City
by China Miéville
Inspector Tyador BorlĂş must travel to Ul Qoma to search for answers in the murder of a woman found in the city of BesĹşel.
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Warbreaker
by Brandon Sanderson
Starred Review. Confined to the capital city of the Kingdom of Halloran, dead humans reborn as gods rule under the auspices of the all-powerful and …
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Norse Code
by Greg Van Eekhout
Brought back from the dead to serve as a Valkyrie in the Norse god's army, Kathy Castillo, now known as Mist, seeks the help of …
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The Patriot Witch
by C. C. Finlay
Proctor Brown uses his witch abilities to aid the rebel cause as the American Revolution begins, struggling to hide his supernatural skills from those who …
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A Spell for the Revolution
by C. C. Finlay
Proctor Brown and Deborah Walcott, two young patriots and leaders of a ragtag band of witches, must break the curse of a Hessian necromancer who …
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The Demon Redcoat
by C. C. Finlay
When a powerful demon, summoned by the secret society of European witches known as the Covenant, tries to possess their newborn infant, Proctor and Deborah, …
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The Price of Spring
by Daniel Abraham
Fifteen years have passed since the devastating war between the Galt Empire and the cities of the Khaiem in which the Khaiem’s poets and their …
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Bloodheir
by Brian Ruckley
The world has fallen from its former state. The war between the clans of the Black Road and the True Bloods has spread. For Orisian, …
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Fall of Thanes
by Brian Ruckley
While the True Blood armies are held back by the Black Road, Anyara struggles for survival against the possessed agent Mordyn Jerain, and dispossessed Orisian …
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The Shadow Year
by Jeffrey Ford
On New York's Long Island, in the unpredictable decade of the 1960s, a young boy spends much of his free time in the basement of …
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The Strain
by Guillermo Del Toro
The visionary creator of the Academy Award-winning Pan's Labyrinth and a Hammett Award-winning author bring their imaginations to this bold, epic novel about a horrifying …
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Flood
by Stephen Baxter
Science fiction. Four hostages are finally released, but they face a world suddenly inundated as vast amounts of water is released from the earth's mantle. …
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Ysabel
by Guy Gavriel Kay
While his famed photographer father works to record Saint-Saveur Cathedral of Aix-en-Provence, Ned Marriner wanders the halls and rooms of the ancient structure, uncovering some …